James Thompson
James Thompson is the name of:
- James Thompson (martyr) (died 1582), Catholic priest hanged under Elizabeth I
- James Thompson (cartographer) (active 1785), who produced one of the first maps of York
- James Thompson (jurist) (1806–1874), congressman and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
- James Thompson (journalist) (1817–1877), journalist and local historian
- William James Thompson or "James Thompson (VC)" (1820–1891), recipient of the Victoria Cross
- J. B. Thompson (1829–1877), James Bogne "J. B." Thompson, co-creator of the laws of Australian rules football
- James Pyke Thompson (1846–1897), English corn merchant and philanthropist
- James Walter Thompson (1847–1928), American advertiser and namesake of the JWT advertising agency
- Uncle Jimmy Thompson (1848–1931), country music pioneer
- James Thompson (British civil servant) (1848-1929), Acting Governor of Madras
- James Thompson of brothers Allen and James Thompson (1849–1921), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- James Westfall Thompson (1869–1941), American historian
- James Thompson (footballer) (1898–1984), English footballer, manager and scout
- Jimmy Thompson (footballer) (1899–?), English footballer
- Jim Thompson (designer) (1906–ca. 1967), revived the Thai silk industry
- Jim Thompson (writer) (1906–1977), American pulp fiction writer
- James Thompson (writer), author of Inspector Vaara mysteries
- James Thompson (swimmer) (1906–1966), Canadian swimmer at the 1928 Olympics
- James D. Thompson (1920–1973), author of Organizations in Action
- Jimmy Thompson (actor) (1925–2005), British actor
- Jim Thompson (powerboat racing) (born 1926), manager of three-time Harmsworth Trophy winner Miss Supertest III
- Floyd James Thompson (1933–2002), America's longest-held POW; spent almost 9 years in POW camps in Vietnam
- James R. Thompson, Jr., former director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, 1986–1989
- James R. Thompson (born 1936), governor of Illinois and member of the 9/11 Commission
- Jim Thompson (bishop) (1936–2003), Anglican bishop of Stepney and Bath and Wells
- Jim Thompson (coach), (born 1949) founder and executive director of Positive Coaching Alliance and author
- James Thompson (researcher) (born 1966), Northern Irish inventor and patent holder in the airline seating industry
- James Thompson (racing driver) (born 1974), British racing driver
- James Thompson (fighter) (born 1978), professional mixed martial arts fighter from England
- Jimmy Thompson (rugby league), British rugby league footballer
- Jim Thompson (rugby union) (born 1984), Scottish rugby union player
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