James Thomson

James (or Jamie, or Jim, or Jimmy) Thomson may refer to:

Politicians

• James Thomson (Pittsburgh mayor) (1790–1876), 19th century US political figure
• James William Thomson (1828–1907), New Zealand politician
• James Thomson (Manitoba politician) (1854–??), politician in Manitoba, Canada
• James Francis Thomson (1891–1973), American politician from Michigan
• James M. Thomson (Virginia) (1924-2001) American politician in the Virginia House of Delegates
• James C. Thomson, Jr. (1931–2002), American statesman, historian, journalist, and anti-Vietnam War activist

Sports

Association footballers

• James Thomson (Scottish international footballer), Scottish footballer who played in the first international football match (1872)
• Jimmy Thomson (footballer born 1884) (James Hunter Thomson), Scottish-born footballer whose clubs included Portsmouth and Bury
• James Thomson (footballer), Scottish footballer who played for Manchester United just before World War I
• Jim Thomson (Scottish football goalkeeper), football goalkeeper who played for Gillingham and Barrow in the 1920s
• Jimmy Thomson (footballer), Scottish footballer of the 1950s and 1960s, notably for Dunfermline Athletic
• Jim Thomson (footballer born 1946), Scottish footballer who played for Burnley
• Jim Thomson (footballer born 1971), Scottish footballer who played for Arbroath, Clyde, Queen of the South & Stenhousemuir

Other sports

• Jimmy Thomson (golfer) (1908–1985), Scottish-American professional golfer
• Jim Thomson (ice hockey b. 1965), Canadian ice hockey player
• Jimmy Thomson (ice hockey b. 1927) (1927–1991), Canadian ice hockey player who captained the Toronto Maple Leafs
• James Thomson (racing driver), 1981 British Hill Climb Championship winner, not to be confused with James Thompson (racing driver) (b. 1974), winner of British Touring Car Championship and auto racing commentator
• James Thomson (Australian rules footballer) (b. 1988)

Poets

• James Thomson (poet) (1700–1748), Scottish poet and playwright, author of The Seasons and Rule, Britannia!"
• James Thomson (weaver poet) (1763–1832), Scottish poet
• James Thomson (B.V.) (1834–1882), Scottish poet, author of The City of Dreadful Night

Other professions

• James Thomson (minister) (1768–1855), Scottish editor of the Encyclopædia Britannica
• James Thomson (calico printer) (1779–1850), English industrial chemist
• James Thomson (mathematician) (1786–1849), Irish professor of mathematics, father of William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
• James Thomson (engraver) (1788–1850), English engraver, known for his portraits
• James Thomson (engineer) (1822–1892), engineer and professor, older brother of William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin
• James Thomson (entomologist) (1828–1897), American entomologist
• James Thomson (architect) (died 1927), Scottish architect, City Architect of Dundee
• James Thomson (journalist) (1852–1934), Australian journalist and newspaper owner
• James M. Thomson (1878–1959), American newspaper publisher
• James Allan Thomson (1881–1928), New Zealand geologist, scientific administrator and museum director
• James Noel Thomson (1888–1979), officer in the British Indian Army during World War II
• James S. Thomson (1892–1972), President of the University of Saskatchewan and Moderator of the United Church of Canada
• James Beveridge Thomson (1902-1983), Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Malaysia
• James F. Thomson (philosopher) (1921–1984), English philosopher who devised Thomson's Lamp and coined the word supertask
• James Thomson (executive), until 2011, CEO of RAND Corporation
• James Thomson (cell biologist) (b. 1958), stem cell researcher
• Jamie Thomson (author) (b. 1958), author of several 'choose-your-own-adventure' type gamebooks

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