John Thompson
John Thompson may refer to:
Academics
- Sir J. Eric S. Thompson (John Eric Sidney Thompson, 1898–1975), English archeologist and Mayan scholar
- John G. Thompson (born 1932), mathematician
- John Thompson (sociologist), professor at Cambridge
- John Thompson (business professor), Roger M Bale professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Huddersfield
- J. A. Thompson (1913–2002), Australian biblical scholar
- John Vaughan Thompson (1779–1847), British biologist
Business figures
- John Thompson (banker) (1802–1891), American banker
- Snowshoe Thompson (John Albert Thompson, 1827–1876), mail carrier across the Sierras
- John Thompson (TD banker) (born 1942), IBMer and non-executive Chairman of the Board of Toronto-Dominion Bank
- John W. Thompson (born 1949), Chairman of the Board of Microsoft
- John Philp Thompson, Sr. (1925–2003), American businessman with 7-Eleven
- John D. Thompson (1917–1992), nurse and professor at the Yale School of Public Health
Political figures
- John Thompson (fl.1421), Member of Parliament (MP) for Carlisle
- John Thompson, 1st Baron Haversham (c. 1647–1710), English politician
- John Thompson (1749–1823), US Congressman from New York
- John Thompson (1809–1890), US Congressman from New York
- John Burton Thompson (1810–1874), Whig politician from Kentucky
- John F. Thompson (1920–1965), Massachusetts state Speaker of the House
- John Hall Thompson (1810–1893), Canadian court commissioner and political figure
- John McCandless Thompson (1829–1903), US Congressman from Pennsylvania
- John Malbon Thompson (1830–1908), Australian politician, MLA for Queensland
- John R. Thompson (1834–1894), founder of the Grange
- Sir John Sparrow David Thompson (1845–1894), Prime Minister of Canada
- John W. Thompson (Manitoba politician) (1858–1914), politician in Manitoba, Canada
- John T. Thompson (1860–1940), inventor of the Thompson submachine gun
- John Thompson (Manitoba politician) (1908–1986), Manitoba provincial cabinet minister
- John Thompson (UK politician) (1928–2011), British Labour MP for Wansbeck
- John W. Thompson (mayor) (born 1949), mayor of Davenport, Iowa, see History of Davenport, Iowa
- John William Howard Thompson, British Member of Parliament for East Somerset, 1906–1910
- John Thompson (Alberta politician) (born 1924), Alberta provincial politician
- John Thompson (Louisiana) (died 1810), registrar of lands and judge
- John D. Thompson, Jr. (1928–1986), member of the Ohio House of Representatives
- J. Enoch Thompson (1846–1932), Canadian politician, diplomat, writer, and businessman
- John Martin Thompson (1829–1907), lumberman and civic leader
Sports figures
- Jocko Thompson (John Samuel Thompson, 1917–1988), Major League Baseball pitcher
- John "Cat" Thompson (1906–1990), basketball player
- John Thompson (basketball) (born 1941), former basketball coach at Georgetown University
- John Thompson III (born 1966), his son, current coach at Georgetown
- John Thompson (American football) (born 1955), former defensive coordinator for the Ole Miss football team
- John Thompson (American football tight end) (born 1957), American football player
- Ernie Thompson (footballer) (John Ernest Thompson, 1909–1985), Manchester United F.C. player in the 1930s
- John Thompson (footballer, born 1981), Irish professional footballer
- John Thompson (footballer, born 1932) (1932–2006), English football goalkeeper who played for Newcastle United and Lincoln City
- Jon Thompson (beach volleyball) (born 1977), American beach volleyball player, see 2007 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Circuit (Guatemala)
- Tug Thompson (John Parkinson Thompson, 1856–1938), Major League Baseball outfielder
- John Thompson (rugby union), rugby union player who represented Australia
- John Garcia Thompson (born 1979), British beach volleyball player
- John Thompson (cricketer, born 1870) (1870–1945), English cricketer
- John Thompson (cricketer), see Wiltshire County Cricket Club
- John Thompson (Australian footballer, born 1903), see List of North Melbourne Football Club players
- John Thompson (Australian footballer, born 1938), Australian rules footballer for Richmond
Others
- John Bruce Thompson (born 1951), Florida lawyer
- John Thompson (actor) (died 1634), member of the King's Men in the 1621–31 era
- John Thompson (Medal of Honor) (born 1842), American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- John Thompson (poet) (1938–1976), Canadian poet
- John Thompson (inventor), inventor of the Lingo programming language
- John G. Thompson (Ohio), Sergeant at Arms of the U.S. House of Representatives
- John J. Thompson, editor of True Tunes News
- John Ashburton Thompson (1846–1915), British-Australian physician
- John Edward Thompson (1882–1945), American artist
- John Edd Thompson, chief meteorologist for WALA-TV in Mobile, Alabama
- John Marlow Thompson (1914–1994), British Second World War Ace and Battle of Britain pilot
- Johnny Thompson (born 1934), Las Vegas illusionist
- John Thompson (diplomat), former British Ambassador to Angola
- John Thompson (convict), convict of the colony of New South Wales
- John Thompson, exonerated death row inmate, party in United States Supreme Court case Connick v. Thompson
- John Sylvanus Thompson (1889–1963), American pianist, composer and educator
- John H. Thompson, Indiana politician
- John Thompson (priest) (d. 1571) Canon of Windsor
See also
- Jon Thompson (born 1936), British artist
- Jonathan Thompson (born 1976), British TV presenter
- Jack Thompson (disambiguation)
- Jonathan Thompson (disambiguation)
- John Thomson (disambiguation)
- John Thompson (company), a company based in Wolverhampton
- John Thompson Productions, a German pornographic film studio
- Thompson (disambiguation)