William Thompson

William Thompson may refer to:

Academics and scientists

• William Thompson (naturalist) (1805–1852), Irish ornithologist and botanist
• William Thompson (viticulturist) (fl. 1863), Englishman who developed the Thompson Seedless grape
• William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1824–1907), also known as Lord Kelvin, British mathematical physicist
• William Forde Thompson, Australian psychologist
• William Hepworth Thompson (1810–1886), English classical scholar and Master of Trinity College, Cambridge University
• William Irwin Thompson (born 1938), American cultural historian, philosopher, poet, novelist, and yogi
• William Lay Thompson (1930-2016), American ornithologist, naturalist and educator
• William Oxley Thompson (1855–1933), fifth President of The Ohio State University
• William Robin Thompson (1887–1972), Canadian biologist on List of Fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1933
• William Y. Thompson (1922–2013), American historian

Soldiers

• William Thompson (general) (1736–1781), Irish-born American Revolutionary War general
• William A. Thompson (1864–1925), member of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• William Frank Thompson (SOE officer) (1920–1944), British officer who worked in Bulgaria in the Second World War
• William Francis Kynaston Thompson (1909–1980), British officer who fought and was captured at Arnhem
• William Thompson (Medal of Honor, 1861), Signal Quartermaster in the American Civil War and recipient of the Medal of Honor
• William P. Thompson (1844–1864), American Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor
• William Thompson (Medal of Honor, 1950) (1927–1950), Korean War recipient of the Medal of Honor
• William James Thompson (VC) (1830–1891), English recipient of the Victoria Cross
• William Thompson (Leveller) (died 1649), a Leveller leader of the Banbury mutiny of the New Model Army in 1649

Politicians

• William Thompson (died 1637), MP for Scarborough
• William Thompson (1629–1692), English Member of Parliament for Scarborough
• Sir William Thompson (London) (1614–1681), English Member of Parliament for the City of London
• William Thompson (Ipswich MP) (1678–1739), English Member of Parliament for Ipswich
• William Thompson (philosopher) (1775–1833), Irish political and philosophical writer and social reformer
• William Thompson (Upper Canada) (1786–1860), political figure in Upper Canada
• William Thompson (MP) (1792–1854), MP for Callington, London, Sunderland and Westmorland. Sheriff and Lord Mayor of London
• William Thompson (Iowa) (1813–1897), U.S. Representative from Iowa
• William Barlum Thompson (1860–1941), mayor of Detroit
• William Clyde Thompson (1839–?), Texas Choctaw leader
• William Thompson (Australian politician) (1863–1953), Irish-born Australian politician
• William Thompson (New South Wales politician) (1862–1937), Australian politician
• William Thompson (1805–1866), also known as Wiremu Tamihana, Maori preacher and public figure
• William Thompson (North Carolina), member of the North Carolina General Assembly of 1778 and 1779
• William G. Thompson (1840–1904), mayor of Detroit
• William George Thompson (1830–1911), U.S. Representative from Iowa
• William Hale Thompson (1869–1944), mayor of Chicago
• William Henry Thompson (1853–1937), U.S. Senator from Nebraska
• William Howard Thompson (1871–1928), U.S. Senator from Kansas
• William Carrington Thompson (1915–2011), American politician and jurist from Virginia
• William Thompson (Ulster Unionist politician) (1939–2010), Northern Ireland politician
• William Thompson (New York) (born 1953), New York City Comptroller and Democratic nominee for New York City Mayor

Sportsmen

• William V. Thompson (1865-1938), American bowler
• William Thompson (archer) (1848–1918), American archer who won three medals at the 1904 Summer Olympics
• William Thompson (boxer) (1811–1880), British prizefighter
• William Thompson (cricketer, born 1866), English first-class cricketer
• William Thompson (cricketer) (1882–1954), cricketer
• William Thompson (rower) (1908–1956), American Olympic rower
• William Thompson (footballer), Scottish footballer

In arts and entertainment

• William Thompson (poet), 18th century English poet
• William C. Thompson (1899–1963), American cinematographer
• William Fawcett Thompson (1894–1974), character actor
• Will Lamartine Thompson (1847–1909), American composer
• William Tappan Thompson (1812–1882), American humorist

Others

• William Thompson (banker), Governor of the Bank of England from 1725 to 1727
• William Thompson (bishop) (1885–1975), Anglican bishop of Persia (Iran)
• William Thompson (confidence man), American criminal, first "confidence man"
• William Thompson (journalist) (1848–1934), American Indian fighter and journalist
• William Thompson (Methodist) (1733–1799) the first President of the Methodist Conference after Wesley's death
• William Thompson (philosopher) (1775–1833), Irish political and philosophical writer and social reformer
• William Thompson (physician) (1861–1926), physician; Registrar General for Ireland
• William Boyce Thompson (1869–1930), American mining engineer, financier, philanthropist, and founder of Newmont Mining
• William Harvey Thompson, prohibition enforcement agent in Seattle, Washington
• William "T" Thompson, President and CEO of the Association of Graduates of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado

See also

• Bill Thompson (disambiguation)
• Billy Thompson (disambiguation)
• Will Thompson (baseball) (1870–1962), American baseball player
• William Thomson (disambiguation)
• William Thompson House (disambiguation)