William Thompson

William Thompson may refer to:

Academics

William Forde Thompson, 21st century psychologist
William Hepworth Thompson (1810–1886), English classical scholar
William Gilman Thompson (1856–1927), American professor of medicine
William Oxley Thompson (1855–1933), president of Ohio State University
William Hertzog Thompson (1895–1981), American psychology professor and minister
William Irwin Thompson (1938–2020), American social philosopher and cultural critic
William Robert Thompson (1923/4–1979), Canadian psychologist and behavior geneticist

Entertainment

William Thompson (poet, born circa 1712) (1712–1766), English poet
William C. Thompson (cinematographer) (1899–1963), American cinematographer
William H. Thompson (actor), (1852–1923), American actor
William Tappan Thompson (1812–1882), American humorist and journalist
Will Lamartine Thompson (1847–1909), American composer

Military

William Thompson (general) (1736–1781), American Revolutionary War general
William Thompson (Medal of Honor, 1861) (1812–1872), signal quartermaster in the American Civil War
William P. Thompson (1844–1864), American Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor
William Francis Kynaston Thompson (1909–1980), British officer who fought and was captured at Arnhem
William Thompson (admiral) (1922–2018), American admiral, former chief of the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
William Thompson (Medal of Honor, 1950) (1927–1950), Korean War recipient of the Medal of Honor
Frank Thompson (SOE officer) (William Frank Thompson, 1920–1944), British officer who worked in Bulgaria in the Second World War
James Thompson (VC) (William James Thompson, 1830–1891), English recipient of the Victoria Cross

Politics

U.S.

William Thompson (North Carolina politician) (1772–1802), member of the North Carolina General Assembly
William B. Thompson (1797–?), Virginia farmer and politician
William Thompson (Iowa politician) (1813–1897), representative from Iowa
William C. Thompson (New York), lawyer and state senator
William F. Thompson (1852–?), representative from Florida
William George Thompson (1830–1911), representative from Iowa
William G. Thompson (1840–1904), mayor of Detroit
William Henry Thompson (1853–1937), senator from Nebraska
William I. S. Thompson (1936–1993), member of the Mississippi House of Representatives
William Barlum Thompson (1860–1941), mayor of Detroit
William T. Thompson (Nebraska politician) (1860–1939), Nebraska Attorney General and Solicitor of the United States Treasury
William Hale Thompson (1868–1944), mayor of Chicago
William Howard Thompson (1871–1928), senator from Kansas
W. Lair Thompson (1880–1940), American politician and lawyer from the state of Oregon
William Carrington Thompson (1915–2011), American politician and jurist from Virginia
William Thompson (New York) (born 1953), New York City Comptroller and Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City
Bill Thompson (Arkansas politician), a state legislator in Arkansas

U.K.

William Thompson (died 1637), MP for Scarborough
William Thompson (1614–1681), English Member of Parliament for the City of London
William Thompson (1629–1692), English Member of Parliament for Scarborough
William Thompson (Ipswich MP) (1678–1739), English Member of Parliament for Ipswich
William Thompson (died 1744) (c.1680–1744), British Whig politician, MP for Scarborough 1701–1722 and 1730–1744
William Thompson (1792–1854), MP for Callington, London, Sunderland and Westmorland, also Sheriff and Lord Mayor of London
William Thompson (Ulster Unionist politician) (1939–2010), Northern Ireland politician

Elsewhere

William Thompson (Upper Canada) (1786–1860)
William Thompson (New South Wales politician) (1862–1937), Australian politician
William Thompson (Australian politician) (1863–1953)
William Murray Thompson (1841–1912), railway contractor and politician in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Science

William Thompson (naturalist) (1805–1852), Irish ornithologist and botanist
William Thompson (viticulturist) (1816–1897), Englishman who developed the Thompson Seedless grape
William Wardlaw Thompson (died 1917), South African ichthyologist and zoologist
William Thompson (physician) (1861–1926), physician, Registrar General for Ireland
William A. Thompson (1864–1925), member of the U.S Army Corps of Engineers
William B. Thompson (1922–1995), British plasma physicist
William Boyce Thompson (1869–1930), American mining engineer and financier
William R. Thompson (1887–1972), Canadian entomologist
William Francis Thompson (biologist) (1888–1965), American ichthyologist
William Lay Thompson (1930–2016), American ornithologist

Sports

William Thompson (boxer) (1811–1880), British prizefighter
William Thompson (archer) (1848–1918), American archer
William V. Thompson (1865–1938), American bowler
William Thompson (cricketer, born 1866) (1866–1920), English first-class cricketer
Willie Thompson (William Pringle Thompson, 1867–1928), English footballer, played for Newcastle United in the 1890s
William Thompson (cricketer, born 1882) (1882–1954), English cricketer
William Thompson (Australian cricketer) (born 1891, date of death unknown), Australian cricketer
William Thompson (British Guiana cricketer) (born 1888, date of death unknown), Guyanese cricketer
William Thompson (rower) (1908–1956), American Olympic rower
William Thompson (footballer), Scottish footballer
William Thompson (skier) (1905–1994), Canadian Olympic skier
Will Thompson (baseball) (1870–1962), American baseball player

Other

William Thompson (banker), Governor of the Bank of England from 1725 to 1727
William Thompson (Methodist) (1733–1799), 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 (journalist) (1846–1934), American Indian fighter and newspaper editor
William Clyde Thompson (1839–1912), leader of the Mount Tabor Indian Community in Texas
William Thompson (bishop) (1885–1975), Anglican bishop of Persia (Iran)
William A. Thompson (bishop) (1946-2020), Anglican bishop of the Diocese of Western Anglicans (U.S.)
William Thompson (archdeacon of Cork) (1766–1833)
William Thompson (archdeacon of Wellington), Canadian Anglican priest
William C. Thompson (New York judge) (1924–2018), New York politician and judge
William Paul Thompson (1937–1989), American serial killer
William L. ("T") Thompson (born 1951), pilot for Delta Air Lines, lawyer, and businessman
William C. Thompson (Alabama judge) (born 1962), judge on the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals
William Harvey Thompson (died 1927), prohibition enforcement agent in Seattle, Washington
William Thompson (confidence man), American criminal
William S. Thompson, American judge in West Virginia
William Thompson (pirate), ship captain who stole the Treasure of Lima c. 1820
William Francis Thompson (1810-42), civil servant, magistrate and philatelist
William Thompson (1805–1866), also known as Wiremu Tamihana, Maori preacher