Thomas Thompson
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Thomas Thompson may refer to:
- Sir Thomas Thompson, 1st BaronetSir Thomas Thompson, 1st BaronetSir Thomas Boulden Thompson, 1st Baronet GCB was an officer of the Royal Navy. He served during the American Revolutionary, French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, eventually rising to the rank of Vice-Admiral...
(1766–1828), Royal Navy admiral - Thomas Thompson (footballer)Thomas Thompson (footballer)Thomas Thompson was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Small Heath.Thompson was born in Smethwick, Staffordshire. He was playing for Nettlefolds works team when Small Heath signed him, attracted by his pace on the left wing...
(1879–1939), Perú footballer for Small Heath - Thomas Thompson (New Zealand)Thomas Thompson (New Zealand)Thomas Thompson was a New Zealand politician of the Liberal Party.He represented the Auckland North electorate from 1884 to 1890, then the City of Auckland electorate from 1890 to 1899, when he retired....
(1832–1919), New Zealand politician - Thomas Thompson (rugby league)Thomas Thompson (rugby league)Thomas "Tommy" 'Tubby' Thompson is an English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and '30s who at representative level has played for England, and at club level for Warrington, Oldham, and Leigh.-International honours:...
, rugby league footballer of the 1930s for England and Warrington - Thomas Gordon ThompsonThomas Gordon ThompsonThomas Gordon Thompson was an American chemist and oceanographer.-Biography:Thompson was born on 28 November 1888 at Rose Bank, Staten Island, New York. He received his bachelor's degree from Clark University at Worcester, Massachusetts in 1914...
(1888–1961), American chemist and oceanographer - Thomas L. ThompsonThomas L. ThompsonThomas L. Thompson is a biblical theologian associated with the movement known as the Copenhagen School. He was professor of theology at the University of Copenhagen from 1993–2009, lives in Denmark and is now a Danish citizen.-Background:Thompson obtained a B.A...
(born 1939), American biblical scholar - Thomas Larkin ThompsonThomas Larkin ThompsonThomas Larkin Thompson was a U.S. Representative from California, son of Robert Augustine Thompson.Born in Charleston, Virginia , Thompson attended the common schools and Buffalo Academy, Virginia .He moved to California in 1855 and settled in Sonoma County.He established the Petaluma Journal the...
(1838–1898), United States Representative from California, ambassador to Brazil - Thomas Perronet ThompsonThomas Perronet ThompsonThomas Perronet Thompson was a British Parliamentarian, a Governor of Sierra Leone and a radical reformer.Thompson was born in Kingston upon Hull in 1783. He was son of Thomas Thompson, a merchant of Hull and his wife, Philothea Perronet Briggs...
(1783–1869), British mathematician and author - Thomas W. ThompsonThomas W. ThompsonThomas Weston Thompson was a United States Representative and Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Boston, he attended Dummer Academy in Byfield, Massachusetts and graduated from Harvard University in 1786. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1791, and practiced in Salisbury, New Hampshire...
(1766–1821), former United States Representative (1805–1807) and Senator (1814–1817) from New Hampshire, former New Hampshire State Legislator - Tommy Thompson (Parks Commissioner)Tommy Thompson (Parks Commissioner)Thomas William Thompson is most well known as Toronto's first Commissioner of Parks . He is known and recognized nationally and internationally for his work and his trademark sign "Please Walk on the Grass."...
(1913-1985), Toronto's first Commissioner of Parks - Tom Thompson (footballer born 1894)Tom Thompson (footballer born 1894)Thomas Norman "Tom" Thompson was an English professional association football player. He played for Sunderland and Gillingham between 1919 and 1924, making over 70 appearances in the Football League.-References:...
, another English footballer
- Tommy ThompsonTommy ThompsonThomas George "Tommy" Thompson , a United States Republican politician, was the 42nd Governor of Wisconsin, after which he served as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. Thompson was a candidate for the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election, but dropped out early after a poor performance in polls...
, American politician - Tommy Thompson (American football), American football player in the NFL
- Tommy Thompson (baseball, born 1947)Tommy Thompson (baseball, born 1947)Thomas Norman Thompson is an American former infielder and manager in minor league baseball. As a player, he stood 6'1" tall and weighed 160 pounds . He threw and batted right-handed.He was born in Upland, California....
, American minor league baseball player and manager - Tommy Thompson (footballer born 1928), former England and Aston Villa footballer
- Tommy Thompson (footballer born 1938)Tommy Thompson (footballer born 1938)Specific...
, former Blackpool and York City footballer - Tommy Thompson (linebacker)Tommy Thompson (linebacker)Thomas Wright Thompson was an American football linebacker in the National Football League and All-America Football Conference for the Cleveland Browns. He played college football at the College of William & Mary and was drafted in the third round of the 1948 NFL Draft by the Washington Redskins....
, American football linebacker - Tommy Thompson (outfielder)Tommy Thompson (outfielder)Rupert Lockhart "Tommy" Thompson was an American outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Boston Braves , Chicago White Sox , and St. Louis Browns . He was born in Elkhart, Illinois and died in Auburn, California.-References:...
(1910–1971), American baseball player - Tommy Thompson (pitcher)Tommy Thompson (pitcher)Thomas Carl Thompson was a Major League Baseball pitcher. Thompson played for the New York Highlanders in the baseball season. In seven career games, he had a 0-2 record, with a 6.06 ERA. He batted and threw right-handed...
(1889–1963), American baseball player - Tommy Thompson (baseball, born 1957)Tommy Thompson (baseball, born 1957)Tommy Brian Thompson is an American manager in minor league baseball. A catcher and first baseman during his playing days, he batted left-handed, threw right-handed, stood 6 feet tall and weighed 180 pounds ....
, American minor league baseball player and manager - Tommy Thompson (NASCAR), American racecar driver in 1955 Southern 5001955 Southern 500The 1955 Southern 500 was a NASCAR Grand National racing event that took place on September 5, 1955 at the Darlington Raceway in the American community of Darlington, South Carolina. This race officially spanned on a paved oval track...
- Tommy Thompson (rugby union)Tommy Thompson (rugby union)Gerald "Tommy" W. Thompson was a South African rugby union player from Carnarvon in South Africa, where he attended Rondebosch Boys' High School. He was killed in German East Africa in World War I, while serving in the South African Infantry...
, or Gerald Thompson, South Africa player (1886-1916) - Tommy Thompson (type designer)Tommy Thompson (type designer)Tommy Thompson was an American calligrapher, graphic artist and typeface designer. In 1944 he became the first designer to earn royalties for a type design, from Photo Lettering Inc. for his Thompson Quill Script. Previously, designers had worked in house for foundries or had sold the rights to...
(titling fonts for Saturday Evening Post and ColliersCollier's WeeklyCollier's Weekly was an American magazine founded by Peter Fenelon Collier and published from 1888 to 1957. With the passage of decades, the title was shortened to Collier's....
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- Thomas Charles ThompsonThomas Charles ThompsonThomas Charles Thompson was an English Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons briefly in 1874 and from 1880 to 1885....
, MP for City of Durham, 1874 and 1880–1885 - Thomas Thompson (American author)Thomas Thompson (American author)Thomas Thompson, 1933-1982, joined Life magazine in 1961 and became an editor and staff writer. While at Life Magazine he covered the JFK assasination and was the first writer to locate Lee Harvey Oswald's home and wife...
(1933-1982), wrote Blood and Money, Richie, and Serpentine - Thomas W. Thompson (soldier) (1839–1927), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
See also
- Charles Ralfe ThompsonCharles Ralfe ThompsonCommander Charles Ralfe "Tommy" Thompson CMG, OBE was a British naval officer and Prime Ministerial aide-de-camp....
(1895–1966), known as Tommy, WWII British naval officer and Flag Lieutenant - Llewellyn E. Thompson (1904–1972), known as Tommy, former United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union and to Austria
- Thomas Thomson (disambiguation)