William Thompson 947270 195312809 2008-03-02T12:47:24Z Dsp13 1752894 added indiv '''William Thompson''' could refer to: {{TOCright}} ==Academics and scientists== * [[William Thompson (naturalist)]] (1805–1852), Irish ornithologist and botanist * [[William Thompson (viticulturist)]], an Englishman who developed the Thompson Seedless grape *[[William Thompson (philosopher)]] (1775-1833), an Irish political and philosophical writer and social reformer * [[William Hepworth Thompson]] (1810–1886), English classical scholar and Master of Trinity College, Cambridge * [[William Irwin Thompson]] (born 1938), United States cultural historian, philosopher, poet, novelist, yogi *[[William Oxley Thompson]] (1855—1933), fifth President of The Ohio State University. ==Authors== * [[William Tappan Thompson]] (1812–1882), United States humorist ==Military figures== * [[William Thompson (general)]] (1736–1781), Irish-born American Revolutionary War general * [[William A. Thompson]] (1854–1925), figure in the United States Army Corps of Engineers whose name is used for the USACE's dredge for the upper Mississippi River * [[William Thompson (Medal of Honor, 1950)]] (1927-1950), Korean War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient * [[William James Thompson]] (1829-1891), an English recipient of the Victoria Cross * [[William Kent Thompson]] (1970ish-present), an English recipient of the Combat Action Badge, Aviation Maintenance Supervisor, Beloved First Sergeant, well endowed, and a love for hacky sack. ==Political figures== * [[William Thompson (1629-1692)]], English Member of Parliament for Scarborough * [[William Thompson (Ipswich MP)]], (c.1676-1739) English Member of Parliament for Ipswich * [[William Thompson (died 1744)]], English Member of Parliament for Scarborough * [[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 (ironmaster)]] (1793-1854), ironmaster and MP for [[Westmorland (UK Parliament constituency)]] * [[William Thompson (Iowa)]] (1813–1897), United States representative from Iowa * [[William Thompson (North Carolina)]], a member of the North Carolina General Assembly of 1778 and 1779 (f * [[William Thompson (Northern Ireland politician)|William Thompson]] (born 1939), an Ulster politician and former member of the British parliament * [[William G. Thompson]] (1840–1904), two-time mayor of Detroit * [[William George Thompson]] (1830–1911), United States representative from Iowa * [[William Hale Thompson]] (1869–1944), corrupt mayor of Chicago from 1915–1923 and again from 1927–1931 * [[William Henry Thompson]] (1853–1937), United States senator from Nebraska * [[William Howard Thompson]] (1871–1928), United States senator from Kansas * [[William Carrington Thompson]] (born 1916), an American politician and jurist from Virginia * [[William Thompson (Northern Ireland politician)]] (b. 1939), a Northern Ireland Ulster Unionist Party politician * [[William Thompson (New York)]] (''fl.'' 2000s), New York City political figure ==Sports figures== * [[William Thompson (archer)]] (1848-?), United States archer who won three medals at the 1904 Summer Olympics * [[William Thompson (boxer)]] (1811–1880), British prizefighter ==Others== * [[William Thompson (confidence man)]], an American criminal whose deceptions caused the term "confidence man" to be coined * [[William Boyce Thompson]] (1869-1930), an American mining engineer, financier, promoter of Western support for the revolutionary Kerensky and Bolshevik governments of Russia, philanthropist, and founder of Newmont Mining ==See also== * [[Bill Thompson]] * [[Billy Thompson]] * [[William Thomson (disambiguation)]] <!-- *redlinks ==Religious Figures== * [[William Thompson (Methodist)]] (1733-1799), Early Anglo-Irish Methodist Leader ==Military figures== * [[William Thompson (leveller)]] (died 1649), leader of the Banbury mutiny of the New Model Army in 1649 * [[William Thompson (Medal of Honor)]], American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient ==Political figures== * Sir [[William Thompson (London)]] (1614-1681), English politician (MP, City of London 1661-1679) * [[William Thompson (1629-1692)]], of Humbleton, MP for Scarborough * [[William Thompson (Suffolk)]], MP for Ipswich and Orford * [[William Thompson (d. 1744)]], of Humbleton, MP for Scarborough * [[William Thompson (1793-1854)]], MP for the City of London and Sunderland ==Others== * [[William Fawcett Thompson]] (1894–1974), character actor * [[William H. Thompson (financier)]] (1830–1905), United States financier --> {{hndis|name=Thompson, William}} [[de:William Thompson]]