List of Famous people with last name Thompson

Jill Lynette Long Thompson is an American politician, educator, and author. A former Congresswoman from Indiana, she is a visiting scholar with the Ostrom Workshop at Indiana University Bloomington. She is the author of The Character of American Democracy, published by Indiana University Press in September 2020. From 2015 to 2020 she taught ethics as a Visiting Clinical Associate Professor at the Kelley School of Business and the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University. Until 2015 she was board chair and CEO of the Farm Credit Administration, a position to which President Barack Obama appointed her. The first person in her family to graduate from college, she earned a B.S. in business administration at Valparaiso University and an M.B.A. and Ph.D. in business at Indiana University. She is a member of the Democratic Party.

James Thompson is an English professional mixed martial artist who competes in the Heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 2003, Thompson has also formerly competed for PRIDE FC, Bellator MMA, Cage Rage, EliteXC, Sengoku, DREAM, KSW, Rizin, and the SFL.

Janet A. Thompson is an English retired competitive ice dancer. Her partner was Warren Maxwell. They are the 1977 World silver medalists. They represented Great Britain at the 1976 Winter Olympics, where they placed 8th.

Shaquille Green Thompson is an American football outside linebacker for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Washington. He also had a short stint with the Boston Red Sox organization as part of their rookie team in the Gulf Coast League. Since being drafted, he has played a hybrid safety/linebacker position for the Panthers. He is regarded as their "big nickel" and covers mismatches in the pass or run game.