David Thompson

David Thompson may refer to:

In exploration:

• David Thompson (less commonly Thomson), founder (1623) of the first European settlement in New Hampshire, United States (See: History of New Hampshire#Founding: 1600–1775)
• David Thompson (explorer) (1770-1857), Canadian explorer

In politics and diplomacy:

• David Thompson (Barbadian politician) (1961-2010), Former Prime Minister of Barbados
• David Thompson (Canadian politician) (1836–1886), former member of the Canadian House of Commons
• David Thompson (Scottish politician), current Scottish National Party member of the Scottish Parliament for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
• David Eugene Thompson (1854–1942), American diplomat
• David P. Thompson (1834–1901), governor of the Idaho Territory, mayor of Portland, Oregon
• David R. Thompson (1930-2011), U.S. federal judge
• Dave Thompson (radio host), Minnesota State Senator

In sport:

• David Thompson (basketball) (b. 1954), member of the Basketball Hall of Fame
• David Thompson (footballer born 1962), former English football player with Rochdale, Notts County, Wigan, Preston and Chester
• David Thompson (footballer born 1977), former English football player with Liverpool, Coventry, Blackburn, Wigan, Portsmouth and Bolton
• David Thomson, 3rd Baron Thomson of Fleet, co-owner of True North Sports & Entertainment Limited who owns he Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League. Also owner of Thomson Reuters.

In music and film:

• David H. Thompson (1884–1957), American actor
• David Thompson (writer), writer and playwright including Steel Pier
• Dave Thompson (comedian), British actor and comedian
• David M. Thompson, founder of BBC Films
• David Thompson (singer), lead singer of the Canadian country band Thunder Road

In other fields:

• Dave Thompson (author), British author
• A pen name for David L. Robbins
• David Thompson (chef), Australian chef
• David Thompson (businessman) (1798 - 1871), President of New York Life Insurance & Trust Company
• David Thompson (entrepreneur) (born 1936), Co-founder of Hillsdown Holdings

Also

• David Thompson Highway, named for the explorer of Canada

See also

• David Thomson (disambiguation)

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