Thomson (family name)

Thomson is an English family name as a variant of Thompson . Thompson, in turn, is a patronymic education meaning "son of Thomas ".

Name bearer

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A.

• Alan Thomson (* 1960), Scottish bass guitarist
• Aleksander Eduard Thomson (1845–1917), Estonian composer
• Alex Thomson (cinematographer) (1929-2007), British cinematographer
• Alex Thomson (sailor) (born 1974), British sailor
• Alexander Thomson (politician) (1788–1848), American politician
• Alexander Thomson (architect) (1817–1875), Scottish architect
• Alfred Thomson (1894–1979), British printmaker and painter
• Amy Thomson (* 1958), American writer
• Anna-Lisa Thomson (1905–1952), Swedish designer and illustrator
• Arthur Thomson (soccer player, 1903) (1903– ??), English soccer player
• Arthur Thomson (artist) (1927–1990), British science fiction artist
• Arthur Thomson (soccer player, 1948) (1948–2002), Scottish soccer player
• Arthur Landsborough Thomson (1890–1977), Scottish ornithologist

B.

• Ben Thomson (American football player) (born 1978), Australian Australian football player
• Ben Thomson (ice hockey player, 1982) (born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player
• Ben Thomson (ice hockey player, 1993) (born 1993), Canadian ice hockey player
• Bill Thomson (1914–1993), Canadian ice hockey player
• Bobby Thomson (soccer player, 1890) (1890–1971), English soccer player
• Bobby Thomson (baseball player) (1923-2010), Scottish baseball player
• Bobby Thomson (soccer player, 1937) (born 1937), Scottish soccer player
• Bobby Thomson (soccer player, 1939) (born 1939), Scottish soccer player
• Bobby Thomson (soccer player, 1943) (1943–2009), English soccer player
• Bobby Thomson (soccer player, 1955) (born 1955), Scottish soccer player

C.

• Carl Gustaf Thomson (1824–1899), Swedish entomologist
• Cassi Thomson (* 1993), Australian actress, singer and songwriter
• César Thomson (1857–1931), Belgian violinist, violin teacher and composer
• Charles Thomson (writer) (1729-1824), American writer and politician
• Charles Thomson (governor) (1835–1898), French governor of Cochinchina
• Charles Thomson (artist) (born 1953), British artist
• Charles M. Thomson (1877–1943), American politician
• Charles Wyville Thomson (1830–1882), British zoologist and oceanographer
• Charlie Thomson (soccer player, 1878) ( Charles Bellamy Thomson ; 1878-1936), Scottish soccer player
• Charlie Thomson (soccer player, 1905) ( Charles Marshall Thomson ; 1905–?), Scottish soccer goalkeeper
• Charlie Thomson (soccer player, 1910) ( Charles Morgan Thomson ; 1910-1984), Scottish soccer player
• Charlie Thomson (football player, 1930) ( Charles Richard Thomson ; 1930–2009), Scottish football goalkeeper
• Craig Thomson (born 1991), Scottish football player
• Craig A. Thomson (born 1972), Scottish football referee
• Craig R. Thomson (* 1964), Australian politician (Labor Party)

D.

• Dave Thomson (1938-2016), Scottish football player
• David Thomson (architect) (1831-1910), Scottish architect
• David Thomson (writer) (born 1941), British writer and film critic
• David Thomson (businessman) (born 1957), Canadian entrepreneur
• David Thomson (journalist) , French journalist
• David Spence Thomson (1915–1999), New Zealand farmer and New Zealand National Party politician
• Dougie Thomson (born 1951), Scottish musician
• Douglas Thomson, 2nd Baronet (1905–1972), Scottish politician
• Douglas FS Thomson (1919–2009), Canadian classical philologist

E.

• Earl Thomson (1895–1971), Canadian athlete
• Earl Foster Thomson (1900–1971), American dressage and eventing rider
• Edwin Keith Thomson (1919–1960), American politician
• Elaine Thomson (* 1957), Scottish politician
• Elihu Thomson (1853-1937), British engineer
• Erik Thomson (writer) (1915–1990), German-Baltic farmer, author and editor
• Erik Thomson (actor) (born 1967), Australian actor
• Ethel Thomson Larcombe (1879-1965), British tennis and badminton player

F.

• Fred Thomson (1890–1928), American clergyman and actor
• Frederick Thomson, 1st Baronet (1875–1935), Scottish politician

G

• Gabriel Thomson (* 1986), British film actor
• Garth Thomson (* 1968), Zimbabwean tennis player
• Gary Thomson (* 1977), Scottish snooker player
• George Thomson (publisher) (1757-1851), Scottish publisher and folk song collector
• George Thomson (architect) (1819–1878), Scottish architect
• George Thomson (soccer player, 1854) (1854-1937), Welsh soccer player
• George Thomson (football player, Aberdeen) (fl. 1932–1946), Scottish football player
• George Thomson (soccer player, 1936) (1936–2007), Scottish soccer player
• George Thomson, Lord Thomson (1893–1962), Scottish lawyer and politician
• George Thomson, Baron Thomson of Monifieth (1921–2008), British politician
• George Derwent Thomson (1903–1987), British classical philologist (Graecist), literary scholar and Celtologist
• George Paget Thomson (1892–1975), British physicist
• George Pirie Thomson (1887–1965), British Rear Admiral
• Gertrude Thomson (1850–1929), British painter and illustrator
• Glen Thomson (* 1973), New Zealand cyclist
• Godfrey Thomson (1881–1955), British educational psychologist
• Gordon Thomson (rower) (1884–1953), British rower
• Gordon Thomson (actor) (born 1945), Canadian actor
• Gordon Thomson (tennis player) (* 1975), Barbadian tennis player
• Gordon Thomson (Badminton) (born 1985), Scottish badminton player
• Graeme Thomson (1875–1933), British colonial governor
• Greg Thomson (* 1963), German-Canadian ice hockey player

H

• HAR Thomson (1910-2003), British cameraman
• Hans Thomson (1888–1963), German fencer
• Harry Thomson († 2013), Scottish football player
• Heather Thomson (singer) (born 1940), Canadian opera singer (soprano)
• Heather Thomson (athlete) (born 1946), New Zealand athlete
• Hugh Thomson (1860-1920), Irish book illustrator

I.

• Ian Thomson († 2014), Scottish rugby player

J

• James Thomson (writer, 1700) (1700–1748), Scottish poet
• James Thomson (mathematician) (1789–1849) Irish mathematician
• James Thomson (engineer) (1822-1892) Irish engineer
• James Thomson (writer, 1834) (pseudonym Bysshe Vanolis ; 1834–1882), Scottish poet
• James Thomson (architect) (1852–1927), Scottish architect
• James Thomson (rower) (1910–1962), American rower
• James Thomson (cell biologist) (* 1958), American cell biologist
• James Thomson (bocce player) , American bocce player and sports official
• Jay Robert Thomson (* 1986), South African racing cyclist
• Jepkorir Rose Chepyator-Thomson (* 1954), Kenyan athlete and sports scientist
• Jim Thomson (rugby player) (1925–2012), Australian rugby league player
• Jim Thomson (soccer player, 1946) ( James Shaw Thomson ; * 1946), Scottish soccer player
• Jim Thomson (ice hockey player) ( James B. Thomson ; * 1965), Canadian ice hockey player and official
• Jim Thomson (soccer player, 1971) ( James Thomson ; * 1971), Scottish soccer player
• Jimmy Thomson ( James Richard Thomson ; 1927-1991), Canadian ice hockey player
• Joe Thomson (born 1997), Scottish soccer player
• John Thomson (painter) (1778-1840) Scottish painter
• John Thomson (politician) (1780-1852), American politician (Ohio)
• John Thomson (composer) (1805–1841), Scottish composer
• John Thomson (photographer) (1837–1921), Scottish photographer
• John Thomson (Australia) (1862–1934), Australian politician
• John Thomson (soccer player) (1909-1931), Scottish soccer goalkeeper
• John Thomson (diplomat) (born 1927), British diplomat
• John Thomson (officer) (1941–1994), British Air Force officer
• John Thomson (actor) (born 1969), British actor and comedian
• John Thomson (baseball player) (born 1973), American baseball player
• John Thomson (composer) , Reid Professor of Music
• John Arthur Thomson (1861–1933), Scottish naturalist
• John Charles Thomson (1866–1934), New Zealand politician
• John Edgar Thomson (1808–1874), American entrepreneur
• John Renshaw Thomson (1800–1862), American politician
• John Turnbull Thomson (1821-1884), British engineer and surveyor
• John Walter Thomson (1913–2009), botanist
• John William Thomson (born 1928), Canadian politician
• Johnny Thomson (1922–1960), American racing car driver
• Joseph Thomson (explorer) (1858–1895), Scottish explorer and traveler to Africa
• Joseph John Thomson (1856–1940), English physicist
• Judith Jarvis Thomson (* 1929), American philosopher
• Julius Thomson (rower) (1882-1940), Canadian rower
• Julius Thomson (fencer) (1888–1960), German fencer

K

• Ken Thomson (* 1976), American fusion musician and composer
• Kenneth Thomson, 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet (1923–2006), Canadian entrepreneur and art collector
• Kevin Thomson (* 1984), Scottish soccer player
• Kim Thomson (born 1959), British actress

M.

• Malcolm Mitchell-Thomson, 3rd Baron Selsdon (born 1937), British businessman and member of the House of Lords
• Manlius Valerius Thomson (1802-1850), American politician
• Mark Thomson (1739–1803), American politician
• Matthew Sydney Thomson (1894–1969), British dermatologist
• Meldrim Thomson (1912-2001), American politician
• Michelle Thomson (born 1965), Scottish politician
• Mick Thomson (* 1973), American guitarist

N

• Nigel Thomson (1845–1999), Australian painter

P

• Paul W. Thomson (1891–1957), German paleobotanist
• Peter Thomson (golfer) (1929-2018), Australian golfer
• Peter Thomson (diplomat) (* 1948), Fijian diplomat
• Peter Thomson (soccer player) (born 1977), English soccer player
• Peter Mitchell-Thomson, 2nd Baron Selsdon (1913–1963), British racing driver

R.

• Richard Thomson (Antiquarian) (1794–1865), English librarian and antiquarian
• Robert Thomson (soccer player) (born 1905), Scottish soccer player and coach
• Robert Thomson (journalist) (* 1961), Australian journalist
• Robert Thomson (basketball player) (* 1982), Rwandan-American basketball player
• Robert William Thomson (1822–1873), Scottish inventor
• Robin Thomson (* 1989), German-Canadian ice hockey player
• Romin P. Thomson (* 1973), American lawyer and publicist, nephew of Homa Darabi
• Ronald Ferguson Thomson (1830-1888), British diplomat
• Roy Herbert Thomson, 1st Baron Thomson of Fleet (1894–1976), Canadian entrepreneur

S.

• Samuel Harrison Thomson (1895–1975), American historian
• Scott Thomson (actor) (born 1957), American actor
• Scott Thomson (soccer player, 1966) (born 1966), Scottish soccer goalkeeper
• Scott Thomson (soccer player, 1972) (born 1972), Scottish soccer player
• Scott Thomson (musician) (* around 1980), Canadian musician and music organizer
• Steven Thomson (born 1973), Scottish football player

T

• Thomas Thomson (chemist) (1773-1852), Scottish chemist
• Thomas Thomson (botanist) (1817–1878), English botanist
• Thomas Thomson (chess player) , Scottish chess player
• Thomas John Thomson (1877–1917), Canadian artist
• Thomas Richard Heywood Thomson (1813–1876), British physician and naturalist

V

• Vernon Wallace Thomson (1905–1988), American politician
• Virgil Thomson (1896-1989), American composer

W.

• Waldemar Thomson (1897–1945), German Baltic theologian
• William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1824–1907), British physicist
• William Thomson (soccer player) , Scottish soccer player
• William Thomson (snooker player) , Scottish snooker player
• William Ferguson Thomson (1914-1993), Canadian ice hockey player, see Bill Thomson
• William Montgomery Thomson (1877–1963), British general
• William Taylour Thomson (1813-1883), British diplomat

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Thomson on surnames.behindthename.com (English)
2. ↑ Thompson on surnames.behindthename.com (English)