David Thompson

David or Dave Thompson may refer to:

Business

 * David Thompson (American businessman, born 1798) (1798–1871), president of New York Life Insurance & Trust Company
 * David Thompson (British businessman) (1936–2021), co-founder of Hillsdown Holdings
 * G. David Thompson (1899–1965), American investment banker, industrialist, and modern art collector

Entertainment

 * Dave Thompson (author) (born 1960), British author, largely dealing with rock and pop music
 * Dave Thompson (comedian) (born 1959), British actor and comedian
 * David M. Thompson (born 1950), founder of BBC Films
 * David Thompson (singer) (1950–2010), lead singer of the Canadian country band Thunder Road
 * David Thompson (writer), American writer and playwright
 * David W. Thompson (born 1994), American actor
 * Lil' Dave Thompson (1969–2010), American electric blues guitarist, singer and songwriter
 * A pen name for David L. Robbins (born 1950)

Law

 * David R. Thompson (1930–2011), U.S. federal judge
 * David N. Thompson (1859–1945), Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
 * David Thompson (attorney), American trial attorney
 * Sir Dave Thompson (police officer), Chief Constable of West Midlands Police

Politics

 * David Thompson (Canada West politician) (1793–1851), entrepreneur and political figure in Canada West
 * David P. Thompson (1834–1901), governor of the Idaho Territory, mayor of Portland, Oregon
 * David E. Thompson (1854–1942), American diplomat
 * David Thompson (Canadian politician) (1836–1886), member of the Canadian House of Commons
 * Dave Thompson (Scottish politician) (born 1949), Scottish National Party member of the Scottish Parliament for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
 * Dave Thompson (Minnesota politician) (born 1961), Minnesota state senator
 * David Thompson (Barbadian politician) (1961–2010), Prime Minister of Barbados

Football and rugby

 * David Thompson (footballer, born 1962), former English football player with Rochdale, Notts County, Wigan, Preston and Chester
 * David Thompson (footballer, born 1968), English former professional footballer
 * David Thompson (footballer, born 1977), former English football player with Liverpool, Coventry, Blackburn, Wigan, Portsmouth and Bolton
 * Dave Thompson (footballer, born 1945), English former professional footballer
 * Dave Thompson (American football) (born 1949), American football player
 * David Thompson (American football) (born 1975), American football player
 * David Thompson (rugby league, born 1978), Australian rugby league player
 * Dave Thompson (rugby league, born 1995), for Leigh Centurions

Other sports

 * David Thompson (basketball) (born 1954), American basketball player
 * David Thompson (cricketer) (born 1976), former English cricketer
 * David Thompson (baseball) (born 1993), American baseball player

Other fields

 * David B. Thompson (1923–2013), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
 * David D. Thompson, U.S. Space Force general
 * David Thompson (New Hampshire settler) (1593–?), founder of the first European settlement in New Hampshire
 * David Thompson (explorer) (1770–1857), Canadian explorer
 * David Thompson (chef), Australian chef
 * David Thompson (nurse) (born 1955), British academic nurse and psychologist