Edward Thompson

Edward Thompson or variants may refer to:

Politicians

 * Edward Thompson (of Sheriff Hutton) (c. 1639–1701), English landowner and politician
 * Edward Thompson (1697–1742), British MP and Lord of the Admiralty
 * Edward Thompson (FDNY Commissioner) (1913–1995), American firefighter, Fire Commissioner of New York City
 * Edward Charles Thompson (1851–1933), Member of Parliament for North Monaghan, 1900–1906
 * Edward Herbert Thompson (1857–1935), US diplomat and archaeologist
 * Ed Thompson (Texas politician) (born 1950), American politician
 * Ed Thompson (Wisconsin politician) (1944–2011), American businessman and politician

Sports

 * Edward Thompson (footballer) (1894–1918), English footballer
 * Eddie Thompson (businessman) (1940–2008), Scottish businessman and football club chairman
 * Eddie Thompson (Canadian football) (1917–1943), Canadian football player and WW2 airman
 * Eddie Thompson (cricketer) (1907–1982), English cricketer
 * Eddie Thompson (rugby union) (1906–?), Australian rugby union player
 * Ed Thompson (footballer) (born 1983), English football goalkeeper

Writers

 * Edward Healy Thompson (1813–1891), English Roman Catholic writer
 * Edward John Thompson (1886–1946), British scholar, novelist, historian and translator
 * Edward Roffe Thompson (1891–1973), English author and journalist
 * Edward Kramer Thompson (1907–1996), American writer and editor
 * E. P. Thompson (1924–1993), British historian, socialist, author and peace campaigner

Other people

 * Edward Thompson (actor) (1898–1960), American film actor
 * Edward Maunde Thompson (1840–1929), British palaeographer
 * Edward Thompson (engineer) (1881–1954), British railway engineer


 * Edward Thompson (Royal Navy officer) (1738–1786), English commodore nicknamed "Poet Thompson" for his writings
 * Eddie Thompson (musician) (1925–1986), English jazz pianist
 * E. A. Thompson (Edward Arthur Thompson, 1914–1994), British historian