George Thompson

George Thompson may refer to:

Politics

 * George Lowther Thompson (1786–1841), Member of Parliament (MP) for Haslemere, and Yarmouth, Isle of Wight
 * George Thompson (abolitionist) (1804–1878), British anti-slavery lecturer and MP for Tower Hamlets
 * George Thompson (shipowner) (1804–1895), founder of the Aberdeen Line and Liberal MP for Aberdeen
 * George W. Thompson (politician) (1806–1888), Virginia politician and lawyer
 * George L. Thompson (1864–1941), New York politician
 * George F. Thompson (1870–1948), New York politician
 * George E. Thompson (1904–1973), American judge and prosecutor
 * George Thompson (Wisconsin politician) (1918–1982), Attorney General of Wisconsin
 * George Thompson (Scottish National Party politician) (1928–2016), Scottish National Party politician, MP for Galloway
 * George Thompson (Australian politician) (born 1945), former Australian politician
 * George Henry Thompson (1848–1940), member of the Queensland Legislative Council

Sports

 * George Thompson (basketball) (1947–2022), American basketball player
 * George Thompson (cricketer) (1877–1943), English Test cricketer


 * George Thompson (footballer, born 1884) (1884–?), winger for Sheffield United and Derby County in the 1900s, and manager for Luton Town
 * George Thompson (footballer, born 1895) (1895–?), played for Burnley, Rotherham and Ashington in the 1920s


 * George Thompson (footballer, born 1900) (1900–1968), goalkeeper for York City and Southampton in the 1920s


 * George Thompson (footballer, born 1926) (1926–2004), goalkeeper for Scunthorpe United, Preston North End, Manchester City and Carlisle United in 1950s and 1960s
 * George Thompson (Australian footballer) (1906–1986), Australian rules footballer
 * George Thompson (American football) (1899–1939), American football player

Other

 * George Thompson (aviator) (1888–1912), one of Colorado's earliest aviators
 * George Thompson (engineer) (1839–1876), British engineer who served in Paraguay during the Paraguayan War
 * George Thompson (traveller), author of a two-volume travelogue Travels and Adventures in South Africa
 * George Thompson (VC) (1920–1945), Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross
 * George Thompson, musical director of the Grimethorpe Colliery Band, early 1950s to 1972
 * George A. Thompson (businessman) (1921–2000), American inventor and businessman
 * George A. Thompson (geologist) (1919–2017), Stanford geophysicist, winner of the Penrose Medal in 2008
 * George Peter Thompson (1819–1889), Liberian-born educator, clergyman and missionary
 * George W. Thompson (Medal of Honor) (1847–?), American soldier and recipient of the Medal of Honor
 * George William Thompson (born 1956), American international trade attorney and adjunct professor