Tompkins (surname)

Tompkins is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Aaron B. Tompkins (1844–1931), American cavalry soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
 * Andrew Tompkins, Australian musician
 * Angel Tompkins (born 1942), American actress
 * Anne Tompkins (born 1962), American lawyer
 * Arthur S. Tompkins (1865–1938), U.S. Representative from New York
 * Barry Tompkins (born 1940), American sportscaster
 * Bernard Tompkins (1904–1965), New York politician
 * Brian Tompkins, Yale Varsity Soccer coach
 * Caleb Tompkins (1759–1846), U.S. Representative from New York
 * Charles Henry Tompkins (1830–1915), Union Brigadier General during the American Civil War
 * Charles Hook Tompkins (1883–1956), American engineer and architect
 * Chris Tompkins, American songwriter
 * Christopher Tompkins (1780–1858), U.S. Representative from Kentucky
 * Cydnor B. Tompkins (1810–1862), U.S. Representative from Ohio
 * Daniel D. Tompkins (1775–1824), American Vice-President
 * Darlene Tompkins (1940–2019), American actress
 * David Tompkins (1929–2023), New Zealand lawyer and jurist
 * Don Tompkins (1933–1982), American jewelry artist
 * Douglas Tompkins (1943–2015), American environmentalist, co-founder of outdoor clothing companies, owner of Pumalín Park, Chile
 * Emmett Tompkins (1853–1917), U.S. Representative from Ohio
 * Fred Tompkins (born 1943), American jazz flautist
 * Gwyn R. Tompkins (1861–1938), American horse racing trainer
 * Hannah Tompkins (1721–1829), wife of Daniel D. Tompkins
 * Hannah Tompkins (1920–1995), American artist
 * Jack Tompkins (1909–1993), American baseball and ice hockey player
 * James Tompkins, Australian rules footballer
 * Jason Tompkins, British actor
 * Jessie Tompkins (born 1959), former American athlete
 * Joan Tompkins (1915–2005), American actress
 * Joe Tompkins (born 1968), American professional skier
 * Joe I. Tompkins, costume designer, see Academy Award for Best Costume Design
 * Kris Tompkins (born 1950), American conservationist
 * Larry Tompkins (born 1963), retired Irish Gaelic football manager
 * Madeline Tompkins (born 1952), American airline pilot, co-pilot Aloha Airlines flight 243
 * Mark Tompkins (racehorse trainer), British racehorse trainer
 * Mark Tompkins (dancer) (born 1954), American-born French artist, dancer and choreographer
 * Mark N. Tompkins (born 1975), Canadian-born film and theater painter and scenic artist
 * Mike Tompkins (born 1948), U.S. politician
 * Mike Tompkins (musician) (born 1987), Canadian musician
 * Minthorne Tompkins (1807–1881), New York politician
 * Oscar Tompkins (1893–1969), American lawyer
 * Patrick W. Tompkins (died 1853), U.S. Representative from Mississippi
 * Paul F. Tompkins (born 1968), American actor and comedian
 * Pauline Tompkins (died 2004), American educator
 * Peter Tompkins (1919–2007), American journalist
 * Ptolemy Tompkins (born 1962), American writer
 * Richard Tompkins (1918–1992), American entrepreneur
 * Ronald G. Tompkins, American physician and academic
 * Ross Tompkins (1938–2006), American jazz pianist
 * Sally Louisa Tompkins (1833–1916), American humanitarian, nurse and philanthropist
 * Shawn Tompkins (1974–2011), Canadian former martial arts fighter
 * Stephen Tompkins (born 1971), American artist and animator
 * Steve Tompkins, American television writer
 * Sue Tompkins (born 1971), British visual and sound artist
 * Tony Tompkins (born 1982), Canadian football player