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 See also Edward Thompson Hoke Wang, actually Naga Thein Hlaing (1933–2021), Burmese surgeon Edward Thomson (disambiguation)