Benjamin Thompson (1753–1814) was an American-born British physicist and inventor. Benjamin Thompson may also refer to: Entertainment Ben Thompson (actor) (born 1992), in Coronation Street Ben Thompson, author of Badass (book) and the Guts & Glory (book series) Politics Benjamin Thompson (politician) (1798–1852), US congressman from Massachusetts Bennie Thompson (born 1948), US congressman from Mississippi Ben Thompson (Canadian politician) (1924–1998), lawyer and Progressive Conservative party member Sports Ben Thompson (Australian footballer, born 1973) (born 1973), Australian rules footballer for St Kilda Ben Thompson (Australian footballer, born 1978) (born 1978), Australian rules footballer for Carlton Ben Thompson (footballer, born 1995) (born 1995), English footballer for Millwall Ben Thompson (footballer, born 2002), Welsh footballer Benjamin Thompson (cricketer) (born 1980), former English cricketer Other Benjamin Thompson (farmer) (1806–1890), main benefactor of the University of New Hampshire Ben Thompson (lawman) (1843–1884), Texas gunfighter and marshal of Austin Benjamin Thompson (architect) (1918–2002), American architect and founder of Design Research Ben Thompson (writer), American business, technology, and media analyst See also Benny Thomson (1913–1940), British footballer Samuel Benjamin Thompson, reconstruction era African American politician in South Carolina