William Thompson may refer to: Academics William Forde Thompson, 21st century psychologist William Hepworth Thompson (1810–1886), English classical scholar William Gilman Thompson (1856–1927), American professor of medicine William Oxley Thompson (1855–1933), president of Ohio State University William Hertzog Thompson (1895–1981), American psychology professor and minister William Irwin Thompson (1938–2020), American social philosopher and cultural critic William Robert Thompson (1923/4–1979), Canadian psychologist and behavior geneticist Entertainment William Thompson (poet) (1712–1766), English poet William C. Thompson (cinematographer) (1899–1963), American cinematographer William H. Thompson (actor), (1852-1923), American actor William Tappan Thompson (1812–1882), American humorist and journalist Will Lamartine Thompson (1847–1909), American composer Military William Thompson (Leveller) (died 1649), Leveller leader of the Banbury mutiny of the New Model Army in 1649 William Thompson (general) (1736–1781), American Revolutionary War general William Thompson (Medal of Honor, 1861) (1812–1872), signal quartermaster in the American Civil War William P. Thompson (1844–1864), American Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor William Francis Kynaston Thompson (1909–1980), British officer who fought and was captured at Arnhem William Thompson (admiral) (1922–2018), American admiral, former chief of the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation William Thompson (Medal of Honor, 1950) (1927–1950), Korean War recipient of the Medal of Honor Frank Thompson (SOE officer) (William Frank Thompson, 1920–1944), British officer who worked in Bulgaria in the Second World War James Thompson (VC) (William James Thompson, 1830–1891), English recipient of the Victoria Cross Politics U.S. William Thompson (North Carolina politician) (1772–1802), member of the North Carolina General Assembly William B. Thompson (1797–?), Virginia farmer and politician William Thompson (Iowa politician) (1813–1897), representative from Iowa William C. Thompson (New York), lawyer and state senator William F. Thompson (1852–?), representative from Florida William George Thompson (1830–1911), representative from Iowa William G. Thompson (1840–1904), mayor of Detroit William Henry Thompson (1853–1937), senator from Nebraska William I. S. Thompson (1936-1993), member of the Mississippi House of Representatives William Barlum Thompson (1860–1941), mayor of Detroit William T. Thompson (Nebraska politician) (1860–1939), Nebraska Attorney General and Solicitor of the United States Treasury William Hale Thompson (1868–1944), mayor of Chicago William Howard Thompson (1871–1928), senator from Kansas W. Lair Thompson (1880–1940), American politician and lawyer from the state of Oregon William Carrington Thompson (1915–2011), American politician and jurist from Virginia William Thompson (New York) (born 1953), New York City Comptroller and Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City U.K. William Thompson (died 1637), MP for Scarborough William Thompson (1614–1681), English Member