Edward Thompson

Edward Thompson is the name of:

• Edward Thompson (of Sheriff Hutton) (c. 1639–1701), English landowner and politician
• Edward Thompson (1697–1742), MP and Lord of the Admiralty
• Edward Thompson (Royal Navy officer) (1738?–1786), English commodore nicknamed "Poet Thompson" for his writings
• Edward Hughes Thompson (1810–1886), American lawyer and politician in Michigan
• Edward Healy Thompson (1813–1891), English Roman Catholic writer
• Edward Maunde Thompson (1840–1929), British palaeographer
• Edward Charles Thompson, British Member of Parliament for North Monaghan, 1900–1906
• Edward Herbert Thompson (1857–1935), US diplomat and archaeologist
• Edward H. Thompson (painter) (1879–1949), British artist
• Edward Thompson (engineer) (1881–1949), British railway engineer
• Edward K. Thompson (1907–1996), American writer and editor
• Edward Thompson (FDNY Commissioner) (born 1913), American firefighter, Fire Commissioner of New York City, 1962–1964
• Edward Arthur Thompson (1914–1994), British historian
• E. P. Thompson (1924–1993), British historian, socialist, author and peace campaigner
• Eddie Thompson (musician) (1925–1986), English jazz pianist
• Eddie Thompson (1940–2008), Scottish businessman and football club chairman
• Ed Thompson (born 1944), Mayor of Tomah, Wisconsin and US Libertarian Party candidate
• Ed Thompson (footballer) (born 1983), English football goalkeeper
• For the Commander Edward M. Thompson, see USS Maury