John Thomson

John Thomson may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

• John Thomson of Duddingston (1778–1840), Scottish minister and landscape artist
• John Thomson (comedian) (born 1969), English comedian and actor
• John Thomson (composer) (1805–1841), Scottish composer
• John Thomson (photographer) (1837–1921), Scottish photographer
• John J. Thomson, Canadian production sound mixer
• John M. Thomson (1926–1999), New Zealand musicologist
• John Stuart Thomson (1869–1950), American author

Business

• John Edgar Thomson (1808–1874), American civil engineer, railroad executive and industrialist
• John Thomson (Australian businessman) (1887–1960), longtime general manager of Wesfarmers
• John Thomson (banker) (1908–1998), British banker

Politics

• John Thomson (Australian politician) (1862–1934), Nationalist member of the House of Representatives
• John Thomson (Western Australian politician) (1865–1947), Nationalist Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
• John Thomson (Victorian politician) (1853–1917), Commonwealth Liberal Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
• John Bryce Thomson (1840–1911), mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand
• John Charles Thomson (1866–1934), New Zealand politician
• John Thomson (MP) (1521–1597), MP for New Windsor and Bedfordshire
• John Thomson (diplomat) (1927–2018), British high commissioner to India and ambassador to the UN
• John Thomson (Ohio politician) (1780–1852), U.S. Congressman from Ohio
• John Renshaw Thomson (1800–1862), U.S. Senator from New Jersey
• John William Thomson (1928–2025), member of the Canadian Parliament

Religion

• John Thomson (Presbyterian minister) (1690–1753), Irish-born Presbyterian minister in Philadelphia
• John Thomson (bishop) (born 1959), Church of England Bishop of Selby
• John Thomson, minister in Sutherland, Scotland who was responsible for recording the works of the poet Rob Donn

Science

• John Thomson (physician) (1765–1846), Scottish surgeon and physician
• John Thomson (cartographer) (1777–1840), Scottish cartographer
• John Millar Thomson (1849–1933), British chemist
• Arthur Thomson (naturalist) (John Arthur Thomson, 1861–1933), Scottish naturalist
• John Walter Thomson (1913–2009), Scottish-American lichenologist

Sports

• Jock Thomson (1906–1979), Scottish football player and manager
• John Thomson (footballer, born 1896) (1896–1980), Scottish football goalkeeper
• John Thomson (footballer, born 1909) (1909–1931), Scottish football goalkeeper
• John Thomson (footballer, born 1915) (1915–1944), Scottish footballer
• John Thomson (swimmer) (1903–1976), British freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics
• Johnny Thomson (1922–1960), American race car driver
• John Thomson (baseball) (born 1973), American baseball player
• John Thomson (bowls), Welsh international lawn bowls player
• John Thomson (rower) (1932–2019), English international rower

Other

• John Thomson (fraudster), warehouse keeper of the Charitable Corporation
• John Thomson (librarian) (1835–1916), American librarian
• John Thomson (RAF officer) (1941–1994), one of the senior officers of the Royal Air Force, later Commander-in-Chief Strike Command
• John Bell Thomson (1835–1896), New Zealand police officer and detective
• John Deas Thomson (c. 1763–1838), British Navy administrator
• John Sen Inches Thomson (1845–1933), Scottish whaler and sealer, ship owner, captain and author
• John Turnbull Thomson (1821–1884), English civil engineer
• John Thomson (died 1998), Deputy Steward of Oxford University and Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire

See also

• Jack Thomson (disambiguation)
• John Thompson (disambiguation)
• Jon Thomson (born 1969), British artist