James Thompson

James, Jim, Jimmy or Jamie Thompson may refer to:

Arts and sciences

James Thompson (cartographer), who produced one of the first maps of York
James Thompson (crime writer), American-Finnish crime writer
James Thompson (designer), Northern Irish inventor and patent holder in the airline seating industry
James Thompson (surveyor), who produced the first plat of Chicago
James Thompson (journalist), journalist and local historian
James D. Thompson, American sociologist, author of Organizations in Action
James Edwin Thompson, English born American surgeon
James Matthew Thompson, English historian and theologian
James Maurice Thompson, American novelist
James R. Thompson Jr., known as J.R. Thompson, former director of NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, 1986–1989
James R. Thompson (statistician), American statistician
James Westfall Thompson, American historian
Jamie Thompson (musician), Canadian musician
Jim Thompson (writer), American author and screenwriter, known for his pulp crime fiction
Jimmy Thompson (actor), British actor
Jimmy Thompson (comics artist), Canadian artist in the Golden Age of Comics
Uncle Jimmy Thompson, country music pioneer

James Pyke Thompson, English corn merchant and philanthropist
James Walter Thompson, American advertiser and namesake of the JWT advertising agency
Jim Thompson (designer), revived the Thai silk industry
James E. Thompson, founder, chairman and chief executive of The Crown Worldwide Group

James Thompson (VC), recipient of the Victoria Cross
James Thompson of brothers Allen and James Thompson, American Civil War soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
Floyd James Thompson, America's longest-held POW; spent almost 9 years in POW camps in Vietnam
James B. Thompson, American soldier who fought in the American Civil War
James E. Thompson Jr., U.S. Army general
James H. Thompson, American soldier, surgeon and recipient of the Medal of Honor

James Thompson (swimmer), Canadian swimmer at the 1928 Olympics
James Thompson (rower), South African rower
Jim Thompson (powerboat racing), manager of three-time Harmsworth Trophy winner Miss Supertest III
Jim Thompson (designer), American businessman and Olympic sailor

James Thompson (chess player), American chess master
James Thompson (cricketer), Nevisian cricketer
Jim Thomson (ice hockey, born 1965), Canadian ice hockey player
James Thompson (racing driver), English racing driver
James Thompson (fighter), English mixed martial artist
James Thompson (table tennis), English table tennis player
J. B. Thompson, co-creator of the laws of Australian rules football
Jim Thompson (coach), founder and executive director of Positive Coaching Alliance and author
James Thompson (judoka), American judoka
Sandy Thompson, American baseball player