Edward Thompson Explained

Edward Thompson or variants may refer to:

Politicians

Edward Thompson (of Sheriff Hutton) (c. 1639–1701), English landowner and politician
Edward Thompson (1697–1742), British MP and Lord of the Admiralty
Edward Thompson (FDNY Commissioner) (1913–1995), American firefighter, Fire Commissioner of New York City
Edward Charles Thompson (1851–1933), Member of Parliament for North Monaghan, 1900–1906
Edward Herbert Thompson (1857–1935), US diplomat and archaeologist
Ed Thompson (Texas politician) (born 1950), American politician
Ed Thompson (Wisconsin politician) (1944–2011), American businessman and politician

Edward Thompson (footballer) (1894–1918), English footballer
Eddie Thompson (businessman) (1940–2008), Scottish businessman and football club chairman
Eddie Thompson (Canadian football) (1917–1943), Canadian football player and WW2 airman
Eddie Thompson (cricketer) (1907–1982), English cricketer
Eddie Thompson (rugby union) (1906–?), Australian rugby union player
Ed Thompson (footballer) (born 1983), English football goalkeeper

Edward Healy Thompson (1813–1891), English Roman Catholic writer
Edward John Thompson (1886–1946), British scholar, novelist, historian and translator
Edward Roffe Thompson (1891–1973), English author and journalist
Edward Kramer Thompson (1907–1996), American writer and editor
E. P. Thompson (1924–1993), British historian, socialist, author and peace campaigner

Edward Thompson (Royal Navy officer) (1738–1786), English commodore nicknamed "Poet Thompson" for his writings
Eddie Thompson (musician) (1925–1986), English jazz pianist
E. A. Thompson (Edward Arthur Thompson, 1914–1994), British historian