David Thompson

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There are several men named David Thompson:

In exploration:

• David Thompson (less commonly Thomson) - founder (1623) of the first European settlement in New Hampshire, United States. See: History of New Hampshire#Founding: 1600–1775.
• David Thompson (explorer) (1770-1857), Canadian explorer

In politics and diplomacy:

• David Thompson (Barbadian politician) (2008- ), the current Prime Minister of Barbados
• David Thompson (Canadian politician) (1836-1886), former member of the Canadian House of Commons
• David Thompson (Scottish politician), current Scottish National Party member of the Scottish Parliament for Highlands and Islands
• David Eugene Thompson (1854-1942), American diplomat
• David P. Thompson (1834-1901), governor of the Idaho Territory, mayor of Portland, Oregon

In sport:

• David Thompson (basketball) (b. 1954), member of the Basketball Hall of Fame
• David Thompson (footballer) (b. 1977), former English football player with Liverpool, Coventry, Blackburn, Wigan, Portsmouth and Bolton.
• David Thompson (footballer born 1945), English footballer with Wolverhampton Wanderers and Southampton
• David Thompson (American football) (b. 1975), American football player

In music and film:

• David H. Thompson (1884-1957), American actor
• David Thompson (writer), writer and playwright including Steel Pier
• Dave Thompson, a British actor and comedian
• David M. Thompson, founder of BBC Films
• David Thompson, lead singer of the Canadian country band Thunder Road (band)

In other fields:

• David Thompson (chef), Australian chef
• David E. Thompson (1906-), American landscape architect
• Dave Thompson (radio host), former attorney and current radio host in Minneapolis-St. Paul, Minnesota

Also

• David Thompson Highway, named for the explorer of Canada

[edit] See also

• David Thomson