Around the globe, Thompson (Thompson 
, トンプソン 
, Томпсон 
) is a common gender-neutral given name. The given name Thompson is characteristic of Nigeria, where it is quite a common unisex name, Ghana, where it is quite a rare primarily boy's, but very seldom girly name, and Brunei, where it is quite a rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Nigeria, the United States, and Ghana. Much more prevalently, Thompson is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Thompson | Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, United States, Nigeria |
| トンプソン | Japan |
| Томпсон | Russia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan |
| תומפסון | Israel |
Thompson is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
| stevens thompson Attorney General of Virginia (b. 1674) |
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| sir john thompson (b. 1671) |
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smith thompson United States federal judge (1768-1843), US (b. 1768) |
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martín jacobo thompson Argentinian military personnel (1777-1819), AR (b. 1777) |
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| beilby thompson British politician (b. 1742) |
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waddy thompson, jr. American politician, US (b. 1798) |
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| hedge thompson American politician (1780-1828), US (b. 1780) |
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| wiley thompson American politician (1781-1835), US (b. 1781) |
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denman thompson American playwright and actor (1833-1911), US (b. 1833) |
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| arad thompson born 1786.12.30; portrait painter; painter (b. 1786) |
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lewis augustus thompson American politician (1845-1931), US (b. 1845) |
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| sir henry thompson, 3rd baronet British baronet (b. 1796) |
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allen edwin thompson Canadian politician, CA (b. 1855) |
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| acheson quinton thompson (born 1806) (b. 1806) |
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| lewis thompson American enslaver and plantation owner (b. 1808) |
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