Robert Thompson

Last updated September 28, 2025

Robert or Bob Thompson may refer to:

Entertainment

Lil RT (Robert Thompson, born 2014), American rapper
Bob Thompson (musician) (1924–2013), American orchestra leader, arranger, composer
Bob Thompson (painter) (1937–1966), American figurative painter
Bob Thompson (pianist) (born 1942), American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
Bob Thompson (wine) (born 1934), American wine writer
Robert E. Thompson (screenwriter) (1924–2004), American screenwriter
Robert Livingstone Thompson, birth name of Dandy Livingstone (born 1943), British-Jamaican reggae musician and producer
Robert Scott Thompson (born 1959), composer of ambient, instrumental and electroacoustic music
Robert Thompson (bassoonist) (born 1936), American bassoonist
Robert Thompson (dancer) (1933–1984), American dancer and choreographer

Military

Robert G. Thompson (1915–1965), American World War II hero and Communist Party USA activist
Robert Grainger Ker Thompson (1916–1992), British soldier and counter-insurgency expert
Robert Means Thompson (1849–1930), American naval officer
Robert Thompson (spy) (born 1935), U.S. Air Force clerk and spy for the Soviet Union

Politics

Robert A. Thompson (1805–1876), American politician, U.S. Representative from Virginia
Robert Adam Thompson (1860–1947), merchant, miller and politician in Ontario, Canada
Robert F. Thompson (born 1971), American politician, Arkansas state senator
Robert J. Thompson (1937–2006), Pennsylvania State Senator
Robert N. Thompson (1914–1997), Canadian politician, chiropractor, and educator
Robert Schuyler Thompson (1844–1930), businessman and politician in Manitoba, Canada
Robert Thompson (Irish politician) (1839–1918), Irish Member of Parliament in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Robert Thompson (Mississippi politician) (1830–?), Mississippi state Representative
Robert Thompson (New Zealand politician) (1840–1922), New Zealand politician
Robert Thompson (West Virginia politician), American politician, West Virginia state delegate
Robert Thompson (Wisconsin politician) (1927–1999), American politician, Wisconsin state assemblyman
Robert Townshend Thompson (1792–1887), Virginia politician, lawyer and slavery opponent

Sports

Bob Thompson (footballer, born February 1890) (1890–1958), English football full back for Everton and others
Bob Thompson (footballer, born September 1890) (1890–1969), English football forward for numerous clubs
Bob Thompson (soccer) (born 1981), American Association football player, coach
Robbie Thompson (born 1967), Australian rules footballer for Adelaide
Robbie Thompson (Scottish footballer) (born 2004), Scottish footballer for Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Robby Thompson (born 1962), American baseball player
Robert Thompson (American football) (born 1960), American football linebacker
Robert Thompson (Australian footballer, born 1891) (1891–1918), Australian rules footballer for University
Robert Thompson (Australian footballer, born 1947) (1947–2018), Australian rules footballer for Essendon
Robert Thompson (cyclist) (1884–1974), British Olympic road racing cyclist
Robert Thompson (footballer, born 1878) (1878–19??), English footballer
Robert Thompson (rugby, born 1869) (1869–1952), Irish rugby union player
Robert Thompson (rugby union, born 1947) (1947–2018), New Zealander-Australian rugby union player who represented Australia
Robert Thompson (water polo) (born 1947), Canadian water polo player and coach

Others

Robert B. Thompson (1811–1841), British-American Latter Day Saint leader, historian, and newspaper editor
Robert Charles Thompson (1931–1995), Canadian-American mathematician
Robert E. Thompson (journalist) (1921–2003), American political writer and journalist
Robert Farris Thompson (1932–2021), American art historian, writer, professor
Robert H. Thompson (1944–2017), British numismatist
Robert Thompson (born 1982), a 10-year-old perpetrator in the murder of James Bulger
Robert Thompson (chef) (born 1981), British Michelin-starred chef
Robert Thompson (designer) (1876–1955), British furniture maker
Robert Thompson (media scholar) (born 1959), American media historian
Robert Thompson (poker director), American poker official in Las Vegas
Robert Thompson (priest), Irish Dean of Ardfert from 1959 until 1966

References

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