John Thomson may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

  • John Thomson of Duddingston (1778–1840), Scottish minister and landscape artist
  • John Thomson (comedian) (born 1969), English comedian and actor
  • John Thomson (composer) (1805–1841), Scottish composer
  • John Thomson (photographer) (1837–1921), Scottish photographer
  • John J. Thomson, Canadian production sound mixer
  • John M. Thomson (1926–1999), New Zealand musicologist
  • John Stuart Thomson (1869–1950), American author

Business

  • John Edgar Thomson (1808–1874), American civil engineer, railroad executive and industrialist
  • John Thomson (Australian businessman) (1887–1960), longtime general manager of Wesfarmers
  • John Thomson (banker) (1908–1998), British banker

Politics

  • John Thomson (Australian politician) (1862–1934), Nationalist member of the House of Representatives
  • John Thomson (Western Australian politician) (1865–1947), Nationalist Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly
  • John Thomson (Victorian politician) (1853–1917), Commonwealth Liberal Member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly
  • John Bryce Thomson (1840–1911), mayor of Dunedin, New Zealand
  • John Charles Thomson (1866–1934), New Zealand politician
  • John Thomson (MP) (1521–1597), MP for New Windsor and Bedfordshire
  • John Thomson (diplomat) (1927–2018), British high commissioner to India and ambassador to the UN
  • John Thomson (Ohio politician) (1780–1852), U.S. Congressman from Ohio
  • John Renshaw Thomson (1800–1862), U.S. Senator from New Jersey
  • John William Thomson (1928–2025), member of the Canadian Parliament

Religion

  • John Thomson (Presbyterian minister) (1690–1753), Irish-born Presbyterian minister in Philadelphia
  • John Thomson (bishop) (born 1959), Church of England Bishop of Selby
  • John Thomson, minister in Sutherland, Scotland who was responsible for recording the works of the poet Rob Donn

Science

  • John Thomson (physician) (1765–1846), Scottish surgeon and physician
  • John Thomson (cartographer) (1777–1840), Scottish cartographer
  • John Millar Thomson (1849–1933), British chemist
  • Arthur Thomson (naturalist) (John Arthur Thomson, 1861–1933), Scottish naturalist
  • John Walter Thomson (1913–2009), Scottish-American lichenologist

Sports

  • Jock Thomson (1906–1979), Scottish football player and manager
  • John Thomson (footballer, born 1896) (1896–1980), Scottish football goalkeeper
  • John Thomson (footballer, born 1909) (1909–1931), Scottish football goalkeeper
  • John Thomson (footballer, born 1915) (1915–1944), Scottish footballer
  • John Thomson (swimmer) (1903–1976), British freestyle swimmer who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics
  • Johnny Thomson (1922–1960), American race car driver
  • John Thomson (baseball) (born 1973), American baseball player
  • John Thomson (bowls), Welsh international lawn bowls player
  • John Thomson (rower) (1932–2019), English international rower

Other

  • John Thomson (fraudster), warehouse keeper of the Charitable Corporation
  • John Thomson (librarian) (1835–1916), American librarian
  • John Thomson (RAF officer) (1941–1994), one of the senior officers of the Royal Air Force, later Commander-in-Chief Strike Command
  • John Bell Thomson (1835–1896), New Zealand police officer and detective
  • John Deas Thomson (c. 1763–1838), British Navy administrator
  • John Sen Inches Thomson (1845–1933), Scottish whaler and sealer, ship owner, captain and author
  • John Turnbull Thomson (1821–1884), English civil engineer
  • John Thomson (died 1998), Deputy Steward of Oxford University and Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire

See also

  • Jack Thomson (disambiguation)
  • John Thompson (disambiguation)
  • Jon Thomson (born 1969), British artist