Paul Thompson may refer to:

Education

  • Paul Thompson (professor) (born 1951), British management professor at the University of Strathclyde
  • Paul B. Thompson (philosopher) (born 1951), American philosopher at Michigan State University
  • Paul H. Thompson (born 20th century), American educator and administrator
  • Paul Thompson (arts administrator) (born 1959), chair of the British Council
  • Paul Thompson (neuroscientist) (born 1971), professor of neurology, University of Southern California

Literature

  • Paul Thompson (9/11 researcher), born 20th century, American writer; author of the non-fiction book The Terror Timeline
  • Paul Thompson (oral historian) (born 1935), British sociologist and oral historian
  • Paul B. Thompson (novelist) (born 1958), American fantasy writer
  • Paul Thompson (playwright) (born 1940), Canadian playwright and theatre director

Sports

  • Paul Thompson (American football) (born 1983), American quarterback for the University of Oklahoma Sooners
  • Paul Thompson (Australian footballer) (born 1958), Australian footballer for Melbourne
  • Paul Thompson (basketball) (born 1961), American former basketball player
  • Paul Thompson (footballer, born 1973) (born 1973), English former Hartlepool United player
  • Paul Thompson (ice hockey, born 1906) (1906–1991), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
  • Paul Thompson (ice hockey, born 1965) (born 1965), British ice hockey player and coach
  • Paul Thompson (ice hockey, born 1988), American ice hockey player
  • Paul Thompson (rower) (born 1964), Australian Olympic rowing coach for Australia and Great Britain
  • Paul Thompson (rugby league), Australian rugby league player

Other

  • Paul Thompson (1907–1984), British documentary film-maker, film historian and critic better known as Paul Rotha
  • Paul Thompson (broadcaster), Australian broadcaster
  • Paul Thompson (musician) (born 1951), English drummer for Roxy Music
  • Paul Thompson (sinologist) (1931–2007), British sinologist and pioneer in the field of Chinese computer applications
  • Paul Thompson, 1st Baron Wenlock (1784–1852), English nobleman and Whig politician
  • Paul W. Thompson (1906–1996), U.S. Army officer and Reader's Digest executive
  • Paul Thompson (media executive), New Zealand media executive

See also

  • Pearl Thompson (born 1957), English musician for The Cure; born Paul Stephen Thompson
  • Paul Thomson (disambiguation)