United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
"Thompson directed the excavations that uncovered ancient ruins beneath the modern Athenian agora."
English physicist (born in America) who studied heat and friction; experiments convinced him that heat is caused by moving particles (1753-1814)
"Thompson, the English physicist born in America, was a key figure in proving that heat results from the motion of particles."
A British surname, from given names.
"The Thompson family has lived in that village for generations as a prominent local British surname derived from their ancestors' given names."
Thompson is a variant of Thomson that originally meant "son of Thomas." In some cases, it was adopted as an English version of the Scottish Gaelic name MacTamhais.