Ben Thompson

Benjamin Thompson may refer to:

  • Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford (1753–1814), Anglo-American physicist and inventor
  • Benjamin Thompson (politician) (1798–1852), US congressman from Massachusetts
  • Ben Thompson (Canadian politician) (born 1924), lawyer and Progressive Conservative party member
  • Benjamin Thompson (farmer) (1806–1890), main benefactor of the University of New Hampshire
  • Ben Thompson (lawman) (1843–1884), Texas gunfighter and city marshall of Austin
  • Benjamin C. Thompson (1918–2002), American architect
  • Bennie Thompson (born 1948), US congressman from Mississippi
  • Ben J. Thompson (born 1978), Australian rules footballer for Carlton
  • Ben W. Thompson (born 1973), Australian rules footballer for St Kilda
  • Benjamin Thompson (cricketer) (born 1980), former English cricketer
  • Ben Thompson (writer) (born 1980), author of Badass
  • Ben Thompson (actor) (born 1992), Coronation Street actor known for his role as Ryan Connor

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