Hugh Thompson

Hugh Thompson may refer to:

  • Hugh Miller Thompson (1830–1903), second bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi
  • Hugh Smith Thompson (1836–1904), Governor of South Carolina, 1882–1886
  • Hugh Thompson, Jr. (1943–2006), helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War known for his role in curtailing the My Lai massacre
  • Hugh Thompson (actor) (1887–?), actor in dozens of early silent movies
  • Hugh Thompson (baritone) (1915–2006), American opera singer
  • Hugh Thompson (architect), American architect
  • Hugh Thompson (cricketer) (born 1934), former English cricketer

Famous quotes containing the words hugh and/or thompson:

    “But country folks who live beneath
    The shadow and the steeple;
    The parson and the parson’s wife,
    And mostly married people;”
    —Arthur Hugh Clough (1819–1861)

    “Fold up the banners! Smelt the guns!
    Love rules, Her gentler purpose runs.
    A mighty mother turns in tears
    The pages of her battle years,
    Lamenting all her fallen sons!”
    —Will Henry Thompson (1848–1918)