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:

    “Thou shalt not kill; but need’st not strive
    Officiously to keep alive:
    Do not adultery commit;
    Advantage rarely comes of it:”
    —Arthur Hugh Clough (1819–1861)

    “Women have had the vote for over forty years and their organizations lobby in Washington for all sorts of causes; why, why, why don’t they take up their own causes and obvious needs?”
    —Dorothy Thompson (1894–1961)