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 word thompson:

    “Myths and legends die hard in America. We love them for the extra dimension they provide, the illusion of near-infinite possibility to erase the narrow confines of most men’s reality. Weird heroes and mould-breaking champions exist as living proof to those who need it that the tyranny of “the rat race” is not yet final.”
    —Hunter S. Thompson (b. 1939)