Sports Figures
- Jocko Thompson (1917–1988), born John Samuel Thompson, former Major League Baseball pitcher
- John "Cat" Thompson (1906–1990), basketball player
- John Thompson (basketball) (born 1941), former basketball coach at Georgetown University
- John Thompson III (born 1966), his son, current coach at Georgetown
- John Thompson (American football) (born 1955), former defensive coordinator for the Ole Miss football team
- John Thompson (American football tight end) (born 1957), American football player
- Ernie Thompson (John Ernest Thompson, 1909–1985), former Manchester United F.C. player in the 1930s
- John Thompson (Irish footballer) (born 1981), Irish professional footballer
- Jon Thompson (beach volleyball) (born 1977), American beach volleyball player
- Tug Thompson (John Parkinson Thompson, 1856–1938), former Major League Baseball outfielder
- John Thomson (footballer) (1909–1931), Celtic and Scotland goalkeeper, who died in a collision with an opposing player
- John Thompson (rugby union), rugby union player who represented Australia
- John Thompson (cricketer)
- John Thompson (Australian footballer)
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