Political Figures
- William Thompson (died 1637), MP for Scarborough
- William Thompson (1629-1692), English Member of Parliament for Scarborough
- Sir William Thompson (London) (1614–1681), English Member of Parliament for the City of London, 1661–1679
- William Thompson (Ipswich MP) (1678–1739), English Member of Parliament for Ipswich
- William Thompson (died 1744), English Member of Parliament for Scarborough
- William Thompson (philosopher) (1775–1883), Irish political and philosophical writer and social reformer
- William Thompson (Upper Canada) (1786–1860), political figure in Upper Canada
- William Thompson (ironmaster) (1793–1854), ironmaster and MP for Westmorland
- William Thompson (Iowa) (1813–1897), U.S. Representative from Iowa
- William Barlum Thompson (1860–1941), mayor of Detroit, 1907–1908 and 1911–1912
- William Clyde Thompson (1839–?), Texas Choctaw leader
- William Thompson (Australian politician) (1863–1953), Irish-born Australian politician
- William Thompson (?–1866), also known as Wiremu Tamihana, Maori preacher and public figure
- William Thompson (North Carolina), member of the North Carolina General Assembly of 1778 and 1779
- William G. Thompson (1840–1904), mayor of Detroit, 1880-1883
- William George Thompson (1830–1911), U.S. Representative from Iowa
- William Hale Thompson (1869–1944), mayor of Chicago, 1915–1923 and 1927–1931
- William Henry Thompson (1853–1937), U.S. Senator from Nebraska
- William Howard Thompson (1871–1928), U.S. Senator from Kansas
- William Carrington Thompson (1915–2011), American politician and jurist from Virginia
- William Thompson (Ulster Unionist politician) (1939–2010), Northern Ireland politician
- William Thompson (New York) (born 1953), known as Bill, 42nd New York City Comptroller and Democratic nominee for New York City Mayor
- Col. William Thompson (journalist) (1848–1934), American Indian fighter and journalist
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