Thompson
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Thomp·son
ˈtäm(p)-sən 
Benjamin 1753–1814 Count
Rumford
ˈrəm(p)-fərd
British (American-born) physicist and statesman
British (American-born) physicist and statesman
Thompson
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Dorothy 1894–1961 American journalist
Thompson
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Francis 1859–1907 English poet
Thompson
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Sir John Sparrow David 1844–1894 Canadian statesman; prime minister (1892–94)
Thompson
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Thomp·son
ˈtäm(p)-sən
river 304 miles (489 kilometers) long in southern British Columbia, Canada, flowing south
(as the North Thompson)
and then west and southwest into the Fraser River
Note: The Thompson is joined by a branch, the South Thompson .
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“Thompson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Thompson. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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