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Thomp·​son ˈtäm(p)-sən 

Benjamin 1753–1814 Count Rumford ˈrəm(p)-fərd  British (American-born) physicist and statesman

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Dorothy 1894–1961 American journalist

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Francis 1859–1907 English poet

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Sir John Sparrow David 1844–1894 Canadian statesman; prime minister (1892–94)

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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 .