title: Daniel Thompson
text: # Daniel Thompson
  
  Daniel, Dan, or Danny Thompson may refer to:
  
  ## In arts and media
  
  * Danny Thompson (born 1939), English double bass player
  * Danny Ray Thompson (1947-2020), American jazz saxophonist with Sun Ra's Arkestra
  * Danny Thompson (drummer) (born 1967), drummer for American punk rock band Face to Face
  * Daniel Thompson (poet) (1935–2004), American poet and activist in Cleveland, Ohio
  * Daniel Pierce Thompson (1795–1868), American novelist and lawyer in Vermont
  * Daniel V. Thompson (1902–1980), American art historian and translator
  
  ## In sport
  
  * Danny Thompson (baseball) (1947–1976), American baseball infielder
  * Dan Thompson (footballer) (born 1994), English footballer
  * Danny Thompson (racing driver) (born 1948), American racing driver
  * Dan Thompson (swimmer) (born 1956), Canadian butterfly swimmer
  * Dan Thompson (speedway rider), (born 2004), English speedway rider
  
  ## Other people
  
  * Danny Thompson (bounty hunter), American bounty hunter in the reality series Airplane Repo
  * Daniel Thompson (inventor) (1921–2015), Canadian-born American inventor and entrepreneur
  