[tomp-suh
n, tom-] 
| 1. | Benjamin, Count Rumford, 1753–1814, English physicist and diplomat, born in the U.S. |
| 2. | David, 1770–1857, Canadian fur trader, surveyor, author, and explorer, born in England. |
| 3. | David, born 1954, U.S. basketball player. |
| 4. | Dorothy, 1894–1961, U.S. journalist. |
| 5. | Francis, 1859–1907, English poet. |
| 6. | J(ames) Walter, 1847–1928, U.S. advertising executive. |
| 7. | Sir John Sparrow David, 1844–94, Canadian statesman: prime minister 1892–94. |
| 8. | Randall, [ran-dl] , 1899–1984, U.S. composer and teacher. |
| 9. | Sylvia, 1902–68, English novelist, born in Scotland. |
| 10. | a city in N central Manitoba, in central Canada: nickel mining. 14,288. |
| 11. | a town in NE Connecticut. 8141. |
| 12. | a river with two branches, (North Thompson) and (South Thompson), that join in S British Columbia, Canada, flowing W and SW to the Fraser River: 304 mi. (489 km) long. |
| 13. | a river in S Iowa and N Missouri, flowing SE and S to the Grand River. 175 mi. (282 km) long. |
| Thompson (tŏmp'sən, tŏm'-) Pronunciation Key
American-born British physicist who conducted numerous experiments on heat and friction, which led him to discover that heat is produced by moving particles. |