Politics and Diplomacy
- David Thompson (Barbadian politician) (1961–2010), Prime Minister of Barbados
- David Thompson (Canadian politician) (1836–1886), member of the Canadian House of Commons
- David Thompson (Scottish politician) (born 1949), Scottish National Party member of the Scottish Parliament for Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch
- David Eugene Thompson (1854–1942), American diplomat
- David P. Thompson (1834–1901), governor of the Idaho Territory, mayor of Portland, Oregon
- David R. Thompson (1930–2011), U.S. federal judge
- Dave Thompson (radio host) (born 1961), Minnesota State Senator
- David Thompson (Canada West politician) (1793–1851), entrepreneur and political figure in Canada West
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