Daniel, Dan, or Danny Thompson may refer to:

• 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

• 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

• Danny Thompson (bounty hunter), American bounty hunter in the reality series Airplane Repo
• Daniel Thompson (inventor) (1921–2015), Canadian-born American inventor and entrepreneur

• Danny Thomson (born 1991), Scottish footballer