Richard John Thompson (born 3 April 1949 in Notting Hill Gate, West London) is a British songwriter, guitar player and recording and performing musician.
Thompson is especially well regarded as a guitar player. He was named in the top 20 in Rolling Stone Magazine's list of The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. In 1991 he was awarded the Orville H. Gibson ward for best acoustic guitar player. blank">Thompson biography on official web site. Accessed 2008-03-02
Thompson's songwriting has been recognised by an Ivor Novello Award and, in 2006, a lifetime achievement award from BBC Radio two. . Artists to have recorded Thompson compositions include _Del McCoury, Bonnie Raitt, Elvis Costello, The Corrs, Norma Waterson and The Blind Boys of Alabama.
Richard Thompson made his debut as a recording artist as a member of Fairport Convention in September of 1967. He has continued to write and release new material, and plays many live shows each year.
Richard Graeme "Rich" Thompson (born July 1, 1984 in Hornsby, Australia) is a Major League Baseball relief pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.
Thompson was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim on February 13, 2002.
In 2004, he was part of the Australian Olympic baseball team, which achieved a Silver Medal at the Athens Olympics.
Thompson had his contract purchased by the Angels' major league club on September 1, 2007, marking the first time he was on the major league roster. He made his major league debut on that same day against the Texas Rangers
