William Carrington Thompson (November 6, 1915 – June 11, 2011) was an American jurist and politician.

During World War II, Thompson served in the U.S. Navy, at various times patrolling the Eastern shore and in the Pacific Ocean.

In 1959, Thompson won election to the House of Delegates, serving as a Democrat representing Danville and Pittsylvania County.

The General Assembly elected a him as judge for the Twenty-Second Judicial Circuit in 1973, and he heard cases in Danville as well as Franklin and Pittsylvania Counties.

[2] After Justice Alexander Harman retired, the General Assembly elected Judge Thompson to the Supreme Court of Virginia, effective February 1, 1980.