Tompkins (surname)

Tompkins is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Aaron B. Tompkins (1844–1931), American cavalry soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
• Andrew Tompkins, Australian musician
• Angel Tompkins (born 1942), American actress
• Anne Tompkins (born 1962), American lawyer
• Arthur S. Tompkins (1865–1938), U.S. Representative from New York
• Barry Tompkins (born 1940), American sportscaster
• Bernard Tompkins (1904–1965), New York politician
• Brian Tompkins, Yale Varsity Soccer coach
• Caleb Tompkins (1759–1846), U.S. Representative from New York
• Charles Henry Tompkins (1830–1915), Union Brevet Brigadier General during the American Civil War and Medal of Honor winner
• Charles Henry Tompkins Sr. (1834–1895), Union Brevet Brigadier General during the American Civil War from Rhode Island
• Charles Hook Tompkins (1883–1956), American engineer and architect
• Chris Tompkins, American songwriter
• Christopher Tompkins (1780–1858), U.S. Representative from Kentucky
• Cydnor B. Tompkins (1810–1862), U.S. Representative from Ohio
• Daniel D. Tompkins (1775–1824), American Vice-president
• Darlene Tompkins (1940–2019), American actress
• David Tompkins (1929–2023), New Zealand lawyer and jurist
• Don Tompkins (1933–1982), American jewelry artist
• Douglas Tompkins (1943–2015), American environmentalist, co-founder of outdoor clothing companies, owner of Pumalín Park, Chile
• Emmett Tompkins (1853–1917), U.S. Representative from Ohio
• Fred Tompkins (born 1943), American jazz flautist
• Gwyn R. Tompkins (1861–1938), American horse racing trainer
• Hannah Tompkins (1721–1829), wife of Daniel D. Tompkins
• Hannah Tompkins (1920–1995), American artist
• Jack Tompkins (1909–1993), American baseball and ice hockey player
• James Tompkins, Australian rules footballer
• Jason Tompkins, British actor
• Jessie Tompkins (born 1959), former American athlete
• Joan Tompkins (1915–2005), American actress
• Joe Tompkins (born 1968), American professional skier
• Joe I. Tompkins, costume designer, see Academy Award for Best Costume Design
• John Almy Tompkins (1837–1916), Union Brevet Lieutenant Colonel during the American Civil War
• John Almy Tompkins II (11871-1941), American architect
• Kris Tompkins (born 1950), American conservationist
• Larry Tompkins (born 1963), retired Irish Gaelic football manager
• Madeline Tompkins (born 1952), American airline pilot, co-pilot Aloha Airlines flight 243
• Mark Tompkins (racehorse trainer), British racehorse trainer
• Mark Tompkins (dancer) (born 1954), American-born French artist, dancer and choreographer
• Mike Tompkins (politician) (born 1948), U.S. politician
• Mike Tompkins (musician) (born 1987), Canadian musician
• Minthorne Tompkins (1807–1881), New York politician
• Oscar Tompkins (1893–1969), American lawyer
• Patrick W. Tompkins (died 1853), U.S. Representative from Mississippi
• Paul F. Tompkins (born 1968), American actor and comedian
• Pauline Tompkins (died 2004), American educator
• Peter Tompkins (1919–2007), American journalist
• Ptolemy Tompkins (born 1962), American writer
• Richard Tompkins (1918–1992), American entrepreneur
• Ronald G. Tompkins, American physician and academic
• Ross Tompkins (1938–2006), American jazz pianist
• Sally Louisa Tompkins (1833–1916), American humanitarian, nurse and philanthropist
• Shawn Tompkins (1974–2011), Canadian former martial arts fighter
• Stephen Tompkins (born 1971), American artist and animator
• Steve Tompkins, American television writer
• Sue Tompkins (born 1971), British visual and sound artist
• Tony Tompkins (born 1982), Canadian football player