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John Thompson, Hall of Fame Basketball Coach, Dies at 78

The first Black coach to lead a team to the N.C.A.A. men’s basketball championship, he helped mold N.B.A. stars like Patrick Ewing and Allen Iverson at Georgetown University.

James R. Thompson, Longest-Serving Governor of Illinois, Dies at 84

A relentless campaigner, he served for 14 years after winning an election to a special two-year term in 1976.

Danny Ray Thompson, 72, Dies; Mainstay of Sun Ra’s Otherworldly Band

For the better part of five decades, he was the baritone saxophonist and linchpin of one of the most idiosyncratic and influential ensembles in jazz.

YouTube Star Grant Thompson Dies in Paragliding Accident

Mr. Thompson rose to fame as the man behind the popular channel “The King of Random.”

Johnny Thompson, a Magician’s Magician, Is Dead at 84

As the Great Tomsoni, he made audiences laugh and gasp. As a consultant, he showed other magicians how to get the most out of a trick.

Fred Thompson, Who Championed Women in Track, Dies at 85

A former assistant attorney general, he gave up his law career to coach young athletes in Brooklyn and to run the Colgate Women’s Games for 40 years.

William C. Thompson, Pioneering Black Legislator and Judge, Dies at 94

Mr. Thompson was Brooklyn’s first black state senator, an appeals court justice and a politician who urged a larger role for black Democrats in New York.

Notable Deaths 2016: Jane Thompson

Marcia Thompson, Prudent Promoter of the Arts, Dies at 94

From her unheralded role at the Ford Foundation, she gave cultural groups with artistic potential the financial incentives to close their budget gaps.

Harriette Thompson, Marathon Runner Into Her 90s, Dies at 94

Ms. Thompson, a classical pianist and cancer survivor, was 76 when she started running marathons and completed a half-marathon in June.