# 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 Brigadier General during the American Civil War
* 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
* 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