John T. Thompson
- March 10, 2024
- Entrepreneur
Quick Facts
| Date Of Birth | Dec 31, 1860(1860-12-31) |
| Age | 164 |
| Date Of Death | August 30, 2020, Arlington County, VA |
| Country | United States |
| Horoscope | Sagittarius |
John T. Thompson Biography
| Birthday | Dec 31 |
| Birth Year | 1860 |
| Place Of Birth | Kentucky |
John T. Thompson is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on December 31, 1860 in Newport, KY, Kentucky, United States. As of June 1, 2023, John has a net worth approximately $5 Million. He and Hiram Maxim, inventor of the famous machine gun, both designed weapons that would revolutionize close combat.
Inventor of the eponymous submachine gun that came into wide use around World War II.
His weapon proved useful in Mafia reckonings around Prohibition-era Chicago, leading to its nicknames the Chicago Piano and Chicago Typerwriter.
He was born in Newport, Kentucky, the son of Lt. Col. James Thompson.
John T. Thompson Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Entrepreneur |
| House | Living in own house. |
John is one of the richest Entrepreneur from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John T. Thompson 's net worth $5 Million.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6 ft 10 in |
John T. Thompson height 6 ft 10 in John weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
John T. Thompson Wife
According to our records, John T. Thompson married to Gwendolyn Thompson. As of January 12, 2023, John T. Thompson’s is not dating anyone.
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Facts & Trivia
John Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. John T. Thompson celebrates birthday on December 31 of every year.
What did John T. Thompson do?
John T. Thompson. John Taliaferro Thompson invented and developed the Thompson Submachine Gun. He was a Colonel in the United States Army during the Spanish-American War, and then retired during World War I before the US entered the war to work for the Remington Arms Company as Chief Engineer.
What did John Thompson invent?
Thompson submachine gun
Who invented Thompson?
Inventors
Who patented the Tommy gun?
Thompson submachine gun, byname Tommy gun, submachine gun patented in 1920 by its American designer, John T. Thompson. It weighed almost 10 pounds (4.5 kg) empty and fired . 45-calibre ammunition.
Who designed the M16?
M16 rifle, also called AR-15, assault rifle developed as the AR-15 by American engineer Eugene Stoner of ArmaLite Inc. in the late 1950s.