List of people with surname Smith

Smith is one of the most common surnames in the English-speaking world. Following is a list of notable people with the surname Smith.

People known primarily as having the surname Smith

Common combinations of given name and surname Smith

A

A. Hyatt Smith (1814–1892), American politician
Abby Hadassah Smith (1797–1879), American suffragist
Abigail Smith (fl. 1990s–2010s), New Zealand academic
Abram D. Smith (1811–1865), American jurist
Ahmaad Smith (born 1983), American football player
Akili Smith (born 1975), Canadian and American football player
Albert Hugh Smith (1903–1967), English philologist
Aldon Smith (born 1989), American football player
Ali Smith (born 1962), Scottish novelist and writer
Ambrose Smith (died 1584) English textile merchant and landowner
Anna Nicole Smith (1967–2007), American model and television personality
Anno Smith (1915–1990), Dutch ceramist, painter and sculptor
Arabella Smith, Turks and Caicos Islands politician
Argile Smith (born 1955), clergyman and interim university president
Árón Smith (born 1989), Irish racing driver
Ashbel Smith (1805–1886), father of the University of Texas, politician, doctor
August E. Smith (1879–1969), American politician and educator
Augustus Ledyard Smith (1901–1985), American archaeologist

B

Bella Smith (born 2001), Australian rules footballer
Bessie Smith (1894–1937), American blues singer
Braden Smith (born 1996), American football player
Brandt Smith (born 1959), Arkansas state legislator
Bubba Smith (1945–2011), American football player and actor

C

C. Aubrey Smith (1863–1948), English cricketer and actor
Cal Smith (1932–2013), American country singer
Caleb Blood Smith (1808–1864), American journalist and politician who served in Abraham Lincoln's Cabinet during the American Civil War
Charitie Lees Smith (1741–1823), Irish hymnwriter, religious writer
Chloe Smith (born 1982), Conservative Party politician
Chloe Smith (musician) (born c. 1983/1984), American lead singer of the musical group Rising Appalachia
Christen Smith (1785–1816), Norwegian naturalist, whose name is sometimes spelled Christian Smith or Chretien Smith
Connie Smith (born 1941), American musician
Conrad Smith (born 1981), New Zealand rugby player
Cordwainer Smith (pen name; 1913–1966), American science fiction author
Cotesworth P. Smith (1807–1862), Justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi

D

Dallas Smith (born 1977), Canadian singer and songwriter
Dallas Smith (ice hockey) (born 1941), Canadian ice hockey defenceman
Dallis Smith (born 1965), American football player
Dalton Smith (born 1997), British boxer
D'Ante Smith (born 1998), American football player
Delazon Smith (1816–1860), American politician
Delbert K. Smith (1862–1905), American politician
Delia Smith (born 1941), British television cook
DeMaurice Smith (born 1964), American lawyer and labor official
Dena A. Smith (1899–1968), American politician
Derron Smith (born 1992), American football player
De'Veon Smith (born 1994), American football player
Devon Smith (born 1981), Grenadian cricketer
DeVonta Smith (born 1998), American football player
Dewey Smith (1972–2009), American aquanaut
Digby Smith (born 1935), British military historian
Dinitia Smith (born 1945), American author and filmmaker
D'Joun Smith (born 1992), American football player
Dodie Smith (1896–1990), English novelist and playwright
Donta Smith (born 1983), professional basketball player, 2014 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP
Dudley Smith (1926–2016), British politician
Dwayne Smith (born 1983), Barbadian cricketer

E

Eben Smith (1832–1906), American businessman
Edmund Kirby Smith (1824–1893), American general
E. E. Smith (1890–1965), American science fiction author
Egerton Smith (1774–1841), British publisher
Elerson Smith (born 1998), American football player
Elihu Hubbard Smith (1771–1798), American physician and man of letters
Elliott Smith (1969–2003), American singer-songwriter
Ellison D. Smith (1864–1944), American politician who represented South Carolina in the United States Senate
Emmitt Smith (born 1969), American football player
Erik Smith (1931–2004), German-born British record producer, pianist and harpsichordist
Erwin Frink Smith (1854–1927), American bacteriologist
Estelle Turrell Smith (1854–after 1896), American social reformer
Eva Munson Smith (1843–1915), American composer, poet, author

G

Garth Smith (born 1955), bassist
Garth Smith (musician, born 1960), LDS musician
Geno Smith (born 1990), American football player
Germany Smith (1863–1927), 19th-century American baseball player
Gerrit Smith (1797–1874), philanthropist, abolitionist, U.S. Representative from New York
Gertrude Smith (1894–1985), American classicist
Giles Alexander Smith (1829–1876), Union general in the American Civil War
Grace Cossington Smith (1892–1984), Australian artist
Granger Smith (born 1979), American country music singer
Gretchen Smith (fl. 2010s), New York City Ballet dancer
Griffin Smith (1885–1955), Chief Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court

H

Hart F. Smith (born 1962), American mathematician
Herman L. Smith (1892–1950), American mathematician
Harvest Smith (born 1963), American basketball player
Hayden Smith (born 1985), Australian player of American football
Haydon Smith (1901–1948), English cricketer
Hobart Muir Smith (1912–2013), US-American herpetologist
Hoke L. Smith (1931–2004), American university president
Honor Smith (1908–1995), English neurologist
Hooley Smith (1903–1963), Canadian ice hockey player

I

Irv Smith Jr. (born 1998), American football player
Irving Smith (RAF officer) (1917–2000), New Zealand flying ace
Ito Smith (born 1995), American football player
Ivor Smith (born 1931), Australian rules footballer

J

Jaclyn Smith (born 1945), American actress
Jacqui Smith (born 1962), British politician
Jada Pinkett Smith (born 1971), American actress
Jaden Smith (born 1998), American actor, son of actor Will Smith
Jaleen Smith (born 1994), American basketball player
Jalen Smith (born 2000), American basketball player
Jamill Smith (born 1991), American football player
Jason Martin-Smith (1972–2001), English murder victim
Jasper Smith (born 1965), English entrepreneur
Jasper K. Smith (1905–1992), American politician
Jaylen Smith (born 1997), American football player
Jaylon Smith (born 1995), American football player
Jedediah Smith (1799–1831), American frontiersman, explorer, cartographer and writer
J'Mar Smith (born 1996), American football player
Jonnu Smith (born 1995), American football player
Joy Smith (born 1947), Canadian House of Commons member
J. R. Smith (born 1985), American basketball player
Justice Smith (born 1995), American film and television actor

K

Kaden Smith (born 1997), American football player
Karin Smith (born 1955), American javelin thrower
Katie Smith (born 1974), American basketball player
Keely Smith (1928–2017), American singer
Kerr Smith (born 1972), American actor
Klondike Smith (1887–1959), English baseball player
Kurtwood Smith (born 1943), American actor

L

L. J. Smith (born 1980), Philadelphia Eagles football player
Lane Smith (1936–2005), American actor
Larkin I. Smith (1944–1989), Mississippi politician
Lars Olsson Smith (1836–1913), Swedish distiller and politician
Laurids Smith (1754–1794), Danish clergyman, philosopher and early animal rights writer
Laverne Smith (born 1954), US American football player
Lawrie Smith (born 1956), British sailor
Lecitus Smith (born 1998), American football player
Lenzelle Smith Jr. (born 1991), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Leslee Smith (born 1990), British Virgin Islands basketball player
Loren A. Smith (born 1944), judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims
Lovie Smith (born 1958), American professional football coach
Lucille Elizabeth Bishop Smith (1892–1985), American entrepreneur, chef, and inventor
Lucky Blue Smith (born 1998), American model and musician
Luella Dowd Smith (1847–1941), American poet, author
Lura Eugenie Brown Smith (1864–?), American journalist, newspaper editor, author

M

M. Hoke Smith (1855–1931), United States Secretary of the Interior
Mabel Smith (1924–1972), American R&B singer better known as Big Maybelle
Macdonald Smith (1892–1949), Scottish–American professional golfer
Madeleine Smith (1835–1928), Scottish socialite and murder suspect
Madeline Smith (born 1949), English actress
Maisie Smith (born 2001), English actress and singer
Margo Smith (born 1942), American country music singer
Marguerite L. Smith (1894–1985), New York assemblywoman 1920–1921
Marilynn Smith (1929–2019), American golfer
Marva Smith (fl. 1970s–2010s), Manitoba judge
May Aimée Smith (1886-1962), English painter
Mayo Smith (1915–1977), American baseball player and manager
Mervyn Ashmore Smith (1904–1994), Australian artist
Mili Smith (born 1998), Scottish curler
Miriam Smith (born 1958), swimmer

N

Nana Smith (born 1971), American tennis player
Nellie von Gerichten Smith (1871–1952), American composer
Niki Smith, American author and cartoonist
Noland Smith (born 1943), American football player
Nora Archibald Smith (1859–1934), American children's book author

O

Omar Smith (born 1977), American football player
Orland Smith (1825–1903), American Civil War general
Orlando Smith (born 1944), Virgin Islands politician
Ozzie Smith (born 1954), American baseball player

P

Paris Smith (fl. 2010s), American actress
Paula Smith (born 1957), American tennis player
Penny Smith (born 1958), English television presenter and newsreader
Percey F. Smith (1867–1956), American mathematician
Peyton Alex Smith (born 1994), American actor and rapper
Phyllida Crowley Smith (born 1968), English ballerina, theatre actress and choreographer
Phyllis Smith (born 1951), American actress and casting associate

R

Rachel Smith (born 1985), Miss USA 2007
Regan Smith (born 1983), American Stock Car Racing Driver
Renée Felice Smith (born 1985), American actress
Rhona Smith (fl. 2010s–2020s), British legal academic and UN special rapporteur
Roquan Smith (born 1997), American football player
Eleanor Rosalynn Smith (see Rosalynn Carter; born 1927), the First Lady to Jimmy Carter, 39th president of the United States of America
Rosetta Smith (1770–1775—ca. 1825), Afro-Trinidadian slave trader and entrepreneur
Ryan Rowland-Smith (born 1983), Australian baseball player

S

Saivion Smith (born 1997), American football player
Sammi Smith (1943–2005), American country music singer
Sammie Smith (born 1967), American football player
Sanford W. Smith (1869–1929), New York politician
Saxton Smith (1802–1890), New York politician
Sekou Smith (1972–2021), American sportswriter
Shepard Smith (born 1964), American news anchor
Sheridan Smith (born 1981), English actress
Shi Smith (born 1998), American football player
Sinclair Smith, (1899-1938), American astronomer
Skyrocket Smith (1868–1916), American baseball player
Soapy Smith (1860–1898), alias of Jefferson Randolph Smith, infamous 19th century American confidence man.
Sonny Smith (born 1936), American college basketball coach
Sonny Smith (musician) (born 1972), American musician and playwright
Sonya Smith (born 1972), Hispanic and Latino American telenovela actress
St. Clair Smith (1889–1988), Justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court
Stefan Smith (born 1989), Antiguan footballer
Stow Smith (1864–1963), in full Quinton Stow Smith, South Australian stockbroker philanthropist
Stuff Smith (1909–1967), American jazz violinist
Sutton Smith (born 1996), American football player
S. Talbot Smith (1861–1948), South Australian lawyer and journalist

T

T. Alford-Smith (1864–1936), British geographer
Tiger Smith (1886–1979), English cricketer
Tina Smith (born 1958), American politician
Tommie Smith (born 1944), American athlete and football player
Torrey Smith (born 1989), American football player
Tremon Smith (born 1996), American football player
Tre'Quan Smith (born 1996), American football player
Troy Smith (born 1984), American football player
Tubby Smith (born 1951), American college basketball coach
Truett Smith (1924–2000), American football player

V

Verdell Smith (born 1963), American professional boxer
Verdelle Smith (fl. 1960s), American pop singer
Viola Smith (1912–2020), American musician and drummer
Vyncint Smith (born 1996), American football player

W

Watson Smith (1897–1993), American archaeologist
Willow Smith (born 2000), American entertainer, daughter of actor Will Smith
Wilson Smith (1897–1965), British virologist
Winifred Smith (1858–1925), English botanist and educationist
Worthington Curtis Smith (1823–1894), American politician
Worthington George Smith (1835–1917), English mycologist and archaeologist
Wycliffe Smith (born 1948), Prime Minister of Sint Maarten

Y

Yeardley Smith (born 1964), French-born American actress, voice actress, comedian and writer

Z

Za'Darius Smith (born 1992), American football player
Zadie Smith (born 1975), English writer
Zhaire Smith (born 1999), American basketball player

Notable individuals with unknown first names

Smith (baseball), baseball player
Smith (Surrey cricketer, 1822), English first-class cricketer who was active in the 1820s
Smith (Cambridge University cricketer, 1820s), English first-class cricketer associated with Cambridge University who was active in the 1820s
Smith (Cambridge University cricketer, 1830s), English first-class cricketer associated with Cambridge University who was active in the 1830s

People with the surname Smith better known by other names

Clifford Smith (born 1971) (Method Man)
James Todd Smith (born 1968) (LL Cool J)
Trevor Tahiem Smith Jr. (born 1972) (Busta Rhymes)
Shaffer Chimere Smith Jr. (born 1979) (Ne-yo)
Jonathan Smith (born 1971) (Lil Jon)
Kim Smith (born 1960) (Kim Wilde)
Tyson Smith (born 1983) (Kenny Omega)
Sterling Richard Smith (fl. 1970s–2010s) (Jandek)
Timothy Jude Smith (born 1982) (Timmy Trumpet)
Delia Dueñas Smith (1966-1985) (Pepsi Paloma)

By title

Fictional Smiths

Adam Smith, title character of the "Adam" episode of the British TV show Torchwood
Agent Smith in The Matrix
Agent Smith in the Flatline mission of Hitman: Blood Money
Burl "Gopher" Smith, Yeoman Purser of the Pacific Princess, in The Love Boat
Dudley Smith, LAPD officer in the L.A. Quartet novels by James Ellroy, and the film L.A. Confidential
Eddie Smith, in Pack Up Your Troubles
Eva Smith, in An Inspector Calls by J. B. Priestley
Fritz Smith, in Five Nights at Freddy's 2
Gary Smith, from the 2006 video game Bully
Gus Smith, in The Birth of a Nation
Homer Smith, in the novel, The Lilies of the Field
Jefferson Smith in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Jimmy Smith Jnr. in 8 Mile (film)
Captain John Smith in Disney's 1995 animated film Pocahontas
Jonathan Smith, the main character in the series Highway to Heaven
Colonel John "Hannibal" Smith, the main character in the series The A-Team
Leonard Smith, a character in the American sitcom It's Garry Shandling's Show
Margaret Smith, in Regular Show
Morty Smith, titular character of Rick and Morty
Mr. Smith in Call of the Wild
Mr. Smith in (Hey Arnold!)
The otherwise unnamed Mr. Smith and Mrs. Smith in Mr. & Mrs. Smith (TV series)
David Smith and Ann Smith Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941 film)
John Smith and Jane Smith in Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005 film)
Psmith in several humorous stories by P. G. Wodehouse
Roger Smith in The Big O (Japanese Anime)
Smith & Smith, sketch comedy series on Canadian television
Shannon Smith, a character played by Stephanie Kaur in the British web series Corner Shop Show.
Snuffy Smith, character in newspaper comic strip
Stan Smith (American Dad!) and family, from American Dad!
- Francine Smith, Hayley Smith (American Dad!), Steve Smith (American Dad!)
Tabitha Smith, a Marvel Comics character
Valentine Michael Smith, the main character in Stranger in a Strange Land
Walter Smith, a character in the Nintendo video game Ninja Gaiden
Winston Smith from Nineteen Eighty-Four
Wesson Smith is the alias of Ramon Lecumberi in the series Tayong Dalawa
Several characters in the Doctor Who universe:
- Luke Smith (The Sarah Jane Adventures)
- Mickey Smith
- Sarah Jane Smith
- Sky Smith
- The Doctor himself also often goes by the alias of "John Smith"
Doctor Zachary Smith in Lost in Space
All player-controlled characters in the video game Killer7

Surnames associated with the occupation of smith
Armenian	Darbinyan
Baltic	Kalējs Kalvaitis Kallweit
Celtic	Cowell Goff Gow Gowan Mac a' Ghobhainn MacGavin / McGavin MacGowan / McGowan
Germanic	Brenneis De Smet Eisen Eisler Eisner Kleinschmidt Klier Nagel Pinkert Schmid Schmidt Schmied Schmieden Schmitt Schmitz Schmitzer Smeets Smet Smets Smit Smith Smithe Smither Smithers Smithies Smithson Smits Smyth Smythe Szmidt Šmíd
Indic	Lohar
Kartvelian	Mchedlidze Mchedlishvili
Romance	Fabbri Faber Fabre Fabri Faure Favre Feaver Ferrara Ferrari Ferraris Ferraro Ferré Ferreira Ferrer Ferrero Ferreiro Ferretti Ferrier Fieraru Fierarul Herrera Herrero Lefébure Lefebvre Lefèvre
Semitic	Haddad Hadodo Al-Haddad El-Haddad
Slavic	Covaci Coval Covali Covaliov Kavalyow Kovač Kováč Kovach Kovačić Kovačič Kovačević Kovačevič Kovačovič Kovačev Kovachev Kovačec Kovaček Kovačik Kováčik Kovačevski Kovachevski Kovačina Kovács Koval Kovalchuk Kavalchuk Kovalenko Kovalevich Kovalevsky Kovalic Kovalik Kovalyuk Kovals Kovalyov Kovář Kovařík Kowal Kowalik Kowalczyk Kowalczuk Kowalewicz Kowalewski Kowalski Kuznets Kuznetsov Kuźniar
Turkic	Demirci Demircioğlu
Uralic	Sepp Seppä Seppänen Seppälä Vass
From "spark" rel. to occ. 'smith'	Funk Funke Vonck Vonk

List of people with surname Smith

People known primarily as having the surname Smith

Common combinations of given name and surname Smith

A

B

C

D

E

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

V

W

Y

Z

Notable individuals with unknown first names

People with the surname Smith better known by other names

By title

Fictional Smiths

See also