William Smith

William, Willie, Will, or Bill Smith may refer to:

Contents 1 People 1.1 Academics 1.1.1 Arts and entertainment 1.1.2 Film, television, and theatre 1.1.3 Literature 1.1.4 Music 1.1.5 Characters 1.2 Business 1.3 Law 1.4 Military 1.5 Politics 1.5.1 American politics 1.6 Religion and philosophy 1.7 Science, engineering, and technology 1.8 Sports 1.8.1 American football 1.8.2 Baseball 1.8.3 Basketball 1.8.4 Boxing 1.8.5 Cricket 1.8.6 Football 1.8.7 Other sports 1.9 Other people 2 Non-persons 3 See also

People

Academics

• William Smith (geologist) (1769–1839), English geologist
• William Smith (lexicographer) (1813–1893), English lexicographer
• William Robertson Smith (1846–1894), philologist, physicist, archaeologist, and Biblical critic
• William Ramsay Smith (1859–1937), Australian anthropologist
• William Benjamin Smith, professor of mathematics at Tulane University
• William Hall Smith, President of the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College, 1916–1920

Arts and entertainment

• Willi Smith (1948–1987), American fashion designer
• William Twigg-Smith (1883–1950), New Zealand artist
• William Arthur Smith (born 1918), American artist
• William Collingwood Smith (1815–1887), English watercolourist

Film, television, and theatre

• Will Smith (born 1968), actor and hip-hop musician
• William Smith (actor) (born 1933), American actor
• Will Smith (comedian) (born 1971), UK comedian, actor and writer
• William Craig Smith (1918–1986), American art director
• William 'Gentleman' Smith (1730–1819), actor

Literature

• William Smith (poet) (15??–16??), English poet
• William Hart-Smith (1911–1990), New Zealand/Australian poet
• William Jay Smith (born 1918), American poet
• William Gardner Smith (1927–1974), African-American novelist

Music

• Bill Smith (Canadian musician) (born 1938), Canadian writer, editor, record producer and musician
• Bill Smith (jazz musician) (born 1926), folk jazz clarinetist and professor of music at the University of Washington
• Barkin' Bill Smith (1928–2000), American Chicago blues singer
• Willie Smith (alto saxophonist) (1910–1967), jazz alto saxophonist
• William Smith (composer) (1603–1645), English composer from the city of Durham
• Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (born 1936), blues drummer and singer
• William Charles Smith (1881–1971), English musicologist
• Willie "The Lion" Smith (1893–1973), jazz pianist

Characters

• Bill Smith (Red Green Show character)
• Will Smith (Home and Away), character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away played by Zac Drayson
• Will Smith (character), character in the American television sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Business

• William Henry Smith (1792–1865), entrepreneur whose business was about both newsagents and book shops
• William Smith (businessman) (1818–1912), nurseryman and donor to Hobart and William Smith Colleges
• William Wensley Smith (1887–1955), founder of W.W. Smith Insurance Ltd
• Sir William Reardon Smith (1856–1935), British shipowner

Law

• William Smith (chief justice) (1728–1793), historian, Chief Justice of the Province of New York, and Chief Justice of the Province of Quebec and later Lower Canada
• William Smith (judge) (1697–1769), father of John Smith, Doctor Thomas Smith, Joshua Hett Smith, and Chief Justice William Smith
• Sir William Cusack-Smith, 2nd Baronet (1766–1836), baronet
• William E. Smith (judge) (born 1959), judge on the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
• William Francis Smith (1904–1968), American judge
• William Owen Smith (1848–1929), lawyer involved in overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii

Military

• William Smith (Medal of Honor) (1838–1902), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
• William Smith (Medal of Honor, 1869) (born 1838), American Indian Wars soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
• William Danvers Smith, 2nd Viscount Hambleden (1868–1928), known as Frederick Smith, officer in the British Army
• William Smith (Virginia governor) (1797–1887), Governor of Virginia (1846–1849, 1864–1865) and Confederate general
• William Farrar Smith (1824–1903), Union Army general
• William H. Smith (Medal of Honor) (1847–?), American Indian Wars soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
• William Osborne Smith (1833–1887), first Acting Commissioner of the North West Mounted Police
• William Sooy Smith (1830–1916), American Civil War General
• Sir William Sidney Smith (1764–1840), usually known as Sidney Smith, British admiral
• William F. Smith (US Army Air Corps), piloted the US Army Air Corps B-25 Billy Mitchell Bomber that crashed into the Empire State Building
• William D. Smith (born 1933), United States Navy admiral
• William W. Smith, United States Navy admiral during World War II
• William Y. Smith (born 1925), United States Air Force general
• William Watson Smith (aviator) (born 1892), World War I flying ace
• William Douglas Smith (1865–1939), British general
• William Ruthven Smith (1868–1941), United States Army officer

Politics

• Amor De Cosmos (1825–1897), born William Alexander Smith, Premier of British Columbia
• Bill Smith (Alberta politician) (born 1935), Canadian politician
• William Smith (abolitionist) (1756–1835), grandfather of Florence Nightingale, dissenter and British M.P. whose constituencies included Camelford, Sudbury, and Norwich
• William Smith (Nova Scotia politician) (died 1779), merchant, judge and politician in Nova Scotia
• William Smith (Ordnance) (1721–1803), of Chichester, UK Treasurer of the Ordnance
• William Forgan Smith (1887–1953), Premier of the Australian state of Queensland, 1932–1942
• William Laird Smith (1869–1942), Australian representative for Denison, 1910–1922 and Minister for the Navy, 1920–1921
• William Smith (Canadian politician) (1847–1931), Canadian politician
• William Mein Smith (1798–1869), key actor in the early settlement of New Zealand's capital city, Wellington
• William Smith (1849–1913), British Member of Parliament for North Lonsdale, 1892–1895
• William Smith (loyalist), Northern Irish loyalist politician
• William Cowper Smith (1843–1911), Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand
• William Haslam Smith (born 1891), businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada
• William Masters Smith, British Member of Parliament for West Kent
• William Smith (MP for Ripon), MP for Ripon (UK Parliament constituency)

American politics

• William Smith (congressman), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia (1821–1827)
• William Smith (Maryland) (1728–1814), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland (1789–1791)
• William Smith (South Carolina representative) (1751–1837), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina (1797–1798)
• William Smith (South Carolina senator) (1762–1840), U.S. senator from South Carolina (1815–1830)
• William Alden Smith (1859–1932), member of the U.S. House of Representatives(1895–1906) and Senator (1905–1918) from Michigan
• William Alexander Smith (politician) (1828–1888), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina (1873–1874)
• William E. Smith (1824–1883), Governor of Wisconsin (1878–1882)
• William Smith (Virginia governor) (1797–1887), Governor of Virginia (1846–1849, 1864–1865) and Confederate general
• William Ephraim Smith (1829–1890), member of the Confederate (1863–1865) and U.S. (1875–1881) House of Representatives from Georgia
• William Ernest Smith, mayor of Murray, Utah, 1946–1947
• William French Smith (1917–1990), U.S. Attorney General (1981–1985)
• William Grover Smith, Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, 1889–1891
• William Hugh Smith (1826–1899), Governor of Alabama (1868–1870)
• William Jay Smith (Tennessee politician) (1823–1913), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee
• William L. Smith (barber), Socialist barber from Milwaukee who served three terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly
• William L. Smith (Republican) (1878–?), telephone businessman who served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly and two in the Wisconsin State Senate
• William Loughton Smith (1758–1812), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina (1789–1798)
• William M. Smith, Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives
• William Nathan Harrell Smith (1812–1889), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina (1859–1860)
• William Orlando Smith (1859–1932), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania (1903–1906)
• William R. Smith (Mormon) (1826–1896), member of the Utah Territory House of Representatives
• William Robert Smith (1863–1924), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas (1903–1916)
• William Russell Smith (1815–1896), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama (1851–1856)
• William Stephens Smith (1755–1816), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York (1813–1816) and son-in-law of President John Adams
• Bill Smith (New York politician) (c. 1914–2010), member of the New York State Senate, a.k.a. Bill "Cadillac" Smith

Religion and philosophy

• William Smith (Episcopalian priest) (1727–1803), First Provost of the University of Pennsylvania
• William Angie Smith (1894–1974), Bishop of The Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church
• William R. Smith (Mormon) (1826–1896), Mormon leader in Davis County, Utah Territory
• William Saumarez Smith (1836–1909), 4th Anglican Bishop of Sydney (1890–1897) and 1st Archbishop of Sydney (1897–1909)
• William Smith (scholar) (1711–1787), classical scholar and Dean of Chester
• William Smith (Latter Day Saints) (1811–1893), younger brother of the founder of Mormonism, Joseph Smith, Jr., and a leader in the Latter Day Saint movement
• William Smith (archbishop) (1819–1892), Roman Catholic clergyman

Science, engineering, and technology

• Bill Smith (Motorola engineer) (1929–1993), one of the creators of Six Sigma
• William Smith (geologist) (1769–1839), British geologist credited with making the first national geological map
• William Newton-Smith (born 1943), Anglo-Canadian philosopher of science

Sports

American football

• Bill Smith (American football) (1912–1999), American football wide receiver
• Billy Ray Smith, Jr. (born 1961), American football player
• Billy Ray Smith, Sr. (1935–2001), American football player
• Will Smith (American football) (born 1981), American football player
• Willie Smith (American football coach), 12th head college football coach for the North Carolina Central University Eagles
• Willie Smith (American football) (born 1937), former American football player

Baseball

• Bill Smith (baseball manager), National Association player-manager for the Baltimore Marylands
• Bill Smith (baseball executive) (born 1958), Minnesota Twins general manager
• Bill Smith (right-handed pitcher) (1861–1928), American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, 1886
• Bill Smith (left-handed pitcher) (1934–1997), American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, 1958–59; 1962
• Bill Smith (outfielder) (1865–1886), American baseball outfielder for the 1884 Cleveland Blues
• Billy Smith (second baseman) (born 1953), American infielder in Major League Baseball, 1975–79; 1981
• Billy Smith (pitcher), American pitcher in Major League Baseball, 1981, see 1981 Houston Astros season
• Billy Smith (baseball, born 1930), American minor league first baseman and manager and Major League coach and scout
• Willie Smith (pitcher) (born 1967), American pitcher in Major League Baseball, 1994
• Willie Smith (outfielder) (1939–2006), American outfielder in Major League Baseball, 1963–1971
• William John Smith (1921–2003), American baseball player

Basketball

• Wee Willie Smith (1911–1992), US basketball player
• Willie Smith (basketball) (born 1955), retired American professional basketball player

Boxing

• Mysterious Billy Smith (1871–1937), Canadian boxer
• William Alexander Smith (boxer), South African boxer of the 1920s

Cricket

• William Smith (Yorkshire cricketer) (1839–1897), first class cricketer who played 11 matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club, 1865–1897
• William Smith (Scottish cricketer) (1902–1937)
• Will Smith (cricketer) (born 1982)
• Bill Smith (cricketer) (born 1937), former English cricketer
• William Smith (Kent cricketer) (1819–1883), English cricketer
• William Smith (Somerset cricketer) (1871–1946)
• Willie Smith (cricketer) (1885–1964), English cricketer

Football

• William Smith (footballer), English footballer with Stockport and Manchester United
• William Smith (footballer born 1865), English goalkeeper for Burnley
• William Smith (footballer born 1886), footballer for Bradford City and Stoke
• Bill Smith (Edwardian footballer), English footballer with Brentford, Southampton and Halifax Town
• Bill Smith (footballer born 1897), English footballer with Durham City and York City
• Bill Smith (footballer born 1906) (1906–1979), English footballer with Norwich City and Exeter City
• Bill Smith (footballer born 1926), English footballer with Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers
• Billy Smith (footballer born 1882), English footballer for West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham
• Billy Smith (footballer born 1895) (1895–1951), English footballer with Huddersfield Town
• Billy Smith (footballer born 1900), English footballer with Hartlepool United, Huddersfield Town and Rochdale

Other sports

• Bill Smith (fell runner) (1936 – 2011)
• Bill Smith (motorcyclist), former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer
• Billy Smith (ice hockey) (born 1950), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
• Bill Smith (poker player) (died 1997), professional poker player
• Billy Smith (rugby league) (born 1942), Australian rugby league player
• Will Smith (rugby league) (born 1990), rugby league footballer for the Newcastle Knights
• Billy Dee Smith (born 1982), professional lacrosse player
• D. William Smith (Speedy Bill Smith), sprint car driver
• Willie Smith (billiards player) (1886–1982), English professional player of snooker and English billiards
• William Smith (cyclist), South African Olympic cyclist
• William Smith (field hockey) (1886–1937), British field hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
• Willie Smith (golfer) (died 1916), Scottish golfer
• William Smith (sport shooter), Canadian Olympic sport shooter
• William Smith (swimmer) (born 1924), two-time gold medalist in the 1948 Olympic games
• William Smith (wrestler) (born 1928), 1952 Olympic gold medalist
• Willie Smith (American athlete)
• Willie Smith (Namibian athlete)

Other people

• William Smith (c. 1872–1941), Master of the SS Sauternes, English merchant seaman killed in World War II
• William Smith (mariner) (c. 1775–?), British mariner and discoverer of the South Shetland Islands
• William Smith (murderer) (1957–2005), executed by the State of Ohio in 2005
• William Smith (shearer) (1896–1947), perhaps the most skilled sheep-shearer in the first half of the 20th century
• William Smith (South African), South African television science and mathematics teacher
• Sir William Alexander Smith (Boys' Brigade) (1854–1914), founder of the Boys' Brigade
• William Kennedy Smith (born 1960), physician and Kennedy family scion who was acquitted of rape in 1991
• William Trickett Smith II (born c. 1981), American drug trafficker accused of murdering his wife in Peru in 2007
• William Smith, 3rd Viscount Hambleden (1903–1948), British peer
• William Pitt Smith (1760–1796), U.S. physician, educator and theological writer
• William Wright Smith (1875–1956), Scottish botanist and horticulturalist
• William Smith (architect) (1817–1891), Scottish architect
• William Smith (registrar) (1816–1895), Ghanaian civil servant
• William Wragg Smith (1808–1875), American planter, lawyer, naturalist, translator and poet

Non-persons

• Billy Smith (painting), an 1898 Thomas Eakins painting depicting Philadelphia boxer Billy Smith fighting Tim Callahan
• William Smith College, in Geneva, New York

See also

• William Smyth (disambiguation)
• All pages beginning with "William Smith"
• All pages with titles containing "William Smith"

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