Schmidt (surname)

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Schmidt is a common German occupational surname derived from the German word "schmied" meaning "blacksmith" and/or "metalworker". This surname is the German equivalent of "Smith" in the English-speaking world.

Alexander Schmidt (physiologist) (1831–1894), Baltic German physiologist
Alfred Schmidt (weightlifter) (1898–1972), Estonian weightlifter and Olympic medalist
Annie M. G. Schmidt (1911–1995), Dutch writer
Andreas Schmidt (baritone), born 1960, German classical singer
Andreas Schmidt (footballer), born 1973, German footballer, twin brother of Oliver Schmidt
Arno Schmidt (1914–1979), German author and translator
Arthur Schmidt (disambiguation)
Bernhard Schmidt (1879–1935), Estonian-German astronomer, inventor of the Schmidt camera
Boss Schmidt (1880–1932), American major league catcher
Brian Schmidt (born 1967), U.S.-Australian astrophysicist and Nobel laureate
Burghart Schmidt (historian) (born 1962), German historian
Burghart Schmidt born 1942, German philosopher
Carl Schmidt (chemist) (1822–1894), Baltic German chemist
Carmela Schmidt (born 1962), East German freestyle swimmer
Erhard Schmidt (1876–1959), German mathematician
Eric Schmidt (born 1955), executive chairman, former CEO, of Google and 136th-richest person in the world in 2011
Erich Schmidt (historian) (1853–1913) German historian of literature
Erich Schmidt (archaeologist) (1897–1964), German archaeologist
Ferenc Schmidt (1941–2011), Hungarian politician and MP
Francis Schmidt (1885–1944), American college baseball coach
Franklin J. W. Schmidt (1901–1935), American naturalist, brother of Karl Patterson
Franz Schmidt (1874–1939), Austrian composer
Friedrich Schmidt (1832–1908), Baltic German/Russian geologist and botanist
Frithjof Schmidt (born 1953), German politician
Gavin Schmidt, Climatologist
Glenn James Schmidt (Born 1950), American Artist
Hans Schmidt (disambiguation)
Hans Christian Schmidt (born 1953), Danish politician
Hans-Thilo Schmidt (1888–1943), German spy for France in the 1930s
Harald Schmidt (born 1957), German television entertainer
Harry Schmidt (Air National Guard), US Air National Guard pilot
Harry Schmidt (USMC) (1886–1968), US Marine Corps general
Harvey Schmidt (born 1929), American composer
Heide Schmidt (born 1948), Austrian politician
Helmut Schmidt (born 1918), German chancellor
Helmut Schmidt (parapsychologist), German parapsychologist
Henry C. Schmidt (born 1937), American historian
Herbert B. Schmidt (born 1931), German economist
Howard A. Schmidt, American computer security specialist
Irmin Schmidt (born 1937), German rock keyboard player
Isaac Jacob Schmidt (1779–1847), Dutch/Russian linguist and academician
J. Gustav Schmidt, German chemist
Jacques Schmidt (1933–1996), French costume designer.
Jason Schmidt (born 1973), American baseball player
Jean Schmidt (born 1951), American politician
Joe Schmidt (born 1932), American football player
Johannes Schmidt (linguist) (1843–1901), German linguist
Johannes Schmidt (biologist) (1877–1933), Danish biologist
Joost Schmidt (1893–1948), teacher at the Bauhaus
Jordan Schmidt (born 1989), American
Josef Schmidt (1904–1942), singer, actor
Josef Friedrich Schmidt (1871–1948), German board game inventor
Joseph Hermann Schmidt (1804–1852), professor of Obstetrics in Berlin
Julius Schmidt (disambiguation)
Jürgen Schmidt (born 1941), German speed skater
Justin O. Schmidt (entomologist), creator of the index of insect sting pain.
Karl Patterson Schmidt (1890–1957), Chief Curator of Zoology, Field Museum of Natural History
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (1884–1976), German painter
Kendall Schmidt (1990–present), American actor, singer
Kurt Schmidt (1891–1945), German Lieutenant-General during the Second World War.
Luís Eduardo Schmidt (born 1979), Brazilian football player
Maarten Schmidt (born 1929), Dutch-American astronomer
Martin Johann Schmidt (1718–1801), also called Kremser Schmidt Kremserschmidt, Austrian painter
Max Schmidt (1818–1901), German painter.
Hauptscharführer Max Hans Peter Schmidt, commandant Fürstengrube subcamp of Auschwitz, March 1944 - January 1945; in April 1979 a German court found him not guilty of shooting or ordering the shooting of various inmates of the camp.
Mike Schmidt (born 1949), American baseball player, third baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies
Michael Schmidt (disambiguation)
Milt Schmidt (born 1918), Canadian hockey player
Olaf Schmidt (born 1962), German glider aerobatic pilot
Oliver Schmidt, born 1973, German footballer, twin brother of Andreas Schmidt (above)
Oscar Schmidt (born 1958), Brazilian basketball player
Otto Schmidt (1891–1956), Soviet scientist
Paul Schmidt (disambiguation)
Peter Schmidt (disambiguation)
Pyotr Schmidt (1867–1906, Russian revolutionary of 1905
Renate Schmidt (born 1943), German Federal Minister for family affairs
Rob Schmidt (born 1965), American film director and writer
Sophie Schmidt, Canadian soccer player
Steve Schmidt, American campaign strategist and public relations expert for the U.S. Republican Party
Tim Schmidt (born 1986), Australian rules footballer
Tony Schmidt (born 1980), German racing driver
Torsten Schmidt (athlete) (born 1974), German discus thrower
Ulderico Schmidt (born 1515), German writer
Ulla Schmidt (born 1949), German Federal Minister for health
Vasili Schmidt (1886–1938), Soviet politician and statesman
Vera Schmidt (born 1982), Hungarian singer-songwriter
Walter Schmidt (disambiguation)
Wilhelm Schmidt (disambiguation)
William Schmidt (disambiguation)
Wolfgang M. Schmidt (born 1933), mathematician

Schmidt (surname)

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