Schmidt (surname)

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.

A–G

• 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
• Earl W. Schmidt, American jurist and politician
• 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
• Firmin Martin Schmidt (1918–2005), American Roman Catholic bishop
• 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
• Fritz Schmidt (disambiguation)
• Gavin Schmidt, Climatologist
• Gerhard Schmidt (1919–1971), organic chemist

H–L

• 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
• Helle Thorning Schmidt (born 1966), Danish Prime Minister
• Helmut Schmidt (born 1918), German chancellor
• Helmut Schmidt (footballer) (born 1949), German football player
• 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
• 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 Friedrich Schmidt (1871–1948), German board game inventor
• Joseph Schmidt (1904–1942), singer, actor
• 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

M–Z

• 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
• Max Schmidt (Waffen-SS) (1920–2002), commandant Fürstengrube subcamp of Auschwitz, March 1944 – January 1945
• 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 (born 1974), German discus thrower
• 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

See also

• Smith (surname)
• Schmitt (disambiguation)
• Schmitz
• Schmid (disambiguation)
• Schmied
• Smits
• Smeets