John Smith

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Contents 1 Politicians 1.1 United Kingdom 1.2 United States 1.3 Other countries 2 Cultural figures 3 Academic figures 4 Sports figures 5 Religious figures 6 Miscellaneous figures 7 Fictional characters 8 See also

• John Smith (name)

[edit] Politicians

[edit] United Kingdom

• John Smith (Chancellor of the Exchequer), English Chancellor of the Exchequer and Speaker of the House of Commons, 1705–1708
• John Smith (Conservative politician) (1923–2007), former member of Parliament for the Cities of London and Westminster
• John Smith (English statesman), commissioner of the English Treasury, 1694–1695
• John Smith (Manchester politician), councillor in the City of Manchester
• John Smith (Welsh politician) (born 1951), Welsh politician and Labour Party member of Parliament
• John Smith (Wendover MP) (1767–1842), member of Parliament for Wendover
• John Smith (Labour Party leader) (1938–1994), leader of the British Labour Party
• John Smith, Baron Kirkhill, life peer in the House of Lords

[edit] United States

• J. Gregory Smith (1818–1891), 28th Governor of Vermont
• J. Hyatt Smith (1824–1886), United States representative from New York's 3rd Congressional District
• John Ambler Smith (1847–1892), United States representative from Virginia
• John Armstrong Smith (1814–1892), United States representative from Ohio
• John Butler Smith (1838–1914), 52nd Governor of New Hampshire
• John Cotton Smith (1765–1845), eighth Governor of Connecticut
• John Eugene Smith (1816–1897), Swiss emigrant, Union general during the Civil War
• John Hugh Smith, Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, three times between 1845 and 1865
• John Joseph Smith (1904–1980), United States representative from Connecticut and Federal judge
• John Lee Smith (1894–1963), Lieutenant Governor of Texas
• John Lyman Smith (fl. 1852–53), member of the 2nd Utah Territorial Legislature
• John M. C. Smith (1853–1923), United States representative from Michigan's 3rd Congressional District
• John Quincy Smith (1824–1901), United States representative from Ohio's 3rd Congressional District
• John Smith (Illinois), Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
• John Smith (New York) (1752–1816), United States senator from New York
• John Smith (Ohio Senator) (1735–1824), United States senator from Ohio
• John Smith (Vermont) (1789–1858), United States representative from Vermont's 4th Congressional District
• John Smith (Virginia) (1750–1836), United States representative from Virginia's 3rd Congressional District
• John Smith (Virginia burgess) (1620–63), Virginia colonial politician
• John Smith of Jamestown (c.1580–1631), helped found the Virginia Colony and became Colonial Governor of Virginia
• John Speed Smith (1792–1854), United States representative from Kentucky
• John T. Smith (congressman) (fl. 1843–45), United States representative from Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District
• John Walter Smith (1845–1925), 44th Governor of Maryland
• Jonathan Bayard Smith (1742–1812), Pennsylvania Continental Congress delegate

[edit] Other countries

• John Hope Smith, 19th century governor of colonial Ghana
• John Valentine Smith (1824–1895), New Zealand politician
• John Thomas Smith (1816-1879), Australian politician
• John Smith (Kent MPP), member of the 1st Ontario Legislative Assembly, 1867–1871
• John Smith (Ontario MP) (1894–1977), member of Canadian House of Commons, Lincoln electoral district
• John Smith (Chief), 19th century Cree Chief and Treaty Six signatory; founder of the Muskoday First Nation in Saskatchewan

[edit] Cultural figures

• John Berryman (1914–1972), originally John Allyn Smith, American poet
• John Moyr Smith (1839–1912), British artist and designer
• John Raphael Smith (1752–1812), English mezzotint engraver and painter
• John Smith (actor) (1931–1995), American actor
• John Smith (architect) (1781–1852), Scottish architect
• John Smith (clockmaker) (1770–1814)
• John Smith (comics), British comics writer
• John Smith (English poet) (1662–1717), English poet and playwright
• John Smith (filmmaker) (born 1952), avant-garde filmmaker
• John Smith (poet) (born 1927), Canadian poet
• John Stafford Smith (1750–1836), composer of the tune for "The Star-Spangled Banner"
• John Mortimer Smith, real name of rapper and producer Lil Jon

[edit] Academic figures

• John D. Smith, indologist at the University of Cambridge
• John Smith (mathematician), mathematician at the University of Oxford, 1766–1797
• John Smith (dentist) (1825–1910), founder of the Edinburgh school of Dentistry
• John Alexander Smith (1863–1939), British Idealist philosopher
• John Cyril Smith (1922–2003), leading authority on English Criminal Law
• John Lawrence Smith (1818–83), American doctor and chemist. Past president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
• John McGarvie Smith, Australian metallurgist and bacteriologist
• John Smith (academic), Professor of languages at Dartmouth College
• John H. Smith (mathematician), mathematician at Boston College
• John Maynard Smith (1920–2004), geneticist

[edit] Sports figures

• John L. Smith, former head football coach at Michigan State
• John Smith (NL first baseman), first baseman in 1882
• John Smith (AL first baseman), first baseman in 1931
• John Smith (athlete) (born 1950), American sprint athlete
• John Smith (shortstop), shortstop, 1873–1875
• John Smith (footballer), (1939-1988), West Ham
• John Smith (footballer born 1855), Scottish footballer of the 1870s and 1880s
• John Smith (footballer born 1921), English footballer
• John Smith (Gillingham F.C. player), footballer of the 1930s
• John Smith (inside-left), English footballer
• John T. Smith, American professional wrestler
• John Smith (wrestler) (born 1965) American wrestler, two-time Olympic gold medalist
• John Smith (American football), former New England Patriots kicker
• John P. "Clipper" Smith, American football player
• John Sidney Smith (rugby player), Wales rugby union international
• John Smith (Lancashire and Yorkshire cricketer), cricketer
• John Smith (Derbyshire cricketer)

[edit] Religious figures

• John Smith (nephew of Joseph Smith, Jr.) (1832–1911), Presiding Patriarch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• John Smith (uncle of Joseph Smith, Jr.) (1781–1854), Presiding Patriarch and member of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• John Henry Smith (1848–1911), apostle in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
• John Smith (Platonist) (1618–1652), one of the founders of the Cambridge Platonists
• John Smith (missionary) (1790–1824), English missionary in the West Indies

[edit] Miscellaneous figures

• John Douglas Smith, award-winning sound editor
• John F. Smith, Jr. (born 1939), former chairman and chief executive officer, General Motors
• John Lucian Smith (1914–1972), United States Marine Corps flying ace and Medal of Honor recipient
• John Smith (BBC executive), chief executive officer, BBC Worldwide Ltd
• John Smith (brewer) (died 1879), Tadcaster brewery founder in North Yorkshire, UK
• John Smith (British Army officer) (1754–1837), soldier in the American Revolutionary War
• John Smith (Medal of Honor recipient, 1880) (born 1854), United States Navy sailor
• John Smith (Native American) (died 1922), Chippewa Indian reputed to have died at the age of 137
• John Smith (private) (1822–1866), soldier in the 1st Madras (European) Fusillers and Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross recipient
• John Smith (sergeant) (1814–1864), soldier in the Bengal Sappers and Miners, and Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross recipient
• John Smith (murderer), convicted murderer who killed his first and second wives
• John Smith of Jamestown (1580–1631), explorer

[edit] Fictional characters

• Johnny Smith (Dead Zone), in various media
• J. Wesley Smith, a character in cartoons of Burr Shafer
• John Smith (Doctor Who), an alias of the Doctor in Doctor Who media
• John Smith (Kyon), an alias of Kyon in novels and animations of Haruhi Suzumiya
• John Smith (Disney), in 1990s Pocahontas animations
• John "Hannibal" Smith, a character in The A-Team
• Ode to J. Smith, the Travis album written about John Smith, the unknown everyday man, released 2008

[edit] See also

• John Smyth (disambiguation)
• Johnny Smith (disambiguation)
• Jack Smith (disambiguation)
• Jonathan Smith (disambiguation)
• John Smit (born 1978), South African rugby player
• Juan Smith (born 1981), South African rugby player
• John Smith's Brewery

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