William Smith

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

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 (1850–1934), professor of mathematics at Tulane University
• William Hall Smith (1866–?), President of the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College, 1916–1920
• William Cunningham Smith (1871–1943), American academic of English literature, university administrator, and writer
• William Smith (Monsignor) (1939–2009), Catholic theologian

Arts and entertainment

• Bill Smith (jewelry designer) (born 1936), American jewelry designer
• Willi Smith (1948–1987), American fashion designer
• William Twigg-Smith (1883–1950), New Zealand artist
• William Arthur Smith (1918–1989), American artist
• William Collingwood Smith (1815–1887), English watercolourist

Film, television, and theatre

• William Smith (actor) (born 1933), American actor
• Will Smith, (born 1968), American actor, rapper, producer, and songwriter
• Will Smith (comedian) (born 1971), UK comedian, actor and writer
• William Brooke Smith (died 1908), artist and friend of Ezra Pound
• 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 Gardner Smith (1927–1974), African-American novelist
• William Jardine Smith (1834–1884), Australian writer and editor
• William Jay Smith (1918–2015), American poet

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
• Major Bill Smith (1922–1994), American record producer and executive
• Willie Smith (alto saxophonist) (1910–1967), jazz alto saxophonist
• William Smith (composer) (1603–1645), English composer from the city of Durham
• William and Versey Smith (fl. 1927), American husband and wife blues and gospel musicians
• William "Smitty" Smith (1944–1997), keyboardist and session musician
• Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (1936–2011), blues drummer and singer
• William Charles Smith (1881–1971), English musicologist
• Willie "The Lion" Smith (1893–1973), jazz pianist

Business

• William Henry Smith (1792–1865), entrepreneur whose business was about both newsagents and book shops
  • William Henry Smith (1825–1891), son of the above, and politician
• 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
• Willie Reardon Smith (1887–1950), 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
• William "Tangier" Smith (1655–1705), Chief Justice of the Province of New York from 1692

Military

• William Smith (Royal Navy officer) (died 1756), served as Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station and rose to Rear Admiral
• William Smith (Medal of Honor) (1838–1902), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
• William Smith (Medal of Honor, 1869) (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) (1847–1877), 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 Sidney Smith (Royal Navy officer) (William Sidney Smith, 1764–1840), 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 (admiral), United States Navy admiral during World War II, see Battle of the Coral Sea order of battle
• William Y. Smith (born 1925), United States Air Force general
• William Watson Smith (1892–?), World War I flying ace
• William Douglas Smith (1865–1939), British general
• William Ruthven Smith (1868–1941), United States Army officer
• William Duncan Smith (1825–1862), career United States Army officer
• William Thomas Smith (1896–1994), World War I flying ace

Politics

Australia

• William Collard Smith (1830–1894), treasurer in colonial Victoria (Australia)
• William Laird Smith (1869–1942), Australian representative for Denison, 1910–1922 and Minister for the Navy, 1920–1921
• William Forgan Smith (1887–1953), Premier of the Australian state of Queensland, 1932–1942

Canada

• William Smith (Nova Scotia politician) (died 1779), merchant, judge and politician in Nova Scotia
• Amor De Cosmos (William Alexander Smith, 1825–1897), Premier of British Columbia
• William Smith (Canadian politician) (1847–1931), member of Canadian House of Commons 1887–1921
• William Haslam Smith (born 1891), businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada
• Bill Smith (Alberta politician) (born 1935), former mayor of Edmonton

United Kingdom

• William Goldsmith alias Smith (died 1517), MP for Gloucester
• William Smith (fl. 1553/54), MP for Newport (Cornwall)
• William Smith (died 1591), MP for Wells
• William Smith (MP for Aylesbury) (1568–1620), MP for Aylesbury, 1604
• William Smith (surveyor), fl 1726
• William Smith (abolitionist) (1756–1835), grandfather of Florence Nightingale, dissenter and British MP
• William Smith (Ordnance) (1721–1803), of Chichester, UK, Treasurer of the Ordnance
• William Henry Smith (1825–1891), MP and Cabinet Minister (First Lord of the Admiralty, War Secretary)
• William Smith (1849–1913), Member of Parliament for North Lonsdale, 1892–1895
• William Masters Smith (died 1861), Member of Parliament for West Kent
• William Smith (MP for Ripon), MP for Ripon
• William Smith (loyalist) (1954–2016), Northern Irish loyalist politician

New Zealand

• William Mein Smith (1798–1869), key actor in the early settlement of New Zealand's capital city, Wellington
• William Cowper Smith (1843–1911), Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand

United States

• William Smith (Maryland) (1728–1814), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland (1789–1791)
• William Smith (New York state senator) (1720–1799), New York politician and judge
• 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 Smith (Virginia governor) (1797–1887), Governor of Virginia (1846–1849, 1864–1865) and Confederate general
• William Smith (Virginia representative), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia (1821–1827)
• 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 Ephraim Smith (1829–1890), member of the Confederate (1863–1865) and U.S. (1875–1881) House of Representatives from Georgia
• William Ernest Smith (1890–1973), mayor of Murray, Utah, 1946–1947
• William French Smith (1917–1990), U.S. Attorney General (1981–1985)
• William Grover Smith (1857–1921), 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) (1878–?), Socialist barber from Milwaukee who served three terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly
• William Loughton Smith (1758–1812), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina (1789–1798)
• William Lyman Smith (1878–?), telephone businessman who served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly and two in the Wisconsin State Senate
• 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) (1826–1894), 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 Rudolph Smith (1787–1868), politician in the states of Pennsylvania and Wisconsin
• 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
• William T. Smith (1916–2010), member of the New York State Senate

Religion and philosophy

• William Smith (Minister) (died 1647), buried in the Prophet's Grave near Largs, North Ayrshire, Scotland
• 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) (1826–1894), Mormon leader in Davis County, Utah Territory
• William Smith (Latter Day Saints) (1811–1893), younger brother of Joseph Smith, Jr. and himself a Mormon leader
• William Saumarez Smith (1836–1909), Anglican Bishop/Archbishop of Sydney
• William Smith (scholar) (1711–1787), classical scholar and Anglican Dean of Chester
• William Smith (bishop) (1819–1892), Catholic Archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh
• William Carr Smith (1857–1930), Church of England clergyman
• William Smith (father of Abigail Adams) (1707-1783), Congregationalist minister and father of Abigail Adams

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 end
• Billy Ray Smith, Jr. (born 1961), American football player
• Billy Ray Smith, Sr. (1935–2001), American football player
• Willie Smith (American football coach) (born 1931), 12th head college football coach for the North Carolina Central University Eagles
• Wee Willie Smith (American football) (1910–1996), American football player
• Willie Smith (offensive tackle, born 1937) (born 1937), former American football player
• Willie Smith (tight end) (born 1964), American football tight end
• Willie Smith (offensive tackle, born 1986) (born 1986), American football offensive tackle
• Will Smith (defensive end) (1981–2016), American football defensive end
• Will Smith (linebacker, born 1992) (born 1992), American football linebacker

Baseball

• Bill Smith (baseball manager), National Association player-manager for the Baltimore Marylands
• Bill Smith (baseball executive) (born 1958), Minnesota Twins general manager
• Billy 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
• Big Bill Smith (1869–?), Negro Leagues baseball catcher and manager
• Billy Smith (second baseman) (born 1953), American infielder in Major League Baseball, 1975–79; 1981
• Billy Smith (pitcher) (born 1954), American pitcher in Major League Baseball, 1981
• 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
• Will Smith (baseball) (born 1989), American pitcher in Major League Baseball
• Will Smith (catcher), American baseball catcher

Basketball

• Wee Willie Smith (1911–1992), US basketball player
• Willie Smith (basketball) (born 1953), retired American professional basketball player
• Bill Smith (basketball) (born 1939), retired NBA basketball player

Boxing

• Mysterious Billy Smith (1871–1937), Canadian boxer
• William Alexander Smith (boxer) (1904–1955), South African boxer of the 1920s

Cricket

• William Smith (cricketer, born 1900) (1900–1990), English cricketer
• William Smith (cricketer, born 1902) (1902–1937), Scottish cricketer
• William Smith (cricketer, born 1839) (1839–1897), first class cricketer for Yorkshire
• William Smith (cricketer, born 1882) (1882–?), English cricketer
• Will Smith (cricketer) (born 1982), English cricketer
• Bill Smith (cricketer) (born 1937), former English cricketer
• William Smith (Kent cricketer) (1819–1883), English cricketer
• William Smith (Somerset cricketer) (1871–1946), English cricketer
• Willie Smith (cricketer) (1885–1964), English cricketer
• William Brook-Smith (1885-1952), New Zealand cricketer

Football

• Buxton Smith (William Smith), English footballer with Buxton and Manchester City
• Stockport Smith (William Smith), English footballer with Stockport and Manchester United
• William Smith (footballer, born 1865) (1865–?), English goalkeeper with Burnley
• William Smith (footballer, born 1868) (1868–1907), English footballer with Lincoln City, Loughborough, Notts County and Nottingham Forest
• William Smith (footballer, born 1886) (1886–?), footballer with Bradford City and Stoke
• William Smith (Scottish footballer), footballer with Hibernian
• Bill Smith (footballer, born 1885) (1885–?), 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) (1926–2014), English footballer with Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers
• Bill Smith (footballer, born 1938), Scottish footballer with Raith Rovers and Darlington
• Billy Smith (footballer, born 1882) (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
• William Smith (footballer, born 1903), English footballer
• Willie Smith (footballer, born 1943), Scottish footballer with Brentford
• Willie Smith (footballer, born 1948), English footballer with Wimbledon

Rugby

• Bill Smith (rugby league), Australian rugby footballer in Bulimba Cup
• Billy Smith (rugby league) (born 1942), Australian rugby league player
• Will Smith (rugby league) (born 1992), rugby footballer for the Penrith Panthers

Other sports

• Bill Smith (fell runner) (1936–2011), fell runner and author on the sport
• Bill Smith (motorcyclist), former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer
• Billy Smith (Australian footballer) (1894-1953), played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League
• Bill Smith (Australian rules footballer) (1936–2010), Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy
• Billy Smith (ice hockey) (born 1950), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
• William Smith (roller hockey) in England national rink hockey team
• Bill Smith (poker player) (died 1997), professional poker player
• 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) (1893–1958), South African Olympic cyclist
• William Smith (field hockey) (1886–1937), British field hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
• Willie Smith (golfer) (1876–1916), Scottish golfer
• Willie Smith (hurdler) (born 1977), Namibian track and field hurdler
• William Smith (sport shooter) (1877–1953), Canadian Olympic sport shooter
• Willie Smith (sprinter) (born 1956), American former 400 metres runner
• William Smith (swimmer) (1924–2013), two-time gold medalist in the 1948 Olympic games
• William Smith (wrestler) (born 1928), 1952 Olympic gold medalist

Other people

• William Smith (mariner) (c. 1775–1847), 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 Smith, 4th Viscount Hambleden (1930–2012), 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
• William Walter Smith (1852–1942), New Zealand gardener, naturalist and conservationist
• W. Wheeler Smith (William Wheeler Smith, c. 1838–c. 1908), American architect and real estate developer
• William Smith (c. 1872–1941), Master of the SS Sauternes, English merchant seaman killed in World War II

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, based on the real-life rapper
• Billy Smith, a character in Coronation Street

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)
• William Smythe (disambiguation)
• Willard Smith (disambiguation)
• All pages with titles beginning with William Smith
• All pages with titles containing William Smith