William Smith
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Academics
- William Smith (geologist)William Smith (geologist)William 'Strata' Smith was an English geologist, credited with creating the first nationwide geological map. He is known as the "Father of English Geology" for collating the geological history of England and Wales into a single record, although recognition was very slow in coming...
(1769–1839), English geologist - William Smith (lexicographer)William Smith (lexicographer)Sir William Smith Kt. was a noted English lexicographer.-Early life:Born at Enfield in 1813 of Nonconformist parents, he was originally destined for a theological career, but instead was articled to a solicitor. In his spare time he taught himself classics, and when he entered University College...
(1813–1893), English lexicographer - William Robertson SmithWilliam Robertson SmithWilliam Robertson Smith was a Scottish orientalist, Old Testament scholar, professor of divinity, and minister of the Free Church of Scotland. He was an editor of the Encyclopædia Britannica and contributor to the Encyclopaedia Biblica...
(1846–1894), philologist, physicist, archaeologist, and Biblical critic - William Ramsay SmithWilliam Ramsay SmithWilliam Ramsay Smith was an Australian anthropologist and pathologist.-Early life:Smith was born in King Edward, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the son of William Smith and his wife Mary née MacDonald . W. R...
(1859–1937), Australian anthropologist - William Benjamin SmithWilliam Benjamin SmithWilliam Benjamin Smith was a professor of mathematics at Tulane University. In a series of books, beginning with Ecce Deus: The Pre-Christian Jesus, published in 1894, and ending with The Birth of the Gospel, published posthumously in 1954, Smith argued that the earliest Christian sources,...
, professor of mathematics at Tulane University - William Hall SmithWilliam Hall SmithWilliam Hall Smith was the President of the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College from 1916 to 1920.-External links:*List of Presidents of Mississippi State University...
, President of the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College, 1916–1920
Arts and entertainment
- Willi SmithWilli SmithWilli Donnell Smith was one of the most successful young African-American fashion designers in fashion history. At the time of his death, his company Williwear Ltd...
(1948–1987), American fashion designer - William Twigg-SmithWilliam Twigg-SmithWilliam Twigg-Smith was a New Zealand-born painter, illustrator and musician, who lived most of his life in Hawaii. During World War I, he was one of the first artists to serve in the American Camouflage Corps.-Early life:...
(1883–1950), New Zealand artist - William Arthur SmithWilliam Arthur SmithWilliam Arthur Smith is an American artist.-Early life:Smith was born in Toledo, Ohion. He studied at the Theodore Keane School of Art in Toledo from 1932 to 1936 and at the University of Toledo from 1936 to 1937, receiving an honorary master of arts degree in 1954. He married Mary France Nixon...
(born 1918), American artist - William Collingwood SmithWilliam Collingwood SmithWilliam Collingwood Smith , was a noted English watercolourist.William's father worked for the Admiralty and was a musician and amateur artist. William had no formal training in art, but had studied under James Duffield Harding. Initially he painted in oils, but later became a proficient...
(1815–1887), English watercolourist
Film, television, and theatre
- Will SmithWill SmithWillard Christopher "Will" Smith, Jr. , also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor, producer, and rapper. He has enjoyed success in television, film and music. In April 2007, Newsweek called him the most powerful actor in Hollywood...
(born 1968), actor and hip-hop musician - William Smith (actor)William Smith (actor)William Smith is an American actor who has appeared in almost 300 feature films and television productions.Smith began his acting career at the age of 8 in 1942...
(born 1933), American actor - Will Smith (comedian)Will Smith (comedian)Will Smith is a British comedian, actor and writer. He was born and grew up in Jersey and is known for his love and encyclopaedic knowledge of Bergerac, as well as his posh boy persona. He was educated at Victoria College, Jersey and Charterhouse School. He now lives in London...
(born 1971), UK comedian, actor and writer - William Craig SmithWilliam Craig SmithWilliam Craig Smith was an American art director. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film Victor/Victoria.-External links:...
(1918–1986), American art director - William 'Gentleman' SmithWilliam 'Gentleman' SmithWilliam Smith , known as "Gentleman Smith", was a celebrated English actor of the 18th century who worked with David Garrick, and was the original creator of the role of Charles Surface in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The School for Scandal....
(1730–1819), actor
Literature
- William Smith (poet)William Smith (poet)William Smith was an English sonneteer, poet, and friend of Edmund Spenser. He participated in The Phoenix Nest , England's Helicon and published a sonnet sequence Chloris or The Complaint of the passionate despised Shepheard in 1596.-External links:*...
(15??–16??), English poet - William Hart-SmithWilliam Hart-SmithWilliam Hart-Smith was a New Zealand/Australian poet who was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. His family moved to New Zealand in 1924. He had about "seven years of formal schooling" in England, Scotland and New Zealand before getting work at 15. His first job was as a radio mechanic...
(1911–1990), New Zealand/Australian poet - William Jay SmithWilliam Jay SmithWilliam Jay Smith is an American poet. He was appointed the nineteenth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1968 to 1970.- Life :...
(born 1918), American poet - William Gardner SmithWilliam Gardner SmithWilliam Gardner Smith was an American journalist, novelist, and editor. Smith is linked to the black social protest novel tradition of the 1940s and the 1950s, a movement that became synonymous with writers such as Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, Willard Motley, and Ann Petry...
(1927–1974), African-American novelist
Music
- Bill Smith (Canadian musician)Bill Smith (Canadian musician)William Ernest Smith is a Canadian writer, editor, record producer, saxophonist, and clarinetist of English birth...
(born 1938), Canadian writer, editor, record producer and musician - Bill Smith (jazz musician)Bill Smith (jazz musician)William Overton Smith , known as Bill Smith, is a U.S. jazz clarinetist, and composer. He has played with Dave Brubeck, among others.-Life:...
(born 1926), folk jazz clarinetist and professor of music at the University of Washington - Barkin' Bill SmithBarkin' Bill SmithBarkin' Bill Smith was an American Chicago blues and electric blues singer and songwriter. Although he was born in Cleveland, Mississippi, Smith spent his latter years in Chicago.-Biography:...
(1928–2000), American Chicago blues singer - Willie Smith (alto saxophonist)Willie Smith (alto saxophonist)William McLeish Smith was one of the major alto saxophone players of the swing era. He also played clarinet and sang. He is generally referred to as Willie Smith.-Biography:...
(1910–1967), jazz alto saxophonist - William Smith (composer)William Smith (composer)William Smith was an English composer from the city of Durham. He is chiefly known for his set of choral responses for the Anglican liturgy of Evening Prayer....
(1603–1645), English composer from the city of Durham - Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (born 1936), blues drummer and singer
- William Charles SmithWilliam Charles SmithWilliam Charles Smith was an English musicologist who specialized in musical bibliographies. His particular area of interest was 17th and 18th century musical figures that were active in England. Considered an authority on the life and works of George Frideric Handel, he notably published several...
(1881–1971), English musicologist - Willie "The Lion" Smith (1893–1973), jazz pianist
Characters
- Bill Smith (Red Green Show character)
- Will Smith (Home and Away)Will Smith (Home and Away)Will Smith is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Zac Drayson. He made his first on-screen appearance on 13 February 1998. Will was a regular on the show from 1998 to 2002. He continued to make frequent guest appearances until 2005. In 2010, it was...
, character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away played by Zac Drayson - Will Smith (character)Will Smith (character)William "Will" Smith is a fictional character in the NBC television series, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.-Background:When Will was five, he was abandoned by his father, and was raised in poverty by his mother Viola...
, 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)William Smith (businessman)William Smith was an American businessman. Born in Canterbury, England, he set up a successful nursery business in Geneva, New York with his brothers in the mid 19th century...
(1818–1912), nurseryman and donor to Hobart and William Smith Colleges - William Wensley SmithWilliam Wensley SmithWilliam Wensley Smith was a Canadian who founded W.W. Smith Insurance Ltd., one of the oldest insurance brokerages in Saskatchewan, Canada...
(1887–1955), founder of W.W. Smith Insurance Ltd - Sir William Reardon SmithWilliam Reardon SmithSir William Reardon Smith, 1st Baronet was a British shipowner.Reardon Smith was born in Appledore, Devon, and educated at the Wesleyan School there. He went to sea and obtained his master mariner's ticket before going into the shipping business...
(1856–1935), British shipowner
Law
- William Smith (chief justice)William Smith (chief justice)William Smith was a lawyer, historian, speaker, loyalist, and eventually Chief Justice of the Province of New York from 1763 to 1782 and Chief Justice of the Province of Quebec, later Lower Canada, from 1786 until his death...
(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)William E. Smith (judge)William Edward Smith is a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island and a former federal judicial nominee to the U.S...
(born 1959), judge on the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island - William Francis SmithWilliam Francis SmithWilliam Francis Smith was an American jurist who served on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey and the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit....
(1904–1968), American judge - William Owen SmithWilliam Owen SmithWilliam Owen Smith was a lawyer from a family of American missionaries who participated in the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii. He served as attorney general for the entire duration of the provisional Government of Hawaii and the Republic of Hawaii.-Life:Smith was born August 4, 1848 in Kōloa...
(1848–1929), lawyer involved in overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii
Military
- William Smith (Medal of Honor)William Smith (Medal of Honor)William Smith was born in Ireland and was a Union Navy sailor during the American Civil War who received America's highest military decoration the Medal of Honor for his actions at Cherbourg, France...
(1838–1902), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient - William Smith (Medal of Honor, 1869)William Smith (Medal of Honor, 1869)William Smith was a private in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor for gallantry in action at Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory on October 20, 1869 during the Indian Wars.-Biography:...
(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 SmithWilliam Farrar SmithWilliam Farrar Smith , was a civil engineer, a member of the New York City police commission, and Union general in the American Civil War.-Early life:...
(1824–1903), Union Army general - William H. Smith (Medal of Honor)William H. Smith (Medal of Honor)William H. Smith was a Private in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor for gallantry in action at Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory on October 20, 1869 during the Indian Wars.-Biography:...
(1847–?), American Indian Wars soldier and Medal of Honor recipient - William Osborne SmithWilliam Osborne SmithLieutenant-Colonel William Osborne Smith served as the first Acting Commissioner of the North West Mounted Police, from September 25 to October 17, 1873....
(1833–1887), first Acting Commissioner of the North West Mounted Police - William Sooy SmithWilliam Sooy SmithWilliam Sooy Smith was a West Point graduate and career United States Army officer who rose through the ranks to become a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War....
(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. SmithWilliam D. SmithWilliam Dee Smith is a retired United States Navy four star admiral who served as United States Military Representative, NATO Military Committee from 1991 to 1993. Smith retired in 1993.-References:...
(born 1933), United States Navy admiral - William W. Smith, United States Navy admiral during World War II
- William Y. SmithWilliam Y. SmithGeneral William Young Smith is a retired United States Air Force four star general who served as Chief of Staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe from 1979 to 1981 and as Deputy Commander in Chief, U.S. European Command from 1981 to 1983.Smith was born in 1925, in Hot Springs, Arkansas,...
(born 1925), United States Air Force general - William Watson Smith (aviator)William Watson Smith (aviator)Lieutenant William Watson Smith was a World War I flying ace credited with eight aerial victories.-Reference:...
(born 1892), World War I flying ace - William Douglas SmithWilliam Douglas SmithMajor-General Sir William Douglas Smith KCB KCVO was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.-Military career:...
(1865–1939), British general - William Ruthven SmithWilliam Ruthven SmithWilliam Ruthven Smith was a career United States Army officer who commanded the 36th Infantry Division during its deployment in France during World War I and later became Superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.-Early life:William Ruthven Smith was born April...
(1868–1941), United States Army officer
Politics
- Amor De CosmosAmor De CosmosAmor De Cosmos was a Canadian journalist, publisher and politician. He served as the second Premier of British Columbia.-Early life:...
(1825–1897), born William Alexander Smith, Premier of British Columbia - Bill Smith (Alberta politician)Bill Smith (Alberta politician)William Smith is a businessman, Canadian politician, and former mayor of Edmonton, Alberta.Smith was first elected in 1995 after defeating incumbent Mayor Jan Reimer and was re-elected in 1998 and 2001...
(born 1935), Canadian politician - William Smith (abolitionist)William Smith (abolitionist)William Smith was a leading independent British politician, sitting as Member of Parliament for more than one constituency. He was an English Dissenter and was instrumental in bringing political rights to that religious minority...
(1756–1835), grandfather of Florence Nightingale, dissenter and British M.P. whose constituencies included Camelford, Sudbury, and Norwich - William Smith (Nova Scotia politician)William Smith (Nova Scotia politician)William Smith was a merchant, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Queen's County in the Legislative Assembly of Nova Scotia from 1765 to 1779....
(died 1779), merchant, judge and politician in Nova Scotia - William Smith (Ordnance) (1721–1803), of Chichester, UK Treasurer of the OrdnanceTreasurer of the OrdnanceThe Treasurer of the Ordnance was a subordinate of the Master-General of the Ordnance in the United Kingdom, the office being created in 1670. The office was abolished in 1836 and its duties merged with that of several others to form the office of Paymaster-General.-Treasurers of the Ordnance:*25...
- William Forgan SmithWilliam Forgan SmithWilliam Forgan Smith , generally known as Forgan Smith, was Premier of the Australian state of Queensland from 1932 to 1942. He came to dominate politics in the state during the 1930s, and his populism, firm leadership, defence of states' rights and interest in state development make him something...
(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)William Smith (Canadian politician)William Smith, was a Canadian politician.Born in Columbus, Canada West, the son of William Smith and Elizabeth Laing, Smith received his early education in the public schools of Columbus after which he continued his studies in Upper Canada College. An agriculturist, Smith was deputy reeve and...
(1847–1931), Canadian politician - William Mein SmithWilliam Mein SmithWilliam Mein Smith was a key actor in the early settlement of New Zealand's capital city, Wellington. As the Surveyor General for the Wakefield's New Zealand Company at Port Nicholson from 1840 to 1843, he and his team surveyed the town of Wellington, after finding the land on the Petone foreshore...
(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)William Smith (loyalist)William Smith is a Northern Irish Loyalist former paramilitary and politician. He has been involved in loyalism in various capacities for at least forty years.-Early life:...
, Northern Irish loyalist politician - William Cowper SmithWilliam Cowper SmithWilliam Cowper Smith was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand.He represented the Waipawa electorate from 1881 to 1887, then the Woodville electorate from 1887 to 1890 , then the Waipawa electorate again from 1890 to 1893, when he retired.He was also on the Legislative...
(1843–1911), Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand - William Haslam SmithWilliam Haslam SmithWilliam Haslam Smith was a businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Lunenburg County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1925 to 1928 as a Liberal-Conservative member....
(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)Ripon (UK Parliament constituency)Ripon was a constituency sending members to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom until 1983, centred on the city of Ripon in North Yorkshire.-History:...
American politics
- William Smith (congressman)William Smith (congressman)William Smith was an eighteenth and nineteenth century congressman from Virginia.Born in Chesterfield, Virginia, Smith completed preparatory studies and was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1782...
, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia (1821–1827) - William Smith (Maryland)William Smith (Maryland)William Smith was an American politician and representative of the fourth congressional district of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives....
(1728–1814), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland (1789–1791) - William Smith (South Carolina representative)William Smith (South Carolina representative)William Smith was a congressman, state senator and judge from South Carolina.Smith was born in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, the oldest son of Ralph Smith and Mercy Penquite Smith. He moved to Spartan District, South Carolina with his family in 1765 where he became a planter...
(1751–1837), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina (1797–1798) - William Smith (South Carolina senator)William Smith (South Carolina senator)William Smith was chosen as a Democratic-Republican to the U.S. Senate representing South Carolina in 1816. The legislature declined to re-elect him when his term expired in 1823...
(1762–1840), U.S. senator from South Carolina (1815–1830) - William Alden SmithWilliam Alden SmithWilliam Alden Smith was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan.-Early career:Smith was born in Dowagiac, Michigan and attended the common schools. He moved with his parents to Grand Rapids in 1872, where he attended school, sold popcorn, and was a newsboy and messenger boy...
(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. SmithWilliam E. SmithWilliam E. Smith was the 14th Governor of Wisconsin.Born in Kincardineshire, Scotland, and moved to the United States with his family as a child. He had lived in New York City and Michigan before settling in Fox Lake, Wisconsin in 1849...
(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 SmithWilliam Ephraim SmithWilliam Ephraim Smith was a planter, lawyer, and politician from Georgia.-Biography:He was born in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia. In 1846, he was admitted to the Georgia bar, which required a special act of the Georgia legislature due to his youth...
(1829–1890), member of the Confederate (1863–1865) and U.S. (1875–1881) House of Representatives from Georgia - William Ernest SmithWilliam Ernest SmithWilliam Ernest "Ernie" Smith served one term as mayor of Murray, Utah from 1946-1947. He preferred to be known as Ernest or Ernie to differentiate between him and his father...
, mayor of Murray, Utah, 1946–1947 - William French SmithWilliam French SmithWilliam French Smith was an American lawyer and the 74th Attorney General of the United States.-Biography:...
(1917–1990), U.S. Attorney General (1981–1985) - William Grover SmithWilliam Grover SmithWilliam Grover Smith was the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, serving from 1889 to 1891 under Job Adams Cooper....
, Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, 1889–1891 - William Hugh SmithWilliam Hugh SmithWilliam Hugh Smith was the first Republican and the 21st Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama, serving from 1868 to 1870 during the period of military reconstruction. A former slave owner, he opposed secession from the union on the grounds it would imperil slave property...
(1826–1899), Governor of Alabama (1868–1870) - William Jay Smith (Tennessee politician)William Jay Smith (Tennessee politician)William Jay Smith, a Representative from Tennessee; born in Birmingham, England on 24 September 1823; immigrated to the United States and settled in Orange County ; attended the common schools; learned the printing trade; moved to Tennessee in 1846; during the Mexican-American War, in 1847, served...
(1823–1913), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee - William L. Smith (barber)William L. Smith (barber)William L. Smith was a barber from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, who served three terms as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.- Background and business :...
, Socialist barber from Milwaukee who served three terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly - William L. Smith (Republican)William L. Smith (Republican)William Lyman Smith was a teacher and businessman from Neillsville, Wisconsin who served one term as a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, in 1917, and two terms as a member of the Wisconsin State Senate, 1921-1927....
(1878–?), telephone businessman who served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly and two in the Wisconsin State Senate - William Loughton SmithWilliam Loughton SmithWilliam Loughton Smith was an American lawyer from Charleston, South Carolina. He represented South Carolina in the U.S. House from 1789 until 1797 and served as the U.S...
(1758–1812), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina (1789–1798) - William M. SmithWilliam M. SmithWilliam M. Smith was the 27th Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. A Republican, he held the position from 1871 until 1873....
, Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives - William Nathan Harrell SmithWilliam Nathan Harrell SmithWilliam Nathan Harrell Smith was a United States Representative from North Carolina; born in Murfreesboro, North Carolina, September 24, 1812; attended the common schools in Murfreesboro, N.C., Kingston, Rhode Island, and Colchester, Connecticut and East Lyme, Connecticut; was graduated from Yale...
(1812–1889), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina (1859–1860) - William Orlando SmithWilliam Orlando SmithWilliam Orlando Smith was a U.S. Representative from the state of Pennsylvania.William O. Smith was born in Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania. He learned the printing trade, and worked as publisher of the Reynoldsville Herald from 1876 to 1879. He worked in the Government Printing Office in...
(1859–1932), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania (1903–1906) - William R. Smith (Mormon)William R. Smith (Mormon)William Reed Smith was a Utah territorial politician and a leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah Territory.-Early life:...
(1826–1896), member of the Utah Territory House of Representatives - William Robert SmithWilliam Robert SmithWilliam Robert Smith was a United States representative from Texas and a United States federal judge.Born in Smith County, Texas, Smith graduated from the Sam Houston Normal Institute in Huntsville, Texas in 1883. He read law in 1885 and was admitted to the Texas bar, beginning the practice of law...
(1863–1924), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas (1903–1916) - William Russell SmithWilliam Russell SmithWilliam Russell Smith was a prominent Alabama politician served in both the United States Congress and the Confederate Congress.-Biography:...
(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)Bill Smith (New York politician)William T. Smith, better known as Bill "Cadillac" Smith was a member of the New York State Senate from Steuben County, New York. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the state senate from 1963 to 1986...
(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 SmithWilliam Angie SmithWilliam Angie Smith was a Bishop of The Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church, elected in 1944.-Birth and Family:William was born 21 December 1894 in Elgin, Texas, the son of William Angie and Mary Smith. William married Bess Owens 20 July 1920...
(1894–1974), Bishop of The Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church - William R. Smith (Mormon)William R. Smith (Mormon)William Reed Smith was a Utah territorial politician and a leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah Territory.-Early life:...
(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)William Smith (scholar)Very Revd. Dr William Smith , Dean of Chester, Greek and Latin scholar.Smith was born in Worcester in 1711, the son of the rector of St Nicholas' Church. He was sent to RGS Worcester after which he proceeded to New College, Oxford in 1728. He remained here for many years gaining four degrees...
(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)William Smith (archbishop)William Smith was a Roman Catholic clergyman who served as the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of St. Andrews and Edinburgh, Scotland....
(1819–1892), Roman Catholic clergyman
Science, engineering, and technology
- Bill Smith (Motorola engineer)Bill Smith (Motorola engineer)Bill Smith is the "Father of Six Sigma". Born in Brooklyn, New York, Smith graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1952 and studied at the University of Minnesota School of Management...
(1929–1993), one of the creators of Six Sigma - William Smith (geologist)William Smith (geologist)William 'Strata' Smith was an English geologist, credited with creating the first nationwide geological map. He is known as the "Father of English Geology" for collating the geological history of England and Wales into a single record, although recognition was very slow in coming...
(1769–1839), British geologist credited with making the first national geological map - William Newton-SmithWilliam Newton-SmithWilliam Herbert Newton-Smith is an Anglo-Canadian philosopher of science.His undergraduate degree from Queen's University was in Mathematics and Philosophy, in 1966. He took an MA from Cornell University in Philosophy, in 1968, and a DPhil in philosophy from Balliol College, Oxford, in 1974...
(born 1943), Anglo-Canadian philosopher of science
American football
- Bill Smith (American football)Bill Smith (American football)William Arley Smith was a professional American football player who played wide receiver for six seasons for the Chicago Cardinals. He was born in Seattle, Washington....
(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)Willie Smith (American football)Willie Smith is a former American football player. A native of Little Rock, Arkansas, Smith attended Dunbar High School, a segregated high school for African-American students. He was teammates during high school with Jim Pace, and the two of them opted to attend the University of Michigan where...
(born 1937), former American football player
Baseball
- Bill Smith (baseball manager)Bill Smith (baseball manager)William J. "Bill" Smith was the manager and also played for the Baltimore Marylands during their lone season in the National Association. The Marylands went 0-6 for the season and Smith's record is 0-5. As a player, he batted .174, and committed eight errors in six games while splitting time in...
, National Association player-manager for the Baltimore Marylands - Bill Smith (baseball executive) (born 1958), Minnesota Twins general manager
- Bill Smith (right-handed pitcher)Bill Smith (right-handed pitcher)Frederick William Smith , was a Major League Baseball player who played pitcher in for the Detroit Wolverines of the National League.-External links:...
(1861–1928), American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, 1886 - Bill Smith (left-handed pitcher)Bill Smith (left-handed pitcher)William Garland Smith was an American professional baseball player, a left-handed pitcher whose 12 years as a professional included parts of three seasons in the Major Leagues for the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies...
(1934–1997), American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, 1958–59; 1962 - Bill Smith (outfielder)Bill Smith (outfielder)William E. Smith was a Major League Baseball player, who appeared in one game for the 1884 Cleveland Blues of the National League as their left fielder. Smith died in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the age of 21 in diving accident that broke his back.-External links:...
(1865–1886), American baseball outfielder for the 1884 Cleveland Blues - Billy Smith (second baseman)Billy Smith (second baseman)Billy Edward Smith is a former Major League Baseball second baseman. He played all or part of six seasons in the majors between and . He also played one season in Japan for the Kintetsu Buffaloes in ....
(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 season1981 Houston Astros seasonThe Houston Astros' 1981 season was a season in American baseball. It involved the Houston Astros attempting to win the National League West.- Offseason :* December 4, 1980: Don Sutton was signed as a free agent by the Astros....
- Billy Smith (baseball, born 1930)Billy Smith (baseball, born 1930)Billy Franklin Smith is a retired American professional baseball first baseman, outfielder, manager and coach. He threw and batted left-handed, stood 5'9" tall and weighed 160 pounds during his active career...
, American minor league first baseman and manager and Major League coach and scout - Willie Smith (pitcher)Willie Smith (pitcher)Willie Everett Smith is a former professional baseball pitcher. He played in eight games for the St. Louis Cardinals in .-External links:*...
(born 1967), American pitcher in Major League Baseball, 1994 - Willie Smith (outfielder)Willie Smith (outfielder)Willie Smith was a left-handed pitcher for the Detroit Tigers , and, after he converted to outfielder at the Major League Baseball level, an outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels/California Angels , Cleveland Indians , Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds...
(1939–2006), American outfielder in Major League Baseball, 1963–1971 - William John SmithWilliam John SmithWilliam John Smith was an American baseball player for the Hollywood Stars. He was born September of 1921 and died in June 2003. He was born in Pennsylvania and died in Washington. He was married to Ella and had 1 son and 3 daughters....
(1921–2003), American baseball player
Basketball
- Wee Willie SmithWee Willie SmithWilliam T. "Wee Willie" Smith was an American professional basketball player.The 6'5" Smith was one of the first great African American basketball players. He played for several amateur leagues in the Cleveland area before being signed by the New York Renaissance, an all-black professional team,...
(1911–1992), US basketball player - Willie Smith (basketball)Willie Smith (basketball)William C. Smith is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'2" 170 lb guard and played collegiately at Seminole Junior College and the University of Missouri...
(born 1955), retired American professional basketball player
Boxing
- Mysterious Billy SmithMysterious Billy SmithMysterious Billy Smith was a Canadian boxer. He turned pro in 1890, and in his ninth fight knocked out Danny Needham to win the welterweight championship in 1892. He held on to it until Tommy Ryan beat him on points in 1894. He won back the vacant title in 1898 by beating Matty Matthews, and lost...
(1871–1937), Canadian boxer - William Alexander Smith (boxer), South African boxer of the 1920s
Cricket
- William Smith (Yorkshire cricketer)William Smith (Yorkshire cricketer)William Smith was an English first-class cricketer, who played eleven matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1865 to 1874....
(1839–1897), first class cricketer who played 11 matches for Yorkshire County Cricket Club, 1865–1897 - William Smith (Scottish cricketer)William Smith (Scottish cricketer)William Alexander Bremner Smith was a Scottish cricketer. A right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium bowler, he played once for the Scotland national cricket team in 1927.-Biography:...
(1902–1937) - Will Smith (cricketer)Will Smith (cricketer)Will Smith is an English cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-spin bowler.Smith originally played for Harrold CC and Bedford School . He played minor county cricket for Bedfordshire as a schoolboy, until he moved to Nottinghamshire in 2002...
(born 1982) - Bill Smith (cricketer)Bill Smith (cricketer)William 'Bill' Albert Smith is a former English cricketer. Smith was a left-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium pace. He was born at Salisbury, Wiltshire....
(born 1937), former English cricketer - William Smith (Kent cricketer)William Smith (Kent cricketer)William Smith was an English cricketer. He was a wicket-keeper who played first-class cricket for Kent...
(1819–1883), English cricketer - William Smith (Somerset cricketer)William Smith (Somerset cricketer)William Robert Rutherford Smith played first-class cricket for Somerset between 1895 and 1898 and for the MCC in 1901 and 1902. He also played Minor Counties cricket for Wiltshire from 1899 to 1913 and for Worcestershire in minor matches before Worcestershire achieved first-class status in 1899...
(1871–1946) - Willie Smith (cricketer)Willie Smith (cricketer)Willie Smith was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Derbyshire in 1913.Smith was born at Gringley-on-the-Hill, Nottinghamshire. He made his debut for Derbyshire in May 1913 against Lancashire when he made 8 and 2. His next and last game for the club was against Somerset when...
(1885–1964), English cricketer
Football
- William Smith (footballer)William Smith (footballer)William Smith was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He played for Stockport County, Manchester City, and Manchester United.-External links:*...
, English footballer with Stockport and Manchester United - William Smith (footballer born 1865), English goalkeeper for Burnley
- William Smith (footballer born 1886)William Smith (footballer born 1886)William Ernest Smith was a footballer who played in the Football League for Bradford City. He also played for Stoke. He made one hundred and twenty eight appearances for Stoke.-Career:...
, footballer for Bradford City and Stoke - Bill Smith (Edwardian footballer)Bill Smith (Edwardian footballer)William "Bill" Smith was an English professional footballer who played at centre-forward for various clubs in the years immediately prior to the First World War.-Football career:...
, English footballer with Brentford, Southampton and Halifax Town - Bill Smith (footballer born 1897)Bill Smith (footballer born 1897)William Thomas "Bill" Smith was an English footballer.-Career:During his amateur career, Smith played in 17 finals, and captained the Third Army team in Germany when he was stationed in Koblenz after the armistice during the First World War. He started his professional career with Hull City in 1921...
, English footballer with Durham City and York City - Bill Smith (footballer born 1906)Bill Smith (footballer born 1906)William Harris "Bill" Smith was a Scottish footballer.He played for Burnbank Athletic, Norwich City, Exeter City and Stenhousemuir.-Notes:...
(1906–1979), English footballer with Norwich City and Exeter City - Bill Smith (footballer born 1926)Bill Smith (footballer born 1926)William Henry "Bill" Smith is a former English professional footballer born in Plymouth, Devon, who played as a forward or wing half...
, English footballer with Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers - Billy Smith (footballer born 1882)Billy Smith (footballer born 1882)William Alfred "Billy" Smith was an English professional footballer who made 38 appearances in the Football League playing for West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham. He played as a right-sided forward....
, English footballer for West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham - Billy Smith (footballer born 1895)Billy Smith (footballer born 1895)William Henry "Billy" Smith was a professional footballer who played most of his career at Huddersfield Town....
(1895–1951), English footballer with Huddersfield Town - Billy Smith (footballer born 1900)Billy Smith (footballer born 1900)William E. "Billy" Smith was a former professional footballer, who played for Hartlepool United, Huddersfield Town and Rochdale.-References:*99 Years & Counting - Stats & Stories - Huddersfield Town History...
, English footballer with Hartlepool United, Huddersfield Town and Rochdale
Other sports
- Bill Smith (fell runner)Bill Smith (fell runner)Bill Smith was a notable fell runner and well-known author on the sport. He was considered a "legend" in the fell-running community."The word legend is all too often rolled out in sporting circles...
(1936 – 2011) - Bill Smith (motorcyclist)Bill Smith (motorcyclist)Bill Smith was a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His specialty was road circuits such as the Isle of Man TT, the North West 200 and the Ulster Grand Prix. His best season was in 1963 when he finished the year in 12th place in the 500cc world championship. Smith won the 350 class at the...
, former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer - Billy Smith (ice hockey)Billy Smith (ice hockey)William John Smith, better known as Billy Smith, is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender and is best known for winning four Stanley Cups with the New York Islanders and being the first goalie to be credited with a goal....
(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)Will Smith (rugby league)Will Smith is a rugby league footballer for the Newcastle Knights of the National Rugby League. He plays at five-eighth, halfback and centre in the Under-20s Toyota Cup competition.-Playing career:...
(born 1990), rugby league footballer for the Newcastle Knights - Billy Dee SmithBilly Dee SmithBilly Dee Smith is a professional lacrosse player who plays for the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League and formerly of the Hamilton Nationals of Major League Lacrosse...
(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 cyclistCycling at the 1920 Summer OlympicsThe cycling competitions at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp consisted of two road racing events and four track racing events, all for men only. The 50 km track event was held for the first time at these Games.-Road cycling:-Track cycling:...
- William Smith (field hockey) (1886–1937), British field hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Willie Smith (golfer)Willie Smith (golfer)Willie Smith , a native of Carnoustie, was a Scottish golfer. His brothers Alex and Macdonald were also famous golfers....
(died 1916), Scottish golfer - William Smith (sport shooter), Canadian Olympic sport shooterCanada at the 1908 Summer Olympics- Gold:* Robert Kerr — Athletics, Men's 200 m* Frank Dixon, George Campbell, Angus Dillon, Richard Louis Duckett, George Rennie, Clarence McKerrow, Alexander Turnbull, Henry Hoobin, Ernest Hamilton, John Broderick, Tommy Gorman, Patrick Brennan — Lacrosse, Men's Team Competition* Walter...
- William Smith (swimmer) (born 1924), two-time gold medalist in the 1948 Olympic games
- William Smith (wrestler)William Smith (wrestler)William T. Smith is an American wrestler and Olympic champion in Freestyle wrestling.He was born in Portland, Oregon.-Olympics:...
(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 SauternesSS SauternesSS Sauternes was a steamship built in 1922. She sank in a storm in the firth Fugloyarfjørður by the Faroe Islands on 7 December 1941; all 25 passengers and crew were lost. In the Faroes, she became known as Jólaskipið, the Christmas Ship...
, English merchant seaman killed in World War II - William Smith (mariner)William Smith (mariner)William Smith was the English captain who discovered the South Shetland Islands, an archipelago off the Graham Land in Antarctica....
(c. 1775–?), British mariner and discoverer of the South Shetland Islands - William Smith (murderer)William Smith (murderer)William Henry Smith was executed by the state of Ohio for the rape and murder of 47-year-old Mary Virginia Bradford of Cincinnati, Ohio, that occurred on September 26, 1987....
(1957–2005), executed by the State of Ohio in 2005 - William Smith (shearer)William Smith (shearer)William "Deucem" Smith was known as one of the most talented sheep shearers in the world. His character and skill with the shears earned him a reputation as the greatest shearer of the first half of the twentieth century.-Biography:...
(1896–1947), perhaps the most skilled sheep-shearer in the first half of the 20th century - William Smith (South African)William Smith (South African)William Smith is South Africa's best-known and most popular television science and mathematics teacher.-Early life and education:Smith was born in Grahamstown and attended St. Andrew's Prep before matriculating at Union High School in Graaff-Reinet...
, South African television science and mathematics teacher - Sir William Alexander Smith (Boys' Brigade)William Alexander Smith (Boys' Brigade)Sir William Alexander Smith , the founder of the Boys' Brigade, was born in Pennyland House, Thurso, Scotland. He was the eldest son of Major David Smith and his wife Harriet...
(1854–1914), founder of the Boys' Brigade - William Kennedy SmithWilliam Kennedy SmithWilliam Kennedy Smith is an American physician whose work focuses on landmines and the rehabilitation of people disabled by them....
(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 HambledenWilliam Smith, 3rd Viscount HambledenThe Rt. Hon. William Henry Smith, 3rd Viscount Hambleden , was a British peer and descendant of the founders of stationery group W H Smith. Lord Hambleden was educated at Eton College and Oxford University...
(1903–1948), British peer - William Pitt SmithWilliam Pitt SmithWilliam Pitt Smith was a U.S. physician, educator and theological writer.Smith began his career serving in the General Hospital Department of the Continental Army during the American Revolution...
(1760–1796), U.S. physician, educator and theological writer - William Wright SmithWilliam Wright SmithSir William Wright Smith FRS FRSE DèsSc FLS VMH was a Scottish botanist and horticulturalist....
(1875–1956), Scottish botanist and horticulturalist - William Smith (architect)William Smith (architect)William Smith was a Scottish architect. A partner in the Aberdonian firms J & W Smith , W & J Smith and W & J Smith and Kelly , and employed as Aberdeen's superintendent of works , he designed a large number of buildings in north east Scotland.Smith was a prolific designer of manses,...
(1817–1891), Scottish architect - William Smith (registrar)William Smith (registrar)William Smith was a Ghanaian civil servant who worked in Freetown, Sierra Leone as a registrar for the Mixed Commissionary Court. Due to his position and through his marriage to wealthy Freetown Creoles, Smith became a prominent figure in Sierra Leone. Smith had fourteen children, including...
(1816–1895), Ghanaian civil servant - William Wragg SmithWilliam Wragg SmithWilliam Wragg Smith, b.1808 d.1875, was the son of the U.S. statesman William Loughton Smith. He was a gentleman planter, lawyer, naturalist, translator and poet. He was the second-to-last owner of the Smith-Wragg Plantation, the last being his wife Mary Theresa Hedley Smith and their children, who...
(1808–1875), American planter, lawyer, naturalist, translator and poet
Non-persons
- Billy Smith (painting), an 1898 Thomas EakinsThomas EakinsThomas Cowperthwait Eakins was an American realist painter, photographer, sculptor, and fine arts educator...
painting depicting Philadelphia boxer Billy Smith fighting Tim Callahan - William Smith College, in Geneva, New York
See also
- William Smyth (disambiguation)William Smyth (disambiguation)William Smyth may refer to:*William Smyth , English academic administrator at the University of Oxford*William Smyth , English bishop*William Smyth , American politician...