William Smith

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

Academics

William Smith (Master of Clare College, Cambridge) (1556–1615), English academic
William Smith (antiquary) (c. 1653–1735), English antiquary and historian of University College, Oxford
William Smith (scholar) (1711–1787), English classical scholar and Anglican Dean of Chester
William Smith (Episcopal priest) (1727–1803), Scottish-born first provost of University of Pennsylvania
William Pitt Smith (1760–1796), American physician, educator and theological writer
William Andrew Smith (1802–1870), American college president and clergyman
William Smith (lexicographer) (1813–1893), English editor and publisher of dictionaries
William Robertson Smith (1846–1894), Scottish philologist, physicist, archaeologist and Biblical critic
William Benjamin Smith (1850–1934), American professor of mathematics at Tulane University
William Ramsay Smith (1859–1937), Australian anthropologist
William George Smith (1866–1918), Scottish psychologist
William Hall Smith (1866–after 1920), President of Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College, 1916–1920
William Cunningham Smith (1871–1943), American academic of English literature, university administrator and writer
William Roy Smith (1876–1938), American academic historian
William Charles Smith (1881–1972), English musicologist
William Newton-Smith (1943–2023), Anglo-Canadian philosopher of science

Arts and entertainment

Will Smith (Born 1968), American actor, rapper, and film producer
William "Gentleman" Smith (1730–1819), English stage star
William Henry Smith (1806–1872), American author of 1844 temperance play The Drunkard
William Smith (actor) (1933–2021), American character performer
William Smith (17th-century actor) (died 1696), British actor
William Smith (teacher) (1939–2024), South African television science and mathematics presenter
Will Smith (born 1968), American actor, rapper and film producer
Will Smith (comedian) (born 1971), English actor and writer

Art and literature

William Smith (poet) (before 1570–after 1606), English sonneteer
William Thompson Russell Smith (1812–1896), Scottish-American painter
William Collingwood Smith (1815–1887), English painter
William Jardine Smith (1834–1884), Australian writer and editor
William Brooke Smith (before 1880–1908), American artist
William Twigg-Smith (1883–1950), New Zealand artist
William Hart-Smith (1911–1990), New Zealand/Australian poet
William E. Smith (artist) (1913–1997), African American illustrator
W. Eugene Smith (1918–1978), American photojournalist
William Craig Smith (1918–1986), American art director
William Arthur Smith (1918–1989), American artist
William Jay Smith (1918–2015), American poet
William Gardner Smith (1927–1974), African-American novelist
Bill Smith (jewelry designer) (born 1933), first African American recipient of Coty Award
Willi Smith (1948–1987), American fashion designer
Will Smith, American tech journalist, 2010 founder of Tested.com

Characters

Bill Smith, from Canadian television series The Red Green Show, played by Rick Green
Billy Smith, a recurring Saturday Night Live character introduced 2003
Billy Smith, a character in Coronation Street
Will Smith (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air), television series character
Will Smith (Home and Away), Australian television series character
Will Smith, child character in Wee Sing The Best Christmas Ever!

Music

Barkin' Bill Smith (1928–2000), American Chicago blues singer
Bill Smith (Canadian musician) (born 1938), Canadian record producer, musician, writer, editor
Bill Smith (English musician) (born 1940), founding member of the Quarrymen
Bill Smith (jazz musician) (1926–2020), folk jazz clarinetist, professor of music at the University of Washington
Major Bill Smith (1922–1994), American record producer and executive
William Smith (composer) (1603–1645), English composer from the city of Durham
William "Smitty" Smith (1944–1997), keyboardist and session musician
Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (1936–2011), blues drummer and singer
Willie "Long Time" Smith, dates unknown, Chicago blues pianist and singer
Willie Smith (alto saxophonist) (1910–1967), jazz alto saxophonist
Willie "the Lion" Smith (1893–1973), jazz pianist
William Oscar Smith, jazz double bassist and music educator

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 Reardon Smith (1856–1935), British shipowner
Willie Reardon Smith (1887–1950), British shipowner
William Wensley Smith (1887–1955), founder of W. W. Smith Insurance Ltd

Law and crime

Sir William Cusack-Smith, 2nd Baronet (1766–1836), baronet
William W. Smith (Arkansas judge) (1838–1888), justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court
William A. Smith (Iowa judge) (1870–1958), justice of the Iowa Supreme Court
William A. Smith (Kansas judge) (1888–1968), Associate Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court
William E. Smith (judge) (born 1959), judge on the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
Sir William James Smith (1853–1912), British judge who served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Cyprus, British Guiana and the Transvaal
William Francis Smith (1904–1968), judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
William Kennedy Smith (born 1960), physician and Kennedy family scion who was acquitted of rape in 1991
William Nimmo Smith, Lord Nimmo Smith (born 1942), former Senator of the College of Justice and a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland
William Owen Smith (1848–1929), lawyer involved in overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii
William Redwood Smith (1851–1935), Associate Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court
William Scott Smith (born 1959), American serial killer and kidnapper
William Smith (judge, born 1728) (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, born 1697) (1697–1769), father of John Smith, Doctor Thomas Smith, Joshua Hett Smith, and Chief Justice William Smith
William Smith (murderer) (1957–2005), executed by the State of Ohio in 2005
William "Tangier" Smith (1655–1705), Chief Justice of the Province of New York from 1692
William Trickett Smith (1937–2021), American lawyer who was disbarred
William Trickett Smith II (born 1981), his son, American drug trafficker convicted of murdering his wife in Peru in 2007

Military

Sir Sidney Smith (Royal Navy officer) (William Sidney Smith, 1764–1840), British admiral
William Smith (1746–1787), commanding officer of the Lincoln minutemen in the battles of Lexington and Concord
William Alexander Smith (Boys' Brigade) (1854–1914), founder of the Boys' Brigade
William Danvers Smith, 2nd Viscount Hambleden (1868–1928), known as Frederick Smith, officer in the British Army
William Douglas Smith (1865–1939), British general
William D. Smith (1933–2020), United States Navy admiral
William Duncan Smith (1825–1862), career United States Army officer
William Farrar Smith (1824–1903), Union Army general
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 H. Smith (Medal of Honor) (1847–1877), American Indian Wars soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
William James Lanyon Smith, New Zealand naval officer
William Osborne Smith (1833–1887), first Acting Commissioner of the North West Mounted Police
William Ruthven Smith (1868–1941), United States Army officer
William Smith (c. 1872–1941), Master of the SS Sauternes, English merchant seaman killed in World War II
William Smith (Medal of Honor, 1864) (1826–?), 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 Smith (Royal Navy officer) (died 1756), served as Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station and rose to Rear Admiral
William Smith (ship captain) (1768–1846), American ship captain and Revolutionary War veteran
William Smith (Virginia governor) (1797–1887), Governor of Virginia (1846–1849, 1864–1865) and Confederate general
William Sooy Smith (1830–1916), American Civil War general
William Thomas Smith (1896–1994), World War I flying ace
William Watson Smith (1892–?), World War I flying ace
William W. Smith (admiral) (1888–1966), United States Navy admiral during World War II
William Y. Smith (1925–2016), United States Air Force general

Religion

William Smith (minister) (died 1647), buried in the Prophet's Grave near Largs, North Ayrshire, Scotland
William Smith (Archdeacon of Armagh) (died 1673), English priest in Ireland
William Smith (Provost of St Andrew's Cathedral, Aberdeen), 18th-century Scottish priest
William Smith (Latter Day Saints) (1811–1893), younger brother of Joseph Smith, Jr. and himself a Mormon leader
William Smith (bishop) (1819–1892), Catholic archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh
William R. Smith (Mormon) (1826–1894), Mormon leader in Davis County, Utah Territory
William Saumarez Smith (1836–1909), Anglican bishop/archbishop of Sydney
William Smith (monsignor) (1939–2009), Catholic theologian
William Carr Smith (1857–1930), Church of England clergyman
William Angie Smith (1894–1974), bishop of the Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church

Science and architecture

Bill Smith (Motorola engineer) (1929–1993), one of the creators of Six Sigma
William Gardner Smith (botanist) (1866–1928), Scottish botanist and ecologist
William Smith (architect) (1817–1891), Scottish architect
William Smith (geologist) (1769–1839), English geologist
William Wright Smith (1875–1956), Scottish botanist and horticulturalist
W. Wheeler Smith (c. 1838–c. 1908), American architect and real estate developer

Sports

American football

Bill Smith (American football, born 1912) (1912–1999), American football end
Bill Smith (American football, born 1926) (1926–2009), American football tackle and end
Billy Ray Smith Jr. (born 1961), American football player
Billy Ray Smith Sr. (1935–2001), American football player
Wee Willie Smith (American football) (1910–1996), American football player
William F. Smith (American football) (1888–?), American college football player and coach
Willie Smith (American football coach) (born 1931), 12th head college football coach for the North Carolina Central University Eagles
Willie Smith (offensive tackle, born 1937) (born 1937), former American football player
Willie Smith (offensive tackle, born 1986) (born 1986), American football offensive tackle
Willie Smith (tight end) (born 1964), American football tight end
Will Smith (defensive end) (1981–2016), American football defensive end
Will Smith (linebacker, born 1992), American football linebacker

Association football

Bill Smith (footballer, born 1887) (1887–1929), English footballer with Brentford, Southampton and Halifax Town
Bill Smith (footballer, born 1897) (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
Bill Smith (soccer), Canadian soccer player, active 1943–1963
Billy Smith (footballer, born 1872) (1872–?), English footballer with Wolverhampton Wanderers
Billy Smith (footballer, born 1873) (1873–1914), Scottish footballer for Newcastle United
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) (1900–?), English footballer with Hartlepool United, Huddersfield Town and Rochdale
Billy Smith (footballer, born 1906) (1906–1963), English footballer with South Shields, Portsmouth and Stockport County
Billy Smith (Scottish footballer) (c. 1931–2009), Scottish footballer with Aberdeen
Buxton Smith (William Smith), English footballer with Buxton and Manchester City
Stockport Smith (William Smith), English footballer with Stockport and Manchester United
William A. Smith (footballer), English footballer with Blackburn Rovers
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) (1886–1956), footballer with Bradford City and Stoke
William Smith (footballer, born 1903) (1903–?), English footballer
William Smith (Scottish footballer), footballer with Hibernian
Willie Smith (footballer, born 1943), Scottish footballer with Brentford
Willie Smith (footballer, born 1948), English footballer with Wimbledon
Will Smith (footballer, born 1998), English footballer for Harrogate Town
W. J. "Billy" Smith, football manager, Aston Villa

Baseball

Big Bill Smith (1869–?), Negro leagues baseball catcher and manager
Bill Smith (baseball executive) (born 1958), Minnesota Twins general manager
Bill Smith (baseball manager), National Association player-manager for the Baltimore Marylands
Bill Smith (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
Billy Smith (baseball coach) (born 1930), American minor league first baseman and manager and Major League coach and scout
Billy Smith (1980s pitcher) (born 1954), American pitcher in Major League Baseball, 1981
Billy Smith (1880s pitcher) (1861–1928), American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, 1886
Billy Smith (second baseman) (born 1953), American infielder in Major League Baseball, 1975–79; 1981
Willie Smith (outfielder) (1939–2006), American outfielder in Major League Baseball, 1963–1971
Willie Smith (third baseman), American third baseman in Negro league baseball, 1938
Willie Smith (1940s pitcher), American pitcher in Negro league baseball, 1948
Willie Smith (1990s pitcher) (born 1967), American pitcher in Major League Baseball, 1994
Will Smith (pitcher) (born 1989), American pitcher in Major League Baseball
Will Smith (catcher) (born 1995), American baseball catcher
Dark Night Smith (William C. Smith), American pitcher in Negro league baseball, 1920–1924

Basketball

Bill Smith (basketball, born 1939), American basketball player
Wee Willie Smith (1911–1992), American basketball player
William Smith (basketball, born 1949), American basketball player
Willie Smith (basketball) (born 1953), American professional basketball player

Cricket

Bill Smith (cricketer) (1937–2018), English cricketer
William Brook-Smith (1885–1952), New Zealand cricketer
William Smith (cricketer, born 1839) (1839–1897), first class cricketer for Yorkshire
William Smith (cricketer, born 1875) (1875–1942), first-class cricketer for London County
William Smith (cricketer, born 1882) (1882–?), English cricketer
William Smith (cricketer, born 1900) (1900–1990), English cricketer
William Smith (cricketer, born 1902) (1902–1937), Scottish cricketer
William Smith (Kent cricketer) (1819–1883), English cricketer
William Smith (Somerset cricketer) (1871–1946), English cricketer
Willie Smith (cricketer) (1885–1964), English cricketer
Will Smith (cricketer) (born 1982), English cricketer

Rugby football

Bill Smith, Australian rugby league footballer in the Bulimba Cup
Bill Smith, rugby league right wing of the 1950s for Whitehaven
Billy Smith (rugby league, born 1942), Australian rugby league player
Billy Smith (rugby league, born 1999), Australian rugby league player
W. Smith (rugby league) (active 1908–1912), Australian rugby league player
Will Smith (rugby league) (born 1992), Australian rugby league player
William Smith (rugby union) (1881–1945), New Zealand rugby union player

Other sports

Bill Smith (Australian rules footballer) (1936–2010), Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy
Billy Smith (Australian footballer) (1894–1953), played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League
Bill Smith (fell runner) (1936–2011), fell runner and author on the sport
Bill Smith (motorcyclist) (born 1935), former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer
Bill Smith (poker player) (1934–1996), professional poker player
Bill Smith (swimmer) (1924–2013), two-time gold medalist in the 1948 Olympic games
Billy Dee Smith (born 1982), professional lacrosse player
Billy Smith (ice hockey) (born 1950), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
Mysterious Billy Smith (1871–1937), Canadian boxer
Will Smith (ice hockey) (born 2005), American ice hockey forward
William Alexander Smith (boxer) (1904–1955), South African boxer of the 1920s
William Smith (cyclist) (1893–1958), South African Olympic cyclist
William Smith (ice hockey) (born 2005), American hockey player
William Smith (field hockey) (1886–1937), British field hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
William Smith (golfer) (1865–1936), American golfer
William Smith (sport shooter) (1877–1953), Canadian Olympic sport shooter
William Smith (wrestler) (1928–2018), 1952 Olympic gold medalist
Willie Smith (billiards player) (1886–1982), English professional player of snooker and English billiards
Willie Smith (golfer) (1876–1916), Scottish golfer
Willie Smith (hurdler) (born 1977), Namibian track and field hurdler
Willie Smith (sprinter) (1956–2020), American 400 metres runner

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
William Kennedy Smith (Australian politician) (1888–1933)

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 Henry Smith (Canadian politician) (1826–1890), lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada
William Smith (Canadian politician) (1847–1931), member of Canadian House of Commons 1887–1921
William C. Smith (politician) (1875–1968), politician from Alberta, Canada
William Haslam Smith (1891–?), businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada
William Duncan Smith (politician) (1899–1977), Canadian politician in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Bill Smith (Alberta politician) (born 1935), former mayor of Edmonton
William Smith (Newfoundland politician) (1910–1965), politician in Newfoundland
J. William Smith, member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

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 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 Ripon) (1550–1626), MP for Ripon
William Smith (MP for Aylesbury) (1568–1620), MP for Aylesbury, 1604
William Smith (surveyor), fl 1726
William Smith (Ordnance) (1721–1803), of Chichester, UK, Treasurer of the Ordnance
William Smith (abolitionist) (1756–1835), grandfather of Florence Nightingale, dissenter and British MP
William Smith of Carbeth Guthrie (1787–1871), Lord Provost of Glasgow
William Henry Smith (1825–1891), MP and Cabinet Minister (First Lord of the Admiralty, War Secretary)
William Masters Smith (1802–1861), Member of Parliament for West Kent
William Smith (1849–1913), Member of Parliament for North Lonsdale, 1892–1895
William Smith, 3rd Viscount Hambleden (1903–1948), British peer
William Smith, 4th Viscount Hambleden (1930–2012), British peer
William Smith (loyalist) (1954–2016), Northern Irish loyalist politician

United States

William Smith (Delaware politician), state politician from Delaware
William Smith (Maryland politician) (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 (Oregon politician), Oregon state senator (1890s)
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 U.S. 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 Burns Smith (1844–1917), mayor of Philadelphia
William C. Smith Jr. (born 1982), Maryland State legislator
William E. Smith (politician) (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 F. Smith (New York politician) (1901–1950), member of the New York State Assembly (1926–1933)
William French Smith (1917–1990), U.S. Attorney General (1981–1985)
William Grover Smith (1857–1921), Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, 1889–1891
William H. Smith (Connecticut politician) (1842–1915), warden of the Borough of Norwalk, Connecticut
William Henry Smith (American politician) (1833–1896), newspaper editor and politician, Ohio Secretary of State 1865–1868
William Hugh Smith (1826–1899), governor of Alabama (1868–1870)
William J. Smith (Maryland politician) (1850–1906), American politician
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 (1878–1964), 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 N. H. 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

Other persons

William Smith (conservationist) (1852–1942), New Zealand gardener, naturalist and conservationist
William Smith (shearer) (1896–1947), perhaps the most skilled sheep-shearer in the first half of the 20th century
William Smith (mariner) (1790–1847), British mariner and discoverer of the South Shetland Islands
William Smith (physician), Scottish American physician
William Smith (registrar) (1816–1895), Ghanaian civil servant
William Crawford Smith (1837–1899), American architect
William R. Smith (physician) (born 1973), American emergency physician and wilderness medicine consultant
William Robert Smith (physician) (1850–1932), British public health expert
William Tyler Smith (1815–1873), English obstetrician, medical writer and journalist
William Wragg Smith (1808–1875), American planter, lawyer, naturalist, translator and poet
William Smith (teacher) (1939-2024), South African science and maths teacher, including educational television