William, Willie, Will, Bill, or Billy Smith may refer to:
Academics
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William Smith (Master of Clare College, Cambridge) (1556–1615), English academic
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William Smith (antiquary) (c. 1653–1735), English antiquary and historian of University College, Oxford
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William Smith (scholar)
The Very Revd. Dr William Smith (1711–1787) was Dean of Chester and a 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 Co ...
(1711–1787), classical scholar and Anglican Dean of Chester
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William Smith (Episcopal priest) (1727–1803), First Provost of the University of Pennsylvania
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William Pitt Smith (1760–1796), American physician, educator and theological writer
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William Smith (lexicographer)
Sir William Smith (20 May 1813 – 7 October 1893) was an English lexicographer. He became known for his advances in the teaching of Greek and Latin in schools.
Early life
Smith was born in Enfield in 1813 to Nonconformist parents. He attend ...
(1813–1893), English lexicographer
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William Robertson Smith
William Robertson Smith (8 November 184631 March 1894) 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 contributo ...
(1846–1894), philologist, physicist, archaeologist, and Biblical critic
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William Benjamin Smith
William Benjamin Smith (October 26, 1850 – August 6, 1934) was a professor of mathematics at Tulane University, best known as a proponent of the Christ myth theory.
Biography
In a series of books, beginning with ''Ecce Deus: The Pre-Christian ...
(1850–1934), professor of mathematics at Tulane University
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William Ramsay Smith
William Ramsay Smith (27 November 1859 – 28 September 1937), frequently referred to as Ramsay Smith, was a Scottish physician, educator, naturalist, anthropologist and civil servant, who worked in South Australia after moving there at the ag ...
(1859–1937), Australian anthropologist
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William Hall Smith (1866–?), President of the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College, 1916–1920
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William Cunningham Smith William Cunningham Smith (1871–1943) was an American academic of English literature, university administrator, and writer.
Life and career
Born in Greensboro, Smith was educated at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He attended grad ...
(1871–1943), American academic of English literature, university administrator, and writer
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William Charles Smith (1881–1972), English musicologist
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William Newton-Smith
William Herbert Newton-Smith (born May 25, 1943) is a Canadian philosopher of science.
Biography
Newton-Smith's undergraduate degree from Queen's University was in Mathematics and Philosophy, in 1966. He took an MA from Cornell University in P ...
(born 1943), Anglo-Canadian philosopher of science
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William George Smith (1866–1918), Scottish psychologist
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William Andrew Smith William Andrew Smith (1802–1870) was an American college president and clergyman.
Life and career
William Andrew Smith was born on November 29, 1802, in Fredericksburg, Virginia, to William & Mary (Porter) Smith. William Andrew's mother died o ...
(1802–1870), American college president and clergyman
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William Roy Smith, American academic historian
Arts and entertainment
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Will Smith
Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968), also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor and rapper. He began his acting career starring as a fictionalized version of himself on the NBC sitcom '' The Fresh ...
(born 1968), American actor, rapper and film producer
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William "Gentleman" Smith (1730–1819), English actor
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William H. Smith (author), the main writer of the 1844 temperance play ''The Drunkard''
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William Smith (actor)
William Emmett Smith (March 24, 1933 – July 5, 2021) was an American actor. In a Hollywood career spanning more than 79 years, he appeared in almost three hundred feature films and television productions in a wide variety of character roles ...
(1933–2021), American actor
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William Smith (teacher) (born 1939), South African television science and mathematics teacher
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Will Smith (comedian)
William James Smith (born 8 June 1971) is an English stand-up comedian, screenwriter, novelist, actor and producer.
As co-writer and co-producer of the HBO sitcom ''Veep'', he was among the recipients of two Emmys and two Writers Guild of A ...
(born 1971), British comedian, actor and writer
Art and literature
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Bill Smith (jewelry designer)
Bill Smith (born 1933) is an American fashion and jewelry designer who was the first black recipient of a Coty Award for his designs. He has designed for a number of companies, including costume jewelry for Coro and Richelieu, leather goods for ...
(born 1933), American jewelry designer
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William Arthur Smith (1918–1989), American artist
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William Brooke Smith (died 1908), American artist
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William Collingwood Smith (1815–1887), English painter
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William Craig Smith (1918–1986), American art director
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W. Eugene Smith (1918–1978), American photojournalist
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William Gardner Smith (1927–1974), African-American novelist
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William Hart-Smith (1911–1990), New Zealand/Australian poet
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William Jardine Smith
William Jardine Smith (1834 – 13 January 1884), also known as Jardine Smith,
was an Australian writer and editor.
Smith was born at Stockwell, near London. In 1852 he emigrated from Liverpool to Melbourne on the iconic steamer SS Great Britain ...
(1834–1884), Australian writer and editor
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William Jay Smith (1918–2015), American poet
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William Smith (poet)
William Smith (15??-16??) was an English sonneteer, poet, and friend of Edmund Spenser. He participated in ''The Phoenix Nest'' (1593), ''England's Helicon'' (1600) and published a sonnet sequence ''Chloris'' or ''The Complaint of the passionate de ...
(15??–16??), English poet
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William Thompson Russell Smith
William Thompson Russell Smith (Glasgow, Scotland 1812 – Glenside, PA, 1896) was a Scottish-American painter who produced iconic images of Pennsylvania's landscape inspired by the aesthetic of the Hudson River School.
Early life and education
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, Scottish-American painter
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William E. Smith (artist) (1913–1997), African American artist
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William Twigg-Smith
William Twigg-Smith (né Smith; November 2, 1883 – April 21, 1950) 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 Cam ...
(1883–1950), New Zealand artist
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Willi Smith
Willi Donnell Smith (February 29, 1948 – April 17, 1987) was an American fashion designer. At the time of his death, Smith was regarded as one of the most successful African-American designers in the fashion industry. His company, WilliW ...
(1948–1987), American fashion designer
Characters
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Bill Smith (''Red Green Show'' character), from Canadian comedy ''The Red Green Show'', played by Rick Green
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Billy Smith (SNL), a recurring character on the live television variety show ''Saturday Night Live''
* Billy Smith, a
character in ''Coronation Street''
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Will Smith (''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air''), from American sitcom ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'', based on the real-life rapper
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Will Smith (''Home and Away''), from Australian soap opera ''Home and Away''
* Will Smith, child character in ''
Wee Sing
Wee or WEE may refer to:
* Wee, a slang term for urine (see also wee-wee)
* Wee, short stature, or otherwise small
Anthroponym
* Wee (surname), Chinese surname and name
* Wee Willie Harris, singer
* Wee Willie Webber, Philadelphia TV and ...
The Best Christmas Ever!''
Music
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Barkin' Bill Smith
Barkin' Bill Smith (August 18, 1928 – April 24, 2000) was an American Chicago blues and electric blues singer and songwriter. He was born in Cleveland, Mississippi, and in his latter years lived in Chicago.
Biography
Smith was raised in M ...
(1928–2000), American Chicago blues singer
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Bill Smith (Canadian musician)
William Ernest Smith (usually called Bill Smith) (born 12 May 1938) is a Canadian writer, editor, record producer, saxophonist, and clarinetist of English birth. He has served as the editor of ''CODA'' magazine since 1976, and is a co-founder o ...
(born 1938), Canadian record producer, musician, writer, editor
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Bill Smith (jazz musician)
William Overton Smith (September 22, 1926 – February 29, 2020) was an American clarinetist and composer. He worked extensively in modern classical music, third stream and jazz, and was perhaps best known for having played with pianist Dave Bru ...
(1926–2020), folk jazz clarinetist, professor of music at the University of Washington
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Major Bill Smith (1922–1994), American record producer and executive
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William Smith (composer) (1603–1645), English composer from the city of Durham
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William "Smitty" Smith
William Daniel "Smitty" Smith (August 30, 1944 – November 28, 1997) was a Canadian keyboardist and session musician. Background
He had been playing together with Steve Kennedy, Eric Mercury, Eric "Mouse" Johnson, Terry Logan and Diane Brooks ...
(1944–1997), keyboardist and session musician
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Willie "Big Eyes" Smith
Willie Lee "Big Eyes" Smith (January 19, 1936 – September 16, 2011) was an American electric blues vocalist, harmonica player, and drummer. He was best known for several stints with the Muddy Waters band beginning in the early 1960s.
Biograp ...
(1936–2011), blues drummer and singer
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Willie Smith (alto saxophonist)
William McLeish Smith (November 25, 1910 – March 7, 1967) was an American saxophonist and one of the major alto saxophone players of the swing era. He also played clarinet and sang.
Early life
Smith was born in Charleston, South Carolina, Un ...
(1910–1967), jazz alto saxophonist
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Willie "The Lion" Smith
William Henry Joseph Bonaparte Bertholf Smith (November 23, 1893 – April 18, 1973), nicknamed "The Lion", was an American jazz and stride pianist.
Early life
William Henry Joseph Bonaparte Bertholf, known as Willie, was born in 1893 in Goshen ...
(1893–1973), jazz pianist
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William Oscar Smith, jazz double bassist and music educator
Business
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William Henry Smith (1792–1865)
William Henry Smith (7 July 1792 – 28 July 1865) was a British entrepreneur whose business included both newsagents and book shops. He was born in Little Thurlow, Suffolk, but ran his business in London, where he died. The family business e ...
, entrepreneur whose business was about both newsagents and book shops
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William Henry Smith (1825–1891)
William Henry Smith, FRS (24 June 1825 – 6 October 1891) was an English bookseller and newsagent of the family firm W H Smith, who expanded the firm and introduced the practice of selling books and newspapers at railway stations. He was elec ...
, son of the above, and politician
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William Smith (businessman) (1818–1912), nurseryman and donor to Hobart and William Smith Colleges
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William Reardon Smith (1856–1935), British shipowner
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Willie Reardon Smith
Sir Willie Reardon Smith, 2nd Baronet (26 May 1887 – 24 November 1950) was a British shipowner.
Reardon Smith was the son of Sir William Reardon Smith, 1st Baronet, and his wife Ellen Hamlyn. He followed his father as owner of the South Wales s ...
(1887–1950), British shipowner
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William Wensley Smith (1887–1955), founder of W.W. Smith Insurance Ltd
Law and crime
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Sir William Cusack-Smith, 2nd Baronet
Sir William Cusack-Smith, 2nd Baronet FRS (23 January 1766 – 21 August 1836) was an Irish baronet, politician, and judge.
Background and education
Cusack-Smith was the only surviving son of Sir Michael Smith, 1st Baronet, Master of the Rol ...
(1766–1836), baronet
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William A. Smith (Iowa judge) (1870–1958), justice of the Iowa Supreme Court
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William A. Smith (Kansas judge)
William A. Smith (December 31, 1888 – July 21, 1968) was an associate justice of the Kansas Supreme Court from December 1, 1930, to March 1, 1956, and chief justice from March 1, 1956 to January 3, 1957.
Life and education
Smith was born in V ...
(1888–1968), Associate Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court
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William E. Smith (judge) (born 1959), judge on the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
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William James Smith
Sir William James Smith (1853–1912) was a British jurist who served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Cyprus, British Guiana and the Transvaal. He was knighted by letters patent in 1896.
Smith was born in 1853 and was educated at ...
(1853–1912), British judge who served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Cyprus, British Guiana and the Transvaal
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William Francis Smith (1904–1968), judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
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William Kennedy Smith
William Kennedy Smith (born September 4, 1960) is an American physician and a member of the Kennedy family who founded an organization focused on land mines and the rehabilitation of landmine victims. He is known for being charged with rape in a ...
(born 1960), physician and Kennedy family scion who was acquitted of rape in 1991
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William Nimmo Smith, Lord Nimmo Smith
William Austin Nimmo Smith (6 November 1942) is a former Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, sitting in the High Court of Justiciary and the Inner House of the Court of Session. He retired from this posit ...
(born 1942), former Senator of the College of Justice and a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland
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William Owen Smith
William Owen Smith (August 4, 1848 – April 13, 1929) was a lawyer from a family of American missionaries who participated in the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii. He was attorney general for the entire duration of the Provisional Governmen ...
(1848–1929), lawyer involved in overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii
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William Redwood Smith
William Redwood Smith (1851 – October 18, 1935) was a justice of the Kansas Supreme Court from January 9, 1899 to July 1, 1905.
Early life, education, and career
Born in Illinois, Smith came to Kansas with his parents in 1858 and settled on a ...
(1851–1935), Associate Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court
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William Scott Smith (born 1959), American serial killer and kidnapper
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William Smith (judge, born 1728)
William Smith (18 June 1728 – 6 December 1793) was a lawyer, historian, speaker, loyalist, and eventually the loyalist Chief Justice of the Province of New York from 1780 to 1782 and Chief Justice of the Province of Quebec from 1786, lat ...
(1728–1793), historian, Chief Justice of the Province of New York, and Chief Justice of the Province of Quebec and later Lower Canada
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William Smith (judge, born 1697)
William Smith (8 October 1697 – 22 November 1769) was an American lawyer and jurist.
Life
Smith was born on 8 October 1697 in Newport Pagnell in England. He was the eldest of five sons born to Thomas Smith (1675–1745) and Susanna (née Odel ...
(1697–1769), father of John Smith, Doctor Thomas Smith, Joshua Hett Smith, and Chief Justice William Smith
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William Smith (murderer)
William Henry Smith (October 28, 1957 – March 8, 2005) 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.
Smith and Bradford were seen speaki ...
(1957–2005), executed by the State of Ohio in 2005
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William "Tangier" Smith
William "Tangier" Smith (February 2, 1655 – February 18, 1705) was a governor of Tangier, on the coast of Morocco, and an early settler of New York who owned more than of Atlantic Ocean waterfront property in central Long Island in New York St ...
(1655–1705), Chief Justice of the Province of New York from 1692
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William Trickett Smith, American lawyer who was disbarred
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William Trickett Smith II (born 1981), his son, American drug trafficker convicted of murdering his wife in Peru in 2007
Military
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Sidney Smith (Royal Navy officer)
Admiral Sir William Sidney Smith (21 June 176426 May 1840) was a British naval and intelligence officer. Serving in the American and French revolutionary wars and Napoleonic Wars, he rose to the rank of Admiral.
Smith was known for his offe ...
(William Sidney Smith, 1764–1840), British admiral
* William Smith (1746–1787), commanding officer of the Lincoln minutemen in the battles of Lexington and Concord; see
Captain William Smith House
The Captain William Smith House is a historic American Revolutionary War site in Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States. Part of today's Minute Man National Historic Park, it is associated with the revolution's first battle, the 1775 battles of L ...
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William Alexander Smith (Boys' Brigade)
Sir William Alexander Smith (27 October 1854 – 10 May 1914), 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. He had one sister and two brothers.
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(1854–1914), founder of the Boys' Brigade
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William Danvers Smith, 2nd Viscount Hambleden
William Frederick Danvers Smith, 2nd Viscount Hambleden Deputy Lieutenant, DL (12 August 1868 – 16 June 1928), known as Frederick Smith, was an English hereditary Peerage, peer, businessman and politician. He studied at Eton College, Eton, a ...
(1868–1928), known as Frederick Smith, officer in the British Army
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William Douglas Smith
Major General Sir William Douglas Smith (24 March 1865 – 4 February 1939) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey.
Military career
Smith was the son of Lt.-Col. Andrew William Douglas Smith, Royal Marines and Myra ...
(1865–1939), British general
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William D. Smith (1933–2020), United States Navy admiral
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William Duncan Smith (1825–1862), career United States Army officer
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William Farrar Smith
William Farrar Smith (February 17, 1824February 28, 1903), known as "Baldy" Smith, was a Union general in the American Civil War, notable for attracting the extremes of glory and blame. He was praised for his gallantry in the Seven Days Battles a ...
(1824–1903), Union Army general
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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
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William H. Smith (Medal of Honor)
William H. Smith (1847 – October 5, 1877) 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
Smith wa ...
(1847–1877), American Indian Wars soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
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William James Lanyon Smith
William James Lanyon Smith (1 December 1922 – 2 December 2018) was a New Zealand naval officer. He served in the Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve during World War II and was second-in-command of a midget submarine during an attack i ...
, New Zealand naval officer
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William Osborne Smith
Lieutenant-Colonel William Osborne Smith (1833 – 11 May 1887) served as the first Acting Commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police, from 25 September to 17 October 1873.
Biography
Osborne Smith was born to W. H. Smith of Hendreowe ...
(1833–1887), first Acting Commissioner of the North West Mounted Police
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William Ruthven Smith
Major General William Ruthven Smith (April 2, 1868 – July 15, 1941) was a career United States Army officer who commanded the 36th Division during its deployment in France during the final months of World War I. He later became Superintendent of ...
(1868–1941), United States Army officer
* William Smith (c. 1872–1941), Master of the
SS ''Sauternes'', English merchant seaman killed in World War II
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William Smith (Medal of Honor, 1864)
William Smith (born 1826) was born in Providence, Rhode Island, 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. The William Smi ...
(1826–?), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
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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
William Smith was born in Bath, Maine, ...
(1838–?), American Indian Wars soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
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William Smith (Royal Navy officer)
Rear Admiral William Smith (died 1756) was a Royal Navy officer who served as Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station.
Naval career
Smith was promoted to post captain on 10 May 1716 on appointment to the command of the sixth-rate HMS ''Port M ...
(died 1756), served as Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station and rose to Rear Admiral
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William Smith (ship captain) (1768–1846), American ship captain and Revolutionary War veteran
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William Smith (Virginia governor)
William "Extra Billy" Smith (September 6, 1797May 18, 1887) was a lawyer, congressman, the 30th and 35th Governor of Virginia, and a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. On his appointment in January 1863, ...
(1797–1887), Governor of Virginia (1846–1849, 1864–1865) and Confederate general
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William Sooy Smith
William Sooy Smith (July 22, 1830 – March 4, 1916) was a West Point graduate and career civil engineer who became a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
In civilian life, he was a renowned engineer involved i ...
(1830–1916), American Civil War general
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William Thomas Smith (1896–1994), World War I flying ace
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William Watson Smith (1892–?), World War I flying ace
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William W. Smith (admiral) (1888–1966), United States Navy admiral during World War II
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William Y. Smith (1925–2016), United States Air Force general
Religion
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William Smith (minister)
The Reverend William Smith died aged 28 from the plague in 1647, possibly from Typhoid Fever and was buried at a site that has become known as the Prophet's Grave, Minister's GraveFullarton, Page 108 or Smith's Grave (NS 2125 6226) in the Bris ...
(died 1647), buried in the Prophet's Grave near Largs, North Ayrshire, Scotland
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William Smith (Archdeacon of Armagh) (died 1673), English priest in Ireland
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, 18th-century Scottish priest
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William Smith (Latter Day Saints)
William Smith (also found as William B. Smith) (March 13, 1811 – November 13, 1893) was a leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and one of the original members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Smith was the eighth child of Joseph Smit ...
(1811–1893), younger brother of Joseph Smith, Jr. and himself a Mormon leader
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William Smith (bishop) (1819–1892), Catholic archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh
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William R. Smith (Mormon) (1826–1894), Mormon leader in Davis County, Utah Territory
* William
Saumarez Smith
William Saumarez Smith (known as Saumarez;
K. J. Cable,Smith, William Saumarez (1836 - 1909), '' Australian Dictionary of Biography'', Vol. 11, MUP, 1988, pp 675-677.
14 January 1836 – 18 April 1909) was an Anglican Archbishop of Sydney ...
(1836–1909), Anglican bishop/archbishop of Sydney
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William Smith (monsignor) (1939–2009), Catholic theologian
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William Carr Smith (1857–1930), Church of England clergyman
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William Angie Smith (1894–1974), bishop of the Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church
Science and architecture
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Bill Smith (Motorola engineer) William B. Smith, Jr. (1929 – 1993) was 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 (now known as the Carlson School o ...
(1929–1993), one of the creators of Six Sigma
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William Gardner Smith (botanist)
William Gardner Smith (20 March 1866 – 8 December 1928) was a Scottish botanist and ecologist who pioneered the study and mapping of the vegetation of the United Kingdom. He was a founding member of the British Ecological Society.
Early ...
(1866–1928), Scottish botanist and ecologist
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William Smith (architect)
William Smith (16 September 1817 – 22 December 1891) was a Scottish architect. He was a son of John Smith, also an architect, and his mother was Margaret Grant. A partner in the Aberdonian firms J & W Smith (1845–1879), W & J Smith (1879– ...
(1817–1891), Scottish architect
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William Smith (geologist)
William 'Strata' Smith (23 March 1769 – 28 August 1839) was an English geologist, credited with creating the first detailed, nationwide geological map of any country. At the time his map was first published he was overlooked by the scient ...
(1769–1839), English geologist
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William Wright Smith
Sir William Wright Smith FRS FRSE FLS VMH LLD (2 February 1875 Lochmaben, Dumfriesshire – 15 December 1956) was a Scottish botanist and horticulturalist.
Life
He was born at Parkend farm near Lochmaben in Dumfriesshire, the son of James ...
(1875–1956), Scottish botanist and horticulturalist
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W. Wheeler Smith (c. 1838–c. 1908), American architect and real estate developer
Sports
American football
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Bill Smith (American football, born 1912)
William Arley Smith (January 3, 1912 – June 20, 1999) was a professional American football player. He played college football at the University of Washington and was selected by the All-America Board, ''Liberty'' magazine, and the North Americ ...
(1912–1999), American football end
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Bill Smith (American football, born 1926)
William Gerald "Earthquake" Smith (October 23, 1926 – September 6, 2009) was an American football player who played at the Tackle (gridiron football), tackle and End (gridiron football), end positions. A native of Lexington, North Carolina, ...
(1926–2009), American football tackle and end
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Billy Ray Smith Jr. (born 1961), American football player
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Billy Ray Smith Sr. (1935–2001), American football player
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Wee Willie Smith (American football)
Willis Merton "Wee Willie" Smith (July 2, 1910 – September 4, 1996) was an American football back who played one season with the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL).
High school
Smith first enrolled at Lexington Senior Hig ...
(1910–1996), American football player
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William F. Smith (American football)
William Francis Smith (born April 7, 1888) was an American college football player and coach. He served as the head coach at Indiana University of Pennsylvania from 1914 to 1918.
References
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1888 births
Year ...
(1888–?), American college football player and coach
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Willie Smith (American football coach)
Willie Sherrod Smith Jr. (November 30, 1931 – August 22, 2016) was American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Norfolk State College—now known as Norfolk State University—in 1967, the University of Maryl ...
(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
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 R.L.F.C., Whitehaven
* Billy Smith (rugby league, born 1942), Australian rugby league player
* Billy Smith (rugby league, born 1999), 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
* William Alexander Smith (boxer) (1904–1955), South African boxer of the 1920s
* 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
* 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
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William Henry Smith (1825–1891)
William Henry Smith, FRS (24 June 1825 – 6 October 1891) was an English bookseller and newsagent of the family firm W H Smith, who expanded the firm and introduced the practice of selling books and newspapers at railway stations. He was elec ...
, 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 (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)
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William Smith (Virginia governor)
William "Extra Billy" Smith (September 6, 1797May 18, 1887) was a lawyer, congressman, the 30th and 35th Governor of Virginia, and a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. On his appointment in January 1863, ...
(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 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 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 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)
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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
See also
* Hobart and William Smith Colleges, a private liberal arts college in Geneva, New York
* William Smith House (disambiguation), several buildings
* W. Smith (rugby league), Australian rugby league player
* Billy Ray Smith (disambiguation)
* Willard Smith (disambiguation)
* William Smyth (disambiguation)
* William Smythe (disambiguation)
* William Schmidt (disambiguation)
* Wilhelm Schmidt (disambiguation)
* List of people with surname Smith
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