Chris Smith may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Music

Chris Smith (composer) Christopher M. Smith (October 12, 1879 – October 4, 1949) was an American composer and popular vaudeville performer. Biography Smith was born in Charleston, South Carolina. He started traveling with medicine shows when he was young and joined ...

(1879–1949), American composer and performer *

Chris "Frenchie" Smith Chris "Frenchie" Smith (born in Durant, Oklahoma) is an American record producer, guitarist and songwriter. Biography Smith first began as a guitar player in the Austin, Texas noise-pop band Sixteen Deluxe in 1994. The band signed with Warner ...

, American record producer and musician *Chris "Daddy Mac" Smith, member of rap music duo

Kris Kross Kris Kross was an American hip hop duo that consisted of Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly and Chris "Daddy Mac" Smith. Kris Kross was the youngest hip-hop duo to gain success, with gold and platinum albums at 12 and 13 years old. The duo was discover ...

*Chris Smith, lead guitarist/vocalist in the band Keelhaul *Chris Smith, vocalist in

Mythology Myth is a folklore genre consisting of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society, such as foundational tales or origin myths. Since "myth" is widely used to imply that a story is not objectively true, the identification of a narrat ...

*Chris Smith, touring drums in

Short Stack Short Stack are an Australian pop punk band. The band consists of members Shaun Diviney (lead vocals, guitar), Andy Clemmensen (bass, backing vocals) and Bradie Webb (drums). Shannon Hotchkins was also a member of Short Stack before any song was ...

*Chris Smith, keyboardist in

Jefferson Starship Jefferson Starship is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1974 by a group of musicians including former members of Jefferson Airplane. Between 1974 and 1984, they released eight gold or platinum-selling studio albu ...

*Chris Smith, drummer and producer, member of

The Internet The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, pub ...

Other media

Chris Smith (broadcaster) Christopher Smith (born 22 July 1962) is an Australian talkback radio broadcaster. He formerly presented the 2GB Sydney afternoon show. Career Smith has publicly addressed his alcoholism and mental health problems on a number of occasions. In a ...

, Australian talkback radio broadcaster and radio host *

Chris Smith (filmmaker) Chris Smith (born 1970) is an American filmmaker. He directed ''American Movie'', which was awarded the Grand Jury Prize for Documentary at the 1999 Sundance Film Festival. Career Smith completed his first film, ''American Job'', while attending ...

(born 1970), American filmmaker *

Chris Smith (newsreader) Christopher Smith is an English radio newsreader. He is most famous for presenting ''Newsbeat'' on BBC Radio 1 and co-hosting the '' That's What He Said'' podcast alongside Greg James. Early life Smith was born in Kettering, England and grew ...

, British radio journalist * Chris Smith (''EastEnders''), fictional soap opera character

Politics

Chris Smith (New Jersey politician) Christopher Henry Smith (born March 4, 1953) is an American politician serving his 21st term as the U.S. representative for . Though it has taken various forms, his district has always been situated in central New Jersey. Currently, the district ...

(born 1953), U.S. Representative from New Jersey * Chris Smith (Florida politician) (born 1970), Florida state senator *

Chris Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury Christopher Robert Smith, Baron Smith of Finsbury, (born 24 July 1951) is a British politician and a peer; a former Member of Parliament (MP) and Cabinet Minister; and former chairman of the Environment Agency. For the majority of his car ...

(born 1951), former British Member of Parliament and government minister

Sports

Association football

Chris Smith (footballer, born 1981) Christopher Alan Smith (born 30 June 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as a centre-back in the Football League for York City. Smith started his career with Leeds United's youth system, but aged 15 joined Reading in ...

, English footballer * Chris Smith (footballer, born 1986), Scottish footballer *

Chris Smith (footballer, born 1988) Chris "Junior" Smith (born 31 August 1988 in Glasgow) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender. Smith started his career in the youth teams of Partick Thistle and Rangers before making his first senior appearances in the Scottish F ...

, Scottish footballer * Chris Smith (footballer, born 1990), English footballer * Chris Smith (footballer, born 1998), English footballer

Baseball

* Chris Smith (first baseman) (born 1957), American baseball player *

Chris Smith (pitcher, born 1981) Christopher Michael Smith (born April 9, 1981) is an American former professional baseball pitcher and current pitching coach in the Oakland Athletics organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Milw ...

, American baseball player *

Chris Smith (pitcher, born 1988) Christopher Patrick Smith (born August 19, 1988) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Toronto Blue Jays in 2017. High school and college Smith attended Butler Traditional High Sc ...

, American baseball player

Basketball

Chris Smith (basketball, born 1939) Chris Smith (born March 31, 1939) is an American former college basketball player for the Virginia Tech Hokies from 1957 to 1961. He was nicknamed "Moose" at Charleston High School in West Virginia where he played as a 6-foot-6 center during a ...

, American college basketball player at Virginia Tech *

Chris Smith (basketball, born 1970) Christopher Gerard Smith (born May 17, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player who was a point guard. Basketball career Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Smith played collegiately at the University of Connecticut. He left the H ...

, American basketball player in the 1990s *

Chris Smith (basketball, born 1987) Chris Smith (born October 13, 1987) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player for Maccabi Haifa of the Israeli National League. He played college basketball for Manhattan and Louisville. High school career Smith averaged 18.8 points, ...

, American basketball player, attended Manhattan and Louisville *

Chris Smith (basketball, born 1999) Sean Christian Smith (born December 24, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Salt Lake City Stars of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. He earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors as a junior in ...

, American basketball player, attended UCLA

Gridiron football

Chris Smith (defensive back) Chris Smith (born June 23, 1987) is an American football defensive back for the Atlanta Havoc of the American Arena League (AAL). He first enrolled Highland Community College before transferring to Northern Illinois University. He attended Pal ...

(born 1987), American football player *

Chris Smith (defensive end) Chris Smith (born February 11, 1992) is an American football defensive end who is a free agent. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. Smith has also played for the Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland ...

(1992–2023), American football player *

Chris Smith (running back, born 1963) Christopher Montane Smith (born June 1, 1963) is a former American football running back who played two seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame and attended L ...

, American football player *

Chris Smith (running back, born 1999) Chris Smith (September 8, 1999) is an American football running back for the Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns. Early life and high school Smith was born on September 8, 1999, in Meridian, Mississippi. He attended Nanih Waiya High School, being named the ...

, American football player * Chris Smith (safety) (born 1985), American football safety in the Canadian Football League *

Chris Smith (tight end) Christopher Smith (born June 27, 1966) is a former American football tight end. He played college football, originally at Arizona before transferring to Brigham Young (BYU). He was drafted in the 11th round (295th overall) by the Cincinnati B ...

(born 1966), American football player

Rugby

Chris Smith (rugby league, born 1975) Chris Smith (born 31 October 1975) is a former Wales international rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for Wales also represented GB in the Gatorade superleague 9's played in Townsville 1 ...

, Welsh rugby league footballer *

Chris Smith (rugby league, born 1994) Chris Smith (born 16 January 1994) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a forward and for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL. He previously played for the Sydney Roosters and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in th ...

, Australian rugby league footballer *

Chris Smith (rugby union) Christopher William Smith (born 9 September 1994) is a South African rugby union player for the in the United Rugby Championship and the in the Currie Cup. His regular position is fly-half. He was a member of the squad that won the 2018 Rug ...

(born 1994), South African rugby union player

Other sports

Chris Billam-Smith Chris Billam-Smith (born 2 August 1990) is an English professional boxer who has held the Commonwealth cruiserweight title since 2019 and European cruiserweight title from 2021 until 2022. Amateur career After training on and off as a youngst ...

(born 1990), British boxer * Chris Smith (Australian footballer) (born 1955), Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy *

Chris Smith (Australian footballer, born 1988) Fremantle Football Club entered the Australian Football League in 1995, and the women's team entered the AFL Women's league in its inaugural season in 2017. Only players in league games are included in the ordered list; players who were on the F ...

, Australian rules footballer from Queensland, drafted by Fremantle *

Chris Smith (cricketer, born 1958) Christopher Lyall Smith (born 15 October 1958) was a cricketer for Hampshire and England. He also played one match for Glamorgan in 1979, while playing in the South Wales League, and in South Africa he played for Natal B (then a first-class t ...

(born 1958), English cricketer * Chris Smith (cricketer, born 1973), Australian-born former Dutch cricketer *

Chris Smith (racing driver) Christopher Smith (born September 4, 1966) is a former American racing driver from Palos Verdes Estates, California. He competed in the Toyota Atlantic series beginning in 1991 and captured 3 wins on his way to the 1992 championship, he was unab ...

(born 1966), race car driver, 1992 Atlantic Series Champion *

Chris Smith (golfer) Christopher McClain Smith (born April 15, 1969) is an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour and the Web.com Tour. Smith was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, graduating from Rochester Community High School; during his sophomore se ...

(born 1969), American PGA Tour golfer

Others

* Chris Smith (science communicator) (born 1975), medical doctor and radio broadcaster on the BBC * Chris Smith (biologist), professor of biology *

Chris Smith (priest) Christopher Blake Walters Smith (born 1963) was the Archdeacon of Morgannwg from 2006 to 2020, when the archdeaconries of the diocese were reconfigured to remove the Archdeaconry and place its deaneries into the Archdeaconries of Llandaff and Marg ...

(born 1963), archdeacon of Morgannwg * Chris Smith (American academic) (born 1958), American legal academic *

Christopher Arthur Smith Christopher Arthur Smith (19 November 1892 – 2 March 1952), also known as Chris Smith and Chris A. Smith, was a South Australian architect. He was a prolific designer of picture theatres and public buildings in Adelaide and regional South Austr ...

(1892–1952), known as Chris (A.), South Australian architect