Dave Smith may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Dave Smith (archivist) Dave Rollin Smith (October 13, 1940 – February 15, 2019) was the founder and chief archivist of Walt Disney Archives at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, California. Early life Smith was born on October 13, 1940 and raised in Pasadena, ...

(1940–2019), American writer, founder of Walt Disney Company archives * Dave Smith (poet) (born 1942), American poet *

Dave Smith (composer) Dave Smith (born August 19, 1949 in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England) is an English composer, arranger and musical performer. Since 1971 he has been associated with the English school of experimental music. Life and career After attending Solihull S ...

(born 1949), British experimental composer * Dave Smith (engineer) (1950–2022), proposer of the MIDI standard, synthesizer designer * Dave Smith (''Coronation Street''), a character from British soap opera on ITV

Sports

American football

Dave Smith (American football coach) Dave Smith (1933 – August 29, 2009) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Oklahoma State University–Stillwater in 1972 and at Southern Methodist University from 1973 to 1975, compiling a career co ...

(1933–2009), former Texas A&M quarterback and SMU coach * Dave Smith (fullback) (born 1937), former American collegiate and Houston Oilers football player *

Dave Smith (running back) Dave Smith is a former running back in the National Football League (NFL). Biography Smith was born on December 9, 1947 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Career Smith was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the thirteenth round of the 1970 NFL Draft an ...

(born 1947), former Green Bay Packers football player *

Dave Smith (wide receiver) David Lewis Smith (May 18, 1947 – May 22, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the eighth round of the 1970 NFL Draft. ...

(1947–2020), former Pittsburgh Steelers football player

Association football

Dave Smith (footballer, born 1903) David Lamont McQueen Smith (born 6 July 1903, date of death unknown) was a Scottish professional football goalkeeper who made over 100 appearances in the Scottish League for Queen of the South. He also played in the Scottish League for Hamil ...

(1903–?), Scottish football goalkeeper *

Dave Smith (footballer, born 1933) David Bowman Smith (22 September 1933 – 8 September 2022) was a Scottish football player and manager. Playing career Smith was born in Dundee, Scotland on 22 September 1933. He started his career as a 16-year-old at First Division Burnle ...

(1933–2022), Scottish football fullback for clubs including Burnley, managed several clubs in the 1970s/1980s * Dave Smith (footballer, born 1936) (1936–2015), English former professional footballer *

Dave Smith (footballer, born 1943) David Bruce Smith (born 14 November 1943) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager. Playing career Primarily a left sided midfielder, Smith started his playing career for Aberdeen and moved to Rangers in August 1966 for a ...

, Scotland international football midfielder, played in Scotland (for Aberdeen, Rangers, Berwick, etc.) and in the US, managed Berwick *

Dave Smith (footballer, born 1947) David Smith (8 December 1947 – September 2022) was an English professional footballer who scored 55 goals from 406 games in the Football League playing as an outside left or left midfielder for Middlesbrough, Lincoln City and Rotherham Unit ...

(1947–2022), English football midfielder, played for Lincoln, Rotherham *

Dave Smith (footballer, born 1950) David Bryan Smith (born 11 December 1950) is a former professional footballer, who played for Huddersfield Town, Stockport County, Halifax Town, Cambridge United, Hartlepool United and Gateshead Gateshead () is a large town in northern E ...

, English football striker, played for clubs including Huddersfield, Cambridge, Hartlepool * Dave Smith (footballer, born 1961), English football winger, played for Gillingham, Bristol City, etc.

Baseball

* Dave Smith (pitcher, born 1914) (1914–1998), Major League Baseball relief pitcher * Dave Smith (pitcher, born 1955) (1955–2008), Major League Baseball relief pitcher *

Dave Smith (pitcher, born 1957) David Wayne Smith is an American former professional baseball pitcher. Smith pitched in five games in Major League Baseball (MLB) in and for the California Angels. He played baseball in college for the Lamar University Cardinals Cardinal or ...

(born 1957), Major League Baseball relief pitcher

Other sports

* Dave Smith (boxer) (1886–1945), New Zealand-born heavyweight boxer * Dave Smith (triple jumper) (born 1947), American track and field athlete * Dave Smith (hammer thrower, born 1962), English Olympic hammer thrower * Dave Smith (hammer thrower, born 1974), English Olympic hammer thrower * Davey Boy Smith (1962–2002), British wrestler also known as "The British Bulldog" *

Dave Smith (ice hockey) David Smith (born November 21, 1968) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and former player. He is currently the head coach of the NCAA RPI Engineers men's ice hockey team, a position he has held since the 2017–18 season. Smith was a member of the ...

(born 1968), Canadian hockey head coach, Canisius College *

Dave Smith (darts player) David Robert Smith (born on 17 June 1971 in Pontefract, Yorkshire) is an English professional darts player from Knottingley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire who currently playing in the British Darts Organisation events. He has nickname The Rhino. ...

(born 1971), English darts player * David Smith (canoeist) (born 1987), Australian Olympic gold medal-winning canoeist

Others

Dave Smith (comedian) David Smith (born April 20, 1982) is a New York based stand-up comedian and libertarian political commentator. He has frequently appeared on Fox News Channel's '' Kennedy'' and ''The Greg Gutfeld Show.'' Additionally he was a recurring panelist ...

(born 1982), comedian, podcaster, prominent Libertarian activist and speaker * Dave Smith (priest) (born 1962), Australian Anglican parish priest *

Dave Smith (Peterborough, Ontario politician) Dave Smith is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election. He represents the riding of Peterborough—Kawartha as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario. Bac ...

, Canadian politician