Frederick, Frederic or Fred Smith may refer to:
In literature
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Frederick Smith, 2nd Earl of Birkenhead
Frederick Winston Furneaux Smith, 2nd Earl of Birkenhead (7 December 1907 – 10 June 1975) was a British biographer and Member of the House of Lords. He is best known for writing a biography of Rudyard Kipling that was suppressed by the Kipli ...
(1907–1975), British peer and biographer
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Frederick Smith, 3rd Earl of Birkenhead
Frederick William Robin Smith, 3rd Earl of Birkenhead (17 April 1936 – 16 February 1985) was a British writer, historian and hereditary peer. He wrote under the pseudonym Robin Furneaux.
Biography
Viscount Furneaux was his courtesy title pr ...
(1936–1985), British peer and author
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Frederick E. Smith (1919–2012), British author
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Frederick M. Smith
Frederick Madison Smith (January 21, 1874 – March 20, 1946), generally known among his followers as "Fred M.", was an American religious leader and author and the third Prophet-President of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter ...
(1874–1946), American religious leader and author
In music
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Frederic Jacobs Smith (1882–1932), co-founder of Carrie Jacobs-Bond & Son
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Fred Sledge Smith
Fred Sledge Smith (May 18, 1933 – July 29, 2005), often credited as Fred Smith, was an American R&B songwriter and record producer, who worked in particular with The Olympics, Bob & Earl, Bill Cosby, and the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band.
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(1933–2005), American R&B songwriter and record producer
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Fred Smith (bassist)
Fred Smith (born April 10, 1948, in New York) is an American bass guitarist, best known for his work with the rock band Television. He was the original bassist with Angel and the Snake, which changed names to Blondie and the Banzai Babies, a ...
(born 1948), American bass guitarist best known for his work with Blondie and Television
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Fred "Sonic" Smith
Frederick Dewey Smith (September 14, 1948 – November 4, 1994), known professionally as Fred "Sonic" Smith, was an American guitarist, best known as a member of the influential and political Detroit rock band MC5. At age 31, he married and rais ...
(1948–1994), American guitarist with the MC5
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Iain Campbell Smith
Iain Campbell Smith is an Australian diplomat, singer/songwriter and comedian. He performs under the stage name Fred Smith in Australia and his full name in the United States.
Early life
Smith was one of two sons to Janet and Ric Smith. His fa ...
or Fred Smith, Australian folk singer/songwriter and comedian
In politics
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F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead
Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead, (12 July 1872 – 30 September 1930), known as F. E. Smith, was a British Conservative politician and barrister who attained high office in the early 20th century, in particular as Lord High Chan ...
(Frederick Edwin Smith, 1872–1930), British Conservative statesman; Attorney-General, Lord Chancellor
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Fred Smith (Arkansas politician)
Fredrick Smith is an American politician and a former professional basketball player. A Democratic Party of Arkansas, Democrat for most of his life, Smith was briefly the highest ranking elected officeholder of the Green Party of Arkansas, Green ...
, former professional basketball player and member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
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Fred Smith (New Brunswick politician) (1871–1941), Member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
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Fred Smith (North Carolina politician)
Fred Smith (born March 27, 1942 in Raleigh, NC) is a North Carolina politician who served in the North Carolina Senate and ran for Governor of North Carolina in 2008.
Early life and education
Smith was raised in Raleigh, North Carolina. His f ...
(born 1942), American politician; North Carolina legislator and attorney
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Fred J. Smith (fl. 1965), member of the
74th Illinois General Assembly
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Fred L. Smith (political writer)
Fred L. Smith Jr. is founder and former president of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit libertarian think tank. He has written on topics such as antitrust law, environmental regulation, and the economic impact ...
, American think-tank leader
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Frederick Smith, 2nd Viscount Hambleden
William Frederick Danvers Smith, 2nd Viscount Hambleden DL (12 August 1868 – 16 June 1928), known as Frederick Smith, was an English hereditary peer, businessman and politician. He studied at Eton, and New College, Oxford
Life and career
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(1868–1928), British MP
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Frederick Smith (Australian politician)
Frederick Charles Lee Smith (11 November 1883 – 25 August 1960) was an Australian trade unionist, journalist, and politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1932 to 1950, representing the s ...
(1883–1960), Australian politician, government minister in Western Australia
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Frederick Smith (barrister)
Sir Frederick Smith, KA, MBE, QC (6 July 1924 – 11 July 2016) was the former Attorney-General of Barbados and former Chief Justice of the Turks and Caicos Islands 1987-1990, President of the Court of Appeal of Grenada and assistant Attorney ...
(1924–2016), Attorney General of Barbados and Chief Justice of Turks and Caicos
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Frederick Smith (lawyer) (1773–1830), Pennsylvania lawyer, state Attorney General, state Supreme Court Justice
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Frederick Chatfield Smith
Frederic Chatfield Smith (11 June 1823 – 20 April 1905) was head of Smith's Bank in Nottingham and a British Conservative Party politician.
Smith was the son of Samuel George Smith (1789-1863), of Goldings, Hertfordshire and his wife Eugenia C ...
(1823–1905), British Member of Parliament for North Nottinghamshire, 1868–1880
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Frederick Cleveland Smith
Frederick Cleveland Smith (July 29, 1884 – July 16, 1956) was an American physician and politician who served six terms as a Republican Party (United States), Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio from 1939 to 1951 ...
(1884–1956), U. S. Representative from Ohio
*Fred Smith, program director at Maryville Academy and candidate in the
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Frederick Smith (British Army officer, born 1790)
Major-General Sir John Mark Frederick Smith (11 January 1790 – 20 November 1874) was a British general and colonel-commandant of the Royal Engineers. He was also the Conservative Member of Parliament for Chatham from 1852 to 1853 and 1857 to ...
(1790–1874), British general and colonel-commandant of the Royal Engineers, and Conservative MP for Chatham
In sports
Association football
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Fred Smith (Port Vale footballer)
Frederick C. Smith was an English footballer who played in the English Football League for Port Vale.
Career
Smith joined Port Vale as an amateur in November 1925, signing professional forms in January 1926. His debut came on 5 April 1926 in ...
, English football player at outside left with Port Vale in the 1920s
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Fred Smith (footballer, born 1887)
Frederick Augustus Ford Smith (16 May 1887 – 23 December 1957) was an English footballer who played as a full back in the period prior to World War I.
Football career
He was born in Buxton and started his career playing in the Manchester Le ...
(1887–1957), English football player with Stockport County, Derby County, Macclesfield and Southampton in the 1900s and 1910s
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Fred Smith (footballer, born 1898)
Frederick Smith (26 November 1898 – 1971) was an English footballer who played at full back for Bury in the Football League in the 1920s and 1930s. He also played non-league football for Rossendale United, Ashton National and Hurst
Hurst m ...
(1898–1971), English football player with Bury
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Fred Smith (footballer, born 1901)
Frederick Smith (1901 – after 1926) was an English professional footballer who played as a centre forward. After starting his career with his hometown club Blackburn Rovers, he joined Nelson in 1924 and went on to make two appearances in the ...
(1901–?), English football centre forward
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Frederick Smith (footballer)
Frederick Smith was an English footballer.
He was born in Oldham, Lancashire, and played League football for Stockport County, Darlington, Exeter City
Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exete ...
, English football player at outside right with Stockport County, Darlington, Exeter City and Gillingham in the 1930s
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Fred Smith (footballer, born 1914)
Frederick Arthur Smith (16 April 1914 – 1982) was an English footballer who played at centre forward for Bury in the 1930s.
Smith joined Bury in 1936 and made a handful of appearances before joining Bradford (Park Avenue) in 1938. After a su ...
(1914–1982), English football player with Bury and Bradford
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Fred Smith (footballer, born February 1926)
Frederick Adamson Smith (14 February 1926 – 30 December 2005) was a Scottish footballer who played at inside forward for various clubs, most particularly Sheffield United and Millwall, in the 1940s and 1950s.
Smith was born in Aberdeen and s ...
(1926–2005), Scottish footballer with Aberdeen, Hull City, Sheffield United and Millwall
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Fred Smith (footballer, born May 1926)
Frederick Edward Smith (7 May 1926 – 6 February 2017) was an English footballer who played in the Football League in the 1940s and 1950s as a centre forward for Derby County, Sheffield United, Manchester City, Grimsby Town and Bradford City. ...
(1926–2017), English football player with Sheffield United and Grimsby
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Fred Smith (footballer, born 1942) (1942-2020), English football player with Burnley and Portsmouth
Baseball
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Fred Smith (1890s pitcher)
Frederick Christopher Smith (May, 1865 – November 19, 1926) was a pitcher and outfielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Toledo Maumees of the American Association in 1890. Listed at 5' 11", 156 lb., Smith pitched left handed and t ...
(1865–1926), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Fred Smith (1900s pitcher) (1878–1964), American Major League Baseball pitcher
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Fred Smith (infielder)
Fred Vincent Smith (July 29, 1891 in Cleveland, Ohio – May 28, 1961 in Cleveland, Ohio) was an infielder in Major League Baseball in the early 20th century. Smith played his first game on April 17, 1913, and played his final game on September ...
(1891–1961), American Major League Baseball infielder
Cricket
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Fred Smith (cricketer, born 1879) (1879–1905), English cricketer for Yorkshire
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Fred Smith (cricketer, born 1885)
Fred Smith (26 December 1885 – unknown) was an English first-class cricketer, who played one match for Yorkshire County Cricket Club in 1911. He also appeared for the Yorkshire Second XI from 1907 to 1909, and the Bradford League in 1911.
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(1885–?), English cricketer for Yorkshire
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Fred Smith (South African cricketer)
Frederick William Smith (31 March 1861 – 17 April 1914) was a South African cricketer who played in three Test matches from 1889 to 1896.
Fred Smith was the second child and eldest son of the six children of John and Primrose Smith, who were ...
(1861–1914), South African Test cricketer
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Frederick Smith (Somerset cricketer) (1854–1894), English cricketer
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Frederick Smith (Barbadian cricketer)
Frederick Smith (31 March 1837 – 27 March 1923) was a Barbadian cricketer. He played in three first-class matches for the Barbados cricket team from 1864 to 1872. He was also the first player to captain Barbados in a match.
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(1837-1923), Barbadian cricketer
Others
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Fred Smith (rugby league, born c. 1885)
Fred Smith (born – death unknown) was an English rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Hunslet, as a , or , i.e. ...
, English rugby league footballer of the 1900s and 1910s for Great Britain, England, and Hunslet
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Fred Smith (rugby league, born 1935)
Fred "Freddy" Smith (birth registered second quarter 1935 – 24 April 2004) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Yorkshire (despite being born in Lancas ...
(1935–2004), English rugby league footballer of the 1950s and 1960s for Yorkshire, Leeds, and Wakefield Trinity
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Fred Smith (rugby league, 1930s), rugby league centre who played in the 1930s for Wakefield Trinity
*Fred Smith, skateboarder for the
Z-Boys
The Zephyr Competition Team (or Z-Boys) were a group of American skateboarders in the mid-1970s from Santa Monica and Venice, California. Originally consisting of 12 members, the Z-boys were originally sponsored by the Jeff Ho Surfboards and Zeph ...
Alva team
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Fred A. Smith (jockey) (died 1951), Cuban-American jockey
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Fred L. Smith (coach), former Illinois and Fordham football coach
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Jonathan Smith (wide receiver)
Jonathan Dewayne "Fast Freddie" Smith (born November 28, 1981 in Argyle, Georgia) is a free agent wide receiver in the National Football League. Smith was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the seventh round with the 214th overall pick in the ...
(born 1981), nicknamed "Fast Freddie", American football player
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Fred Smith (snooker player), billiards and snooker player
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Fred Smith (Australian footballer) (born 1941), Australian rules footballer
In other fields
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Fred A. Smith (trade unionist)
Frederick Arthur Smith (23 February 1887 – 23 January 1943) was a British people, British trade unionist.
Born in Poplar, London, Poplar in the East End of London, Smith completed an apprenticeship as an engineer and joined the London Unit ...
(1887–1943), British trade unionist
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Fred E. Smith (1873–1918), Medal of Honor recipient
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Freddie Smith
Freddie Matthew Smith (born March 19, 1988) is an American television actor. He is best known for his character Sonny Kiriakis, the first openly gay contract role on the daytime soap opera '' Days of Our Lives''. He also briefly portrayed Marco ...
(born 1988), American television actor
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Frederic H. Smith Jr. (1908–1980), United States Air Force general
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Frederick Smith (entomologist)
Frederick Smith (30 December 1805 – 16 February 1879) was a British entomologist who worked at the zoology department of the British Museum from 1849, specialising in the Hymenoptera.
Smith was born near York to William Smith and went to sch ...
(1805–1879), British entomologist
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Frederick Augustus Smith
Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Augustus Smith (18 November 1826 – 22 July 1887) was a British Army officer and an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and ...
(1826–1887), Irish recipient of the VC
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Frederick W. Smith
Frederick Wallace Smith (born August 11, 1944) is an American business magnate and investor. He is the founder and chairman of FedEx Corporation, the world's largest transportation company. On June 1, 2022, Smith stepped down as CEO to become exe ...
(born 1944), American businessman; founder of FedEx
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Frederick W. Smith (physician) (1858–1917), Health Commissioner in Syracuse, New York
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Frederic L. Smith
Frederic Latta Smith (February 6, 1870 – August 6, 1954) was a pioneer of the automobile business. He was one of the founders of the Olds Motor Works in 1899 and of General Motors Corporation in 1908. He was also the president of the Associa ...
(1870–1954), American football player and automobile industry pioneer in Detroit, Michigan
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Frederick Smith, 1st Baron Colwyn (1859–1946), British businessman
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Frederick Appleton Smith
Frederick Appleton Smith (May 15, 1849 – February 4, 1922) was a brigadier general.
Biography
He was born in New York on May 15, 1849. He entered the United States Military Academy on July 1, 1869, and graduated in 1873. He then served in the ...
(1849–1922), U.S. Army general
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Frederick Smith, 2nd Baron Colwyn (1914–1966), stockbroker and British Army officer
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Frederick Porter Smith (1833–1888), British medical missionary to China
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Fredrick George Smith
Fredrick George Smith was a British mechanical engineer. He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1872 and died in 1956. He was appointed manager of the Highland Railway's Lochgorm Works in 1903, and promoted to Assistant to the Chief Mechanical Eng ...
(1872–1956), British mechanical engineer
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Frederick Viggers Smith (1912–2006), Australian/British psychologist
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Frederick Y. Smith
Frederick Y. Smith (September 23, 1903 – January 18, 1991) was an American film editor. He worked in Britain at Gainsborough Pictures in the early 1930s before returning to America where he was employed by MGM for many years, editing films suc ...
(1903–1991), American film editor
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G. Frederick Smith George Frederick Smith (1891–1976) was an early American researcher and advocate of the use of perchloric acid and perchlorate salts in analytical chemistry.Tracings Quarterly, pg 1-10, 1966 He authored and co-authored many scholarly papers and t ...
(1891–1976), American chemist
See also
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Frederick Smyth (disambiguation)
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