George Smith may refer to:

Business

* George Smith (architect) (1782–1869), southeast London architect *

George Girdler Smith George Girdler Smith (September 8, 1795 – December 18, 1878) was an engraver in Boston. He kept a studio on Washington Street. Collaborators included William B. Annin ( Annin & Smith), Charles A. Knight and George H. Tappan (Smith, Knight & Tapp ...

(1795–1878), engraver in Boston, Massachusetts *

George Smith (publisher, born 1789) George Smith (1789 – 21 August 1846) was a Scottish born publisher who co-founded, along with Alexander Elder, the British publishing company Smith, Elder & Co. Biography Early life George Smith was born in Scotland in 1789. His father wa ...

(1789–1846), Scottish-born publisher *

George Smith (financier) George Smith (February 10, 1808 – October 7, 1899) was an important banking figure in the mid-19th century in Chicago. Biography Born in Aberdeen, Scotland, Smith visited Illinois and Wisconsin in 1835 and felt there was money to be made. He re ...

(1808–1899), Chicago financier *

George Samuel Fereday Smith George Samuel Fereday Smith (7 May 1812 – 26 May 1891) was an English industrialist and canal manager who from 1837 to 1887 was the Deputy Superintendent of the Bridgewater Trustees and their successors, whose major source of income came from the ...

(1812–1891), English industrialist * George Smith (publisher, born 1824) (1824–1901), British publisher *

George Sutherland Smith George Sutherland Smith (1830 – 18 August 1903) was a Scotsman who migrated to Australia, a builder and paddle-steamer captain who turned to winemaking, with considerable success, founding the All Saints winery in the Rutherglen region of Victo ...

(1830–1903), steamer captain and winemaker in Australia *

George Smith (philanthropist) George Smith (16 February 1831 – 21 June 1895) was a manager of the Whitwick Colliery Company Tileries in Leicestershire, England during the nineteenth century, who campaigned against industrial child labour. Smith highlighted the plight of chil ...

(1831–1895), campaigned against industrial child labour *

George Murray Smith the Younger George Murray Smith DL JP (4 February 1859 – 18 April 1919) was a chairman of the Midland Railway from 1911 until his death. He was the son of George Murray Smith, the publisher. He was educated at Harrow School; and Jesus College, Cambridge ...

(1859–1919), chairman of the Midland Railway *

George Washington Smith (architect) George Washington Smith (February 22, 1876 – March 16, 1930) was an American architect and painter. He is known particularly for his work around Santa Barbara, California, and for popularizing the Spanish Colonial Revival style in early 20th Ce ...

(1876–1930), American architect * George Albert Smith Jr. (1905–1969), professor at Harvard Business School * George Alvin Smith (1844–1908), Richmond, Virginia businessman * George Bracewell Smith (1912–1976), London businessman and hotel owner

Entertainment and the arts

G. E. Smith George Edward Smith (''né'' Haddad; born January 27, 1952) is an American guitarist. Smith was the lead guitarist for the duo Hall & Oates during the band's heyday from 1979 to 1985, playing on five number one singles. After Hall & Oates went i ...

(George Edward Smith), American guitarist *

George Smith (English artist) George Smith (1713/14 – 7 September 1776) was an English landscape painter and poet, known as "George Smith of Chichester". He and his two brothers, all artists, are known as the "Smiths of Chichester". Life and work George was born at Chiches ...

(1713/14–1776), English landscape painter and poet *

George Smith (1833–1919) George Smith CIE FRGS LLD (28 April 1833 – 24 December 1919) was a 19th-century Scottish historian and geographer who spent his working life in India. He was father to a family of eminent figures. Life He was born in Leith on 28 April 1833 ...

, Scottish historian and geographer * George Smith (Assyriologist) (1840–1876), English translator of the ''Epic of Gilgamesh'' * George Barnett Smith (1841–1909), English journalist, biographer, poet *

George Smith (Scottish artist) George Smith RSA (1870-1934) was a Scottish artist specialising in landscapes and animals, with an emphasis on horses at work. Life He was born on 2 February 1870 in Mid Calder in West Lothian, just west of Edinburgh. He was educated at George ...

(1870–1934), painter of landscapes and horses *

George Albert Smith (filmmaker) George Albert Smith (4 January 1864 – 17 May 1959) was an English stage hypnosis, hypnotist, psychic, magic lantern lecturer, Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, inventor and a key member of the loose association of early film pion ...

(1864–1959), English filmmaker *

George Gregory Smith Prof George Gregory Smith (20 June 1865 – 3 March 1932) was a Scottish literary critic. He corresponded with Mark Twain, and also lived in Florence for a while. He died in London but is buried with his wife Mary east of the western path in ...

(1865–1932), Scottish literary critic *

George O. Smith George Oliver Smith (April 9, 1911 – May 27, 1981) (also known by the pseudonym Wesley Long) was an American science fiction author. He is not to be confused with George H. Smith, another American science fiction author. Biography Smith was ...

(1911–1981), science fiction author * George Logie-Smith (1914–2007), Australian orchestra and choral conductor *

George H. Smith (fiction author) George Henry Smith (October 27, 1922 – May 22, 1996) was an American science fiction author who also wrote soft-core erotica. He is not the same person as George H. Smith, a libertarian writer, or George O. Smith, another science fiction ...

(1922–1996), science fiction author * George "Harmonica" Smith (1924–1983), blues harmonica musician * George Smith (''Hollyoaks''), character on British soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' *

George Smith (singer) New Hope Club is a British pop trio formed in 2015, consisting of Reece Bibby, Blake Richardson, and George Smith. Their debut EP, ''Welcome to the Club'', was released through Steady Records/Hollywood Records on 5 May 2017; the band releas ...

, member of the British music band New Hope Club *

George Smith (Cumberland artist) Dodd is a small fell in the Lake District, Cumbria, England, four kilometres north-west of Keswick, Cumbria, Keswick. It forms part of the Skiddaw range in the Northern Fells, northern part of the national park and the slopes are heavily wooded ...

(fl. 1860s), known as the Skiddaw Hermit *

George Washington Smith (dancer) George Washington Smith (c. 1820–1899) was an American ballet dancer. He is considered America's first male ballet star. Bibliography * Notes and references 1820 births 1899 deaths 19th-century American dancers {{Ballet-bio- ...

, American ballet dancer

Law

George Smith (executioner) George Smith (1805–1874), popularly known as Throttler Smith, was an English hangman from 1840 until 1872. He was born in Rowley Regis in the English West Midlands, where he performed the majority of his executions. Although from a good family he ...

(1805–1874), English executioner also known as Throttler Smith *

George Bundy Smith George Bundy Smith (April 7, 1937 – August 5, 2017) was a lawyer and judge in New York State. While he was a law student at Yale University, he participated in the Freedom Ride from Atlanta, Georgia, to Montgomery, Alabama. Early life Smi ...

(1937–2017), New York State Supreme Court Justice *

George Curtis Smith George Curtis Smith (August 8, 1935 – April 15, 2020) was a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. Education and career Born in Columbus, Ohio, Smith received a Bachelor of ...

(1935–2020), United States federal judge *

George P. Smith II George Patrick Smith II is an American academic. Until 2016 he was a professor of law at the Columbus School of Law of The Catholic University of America, of which he is now an emeritus professor. Education and career Smith was born on Septemb ...

(born 1939), professor of law * George W. Smith (judge) (1820s–1873), Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas

Military

George Hugh Smith George H. Smith (February 3, 1834 – February 6, 1915) was a Confederate Civil War veteran and prominent Los Angeles lawyer, judge and politician. Early life and career George Hugh Smith was born in Philadelphia, the son of George Archibal ...

(1827–1901), Confederate Civil War veteran, Los Angeles lawyer and judge * George R. Smith (Paymaster-General) (1850–1928), U.S. Army general * George Edward Smith (born 1940), POW in Vietnam for two years, released in 1965 *

George W. Smith (USMC) George William Smith (July 8, 1925 – September 30, 2014) was a decorated officer in the United States Marine Corps who rose to the rank of major general. He began his 34-year career as an Enlisted Reservist during World War II, later integrating ...

(1925–2014), major general in the U.S. Marine Corps * George W. Smith Jr., lieutenant general in the U.S. Marine Corps

Politics

United States

George Smith (Missouri politician) George Smith (February 2, 1809 - July 14, 1881) was an American politician who was active in Ohio and Missouri. He was most notable for his service as Lieutenant governor of Missouri from 1865 to 1869, and United States Marshal for the Western ...

(1809–1881), lieutenant governor of Missouri *

George Smith (Pennsylvania politician) George Smith was an early 19th-century member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district. He was elected as a Democratic-Republican to the Eleventh In music or music theory, an eleventh ...

, U.S. representative from Pennsylvania, 1809–1812 * George A. Smith (Los Angeles) (1844–1916), member of Los Angeles City Council *

George A. Smith (Michigan politician) George A. Smith (March 8, 1825January 29, 1893) was a Michigan politician. Early life George A. Smith was born on March 8, 1825, in Danbury, Connecticut. In 1839 or 1840, his father, Azariel Smith, settled on a farm in Somerset Township, Michiga ...

(1825–1893) *

George Baldwin Smith George Baldwin Smith (May 22, 1823September 18, 1879) was an American lawyer and Democratic politician. He was the 4th Attorney General of Wisconsin, and the 3rd and 16th mayor of Madison, Wisconsin.George C. Smith (Wisconsin politician) George C. Smith was an American farmer from Oakland, Wisconsin who spent two terms as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. He was a Republican. Background He was born in New York state, and was 33 years old when the Assembly session comme ...

, fl. 1850s, Wisconsin farmer and legislator * George C. Smith (Mississippi politician), fl. 1870s *

George Edwin Smith George Edwin Smith (April 5, 1849 – April 26, 1919) was a Massachusetts lawyer, legal writer, and politician. He served three terms as the President of the Massachusetts Senate. Previous to his assumption of the Senate Presidency, he served as ...

(1849–1919), U.S. Representatives and senator of Massachusetts * George F. Smith, early Wisconsin Territory legislator * George J. Smith (1859–1913), US Representative from New York *

George L. Smith (Georgia politician) George Leon Smith II (November 27, 1912 – December 9, 1973) was an American politician in the state of Georgia. Smith was born in Stillmore, Georgia in 1912, and attended the University of Georgia. Admitted to the Georgia bar in 1932, he was ...

(1912–1973), American politician in the state of Georgia *

George Luke Smith George Luke Smith (December 11, 1837 – July 9, 1884) was from 1873 to 1875 a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative for Louisiana's 4th congressional district, which encompasses the state's third largest city, Shrevepo ...

(1837–1884), US Representative from Louisiana *

George M. Smith George M. Smith (May 18, 1912 – October 21, 1962) was a Wisconsin politician. He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1912 and attended college in Winnipeg. He emigrated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in the United States in 1941, and became a U ...

(1912–1962), lieutenant governor of Wisconsin *

George Ross Smith George Ross Smith (May 28, 1864 – November 7, 1952) was a U.S. Representative from Minnesota. Early life and education He was born in St. Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota; attended the public schools and Sauk Centre (Minnesota) Academy; ...

(1864–1952), U.S. representative from Minnesota, 1913–1917 * George Otis Smith (1871–1944), director of United States Geological Survey, chairman of Federal Power Commission *

George T. Smith George Thornewell Smith (October 15, 1916 – August 23, 2010) was an American Democratic Party politician and jurist from the state of Georgia. The sixth Lieutenant Governor, state legislator, Speaker of the State House of Representatives, was ...

(1916–2010), American Democratic Party politician and jurist from the state of Georgia * George Washington Smith (congressman) (1846–1907), U.S. Representative from Illinois *

George Weissinger Smith George Weissinger Smith (1864–1931) was mayor of Louisville, Kentucky from 1917 to 1921. His maternal grandfather, George Weissinger, published the ''Louisville Journal'' (which became the ''Courier-Journal'') during the controversial tenure of ...

(1864–1931), mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, 1917–1921 *

George William Smith (politician) George William Smith (1762December 26, 1811) was a Virginia lawyer and politician, who served several terms in the Virginia House of Delegates and was twice the acting governor of the state before then being elected as the 17th Governor of Vir ...

(1762–1811), governor of Virginia *George Murrell Smith, Jr. (born 1968), American Republican Party politician from South Carolina

United Kingdom

George Smith (MP for Exeter) Sir George Smith (died 21 March 1619) of Madworthy-juxta-Exeter and Madford House, Exeter, Devon, was a merchant who served as MP for Exeter in 1604, was three times Mayor of Exeter and was Exeter's richest citizen, possessing 25 manors. He wa ...

(died 1619), English MP for Exeter, 1604 * George Smith (died 1658) (1600s–1658), English lawyer and politician *

George Smith (1765–1836) George Smith (30 April 1765 – 26 December 1836) was a British Member of Parliament (MP), banker and director of the East India Company. He was the fifth son of Abel Smith, a wealthy Nottingham banker and Member of Parliament. Four of his bro ...

, British MP representing Midhurst *

George Robert Smith (MP) George Robert Smith (2 May 1793 – 22 February 1869) was an English banker and Whig politician. His great-grandfather was Thomas Smith, founder of Smith's Bank; his father George Smith (1765–1836) was a director of the East India Company ...

(1793–1869), English MP for Midhurst 1831–2 and Wycombe 1838–41 *

George Delacourt-Smith, Baron Delacourt-Smith Charles George Percy Delacourt-Smith, Baron Delacourt-Smith (25 April 1917 – 2 August 1972) was a British trade unionist and Labour Party (UK), Labour Party politician. Background and education Born in Windsor, Berkshire, Windsor and named af ...

(1917–1972), British politician

Australia

George Paton Smith George Paton Smith (1829 – 9 December 1877) was a politician and Attorney-General of Victoria. Smith was born at Berwick-on-Tweed, England, son of James Smith and Jessie ''née'' Paton. In 1855 he emigrated to Victoria, Australia and started ...

(1829–1877), Australian politician and Attorney-General of Victoria *

George Ivan Smith George Ivan Smith AO (11 July 1915 – 21 November 1995) career spanned radio, war correspondent, movie director, diplomat, poet and author. He was born 11 July 1915 George Charles Ivan Smith in Sydney, New South Wales (NSW), Australia. He is ...

(1915–1995), Australian U.N. representative to the Republic of Congo *

George Warwick Smith George Henry Warwick Smith (3 October 1916 – 27 December 1999) was a senior Australian public servant. Early life Warwick Smith was born in Charters Towers, Queensland on 3 November 1916. He attended high school at Brisbane Grammar School, ...

(1916–1999), Australian public servant

Canada

* George Smith (Nova Scotia politician) (died 1850), Nova Scotian representative *

George Byron Smith George Byron Smith (March 7, 1839 – December 13, 1917) was an Ontario merchant and political figure. He represented York East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1886 to 1894. He was born in Newtonville, Upper ...

(1839–1917), Ontario representative and businessman *

George Smith (Ontario politician) George Smith (March 6, 1852 – July 24, 1930) was a Scottish-born lawyer and political figure in Ontario, Canada. He represented Oxford North in the House of Commons of Canada from 1905 to 1908 as a Liberal. He was born in Cambuslang, Lanar ...

(1852–1930), Scottish-born Ontario representative * George Wilbert Smith (1855–1931), Alberta Member of the Legislative Assembly * George Robert Smith (Canadian politician) (1860–1922), Canadian politician *

George P. Smith (politician) George Peter Smith (August 12, 1873 – November 29, 1942) was a politician and former Minister of the Crown from Alberta, Canada. He was born in Lieury, Ontario and came west in 1901 while working for an insurance company. Move West After vis ...

(1873–?), politician and Minister of the Crown from Alberta, Canada * George Isaac Smith (1909–1982), premier of Nova Scotia

New Zealand

George John Smith Colonel George John Smith (1862–1946) was a New Zealand Member of Parliament for the Christchurch (New Zealand electorate), City of Christchurch electorate in the South Island, and later a member of the Legislative Council. Early life Smit ...

(1862–1946), New Zealand Member of Parliament *

Harold Smith (New Zealand politician) George Harold Smith (1866 – 21 April 1936) was a Reform Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand. Smith was born at Masterton in 1866, the son of Major J. Valentine Smith. Smith unsuccessfully contested the Pahiatua electorate in the ...

(1866–1936), George Harold Smith

Religion

* George Smith (Scottish clergyman) (1748–1843), minister in Galston, East Ayrshire *

George Smith (historian) George Smith (31 August 1800 – 30 August 1868) was an English businessman, historian and theologian. He is now best known for historical work relating to the Methodist conference. Life Born at Condurrow, near Camborne, Cornwall, on 31 August ...

(1800–1868), British rail businessman, minister, religious historian * George Smith (bishop of Victoria) (1815–1871), second principal of St. Paul's College, Hong Kong, 1849–1864 *

George A. Smith George Albert Smith (June 26, 1817 – September 1, 1875) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. He served in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and as a member of the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day ...

(1817–1875), member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles *

George Smith (bishop of Argyll and the Isles) George John Smith (1840–1918) was a Scottish Catholic clergyman who served as the Bishop of Argyll and the Isles from 1892 to 1918. Born in Cuttlebrae, Banffshire, Scotland on 24 January 1840, he was ordained to the priesthood on 17 Decemb ...

(1840–1918), Scottish Roman Catholic clergyman *

George Smith (chaplain) 'Padre' George Smith (8 January 1845 – 26 November 1918), an army chaplain, was a defender of Rorke's Drift during the Zulu War of 1879, an action which saw the winning of eleven Victoria Crosses. He was born in Docking in Norfolk in 184 ...

(1845–1918), missionary, army chaplain in South Africa, and defender of Rorke's Drift * George Adam Smith (1856–1942), Scottish divine, author of reference work on geography of the Holy Land *

George Albert Smith George Albert Smith Sr. (April 4, 1870 – April 4, 1951) was an American religious leader who served as the eighth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Early life Born in Salt Lake City, Utah Territor ...

(1870–1951), eighth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints * George Smith (priest) (1877–1964), Archdeacon of Madras *

G. Carlos Smith George Carlos Smith Jr. (23 August 1910 – 29 March 1987) was the eleventh general superintendent of the Young Men's Mutual Improvement Association (YMMIA) of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1962 to 1969. Biograp ...

(1910–1987), youth and missionary leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints * Wayne Smith (bishop) (George Wayne Smith, born 1955), bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri

Science

George Smith (mycologist) George Smith (15 December 1895 – 29 March 1967) was a British mycologist. Born in Great Harwood (Lancashire, England), he graduated from the University of Manchester in 1916 with first-class honours, and received his Master's degree in chemistr ...

(1895–1967), British mycologist * George E. Smith (born 1930), co-inventor of the charge-coupled device, received Nobel Prize in Physics *

George D. W. Smith George David William Smith FRS, FIMMM, FInstP, FRSC, CEng (b. 1943, in Aldershot, Hampshire) is a materials scientist with special interest in the study of the microstructure, composition and properties of engineering materials at the atomic ...

(born 1943), materials scientist, co-invented the atom probe tomograph *

George Davey Smith George Davey Smith (born 9 May 1959) is a British epidemiologist. He has been professor of clinical epidemiology at the University of Bristol since 1994, honorary professor of public health at the University of Glasgow since 1996, and visiting ...

(born 1959), British epidemiologist *

George Smith (chemist) George Pearson Smith (born 10 March 1941) is an American biologist and Nobel laureate. He is a Curators' Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences at the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, US. Career Born in Norwalk, ...

(born 1941), American biochemist, received Nobel Prize in Chemistry *

George Smith (surgeon) George Smith (1919–1994) was a 20th century Scottish surgeon who emigrated to the United States of America. Life He was born on 4 June 1919 in Carnoustie the son of John Shand Smith and his wife Lilimina Myles Mathers. He was educated at th ...

(1919–1994), Scots-born surgeon working in American universities * George Smith (Assyriologist), discoverer and decipherer of the Gilgamesh epic

Sports

American football

* George Smith (center) (1914–1986), American football center in the NFL *

George Smith (American football coach) George F. Smith (born April 23, 1948) is an American football coach. He began as an assistant coach at St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida Fort Lauderdale () is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Florida, north ...

(born 1948), American football coach

Association football (soccer)

* George Smith (footballer, born 1868) (1868–?), for Small Heath * George Smith (footballer, born 1879) (1879–1908), for Preston North End, Aston Villa and Blackburn Rovers * George Smith (footballer, born 1886) (1886–1978), for Southampton from 1907 to 1911 * George Smith (footballer, born 1890) (1890–?), for Ilford, Genoa, and Alessandria * George Smith (footballer, born May 1901) (1901–?), Scottish-born footballer for Notts County in the 1920s *

George Smith (footballer, born June 1901) George Henry Smith (born 6 June 1901, date of death unknown) was an English-born footballer of the 1920s who played as a left-back. Biography Smith was born in Netherton and began his career with Chelsea, but left there and his next club Gil ...

(1901–?), fullback for Walsall and Torquay United in the 1920s * George Smith (footballer, born 1902) (1902–?), player with Gillingham, Tranmere Rovers and Coventry City * George Smith (footballer, born 1908) (1908–1986), halfback for Watford, Clapton Orient, and Darlington in the 1930s * George Smith (footballer, born 1910) (1910–?), Welsh footballer *

George Smith (footballer, born 1915) George Caspar Smith (23 April 1915 – 31 October 1983) was an English footballer, coach, and manager. He appeared in one wartime international for England (against Wales in May 1945) for which caps were not awarded although the England teams ...

(1915–1983), for Brentford and Queens Park Rangers, manager of Portsmouth * George Smith (footballer, died 1915) (?–1915), English footballer * George Smith (footballer, born 1919) (1919–2001), fullback for Southampton, 1938 to 1949 *

George Smith (footballer, born 1921) George Beacher Smith (7 February 1921 – 14 July 2013) was an English footballer who played in the inside forward position. He played for Manchester City and Chesterfield between 1946 and 1958. Smith was born in Fleetwood, Lancashire. He sig ...

(1921–2013), forward for Manchester City and Chesterfield in 1940s and '50s *

George Smith (footballer, born 1936) George Henry Smith (born 13 April 1936) is an English former professional football goalkeeper who made 435 appearances in the Football League. Smith was born in Nottingham, and began his career with local minor side Dale Rovers before attract ...

, goalkeeper for Notts County and Hartlepool in 950s and '60s *

George Smith (footballer, born 1945) George Smith (born 7 October 1945) is an English former professional football midfielder. Smith began his career with his local club Newcastle United although he failed to make the first team and left in March 1965 to join Barrow. He went on ...

, for Barrow, Middlesbrough, and Swansea City *

George Smith (footballer, born 1996) George Thomas Smith (born 14 August 1996) is an English footballer who plays as a left back for club Farsley Celtic. He has previously played in the English Football League for Barnsley, Crawley Town, Northampton Town and Chesterfield, and ...

, English footballer *

George Smith (referee) George Smith (14 October 1943 – 13 May 2019) was a Scottish football referee. He is best known for refereeing at the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy, where he officiated the game between Austria and Czechoslovakia, handing out seven yellow card ...

(1943–2019), Scottish football referee *

George Smith (Scottish footballer) George Smith (born 1 June 1935) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a forward, primarily for Partick Thistle. Career Having joined while still a schoolboy at Bathgate Academy, Smith was with Partick Thistle during a relatively success ...

(born c.1935), forward with Partick Thistle * George E. Smith (footballer), English football outside forward for Brentford * George W. Smith (footballer), Scottish-born footballer for Chelsea in the 1920s and 1930s * George Smith (soccer) (active ca. 1930s), Australian association footballer (Australia, St. George, Granville, Metters)

Baseball

Germany Smith George J. "Germany" Smith (April 21, 1863 – December 1, 1927) was an American Major League Baseball player from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Primarily a shortstop, Smith played for five teams in 15 seasons. He made his major league debut for ...

(George Smith, 1863–1927), shortstop * George Smith (National League pitcher) (1892–1965), pitcher *

George Smith (American League pitcher) George Shelby Smith (October 27, 1901 – May 26, 1981) was a middle relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Detroit Tigers (1926–1929) and Boston Red Sox (1930). Listed at , 175 lb., Smith batted and thr ...

(1901–1981), pitcher * George Smith (second baseman) (1937–1987), second baseman * George Smith (sportsman) (1927–2011), also played basketball for the Harlem Globetrotters

Cricket

* George Smith (groundskeeper) (died 1761), London Cricket Club, "keeper" of the Artillery Ground * George Smith (cricketer, born 1785) (1785–1838), English cricketer * George Smith (cricketer, born 1799) (1799–1839), English cricketer * George Smith (cricketer, born 1844) (1844–1876), English cricketer * George Smith (Australian cricketer) (1855–1897), Australian cricketer * George Smith (cricketer, born 1876) (1876–1929), first class cricketer for Yorkshire CCC * George Smith (cricketer, born 1906) (1906–1989), English cricketer * George Smith (Jamaican cricketer) (born 1934), Jamaican cricketer

Other sports

* George Smith (athlete) (1876–1915), British tug of war competitor in the 1908 Summer Olympics *

George Smith (basketball) George Daniel Smith (August 24, 1912 – January 14, 1996) was an American basketball coach and college athletic administrator. He served as the head basketball coach at the University of Cincinnati from 1952 to 1960, compiling a record of 154– ...

(died 1996), American college basketball coach * George Smith (ice hockey) (1895–?) *

George Smith (horse) George Smith (foaled April 30, 1913) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse and was the winner of the 1916 Kentucky Derby. Background George Smith was a black colt by the imported British stallion Out of Reach and out of the imported British m ...

(born 1913), American thoroughbred racehorse, 1916 Kentucky Derby winner *

George Smith (rugby union) George Smith (born 14 July 1980) is a retired Australian rugby union player. He was a flanker for Bristol Bears, though he is more known for his 12 years (2000–10,13) at the ACT Brumbies in Super Rugby, earning 142 caps. He made his test ...

(born 1980), Australian Wallabies flanker *

George Smith (swimmer) George Warren Smith (born November 20, 1949) is a former competition swimmer who represented Canada at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. Smith placed fifth in the event final of the 200-metre individual medley, fourth in the 4x200-metre f ...

(born 1949), Canadian swimmer *

George William Smith (sportsman) George William Smith (20 September 1874 – 7 December 1954) was a New Zealand sportsman who excelled at track and field as well as both codes of rugby football. Early years Smith was born in Auckland and educated at Wellesley Street School. H ...

(1874–1954), New Zealand track athlete, and rugby union and rugby league footballer

Other people

George E. Smith (gambler) George Elsworth Smith (July 13, 1862 – February 1, 1905) was an American gambler and Thoroughbred horse racing enthusiast who became a multi-millionaire during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Smith was given the nickname "Pitt ...

(1862–1905), American gambler and thoroughbred owner * George Joseph Smith (1872–1915), British "Brides in the Bath" murderer *

George Toogood Smith George Toogood Smith (1903 – 5 June 1955) was the maternal uncle, through marriage, of John Lennon. Smith operated his family's two dairy farms and a retail outlet with his brother, Frank Smith, in the village of Woolton, Liverpool. The far ...

(1903–1955), uncle of John Lennon and husband of Mimi Smith *

George Smith (trade unionist) Sir George Fenwick Smith (24 June 1914 – 21 November 1978) was a Scottish trade unionist. Smith was born in Arbroath, Angus, and educated at Inverbrothock and Downfield Schools. He worked as a carpenter and joined the Amalgamated Society o ...

(1914–1978), general secretary of UCATT * George Smith (civil servant) (died 1938), British civil servant and governor of Nyasaland *

George Allen Smith George Allen Smith IV (born October 3, 1978) was an American man who disappeared overboard from the Royal Caribbean International cruise ship MS ''Brilliance of the Seas'' in July 2005 under suspicious circumstances. His story has been reported o ...

(1979–2005), passenger missing from the cruise ship MS ''Brilliance of the Seas'' * George Wishart Smith (born 1868), railway executive in Western Australia and Tasmania *

George Marshall McCall Smith George Marshall McCall Smith (1882–1958) was a Scottish medical doctor, medical superintendent and community leader in New Zealand. He was born in Nairn, Scotland in 1882, emigrating to New Zealand in 1914. For 34 years he ran Rawene Hospita ...

, Scottish doctor, medical superintendent and community leader in New Zealand *

George Williamson Smith George Williamson Smith (born November 21, 1836, in Catskill, New York)SMITH, ...

, president of Trinity College, Hartford, Connecticut *

Sir George Smith, 1st Baronet Sir George Smith, 1st Baronet (1714-1769) of Smith House (later " Bromley House"), Angel Row, Nottingham and of Stoke Hall in the parish of East Stoke in Nottinghamshire, was a member of the Smith family of bankers, who established Smith's Ban ...

, high sheriff of Nottingham * Joe Coe (died 1891), also known as George Smith, African-American laborer who was lynched in 1891 * George H. Smith (1949–2022), American libertarian and atheist author