Kenneth, Kenny, or Ken Smith may refer to:

Sports

Footballers

Ken Smith (footballer, born 1927) Kenneth Smith (7 December 1927 – 6 December 2018) was an English association football, footballer who played as an inside forward. Smith started his career with non-league Annfield Plain before signing for Blackpool F.C., Blackpool in April ...

, English footballer who played as an inside forward * Ken Smith (footballer, born 1932) (1932–2011), English footballer who played as a centre forward * Kenny Smith (AFL player) in

2007 Austin Wranglers season The 2007 Austin Wranglers season was the 4th season for the franchise. The team finished eighth in the conference and did not make the playoffs. Schedule Coaching Brian Partlow started his first season as head coach of the Wranglers, replaci ...

Racing

* Ken Smith (racing driver) (born 1942), New Zealand motor racing driver * Ken Smith (racer) in New England Auto Racers Hall of Fame *

Ken Smith (speedway rider) Kenneth, Kenny, or Ken Smith may refer to: Sports Baseball *Ken Smith (baseball) (born 1958), former Major League Baseball player *Kenneth Smith (baseball), played Baseball at the 1956 Summer Olympics Basketball *Ken Smith (basketball, born 19 ...

from Grasstrack

American football

* Kenny Smith (American football) (born 1977), American football player *

Ken Smith (American football) Kenneth James Smith (born October 16, 1960) is a former American football guard who played for the Cincinnati Bengals in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Miami University Miami University (informally Miami of ...

, played in

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Baseball

* Kenneth Smith (baseball), played

Baseball at the 1956 Summer Olympics Baseball was again a demonstration sport at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. Though it was nominally the "foreign" demonstration sport of that Olympiad, Australia had a long history of baseball dating back to at least 1889. The Australi ...

Ken Smith (baseball) Kenneth Earl Smith (born February 12, 1958) is a former major league baseball player who served as a reserve first baseman for the Atlanta Braves between 1981 and 1983. Smith was born in Youngstown, Ohio, where he gained early recognition as a s ...

(born 1958), former Major League Baseball player

Basketball

Speedy Smith Kenneth J. "Speedy" Smith Jr. (born January 28, 1993) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He was named Conference USA Men's Basketball Player of the Year in 2015. Early l ...

(born 1993), American college basketball player for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs *

Ken Smith (basketball, born 1953) Kenneth Wayne Smith (born July 12, 1953) is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the American Basketball Association for the San Antonio Spurs The San Antonio Spurs are an American professional basketball team based ...

, American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs *

Ken Smith (basketball, born 1954) Kenneth, Kenny, or Ken Smith may refer to: Sports Baseball *Ken Smith (baseball) (born 1958), former Major League Baseball player * Kenneth Smith (baseball), played Baseball at the 1956 Summer Olympics Basketball * Ken Smith (basketball, born ...

, American college basketball coach for the

Northern Colorado Bears The Northern Colorado Bears are the athletic teams representing the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Colorado in intercollegiate athletics. The university sponsors seventeen teams including men and women's basketball, cross country, gol ...

Kenny Smith Kenneth Smith (born March 8, 1965), nicknamed "the Jet", is an American sports commentator and former professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played in the NBA from 1987 to 1997 as a member of the Sacrame ...

(born 1965), American basketball player and announcer

Other sports

* Kenny Smith (ice hockey) (1924–2000), ice hockey player *

Ken Smith (rugby union) George Kenneth Smith CBE (born 2 June 1929) is a former Scottish international rugby player. He played at Flanker. He became the 108th President of the Scottish Rugby Union. Rugby Union career Amateur career Smith was educated at George Watso ...

(born 1931), Scottish international rugby player *

Kenny Smith (rugby union) Kenny Smith is an Irish former rugby union player. Career Smith was peculiar for his time in that his was a goal-kicking winger. He was a key member of the Garryowen team, coached by Murray Kidd Murray Kidd (born 1953 in Te Kuiti) is a Ne ...

, Irish rugby union player *

Kenneth Smith (cricketer) Kenneth Desmond Smith (30 April 1922, Bishop Auckland, Durham; – 31 May 1998, Selly Oak, Birmingham) was an English cricketer. Kenneth Smith was a right-handed batsman who played regularly for Leicestershire County Cricket Club between ...

(1922–1998), English cricketer *

Ken Smith (sportswriter) Kenneth Smith (1902–1991) was an American sports writer who covered the New York Giants for the ''New York Graphic'' and the ''New York Mirror'' from 1925 to 1957. He later served as the director National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, and w ...

, American sportswriter *

Kenneth Smith (sailor) Kenneth, Kenny, or Ken Smith may refer to: Sports Footballers *Ken Smith (footballer, born 1927), English footballer who played as an inside forward * Ken Smith (footballer, born 1932) (1932–2011), English footballer who played as a centre forwa ...

, competed in

1960 Star World Championships The 1960 Star World Championship was held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 ...

Kenneth Smith (swimmer) Kenneth, Kenny, or Ken Smith may refer to: Sports Footballers *Ken Smith (footballer, born 1927), English footballer who played as an inside forward * Ken Smith (footballer, born 1932) (1932–2011), English footballer who played as a centre forwa ...

, competed in

2006 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships – Men's 10K The Men's 10K race at the 2006 FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships was swum on Thursday, August 31, 2006 in Naples, Italy Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional c ...

Politicians

Ken Smith (Australian politician) Kenneth Maurice Smith (born 30 December 1944) is an Australian politician who was the member for Bass in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 2002 to 2014. He was Speaker of the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 21 December 2010 to 4 Feb ...

(born 1944), Australian member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly * Ken Smith (American politician) (born 1926), American former politician in the state of Florida * Kenneth J. Smith, Pennsylvania politician *

Kenneth Smith (mayor) Kenneth "Ken" Smith is an American politician who served as mayor of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, for 9 years from 1988 to 1997. A Republican, he led the city through the closing of the Bethlehem Steel plant in the city as well as its 250th anniversa ...

Mayor of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania The Mayor of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania is a political position dating from 1917, arising from the merger of Borough of Bethlehem and the Borough of South Bethlehem, which came together as the city of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. J. William Reynolds is ...

from 1988 to 1997

Music

Ken Smith (songwriter) Kenneth, Kenny, or Ken Smith may refer to: Sports Baseball *Ken Smith (baseball) (born 1958), former Major League Baseball player * Kenneth Smith (baseball), played Baseball at the 1956 Summer Olympics Basketball * Ken Smith (basketball, born ...

, ''

The Vagabond Lover ''The Vagabond Lover'' is a 1929 American pre-Code black-and-white musical comedy-drama film about a small-town boy who finds fame and romance when he joins a dance band. The film was directed by Marshall Neilan and is based on the novel of the ...

'' * Kenneth Smith (singer) on "

Walking in the Air "Walking in the Air" is a song written by Howard Blake for the 1982 animated film ''The Snowman'' based on Raymond Briggs's 1978 children's book of the same name. The song forms the centrepiece of ''The Snowman'', which has become a seasonal fav ...

" *

Kenny Smith (bluegrass) Kenny Smith is an American guitarist and vocalist in the bluegrass tradition. Biography Early years Smith is originally from Nine Mile, Indiana. His father and grandfather played fiddle, and Smith started playing guitar at age 4. He learned to p ...

of the Kenny & Amanda Smith Band

Others

* Kenneth Smith (British Army soldier) (1920–1945), recipient of the George Cross * Kenneth B. Smith (1931–2008), Chicago-area community leader and minister *

Ken Smith (architect) Ken Smith (born 1953) is an internationally acclaimed American landscape architect. Biography Kenneth W. Smith was born in Waukee, Iowa, and attended Iowa State University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Landscape Architecture in 1976. Aft ...

(born 1953), American architect * Ken Smith (chess player) (1930–1999), American chess player and author *

Ken Smith (poet) Ken Smith (4 December 1938 Rudston, Yorkshire – 27 June 2003) was a British poet. Life The son of a farm labourer, Smith had an itinerant childhood. He attended Leeds University and studied with Geoffrey Hill where fellow students included Tony ...

(1938–2003), British poet * Ken Smith (Home and Away), character on the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'' *

Kenneth C. Smith Kenneth Carless Smith (May 8, 1932 – October 29, 2023) was a Canadian electrical engineer and academic. He was a Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto, cross-appointed to the departments of electrical and computer engineering, mechanical ...

(born 1932), Canadian electrical engineering professor *

Kenneth F. Smith Kenneth F. Smith is a special effects artist. He works at Industrial Light & Magic, ILM as well. He also won 2 Academy awards. Oscars Both films were in the category of Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, Best Visual Effects *55th Academy Awa ...

, special effects artist * Kenneth L. Smith, civil engineer for the National Park Service * Kenneth Smith (author) from ''

The Comics Journal ''The Comics Journal'', often abbreviated ''TCJ'', is an American magazine of news and criticism pertaining to comic books, comic strips and graphic novels. Known for its lengthy interviews with comic creators, pointed editorials and scathing re ...