Paul Smith or Paul Smith's may refer to:

Music

* Paul Smith (composer) (1906–1985), American film music composer *

Paul Smith (pianist) Paul Thatcher Smith (April 17, 1922 – June 29, 2013) was an American jazz pianist. He performed in various genres of jazz, most typically bebop, but is best known as an accompanist of singers, especially Ella Fitzgerald.Peter Keepnew"Paul Smit ...

(1922–2013), Los Angeles jazz pianist *

Paul Smith (rock vocalist) Paul Smith (born 13 March 1979) is an English singer and songwriter. He is best known as the leader singer of indie rock band Maxïmo Park. Biography Born in Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees, Smith is the eldest of three children, and was educa ...

(born 1979), vocalist and songwriter of British indie rock band Maxïmo Park *

Paul Smith (Christian music singer) Paul Charles Smith is a Contemporary Christian Music performer and songwriter. He is best remembered for his early years with influential gospel group The Imperials. Smith spent four years with that group, recording four albums and one live vid ...

(born 1953), American contemporary Christian music performer and songwriter *

Paul Smith (music industry executive) Paul Smith is probably best known as the founder and manager of Blast First, the British alternative record label that released artists such as Sonic Youth, the Butthole Surfers, Big Black and Dinosaur Jr. in the UK. He continued to manage the a ...

(fl. 1985–present), British record label manager and art event producer * Paul Reed Smith (born 1956), American luthier and founder/owner of PRS Guitars *

Paul Tillman Smith Paul Tillman Smith is an American drummer, percussionists, songwriter, artistic director, band leader, and promoter. Smith is a native of Oakland, California, United States. He has written for Pharoah Sanders, LaToya London, and Phyllis Hyman ...

, American percussionist * Paul Smith, drummer in the band

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Writing

Paul Smith (Irish writer) Paul Smith (4 October 1920, Dublin, Ireland – 11 January 1997, Dublin) was an Irish writer and playwright. Biography Smith was born near Charlemont Street in Dublin, the son of a wheelwright. He became involved with the Gate Theatre at 16 yea ...

(1920–1997), writer and playwright * Paul Smith (television writer) (born 1961), British creator of television series and television writer *

Paul Gerard Smith Paul Gerard Smith (September 14, 1894 – April 4, 1968) was an American screenwriter. He wrote for 90 films between 1926 and 1955. Biography Born in 1894, Smith started writing musical revues at the age of ten. He joined the Marines for ...

(1894–1968), American screenwriter *

Dale Smith (writer) Paul Dale Smith (born November 1976) is a writer and playwright from Leicester, England but currently living and working in Greater Manchester. He writes under the name Dale Smith, and has had previous works published and performed under the n ...

(born 1976), pseudonym of Paul Dale Smith, British writer and playwright *

Paul Smith (blogger) Paul Smith is a British blogger, writer, and former radio executive. An advocate of social media, Smith coined the phrase "twitchhiking" in February 2009 when he travelled around the world using the social media network Twitter. Radio career ...

, 21st century British writer and creator of the Twitchhiker Project *

Paul Smith (journalist) Paul Smith is a leading British football journalist, currently chief football writer for tabloid newspaper The Sunday Mirror. He is a former ''British Sports Reporter of the Year''. Before joining The Sunday Mirror he was a deputy editor of ''Match ...

(fl. 2002–present), British football journalist * Paul Jordan-Smith (1885–1971), American journalist, editor, and author *

Paul Smith (historian) Paul Smith (born 1937) is a British historian of Victorian England. In 1972 Smith edited a collection of Lord Salisbury's articles that he had written for the ''Quarterly Review''. Vernon Bogdanor said that Smith's lengthy introduction explaining ...

(born 1937), British historian of Victorian England *

Paul Chaat Smith Paul Chaat Smith (Comanche) is an author and an associate curator at the National Museum of the American Indian.Berry, Carol"Paul Chaat Smith and His Pal Irony Offer a Dose of Indian Reality."''Indian Country Today.'' 12 Dec 2011. Accessed 26 Feb ...

, Comanche author and associate curator at the National Museum of the American Indian *

Paul Julian Smith Paul Julian Smith is a university professor specializing in Spanish and Mexican cinema and television. He is also a film critic. He is currently a Distinguished Professor of Hispanic studies at the Graduate Center of City University of New York. ...

, American historian of Hispanic studies and modern Spain and Mexico

Film, television and radio

Paul Smith (Australian actor) Paul Smith (born 1968 in Sydney) is a former Australian actor, who started his career as a child actor. He is most known as Steve in the children's television series ''The Henderson Kids'', before being the original Simon Kelly in the sitcom ' ...

(born 1968), starred in the Australian sitcom ''Hey Dad...!'' *

Paul Smith (animator) Paul J. Smith (March 15, 1906 – November 17, 1980) was an American animator and director. He began as a cel painter for Walt Disney Animation in August 1926, then moved up to an animator when he remembered he did not work behind a curtain, bu ...

(1906–1980), American animator and director best known for his work in ''Woody Woodpecker'' cartoons * Paul L. Smith (1936–2012), American actor and comedian *

Paul Smith (American actor, born 1929) Paul Smith (born February 5, 1929) is an American comic character actor with a perpetually perplexed or, alternatively, bemused expression, who, during the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and early 1980s, appeared in scores of television episodes, primarily ...

, American comic character actor *

Paul W. Smith Paul William Smith (born 1953) is an American talk radio host and columnist. He currently hosts the morning show on WJR radio in Detroit, Michigan and co-hosts the weekly show ''Opportunity Detroit''. Smith's shows typically feature in-depth in ...

(born 1953), American talk radio host in Michigan

Arts

* Paul Smith (artist) (1921–2007), American typewriter artist *

Paul Smith (fashion designer) Sir Paul Brierley Smith (born 5 July 1946) is a British fashion designer. His reputation is founded on his designs for men's clothing, but his business has expanded into other areas as well. Smith was made a Royal Designer for Industry in 1991. ...

(born 1946), British fashion designer *

Paul Smith (comics) Paul Smith (born September 4, 1953) is an American comic book artist, known for his work on ''The Uncanny X-Men'', ''X-Factor'', ''American Flagg!'', ''Nexus'', ''GrimJack'' and his creator-owned book, ''Leave It to Chance''. During his 1983 run ...

(born 1953), American comic book artist *

Paul M. Smith (photographer) Dr Paul M. Smith (born 1969) is a British photographer and educator. Deputy Head of School, Media and Performing Arts. BA Hons Photography course within Coventry University Department of Media. In 2001 he was the recipient of the Vic Odden Award ...

(born 1969), British photographer and educator *

Paul J. Smith (arts administrator) Paul J. Smith (September 8, 1931 – April 26, 2020) was an arts administrator, curator, and artist based in New York. Smith was professionally involved with the art, craft, and design fields since the early 1950s and was closely associated with ...

(1931–2020), American arts administrator, curator, and artist

Science and academics

M. Paul Smith M. Paul Smith is a British palaeontologist, head of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History and professor in Kellogg College. Previously he was Professor of Palaeobiology at the University of Birmingham, head of the university's School of ...

(fl. 1992–present), British paleontologist *

Paul Althaus Smith Paul Althaus Smith (May 18, 1900June 13, 1980) was an American mathematician. His name occurs in two significant conjectures in geometric topology: the Smith conjecture, which is now a theorem, and the Hilbert–Smith conjecture, which was proved ...

(1900–1980), American mathematician *

Paul Smith (academic) Paul Smith (born 1954 in Eastleigh, England) is an academic and cultural critic. He holds a B.A. in Modern and Medieval Languages from the University of Cambridge and a Ph.D in American Studies from the University of Kent. He is currently Professo ...

(born 1954), British academic and cultural critic

Sports

Association footballers

* Paul Smith (footballer, born 1954), English football midfielder born in Thorne, South Yorkshire *

Paul Smith (footballer, born 1962) Paul Smith (born 2 November 1962) is a Scottish former football player and manager who is currently the assistant manager at Falkirk. Smith made his senior breakthrough with Raith Rovers in 1983. A combative midfielder, he enjoyed something ...

, Scottish football player and manager *

Paul Smith (footballer, born 1964) Paul Michael Smith (born 9 November 1964) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Sheffield United, Stockport County, Port Vale, and Lincoln City. He was promoted out of the Third Division with Sheffield United ...

, English football winger born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire * Paul Smith (footballer, born 1967), English football winger born in Wembley, Greater London *

Paul Smith (footballer, born 1971) Paul William Smith (born 18 September 1971) is an English former professional footballer. Smith was born in East Ham, London and began his career as a trainee with Southend United, turning professional in 1990. He found his chances limited at ...

, English football midfielder born in East Ham, Greater London *

Paul Smith (footballer, born 22 January 1976) Ian Paul Smith (born 22 January 1976 in Easington, County Durham), known as Paul Smith, is an English footballer who played in the Football League for Burnley, Oldham Athletic, Hartlepool United and Sheffield Wednesday. Career Smith turned pr ...

, English football player born in Easington, County Durham * Paul Smith (footballer, born 25 January 1976), English football midfielder born in Hastings, East Sussex *

Paul Smith (footballer, born 1979) Paul Daniel Smith (born 17 December 1979) is an English football coach and former player. He is currently head of goalkeeper coaching at League Two club Colchester United. Education Smith holds A-levels in PE, Home Economics, Sociology, Adv ...

, English football goalkeeper born in Epsom, Surrey * Paul Smith (footballer, born 1991), English football defender born in Liverpool, Merseyside

American football

Paul Smith (defensive end) Paul Edward Smith (August 13, 1945 – March 14, 2000) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL), primarily with the Denver Broncos. He playe ...

(1945–2000), former NFL defensive end *

Paul Smith (fullback) Paul Smith (born January 31, 1978) is a former American football player. He was drafted in the fifth round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He currently owns Get Lifted CrossFit in El Paso, Texas. High school years Smith attended Andress high school in ...

(born 1978), former NFL fullback *

Paul Smith (quarterback) Paul Smith (born July 2, 1984) is a former American professional gridiron football quarterback. He played college football at Tulsa. High school career Smith attended Deer Creek High School in Edmond, Oklahoma for two years, then finished hig ...

(born 1984), former college quarterback * Paul G. Smith (1882–1971), college football head coach

Other

Paul Smith (boxer) Paul James Smith Jr. (born 6 October 1982) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2003 to 2017, and has since worked as a commentator. He held the English middleweight title in 2008, the British super-middleweight title tw ...

(born 1982), British professional boxer * Paul Smith (cricketer, born 1820) (1820–?), English cricketer * Paul Smith (cricketer, born 1964), English cricketer * Paul Smith (cricketer, born 1975), former English cricketer * Paul Smith (first baseman) (1931–2019), American baseball player *

Paul Smith (outfielder) Paul Stoner Smith (May 7, 1888 – July 3, 1958) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. Smith played in 10 games in the 1916 season with the Cincinnati Reds The Cincinnati Reds are an American professional baseball team based in Cincinn ...

(1888–1958), American baseball player * Paul Smith (rugby league) (born 1969), Australian rugby league player *

Paul Smith (racing driver) Paul Smith (born 29 October 1955) is a British former racing driver. He competed in the 1980 British Formula One Championship. Racing record Complete British Saloon Car Championship results (key Key or The Key may refer to: Common meanings ...

(born 1955), British former racing driver *

Paul Smith (drift driver) Paul "Smokey" Smith (born 23 January 1980) is a British professional drift driver from Spalding, Lincolnshire. He drives a 1JZ powered Nissan Silvia S15 for Team Japspeed. He won the British Drift Championship in 2012 after several years of comp ...

(born 1980), British drift driver

Other fields

* Paul Smith (1825–1912), born Apollos Smith, founder of one of the first resorts in the Adirondacks, New York *

Paul Smith (clergy) Paul Smith (born September 20, 1935) is an American Presbyterian minister, mediator and civil rights activist known for creating multi-racial churches in Buffalo, St. Louis, Atlanta and Brooklyn, NY. Smith has been active in the civil rights m ...

(born 1935), African-American Presbyterian minister *

Paul M. Smith Paul March Smith (born 1955) is an American Lawyer, attorney who has argued many important cases, most notably ''Lawrence v. Texas'' and has argued 21 cases before the Supreme Court of the United States. In January 2017, he joined the facult ...

(born 1955), American attorney whose most notable case is ''Lawrence v. Texas'' * Paul Ray Smith (1969–2003), US Army sergeant and Medal of Honor recipient *

Paul F. Smith Paul F. Smith (November 15, 1915 – October 20, 2014) was a United States Army major general who served as commander of the 173rd Airborne Brigade during the Vietnam War. Early life and education Smith was born in Taunton, Massachusetts, on Nov ...

(1915–2014), US Army general * Paul Smith, founder of British motorist lobby group

Safe Speed Safe Speed was a United Kingdom-based pressure group that campaigned against speed cameras, claiming that it did so on the grounds of road safety. History The organisation was started in 2001 by Paul Smith, a former computer electronics engineer ...

in 2001