Peter Smith may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* Peter Smith (oboist), American oboist with the Philadelphia Orchestra * Peter Smith (painter) (born 1967), contemporary British painter * Peter C. Smith (born 1940), British author of aeronautical, naval and military history books * Peter Moore Smith (born 1965), American writer *

Peter Purves Smith Peter Purves Smith (26 March 191223 July 1949), born Charles Roderick Purves Smith, was an Australian painter. Born in Melbourne, Purves Smith studied at the Grosvenor School of Modern Art in London and under progressive art teacher George Bell ...

(1912–1949), Australian artist *Peter Smith, member of the British boyband

Phixx Phixx were an English-Irish boy band formed in 2003 from the five runners up on British TV show '' Popstars: The Rivals''. The original members were Andrew Kinlochan, Chris Park, Mikey Green, Peter Smith, and Nikk Mager. Between 2003 and 2005, ...

Politicians

Peter Smith (Canadian politician) Peter Smith (May 26, 1877 – May 21, 1934) was a Canadian politician. He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Perth South from 1919 to 1923 representing the United Farmers of Ontario The United Farmers of Ontario ...

(1877–1934), Canadian politician involved in the Ontario Bond Scandal *

Peter Smith (diplomat) Peter Smith, Order of the British Empire, CBE (born 15 May 1942) is a retired British diplomat who was the British Ambassador to Madagascar, the British High Commissioner to Lesotho and in his final position was Governor of the Cayman Islands. H ...

(born 1942), governor of the Cayman Islands, 1999–2002 *

Peter Smith, Baron Smith of Leigh Peter Richard Charles Smith, Baron Smith of Leigh (24 July 1945 – 2 August 2021) was a British Labour Party (UK), Labour local politician and life peer. Career Peter Smith was educated at Bolton School before going up to London School of Ec ...

(1945–2021), leader of Wigan council and member of the House of Lords * Peter J. Smith (politician) (1867–1947), Wisconsin state senator *

Peter Plympton Smith Peter Plympton Smith (born October 31, 1945) is an American educator and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from the U.S. state of Vermont, the 76th lieutenant governor of Vermont, and an education ...

(born 1945), lieutenant-governor and congressman from Vermont, president of California State University, Monterey Bay

Sports

Association football (soccer)

* Peter Smith (English footballer, born 1935), English footballer (Gillingham) * Peter Smith (English footballer, born 1969), English footballer (Brighton & Hove Albion) * Peter Smith (English footballer, born 1980), English footballer (Exeter City) *

Peter Smith (English footballer, born 1985) Peter James Smith (born 26 November 1985) is a former English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) ...

, English footballer (Hong Kong Football Club) * Peter Smith (Scottish footballer) (born 1937), Scottish footballer *

Peter Smith (Welsh footballer) Peter Smith (born 18 September 1978) in Rhuddlan, Wales, is a Welsh retired professional footballer who played as a forward for several teams in the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clu ...

(born 1978), retired Welsh professional footballer

Cricket

* Peter Smith (Australian cricketer) (born 1968), Australian cricketer *

Peter Smith (English cricketer, born 1908) Thomas Peter Bromley Smith (30 October 1908 − 4 August 1967) was an English cricketer, who played for Essex and England. Smith was one of the five Wisden Cricketers of the Year in 1947. An all-rounder, Smith played for Essex from 1929 to 1951. ...

(1908–1967), English cricketer * Peter Smith (English cricketer, born 1934), English former cricketer * Peter Smith (English cricketer, born 1944), former English cricketer * Peter Smith (New Zealand cricketer) (1935–2013), New Zealand cricketer

Other sports

Peter Smith (curler) Peter Smith (born 18 November 1964) is a Scottish curler. He played second for David Murdoch from 2006 to 2010, including curling at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Smith started curling in 1979. He plays in second position and is right-handed. He ...

(born 1964), Scottish curler * Peter Smith (Australian footballer, born 1960), Australian rules footballer at North Melbourne and Brisbane *

Peter Smith (ice hockey) Peter Smith (born 27 March 1953) is a Canadian ice hockey coach and coaching mentor of the McGill Redbirds and Martlets programs at McGill University in Montreal. He was the head coach of the McGill Martlets ice hockey program for twenty seasons ...

, current head coach of the Canadian national women's hockey team * Peter Smith (rugby league, born 1955), rugby league international for Great Britain and England * Peter Smith (rugby league, born 1958), Australian rugby league player * Peter Smith (rugby union) (1924–1954), New Zealand rugby player *

Peter V. Smith Peter Victor Smith (born 22 September 1947 in Brunswick, Victoria) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne Football Club, Melbourne and Carlton Football Club, Carlton in the Australian Football League, Victorian Footba ...

(born 1947), Australian rules footballer and son of Norm Smith

Scientists and engineers

Peter Smith (biologist) Pete Smith is Professor of Soils and Global change at the University of Aberdeen where he directs the Scottish Climate Change Centre of Expertise, ClimateXChange., Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Research and career ...

, professor at the University of Aberdeen * Peter Smith (epidemiologist) (born 1942), professor of tropical epidemiology * Peter Smith (computer scientist), emeritus professor at the University of Sunderland *

Peter Smith (physicist) Peter H. Smith is a Professor Emeritus (he retired in 2013) at the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory of the University of Arizona, where he holds the inaugural Thomas R. Brown Distinguished Chair in Integrative Science. He is also the principal in ...

, American physicist, principal investigator for the Phoenix spacecraft Mars mission * Peter K. Smith (born 1943), British professor of psychology

Other

Peter Smith (bishop) Peter David Gregory Smith (21 October 1943 – 6 March 2020) was an English prelate of the Catholic Church, serving as Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Southwark. He had previously served as the Bishop of East Anglia (1995–2001), Met ...

(1943–2020), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Southwark (formerly the Archbishop of Cardiff) * Peter Smith (businessman) (born 1946), English businessman, currently chairman of estate agents Savills *

Peter Smith (historian) Peter Smith helped establish Mahidol University International College (MUIC) in 1987, where he served as university administrator and chair of the Social Science Division until his retirement in 2013. He also teaches courses at the Wilmette Insti ...

, British historian specializing in Bahá'í studies *

Peter Smith (judge) Sir Peter Winston Smith (born 1 May 1952), styled The Hon Mr Justice Peter Smith, is a former judge of the High Court of Justice in England and Wales, having been appointed to that office on 15 April 2002 and assigned to the Chancery Division. H ...

(born 1952), judge of the High Court of England and Wales * Peter Smith (trade unionist) (1940–2006), general secretary of the British trade union, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers *

Peter H. Smith Peter Hopkinson Smith (born January 17, 1940) is a scholar of Latin American history, politics, economics, and diplomacy. He is a distinguished Professor Emeritus of Political Science and the Simon Bolivar Professor of Latin American Studies at ...

(born 1940), former president of the Latin American Studies Association *Peter J. Smith, United States Attorney for the

United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania The United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania (in case citations, M.D. Pa.) is a district level federal court with jurisdiction over approximately one half of Pennsylvania. The court was created in 1901 by subdividing t ...

, 2010–2016 * Peter Leslie Smith (born 1958), South African–born American Catholic bishop *

Peter W. Smith Peter W. Smith (February 23, 1936 – May 14, 2017) was an American investment banker who had a 40-year career managing corporate acquisitions and venture investments. He was active in Republican politics. In 1998, he was identified as a major ...

(1936–2017), American investment banker and Republican activist * Peter J. Smith (attorney) (born 1949), American attorney * Peter Smith (architectural historian) (1926–2013)