Peter Smith may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Peter Smith (oboist) Peter Smith is an American classical musician been associate principal oboe of the Philadelphia Orchestra since 1991. Education A graduate of the Curtis Institute of Music, Smith studied with Philadelphia Orchestra Principal Oboe Richard Wood ...

, American oboist with the Philadelphia Orchestra *

Peter Smith (painter) Peter Smith (born in Mansfield 1967) is a contemporary British artist. The subject for which he is most well known is a striped rotund creature with the form of a hippopotamus but the stripes of a zebra, which are known as 'Zeppos' or 'Impossim ...

(born 1967), contemporary British painter * Peter C. Smith (born 1940), British author of aeronautical, naval and military history books *

Peter Moore Smith Peter Moore Smith (born 1965) is an American writer and was the recipient of the 2000 Pushcart Prize for his short story " Oblivion, Nebraska." He has written two novels, ''Raveling'' and ''Los Angeles'', both published by Little, Brown. His ...

(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) (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 (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) Peter John Smith (born 27 May 1935) is an English former professional footballer. He played professionally for Gillingham between 1958 and 1960, and in total made 39 appearances in the English Football League The English Football League (E ...

, English footballer (Gillingham) * Peter Smith (English footballer, born 1969), English footballer (Brighton & Hove Albion) *

Peter Smith (English footballer, born 1980) Peter Smith (born 31 October 1980) is an English former footballer, who played for Exeter City as a midfielder, and is currently assistant manager of Floriana Floriana ( mt, Il-Furjana or ''Il-Floriana''), also known by its title Borgo Vilhen ...

, 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) Peter Smith (born 8 February 1968) is an Australian former cricketer. He played one first-class cricket match for Victoria in 1991. See also * List of Victoria first-class cricketers This is a list of Victoria first-class cricketers. The Vict ...

(born 1968), Australian cricketer * Peter Smith (English cricketer, born 1908) (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) Peter Smith (8 March 1935 – 11 December 2013) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played in four first-class matches for Northern Districts The Northern Districts men's cricket team are one of six New Zealand first-class cricket teams t ...

(1935–2013), New Zealand cricketer

Other sports

* Peter Smith (curler) (born 1964), Scottish curler *

Peter Smith (Australian footballer, born 1960) Peter J. Smith (born 26 January 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne and the Brisbane Bears in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1980s. Smith played 11 games in the 1983 VFL season The ...

, 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) Peter Smith (born 17 September 1955) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Feathe ...

, rugby league international for Great Britain and England *

Peter Smith (rugby league, born 1958) Peter Smith is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played for the Gold Coast, Canterbury-Bankstown, South Sydney and Illawarra in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition. ...

, Australian rugby league player *

Peter Smith (rugby union) Peter Smith (1 August 1924 – 26 January 1954) was a New Zealand rugby union player. He was a member of the 1947 All Blacks team that toured Australia, but did not appear in any Test matches. He played second five-eighth. Personal life Smith w ...

(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) Peter George Smith (born 3 May 1942) CBE BSc DSc HonMFPHM FMedSci, is an eminent epidemiologist and Professor of Tropical Epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM). Background Peter Smith graduated in mathematic ...

(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) Peter Anthony Smith (25 June 1940 – 10 February 2006) was a British trade unionist who served as General Secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) in the United Kingdom from 1988 to 2002. Biography Peter Smith was an Englis ...

(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) Peter Smith (1926–2013) was an architectural historian. His most important work, ''Houses of the Welsh Countryside'', has been described as having "a defining influence on the understanding, enjoyment and conservation of Welsh traditional archit ...

(1926–2013)