Philip or Phil Smith may refer to:

In sport

Phil Smith (Australian footballer) Philip James Smith (15 October 1946 – 31 January 2010) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Geelong Football Club in the Australian Football League, Victorian Football League (VFL), the West Perth Football Club in the West A ...

(1946–2010), Australian rules player *

Phil Smith (basketball) Philip Arnold Smith (April 22, 1952 – July 29, 2002) was an American professional basketball player who played for 9 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for various teams, including the Golden State Warriors, San Diego Clipper ...

(1952–2002), American basketball player *

Philip Smith (footballer, born 1885) Philip Smith (1885 – 29 September 1918) was an English footballer who played at centre-forward for Burslem Port Vale, Crewe Alexandra, Chelsea, Burnley, and Stalybridge Celtic. He was killed in action during World War I. Career Smith play ...

(1885–1918), English football player for Chelsea and Burnley *

Phil Smith (footballer, born 1979) Philip Anthony Smith (born 14 December 1979) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for National League South club Weston-super-Mare. Career Millwall and non-League football Born in Harrow, London, Smith started his c ...

, English football goalkeeper for Swindon, Portsmouth and Aldershot

In entertainment

*Phil Smith, guitarist for

The Lovin' Spoonful The Lovin' Spoonful is an American rock band popular during the mid- to late-1960s. Founded in New York City in 1965 by lead singer/songwriter John Sebastian and guitarist Zal Yanovsky, the band is widely known for a number of hits, including ...

* Philip Smith (musician) (born 1952), American trumpeter *

Philip Smith (producer) Philip Smith is a New Zealand film and television writer and producer. He is the founder and owner of Australasian media company, Great Southern Television, with offices in Sydney, Auckland and Queenstown. Smith was awarded the Independent Produc ...

, New Zealand film and television producer and writer

In politics

* Phil Smith (Alabama politician) (1931-2020), American businessman, lawyer, and politician *

Phil Smith (Australian politician) Philip "Phil" John Smith (born 24 October 1938) is a former Australian politician and teacher. Born in West Perth, Phil graduated from Claremont Teacher's College in 1957 before completing a Bachelor of Education at University of Western Aust ...

(born 1938), Australian politician and teacher *

Philip Smith, Baron Smith of Hindhead Philip Roland Smith, Baron Smith of Hindhead, (born 16 February 1966) is a British Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords. He is Chief Executive of the Association of Conservative Clubs. Honours Smith was appointed a Command ...

(born 1966), Conservative member of the British House of Lords *

Philip Smith (Northern Ireland politician) Philip Smith (born 7 November 1967) is an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Strangford from 2016 to 2017. Smith now works for Queen's University Belfast. He lost his seat in th ...

(born 1967), member of the Northern Ireland Assembly

In the military

Philip Smith (British Army officer) Lieutenant General Philip Smith, (10 January 1837 – 1 November 1894) was a senior British Army officer who served as Major General commanding the Brigade of Guards and General Officer Commanding the Home District from 1889 until his retirem ...

(died 1894) *

Philip Smith (VC) Philip Smith VC (1829 – 16 January 1906) was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Details He was 26 y ...

(1829–1906), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross * Philip E. Smith (born 1934), U.S. Air Force fighter pilot * Philip F. Smith (1932–2017), Master Chief Petty Officer of the U.S. Coast Guard

In science

Philip Edward Smith Philip Edward Smith (January 1, 1884 – December 8, 1970) was an American endocrinologist who is best known for his work studying the pituitary gland. He developed methods for removing pituitary glands from tadpoles and rats and showed that such ...

(1884–1970), American endocrinologist *

Phillip Hagar Smith Phillip Hagar Smith (April 29, 1905 in Lexington, Massachusetts – August 29, 1987 in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey) was an electrical engineer, who became famous for his invention of the Smith chart. Smith graduated from Tufts College in 1928 w ...

(1905–1987), American electrical engineer *

Philip Hubert Smith Philip Hubert Smith (10 April 1906''UK, Mechanical Engineer Records, 1847-1930'' – 1 November 1969)''England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858–1995'' was a British automotive engineer, author and ...

(1906–1969), British automotive engineer and technical author *

Philip Sidney Smith Philip Sidney Smith (28 July 1877 - 10 May 1949) was an American geologist and specialist in the geology of Alaska. On 28 July 1877, Smith was born in Medford, Massachusetts. He attended Harvard University, and under the influence of Nathaniel Sh ...

(1877-1949), American geologist

Other

Philip Smith (criminal) Philip John Smith (born 10 July 1965) is an English spree killer serving a life sentence for the murders of three women in Birmingham in November 2000. A former fairground worker employed at the Rainbow pub in Digbeth, Smith killed his victims o ...

(born 1965), British spree killer *

Philip Smith (theater owner) Philip Smith (died 1961) was an American businessman and founder of Midwest Drive-In Theaters (which later became General Drive-In Corporation and then General Cinema) who was one of the largest operators of drive-in movie theaters in the United ...

(died 1961), American theater owner *Philip Smith (born 1988), founder of the

Friends of the British Overseas Territories Friends of the British Overseas Territories (FOTBOT) is a charitable and youth organisation based in the United Kingdom that seeks to raise awareness of the fourteen British Overseas Territories (BOTs) by promoting their culture, history and bio- ...

*Philip A. Smith (1933–2007), president of

Providence College Providence College is a Private university, private Catholic Church, Catholic university in Providence, Rhode Island. Founded in 1917 by the Dominican Order and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence, local diocese, it offers 47 undergradua ...

1994–2005 *

Philip Alan Smith Philip Alan Smith (April 2, 1920 – October 10, 2010) was the seventh bishop of New Hampshire in the Episcopal Church. Education Smith was born on April 2, 1920, in Belmont, Massachusetts, the son of Herbert Smith and Elizabeth McDonald. He was ...

(1920–2010), bishop of New Hampshire in the Episcopal Church * Phillip K. Smith III, American artist * Philip S. Smith, American entrepreneur {{hndis, Smith, Philip