William, Willie, Will, Bill, or Billy Smith may refer to:

Academics

William Smith (Master of Clare College, Cambridge) William Smith, D.D. (1556-1615) was an English academic. Smith was born in Princes Risborough and educated at Eton College. He entered King's College, Cambridge in 1573, graduating B.A in 1578 and M.A in 1581. He was Fellow of Kings from 15 ...

(1556–1615), English academic *

William Smith (antiquary) Reverend William Smith ( – December 1735) was an English antiquary responsible for the cataloguing of the archives of University College, Oxford, and composing an original and controversial history of the college, '' The Annals of University ...

(c. 1653–1735), English antiquary and historian of University College, Oxford *

William Smith (scholar) The Very Revd. Dr William Smith (1711–1787) was Dean of Chester and a Greek and Latin scholar. Smith was born in Worcester in 1711, the son of the rector of St Nicholas' Church. He was sent to RGS Worcester after which he proceeded to New Colle ...

(1711–1787), classical scholar and Anglican Dean of Chester *

William Smith (Episcopal priest) William Smith (September 7, 1727May 14, 1803) was an Episcopal priest who served as the first provost of the College of Philadelphia, which became the University of Pennsylvania. He was also the founder of Washington College in Chestertown Maryland, ...

(1727–1803), First Provost of the University of Pennsylvania *

William Pitt Smith William Pitt Smith (1760 – 1796) was a U.S. physician, educator and theological writer. Smith began his career serving in the General Hospital Department of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. He became Professor of Materia Medic ...

(1760–1796), American physician, educator and theological writer *

William Smith (lexicographer) Sir William Smith (20 May 1813 – 7 October 1893) was an English lexicographer. He became known for his advances in the teaching of Greek and Latin in schools. Early life Smith was born in Enfield in 1813 to Nonconformist parents. He attended ...

(1813–1893), English lexicographer * William Robertson Smith (1846–1894), philologist, physicist, archaeologist, and Biblical critic * William Benjamin Smith (1850–1934), professor of mathematics at Tulane University * William Ramsay Smith (1859–1937), Australian anthropologist *

William Hall Smith William Hall Smith (February 8, 1866 – after 1920) was the President of the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College, now Mississippi State University, from 1916 to 1920. Smith was born near Vernon in Lamar County, Alabama. He was a ...

(1866–?), President of the Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College, 1916–1920 *

William Cunningham Smith William Cunningham Smith (1871–1943) was an American academic of English literature, university administrator, and writer. Life and career Born in Greensboro, Smith was educated at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He attended grad ...

(1871–1943), American academic of English literature, university administrator, and writer *

William Charles Smith William Charles Smith (22 July 1881 – 20 November 1972) was an English musicologist who specialized in musical bibliographies. His particular area of interest was 17th and 18th century musical figures that were active in England. Considered a ...

(1881–1972), English musicologist * William Newton-Smith (born 1943), Anglo-Canadian philosopher of science *

William George Smith William George Smith (1866–1918) was an early Scottish psychologist. Education Smith studied at George Watson's College, Edinburgh. He then proceeded to the University of Edinburgh from which he graduated with an MA in Philosophy in 1889. He t ...

(1866–1918), Scottish psychologist * William Andrew Smith (1802–1870), American college president and clergyman * William Roy Smith, American academic historian

Arts and entertainment

Will Smith Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968), also known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is an American actor and rapper. He began his Will Smith filmography, acting career starring as Will Smith (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air), a ...

(born 1968), American actor, rapper and film producer *

William "Gentleman" Smith William Smith (1730 – 13 September 1819), known as "Gentleman Smith", was a celebrated English actor of the 18th century who worked with David Garrick, and was the original creator of the role of Charles Surface in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's ...

(1730–1819), English actor *

William H. Smith (author) ''The Drunkard; or, The Fallen Saved'' is an American temperance play first performed on February 12, 1844.

, the main writer of the 1844 temperance play ''The Drunkard'' * William Smith (actor) (1933–2021), American actor *

William Smith (teacher) William Macdonald Smith (born 25 June 1939) is a South African science and mathematics teacher who is best known for his maths and science lessons on television. Born in Makhanda (Grahamstown), he is the son of the ichthyologist Margaret Mary Smit ...

(born 1939), South African television science and mathematics teacher *

Will Smith (comedian) William James Smith (born 8 June 1971) is an English stand-up comedian, screenwriter, novelist, actor and producer. As co-writer and co-producer of the HBO sitcom ''Veep'', he was among the recipients of two Emmys and two Writers Guild of Amer ...

(born 1971), British comedian, actor and writer

Art and literature

Bill Smith (jewelry designer) Bill Smith (born 1933) is an American fashion and jewelry designer who was the first black recipient of a Coty Award for his designs. He has designed for a number of companies, including costume jewelry for Coro and Richelieu, leather goods for Ma ...

(born 1933), American jewelry designer *

William Arthur Smith William Arthur Smith (April 19, 1918 – April 27, 1989) was an American artist. Early life Smith was born in Toledo, Ohio. He studied at the Theodore Keane School of Art in Toledo from 1932 to 1936 and at the University of Toledo from 1936 to ...

(1918–1989), American artist *

William Brooke Smith William Brooke Smith (died 1908) was an American painter and friend of Ezra Pound. His death from tuberculosis greatly affected Pound, who dedicated his first poetry collection, '' A Lume Spento'', to Smith. Life William Brooke Smith was living i ...

(died 1908), American artist *

William Collingwood Smith William Collingwood Smith (10 December 1815 Greenwich – 15 March 1887 Brixton Hill), was a British watercolourist. William's father William Smith worked for the Admiralty and was a musician and amateur artist. William had no formal training ...

(1815–1887), English painter *

William Craig Smith William Craig Smith (December 9, 1918 – August 22, 1986) was an American art director. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film ''Victor/Victoria''. Selected filmography * ''Victor/Victoria ...

(1918–1986), American art director *

W. Eugene Smith William Eugene Smith (December 30, 1918 – October 15, 1978) was an American photojournalist.Peacock, Scot. "W(illiam) Eugene Smith." ''Contemporary Authors Online'', Gale, 2003. ''Biography In Context'' He has been described as "perhaps the si ...

(1918–1978), American photojournalist *

William Gardner Smith William Gardner Smith (February 6, 1927 – November 5, 1974) was an American journalist, novelist, and editor. Smith is linked to the black social protest novel tradition of the 1940s and the 1950s, a movement that became synonymous with writ ...

(1927–1974), African-American novelist *

William Hart-Smith William Hart-Smith (23 November 1911 – 15 April 1990) was a New Zealand/ Australian poet who was born in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England. His family moved to New Zealand in 1924. He had about "seven years of formal schooling" in England, Scot ...

(1911–1990), New Zealand/Australian poet * William Jardine Smith (1834–1884), Australian writer and editor *

William Jay Smith William Jay Smith (April 22, 1918 – August 18, 2015) was an American poet. He was appointed the nineteenth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1968 to 1970. Life William Jay Smith was born in Winnfield, Loui ...

(1918–2015), American poet * William Smith (poet) (15??–16??), English poet * William Thompson Russell Smith, Scottish-American painter *

William E. Smith (artist) William "Skinny" Elijah Smith (1913–1997) was an African American artist who was recognized for exploring Black experiences in his art. Friend and poet Langston Hughes once described Smith's work as the "humor and pathos of Negro life captured i ...

(1913–1997), African American artist *

William Twigg-Smith William Twigg-Smith (né Smith; November 2, 1883 – April 21, 1950) was a New Zealand-born Painting, painter, illustrator and musician, who lived most of his life in Hawaii. During World War I, he was one of the first artists to serve in the Am ...

(1883–1950), New Zealand artist *

Willi Smith Willi Donnell Smith (February 29, 1948 – April 17, 1987) was an American fashion designer. At the time of his death, Smith was regarded as one of the most successful African-American designers in the fashion industry. His company, WilliWe ...

(1948–1987), American fashion designer

Characters

* Bill Smith (''Red Green Show'' character), from Canadian comedy ''The Red Green Show'', played by Rick Green *

Billy Smith (SNL) William, Willie, Will, Bill, or Billy Smith may refer to: Academics * William Smith (Master of Clare College, Cambridge) (1556–1615), English academic * William Smith (antiquary) (c. 1653–1735), English antiquary and historian of University C ...

, a recurring character on the live television variety show ''Saturday Night Live'' * Billy Smith, a character in ''Coronation Street'' * Will Smith (''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air''), from American sitcom ''The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'', based on the real-life rapper * Will Smith (''Home and Away''), from Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'' * Will Smith, child character in ''

Wee Sing Wee or WEE may refer to: * Wee, a slang term for urine (see also wee-wee) * Wee, short stature, or otherwise small Anthroponym * Wee (surname), Chinese surname and name * Wee Willie Harris, singer * Wee Willie Webber, Philadelphia TV and ...

The Best Christmas Ever!''

Music

* Barkin' Bill Smith (1928–2000), American Chicago blues singer * Bill Smith (Canadian musician) (born 1938), Canadian record producer, musician, writer, editor * Bill Smith (jazz musician) (1926–2020), folk jazz clarinetist, professor of music at the University of Washington *

Major Bill Smith William Arthur Smith (January 21, 1922 – September 12, 1994),

(1922–1994), American record producer and executive *

William Smith (composer) William Smith (''c.'' 27 March 1603 – AprilSmith's date of death is not recorded, but he was buried on 21 April 1645. 1645) was an English composer from the city of Durham. He is chiefly known for his set of choral preces and responses ...

(1603–1645), English composer from the city of Durham *

William "Smitty" Smith William Daniel "Smitty" Smith (August 30, 1944 – November 28, 1997) was a Canadian keyboardist and session musician. Background He had been playing together with Steve Kennedy, Eric Mercury, Eric "Mouse" Johnson, Terry Logan and Diane Brooks ...

(1944–1997), keyboardist and session musician * Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (1936–2011), blues drummer and singer *

Willie Smith (alto saxophonist) William McLeish Smith (November 25, 1910 – March 7, 1967) was an American saxophonist and one of the major alto saxophone players of the swing era. He also played clarinet and sang. Early life Smith was born in Charleston, South Carolina, Unit ...

(1910–1967), jazz alto saxophonist * Willie "The Lion" Smith (1893–1973), jazz pianist * William Oscar Smith, jazz double bassist and music educator

Business

William Henry Smith (1792–1865) William Henry Smith (7 July 1792 – 28 July 1865) was a British entrepreneur whose business included both newsagents and book shops. He was born in Little Thurlow, Suffolk, but ran his business in London, where he died. The family business e ...

, entrepreneur whose business was about both newsagents and book shops **

William Henry Smith (1825–1891) William Henry Smith, FRS (24 June 1825 – 6 October 1891) was an English bookseller and newsagent of the family firm W H Smith, who expanded the firm and introduced the practice of selling books and newspapers at railway stations. He was elec ...

, son of the above, and politician *

William Smith (businessman) William Smith (September 2, 1818 – February 6, 1912) was an American businessman. Born in Canterbury, England, he set up a successful nursery business in Geneva, New York with his brothers in the mid 19th century. He also organised the Standa ...

(1818–1912), nurseryman and donor to Hobart and William Smith Colleges *

William Reardon Smith Sir William Reardon Smith, 1st Baronet (7 August 1856 – 23 December 1935) was an English shipowner and philanthropist. Early life Reardon Smith was born in Appledore, Devon, the youngest son of Thomas Reardon Smith, a sailing ship captain, and ...

(1856–1935), British shipowner * Willie Reardon Smith (1887–1950), British shipowner *

William Wensley Smith William Wensley Smith (1888–1955) was a Canadian who founded W.W. Smith Insurance Ltd., one of the oldest insurance brokerages in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located in the city of Swift Current, where it had its beginnings in 1913. When Wi ...

(1887–1955), founder of W.W. Smith Insurance Ltd

Law and crime

Sir William Cusack-Smith, 2nd Baronet Sir William Cusack-Smith, 2nd Baronet FRS (23 January 1766 – 21 August 1836) was an Irish baronet, politician, and judge. Background and education Cusack-Smith was the only surviving son of Sir Michael Smith, 1st Baronet, Master of the Rol ...

(1766–1836), baronet * William A. Smith (Iowa judge) (1870–1958), justice of the Iowa Supreme Court * William A. Smith (Kansas judge) (1888–1968), Associate Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court *

William E. Smith (judge) William Edward Smith (born December 31, 1959, in Boise, Idaho) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island and a former federal judicial nominee to the United States Court of Appeals for ...

(born 1959), judge on the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island * Sir William James Smith (1853–1912), British judge who served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Cyprus, British Guiana and the Transvaal * William Francis Smith (1904–1968), judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit * William Kennedy Smith (born 1960), physician and Kennedy family scion who was acquitted of rape in 1991 *

William Nimmo Smith, Lord Nimmo Smith William Austin Nimmo Smith (6 November 1942) is a former Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland, sitting in the High Court of Justiciary and the Inner House of the Court of Session. He retired from this posi ...

(born 1942), former Senator of the College of Justice and a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland *

William Owen Smith William Owen Smith (August 4, 1848 – April 13, 1929) was a lawyer from a family of American missionaries who participated in the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii. He was attorney general for the entire duration of the Provisional Government o ...

(1848–1929), lawyer involved in overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii * William Redwood Smith (1851–1935), Associate Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court * William Scott Smith (born 1959), American serial killer and kidnapper *

William Smith (judge, born 1728) William Smith (18 June 1728 – 6 December 1793) was a lawyer, historian, speaker, loyalist, and eventually the loyalist Chief Justice of the Province of New York from 1780 to 1782 and Chief Justice of the Province of Quebec from 1786, lat ...

(1728–1793), historian, Chief Justice of the Province of New York, and Chief Justice of the Province of Quebec and later Lower Canada * William Smith (judge, born 1697) (1697–1769), father of John Smith, Doctor Thomas Smith, Joshua Hett Smith, and Chief Justice William Smith *

William Smith (murderer) William Henry Smith (October 28, 1957 – March 8, 2005) was executed by the state of Ohio for the rape and murder of 47-year-old Mary Virginia Bradford of Cincinnati, Ohio, that occurred on September 26, 1987. Smith and Bradford were seen speaki ...

(1957–2005), executed by the State of Ohio in 2005 *

William "Tangier" Smith William "Tangier" Smith (February 2, 1655 – February 18, 1705) was a governor of Tangier, on the coast of Morocco, and an early settler of New York who owned more than of Atlantic Ocean waterfront property in central Long Island in New York Stat ...

(1655–1705), Chief Justice of the Province of New York from 1692 *

William Trickett Smith William Trickett Smith Sr. (August 16, 1937 – March 20, 2021) was an American lawyer and the former chairman of the Dauphin County Republican Committee. In 1985, he was disbarred and imprisoned for bid rigging and convicted of theft by unlawfu ...

, American lawyer who was disbarred * William Trickett Smith II (born 1981), his son, American drug trafficker convicted of murdering his wife in Peru in 2007

Military

* Sir Sidney Smith (Royal Navy officer) (William Sidney Smith, 1764–1840), British admiral * William Smith (1746–1787), commanding officer of the Lincoln minutemen in the battles of Lexington and Concord; see Captain William Smith House *

William Alexander Smith (Boys' Brigade) Sir William Alexander Smith (27 October 1854 – 10 May 1914), the founder of the Boys' Brigade, was born in Pennyland House, Thurso, Scotland. He was the eldest son of Major David Smith and his wife Harriet. He had one sister and two brothers. ...

(1854–1914), founder of the Boys' Brigade * William Danvers Smith, 2nd Viscount Hambleden (1868–1928), known as Frederick Smith, officer in the British Army * William Douglas Smith (1865–1939), British general * William D. Smith (1933–2020), United States Navy admiral *

William Duncan Smith William Duncan Smith (July 28, 1825 – October 4, 1862) was a career United States Army officer who fought in the Mexican–American War. Later he served as a Confederate general during the American Civil War, and he died in the second year o ...

(1825–1862), career United States Army officer *

William Farrar Smith William Farrar Smith (February 17, 1824February 28, 1903), known as "Baldy" Smith, was a Union general in the American Civil War, notable for attracting the extremes of glory and blame. He was praised for his gallantry in the Seven Days Battles a ...

(1824–1903), Union Army general * William F. Smith (US Army Air Corps), piloted the US Army Air Corps B-25 Billy Mitchell Bomber that crashed into the Empire State Building * William H. Smith (Medal of Honor) (1847–1877), American Indian Wars soldier and Medal of Honor recipient *

William James Lanyon Smith William James Lanyon Smith (1 December 1922 – 2 December 2018) was a New Zealand naval officer. He served in the Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve during World War II and was second-in-command of a midget submarine during an attack in ...

, New Zealand naval officer *

William Osborne Smith Lieutenant-Colonel William Osborne Smith (1833 – 11 May 1887) served as the first Acting Commissioner of the North-West Mounted Police, from 25 September to 17 October 1873. Biography Osborne Smith was born to W. H. Smith of Hendreowen ...

(1833–1887), first Acting Commissioner of the North West Mounted Police * William Ruthven Smith (1868–1941), United States Army officer * William Smith (c. 1872–1941), Master of the SS ''Sauternes'', English merchant seaman killed in World War II * William Smith (Medal of Honor, 1864) (1826–?), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient * William Smith (Medal of Honor, 1869) (1838–?), American Indian Wars soldier and Medal of Honor recipient * William Smith (Royal Navy officer) (died 1756), served as Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station and rose to Rear Admiral *

William Smith (ship captain) William Smith (1768–1846) was an American ship captain and Revolutionary War veteran. He is the only known Revolutionary War veteran buried in the state of California. Early life William Smith was born in 1768 in Flowerdew Hundred Plantation i ...

(1768–1846), American ship captain and Revolutionary War veteran *

William Smith (Virginia governor) William "Extra Billy" Smith (September 6, 1797May 18, 1887) was a lawyer, congressman, the 30th and 35th Governor of Virginia, and a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. On his appointment in January 1863, ...

(1797–1887), Governor of Virginia (1846–1849, 1864–1865) and Confederate general *

William Sooy Smith William Sooy Smith (July 22, 1830 – March 4, 1916) was a West Point graduate and career civil engineer who became a brigadier general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. In civilian life, he was a renowned engineer involved in ...

(1830–1916), American Civil War general *

William Thomas Smith Flight Sergeant William Thomas Smith (21 October 1896 – October 1994) was a British World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. World War I Smith enlisted into the Royal Engineers in 1914 with the rank of pioneer, and on 9 D ...

(1896–1994), World War I flying ace *

William Watson Smith Lieutenant William Watson Smith (born 1892, date of death is unknown) was a Scottish First World War flying ace credited with eight aerial victories. Military service Smith was commissioned as a temporary second lieutenant in the Gordon Highl ...

(1892–?), World War I flying ace *

William W. Smith (admiral) William Ward Smith (February 8, 1888 – May 20, 1966) was a decorated officer in the United States Navy with the rank of Vice Admiral. A graduate of the Naval Academy and participant of several conflicts, he distinguished himself during World ...

(1888–1966), United States Navy admiral during World War II * William Y. Smith (1925–2016), United States Air Force general

Religion

* William Smith (minister) (died 1647), buried in the Prophet's Grave near Largs, North Ayrshire, Scotland * William Smith (Archdeacon of Armagh) (died 1673), English priest in Ireland * William Smith (Provost of St Andrew's Cathedral, Aberdeen), 18th-century Scottish priest *

William Smith (Latter Day Saints) William Smith (also found as William B. Smith) (March 13, 1811 – November 13, 1893) was a leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and one of the original members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Smith was the eighth child of Joseph Smith ...

(1811–1893), younger brother of Joseph Smith, Jr. and himself a Mormon leader *

William Smith (bishop) William Smith (3 July 1819 – 16 March 1892) was a Catholic clergyman from Scotland. He served as the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of St Andrews and Edinburgh. Life Born in Edinburgh on 3 July 1819, he entered Blairs College in July 1832 to be ...

(1819–1892), Catholic archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh * William R. Smith (Mormon) (1826–1894), Mormon leader in Davis County, Utah Territory * William

Saumarez Smith William Saumarez Smith (known as Saumarez; K. J. Cable,Smith, William Saumarez (1836 - 1909), ''Australian Dictionary of Biography'', Vol. 11, MUP, 1988, pp 675-677. 14 January 1836 – 18 April 1909) was an Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Au ...

(1836–1909), Anglican bishop/archbishop of Sydney *

William Smith (monsignor) William Bartley Smith (August 4, 1939 – January 24, 2009), was a Roman Catholic priest and professor of moral theology from the New York area in the United States of America. In addition to teaching at St Joseph Seminary in Yonkers, New York, Smi ...

(1939–2009), Catholic theologian *

William Carr Smith William Carr Smith (1857–1930) was a Church of England priest, best known as the rector of St James' Church, Sydney from 1896 to 1910, whose Anglo-Catholic and Christian socialist ideals transformed Sydney's oldest church. Carr Smith's teac ...

(1857–1930), Church of England clergyman *

William Angie Smith William Angie Smith (21 December 1894 – 1974) was a bishop of The Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church, elected in 1944. Birth and family William was born 21 December 1894 in Elgin, Texas, the son of William Angie , Sr. and Mary ...

(1894–1974), bishop of the Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church

Science and architecture

* Bill Smith (Motorola engineer) (1929–1993), one of the creators of Six Sigma * William Gardner Smith (botanist) (1866–1928), Scottish botanist and ecologist *

William Smith (architect) William Smith (16 September 1817 – 22 December 1891) was a Scottish architect. He was a son of John Smith, also an architect, and his mother was Margaret Grant. A partner in the Aberdonian firms J & W Smith (1845–1879), W & J Smith (1879– ...

(1817–1891), Scottish architect * William Smith (geologist) (1769–1839), English geologist * William Wright Smith (1875–1956), Scottish botanist and horticulturalist * W. Wheeler Smith (c. 1838–c. 1908), American architect and real estate developer

Sports

American football

* Bill Smith (American football, born 1912) (1912–1999), American football end * Bill Smith (American football, born 1926) (1926–2009), American football tackle and end *

Billy Ray Smith Jr. Billy Ray Smith Jr. (born August 10, 1961) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. He played college football for the University o ...

(born 1961), American football player *

Billy Ray Smith Sr. Billy Ray Smith Sr. (January 27, 1935 – March 21, 2001) was a National Football League defensive lineman (1957–1970). He was born in Augusta, Arkansas. College career After graduating from Augusta High School, Arkansas head coach Bowde ...

(1935–2001), American football player * Wee Willie Smith (American football) (1910–1996), American football player * William F. Smith (American football) (1888–?), American college football player and coach * Willie Smith (American football coach) (born 1931), 12th head college football coach for the North Carolina Central University Eagles *

Willie Smith (offensive tackle, born 1937) Willie Smith (born November 1, 1937) is a former American football player. A native of Little Rock, Arkansas, Smith attended Dunbar High School, a segregated high school for African-American students. He was teammates during high school with Ji ...

(born 1937), former American football player *

Willie Smith (offensive tackle, born 1986) Willie Junior Smith (born November 13, 1986) is a former American football offensive tackle. He was signed by the Washington Redskins as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football for East Carolina University. He also played fo ...

(born 1986), American football offensive tackle *

Willie Smith (tight end) Willie Smith (born August 6, 1964) is a former American football tight end who played one season with the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the tenth round of the 1986 NFL Draft. Smith ...

(born 1964), American football tight end *

Will Smith (defensive end) William Raymond Smith III (July 4, 1981 – April 9, 2016) was an American football defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Ohio State and was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of t ...

(1981–2016), American football defensive end * Will Smith (linebacker, born 1992), American football linebacker

Association football

* Bill Smith (footballer, born 1887) (1887–1929), English footballer with Brentford, Southampton and Halifax Town * Bill Smith (footballer, born 1897) (1897–?), English footballer with Durham City and York City * Bill Smith (footballer, born 1906) (1906–1979), English footballer with Norwich City and Exeter City * Bill Smith (footballer, born 1926) (1926–2014), English footballer with Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers * Bill Smith (footballer, born 1938), Scottish footballer with Raith Rovers and Darlington * Bill Smith (soccer), Canadian soccer player, active 1943–1963 * Billy Smith (footballer, born 1872) (1872–?), English footballer with Wolverhampton Wanderers * Billy Smith (footballer, born 1873) (1873–1914), Scottish footballer for Newcastle United * Billy Smith (footballer, born 1882) (1882–?), English footballer for West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham *

Billy Smith (footballer, born 1895) William Henry Smith (23 May 1895 – 13 April 1951) was a professional footballer who played most of his career at Huddersfield Town. He is one of Huddersfield's all-time top goal-scorers with 126 goals in his career between 1913 and 1934. Smi ...

(1895–1951), English footballer with Huddersfield Town * Billy Smith (footballer, born 1900) (1900–?), English footballer with Hartlepool United, Huddersfield Town and Rochdale * Billy Smith (footballer, born 1906) (1906–1963), English footballer with South Shields, Portsmouth and Stockport County * Billy Smith (Scottish footballer) (c. 1931–2009), Scottish footballer with Aberdeen * Buxton Smith (William Smith), English footballer with Buxton and Manchester City *

Stockport Smith William Smith, commonly known as Stockport Smith, was an English footballer. His regular position was as an inside right, but he also played in various other forward positions and even as a wing half on occasion. He played for Stockport County, ...

(William Smith), English footballer with Stockport and Manchester United * William A. Smith (footballer), English footballer with Blackburn Rovers * William Smith (footballer, born 1865) (1865–?), English goalkeeper with Burnley * William Smith (footballer, born 1868) (1868–1907), English footballer with Lincoln City, Loughborough, Notts County and Nottingham Forest * William Smith (footballer, born 1886) (1886–1956), footballer with Bradford City and Stoke * William Smith (footballer, born 1903) (1903–?), English footballer * William Smith (Scottish footballer), footballer with Hibernian *

Willie Smith (footballer, born 1943) William Smith (born 6 December 1943) is a Scottish retired professional football wing half who played in the Football League for Brentford. Career Early years Born in Glasgow, Smith began his career as an inside left with junior club B ...

, Scottish footballer with Brentford * Willie Smith (footballer, born 1948), English footballer with Wimbledon * Will Smith (footballer, born 1998), English footballer for Harrogate Town

Baseball

Big Bill Smith William T. "Big Bill" Smith (1869 – ?) was a Negro leagues catcher and manager for several years before the founding of the first Negro National League. He played for several teams, most of the seasons appear to be played for the Chicago Un ...

(1869–?), Negro leagues baseball catcher and manager *

Bill Smith (baseball executive) Bill Smith (born 1958) is an American sports executive, who served as the fifth general manager for the Minnesota Twins. He took over October 1, 2007 from longtime manager and mentor Terry Ryan. The Twins fired Smith as general manager on Novemb ...

(born 1958), Minnesota Twins general manager *

Bill Smith (baseball manager) William J. Smith (born in Baltimore, Maryland) was the manager and also played for the Baltimore Marylands during their lone season in the National Association. The Marylands went 0–6 for the season and Smith's record was 0–5. As a player, ...

, National Association player-manager for the Baltimore Marylands * Bill Smith (pitcher) (1934–1997), American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, 1958–59; 1962 *

Bill Smith (outfielder) William E. Smith (1865 – August 9, 1886) was a Major League Baseball player, who appeared in one game for the 1884 Cleveland Blues of the National League as their left fielder. Smith died in Toronto, Ontario, Canada at the age of 21 in a d ...

(1865–1886), American baseball outfielder for the 1884 Cleveland Blues * Billy Smith (baseball coach) (born 1930), American minor league first baseman and manager and Major League coach and scout *

Billy Smith (1980s pitcher) Billy Lavern Smith (born September 13, 1954) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who appeared in ten games with the Houston Astros in . Smith was drafted by the Astros in the fourteenth round of the 1977 Major League Baseball draft. Over fo ...

(born 1954), American pitcher in Major League Baseball, 1981 * Billy Smith (1880s pitcher) (1861–1928), American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, 1886 *

Billy Smith (second baseman) Billy Ed Smith (born July 14, 1953) is an American former professional baseball player and former Major League Baseball second baseman. He played all or part of six seasons in the Majors between and . Smith was originally drafted in the 3rd ro ...

(born 1953), American infielder in Major League Baseball, 1975–79; 1981 *

Willie Smith (outfielder) Willie Smith (February 11, 1939 – January 16, 2006) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher and outfielder. After starting his career as a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers in 1963, Smith was converted to an outfielder in by the Los Angeles ...

(1939–2006), American outfielder in Major League Baseball, 1963–1971 * Willie Smith (third baseman), American third baseman in Negro league baseball, 1938 * Willie Smith (1940s pitcher), American pitcher in Negro league baseball, 1948 *

Willie Smith (1990s pitcher) Willie Everett Smith (born August 27, 1967) is a former professional baseball pitcher. He appeared in eight games for the St. Louis Cardinals The St. Louis Cardinals are an American professional baseball team based in St. Louis. The Cardinals ...

(born 1967), American pitcher in Major League Baseball, 1994 * Will Smith (pitcher) (born 1989), American pitcher in Major League Baseball *

Will Smith (catcher) William Dills Smith (born March 28, 1995) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Louisville Cardinals. He was selected by the Dodgers in the fir ...

(born 1995), American baseball catcher *

Dark Night Smith William C. "Dark Night" "Midnight" Smith, also listed as Marshall Smith, was an American baseball pitcher and first baseman in the Negro leagues. He played from 1920 to 1924 with several teams. Career Smith was a native of Richmond, Virginia. He ...

(William C. Smith), American pitcher in Negro league baseball, 1920–1924

Basketball

* Bill Smith (basketball, born 1939), American basketball player *

Wee Willie Smith William T. "Wee Willie" Smith (April 22, 1911 – March 14, 1992) was an American professional basketball player. Career Smith played for several semi-professional leagues in the Cleveland, Ohio area before being signed by the New York Renais ...

(1911–1992), American basketball player * William Smith (basketball, born 1949), American basketball player *

Willie Smith (basketball) William C. Smith (born October 26, 1953) is a retired American professional basketball player. He was a 6'2" (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) guard and played collegiately at Seminole Junior College and the University of Missouri, where he ear ...

(born 1953), American professional basketball player

Cricket

Bill Smith (cricketer) William 'Bill' Albert Smith (15 September 1937 – 9 September 2018) was an English cricketer who played for Surrey. Smith was born at Salisbury, Wiltshire. A left-handed batsman, he made his first-class debut for Surrey against Oxford Univers ...

(1937–2018), English cricketer *

William Brook-Smith William Brook-Smith (1 May 1885 – 2 August 1952) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played 29 first-class matches for Auckland between 1905 and 1923. Career In his first first-class match, aged 19, Brook-Smith scored 112 not out, reaching ...

(1885–1952), New Zealand cricketer * William Smith (cricketer, born 1839) (1839–1897), first class cricketer for Yorkshire * William Smith (cricketer, born 1875) (1875–1942), first-class cricketer for London County * William Smith (cricketer, born 1882) (1882–?), English cricketer *

William Smith (cricketer, born 1900) William Alfred Smith (29 September 1900 – 6 January 1990) was an English cricketer. Smith was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Corsham, Wiltshire. Smith made his debut in county cricket for Wiltshire i ...

(1900–1990), English cricketer * William Smith (cricketer, born 1902) (1902–1937), Scottish cricketer * William Smith (Kent cricketer) (1819–1883), English cricketer * William Smith (Somerset cricketer) (1871–1946), English cricketer *

Willie Smith (cricketer) Willie Smith (12 May 1885 – 8 May 1964) was an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Derbyshire in 1913. Smith was born at Gringley-on-the-Hill, Nottinghamshire. He made his debut for Derbyshire in May 1913 against Lancashire ...

(1885–1964), English cricketer *

Will Smith (cricketer) William Rew Smith (born 28 September 1982) is an English former first-class cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm off-spin bowler. He played for Durham County Cricket Club up until his retirement. Smith originally played fo ...

(born 1982), English cricketer

Rugby football

* Bill Smith, Australian rugby league footballer in the

Bulimba Cup The Bulimba Cup was an Australian rugby league football competition contested by the Brisbane, Ipswich and Toowoomba representative rugby league sides during the mid 20th century. In 1931, a team from Lismore, New South Wales participated. It was ...

* Bill Smith, rugby league right wing of the 1950s for

Whitehaven Whitehaven is a town and port on the English north west coast and near to the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. Historically in Cumberland, it lies by road south-west of Carlisle and to the north of Barrow-in-Furness. It is th ...

Billy Smith (rugby league, born 1942) William John Smith (born 12 July 1942 in Fremantle, Western Australia) is an Australian former rugby league footballer. He was the leading in Australian rugby league during the late 1960s, and a keystone of the latter part of the St. George Dra ...

, Australian rugby league player *

Billy Smith (rugby league, born 1999) Billy Smith (born 7 November 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League (NRL). Background Smith was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Playing car ...

, Australian rugby league player *

Will Smith (rugby league) Will Smith (born 3 July 1992) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a and for Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League. He previously played for the Gold Coast Titans, Parramatta Eels and the Penrith Panthers in ...

(born 1992), Australian rugby league player * William Smith (rugby union) (1881–1945), New Zealand rugby union player

Other sports

* Bill Smith (Australian rules footballer) (1936–2010), Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy * Billy Smith (Australian footballer) (1894–1953), played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League * Bill Smith (fell runner) (1936–2011), fell runner and author on the sport *

Bill Smith (motorcyclist) Bill Smith (born 8 February 1935) was a British former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. Smith's specialty was on street circuits such as the Isle of Man TT, the North West 200 and the Ulster Grand Prix. His best season was in 1963 when he fi ...

(born 1935), former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer *

Bill Smith (poker player) Bill Smith (March 14, 1934 – February 28, 1996) was a professional poker player who won the 1985 World Series of Poker Main Event. Poker career Smith was a staple at the World Series of Poker during the 1980s. He was involved in three final ...

(1934–1996), professional poker player *

Bill Smith (swimmer) William Melvin Smith Jr. (May 16, 1924 – February 8, 2013) was an American former competition swimmer, two-time Olympic champion, and a former world record-holder in four events. He was one of the most successful competitive swimmers in the U ...

(1924–2013), two-time gold medalist in the 1948 Olympic games *

Billy Dee Smith Billy Dee Smith (born June 30, 1982 in St. Catharines, Ontario) is a former professional lacrosse player played for the Buffalo Bandits and Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League and the Hamilton Nationals of Major League Lacrosse. ...

(born 1982), professional lacrosse player *

Billy Smith (ice hockey) William John Smith (born December 12, 1950) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He won four Stanley Cups with the New York Islanders and was the first goalie to be credited with a goal in the NHL. In 2017 Smith was named o ...

(born 1950), Canadian ice hockey goaltender *

Mysterious Billy Smith William Amos Smith (May 15, 1871 – October 15, 1937) (Aka "Mysterious Billy" Smith) was a Canadian born two-time world welterweight boxing champion of the world: first at age 21 in 1892, then again in 1898 at the age of 27. He became fa ...

(1871–1937), Canadian boxer * William Alexander Smith (boxer) (1904–1955), South African boxer of the 1920s * William Smith (cyclist) (1893–1958), South African Olympic cyclist * William Smith (field hockey) (1886–1937), British field hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics *

William Smith (golfer) William, Willie, Will, Bill, or Billy Smith may refer to: Academics * William Smith (Master of Clare College, Cambridge) (1556–1615), English academic * William Smith (antiquary) (c. 1653–1735), English antiquary and historian of University Co ...

(1865–1936), American golfer * William Smith (sport shooter) (1877–1953), Canadian Olympic sport shooter *

William Smith (wrestler) William T. Smith (September 17, 1928 – March 20, 2018) was an American wrestler and Olympic champion in freestyle wrestling at the 1952 Olympic Games. Smith was born in Portland, Oregon and graduated from Thomas Jefferson Senior High School ...

(1928–2018), 1952 Olympic gold medalist * Willie Smith (billiards player) (1886–1982), English professional player of snooker and English billiards *

Willie Smith (golfer) Willie Smith (8 October 1876 – 26 December 1916) was a Scottish golfer. He won the 1899 U.S. Open. Early life Willie Smith was born in Dundee, Scotland on 8 October 1876. He learned to play golf in Carnoustie. His brothers Alex and M ...

(1876–1916), Scottish golfer * Willie Smith (hurdler) (born 1977), Namibian track and field hurdler *

Willie Smith (sprinter) Willie James Smith III (February 28, 1956 – November 7, 2020) was an American athlete who was the national champion 400 metres runner in 1979-80, and a gold medal winner at the 1984 Olympics in the 4 × 400 m relay. College track career ...

(1956–2020), American 400 metres runner

Politics

Australia

William Collard Smith Lieutenant-Colonel Hon. William Collard Smith, (19 July 1830 – 20 October 1894) was a politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly and Minister of Education 1880 to 1881. Smith was youngest son of W ...

(1830–1894), treasurer in colonial Victoria (Australia) *

William Laird Smith William Henry Laird Smith (15 September 1869 – 21 October 1942) was an Australian politician who served in the House of Representatives from 1910 to 1922. He was Minister for the Navy in the Hughes Government from 1920 to 1921. Early life S ...

(1869–1942), Australian representative for Denison, 1910–1922 and Minister for the Navy, 1920–1921 *

William Forgan Smith William Forgan Smith (15 April 188725 September 1953) was an Australian politician. He served as Premier of the state of Queensland from 1932 to 1942. He came to dominate politics in the state during the 1930s, and his populism, firm leadership ...

(1887–1953), Premier of the Australian state of Queensland, 1932–1942 * William Kennedy Smith (Australian politician) (1888–1933)

Canada

* William Smith (Nova Scotia politician) (died 1779), merchant, judge and politician in Nova Scotia * Amor De Cosmos (William Alexander Smith, 1825–1897), Premier of British Columbia *

William Henry Smith (Canadian politician) William Henry Smith, (1826 – February 1, 1890) was a lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada. He represented Queen's County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1867 to 1874 as a Conservative member. Background He was ...

(1826–1890), lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada * William Smith (Canadian politician) (1847–1931), member of Canadian House of Commons 1887–1921 * William C. Smith (politician) (1875–1968), politician from Alberta, Canada * William Haslam Smith (1891–?), businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada * William Duncan Smith (politician) (1899–1977), Canadian politician in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia *

Bill Smith (Alberta politician) William Smith (born December 11, 1935) is a Canadian businessman, former politician, and former professional football player. Smith was a mayor of Edmonton, Alberta from 1995 until 2004. Smith was a Grey Cup champion with the Edmonton Eskimos. S ...

(born 1935), former mayor of Edmonton * William Smith (Newfoundland politician) (1910–1965), politician in Newfoundland * J. William Smith, member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

New Zealand

William Mein Smith William Mein Smith (also known as Kapene Mete; 1798 – 3 January 1869) was a key figure in the settlement of Wellington, New Zealand. As the Surveyor General for Edward Gibbon Wakefield, Edward Wakefield's New Zealand Company at Port Nichols ...

(1798–1869), key actor in the early settlement of New Zealand's capital city, Wellington *

William Cowper Smith William Cowper Smith (1843 – 5 March 1911) was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand. Biography William Cowper Smith was born in London on 28 December 1843, went to Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet, arrived on the Egmont at Ly ...

(1843–1911), Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand

United Kingdom

* William Goldsmith alias Smith (died 1517), MP for Gloucester * William Smith (fl. 1553–54), MP for Newport (Cornwall) *

William Smith (died 1591) William Smith (died 1591), of Wells, Somerset, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Wells Wells most commonly refers to: * Wells, Somerset, a cathedral city in Somerset, England * Well, an excavat ...

, MP for Wells *

William Smith (MP for Ripon) William Smith (c. 1550 – 13 November 1626), of Mounthall, Theydon, Essex, was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Ripon in 1589 and High Sheriff of Essex The High Sheriff of Essex was an ancient she ...

(1550–1626), MP for Ripon * William Smith (MP for Aylesbury) (1568–1620), MP for Aylesbury, 1604 *

William Smith (surveyor) William Smith was an English surveyor employed by the Royal African Company (RAC) in 1726 to survey their castles in West Africa. The RAC dispatched him in response to reports of their castles deteriorating conditions and low personnel numbers. His ...

, fl 1726 *

William Smith (Ordnance) William Smith (1721–1803) was an English civil servant who held the post of Treasurer of the Ordnance throughout the French Revolutionary Wars. Origins Christened on 3 May 1721Kirby, Thomas F. Winchester Scholars: A List of the Wardens, Fello ...

(1721–1803), of Chichester, UK, Treasurer of the Ordnance *

William Smith (abolitionist) William Smith (22 September 1756 – 31 May 1835) was a leading independent British politician, sitting as Member of Parliament (MP) for more than one constituency. He was an English Dissenter and was instrumental in bringing political rights to ...

(1756–1835), grandfather of Florence Nightingale, dissenter and British MP *

William Smith of Carbeth Guthrie William Smith of Carbeth Guthrie (1787–1871) was a 19th-century Scottish sugar trader who served as Lord Provost of Glasgow from 1822 to 1824. Life He was born on 12 January 1787 on Dunlop Street in Glasgow. He was second son of Archibald S ...

(1787–1871), Lord Provost of Glasgow *

, MP and Cabinet Minister (First Lord of the Admiralty, War Secretary) * William Masters Smith (1802–1861), Member of Parliament for West Kent * William Smith (1849–1913), Member of Parliament for North Lonsdale, 1892–1895 * William Smith, 3rd Viscount Hambleden (1903–1948), British peer * William Smith, 4th Viscount Hambleden (1930–2012), British peer *

William Smith (loyalist) William Smith (sometimes erroneously spelt Smyth) (26 January 1954William Smith, ''Inside Man, Loyalists of Long Kesh – The Untold Story'', 2014, p. 19 – 8 June 2016) was a Northern Irish loyalist, paramilitary, and politician. He had been in ...

(1954–2016), Northern Irish loyalist politician

United States

William Smith (Maryland politician) William Smith (April 12, 1728 – March 27, 1814) was an American politician and representative of the fourth congressional district of Maryland in the United States House of Representatives. Smith was born in Donegal Township of Lancaster C ...

(1728–1814), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland (1789–1791) *

William Smith (New York state senator) William Smith (June 28, 1720 – March 17, 1799) was an American politician from New York. Early life He was born on June 28, 1720, at Manor St. George in Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, the son of Maj. William Henry Smith (1690–1743) an ...

(1720–1799), New York politician and judge *

William Smith (Oregon politician) William Smith was an American lawyer and politician who served as a Populist member of the Oregon Senate from 1899 until 1903. He was also the Fusion ( Democratic and Populist) nominee for Oregon's 2nd congressional district in 1900. Smith lost t ...

, Oregon state senator (1890s) *

William Smith (South Carolina representative) William Smith (September 20, 1751June 22, 1837) was a congressman, state senator and judge from South Carolina. Smith was born in Bucks County in the Province of Pennsylvania, the oldest son of Ralph Smith and Mercy Penquite Smith. He moved t ...

(1751–1837), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina (1797–1798) *

William Smith (South Carolina senator) William Smith (ca. 1762June 26, 1840) was an American politician from the state of South Carolina. He served two terms as a Senator in the United States Senate, the first from 1816 to 1823 and the second from 1826 to 1831. During his life Smith wa ...

(1762–1840), U.S. senator from South Carolina (1815–1830) *

(1797–1887), Governor of Virginia (1846–1849, 1864–1865) and Confederate general *

William Smith (Virginia representative) William Smith was an eighteenth- and nineteenth-century congressman from Virginia. Life and career Born in Chesterfield, Virginia, Smith graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1807. He studied law and relocated to Greenbrier County, V ...

, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia (1821–1827) *

William Alden Smith William Alden Smith (May 12, 1859 – October 11, 1932) was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. After the 1912 sinking of the ''Titanic'', Smith chaired the Senate hearings into the disaster. The audience ...

(1859–1932), member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1895–1906) and Senator (1905–1918) from Michigan * William Alexander Smith (politician) (1828–1888), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina (1873–1874) *

William Burns Smith William Burns Smith (November 11, 1844 – November 23, 1917) was an American politician. He was the 74th Mayor of Philadelphia, serving from 1884 to 1887. He was a member of the Republican Party. Life Smith was born in Glasgow on November 11, ...

(1844–1917), mayor of Philadelphia * William C. Smith Jr. (born 1982), Maryland State legislator *

William E. Smith (politician) William E. Smith (June 18, 1824February 13, 1883) was an American merchant and politician who served as the 14th Governor of Wisconsin, the 5th State Treasurer of Wisconsin, and the 21st Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly. He also served ...

(1824–1883), Governor of Wisconsin (1878–1882) *

William Ephraim Smith William Ephraim Smith (March 14, 1829 – March 11, 1890) was a planter, lawyer, and politician from Georgia. Biography He was born in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia. In 1846, he was admitted to the Georgia bar, which required a special ac ...

(1829–1890), member of the Confederate (1863–1865) and U.S. (1875–1881) House of Representatives from Georgia * William Ernest Smith (1890–1973), mayor of Murray, Utah, 1946–1947 * William F. Smith (New York politician) (1901–1950), member of the New York State Assembly (1926–1933) * William French Smith (1917–1990), U.S. Attorney General (1981–1985) *

William Grover Smith William Grover Smith (April 27, 1857 – November 3, 1921) was the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, serving from 1889 to 1891 under Job Adams Cooper. He became the speaker of the General Assembly in January 1899. He was a tram A t ...

(1857–1921), Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, 1889–1891 * William H. Smith (Connecticut politician) (1842–1915), warden of the Borough of Norwalk, Connecticut * William Henry Smith (American politician) (1833–1896), newspaper editor and politician, Ohio Secretary of State 1865–1868 *

William Hugh Smith William Hugh Smith (April 26, 1826 – January 1, 1899) was an American planter and politician, the 21st Governor of the U.S. state of Alabama. He was the first Republican elected as governor in the state, serving from 1868 to 1870 during t ...

(1826–1899), Governor of Alabama (1868–1870) * William Jay Smith (Tennessee politician) (1823–1913), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee * William L. Smith (barber) (1878–?), Socialist barber from Milwaukee who served three terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly *

William Loughton Smith William Loughton Smith (1758December 19, 1812) was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat from Charleston, South Carolina. He represented South Carolina in the United States House of Representatives from 1789 until 1797, during which time ...

(1758–1812), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina (1789–1798) *

William Lyman Smith William Lyman Smith (February 12, 1878 – November 11, 1964) was a teacher and businessman from Neillsville, Wisconsin who served one term as a Republican member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, in 1917, and two terms as a member of the W ...

(1878–1964), telephone businessman who served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly and two in the Wisconsin State Senate *

William M. Smith William M. Smith (May 23, 1827 – March 25, 1886) was an American politician who served as the 24th Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. A Republican, he held the position from 1871 until 1873. Life and political career Smith was ...

, Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives *

William Nathan Harrell Smith William Nathan Harrell Smith (September 24, 1812 – November 14, 1889) was a United States Representative from North Carolina, and a chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court. Biography William N. H. Smith was born in Murfreesboro, North ...

(1812–1889), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina (1859–1860) *

William Orlando Smith William Orlando Smith (June 13, 1859 – May 12, 1932) was a U.S. Representative from the state of Pennsylvania. Biography Smith was born in Reynoldsville, Pennsylvania on June 13, 1859. He learned the printing trade, and worked as publisher of ...

(1859–1932), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania (1903–1906) * William R. Smith (Mormon) (1826–1894), member of the Utah Territory House of Representatives *

William Robert Smith William Robert Smith (August 18, 1863 – August 16, 1924) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served seven terms as a United States representative from Texas from 1903 to 1917. He also served as a United States district judge of ...

(1863–1924), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas (1903–1916) * William Rudolph Smith (1787–1868), politician in the states of Pennsylvania and Wisconsin *

William Russell Smith William Russell Smith (March 27, 1815 – February 26, 1896) was a prominent Alabama politician who served in both the United States Congress and the Confederate Congress. Biography Smith was born in Logan County, Kentucky. He moved to Ala ...

(1815–1896), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama (1851–1856) * William Stephens Smith (1755–1816), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York (1813–1816) and son-in-law of President John Adams *

William T. Smith William T. Smith II (January 25, 1916 – March 30, 2010) was an American farmer and politician from New York. Life He was born on January 25, 1916, in Corning, Steuben County, New York. He attended the public schools in Big Flats, and Corning ...

(1916–2010), member of the New York State Senate

Other persons

* William Smith (conservationist) (1852–1942), New Zealand gardener, naturalist and conservationist * William Smith (shearer) (1896–1947), perhaps the most skilled sheep-shearer in the first half of the 20th century * William Smith (mariner) (1790–1847), British mariner and discoverer of the South Shetland Islands *

William Smith (physician) William Smith (1862-1912) was a Scottish American physician who was an early proponent of osteopathic medicine and an early associate of Andrew Still in Missouri. William Smith was born in 1862 Jamaica while his Scottish father was working as ...

, Scottish American physician *

William Smith (registrar) : :: William Smith (1816–1895) was a Gold Coast-Sierra Leonean civil servant who worked in Freetown, Sierra Leone, as a registrar for the Mixed Commissionary Court. Due to his position and through his marriage to wealthy Freetown Creoles, Smith ...

(1816–1895), Ghanaian civil servant *

William Crawford Smith William Crawford Smith (November 26, 1837 – February 5, 1899) was an American architect who served in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and in the United States Army during the Philippine–American War. He designed ma ...

(1837–1899), American architect * William R. Smith (physician) (born 1973), American emergency physician and wilderness medicine consultant *

William Robert Smith (physician) Sir William Robert Smith FRSE DL JP (1850–1932) was a 19th/20th century British forensic scientist, public health expert and also a local politician. He was founder of the Public Health Medical Society which was later renamed the Royal Insti ...

(1850–1932), British public health expert *

William Tyler Smith William Tyler Smith (1815–1873) was an English obstetrician, medical writer and journalist, with outside interests in insurance and the development of Seaford, East Sussex, U.K. Early life Smith was born into a poor family, near Bristol on ...

(1815–1873), English obstetrician, medical writer and journalist *

William Wragg Smith William Wragg Smith (18081875) was the son of the U.S. statesman William Loughton Smith. He was a gentleman planter, lawyer, naturalist, translator and poet. He was the second-to-last owner of the Smith-Wragg Plantation, the last being his wife Mar ...

(1808–1875), American planter, lawyer, naturalist, translator and poet