Schmidt is a common German occupational surname derived from the German word "

Schmied Schmied is a surname of German origin. Its meaning is derived from the German word Schmied, which is a smith (of tin, gold, silver, or other metal). Common variants are Schmidt, Schmitt, and Schmitz. People * Wieland der Schmied (libretto), ''W ...

" meaning "blacksmith" and/or "metalworker". This surname is the German equivalent of " Smith" in the English-speaking world. Schmidt German immigrants migrated to England and developed an understanding of English culture. Schmidt was commonly used in the English world as "Smith". Travelers would grow accustomed to the English, Irish, and Scottish change of lifestyle and eventually their names also changed. German migration to England was very common.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 64.9% of all known bearers of the surname ''Schmidt'' were residents of

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...

(frequency 1:113), 18.2% of the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., ...

(1:1,809), 3.7% of

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

(1:5,058), 1.7% of

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by to ...

(1:1,936), 1.5% of

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

(1:503), 1.3% of

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark , establish ...

(1:398), 1.1% of

South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring coun ...

(1:4,469), 1.1% of

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the List of South American countries by area, second-largest ...

(1:3,635) and 1.0% of

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

(1:6,167). In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:113) in the following states: * 1.

Thuringia Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million. Erfurt is the capital and lar ...

(1:60) * 2.

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (MV; ; nds, Mäkelborg-Vörpommern), also known by its anglicized name Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania, is a state in the north-east of Germany. Of the country's sixteen states, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ranks 14th in po ...

(1:65) * 3.

Saxony-Anhalt Saxony-Anhalt (german: Sachsen-Anhalt ; nds, Sassen-Anholt) is a state of Germany, bordering the states of Brandenburg, Saxony, Thuringia and Lower Saxony. It covers an area of and has a population of 2.18 million inhabitants, making i ...

(1:66) * 4.

Brandenburg Brandenburg (; nds, Brannenborg; dsb, Bramborska ) is a state in the northeast of Germany bordering the states of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Saxony, as well as the country of Poland. With an area of 29,480 squ ...

(1:70) * 5.

Hesse Hesse (, , ) or Hessia (, ; german: Hessen ), officially the State of Hessen (german: links=no, Land Hessen), is a state in Germany. Its capital city is Wiesbaden, and the largest urban area is Frankfurt. Two other major historic cities are ...

(1:84) * 6.

Saarland The Saarland (, ; french: Sarre ) is a state of Germany in the south west of the country. With an area of and population of 990,509 in 2018, it is the smallest German state in area apart from the city-states of Berlin, Bremen, and Hamburg, a ...

(1:87) * 7.

Saxony Saxony (german: Sachsen ; Upper Saxon German, Upper Saxon: ''Saggsn''; hsb, Sakska), officially the Free State of Saxony (german: Freistaat Sachsen, links=no ; Upper Saxon: ''Freischdaad Saggsn''; hsb, Swobodny stat Sakska, links=no), is a ...

(1:92) * 8.

Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Holstein (; da, Slesvig-Holsten; nds, Sleswig-Holsteen; frr, Slaswik-Holstiinj) is the northernmost of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Sc ...

(1:95) * 9.

Lower Saxony Lower Saxony (german: Niedersachsen ; nds, Neddersassen; stq, Läichsaksen) is a German state (') in northwestern Germany. It is the second-largest state by land area, with , and fourth-largest in population (8 million in 2021) among the 16 ...

(1:110) * 10.

Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...

(1:112) In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:398) only in one region:Schmidt surname distribution
/ref> * 1.

Southern Denmark The Region of Southern Denmark ( da, Region Syddanmark, ; german: Region Süddänemark, ; frr, Regiuun Syddanmark) is an administrative region of Denmark established on Monday 1 January 2007 as part of the 2007 Danish Municipal Reform, which ab ...

(1:215)

A–G

Alexander Schmidt (physiologist) Hermann Adolf Alexander Schmidt ( – ) was a Baltic German physiologist from what was then the Governorate of Livonia in the Russian Empire. He was born on the island of Moon, which is today known by its Estonian name Muhu, in present-day E ...

(1831–1894), Baltic German physiologist *

Alfred Schmidt (weightlifter) Alfred Schmidt (from 1936 Ain Sillak, 1 May 1898 – 5 November 1972) was an Estonian featherweight weightlifter who won a silver medal at the 1920 Summer Olympics. Schmidt first trained in long-distance running Long-distance running, or ...

(1898–1972), Estonian weightlifter and Olympic medalist * Alica Schmidt (born 1998), German runner * Andreas Schmidt (baritone), born 1960, German classical singer * Andreas Schmidt (footballer), born 1973, German footballer, twin brother of Oliver Schmidt *

Annie M. G. Schmidt Anna Maria Geertruida "Annie" Schmidt (20 May 1911 – 21 May 1995) was a Dutch writer. She is called the mother of the Dutch theatrical song, and the queen of Dutch children's literature, praised for her "delicious Dutch idiom," and considered o ...

(1911–1995), Dutch writer * Arlo Schmidt (1931-2022), American politician and auctioneer *

Arno Schmidt Arno Schmidt (; 18 January 1914 – 3 June 1979) was a German author and translator. He is little known outside of German-speaking areas, in part because his works present a formidable challenge to translators. Although he is not one of the p ...

(1914–1979), German author and translator * Arthur Schmidt (disambiguation) * Bernhard Schmidt (1879–1935), Estonian-German astronomer, inventor of the Schmidt camera * Bill Schmidt (baseball) (born 1959), American baseball executive * Boss Schmidt (1880–1932), American major league catcher *

Brian Schmidt Brian Paul Schmidt (born 24 February 1967) is the Vice-Chancellor of the Australian National University (ANU). He was previously a Distinguished Professor, Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow and astrophysicist at the University's M ...

(born 1967), U.S.-Australian astrophysicist and Nobel laureate * Brian L. Schmidt (born 1962), music composer for video games and pinball games * Bryan Schmidt (born 1981), an American ice hockey player *

Bryan Schmidt (footballer) Bryan Carlos Schmidt (born 19 November 1995) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Villa San Carlos. Career Schmidt started in the youth of Argentine Primera División club Arsenal de Sarandí. He first featured i ...

(born 1995), an Argentine footballer *

Bryan Thomas Schmidt Bryan Thomas Schmidt (born February 13, 1969) is an American American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and na ...

(born 1969), American writer and editor * Burghart Schmidt (historian) (born 1962), German historian *

Burghart Schmidt Burghart Schmidt (30 November 1942 – 13 February 2022) was a German philosopher. He was professor at Hochschule für Gestaltung Offenbach and the University of Applied Arts Vienna. Education He was born in Wildeshausen, Oldenburg, Germany. ...

(1942–2022), German philosopher * Carl Schmidt (chemist) (1822–1894), Baltic German chemist *

Carl Friedrich Schmidt (disambiguation) Carl Friedrich Schmidt may refer to: * Carl Friedrich Schmidt (artist) (1811–1890), German botanical artist and lithographer * Carl Friedrich Schmidt (geologist) Carl Friedrich Schmidt (russian: Фёдор Богданович Шмидт, Fy ...

* Carmela Schmidt (born 1962), East German freestyle swimmer * Carolina Schmidt (born 1967), Chilean politician and businesswoman * Casper Schmidt (1842–1889), American politician * Charles J. Schmidt (1907–1966), American politician * Christian Schmidt (born 1957), German politician *

Clarke Schmidt Clarke D. Schmidt (born February 20, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Yankees selected Schmidt in the first round, with the 16th overall selection, of the 2017 MLB dra ...

(born 1996), American baseball player *

Colton Schmidt Colton Schmidt (born October 27, 1990) is an American football punter who is a free agent. He entered the National Football League (NFL) in 2013 when he signed with the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2013. He played for the B ...

(born 1990), American football player * Dagmar Schmidt (born 1973), German politician *

David Schmidt (disambiguation) David Schmidt may refer to: * Dave Schmidt (catcher) *Dave Schmidt (pitcher) * Dave Schmidt (politician) * David Schmidt (handballer) See also *David Schmidtz, philosopher *David P. Schmitt David P. Schmitt is a personality psychologist who foun ...

, several people *

Diane Grob Schmidt eDiane Grob Schmidt (born November 1945) is an American chemist, who was the executive at Procter & Gamble Co. in Cincinnati, Ohio, from 1981 to 2014. In 2015, she served as president of the American Chemical Society (ACS). As of 2022, she was ...

, American chemist * Earl W. Schmidt (born 1936), American jurist and politician *

Eduard Oscar Schmidt Eduard Oscar Schmidt (21 February 1823, in Torgau – 17 January 1886, in Kappelrodeck) was a German zoologist and phycologist. Biography He initially studied mathematics and science at Halle, then continued his education in Berlin, where he c ...

(1823–1886), German zoologist and phycologist * Erhard Schmidt (1876–1959), German mathematician *

Eric Schmidt Eric Emerson Schmidt (born April 27, 1955) is an American businessman and software engineer known for being the CEO of Google from 2001 to 2011, executive chairman of Google from 2011 to 2015, executive chairman of Alphabet Inc. from 2015 to 2 ...

(born 1955), executive chairman, former CEO, of Google * Erich Schmidt (archaeologist) (1897–1964), German archaeologist * Erich Schmidt (historian) (1853–1913) German historian of literature * Ferenc Schmidt (1941–2011), Hungarian politician and MP * Firmin Martin Schmidt (1918–2005), American Roman Catholic bishop * Francis Schmidt (1885–1944), American college baseball coach * Franklin J. W. Schmidt (1901–1935), American naturalist, brother of Karl Patterson *

Franz Schmidt (composer) Franz Schmidt, also Ferenc Schmidt (22 December 1874 – 11 February 1939) was an Austro-Hungarian composer, cellist and pianist.Franz Schmidt (1874–1939) and Dohnányi Ernö (1877–1960): A study in Austro-Hungarian Alternativ. Life Schm ...

(1874–1939), Austrian composer * Frithjof Schmidt (born 1953), German politician * Fritz Schmidt (disambiguation) *

Gavin Schmidt Gavin A. Schmidt is a climatologist, climate modeler and Director of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) in New York, and co-founder of the award-winning climate science blog RealClimate. Work He was educated at The Corsham Scho ...

, Climatologist * Gerhard Schmidt (crystallographer) (1919–1971), organic chemist and chemical crystallographer * Gerhard Carl Schmidt (1865–1949), German chemist *

Gerhard Schmidt (art historian) Gerhard Schmidt (11 May 1924 - 3 April 2010) was professor of the history of art at the University of Vienna. He was Slade Professor of Fine Art at the University of Cambridge 1981–82.Gunther Schmidt (born 1939), German mathematician * Gunter Schmidt (born 1938), German sexologist *

Günter Schmidt (arachnologist) ''For the sexologist, psychotherapist, and social psychologist, see Gunter Schmidt.'' Günter E. W. Schmidt (born 10 May 1926 in Lübeck; died 23 December 2016 in Deutsch Evern) was a German arachnologist and author of a standard German work on ...

(1926–2016)

H–L

Hans Christian Schmidt Hans Christian Schmidt (born 25 August 1953 in Nustrup) is a Danish politician, who is a member of the Folketing for the Venstre political party. He is a teacher by profession, and has served as Denmark's Minister of Transport from 2010 to 201 ...

(born 1953), Danish politician * Hans Schmidt (disambiguation) *

Hans-Thilo Schmidt Hans-Thilo Schmidt (13 May 1888 – 19 September 1943) codenamed Asché or Source D, was a spy who, during the 1930s, sold secrets about the Germans' Enigma machine to the French. The materials he provided facilitated Polish mathematician Marian ...

(1888–1943), German spy for France in the 1930s *

Harald Schmidt Harald Franz Schmidt (born 18 August 1957) is a German actor, comedian, television presenter and writer best known as the host of two popular German late-night shows. Early and private life A son of refugees who fled from Sudetenland (now C ...

(born 1957), German television entertainer *

Harry Schmidt (Air National Guard) The Tarnak Farm incident refers to the killing, by an American Air National Guard pilot, of four Canadian soldiers and the injury of eight others from the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry Battle Group (3PPCLIBG) on the n ...

, US Air National Guard pilot * Harry Schmidt (USMC) (1886–1968), US Marine Corps general * Harvey Schmidt (1929–2018), American composer * Heide Schmidt (born 1948), Austrian politician *

Heinrich Schmidt (philosopher) Heinrich Schmidt (December 18, 1874 – May 2, 1935) was a German archivist, naturalist, philosopher, professor and a student of Ernst Haeckel. Early life and education Schmidt was born in Heubach in the German State of Thuringia. From 1 ...

(1874-1935), German archivist, naturalist, philosopher, professor and disciple of Ernst Haeckel * Heinrich Schmidt (politician) (1902–1960), NSDAP politician * Heinrich Schmidt (physician) (1912–2000), medic at Majdanek extermination camp *

Heinrich Julian Schmidt Heinrich Julian Schmidt (March 7, 1818 – March 27, 1886) was a German journalist and historian of literature. Biography He was born in Marienwerder (today Kwidzyn) in West Prussia. After studying history and philosophy at the University o ...

(1818–1886), German journalist * Heinrich Schmidt (footballer) (1912–1988), German footballer *

Helle Thorning-Schmidt Helle Thorning-Schmidt (; born 14 December 1966) is a Danish retired politician who served as the 26th Prime Minister of Denmark from 2011 to 2015, and Leader of the Social Democrats from 2005 to 2015. She is the first woman to have held each ...

(born 1966), Danish Prime Minister * Helmut Schmidt (footballer) (born 1949), German football player *

Helmut Schmidt (parapsychologist) Helmut Schmidt (21 February 1928 – 18 August 2011) was a German-born physicist and parapsychologist whose experiments on extrasensory perception were widely criticized for machine bias, methodological errors and lack of replication. Critics als ...

, German parapsychologist * Helmut Schmidt (1918–2015), German chancellor *

Herbert B. Schmidt Herbert B. Schmidt (born 23 April 1931 in East Prussia) is a German economist and public policy advisor, best known for his work in privatization in the former East Germany and Eastern Europe. Schmidt is considered the author of the "German Me ...

(born 1931), German economist * Howard A. Schmidt (1949–2017), American computer security specialist * Irmin Schmidt (born 1937), German rock keyboard player * Isaac Jacob Schmidt (1779–1847), Dutch/Russian linguist and academician *

Jan Schmidt (director) Jan Schmidt (3 January 1934 – 27 September 2019) was a Czech film director.

, Czech film director *

Jacques Schmidt Jacques Schmidt (16 March 1933 – 8 September 1996) was a French costume designer, who collaborated regularly with stage directors Antoine Bourseiller, Patrice Chéreau and Roger Planchon. Early life and education Schmidt was born in Br ...

(1933–1996), French costume designer *

Jason Schmidt Jason David Schmidt (born January 29, 1973), is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher. In his career, he has played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (2007–2009), San Francisco Giants (2001–06), Pittsburgh Pirates (1996–2001) and Atlan ...

(born 1973), American baseball player * Jean Schmidt (born 1951), American politician * Jean Dolores Schmidt (born 1919), American nun better known as

Sister Jean Sister Jean, BVM (born Jean Dolores Schmidt, August 21, 1919), is an American religious sister of the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary and chaplain for the Loyola Ramblers men's basketball team of Loyola University Chicago. Early ...

Jessica Schmidt Jessica Schmidt (née Nill, born 11 October 1979) is a German chess Women Grandmaster (WGM, 2006) who won German Women's Chess Championship (2001). Life She learned to play chess from her father. Her brother Oliver (born 1982) is also a str ...

(born 1979), German chess grandmaster *

Joe Schmidt (American football) Joseph Paul Schmidt (born January 19, 1932) is an American former professional football player and coach. Schmidt played professional linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Detroit Lions for 13 years from 1953 to 1965. He wo ...

(born 1932), American football player * Johann Kaspar Schmidt (1806–1856), German philosopher known as Max Stirner *

Johann Anton Schmidt Johann Anton Schmidt (6 May 1823-21 January 1905) was a German botanist. Schmidt was born in Hamburg to a merchant family. Under the request of their family, he became a gardener and studied botany in 1843 at the University of Heidelberg (wit ...

(1823–1905), German botanist *

Josef Schmidt (rugby union) Josef Schmidt HonFRCSI (born 12 September 1965) is a New Zealand and Irish rugby union coach, who is the attack coach for the New Zealand national team. Schmidt coached Bay of Plenty, and was an assistant coach with the Blues and Clermont A ...

(born 1965), New Zealand rugby union coach * Johannes Schmidt (biologist) (1877–1933), Danish biologist * Johannes Schmidt (linguist) (1843–1901), German linguist *

Joost Schmidt Joost Schmidt ( Wunstorf, 5 January 1893 - Nürnberg, 2 December 1948) was a German typographer, a teacher or master at the Bauhaus, and later a professor at the College of Visual Arts, Berlin. He was a visionary typographer and graphic designer ...

(1893–1948), teacher at the Bauhaus * Jordan Schmidt (born 1989), American music producer * Josef Friedrich Schmidt (1871–1948), German board game inventor * Joseph Hermann Schmidt (1804–1852), professor of Obstetrics in Berlin *

Joseph Schmidt Joseph Schmidt (4 March 1904 – 16 November 1942) was an Austro-Hungarian and Romanian Jewish tenor and actor. Life and career Schmidt was born in Davideny (Ukrainian: '' Davydivka'') village in the Storozhynets district of the Bukovina pr ...

(1904–1942), singer, actor *

Julius Schmidt (disambiguation) Julius Schmidt or Schmid may refer to: * Julius Schmidt (aviator) (died 1944), German World War I flying ace * Julius Schmid (manufacturer) (1865–1955), creator of the Sheik and Ramses condoms * Julius Schmid (painter) (1854–1935), Austrian pai ...

* Justin O. Schmidt (entomologist), creator of the index of insect sting pain * Jürgen Schmidt (born 1941), German speed skater * Karl August von Schmidt (1840–1929), German geophysicist *

Karl Patterson Schmidt Karl Patterson Schmidt (June 19, 1890 – September 26, 1957) was an American herpetologist. Family Schmidt was the son of George W. Schmidt and Margaret Patterson Schmidt. George W. Schmidt was a German professor, who, at the time of Kar ...

(1890–1957), Chief Curator of Zoology, Field Museum of Natural History *

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (Karl Schmidt until 1905; 1 December 1884 – 10 August 1976) was a German expressionist painter and printmaker; he was one of the four founders of the artist group Die Brücke. Life and work Schmidt-Rottluff was born in Ro ...

(1884–1976), German painter * Katherine Schmidt (1899–1978), American artist *

Kendall Schmidt Kendall Francis Schmidt (born November 2, 1990) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, music producer, and actor. He played Kendall Knight in ''Big Time Rush'', and is a current member of the boyband with the same name, and has had small rol ...

(born 1990), American actor, singer *

Kurt Schmidt Kurt Schmidt (April 9, 1891 – March 3, 1945) was a German Generalleutnant during the Second World War who also fought during the First World War. Early life and career He was born in the German city of Frankfurt on April 9, 1891. In 1909 he ...

(1891–1945), German Lieutenant-General during the Second World War *

Luís Eduardo Schmidt Luís Eduardo Schmidt (born 10 January 1979), commonly known as Edu, is a Brazilian retired footballer. A versatile midfielder and forward, he played most of his professional career in Spain – helping both Celta and Betis to their first-ever ...

(born 1979), Brazilian football player

M–Z

* Maarten Schmidt (1929–2022), Dutch-American astronomer *

Martin Johann Schmidt Martin Johann Schmidt, called ''Kremser Schmidt'' or ''Kremserschmidt'', (25 September 1718 – 28 June 1801), was one of the outstanding Austrian painters of the late Baroque/Rococo along with Franz Anton Maulbertsch. He was born at Grafenwört ...

(1718–1801), also called ''Kremser Schmidt'' ''Kremserschmidt'', Austrian painter *

Max Schmidt Max Schmidt (23 August 1818 – 8 January 1901) was a German landscape painter. Biography Schmidt was a native of Berlin, Province of Brandenburg. He studied in the Berlin Art Academy under Carl Joseph Begas and Wilhelm Schirmer. He was lar ...

(1818–1901), German painter * (1920–2002), commandant Fürstengrube subcamp of Auschwitz, March 1944 – January 1945 * Michael Schmidt (disambiguation) *

Mike Schmidt Michael Jack Schmidt (born September 27, 1949) is an American former professional baseball third baseman who played his entire 18-season career in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies. Schmidt was a 12-time All-Star and a ...

(born 1949), American baseball player, third baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies * Milt Schmidt (1918–2017), Canadian hockey player * Monika Schmidt, Australian judge *

Nate Schmidt Nathan Thomas Schmidt (born July 16, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey player for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously played for the Washington Capitals, Vegas Golden Knights and Vancouver Canucks. ...

(born 1991), American ice hockey player * Noémie Schmidt (born 1990), Swiss actress * Olaf Schmidt (born 1962), German glider aerobatic pilot * (19282010), Danish conductor and composer * Oliver Schmidt, born 1973, German footballer, twin brother of Andreas Schmidt (above) * Olle Schmidt (born 1949), Swedish politician * Oscar Schmidt (born 1958), Brazilian basketball player *

Otto Schmidt Otto Yulyevich Shmidt, be, Ота Юльевіч Шміт, Ota Juljevič Šmit (born Otto Friedrich Julius Schmidt; – 7 September 1956), better known as Otto Schmidt, was a Soviet scientist, mathematician, astronomer, geophysicist, statesm ...

(1891–1956), Soviet scientist * Otto Schmidt (aviator) (1885-1944), German

flying ace A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace is varied, but is usually co ...

* Paul Schmidt (disambiguation) * Peter Schmidt (disambiguation) * Petra Schmidt (born 1963), German soprano * Pyotr Schmidt (1867–1906, Russian revolutionary of 1905 *

Renate Schmidt Schmidt in 2014 Renate Schmidt (' Pokorny; born 12 December 1943 in Hanau) is a German Social Democratic politician. Early life Schmidt grew up in Coburg, Fürth, and Nuremberg. Due to a pregnancy at the age of 17, she was forced to leave school ...

(born 1943), German Federal Minister for family affairs * Rob Schmidt (born 1965), American film director and writer * Sophie Schmidt, Canadian soccer player * Stefan Schmidt (born 1981), German politician *

Steve Schmidt Stephen Edward Schmidt (born September 28, 1970) is an American communications and public affairs strategist who worked on Republican political campaigns, including those of President George W. Bush, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, ...

, American campaign strategist and public relations expert for the U.S. Republican Party *

Thomas Schmidt (footballer) Thomas Schmidt (born 4 June 1996) is a New Caledonian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Lössi. He made his debut for the national team A national sports team (commonly known as a national team or a national side) is a team that repres ...

* Tim Schmidt (born 1986), Australian rules footballer * Tony Schmidt (born 1980), German racing driver * Torge Schmidt (born 1988), German politician * Torsten Schmidt (disambiguation) * Ulla Schmidt (born 1949), German Federal Minister for health * Uwe Schmidt (born 1966), German politician *

Vasili Schmidt Vasily Vladimirovich Schmidt (Russian: Василий Владимирович Шмидт; December 17, 1886 – July 28, 1938) was a Bolshevik politician, and later a Soviet statesman. Born in Saint Petersburg to a German Russian working-class f ...

(1886–1938), Soviet politician and statesman * Vera Schmidt (born 1982), Hungarian singer-songwriter * Viktoria Schmidt-Linsenhoff (1944–2013), German art historian and professor * Walter Schmidt (disambiguation) * Wilhelm Schmidt (disambiguation) * William Schmidt (disambiguation) * Wilma Schmidt (1926–2022), German operatic soprano *

Wolfgang M. Schmidt Wolfgang M. Schmidt (born 3 October 1933) is an Austrian mathematician working in the area of number theory. He studied mathematics at the University of Vienna, where he received his PhD, which was supervised by Edmund Hlawka, in 1955. Wolfgang ...

(born 1933), mathematician

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