Ron or Ronald Smith may refer to:

In sports

American football

Ron Smith (defensive back) Ronald "Trousers" Smith (May 3, 1943 – June 2, 2013) was an American professional American football, football defensive back and return specialist. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for ten season with five teams: the Chicago Bea ...

(1943–2013), American NFL player * Ron C. Smith (born 1942), American football quarterback *

Ron Smith (wide receiver) Ronnie Bernard Smith (born November 20, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver who played in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons with the Los Angeles Rams, the San Diego Chargers, and the ...

(born 1956), American NFL player * Ron Smith (defensive tackle) (born 1978), American NFL player

Association football

* Ron Smith (footballer, born 1929) (1929–2010), English professional footballer * Ron Smith (footballer, born 1936), English professional footballer * Ron Smith (footballer, born 1949), professional football (soccer) player and coach

Australian rules football

* Ron Smith (Australian footballer, born 1914) (1914–1979), Australian footballer for Essendon and North Melbourne * Ron Smith (Australian footballer, born 1917) (1917–1998), Australian footballer for Collingwood * Ron Smith (Australian footballer, born 1934) (1934–2009), Australian footballer for Fitzroy * Ron Smith (Australian footballer, born 1937), Australian footballer for Geelong

Other sports

* Ron Smith (ice hockey, born 1952), Canadian former professional hockey player and mayor * Ron Smith (ice hockey, born 1944) (1944–2017), ice hockey coach *

Ron Smith (bridge) Ronald L. Smith (January 22, 1947 – October 16, 2024) was an American bridge player. Smith was born in Greensboro, Alabama, on January 22, 1947, and died on October 16, 2024, at the age of 77. Bridge accomplishments Wins * North American Bridg ...

(1947–2024), American bridge player * Ronald Smith (boxer) (1944–2011), British boxer * Ronald Smith (cricketer) (1926–2001), English cricketer *

Ronnie Ray Smith Ronald Ray Smith (March 28, 1949 – March 31, 2013) was an American athlete, winner of the gold medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1968 Summer Olympics. He attended San Jose State College during the "Speed City" era, coached by Lloyd (Bud) Wi ...

(1949–2013), American athlete *

Ronnie Robinson (roller derby) Ronnie Smith Robinson (25 September 1938April 2001) was an American roller derby skater and coach. The son of boxer Sugar Ray Robinson, Robinson grew up distant from his father, who divorced his mother shortly before his birth. Herb Royd and Ray ...

(1939–2001), or Ronald Smith, roller derby skater

Other

* Ron Smith (American poet) (21st century), American poet born in Georgia *

Ron Smith (comics) Ronald George Smith (1928 – 10 January 2019) was an English comic artist whose career spanned almost fifty years.Ron Smith (Canadian author) (born 1943), Canadian author, poet and publishing house founder *

Ron Smith (radio host) Ronald Coleman Smith (December 2, 1941 – December 19, 2011) was an American talk radio show host on WBAL in Baltimore, Maryland. Early life A native of Troy, New York, Smith dropped out of high school at age seventeen. He served in the Marin ...

(1941–2011), American talk radio show host in Baltimore *

Ron Smith (trade unionist) Ron Smith CBE (15 July 1915 – 20 October 1999) was a British trade unionist. Born in North London, Smith studied with the Workers' Educational Association, following his father into a job delivering mail, and also becoming active in the ...

(1915–1999), British trade union leader *

Ronald Smith (musician) Ronald Bertram Smith (3 January 192227 May 2004) was a British classical pianist and teacher. Birth and education Smith was born in London, and grew up in Sussex. He was educated at Lewes County Grammar School and the Brighton College of Musi ...

(1922–2004), British pianist and composer *

Ronald Smith (politician) Ronald Whitefoord Smith (1855 – 8 August 1909) was an Australian politician. Smith was born in Sandy Bay in Van Diemen's Land in 1855. In 1897 he was elected to the Tasmanian House of Assembly, representing the seat of Launceston. He served ...

(1855–1909), Australian politician *

Ronald Allen Smith Ronald Allen Smith (born September 7, 1957) is a Canadian man who was sentenced to death in Montana for murdering two people. As of 2019, Smith is one of two prisoners on Montana's death row (the other is William Gollehon). Judge Jeffrey Sherloc ...

(born 1957), Canadian man on death row in Montana * Ronald Bert Smith, Jr. (1971–2016), American murderer executed by Alabama *

Ron Smith (peace activist) Ronald Joseph Smith (2 May 1921 – 16 June 1995) was a notable New Zealand public servant, communist and peace activist. He was born in Wellington Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip ...

(1921–1995), New Zealand public servant, communist and peace activist *

Ron Smith (firearms designer) Ron Smith (born 8 April 1951) is an American small arms designer and President of Smith Enterprise Inc. Smith is most famous for developing the Vortex Flash Hider for use on a variety of small arms and developing the major upgrades and refineme ...

(born 1951), American small arms designer * Ronald L. Smith, American children's book author *

Ronald Smith (meteorologist) Ronald B. Smith (born June 15, 1944) is an American atmospheric scientist and the Damon Wells Professor of Geology and Geophysics at Yale University. He is known for his pioneering research in mountain meteorology, orographic precipitation, and ...

, American professor of meteorology * Ron Smith (television) (born 1966), American director, voice actor and animator * Ronald B. Smith (1907–1984), American mechanical and consulting engineer * Ronald Vivian Smith (1938–2020), Indian news reporter and author {{hndis, Smith, Ron