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People

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Smoky Babe Robert Brown (July 31, 1927 – May 1973), who performed as Smoky Babe, was an American acoustic blues guitarist and singer, whose recording career was restricted to a couple of recording sessions in the early 1960s. He has been variously descr ...
(1927–1975), American acoustic blues guitarist and singer born Robert Brown *
Smoky Burgess Forrest Harrill "Smoky" Burgess (February 6, 1927 – September 15, 1991) was an American professional baseball catcher, pinch hitter, coach, and scout, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from to . Burgess was selected as an All-Star in ...
(1927–1991), American Major League Baseball catcher * Smoky Dawson (1913–2008), Australian country music performer born Herbert Brown * Henry Harris (ice hockey) (1905-1975), Canadian hockey player *
Smoky Owens Raymond "Smoky" Owens (1912 – September 7, 1942) was an American baseball pitcher in the Negro league baseball, Negro leagues. He played from 1939 to 1942 with the Cleveland Bears, St. Louis Stars (baseball), St. Louis Stars, and the Cincinnati ...
(1912-1942), American baseball pitcher in the Negro leagues *
Smokey Robinson William "Smokey" Robinson Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. He was the founder and frontman of the pioneering Motown vocal group the Miracles, for which he ...
(born 1940), American R&B singer and songwriter * Smokey Rogers, American Western swing musician Eugene Rogers (1917–1993) *
Ernest Smith Ernest Alvia "Smokey" Smith (3 May 1914 – 3 August 2005) was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was the last living ...
(1914–2005), Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross *
Smoky Joe Wood Howard Ellsworth "Smoky Joe" Wood (October 25, 1889 – July 27, 1985) was an American professional baseball player for 14 years. He played for the Boston Red Sox from 1908 to 1915, where he was primarily a pitcher, and for the Cleveland In ...
(1889–1985), American Major League Baseball pitcher *
Smokey Yunick Henry "Smokey" Yunick (May 25, 1923 – May 9, 2001) was an American professional stock car racing crew chief, owner, driver, engineer, engine builder, and car designer. He also served as a pilot in the United States Army Air Corps in World ...
(1923–2001), NASCAR designer * Lois Smoky Kaulaity (1907–1981), Kiowa painter


Places

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Smoky Cape Smoky Cape is a headland in Australia on the New South Wales Mid-North Coast. It lies just east of the town of South West Rocks, and within the Hat Head National Park. Cape The cape was named ''Smoky Cape'' by Captain Cook when he passed it o ...
, Australia * Smoky Dome, a mountain in Idaho * Smoky Group, a Canadian geologic formation *
Smoky Hills The Smoky Hills are an upland region of hills in the central Great Plains of North America. They are located in the Midwestern United States, encompassing north-central Kansas and a small portion of south-central Nebraska. The hills are a diss ...
, central United States * Smoky Lake (Blaine County, Idaho) * Smoky Mountain (disambiguation) *
Smoky Point Smoky Point is a point of land in the U.S. state of Alaska, located at , where Ugashik Bay joins the much larger Bristol Bay. The most easily distinguishable landmark is the United States Coast Guard lighthouse which is visible to mariners on the ...
, Alaska *
Smoky Range The Smoky Range, el. , is a small mountain range northeast of Whitefish in Flathead County, Montana, United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in N ...
, a small mountain range in Montana *
Smoky River The Smoky River is a river in western Alberta, Canada. It is a major tributary of the Peace River (Canada), Peace River. The name refers to the presence of "smouldering beds of coal in the riverbank" noted by the Cree people, an Indigenous peop ...
, Alberta, Canada * Smoky Township, Sherman County, Kansas


Arts and entertainment

* Smoky, the title character of ''
Smoky the Cowhorse ''Smoky the Cowhorse'' is a novel by Will James that was the winner of the 1927 Newbery Medal. Plot The story details the life of a horse in the western United States from his birth to his eventual decline. It takes place after the year 1910, ...
'', a Newbery Medal-winning novel by Will James, and its adaptations: ** ''Smoky'' (1933 film), starring Victor Jory ** ''Smoky'' (1946 film), starring Fred MacMurray ** ''Smoky'' (1966 film), starring Fess Parker * ''Smokey'' (album), by Smokey Robinson * Sheriff Buford T. Justice / "Smokey Bear", the title character of the film ''
Smokey and the Bandit ''Smokey and the Bandit'' is a 1977 American action comedy road film starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Pat McCormick, Paul Williams, and Mike Henry. The film marks the directorial debut of stuntman Hal Needham ...
'' (1977), and its sequels: **
Smokey and the Bandit II ''Smokey and the Bandit II'' is a 1980 American action comedy film directed by Hal Needham, and starring Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, Jerry Reed, Dom DeLuise, Sally Field, Mike Henry (football), Mike Henry, Paul Williams (songwriter), Paul Wi ...
(1980) **
Smokey and the Bandit Part 3 ''Smokey and the Bandit Part 3'' (also known as ''Smokey and the Bandit III'') is a 1983 American action comedy film, serving as a spin-off and legacy sequel to '' Smokey and the Bandit'' (1977) and ''Smokey and the Bandit II'' (1980). The film ...
(1983) * Smokey, a character from the film ''
Friday Friday is the day of the week between Thursday and Saturday. In countries that adopt the traditional "Sunday-first" convention, it is the sixth day of the week. In countries adopting the ISO 8601-defined "Monday-first" convention, it is the fifth ...
'' (1995) * Smokey, a character from the film ''
The Big Lebowski ''The Big Lebowski'' () is a 1998 crime comedy film written, directed, produced and co-edited by Joel and Ethan Coen. It follows the life of Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski (Jeff Bridges), a Los Angeles slacker and avid bowler. He is assaulted ...
'' (1998) *
Smokie (band) Smokie (originally spelt Smokey) are an English rock band from Bradford, Yorkshire. The band found success at home and abroad after teaming up with Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn. They have had a number of lineup changes and were still actively ...
, an English band formerly known as Smokey


Animals

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Smokey Bear Smokey Bear is an American campaign and advertising icon of the United States Forest Service, U.S. Forest Service in the Wildfire Prevention Campaign, which is the longest-running public service announcement campaign in United States history to ...
, mascot of the United States Forest Service *
Smoky (war dog) Smoky (c. 1943 – 21 February 1957), a Yorkshire Terrier, was a famous war dog, who served with the Allied Forces in World War II. She weighed only and stood tall. Smoky is credited with beginning a renewal of interest in the once-obscure ...
, a dog in World War II * Smoky (Olympic mascot), a dog mascot at the 1932 Summer Olympics *
Smokey (mascot) Smokey is the mascot of the University of Tennessee sports teams. These teams, named "The Volunteers" and nicknamed "the Vols", use both a live and a costumed version of Smokey. There is a Bluetick Coonhound mascot who leads the Vols onto th ...
, a dog mascot of the University of Tennessee


See also

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Old Smoky (disambiguation) Old Smokey is the nickname for the electric chair in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Old Smoky or Old Smokey may also refer to: * John Morrissey John Morrissey (February 12, 1831 – May 1, 1878), also known as Old Smoke, was an Irish Ame ...
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Great Smoky Mountains The Great Smoky Mountains (, ''Equa Dutsusdu Dodalv'') are a mountain range rising along the Tennessee–North Carolina border in the southeastern United States. They are a subrange of the Appalachian Mountains and form part of the Blue Ridg ...
, on the Tennessee–North Carolina border * Little Smoky River, Alberta, Canada * Little Smoky Valley, Nevada * Smokey Joe (disambiguation) * Smokie (disambiguation) {{disambiguation, geo