Namesakes
Danish Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Helle Thorning-Schmidt 2011-2015 
Fictional Characters from Television:
1 character
Walden Schmidt 2003 Two and a Half Men
German Chancellors and Presidents:
1 chancellor
(chancellor) Helmut Schmidt 1974-1982
Hall-of-Famers:
2 basketball, 1 baseball, 1 football, 1 ice hockey
(ice hockey) Milt Schmidt 1961
(basketball) Ernest Schmidt 1973
(football) Joe Schmidt 1973
(baseball) Mike Schmidt 1995
(basketball) Oscar Schmidt 2013
Most Valuable Players:
2 winners
Milt Schmidt 1951 ice hockey
Mike Schmidt 1980; 1981; 1986 baseball
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 physics
(physics) Brian Schmidt 2011
Notable Athletes:
1 baseball, 1 basketball, 1 ice hockey, 1 rugby
(ice hockey) Milt Schmidt 1918-2017
(baseball) Mike Schmidt 1949-
(basketball) Oscar Schmidt 1958-
(rugby) Joe Schmidt 1965-
Notable Businesspeople:
1 businessperson
Eric Schmidt 1955-
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director
Branko Schmidt 1957-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 physicist
Brian Schmidt 1967-
Notable Writers:
1 author
Annie M. G. Schmidt 1911-1995
Olympic Medalists:
8 bronze, 4 gold, 4 silver, 1 bronze/gold
(silver) Alfred Schmidt 1920 weightlifting
(bronze) Leni Schmidt 1928 4x100 m relay
(gold) Willard Schmidt 1936 basketball
(bronze) Ingrid Schmidt 1960 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold) Józef Szmidt (a.k.a. Schmidt) 1960; 1964 triple jump
(bronze/gold) Fred Schmidt 1964 swimming - 200 m butterfly; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(bronze) Bill Schmidt 1972 javelin throw
(bronze) Kate Schmidt 1972; 1976 javelin throw
(silver) Wolfgang Schmidt 1976 discus throw
(bronze) Carmela Schmidt 1980 swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 400 m freestyle
(bronze) Heike Schulte-Mattler (a.k.a. Schmidt) 1984 4x400 m relay
(silver) Bettina Schmidt 1984 luge
(silver) Ekkhard Schmidt-Opper 1984; 1988 field hockey
(bronze) Cerstin Schmidt 1988 luge
(gold) Hubertus Schmidt 2004 equestrian
(gold) Richard Schmidt 2012 rowing
(bronze) Sophie Schmidt 2012 football