Namesakes
American First Ladies:
2 first ladies
Margaret Taylor (a.k.a. Smith) 1849-1850 
Rosalynn Carter (a.k.a. Smith) 1977-1981
British Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Edward Smith-Stanley 1852; 1858-1859; 1866-1868
Fictional Characters from Books:
2 characters
Harriet Smith 1815 Emma
Winston Smith 1949 Nineteen Eighty-Four
Fictional Characters from Movies:
1 character, 1 villain
Lili Smith 1970 Darling Lili
Agent Smith 1999 The Matrix
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
1 character
(character) Tim Smith 2009 Tim Smith
Fictional Characters from Television:
15 characters, 1 hero
Venus Smith 1961 The Avengers
John "Hannibal" Smith 1983 The A-Team
Susan Kennedy (a.k.a. Smith) 1985 Neighbours
Will Smith 1990 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Cecilia Smith 1996 7th Heaven
Maureen Smith 2000 Waking the Dead
Libby Smith 2004 Lost
Francine Smith 2005 American Dad!
Hayley Smith 2005 American Dad!
Stan Smith 2005 American Dad!
Steve Smith 2005 American Dad!
Negan Smith 2010 The Walking Dead
Beth Smith 2013 Rick and Morty
Jerry Smith 2013 Rick and Morty
Morty Smith 2013 Rick and Morty
Summer Smith 2013 Rick and Morty
Grammy Award Winners:
1 best new artist/record of the year/song of the year
(best new artist/record of the year/song of the year) Sam Smith 2015 ; Stay with Me
Hall-of-Famers:
5 ice hockey, 3 baseball, 3 football, 1 basketball
(ice hockey) Alf Smith 1962
(ice hockey) Reginald "Hooley" Smith 1972
(ice hockey) Tommy Smith 1973
(ice hockey) Clint Smith 1991
(ice hockey) Billy Smith 1993
(football) Jackie Smith 1994
(baseball) Hilton Smith 2001
(baseball) Ozzie Smith 2002
(football) Bruce Smith 2009
(football) Emmitt Smith 2010
(basketball) Katie Smith 2018
(baseball) Lee Smith 2019
Harry Potter Characters:
2 characters
Hepzibah Smith
Zacharias Smith
Most Valuable Players:
1 winner
Emmitt Smith 1993 football
Nobel Prize Winners:
2 chemistry, 1 economics, 1 medicine, 1 physics
(medicine) Hamilton O. Smith 1978
(chemistry) Michael Smith 1993
(economics) Vernon L. Smith 2002
(physics) George E. Smith 2009
(chemistry) George Smith 2018
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries:
1 social activist
(social activist) Samantha Smith 1972-1985
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
55 actors, 1 model
Ross Alexander (a.k.a. Smith) 1907-1937
Jay Silverheels (a.k.a. Smith) 1912-1980
Dale Evans (a.k.a. Smith) 1912-2001
Trevor Howard (a.k.a. Smith) 1913-1988
Hal Smith 1916-1994
Alexis Smith 1921-1993
Liz Smith 1921-2016
Lois Smith 1930-
Donna Douglas (a.k.a. Smith) 1932-2015
William Smith 1933-2021
Maggie Smith 1934-2024
Lane Smith 1936-2005
Ian Smith 1940-
Michael Crawford (a.k.a. Smith) 1942-
Kurtwood Smith 1943-
Sylvester McCoy (a.k.a. Smith) 1943-
Sondra Locke (a.k.a. Smith) 1944-2018
Jaclyn Smith 1945-
Tim Pigott-Smith 1946-2017
Stephen McHattie (a.k.a. Smith) 1947-
Cotter Smith 1949-
Madeline Smith 1949-
Brucene Smith 1951-
Roger Guenveur Smith 1955-
Martin Donovan (a.k.a. Smith) 1957-
Julianne Moore (a.k.a. Smith) 1960-
Kelly Preston (a.k.a. Smith) 1962-2020
Yeardley Smith 1964-
Brooke Smith 1967-
Courtney Thorne-Smith 1967-
Anna Nicole Smith 1967-2007
Traci Bingham (a.k.a. Smith) 1968-
James "LL Cool J" Smith 1968-
Will Smith 1968-
Ilan Mitchell-Smith 1969-
Shawnee Smith 1969-
Kevin Smith 1970-
Jada Pinkett Smith 1971-
Kerr Smith 1972-
Shaffer "Ne-Yo" Smith 1979-
Lauren Lee Smith 1980-
Sheridan Smith 1981-
Matt Smith 1982-
Gregory Smith 1983-
Arjay Smith 1983-
Taran Noah Smith 1984-
Renée Felice Smith 1985-
Jodie Turner-Smith 1986-
Cory Michael Smith 1986-
Freddie Smith 1988-
Jordan Patrick Smith 1989-
Jeremy Irvine (a.k.a. Smith) 1990-
Algee Smith 1994-
Justice Smith 1995-
Jaden Smith 1998-
Maisie Smith 2001-
Notable Athletes:
4 football, 4 rugby, 2 baseball, 2 ice hockey, 2 tennis, 1 basketball, 1 boxing
(ice hockey) Reginald "Hooley" Smith 1903-1963
(boxing) "Sugar" Ray Robinson (a.k.a. Smith) 1921-1989
(tennis) Stan Smith 1946-
(ice hockey) Billy Smith 1950-
(baseball) Ozzie Smith 1954-
(football) Emmitt Smith 1969-
(basketball) Katie Smith 1974-
(rugby) Conrad Smith 1981-
(rugby) Ben Smith 1986-
(tennis) Anna Smith 1988-
(rugby) Toby Smith 1988-
(rugby) Aaron Smith 1988-
(football) Torrey Smith 1989-
(football) Harrison Smith 1989-
(football) Tyron Smith 1990-
(baseball) Mallex Smith 1993-
Notable Businesspeople:
1 businessperson
Horace Smith 1808-1893
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
1 explorer
John Smith 1580-1631
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director/screenwriter
Kevin Smith 1970-
Notable Journalists:
1 photojournalist
(photojournalist) W. Eugene Smith 1918-1978
Notable Musicians:
13 singers, 3 musicians
Willie "The Lion" Smith 1893-1973
Bessie Smith 1894-1937
Willie Smith 1910-1967
Crispian St. Peters (a.k.a. Smith) 1939-2010
Patti Smith 1946-
Mark E. Smith 1957-2018
Robert Smith 1959-
Kim Wilde (a.k.a. Smith) 1960-
James "LL Cool J" Smith 1968-
Will Smith 1968-
Trevor "Busta Rhymes" Smith 1972-
Yasiin "Mos Def" Bey (a.k.a. Smith) 1973-
Shaffer "Ne-Yo" Smith 1979-
Sam Smith 1992-
Jaden Smith 1998-
Willow Smith 2000-
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
1 economist
Adam Smith 1723-1790
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
1 politician
John Smith 1938-1994
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 inventor, 1 physicist
Horace Smith 1808-1893
George E. Smith 1930-
Notable Writers:
5 authors, 1 author/playwright
Dodie Smith 1896-1990
Wilbur Smith 1933-2021
L. J. Smith c. 1960-
Ali Smith 1962-
Cynthia Leitich Smith 1967-
Zadie Smith 1975-
Olympic Medalists:
19 gold, 17 bronze, 5 silver, 2 bronze/gold, 1 gold/bronze, 1 gold/silver, 1 silver/bronze
(gold) Charles Sydney Smith 1908; 1912; 1920 water polo
(gold) Lester Smith 1924 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(gold) Reginald "Hooley" Smith 1924 ice hockey
(gold) Caroline Smith 1924 diving - platform
(bronze/gold) Ethel Smith 1928 100 m; 4x100 m relay
(gold/silver) Harold Smith 1932 diving - platform; diving - springboard
(gold) Guinn Smith 1948 pole vault
(gold) Bill Smith Jr. 1948 swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(gold) William Smith 1952 freestyle wrestling
(gold) Dean Smith 1952 4x100 m relay
(gold) Adrian Smith 1960 basketball
(gold) Tommie Smith 1968 200 m
(gold) Ronnie Ray Smith 1968 4x100 m relay
(silver) Graham Smith 1976 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(bronze) Becky Smith 1976 swimming - 400 m medley; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(bronze) Shannon Smith 1976 swimming - 400 m freestyle
(bronze) Joslyn Hoyte-Smith 1980 4x400 m relay
(bronze) Martin Smith 1980 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(silver) Wendy Sly (a.k.a. Smith) 1984 3000 m
(gold/bronze) Calvin Smith 1984; 1988 4x100 m relay; 100 m
(bronze) Charles D. Smith 1988 basketball
(bronze) Charles Smith IV 1988 basketball
(bronze) Lawrie Smith 1992 sailing
(bronze) Phylis Smith 1992 4x400 m relay
(bronze/gold) Michelle Smith 1996 swimming - 200 m butterfly; swimming - 200 m medley; swimming - 400 m freestyle; swimming - 400 m medley
(gold) LaMont Smith 1996 4x400 m relay
(bronze) Steve Smith 1996 high jump
(bronze) Graeme Smith 1996 swimming - 1500 m freestyle
(gold) Steve Smith 2000 basketball
(bronze) Ronetta Smith 2004 4x400 m relay
(silver) Ryan Rowland-Smith 2004 baseball
(bronze) Rusty Smith 2002; 2006 speed skating
(gold) Katie Smith 2000; 2004; 2008 basketball
(silver) Jesse Smith 2008 water polo
(gold) Tate Smith 2012 canoe sprint
(bronze) Sophie Smith 2012 water polo
(gold) David Smith 2012 canoe sprint
(bronze) Holly Lincoln-Smith 2012 water polo
(silver/bronze) Louis Smith 2008; 2012 artistic gymnastics
(silver) Joshua Dunkley-Smith 2012 rowing
(gold) John Smith 2012 rowing
(gold) Mike Smith 2014 ice hockey
(bronze) Dane Bird-Smith 2016 20 km walk
(gold) Skylar Diggins-Smith 2020 basketball
(bronze) Dina Asher-Smith 2016; 2020 4x100 m relay
(bronze) Alanna Smith 2024 basketball
Oscar Award Winners:
2 actresses, 1 actor
(actress) Maggie Smith 1970; 1979 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie; California Suite
(actress) Julianne Moore (a.k.a. Smith) 2015 Still Alice
(actor) Will Smith 2022 King Richard
Other Religious Leaders:
4 leaders
Joseph Smith 1830-1844 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Joseph F. Smith 1901-1918 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
George Albert Smith 1945-1951 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Joseph Fielding Smith 1970-1972 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
8 musicians
Paul Samwell-Smith 1992 The Yardbirds
Patti Smith 2007
Mike Smith 2008 The Dave Clark Five
Neal Smith 2011 Alice Cooper
Chad Smith 2012 Red Hot Chili Peppers
Steve Smith 2017 Journey
Robert Smith 2019 The Cure
Bobby Smith 2023 The Spinners
Shakespearian Characters:
1 character
Smith the Weaver Henry VI (2)