David Smith

David Smith may refer to:

Academics

David Paige Smith (1830–1880), American medical doctor and professor at Yale
David Eugene Smith (1860–1944), American professor of mathematics
D. M. Smith (1884–1962), American professor of mathematics at Georgia Tech
David Smith (amateur mathematician), discoverer of an aperiodic tiling
D. Nichol Smith (1875–1962), Scottish professor of literature at Oxford University
David Chadwick Smith (1931–2000), Canadian professor of economics, Queen's University
David C. Smith (historian) (1929–2009), American professor of history, University of Maine
David Martyn Smith (1921–2009), American professor of forestry at Yale
David Smith (botanist) (1930–2018), British professor of botany
Dai Smith (academic) (born 1945), Welsh professor of history
David J. Smith (physicist) (born 1948), Australian professor of physics at Arizona State
David Livingstone Smith (born 1953), professor of philosophy at the University of New England
David Smith (historian) (born 1963), British professor of history at Cambridge
David K. Smith, British professor of chemistry at University of York
David R. Smith (physicist), American physicist and professor of electrical and computer engineering at Duke University

Arts and entertainment

David Forbes Smith (1865–1923), Scottish architect
David Smith (director) (1872–1930), English film director of the silent era
David Stanley Smith (composer) (1877–1949), American classical composer, professor of music at Yale
David Smith (sculptor) (1906–1965), American Abstract Expressionist
David C. Smith (author) (born 1952), American novelist of heroic fantasy
David Smith, Australian artist, founding member of the art collective Optronic Kinetics in 1970s Sydney
David G. Smith (musician), American singer-songwriter from the 1970s to the present
David Bruce Smith (born 1958), American publisher, real estate executive
David Alan Smith (actor) (born 1959), American actor and writer
David Lee Smith (born 1963), American film actor
David A. Smith (designer) (born 1968), British designer, glass embosser, sign writer
David B. Smith (born 1977), American multi-disciplinary artist
David Brian Smith (born 1981), English artist
David Branson Smith (born 1984), American film screenwriter
David Smith (reality TV star), participant in The Next Joe Millionaire (2003)
David P. Smith, American animator and voice actor, creator of Mixels (2014–2016)

Computing

David Canfield Smith (born 1945), American computer scientist who invented graphical interface icons
David A. Smith (computer scientist) (born 1957), American computer scientist and entrepreneur
David L. Smith (hacker) (born c. 1968), author of the Melissa virus

Medicine

David Boyes Smith (1833–1889), deputy surgeon general of the Indian Medical Service
David M. Smith (virologist) (born 1971), American translational research virologist
David Weyhe Smith (1926–1981), American pediatrician and dysmorphologist

Journalism

David D. Smith (born 1950), American president and CEO of Sinclair Broadcast Group
David Andrew Smith (born 1952), British journalist
David Smith (journalist and author) (born 1954), economics editor of the UK Sunday Times
David Smith (journalist) (born 1975), Washington, DC, Bureau Chief of the UK The Guardian

Politics and law

Australia

David Smith (Victorian politician) (1861–1943), Australian politician
David Smith (public servant) (1933–2022), Official Secretary to five Governors-General of Australia
David Smith (Australian Capital Territory politician) (born 1970), Australian politician
David Smith (Western Australian politician) (born 1943), Australian politician

Canada

Sir David William Smith, 1st Baronet (1764–1837), Canadian soldier and politician
David William Smith (born 1938), Ontario politician
David Smith (Canadian senator) (1941–2020), Canadian lawyer and politician
David Smith (Quebec politician) (born 1963), Canadian politician
David Smith (justice), Canadian judge
David Smith (Toronto politician), Ontario politician
Dave Smith (Peterborough, Ontario politician), Ontario politician

United States

David L. Smith (politician) (1827–1902), American politician from Pennsylvania
David Highbaugh Smith (1854–1928), American congressman
David S. Smith (1918–2012), U.S. ambassador to Sweden
D. Brooks Smith (born 1951), American federal judge
Adam Smith (Washington politician) (David Adam Smith, born 1965), American congressman
David Brock Smith, member of the Oregon House of Representatives
David Smith (Florida politician) (born 1960), member of the Florida Legislature
David Smith (Oklahoma politician), member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives
David Burnell Smith (1941–2014), member of the Arizona House of Representatives
David Tyson Smith, member of the Missouri House of Representatives

Other countries

David Smith (English politician) (1826–1886), British MP
David Smith (judge) (1888–1982), New Zealand judge
David Smith (Rhodesian politician) (1922–1996), politician in Rhodesia and Zimbabwe
David Smith (spy), Berlin British Embassy security guard convicted for spying for Russia

Religion

David Hyrum Smith (1844–1904), missionary of the Latter Day Saint movement
David A. Smith (Mormon) (1879–1952), bishop and first president of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
David Smith (bishop) (1935–2024), English Bishop of Bradford

Sports

Cricket

David Smith (Gloucestershire cricketer) (1934–2003), English cricketer, 1956–1971
David Smith (Derbyshire cricketer) (1940–2021), English cricketer
David Smith (cricketer, born 1945), English cricketer
David Smith (cricketer, born 1956), English cricketer
David Anthony Smith (born 1957), Australian cricketer for the Tasmanian Tigers
David Smith (Sussex cricketer, born 1962), English cricketer
David Smith (Warwickshire cricketer, born 1956), English cricketer
David Smith (Warwickshire cricketer, born 1962), English cricketer
David Smith (cricketer, born 1970), English cricketer
David Smith (cricketer, born 1989), English cricketer

Footballers

David Smith (sportsman) (1884–1963), Australian rules footballer, 1903–1914
David Smith (footballer, born 1871), English professional footballer who played between 1890 and 1896
David Smith (footballer, born 1875) (1875–1947), Scottish footballer
David Smith (footballer, born 1968), English professional footballer who played between 1986 and 2003
David Smith (footballer, born 1970), English professional footballer who played between 1989 and 2004
David Smith (footballer, born 1993), Scottish professional footballer
Dai Smith (rugby league) (David Smith), rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s for Salford
David Smith (rugby league, born 1953), rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s
David Smith (rugby league, born 1967), Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s
David Smith (rugby league, born 1968), English rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s
David Smith (rugby union, born 1986), Samoan rugby union footballer for Hurricanes, Blues, Auckland
David Smith (rugby union, born 1988), English rugby union footballer
David Smith (rugby union, born 1957), South African rugby union footballer

Track and field

Dave Smith (triple jumper) (born 1947), American triple jumper
David Smith (hammer thrower, born 1962), English Olympic hammer thrower
David Smith (hammer thrower, born 1974), English Olympic hammer thrower
David Adley Smith II (born 1992), Puerto Rican high jumper
David Smith (British high jumper) (born 1991), British high jumper and competitor at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Other sports

David Smith (sport shooter) (1880–1945), South African Olympic sport shooter
David Smith (sailor) (1925–2014), American sailor and Olympic Champion
Davey Boy Smith (1962–2002), British professional wrestler a.k.a. "The British Bulldog"
David Miln Smith (born 1938), American adventure athlete and speaker
David Smith (baseball historian) (born 1948), American baseball historian, statistician, professor of biology
David Smith (racewalker) (born 1955), Australian Olympic race walker
David Ross Smith, ice hockey defenceman
Dave Smith (ice hockey) (born 1968), Canadian coach, former player, IHL
David Smith (rower) (born 1978), British adaptive rower
Davey Boy Smith Jr. (born 1985), Canadian professional wrestler, a.k.a. Harry Francis Smith
David Smith (volleyball) (born 1985), American volleyball player
David Smith (canoeist) (born 1987), Australian sprint canoeist
David Smith (boccia) (born 1989), British Paralympic boccia player
David Smith (curler), Scottish curler, first international competition was 1982
David Smith (fighter), American mixed martial arts fighter
David Smith (racing driver) (born 1950), Canadian stock car racing driver

Other people

David John Smith (1907–1976), president of British retailer W. H. Smith, 1948–1968
David M. Smith (Medal of Honor) (1926–1950), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
David Smith (chef) (born 1982), Australian chef
David Smith (executive), Welsh banking and sporting administrator
David Smith (murderer) (born 1956), English rapist and murderer
David R. Smith (general) (born 1942), United States Air Force general
David J. Smith (author), Canadian teacher and educational consultant, children's writer
David Smith, co-founder of the Media Molecule video game development company
David Smith (hobbyist), discoverer of aperiodic monotiles.
David J. Smith, accountant and Managing Director of Post Office Limited in 2010 before Paula Vennells