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Ian Smith (other)
Ian Smith (1919–2007) was the Prime Minister of Rhodesia from 1964 to 1979. Ian Smith or Iain Smith may also refer to: Entertainment * Iain Crichton Smith (1928–1998), Scottish poet and critic * Ian Smith (actor) (born 1938), Australian actor * Iain Smith (producer) (born 1949), Scottish film producer * Ian Michael Smith (born 1987), American actor, technologist, and disability activist * Ian Smith (comedian) (born 1988), English comedian * Ian Smith (photographer), Scottish photographer * Iain Campbell Smith, Australian diplomat, singer/songwriter, and comedian Politics * Ian Smith (Australian politician) (born 1939), Liberal Party * Iain Duncan Smith (born 1954), British Conservative Party politician * Iain Smith (Scottish politician) (born 1960), Liberal Democrat Sports Cricket * Ian Smith (South African cricketer) (1925–2015) * Ian Smith (New Zealand cricketer) (born 1957), player and commentator * Ian Smith (English cricketer) (born 1967), played for Glamorgan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Smith
Ian Douglas Smith (8 April 1919 – 20 November 2007) was a Rhodesian politician, farmer, and fighter pilot who served as Prime Minister of Rhodesia (known as Southern Rhodesia until October 1964 and now known as Zimbabwe) from 1964 to 1979. He was the country's first premier not born abroad, and led the predominantly white government that unilaterally declared independence from the United Kingdom in November 1965 following prolonged dispute over the terms, particularly British demands for black majority rule. He remained Prime Minister for almost all of the 14 years of international isolation that followed, and oversaw Rhodesia's security forces during most of the Bush War, which pitted the unrecognised administration against communist-backed black nationalist guerrilla groups. Smith, who has been described as personifying white Rhodesia, remains a highly controversial figure. Smith was born to British immigrants in Selukwe, a small town in the Southern Rhodesia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Smith (footballer, Born 1957)
Ian Ralph Smith (born 15 February 1957) is an English former professional footballer who played for Tottenham Hotspur, Rotherham United, Bishop's Stortford and represented England at schoolboy and youth level. Playing career Smith joined Tottenham Hotspur as an apprentice in April 1974. The full back went on to make two first team appearances for the ''Lilies'' in 1975. He transferred to Rotherham United in June 1976 where he featured in four matches. Smith went on to have a spell at non-league Bishops Stortford. Post-football career Smith became assistant academy director at Ipswich Town. He left the Portman Road Portman Road is a football stadium in Ipswich, Suffolk, England, which has been the home ground of Ipswich Town F.C. since 1884. The stadium has also hosted many England youth international matches, and one senior England friendly internation ... club by mutual agreement in April 2004. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian K
Ian or Iain is a name of Scottish Gaelic origin, derived from the Hebrew given name (Yohanan, ') and corresponding to the English name John. The spelling Ian is an Anglicization of the Scottish Gaelic forename ''Iain''. It is a popular name in Scotland, where it originated, as well as other English-speaking countries. The name has fallen out of the top 100 male baby names in the United Kingdom, having peaked in popularity as one of the top 10 names throughout the 1960s. In 1900, Ian was the 180th most popular male baby name in England and Wales. , the name has been in the top 100 in the United States every year since 1982, peaking at 65 in 2003. Other Gaelic forms of "John" include "Seonaidh" ("Johnny" from Lowland Scots), "Seon" (from English), "Seathan", and "Seán" and " Eoin" (from Irish). Its Welsh counterpart is Ioan, its Cornish equivalent is Yowan and Breton equivalent is Yann. Notable people named Ian As a first name (alphabetical by family name) * Ian Agol (b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Smith (impresario)
Ian Smith (1939–2019) was a journalist, businessman and impresario. He founded the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival The International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival was founded in 1994 by Ian Smith and his son Neil and is held every summer in England. The two- or three-week Festival of Gilbert and Sullivan opera performances and fringe events attracts thousands ... in 1994. References 1939 births 2019 deaths {{Opera-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian William Murison Smith
Ian William Murison Smith (15 June 1937 – 8 November 2016) was a chemist who served as a research fellow and lecturer in the Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge from 1963 to 1985 and Professor of Chemistry at the University of Birmingham from 1985 to 2002. Education Smith was educated at Giggleswick School then in the West Riding of Yorkshire and the University of Cambridge where he studied the Natural Sciences Tripos as an undergraduate student of Christ's College, Cambridge. He graduated in 1960 and went on to gain a PhD in 1964 supervised by Tony Callear. Research and career Smith was a leading researcher in reaction kinetics, energy transfer and molecular dynamics in gas phase systems. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1995, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) and awarded the Tilden Prize in 1983 and the Polanyi Medal in 1990 by the Royal Society of Chemistry. His former doctoral students include David Klenerman Sir D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Smith (rugby Union, Born 1965)
Ian Richard Smith (born 16 March 1965) is a former Scotland international rugby union player. He is now a rugby union coach. Rugby Union career Amateur career He was educated at the Sir Thomas Rich's School in Longlevens. He went on to play for Gloucester. He formerly played as a flanker. Smith made his senior debut aged 18 and by 1996 had played more than 350 games for them. Provincial career He played for the Scottish Exiles district in the Scottish Inter-District Championship. Smith stated: "I always wanted to play for Scotland, from the days of watching the Five Nations sat on my grandfather’s knee." International career He represented England 'B' against Spain in 1989. He also qualified for Scotland through his paternal grandparents and Ian McGeechan persuaded him to play for Scotland. He played for Scotland 'B' against Ireland 'B' on 22 December 1990. In 1991 he played for Scotland 7s in the Hong Kong Sevens tournament. He made his full test debut for Scotlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Smith (rugby League)
Ian Smith (born 7 December 1965) is a former Super League referee. He was one of the Full Time Match Officials' coaches. Background Smith was born in Oldham, Lancashire, England. Domestic career Smith officiated in the Super League competition. His first pro game was Blackpool v Bramley in 1998. His first Super League game was the London Broncos versus the Salford City Reds on 7 August 1999. Super League In 2008, Ian Smith famously sent off Gareth Hock for manhandling him. Hock was suspended 5 matches and missed the rest of 2008's Super League XIII season. Co-operative Championship He was Co-operative Championship's referee of the year in 1999 & 2000. International career * Ian Smith was the video referee for England VS France on 24 October 2009 in the 4 Nations. * He is the video referee for Scotland VS Lebanon on 1 November 2009 in the Rugby League European Cup. * He is the video referee for France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a count ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian "Dosser" Smith
Ian Robert "Dosser" Smith (born 26 November 1957), is an English schoolmaster, director of Coaching at Uppingham School, and former player (in the flanker position), captain in the mid-1980s, and later coach of Leicester Tigers. He made 331 first XV appearances for Leicester, including five John Player Cup Finals (1978–1982), of which three were won, and scored a total of 67 tries. However, he was not capped by England. His son, centre/winger Matt Smith Matthew Robert Smith (born 28 October 1982) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as the eleventh incarnation of the Doctor in the BBC series ''Doctor Who'' (2010–2013), Daemon Targaryen in the HBO series ''House of the Drago ... played for Leicester Tigers from 2006 to 2019. References 1957 births Living people English rugby union coaches English rugby union players Leicester Tigers coaches Leicester Tigers players Rugby union players from Leicester {{England-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Smith (rugby Union, Born 1941)
Ian Stanley Talbot Smith (20 August 1941 – 29 September 2017) was an international New Zealand rugby union player who had several seasons in All Blacks test sides during the 1960s. Smith was chosen for the Otago provincial side for the first time in 1961. During those years Smith played mainly as a centre. Smith was part of the South Island team who had a surprise win against the North Island in 1963. Representatives In the 1963 trial Smith was switched to the wing and he ended up scoring two tries to beat Don McKay who had played against England earlier in the season. Smith got picked for the All Blacks because of his strength and direct running near the goalline. Smith was the left wing understudy of Ralph Caulton Ralph Walter Caulton (10 January 1937 – 9 June 2024) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A wing, Caulton played for the Poneke club and represented Wellington at a provincial level. He was a member of the New Zealand national side, the A ... and di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Smith (rugby Union, Born 1903)
Ian Scott Smith (31 October 1903 – 18 September 1972) was a rugby union wing who played 32 Tests for Scotland and two Tests for the British Isles. Born in Melbourne, Australia, and brought up in New Zealand, Smith moved to England and was educated at Winchester College, before studying at Oxford University and later Edinburgh University. At Oxford he took up rugby and was eventually selected for Scotland, for whom he was eligible because of his Scottish parents. He toured with the British Isles (now known as the British and Irish Lions) to South Africa in 1924, and played all four matches in Scotland's first ever Five Nations Grand Slam in 1925. He represented Scotland until 1933 when he captained them in their Triple Crown winning season. His 24 international tries, all scored in the Five Nations or Home Nations, was an international record until 1987 and a record for the Five/Six Nations until 2011. This record stood for 88 years until 2021, when it was broken by Stuart Hogg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Smith (footballer, Born 1998)
Ian Rey Smith Quirós (born 6 March 1998) is a Costa Rican professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga FPD club Sporting San José and plays at the Costa Rica national team. In May 2018, he was named in Costa Rica's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Career statistics International Honours Alajuelense * Liga FPD: Apertura 2020 * CONCACAF League: 2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in ... References External links * 1998 births Living people Costa Rican men's footballers Costa Rica men's international footballers Men's association football defenders IFK Norrköping players Costa Rican expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Costa Rican expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Sportspeople from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
