Charles or Charlie Smith may refer to:

Academics

* C. Alphonso Smith (1864–1924), American professor, college dean, philologist, and folklorist *

Charles Emrys Smith Dr. Charles Smith Brocca was Head of Curriculum and Quality in Swansea School of Education at Swansea Metropolitan University ( University of Wales), and following its merger with University of Wales Trinity Saint David was Senior Quality Manager ...

aka Dr.Charles Smith Brocca, British economist, educator, Swansea Metropolitan University / University of Wales *

Charles Roach Smith Charles Roach Smith (20 August 1807 – 2 August 1890), FSA, was an English antiquarian and amateur archaeologist who was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, and the London Numismatic Society. He was a founding member of ...

(1806–1890), founding member of the British Archaeological Association *

Charles Saumarez Smith Sir Charles Robert Saumarez Smith (born 28 May 1954) is a British cultural historian specialising in the history of art, design and architecture. He was the Secretary and Chief Executive of the Royal Academy of Arts in London from 2007 until ...

(born 1954), British art historian * Charles Smith (topographer) (1715–1763), Irish topographer and writer * Charles Sprague Smith (1853–1910), founder and director of the People's Institute *

Charles Piper Smith Charles Piper Smith (1877 – 1955) was an American botanist Botany, also called plant science, is the branch of natural science and biology studying plants, especially Plant anatomy, their anatomy, Plant taxonomy, taxonomy, and Plant ecolo ...

(1877–1955), American botanist *

Charles Smith (mathematician) Charles Smith (b Huntingdon, 11 May 1844; d Cambridge 13 November 1916) was a 20th-century British academic. Smith was educated at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge. He became a Fellow of Sidney Sussex in 1868; Tutor in 1875; and Master Master, ...

(1844–1916), British academic * Charles Forster Smith (1852–1931), American classical philologist

Arts and entertainment

Bubba Smith Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith (February 28, 1945 – August 3, 2011) was an American professional football defensive end and actor. Smith played in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts, Oakland Raiders, and Houston Oilers. ...

(Charles Aaron Smith, 1945–2011), American actor and football player * Charles A. Smith (architect) (1866–1948), American architect * Charles Alexander Smith (1864–1915), Canadian painter from Ontario *

Charles Martin Smith Charles Martin Smith (born October 30, 1953) is an American actor, director and writer based in British Columbia, Canada. His breakout role was as Terry "The Toad" Fields in George Lucas' film ''American Graffiti'' (1973), which he reprised ...

(born 1953), American actor and director * Charles Patrick Smith (1877–1963), Australian journalist *

Charles Smith (actor) Charles Begore Smith (September 13, 1920 – December 26, 1988) was an American character actor. He was born in Flint, Michigan. He had notable roles in '' The Shop Around the Corner'' (1940) and '' The Major and the Minor'' (1942). (He a ...

(1920–1988), American actor * Charles Smith (artist) (1749–1824), Scottish artist * Charles Smith (singer) (1786–1856), English tenor and bass, organist and composer * Charles Smith (songwriter), American record producer and songwriter *Charlie Smith, character in ''

Class Class, Classes, or The Class may refer to: Common uses not otherwise categorized * Class (biology), a taxonomic rank * Class (knowledge representation), a collection of individuals or objects * Class (philosophy), an analytical concept used d ...

'' * Charlie Smith (musician) (born 1979), American jazz musician * Charlie Smith (drummer) (1927–1966), American jazz drummer *

Charlie Smith (footballer) Charles James Smith (26 August 1915 – 31 March 1984) was a Welsh professional footballer who played in the Football League for Torquay United and Exeter City as an outside right. He also played in the Scottish League for Aberdeen Aberdee ...

(1915–1984), Welsh footballer *

Charlie Smith (American poet) Charlie Smith (born June 27, 1947) is a poet and novelist. He has written seven novels and seven books of poetry. He has won the Aga Khan Prize, the Levinson prize, the J. Howard and Barbara M.J. Wood prize, a Guggenheim Fellowship, and a grant f ...

(born 1947), American poet and novelist *

Charlie Smith (Romani poet) Charlie Smith (1956–2005) was a British Romanichal poet, activist and politician. Early life Charles Stephen Smith was born on the 20 June 1956 in Rochford, Essex to Charles Smith and Peggy Smith, née Livermore. Smith's father was a po ...

(1956–2005), British poet *

Charles Smith (playwright) Charles Smith is a playwright and educator based in the Midwestern United States. He is known for his works staged at Victory Gardens Theater, and his teleplays on WMAQ-TV. He is the head of the Professional Playwriting Program at Ohio University. ...

, American playwright and educator *

Charles Edward Smith (jazz) Charles Edward Smith (June 8, 1904 in Thomaston, Connecticut – December 16, 1970 in New York City) was an American jazz author and critic. He was the author or editor of several important early books on jazz history. Smith began to collect earl ...

(1904–1970), American jazz author and critic *

Charles Harriott Smith Charles Harriott Smith (1792–1864) was an English architect and architectural sculptor involved in several prestigious projects, ranging from the National Gallery to the Houses of Parliament. His iconic works include the capital of Nelson ...

(1792-1864) English sculptor *

Charles Raymond Smith Charles Raymond Smith (1798–1888) was a 19th-century British sculptor. Life He was born in Marylebone in London the son of James Smith, a sculptor of some renown. Charles won the Silver Isis Medal from the Society of Arts in 1817 and th ...

(1798-1888) English sculptor * Dr. Charles Smith (born 1940), artist and activist

Military

Charles Kingsford Smith Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith (9 February 18978 November 1935), nicknamed Smithy, was an Australian aviation pioneer. He piloted the first transpacific flight and the first flight between Australia and New Zealand. Kingsford Smith was ...

(1897–1935), Australian aviator in WWI and afterwards *

Charles Aitchison Smith Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Aitchison Smith CIE (12 September 1871 – 26 January 1940) was a British Army and Indian Army officer and administrator in India. Smith was born in Leith, the son of George Smith, a well-known writer on India. Hi ...

(1871–1940), Indian army officer and administrator *

Charles Douglass Smith Charles Douglass Smith ( – February 19, 1855) was a British army officer and colonial administrator. Life He was born in England, the son of John Smith, a former captain in the British Army, and Mary Wilkinson. In 1776, he was commissione ...

(–1855), British army officer and colonial administrator *

Charles Hamilton Smith Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith, Royal Guelphic Order, KH, Military Order of William, KW, Royal Society, FRS, Linnean Society of London, FLS (26 December 1776 – 21 September 1859) was a British Army officer, artist, naturalist, ant ...

(1776–1859), British artist, soldier and spy * Charles Felix Smith (1786–1858), British army officer *Charles Bean Smith, later Sir Charles Euan-Smith (1842–1910), British soldier and diplomat * Charles Bradford Smith (1916–2004), American army officer and Silver Star recipient *

Charles Ferguson Smith Charles Ferguson Smith (April 24, 1807April 25, 1862) was an American military officer who served in the United States Army during the Mexican–American War and the Utah War. He served as a Union Army major general during the American Civil ...

(1807–1862), Union General of the American Civil War * Charles Henry Smith (Navy Medal of Honor) (1826–1898), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient *

Charles Henry Smith (Army Medal of Honor) Charles Henry Smith (November 1, 1827 – July 17, 1902) was a brigadier general of the United States Army who was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry in the American Civil War. Personal Smith was born in Hollis, Maine. He taught school be ...

(1827–1902), American Civil War officer and Medal of Honor recipient

Politics

Australia

* Charles Smith (Victorian politician) (1833–1903), member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly 1883–1892 * Charles Smith (Western Australian politician) (born 1970), member of the Western Australian Legislative Council from 2017

Canada

* Charles A. Smith (Canadian politician) (1845–?), Canadian merchant and political figure in Nova Scotia * Charles L. Smith (Canadian politician) (1853–?), Canadian politician in New Brunswick * Charles Napier Smith (1866–1919), Canadian politician in Ontario *

Charles Rhodes Smith Charles Rhodes Smith (March 20, 1896 – September 30, 1993) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1941 to 1952 as a Liberal-Progressive, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of ...

(1896–1993), Canadian politician in Manitoba

United Kingdom

* C. A. Smith (1895–?), British socialist and anti-communist activist * Charles Culling Smith (1775–1853), British politician and courtier *

Charles Harding Smith Charles Harding Smith (24 January 1931 – 1997) was a Northern Irish loyalist and the first effective leader of the Ulster Defence Association (UDA). An important figure in the Belfast-based "defence associations" that formed the basis of the U ...

(1931–1997), loyalist leader in Northern Ireland * Charles Smith (MP) (1756–1814), British politician, Member of Parliament

United States

Charles Aurelius Smith Charles Aurelius Smith (January 22, 1861April 1, 1916) was the 91st governor of South Carolina from January 14 to January 19, 1915. His term of five days stands as the shortest for any governor in South Carolina. Biography Born on January 22, ...

(1861–1916), governor of South Carolina * Charles Bennett Smith (1870–1939), U.S. Representative from New York *

Charles Brooks Smith Charles Brooks Smith (February 24, 1844 – December 7, 1899) was a Union Army veteran, businessman and Republican Party (United States), Republican politician who served in the United States House of Representatives for a single term from West Vi ...

(1844–1899), U.S. Representative from West Virginia * Charles C. Smith (Virginia politician), mayor of Newport News, Virginia, 1924–1926 * Charles C. Smith (Pennsylvania politician) (1908–1970), American representative from Pennsylvania *

Charles Emory Smith Charles Emory Smith (February 18, 1842 – January 19, 1908) was an American journalist and political leader. Early life Charles Emory Smith was born in Mansfield, Connecticut on February 18, 1842. In 1849 his family removed to Albany, New ...

(1842–1908), American journalist and politician * Charles F. Smith (politician) (1912–1962), member of the Arkansas House of Representatives * Charles F. Smith Jr. (1918–2001), American politician in Wisconsin senate *Charles Henry Smith (1826–1903), American politician in Georgia senate and writer under the nom de plume

Bill Arp Charles Henry Smith (June 15, 1826 – August 24, 1903) was an American writer and politician from the state of Georgia. He used the pen name Bill Arp for nearly 40 years. He had a national reputation as a homespun humorist during his lifetime ...

* Charles H. Smith (Wisconsin politician) (1863–1915), Wisconsin state legislator * Charles K. Smith (1799–1866), American politician, lawyer, and first secretary of Minnesota Territory * Charles L. Smith (Seattle politician) (1892–1982), mayor of Seattle, Washington * Charles Lynwood Smith Jr. (born 1943), U.S. federal judge * Charles Manley Smith (1868–1937), governor of Vermont, 1935–37 * Charles P. Smith (1926–2014), Wisconsin State Treasurer * Charles P. Smith (judge) (1878–1948), United States Tax Court judge * Charles Plympton Smith (born 1954), American banker and former member of the Vermont House of Representatives * Chuck Smith (Florida politician) (Charles R. Smith, 1928–2021), American politician *

Charles Sydney Smith (mayor) Charles Sydney Smith (October 4, 1828 – August 12, 1907) was 16th mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, in office between 1889 and 1891. Personal life Charles Sydney Smith was born October 4, 1828, in Warren, Rhode Island. At age 12 he moved w ...

(1828–1907), jeweler and mayor of Providence, Rhode Island * Charles Z. Smith (1927–2016), retired Washington State Supreme Court Justice * Charles Wallace Smith (1864–1939), former Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives * Charlie Smith (Louisiana lobbyist) (1942–2012), American lobbyist

Other

Charles Abercrombie Smith Sir Charles Abercrombie Smith (12 May 1834 – 1 May 1919) was a Cape Colony scientist, politician and civil servant. Early life Charles Abercrombie Smith was born on 12 May 1834 in St Cyrus, Kincardineshire, Scotland, and studied physics and m ...

(1834–1919), scientist, politician and civil servant of the Cape Colony *

Robert Smith (colonial administrator) Sir (Charles) Robert Smith (13 November 1887 – 4 November 1959) was a British Governor of North Borneo from 1937 until 18 January 1942, and again from 11 September 1945 until October 1946. During the period from 1942–1945 during World War II ...

(Charles Robert Smith, 1887–1959), British colonial administrator and Governor of North Borneo

Science and technology

* Charles H. Smith (historian) (born 1950), American historian of science * Charles Smith (pathologist), Canadian forensic pathologist reprimanded for his evidence in shaken baby cases since 1992 * Charles Michie Smith (1854–1922), Scottish astronomer

Sports

American football

* Charles H. Smith (American football) (active 1883–1894), American football center * Charles Smith (American football) (1924–2013), American football back * Charlie Smith (tackle) (1889–1961), American football tackle * Charlie Smith (running back) (born 1946), American football running back * Charlie Smith (wide receiver) (born 1950), American football wide receiver *

(Charles Aaron Smith, 1945–2011), American football defensive end and actor

Baseball

Charles R. Smith (coach) Charles R. Smith (? – 1969) was an American football, basketball and baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball sport played between two team sport, teams of nine players each, taking turns batting (baseball), batti ...

(died 1969), American baseball and basketball coach *

Charley Smith Charles William Smith (September 15, 1937 – November 29, 1994) was an American professional baseball third baseman. He played in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox, New York Mets, St. Lo ...

(1937–1994), American MLB third baseman * Charlie Smith (pitcher) (1880–1929), American MLB pitcher *

Charlie Smith (infielder) Charles J. Smith (December 11, 1840 – November 15, 1897) was a Major League Baseball infielder. He played in 14 games for the New York Mutuals in 1871, hitting .264 in 72 at bats. In the pre-professional era of early baseball, Smith played fo ...

(1840–1897), American MLB infielder *

Chino Smith Charles E. "Chino" Smith (September 24, 1901 – January 15, 1932) was an American outfielder in Negro league baseball who was one of the Negro leagues' most skillful hitters of the mid-1920s and early 1930s. Satchel Paige called him one of the t ...

(Charles Smith, 1903–1932), Negro league baseball player *

Pop Smith Charles Marvin "Pop" Smith (October 12, 1856 – April 18, 1927) was a Canadian Major League Baseball player from Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. He played as an infielder for 10 teams over his 12-year career, spanning from 1880 to 1891. On Apri ...

(Charles Marv Smith, 1856–1927), Canadian MLB infielder, 1880–1891 * Red Smith (pitcher) (Charles Smith), American Negro league baseball player

Basketball

Charles Smith (basketball, born 1965) Charles Daniel Smith (born July 16, 1965) is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1988 to 1998. He was an All-American college player for the Pittsburgh Panthers. He led ...

, University of Pittsburgh and New York Knicks *

Charles Smith (basketball, born 1967) Charles Edward Smith IV (born November 29, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player who played with the Boston Celtics and Minnesota Timberwolves in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Smith was also a member of the bron ...

, Georgetown University and Boston Celtics * Charles Smith (basketball, born August 1975), University of New Mexico and Portland Trail Blazers * Charles Smith (basketball, born October 1975), American-English basketball player *

Charles Smith (basketball coach) Charles Smith (born May 15, 1949) is an American high school basketball coach. He has served as the head coach of Peabody Magnet High School since 1985. Smith was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2024. Early life Smi ...

(born 1949), American high school basketball coach

Cricket

*Sir C. Aubrey Smith (1863–1948), English actor and cricketer * Charles Smith (cricketer, born 1879) (1879–1949), English cricketer * Charlie Smith (South African cricketer) (1872–1947), South African cricketer *

Charles Smith (cricketer, born 1861) Charles Smith (24 August 1861 – 2 May 1925) was an English cricketer who played for Lancashire County Cricket Club, Lancashire between 1893 and 1902. Career Smith made his first-class debut against Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club, No ...

(1861–1925), English cricketer *

Charles Smith (cricketer, born 1864) Charles Robert Smith (18 April 1864 – 25 May 1920) was a New Zealand cricketer, cricket administrator and businessman who played four matches of first-class cricket for Hawke's Bay in 1892. He was one of the founders of the New Zealand Crick ...

(1864–1920), New Zealand cricketer and administrator * Charles Smith (cricketer, born 1849) (1849–1930), English cricketer * Charles Smith (South African cricketer) (1905–1967), South African cricketer * Charlie Smith (English cricketer) (1859–1942), English cricketer * Charles Smith (cricketer, born 1838) (1838–1909), English cricketer * Charles Smith (cricketer, born 1898) (1898–1955), English cricketer

Other sports

* Charles Smith (sailor) (1889–1969), American sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics * Charles Sydney Smith (1876–1951), British three times Olympic water polo champion *

Charles Eastlake Smith Charles Eastlake Smith (1850 – 10 January 1917) was an English amateur footballer who played for the first Crystal Palace and England. By profession, he was an insurance clerk. Early life and education Smith was born in Colombo, Ceylon in 18 ...

(1850–1917), British football player * Charles Smith (polo) (active 1972–1981), American polo player * Charles Smith (rugby) (1909–1976), New Zealand rugby football player * Charles C. Smith (boxer) (1860–1924), African American boxer * Charles Smith (Australian footballer) (1901–1968), Australian footballer * Charles Smith (English footballer), English footballer * Charlie Smith (golfer) (1931–2011), American golfer

Other people

* Charles Smith (cowboy) ("Hairlip" Charlie Smith; 1844–1907), frontiersman and lawman in the Old West, member of Wyatt Earp's posse *

Charles Lee Smith Charles Lee Smith (1887 – October 26, 1964) was an American atheist and white supremacist author and activist widely known for being the last successful conviction for blasphemy in the United States. Biography Raised a Methodist in Maud, Oklah ...

(1887–1964), American atheist activist * Charlie Smith (centenarian) (1874–1979), claimed to be the oldest person in the United States * Charles Pressley Smith (1862–1935), Anglican priest * Charles John Smith (1803–1838), English engraver * Charles Rattray Smith (1859–1941), schoolteacher in Britain and New South Wales, Australia * Charles Smith (developer) (1901–1995), American real estate developer and philanthropist in the Washington DC area * Charles Smith (priest), English Anglican priest * Charles Spencer Smith (1852–1923), American bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal church * Charles Edward Smith (Baptist) (1835–1929), American author and Baptist ecclesiologist and apologist *Charles R. Smith, head of the Menasha Wooden Ware Co., who named

Ladysmith, Wisconsin Ladysmith is a city and the county seat of Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States, along the Flambeau River. The population was 3,216 at the 2020 census. History The Ojibwe who travelled the Flambeau River called the area that would become Ladys ...

, after his wife *Charles "Chip" Smith, an alias of German murderer

Christian Gerhartsreiter Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter (born 21 February 1961) is a German convicted murderer and impostor. Born in West Germany, he is currently serving a prison sentence in the U.S. state of California. After moving to the United States in his late te ...

Charles Howard Smith Charles Howard Smith (17 May 1888 – 23 July 1942) was a British diplomat. Smith was educated at Winchester and Brasenose College, Oxford, before joining the British Foreign Office in 1912. He remained in the diplomatic service throughout W ...

(1888–1942), British diplomat * Charles Howard Smith (trade unionist) (1875–1965), British trade union leader *

Charles Loraine Smith Charles Loraine Smith or Charles Loraine (1 April 1751 – 24 August 1835) was a sportsman, artist and politician. He inherited his family seat in Enderby, Leicestershire while still a boy. He was a keen horseman and his paintings of animals are ...

(1751–1835), sportsman, artist and politician * J. Charles Smith III (born 1964), American prosecutor in Frederick County, Maryland

Other uses

* Charles E. Smith Co. *

Chuck Smith (disambiguation) Chuck Smith may refer to: *Chuck Smith (pastor) (1927–2013), Protestant pastor and founder of Calvary Chapel *Chuck Smith (businessman) (born 1940s), retired President and CEO of AT&T West *Chuck Smith (sprinter) (born 1949), American sprinter *C ...

* Charles Smyth (disambiguation) {{hndis, Smith, Charles