Dave Smith may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Dave Smith (archivist) David Rollin Smith (October 13, 1940 – February 15, 2019) was the founder and chief archivist of the Walt Disney Archives, the corporate archive of The Walt Disney Company. Early life and education Smith was born on October 13, 1940, and ra ...

(1940–2019), American writer, founder of Walt Disney Company archives *

Dave Smith (poet) Dave Smith (born 19 December 1942 in Portsmouth, Virginia) is an American poet, writer, critic, editor, and educator. Biography Dave Smith holds BA, MA, and PhD degrees in English from the University of Virginia, Southern Illinois University ...

(born 1942), American poet * Dave Smith (composer) (born 1949), British experimental composer *

Dave Smith (engineer) David Joseph Smith (April 2, 1950 – May 31, 2022) was an American engineer and founder of the synthesizer company Sequential. Smith created the first polyphonic synthesizer with fully programmable memory, the Prophet-5, which had a major impact ...

(1950–2022), proposer of the MIDI standard, synthesizer designer * Dave Smith (''Coronation Street''), a character from British soap opera on ITV

Sports

American football

* Dave Smith (American football coach) (1933–2009), former Texas A&M quarterback and SMU coach *

Dave Smith (fullback) Dave Smith (born March 23, 1937, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is a former American collegiate and professional football player. A fullback, he attended Greendale High School in Greendale, Wisconsin, before playing collegiately for Ripon College a ...

(born 1937), former American collegiate and Houston Oilers football player * Dave Smith (running back) (born 1947), former Green Bay Packers football player * Dave Smith (wide receiver) (1947–2020), former Pittsburgh Steelers football player

Association football

* Dave Smith (footballer, born 1903) (1903–?), Scottish football goalkeeper * Dave Smith (footballer, born 1915) (1915–1998), English football inside-forward, played for Northampton Town * Dave Smith (footballer, born 1933) (1933–2022), Scottish football fullback for clubs including Burnley, managed several clubs in the 1970s/1980s * Dave Smith (footballer, born 1936) (1936–2015), English former professional footballer * Dave Smith (footballer, born 1943), Scotland international football midfielder, played in Scotland (for Aberdeen, Rangers, Berwick, etc.) and in the US, managed Berwick * Dave Smith (footballer, born 1947) (1947–2022), English football midfielder, played for Lincoln, Rotherham * Dave Smith (footballer, born 1950), English football striker, played for clubs including Huddersfield, Cambridge, Hartlepool * Dave Smith (footballer, born 1961), English football winger, played for Gillingham, Bristol City, etc.

Baseball

* Dave Smith (pitcher, born 1914) (1914–1998), Major League Baseball relief pitcher * Dave Smith (pitcher, born 1955) (1955–2008), Major League Baseball relief pitcher * Dave Smith (pitcher, born 1957) (born 1957), Major League Baseball relief pitcher

Other sports

Dave Smith (boxer) Dave Smith (1886 – 29 May 1945) was a champion New Zealand-born boxer. Smith had success as an amateur boxer in New Zealand, winning Otago and Dunedin titles, and moved to Australia in 1907 to pursue a professional career.< ...

(1886–1945), New Zealand-born heavyweight boxer * Dave Smith (triple jumper) (born 1947), American track and field athlete * Dave Smith (racewalker) (born 1955), Australian Olympic racewalker * Dave Smith (hammer thrower, born 1962), English Olympic hammer thrower * Dave Smith (hammer thrower, born 1974), English Olympic hammer thrower *

Davey Boy Smith David Smith (27 November 1962 – 18 May 2002) was an English professional wrestler best known for his appearances in the United States with the World Wrestling Federation under the ring names Davey Boy Smith and The British Bulldog. Smith ...

(1962–2002), British wrestler also known as "The British Bulldog" * Dave Smith (ice hockey) (born 1968), Canadian hockey head coach, Canisius College *

Dave Smith (darts player) Dave Smith (born 17 June 1971) is an English professional darts player who plays in British Darts Organisation (BDO) events. He is nicknamed The Rhino. Career Dave enjoyed most success in the PDC between 2002 and 2004, which included a qua ...

(born 1971), English darts player * David Smith (canoeist) (born 1987), Australian Olympic gold medal-winning canoeist

Others

Dave Smith (comedian) David Smith (born April 20, 1983) is an American comedian, podcaster, and political commentator who hosts the libertarian podcast ''Part of the Problem.'' Smith is a close friend of Joe Rogan and a regular guest on ''The Joe Rogan Experience'' ...

(born 1982), comedian, podcaster, prominent Libertarian activist and speaker * Dave Smith (priest) (born 1962), Australian Anglican parish priest * Dave Smith (Peterborough, Ontario politician) (born 1970), Canadian politician