David Smith may refer to:

Academics

David Paige Smith David Paige Smith (October 1, 1830 – December 26, 1880) was a professor at Yale Medical School and is the namesake of the David Paige Smith professorship at the school. Smith, eldest son of James M. Smith, M. D., and grandson of Nathan Smit ...

(1830–1880), American medical doctor and professor at Yale *

David Eugene Smith David Eugene Smith (January 21, 1860 – July 29, 1944) was an American mathematician, educator, and editor. Education and career David Eugene Smith is considered one of the founders of the field of mathematics education. Smith was born in Cort ...

(1860–1944), American professor of mathematics *

D. M. Smith David Melville "Doc" Smith (July 27, 1884 – November 26, 1962) was an American professor and mathematician at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). During his more than forty years at the school, he was particularly known for his ...

(1884–1962), American professor of mathematics at Georgia Tech *

David Smith (amateur mathematician) David Smith is an amateur mathematician and retired print technician from Bridlington, Yorkshire, England, who is best known for his discoveries related to aperiodic monotiles that helped to solve the einstein problem. Einstein tile Initial disc ...

, 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 Smith (chemical physicist) (1935–2023), British chemical physicist, University of Birmingham * 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 (historian) David Burton "Dai" Smith FLSW (born 1945) is a Welsh academic, cultural historian, author, and former BBC programme editor and broadcaster. He was chair of the Arts Council of Wales between 2007 and 2016. Smith was born in the Rhondda. He was ...

(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) David R. Smith is an American physicist and professor of electrical and computer engineering at Duke University in North Carolina and visiting professor at Imperial College London. Smith's research focuses on electromagnetic metamaterials, or mate ...

, 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) David Smith (28 October 1872 – 25 April 1930) was an English film director and cinematographer of the silent film, silent era. He directed more than 70 films between 1915 and 1927. He was born in Faversham, Kent, and died in Santa Barbara, Cal ...

(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) Roland David Smith (March 9, 1906 – May 23, 1965) was an American abstract expressionist sculptor and painter known for creating large steel abstract geometric sculptures. Born in Decatur, Indiana, Smith initially pursued painting, receiv ...

(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, 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 David Lee Smith (born September 8, 1963) is an American actor, known for his role as John Oldman, the protagonist of the 2007 science fiction film, ''The Man from Earth'' and its 2017 sequel, '' The Man from Earth: Holocene;'' he co-starred with ...

(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 P. Smith, American animator and voice actor, creator of '' Mixels'' (2014–2016)

Computing

David Canfield Smith David Canfield Smith is an American computer scientist best known for inventing computer icons and the programming technique known as programming by demonstration. His primary emphasis has been in the area of human–computer interaction (HCI) ...

(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 ), 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 David Weyhe Smith (September 24, 1926 – January 23, 1981) was an American pediatrician and dysmorphologist, best known for his pioneering book ''Recognizable Patterns of Human Malformation'' and for describing fetal alcohol syndrome. Early li ...

(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 Henry Smith (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) David Philip Benedict Smith (born 25 March 1970) is an Australian politician. On 23 May 2018, the High Court of Australia declared him elected as a Senator for the Australian Capital Territory after Labor senator Katy Gallagher was found inelig ...

(born 1970), Australian politician * David Smith (Western Australian politician) (born 1943), Australian politician

Canada

Sir David William Smith, 1st Baronet Sir David William Smith, 1st Baronet (September 4, 1764 – May 9, 1837) was a soldier and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in Salisbury, England in 1764. He was the only son of Colonel John Smith (d.1795) and his wife Anne ...

(1764–1837), Canadian soldier and politician *

David William Smith David William Smith (born December 30, 1938) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Ontario Liberal Party, Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1990 representing the southwestern riding of Lambton (pro ...

(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) (born 1970), Ontario politician * John David Smith (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 June 15, 1965) is an American politician and attorney serving as the U.S. representative for . A member of the Democratic Party, Smith previously served in the Washington State Senate. A graduate of the University of Wa ...

(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 (British Conservative politician) (1826–1886), British MP *

David Smith (British Labour politician) David William Smith is a British politician who has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for North Northumberland since 2024. A member of the Labour Party, he has been the UK's Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) since Dec ...

, British MP for North Northumberland elected in 2024 *

David Smith (judge) Sir David Stanley Smith (11 February 1888 – 29 December 1982) was a New Zealand lawyer, judge and educationalist. Smith was born in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand in 1888. He worked for Charles Morison as an assistant from 1912. He Smith was a ...

(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 David Hyrum Smith (November 17, 1844 – August 29, 1904) was an American religious leader, poet, painter, singer, philosopher, and naturalist. The youngest son of Joseph Smith and Emma Hale Smith, he was an influential missionary and leader i ...

(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) David James Smith (14 July 1935 – 28 January 2024) was an English Anglican clergyman who was Bishop of Bradford from 1992 to 2002. Biography Born in Hertfordshire on 14 July 1935, he was educated at Hertford Grammar School (now Richard Hale ...

(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) David Mark Smith (born 9 January 1956) is an English former cricketer, who played in two Test matches and two One Day Internationals for England from 1986 to 1990. Standing 6 feet 4 inches tall, Smith was a dominating opening batsman, pa ...

, English cricketer * David Smith (Tasmania cricketer) (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 and cricketer, 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) David Smith (born 12 October 1986) is a Samoan rugby union player who plays with RC Narbonne in the French Top 14 He previously played for the Wellington Hurricanes, Hurricanes, Auckland Blues, Blues and Western Force in Super Rugby as well as ...

, 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) David Smith (born 21 June 1962 in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire) is a retired hammer thrower who competed for Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Biography Smith, a member of Hull Spartan, finished third behind Marti ...

, 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 (born 1991), British high jumper and competitor at the

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that was held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

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 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 professional wrestler a.k.a. "The British Bulldog" * David Miln Smith (born 1938), American adventure athlete and speaker *

David Smith (baseball historian) David W. Smith (born March 17, 1948) is an American microbiologist, baseball historian and analyst, and statistician. He is best known as the founder of Retrosheet, a volunteer organization whose mission is to collect, digitize, and distribute pl ...

(born 1948), American baseball historian, statistician, professor of biology * David Smith (racewalker) (born 1955), Australian Olympic race walker * David Ross Smith (born 1925), 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) David Smith (born May 15, 1985) is an American professional volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle and the United States men's national volleyball team, U.S. national team. Smith was a bronze medalist at th ...

(born 1985), American volleyball player * David Smith (canoeist) (born 1987), Australian sprint canoeist *

David Smith (boccia) David John Smith (born 2 March 1989 in Eastleigh) is a British Paralympic athlete in the sport of boccia. Smith is the most successful British Boccia athlete with 5 Paralympic medals (3 golds) Smith made his Paralympic debut in the British bo ...

(born 1989), British Paralympic boccia player *

David Smith (curler) David Smith (born c. 1963) is a Scotland, Scottish curling, curler. He is the brother of curler Peter Smith (curler), Peter Smith and the father of curlers Mili Smith, Kyle Smith (curler), Kyle Smith and Cameron Smith (curler), Cameron Smith. ...

, 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 (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) (born 1944), Canadian teacher and educational consultant, children's writer * David Smith, co-founder of the

Media Molecule Media Molecule Ltd. is a British video game developer based in Guildford, Surrey. Founded in 2006 by Mark Healey, Alex Evans, David Smith, and Kareem Ettouney, Sony Computer Entertainment acquired the firm in 2010. It became part of SCE Worldw ...

video game development company * David J. Smith, accountant and managing director of Post Office Limited before

Paula Vennells Paula Anne Vennells (born 21 February 1959) is a British former businesswoman who was the chief executive officer (CEO) of Post Office Limited from 2012 to 2019. She is also an ordained Anglican priest who ceased her clerical duties in 2021. V ...