Schmid is a German surname that is a cognate of "Smith", an occupational surname for a blacksmith. The spelling is more common in Switzerland than Schmidt or Schmitt. Notable people with the surname include: * Alex P. Schmid, Dutch scientist on terror * Andy Schmid, Swiss handballer * Anton Schmid, Austrian righteous among nations * Barbara Schmid-Federer (b.1965), Swiss politician *

Bernhard Schmid Ludwig Bernhard Ehregott Schmid (March 20, 1788 – October 20, 1857) was a German Lutheran clergyman and missionary who worked in India. Ill health led him to choose to live in Ootacamund and he spent considerable time examining local plants, and ...

(1788–1857), German missionary and botanist *

Carlo Schmid (German politician) Carlo Schmid (3 December 1896 – 11 December 1979) was a German academic and politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). Schmid is one of the most important authors of both the German Basic Law and the Godesberg Program o ...

(1896–1979), German politician *

Carlo Schmid (Swiss pilot) Carlo Schmid is a Swiss pilot. In 2012 he became the youngest solo pilot to fly around the world at the age of 22, breaking the previous record held by Barrington Irving. The 110-hour flight of his Cessna 210 lasted 80 days from July 11 to Sept ...

, Swiss pilot *

Carlo Schmid-Sutter Carlo Schmid-Sutter (born 11 March 1950 in Heiden, Switzerland) is a Swiss politician. Since 1984, he has been member of the cantonal government of Appenzell Innerrhoden. Schmid was a member of the Swiss Council of States from 1980 to 2007, and ...

(born 1950), Swiss politician *

Charles Schmid Charles Howard Schmid, Jr. (July 8, 1942 – March 30, 1975), also known as the Pied Piper of Tucson, was an American serial killer whose crimes were detailed by journalist Don Moser in an article featured in the March 4, 1966, issue of ''Life'' ...

(1942–1975), American serial killer *

Christopher Schmid Christopher Schmid is the baritone ex-vocalist of the German gothic doom band Lacrimas Profundere Lacrimas Profundere is a gothic metal band from Germany. Their name means "to shed tears" in Latin. Their stylistic aesthetic has changed over t ...

, German musician *

Elisabeth Schmid Elisabeth Schmid (1912–27 March 1994) was a German archaeologist and osteologist. She is best known for her work concerning the prehistoric statue, the lion-man, and for her book, ''Atlas of Animal Bones''. Early life and career Schmid was b ...

(1912–1994), German archaeologist * Engelbert Schmid, German musician *

Erich Schmid Erich Schmid was a Swiss composer and conductor. He was born on 1 January 1907 in Balsthal, Switzerland and died on 17 December 2000 in Zürich. He studied composition with Bernhard Sekles at the Hoch Conservatory in Frankfurt and later with A ...

(1907–2000), Swiss conductor * Daniel Schmid (1941–2006), Swiss film director *

Daniel Schmid (bobsledder) Daniel Schmid (born 22 January 1976) is a Swiss bobsledder who has competed since 1997. His best Bobsleigh World Cup finish was third in the two-man event at Igls in January 2007. His best finish at the FIBT World Championships was fifth in the ...

(born 1976), Swiss bobsledder * Flavio Schmid (born 1980), Swiss soccer player *

Fritz Schmid (singer) Fritz Schmid (born 18 June 1972 in Linz) is an Austrian musical singer (as tenor) who has been working in Germany and Austria since 1997. Life Fritz Schmid grew up as the youngest of three siblings in Linz, Austria. Already as a youth he perfo ...

(born 1972), Austrian singer * Fritz Schmid (football manager) Swiss football manager *

Hans-Christian Schmid Hans-Christian Schmid (born 1965) is a German film director and screenwriter. Life and work Hans-Christian Schmid has collaborated with on several of the movies that he directed. Gutmann wrote screenplays for '' 23 — Nichts ist so wie es sch ...

(born 1965), German film director *

Harald Schmid Harald Schmid (; born 29 September 1957) is a retired German track and field athlete who competed in the sprints and hurdles. He was one of the best 400 metres hurdles runners in the world during his career. Career Schmid won bronze with the Wes ...

(born 1957), German athlete * Heinrich Schmid (1921–1999), Swiss linguist * Hellmut Schmid (1915–1998), Swiss geodetic scientist * Herbert Schmid (born 1914), German pilot who defected to Scotland * Jeanette Schmid (1924–2005), German-Czech performer * John Schmid (born 1949), American country and folk singer * Josef Schmid (composer) (1890–1969), German composer * Josef Schmid (athlete) (born 1953), West German middle distance runner * Josef Schmid (flight surgeon), NASA flight surgeon *

Joseph Schmid Joseph "Beppo" Schmid (24 September 1901 – 30 August 1956) was a German general who served in the ''Luftwaffe'' during World War II. Schmid commanded the Luftwaffe's Military Intelligence Branch during the Battle of Britain. Career A close ...

(1901–1956), German WWII Luftwaffe general * Kristian Schmid (born 1974), Australian actor *

Kyle Schmid Kyle Schmid (born August 3, 1984) is a Canadian actor, best known for his roles as Alex Caulder in History's '' Six'', Henry Durham in Syfy's '' Being Human'', Robert Morehouse in BBC America's ''Copper'' and Aaron Abbot in '' The Covenant'' (200 ...

(born 1984), Canadian actor * Lothar Schmid (1928–2013), German chess grandmaster *

Nils Schmid Nils Schmid (born 11 July 1973, Trier) is a German lawyer and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD). Since 2018, he has been the SPD parliamentary group's spokesperson for foreign affairs in the German Bundestag. Early life and educ ...

(born 1973), German politician *

Olaf Schmid Staff Sergeant Olaf Sean George Schmid, GC (11 June 1979 – 31 October 2009) was a British Army bomb disposal expert ( Ammunition Technician) who was killed in action in the Afghanistan conflict. Schmid was posthumously awarded the George Cr ...

(born 1979), UK bomb disposal officer * Peter Schmid (1898–?), Swiss olympic skier * Peter Schmid (archaeologist) (1926–2022), German archaeologist * Peter Schmid (swimmer) (born 1949), Austrian swimmer * Richard Schmid (1934–2021), American artist *

Rudolf Schmid (bishop) Rudolf Schmid (26 June 1914 – 24 June 2012) was a German prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Schmid was born in Schiers, Switzerland in 1914 and was ordained a priest on 26 June 1938, his 24th birthday, with the Augsburg Diocese. He w ...

(1914–2012), German bishop *

Samuel Schmid Samuel Schmid (born 8 January 1947) is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2000 to 2008. He was the head of the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sports (notably acting as a defense minis ...

(born 1948), Swiss politician * Sandra Schmid (born 1958), Canadian cell biologist *

Sigi Schmid Siegfried "Sigi" Schmid (; March 20, 1953 – December 25, 2018) was a German-American soccer coach who had the most wins in the history of Major League Soccer (MLS). Born in Tübingen, West Germany, he moved to the United States with his family ...

(born 1953), American soccer coach *

Walter Schmid Walter Schmid (born 8 November 1944) is a Swiss entrepreneur. He is merited with the development of the Kompogas-Process around 1989, and the Kompogas company founded in 1991 (since 2011 Axpo Kompogas AG, since 2014 Hitachi Zosen Inova AG) both ...

(born 1944), Swiss entrepreneur *

Wilhelm Schmid (scholar) Wilhelm Schmid (24 February 1859, in Künzelsau, Kingdom of Württemberg – 6 November 1951) was a German classical scholar, born at Künzelsau. After studies at the universities of Tübingen and Strassburg, he taught at Tübingen (1887 et seq.) ...

(1859-1951), German classical scholar

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