John Smith
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John Smith is a name often regarded as the archetype of a common personal name in most English-speaking countries, a generic name sometimes representing "everyman" or "the average person"; see Joe Bloggs.
Notable people with this name include:
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Academics
- John Smith (mathematician), mathematician at the University of Oxford, 1766–1797
- John Blair Smith (1764–1799), president of Union College, New York
- John Smith (academic) (died 1809), professor of languages at Dartmouth College
- John Smith (astronomer) (1711–1795), Lowndean Professor of Astronomy and Master of Caius
- John Augustine Smith, president of the College of William and Mary, 1814–1826
- John Smith (botanist) (1798–1888), curator of Kew Gardens
- J. Lawrence Smith (1818–1883), American doctor and chemist
- John Smith (dentist) (1825–1910), founder of the Edinburgh school of Dentistry
- John Campbell Smith (1828–1914), Scottish writer, advocate and Sheriff-Substitute of Forfarshire
- John Donnell Smith (1829–1928), biologist and taxonomist
- John McGarvie Smith (1844–1918), Australian metallurgist and bacteriologist
- John Alexander Smith (1863–1939), British Idealist philosopher
- John Maynard Smith (1920–2004), geneticist
- John Cyril Smith (1922–2003), leading authority on English criminal law
- John Derek Smith (1924–2003), Cambridge molecular biologist
- John D. Smith (born 1946), indologist at the University of Cambridge
- John F. Smith, nuclear physicist at the University of the West of Scotland
- John H. Smith (mathematician), retired in 2005 from Boston College
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Arts
- John Smith (engraver) (1652–1742), English mezzotint engraver
- John Smith (English poet) (1662–1717), English poet and playwright
- John Christopher Smith (1712–1795), English composer
- John Warwick Smith (1749–1831), British watercolour landscape painter and illustrator
- John Stafford Smith (1750–1836), composer of the tune for "The Star-Spangled Banner"
- John Raphael Smith (1752–1812), English mezzotint engraver and painter
- John Thomas Smith (engraver) (1766–1833), draughtsman, engraver and antiquarian
- John Smith (clockmaker) (1770–1816), Scottish clockmaker
- John Rubens Smith (1775–1849), London-born painter, printmaker and art instructor who worked in the United States
- John Smith (architect) (1781–1852), Scottish architect
- John Frederick Smith (1806–1890), English novelist
- John Moyr Smith (1839–1912), British artist and designer
- John Berryman (1914–1972), originally John Allyn Smith, American poet
- John Smith (poet) (born 1927), Canadian poet
- John Smith (actor) (1931–1995), American actor
- John N. Smith (born 1943), Canadian film director and screenwriter
- John Smith (filmmaker) (born 1952), avant-garde filmmaker
- John Smith (comics) (born 1967), British comics writer
- John Gibson Smith, Scottish poet
- John Smith (musician), English contemporary folk musician and recording artist
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Military
- John Smith (British Army officer) (1754–1837), soldier in the American Revolutionary War
- John Mark Frederick Smith (1790–1874), British general and colonel-commandant of the Royal Engineers
- John Smith (sergeant) (1814–1864), soldier in the Bengal Sappers and Miners, and Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross recipient
- John E. Smith (1816–1897), Swiss emigrant, Union general during the Civil War
- John Smith (private) (1822–1866), soldier in the 1st Madras (European) Fusillers and Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross recipient
- John Smith (Medal of Honor, b. 1826) (1826–?), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
- John Smith (Medal of Honor, b. 1831) (1831–?), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
- John Smith (Medal of Honor, 1880) (1854–?), United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
- John Manners Smith (1864–1920), recipient of the Victoria Cross
- John Lucian Smith (1914–1972), United States Marine Corps flying ace and Medal of Honor recipient
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Politicians
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Canada
- John David Smith (1786–1849), businessman and political figure in Upper Canada
- John Smith (Chief), 1800s Cree Chief and Treaty Six signatory; founder of the Muskoday First Nation in Saskatchewan
- John Shuter Smith (c. 1813–1871), lawyer and political figure in Canada West
- John Smith (Kent MPP), member of the 1st Ontario Legislative Assembly, 1867–1871
- John Smith (Manitoba politician) (1817–1889), English-born farmer and politician in Manitoba
- John Smith (Peel MPP) (1831–1909), Scottish-born Ontario businessman and political figure
- John Smith (Ontario MP) (1894–1977), member of Canadian House of Commons, Lincoln electoral district
- John James Smith (born 1912), member of Canadian House of Commons, Moose Mountain, Saskatchewan electoral district
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Great Britain
- John Smith (MP for Coventry), see Coventry (UK Parliament constituency)
- John Smith (Newcastle-under-Lyme MP) (by 1489–1561), MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme
- John Smith (English statesman), commissioner of the English Treasury, 1694–1695
- John Smith (1557-1608), MP for Aylesbury and Hythe
- John Smith (of Nibley) (1567–1640), English genealogical antiquary and politician who sat in the House of Commons, 1621–1622
- John Smith (Royalist) (1608–1657), English politician who sat in the House of Commons, 1640–1644
- John Smith (Chancellor of the Exchequer) (1655/6–1723), English Chancellor of the Exchequer and Speaker of the House of Commons, 1705–1708
- John Smith (British governor) (died 1776), Deputy Governor of Anguilla
- John Smith (Wendover MP) (1767–1842), member of Parliament for Wendover
- John Benjamin Smith (1796–1879), British Liberal MP for Stirling Burghs 1847–1852 and Stockport 1852–1874
- John Abel Smith (1802–1871), British Member of Parliament for Chichester and Midhurst
- John Smith (Conservative politician) (1923–2007), former Member of Parliament (MP) for the Cities of London and Westminster
- John Smith, Baron Kirkhill (born 1930), life peer in the House of Lords
- John Smith (Labour Party leader) (1938–1994), leader of the British Labour Party
- John Smith (Welsh politician) (born 1951), Welsh politician and Labour Party member of Parliament
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United States
- J. Gregory Smith (1818–1891), 28th Governor of Vermont
- J. H. Smith (politician) (1858–1956), mayor of Everett, Washington and co-founder of Anchorage, Alaska
- J. Hyatt Smith (1824–1886), United States representative from New York's 3rd Congressional District
- J. Joseph Smith (1904–1980), United States representative from Connecticut and Federal judge
- John Smith (explorer) (1580–1631), helped found the Virginia Colony and became Colonial Governor of Virginia
- John Smith (governor) (died 1663), colonial president (governor) of Rhode Island
- John Smith (Illinois), Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
- John Smith (New York) (1752–1816), United States senator from New York
- John Smith (Ohio Senator) (1735–1824), United States senator from Ohio
- John Smith (Vermont) (1789–1858), United States representative from Vermont's 4th Congressional District
- John Smith (Virginia burgess) (1620–1663), Virginia colonial politician
- John Smith (Virginia representative) (1750–1836), United States representative from Virginia's 3rd Congressional District
- John Ambler Smith (1847–1892), United States representative from Virginia
- John Armstrong Smith (1814–1892), United States representative from Ohio
- John Arthur Smith (born 1942), Democratic member of the New Mexico Senate
- John Butler Smith (1838–1914), 52nd Governor of New Hampshire
- John Cotton Smith (1765–1845), eighth Governor of Connecticut
- John E. Smith (New York) (1843–1907), New York politician
- John Hugh Smith, three-time Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee between 1845 and 1865
- John Lee Smith (1894–1963), Lieutenant Governor of Texas
- John Lyman Smith (fl. 1852–53), member of the 2nd Utah Territorial Legislature
- John M. C. Smith (1853–1923), United States representative from Michigan's 3rd Congressional District
- John M. Smith (1872–1947), Wisconsin politician
- John Montgomery Smith, politician in the state of Wisconsin
- John Quincy Smith (1824–1901), United States representative from Ohio's 3rd Congressional District
- John R. Smith (born 1945), Louisiana state senator
- John Robert Smith, mayor of Meridian, Mississippi
- John Speed Smith (1792–1854), United States representative from Kentucky
- John T. Smith (congressman), United States representative from Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District, 1843–1845
- John Walter Smith (1845–1925), 44th Governor of Maryland
- John William Smith (1792–1845), Texas political figure and mayor of San Antonio, Texas
- John Y. T. Smith (1831–1903), three time member of Arizona Territorial Legislature
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Other countries
- John Smith (Australian politician) (John Thomas Smith, 1816–1879), Australian politician
- John Hope Smith (c. 1787–1831), Governor of colonial Ghana, 1817–1822
- John Valentine Smith (1824–1895), New Zealand politician
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Religion
- John Smith (bishop) (died 1479), bishop of Llandaff, 1476–1479
- John Smith (Platonist) (1618–1652), one of the founders of the Cambridge Platonists
- John Smith (Unitarian) (fl. 1648–1727), Unitarian writer
- John Smith (uncle of Joseph Smith) (1781–1854), Presiding Patriarch and member of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- John Smith (clergyman) (1784–1868), early Restoration Movement leader
- John Smith (missionary) (1790–1824), English missionary in Demerara
- John Smith (Revivalist), (1794-1831), English Methodist minister known as "The Revivalist"
- John Smith (nephew of Joseph Smith) (1832–1911), Presiding Patriarch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- John Henry Smith (1848–1911), apostle in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- John Taylor Smith (1860–1938), Anglican Bishop of Sierra Leone
- John Smith (Archdeacon of Wiltshire) (1933–2000), Anglican priest
- John Mortimer Smith (born 1935), American bishop of the Roman Catholic Church
- John Smith (evangelist), Australian founder of God's Squad motorcycle club
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Sports
- John Smith (cricketer, born 1833) (1833–1909), Lancashire and Yorkshire cricketer
- John Smith (cricketer, born 1834) (1834–?), Nottinghamshire and All-England Eleven cricketer
- John Smith (cricketer, born 1835) (1835–1889), English cricketer
- John Smith (Derbyshire cricketer) (1841–1898), English cricketer
- John Smith (footballer born 1855) (1855–1937), Scottish footballer of the 1870s and 1880s
- John Smith (shortstop), shortstop, 1873–1875
- John Sidney Smith (rugby union) (1860–?), Wales rugby union international
- John Smith (footballer born 1866) (1866–1911), former Scottish footballer who played as a striker
- John Smith (NL first baseman) (1858–1899), first baseman in 1882
- John Smith (Canadian rower) (1898–?), Canadian rower at the 1924 Olympics
- John Smith (South African rower) (born 1990), South African rower at the 2012 Olympics
- John "Clipper" Smith (1904–1973), American football player and coach
- John Smith (inside-left), English footballer in 1932–1933
- John Smith (footballer born 1921), English footballer
- John "Johnny" Smith (1922–1974), New Zealand rugby player, baker, soldier, and sportsman
- John Smith (cricketer, born 1924) (1924–1991), English cricketer
- John Smith (footballer born 1927), English footballer for Liverpool F.C.
- John Smith (1930s footballer), footballer of the 1930s for Gillingham F.C.
- John Smith (AL first baseman) (1906–1982), first baseman in 1931
- John Smith (businessman) (1920–1995), chairman of Liverpool F.C., 1973–1990
- John Smith (footballer born 1939) (1939–1988), West Ham
- John L. Smith (born 1948), American college football coach
- John Smith (American football) (born 1949), former New England Patriots kicker
- John Smith (athlete) (born 1950), former American sprint athlete and now coach
- J. T. Smith (John Thomas Smith, born 1955), former professional American football player
- John Smith (New Zealand cricketer) (born 1960), New Zealand cricketer also known as Campbell Smith
- John Smith (wrestler) (born 1965), American wrestler, two-time Olympic gold medalist
- John Smith (rugby league), New Zealand international
- John Smith (soccer), retired English football (soccer) striker
- John T. Smith, American professional wrestler in 1990s
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Criminals
- John Smith (housebreaker) (1661–after 1727), burglar who evaded hanging thrice and was eventually transported to Virginia
- John Smith (murderer) (born 1951), convicted murderer who killed his first and second wives
- John Eldon Smith (1930–1983), convicted of the murders of Ronald and Juanita Akins
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Businessmen
- John Smith (brewer) (died 1879), Tadcaster brewery founder in North Yorkshire, UK
- John F. Smith, Jr. (born 1938), former chairman and chief executive officer, General Motors
- John J. Smith (born 1943), co-founder of flag carrying airline Aurigny,UK
- John Smith (BBC executive) (born 1957), chief executive officer, BBC Worldwide Ltd
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Others
- John Smith (Native American) (died 1922), Chippewa Indian reputed to have died at the age of 137
- John Smith (died 1835), one of the last two Englishmen that were hanged for sodomy in 1835
- Sir John Smith (police officer) (born 1938), British police officer, Deputy Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, 1991–1995
- John Brown Smith (1837–?), American author, shorthand developer, utopianist, tax resister
- John Chaloner Smith (1827–1895), Irish civil engineer and writer on mezzotints
- John Douglas Smith (born 1966), sound editor
- John Baptist Smith (1843–1923), invented and helped build a lantern system of naval signaling
- John K. Smith (died 1845), founder of SmithKline as in GlaxoSmithKline, the leading pharmaceutical business
- John Kilby Smith (1752–1842), public servant from New England
- John Sidney Smith (1804–1871), legal writer
- John Gordon Smith (1792–1833), Scottish surgeon and professor of medical jurisprudence
- John Kelday Smith (1834–1889), Scottish bellhanger and songwriter
- John Pye-Smith (1774–1851), Congregational theologian and tutor
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Fictional characters
- Ranger Smith (John Francis Smith), a park ranger in Yogi Bear cartoons
- J. Wesley Smith (1899–1965), a character in cartoons of Burr Shafer
- John Smith (Kyon), Kyon's alias in the novels and animations of the Haruhi Suzumiya series
- John "Hannibal" Smith, a character in The A-Team
- John Smith, also known as "Number Four", the main protagonist of the young adult novel, I Am Number Four
- John Smith, the main protagonist played by Bruce Willis in the film Last Man Standing
- John Smith, a protagonist played by Brad Pitt in Mr. & Mrs. Smith
- John Smith (Doctor Who), an alias of the Doctor in Doctor Who media
- John Smith (Jericho)
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Film
- John Smith (film), a lost 1922 silent film comedy-drama
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See also
- John Smyth (disambiguation)
- John Smythe (disambiguation)
- Johnny Smith (disambiguation)
- Jack Smith (disambiguation)
- Jonathan Smith (disambiguation)
- John Smit (born 1978), South African rugby player
- Juan Smith (born 1981), South African rugby player
- John Smith's Brewery, a brewery founded in 1758 by John Smith at Tadcaster in North Yorkshire, England
- John Smith & Son, Glasgow-based bookseller
- Ode to J. Smith, the Travis album written about John Smith, the unknown everyday man
- John H. Smith (disambiguation)
- John L. Smith (disambiguation)
- Johann Schmidt (disambiguation)
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