David Smith Explained
David Smith may refer to:
Academics
- David Paige Smith (1830–1880), American medical doctor and professor at Yale
- David Eugene Smith (1860–1944), American professor of mathematics
- D. M. Smith (1884–1962), American professor of mathematics at Georgia Tech
- David Smith (amateur mathematician), 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 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 (academic) (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), 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) (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) (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 (musician), 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 (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 Smith (reality TV star), participant in The Next Joe Millionaire (2003)
- David P. Smith, American animator and voice actor, creator of Mixels (2014–2016)
Computing
Medicine
Journalism
Politics and law
Australia
Canada
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 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
Religion
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), English cricketer
- David Anthony Smith (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, 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), 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
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 (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) (born 1948), American baseball historian, statistician, professor of biology
- David Smith (racewalker) (born 1955), Australian Olympic race walker
- David Ross Smith, 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) (born 1985), American volleyball player
- David Smith (canoeist) (born 1987), Australian sprint canoeist
- David Smith (boccia) (born 1989), British Paralympic boccia player
- David Smith (curler), 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 (chef) (born 1982), Australian chef
- 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), Canadian teacher and educational consultant, children's writer
- David Smith, co-founder of the Media Molecule video game development company
- David J. Smith, accountant and Managing Director of Post Office Limited before Paula Vennells
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