Jimmy Smith Explained

Jimmy Smith or Jimmie Smith may refer to:

Music

• Jimmy Smith (musician) (1928–2005), American jazz organist
• Jimmy "Jammin'" Smith (1926–1953), American jazz trumpeter
• Jimmie Smith (born 1938), American jazz drummer
• Jimmy Smith, guitarist for English indie band Foals
• Jimmy Smith, a quarterfinalist on the twelfth season of American Idol

Sports

American football

• Jimmy Smith (running back) (born 1960), American football player
• Jimmy Smith (wide receiver) (born 1969), former NFL player with the Jacksonville Jaguars
• Jimmy Smith (cornerback) (born 1988), American football player for the Baltimore Ravens
• Jimmy Smith (American football coach), American college football coach
• Jimmy Smith (defensive back, born 1945), American football defensive back

Association football

• Jimmy Smith (footballer, born 1889) (c. 1889–1918), English centre forward who played for Brighton & Hove Albion and Bradford (Park Avenue)
• Jimmy Smith (footballer, born 1896) (1896–1945), Scottish footballer who played primarily for Aberdeen
• Jimmy Smith (footballer, born 1901) (1901–1964), Scottish goalkeeper
• Jimmy Smith (footballer, born 1902) (1902–1975), Scottish footballer who played for numerous clubs
• Jimmy Smith (Hearts footballer), Scottish footballer who played for several clubs, primarily Heart of Midlothian
• Jimmy Smith (footballer, born 1911) (1911–2003), Scottish footballer who played for Rangers
• Jimmy Smith (footballer, born 1930) (1930–2022), English footballer for Chelsea and Leyton Orient
• Jimmy Smith (footballer, born 1947), Scottish footballer who played for Newcastle United
• Jimmy Smith (footballer, born 1987), English footballer who played for Chelsea, Leyton Orient, Stevenage, Crawley Town and Yeovil Town

Other sports

• James Smith (boxer) (born 1953), American boxer, WBA world Heavyweight champion 1986-1987
• Jimmy Smith (Australian footballer) (1877–1948), Australian rules footballer and coach of St Kilda
• Jimmy Smith (1910s infielder) (1895–1974), Major League Baseball infielder who played from 1914 until 1922
• Jimmy Smith (basketball, born 1934) (1934–2002), American basketball player
• Jimmy Smith (fighter), American MMA commentator
• Jimmy Smith (1900s infielder) (1874–1960), Negro leagues infielder from 1902 to 1909
• Jimmy Smith (rugby league) (born 1971), Australian rugby league player

Others

• Jimmie Smith (Mississippi politician) (born 1952), mayor of Meridian, Mississippi
• Jimmie Todd Smith (born 1965), Florida politician
• Jimmy Neil Smith (born 1945), American journalist
• Jimmy Smith, aka B-Rabbit, the main character in the movie 8 Mile, based on and played by Eminem

See also

• Jim Smith (disambiguation)
• James Smith (disambiguation)
• Jimmy Smyth (hurler) (1931–2013), Irish hurler