| Smyth | |
| Region: | Originally England |
Smyth is an early variant of the common surname Smith commonly found in Ireland.[1] Shown below are notable people who share the surname "Smyth".
Listed here are people who share the 'Smyth' surname, organized by birth year.
| Name | Birth | Death | NationalityNotabilityNotes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born after 1400 | |||||
| William Smyth[2] | c. 1460 | 1514 | EnglishRoman Catholic Bishop; Lord President of the Council of Wales and the Marches; co-founder of Brasenose College | ||
| c. 1499 | 1563 | Englishfirst person to hold the office of Regius Professor of Divinity in the University of Oxfordmigrated to France late in life | |||
| Born after 1500 | |||||
| 1570 | 1612 | Englishfounder of the modern Baptist denomination in England | |||
| Born after 1600 | |||||
| Born after 1700 | |||||
| Thomas Smyth[3] | 1740 | 1785 | IrishMayor of Limerick; member of ParliamentSmyth's children bore the surname 'Stuart' rather than 'Smyth' | ||
| 1742 | 1817 | IrishMember of the House of Commons; Peer of Ireland as Baron Kiltarton and Viscount GortBorn 'John Smyth'; took the name 'Pendergast' in 1760; reverted to name 'Smyth' in 1785. | |||
| 1748 | 1811 | BritishMaster of the Mint of Great Britain and Lord High Treasurer; Member of Parliament | |||
| 1765 | 1830 | Irish-AmericanNational politician; General during the War of 1812Born in Ireland and immigrated to the American colony of Virginia in 1775, at the age of 10[4] | |||
| 1767 | 1823 | English-CanadianSecond Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick, CanadaBorn in England and migrated to Canada before 1798 | |||
| 1779 | 1838 | BritishFirst Baron of Nutwood, Surrey; twenty-seventh Colonial Governor of the Bahamas; second Colonial Governor of British Guiana | |||
| 1780 | 1822 | EnglishMember of Parliament for the University of Cambridge | |||
| William Henry Smyth[5] | 1788 | 1865 | EnglishAstronomer and author of the Bedford Catalogue of deep sky objectsBorn to a Colonial American who immigrated to England after the American Revolution | ||
| 1797 | 1868 | AmericanMathematician and theologian; author of several widely used mathematics textbooks | |||
| Born after 1800 | |||||
| 1803 | 1866 | AmericanNational politician: third Representative from the Texas 1st Congressional District | |||
| 1810 | 1865 | Irish-AmericanRoman Catholic BishopImmigrated to the United States before 1849 | |||
| 1817 | 1890 | EnglishGeologist; member of the Royal Society; President of the Geological Society of London; Knighted in 1867Born to an English father while in Italy on a military posting | |||
| 1819 | 1896 | Irish-CanadianBritish General; first General Officer commanding the Militia of Canada; Knight of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint GeorgeImmigrated to Canada before 1874 | |||
| 1819 | 1899 | AmericanMayor of Manchester, New Hampshire; Governor of New Hampshire | |||
| 1819 | 1900 | EnglishAstronomer Royal for Scotland; recipient of the Makdougall Brisbane Prize; pioneer in the field of infrared astronomyBorn to English father during Naval service in the Mediterranean | |||
| 1824 | 1870 | Irish-AmericanNational politician: eighth Representative from the Iowa 2nd District (died in office)Immigrated (with his parents) to the United States in 1838, at the age of 14 | |||
| 1826 | 1878 | Irish[6] Academic; Member of Parliament | |||
| 1830 | 1899 | English-AustralianSecretary for the Department of Mines at the height of the Australian gold rushes; author of a significant work on the Australian aborigines of VictoriaImmigrated to Australia in 1852, at the age of 22 | |||
| 1832 | 1865 | Irish-AmericanUnion Army General during the American Civil WarImmigrated to the United States in 1854, at the age of 22 | |||
| 1847 | 1915 | American politician. Member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1870 to 1873. | |||
| 1857 | 1932 | Scottish-CanadianNational politician: second member of Parliament from Algoma East, Ontarioit is unclear when Mr. Smyth immigrated to Canada | |||
| 1857 | 1937 | Americanauthor of a notable comprehensive grammar of Ancient Greek | |||
| 1858 | 1944 | EnglishComposer and leader of the women's suffrage movement in the United Kingdom of the early 20th century | |||
| 1863 | 1907 | Professor, writer, editor, curator for the American Philosophical Society; Widely noted among historians for finding hundreds of lost letters of Benjamin Franklin and publishing them for the first time. | |||
| 1864 | 1938 | CanadianOntario Provincial politician | |||
| 1868 | 1941 | EnglishVictoria Cross recipient | |||
| 1893 | 1983 | EnglishVictoria Cross recipient; Member of Parliament; holder of the first Baronet of Teignmouth | |||
| 1898 | 1986 | Americanphysicist; author of the Smyth Report (first history of the Manhattan Project) | |||
| Born after 1900 | |||||
| 1902 | 1960 | AmericanJournalist and public official | |||
| 1916 | 2007 | AustralianCricket test match umpire; Officer of the Order of Australia | |||
| 1927 | 1997 | Northern IrishCatholic priest, who used his position to facilitate the molestation of hundreds of children over a period of four decades | |||
| 1931 | 2013 | Irishprominent hurling athlete | |||
| 1931 | (living) | Northern IrishGrand Master of the Orange Order; eleventh Member of Parliament from the Belfast South constituency | |||
| 1933 | 2016 | EnglishMusician; co-founder of the band Gong and founder of the band Mother Gong | |||
| 1941 | 2014 | Northern IrishFifty-first Lord Mayor of Belfast; first leader of the Progressive Unionist Party | |||
| 1941 | 2018 | English Barrister | |||
| 1944 | (living) | Northern IrishHistorian and politician; second member of the Northern Ireland Assembly from the North Antrim constituency | |||
| 1946 | (living) | Irish-AmericanSports journalist; football (soccer) commentatorImmigrated to the United States in 1963 | |||
| 1947 | (living) | AustralianProfessor of social policy | |||
| Ken Smyth | 1948 | (living) | AustralianPolitician | ||
| William James Smyth | 1949 | (living) | IrishProfessor of geography; first university president of National University of Ireland Maynooth | ||
| Alan Smyth | before 1990 | (living) | EnglishMusic producer | ||
| Anthony Smyth | before 1999 | (living) | Northern IrishArms smuggler | ||
| Eric Smyth | before 1981 | (living) | Northern IrishFifty-second Lord Mayor of Belfast | ||
| Malcolm Smyth | before 1972 | (living) | IrishAcademic analytical chemist | ||
| Seán Smyth | before 1993 | (living) | IrishMusician; All-Ireland Champion on fiddle and whistle | ||
| Born after 1950 | |||||
| Des Smyth | 1953 | (living) | IrishProfessional golfer | ||
| Patty Smyth | 1957 | (living) | AmericanSinger | ||
| Phil Smyth | 1958 | (living) | AustralianProfessional basketball player | ||
| Brendan Smyth (politician) | 1959 | (living) | AustralianPolitician; fourth Member of Parliament for the Division of Canberra | ||
| Chas Smash | 1959 | (living) | EnglishSinger and dancer for the band Madnessborn to the name "Cathal Joseph Patrick Smyth" to Irish–English immigrant parents | ||
| Gerry Smyth | 1961 | (living) | IrishAcademic in the areas of Irish literature and music history | ||
| William Smyth | 1962 | (living) | Northern Irish award winning press photographer | ||
| Bryan Smyth | 1963 | (living) | IrishSinger, television personality and actor | ||
| Karin Smyth | 1964 | (living) | EnglishPolitician | ||
| Brian Smyth | 1967 | (living) | IrishPainter | ||
| Stephen Smyth | 1968 | (living) | Northern IrishCricket player | ||
| Jim Smyth | approx. 1970 | (living) | CanadianLaw enforcement officer | ||
| Cameron Smyth | 1971 | (living) | AmericanCalifornia state politician | ||
| Ryan Smyth | 1976 | (living) | CanadianProfessional ice hockey player | ||
| Clare Smyth | 1978 | (living) | Northern IrishChef | ||
| Sarah Smyth | 1982 | (living) | CanadianActress | ||
| 1985 | (living) | EnglishProfessional football player | |||
| Eloise Smyth | 1995 | (living) | EnglishActress | ||
| Oisin Smyth | 2000 | (living) | Northern IrishProfessional football player | ||
| Keith Smyth | 2003 | (living) | IrishProfessional hurler | ||