There are a number of famous people called John Smith:
Politicians
United Kingdom
United States
- John Smith (Ohio Senator) (1735–1824)
- John Smith (Virginia) , U.S. Representative, 1801–1814
- John Smith (New York) , U.S. Senator, 1804–1813
- John Smith (Vermont) , U.S. Representative from Vermont, 1839–1841
- John Smith (Detroit Mayor) 1924–1928
- John Smith (Illinois) , Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
- John Ambler Smith (1847-1892), U.S. Representative from Ohio
- John Armstrong Smith , U.S. Representative from Ohio
- John Butler Smith (former Governor of New Hampshire) (1838–1914)
- John Cotton Smith (former Governor of Connecticut) (1765–1845)
- John Hyatt Smith (1824-1886), U.S. Representative from New York
- John Joseph Smith (1904-1980), US Representative from Connecticut
- John Lyman Smith , a member of the Utah territorial legislature, and son John Smith (1781-1854) , one of the Mormon Presiding Patriarchs
- John M. C. Smith (1853-1923), US Representative from Michigan
- John Quincy Smith (1824-1901), U.S. Representative from Ohio, 1873–1875
- John Speed Smith (1792-1854), U.S. Representative from Kentucky, 1822–1823
- John T. Smith (Pennsylvania) , U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania, 1843–1844
- John Valentine Smith (1824–1895), New Zealand politician
- John Walter Smith (1845–1925), former Governor of Maryland
- Jonathan Bayard Smith (1742-1812), Continental Congress Delegate from Pennsylvania
Other countries
Cultural figures
- John Smith (actor) (died 1995), American actor
- John Smith (filmmaker) (born 1952), London-based avant-garde filmmaker
- John Smith (BBC) (born 1957), Director of Finance, Property and Business Affairs of the BBC, 2004-
- John Smith (comics) , British comics writer
- John Smith (poet) , British poet, co-writer with Michael Garrick of jazz–choral works
- John Christopher Smith , 18th century composer
- John Francis Smith (1868–1941), American painter and art teacher
- John Orrin Smith (19th century), woodcutter
- John Stafford Smith (1750–1836), composer of the tune for "The Star-Spangled Banner"
Academic figures
Journalists
Sports figures
Religious figures
Miscellaneous figures
- John Smith Of Jamestown (1580–1631), English colonial soldier
- John Smith, Blue (c.1615–1643), pioneer of Queen's County, New York
- John Smith (naval Officer) , U.S. Navy, 1807–1811
- John Smith (VC) (born c. 1814), recipient of the Victoria Cross
- John Smith (police Officer) , Deputy Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis, 1991–1995
- John F. Smith, Jr. (born 1939), former Chairman and CEO of General Motors
- John Gordon Smith , one of the founders (1824) of Glenlivet, the first distillery in Scotland
- John Smith (brewer) (died 1879), founder of the Tadcaster brewery in North Yorkshire
Fictional characters
- A character in a comic strip named "John Smith" about a man who becomes obsessed with googling his own name and becoming the top result.
- John Smith is the protagonist in Stephen King 's novel '' The Dead Zone ''.
- The Doctor in '' Doctor Who '' sometimes gave his name as "Dr John Smith" in stories set in contemporary or near-future Britain .
- Colonel John "Hannibal" Smith, portrayed by George Peppard is the main character in the series The A-Team .
- Faber John, which can be translated to John Smith, is the name of the Founder of '''Time City'', a fictional place in a Diana Wynne Jones novel.
- John and Jane Smith are the names given to the characters of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in the movie '' Mr. & Mrs. Smith ''.
- The DC Comics superhero Red Tornado has sometimes gone by the alias John Smith.
- In , John Smith was one of the aliases of Bruce Wayne .
- John Smith is the name of the identity-torn protagonist (an "Indian" adopted and named by two white parents) in Sherman Alexie's 1995 novel, "Indian Killier."
- Teenage detective, Veronica Mars , was called upon to find her classmate's father, conviniently named John Smith, in the third episode (Meet John Smith).
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