William Smith
William, Willie, Will, Bill, or Billy Smith may refer to:
Academics
- William Smith , English academic
- William Smith , English antiquary and historian of University College, Oxford
- William Smith , English classical scholar and Anglican Dean of Chester
- William Smith , Scottish-born first provost of University of Pennsylvania
- William Pitt Smith, American physician, educator and theological writer
- William Andrew Smith, American college president and clergyman
- William Smith , English editor and publisher of dictionaries
- William Robertson Smith, Scottish philologist, physicist, archaeologist and Biblical critic
- William Benjamin Smith, American professor of mathematics at Tulane University
- William Ramsay Smith, Australian anthropologist
- William George Smith, Scottish psychologist
- William Hall Smith, President of Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College, 1916–1920
- William Cunningham Smith, American academic of English literature, university administrator and writer
- William Roy Smith, American academic historian
- William Charles Smith, English musicologist
- William Newton-Smith, Anglo-Canadian philosopher of science
- Willie W. Smith, American physiologist
Arts and entertainment
- Will Smith, American actor, rapper, and film producer
- William "Gentleman" Smith, English stage star
- William Henry Smith, American author of 1844 temperance play The Drunkard
- William Smith , American character performer
- William Smith , British actor
- William Smith , South African television science and mathematics presenter
- Will Smith , English actor and writer
Art and literature
- William Smith , English sonneteer
- William Thompson Russell Smith, Scottish-American painter
- William Collingwood Smith, English painter
- William Jardine Smith, Australian writer and editor
- William Brooke Smith, American artist
- William Twigg-Smith, New Zealand artist
- William Hart-Smith, New Zealand/Australian poet
- William E. Smith , African American illustrator
- W. Eugene Smith, American photojournalist
- William Craig Smith, American art director
- William Arthur Smith, American artist
- William Jay Smith, American poet
- William Gardner Smith, African-American novelist
- Bill Smith , first African American recipient of Coty Award
- Willi Smith, American fashion designer
- Will Smith, American tech journalist, 2010 founder of Tested.com
Characters
- Bill Smith, in the Canadian TV comedy program The Red Green Show, played by Rick Green
- Billy Smith, in the US late-night live sketch comedy variety show Saturday Night Live, played by Fred Armisen
- Billy Smith, in the UK TV soap opera Coronation Street
- Will Smith, TV series character
- Will Smith, in the Australian TV soap opera Home and Away, played by Zac Drayson
- Will Smith, child character in ''Wee Sing The Best Christmas Ever!''
Music
- Barkin' Bill Smith, American Chicago blues singer
- Bill Smith , Canadian record producer, musician, writer, editor
- Bill Smith , founding member of the Quarrymen
- Bill Smith , folk jazz clarinetist, professor of music at the University of Washington
- Major Bill Smith, American record producer and executive
- William Smith , English composer from the city of Durham
- William "Smitty" Smith, keyboardist and session musician
- Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, blues drummer and singer
- Willie "Long Time" Smith, dates unknown, Chicago blues pianist and singer
- Willie Smith , jazz alto saxophonist
- Willie "the Lion" Smith, jazz pianist
- William Oscar Smith, jazz double bassist and music educator
Business
- William Henry Smith, entrepreneur whose business was about both newsagents and book shops
- * William Henry Smith, son of the above, and politician
- William Smith , nurseryman and donor to Hobart and William Smith Colleges
- William Reardon Smith, British shipowner
- Willie Reardon Smith, British shipowner
- William Wensley Smith, founder of W. W. Smith Insurance Ltd
Law and crime
- Sir William Cusack-Smith, 2nd Baronet, baronet
- William W. Smith , justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court
- William A. Smith , justice of the Iowa Supreme Court
- William A. Smith , Associate Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court
- William E. Smith , judge on the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
- Sir William James Smith, British judge who served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Cyprus, British Guiana and the Transvaal
- William Francis Smith, judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- William Kennedy Smith, physician and Kennedy family scion who was acquitted of rape in 1991
- William Nimmo Smith, Lord Nimmo Smith, former Senator of the College of Justice and a judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland
- William Owen Smith, lawyer involved in overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii
- William Redwood Smith, Associate Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court
- William Scott Smith, American serial killer and kidnapper
- William Smith , historian, Chief Justice of the Province of New York, and Chief Justice of the Province of Quebec and later Lower Canada
- William Smith , father of John Smith, Doctor Thomas Smith, Joshua Hett Smith, and Chief Justice William Smith
- William Smith , executed by the State of Ohio in 2005
- William "Tangier" Smith, Chief Justice of the Province of New York from 1692
- William Trickett Smith, American lawyer who was disbarred
- William Trickett Smith II, his son, American drug trafficker convicted of murdering his wife in Peru in 2007
Military
- Sir Sidney Smith , British admiral
- William Smith, commanding officer of the Lincoln minutemen in the battles of Lexington and Concord
- William Alexander Smith , founder of the Boys' Brigade
- William Danvers Smith, 2nd Viscount Hambleden, known as Frederick Smith, officer in the British Army
- William Douglas Smith, British general
- William D. Smith , United States Navy admiral
- William Duncan Smith, United States Army officer and Confederate general
- William Farrar Smith, Union Army general
- William F. Smith, piloted the US Army Air Corps B-25 Billy Mitchell Bomber that crashed into the Empire State Building
- William H. Smith , American Indian Wars soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- William James Lanyon Smith, New Zealand naval officer
- William Osborne Smith, first Acting Commissioner of the North West Mounted Police
- William Ruthven Smith, United States Army officer
- William Smith, Master of the SS Sauternes, English merchant seaman killed in World War II
- William Smith , American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
- William Smith , American Indian Wars soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- William Smith , served as Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station and rose to Rear Admiral
- William Smith , American ship captain and Revolutionary War veteran
- William Smith , Governor of Virginia and Confederate general
- William Sooy Smith, American Civil War general
- William Thomas Smith, World War I flying ace
- William Watson Smith, World War I flying ace
- William W. Smith , United States Navy admiral during World War II
- William Y. Smith, United States Air Force general
Religion
- William Smith , buried in the Prophet's Grave near Largs, North Ayrshire, Scotland
- William Smith , English priest in Ireland
- William Smith, 18th-century Scottish priest
- William Smith , younger brother of Joseph Smith, Jr. and himself a Mormon leader
- William Smith , Catholic archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh
- William R. Smith , Mormon leader in Davis County, Utah Territory
- William Saumarez Smith, Anglican bishop/archbishop of Sydney
- William Smith , Catholic theologian
- William Carr Smith, Church of England clergyman
- William Angie Smith, bishop of the Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church
Science and architecture
- Bill Smith , one of the creators of Six Sigma
- William Gardner Smith , Scottish botanist and ecologist
- William Smith , Scottish architect
- William Smith , English geologist
- William Wright Smith, Scottish botanist and horticulturalist
- W. Wheeler Smith, American architect and real estate developer
Sports
American football
- Bill Smith , American football end
- Bill Smith , American football tackle and end
- Billy Ray Smith Jr., American football player
- Billy Ray Smith Sr., American football player
- Wee Willie Smith , American football player
- William F. Smith , American college football player and coach
- Willie Smith , 12th head college football coach for the North Carolina Central University Eagles
- Willie Smith , former American football player
- Willie Smith , American football offensive tackle
- Willie Smith , American football tight end
- Will Smith , American football defensive end
- Will Smith, American football linebacker
Association football
- Bill Smith , English footballer with Brentford, Southampton and Halifax Town
- Bill Smith , English footballer with Durham City and York City
- Bill Smith , English footballer with Norwich City and Exeter City
- Bill Smith , English footballer with Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers
- Bill Smith, Scottish footballer with Raith Rovers and Darlington
- Bill Smith, Canadian soccer player, active 1943–1963
- Billy Smith , English footballer with Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Billy Smith , Scottish footballer for Newcastle United
- Billy Smith , English footballer for West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham
- Billy Smith , English footballer with Huddersfield Town
- Billy Smith , English footballer with Hartlepool United, Huddersfield Town and Rochdale
- Billy Smith , English footballer with South Shields, Portsmouth and Stockport County
- Billy Smith , Scottish footballer with Aberdeen
- Buxton Smith, English footballer with Buxton and Manchester City
- Stockport Smith, English footballer with Stockport and Manchester United
- William A. Smith, English footballer with Blackburn Rovers
- William Smith , English goalkeeper with Burnley
- William Smith , English footballer with Lincoln City, Loughborough, Notts County and Nottingham Forest
- William Smith , footballer with Bradford City and Stoke
- William Smith , English footballer
- William Smith, footballer with Hibernian
- Willie Smith, Scottish footballer with Brentford
- Willie Smith, English footballer with Wimbledon
- Will Smith, English footballer for Harrogate Town
- W. J. "Billy" Smith, football manager, Aston Villa