William Smith
William, Willie, Will, Bill, or Billy Smith may refer to:
Academics
- William Smith (Master of Clare College, Cambridge), English academic
- William Smith (antiquary), English antiquary and historian of University College, Oxford
- William Smith (scholar), English classical scholar and Anglican Dean of Chester
- William Smith (Episcopal priest), 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 (lexicographer), 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 (actor), American character performer
- William Smith (17th-century actor), British actor
- William Smith (teacher), South African television science and mathematics presenter
- Will Smith (comedian), English actor and writer
Art and literature
- William Smith (poet), 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 (artist), 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 (jewelry designer), 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 (comedian)
- Recurring [Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2003–04|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 (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air), 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 musician), Canadian record producer, musician, writer, editor
- Bill Smith (English musician), founding member of the Quarrymen
- Bill Smith (jazz musician), folk jazz clarinetist, professor of music at the University of Washington
- Major Bill Smith, American record producer and executive
- William Smith (composer), 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 (alto saxophonist), jazz alto saxophonist
- Willie "the Lion" Smith, jazz pianist
- William Oscar Smith, jazz double bassist and music educator
Business
- William Henry Smith (1792–1865), entrepreneur whose business was about both newsagents and book shops
- * William Henry Smith (1825–1891), son of the above, and politician
- William Smith (businessman), 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 (Arkansas judge), justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court
- William A. Smith (Iowa judge), justice of the Iowa Supreme Court
- William A. Smith (Kansas judge), Associate Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court
- William E. Smith (judge), 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 (judge, born 1728), historian, Chief Justice of the Province of New York, and Chief Justice of the Province of Quebec and later Lower Canada
- William Smith (judge, born 1697), father of John Smith, Doctor Thomas Smith, Joshua Hett Smith, and Chief Justice William Smith
- William Smith (murderer), 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 (Royal Navy officer), British admiral
- William Smith, commanding officer of the Lincoln minutemen in the battles of Lexington and Concord
- William Alexander Smith (Boys' Brigade), 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 (admiral), United States Navy admiral
- William Duncan Smith, United States Army officer and Confederate general
- William Farrar Smith, Union Army general
- William F. Smith (US Army Air Corps), piloted the US Army Air Corps B-25 Billy Mitchell Bomber that crashed into the Empire State Building
- William H. Smith (Medal of Honor), 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 (Medal of Honor, 1864), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
- William Smith (Medal of Honor, 1869), American Indian Wars soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- William Smith (Royal Navy officer), served as Commander-in-Chief of the Jamaica Station and rose to Rear Admiral
- William Smith (ship captain), American ship captain and Revolutionary War veteran
- William Smith (Virginia governor), 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 (admiral), United States Navy admiral during World War II
- William Y. Smith, United States Air Force general
Religion
- William Smith (minister), buried in the Prophet's Grave near Largs, North Ayrshire, Scotland
- William Smith (Archdeacon of Armagh), English priest in Ireland
- William Smith (Provost of St Andrew's Cathedral, Aberdeen), 18th-century Scottish priest
- William Smith (Latter Day Saints), younger brother of Joseph Smith, Jr. and himself a Mormon leader
- William Smith (bishop), Catholic archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh
- William R. Smith (Mormon), Mormon leader in Davis County, Utah Territory
- William Saumarez Smith, Anglican bishop/archbishop of Sydney
- William Smith (monsignor), 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 (Motorola engineer), one of the creators of Six Sigma
- William Gardner Smith (botanist), Scottish botanist and ecologist
- William Smith (architect), Scottish architect
- William Smith (geologist), 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, born 1912), American football end
- Bill Smith (American football, born 1926), American football tackle and end
- Billy Ray Smith Jr., American football player
- Billy Ray Smith Sr., American football player
- Wee Willie Smith (American football), American football player
- William F. Smith (American football), American college football player and coach
- Willie Smith (American football coach), 12th head college football coach for the North Carolina Central University Eagles
- Willie Smith (offensive tackle, born 1937), former American football player
- Willie Smith (offensive tackle, born 1986), American football offensive tackle
- Willie Smith (tight end), American football tight end
- Will Smith (defensive end), American football defensive end
- Will Smith (linebacker, born 1992), American football linebacker
Association football
- Bill Smith (footballer, born 1887), English footballer with Brentford, Southampton and Halifax Town
- Bill Smith (footballer, born 1897), English footballer with Durham City and York City
- Bill Smith (footballer, born 1906), English footballer with Norwich City and Exeter City
- Bill Smith (footballer, born 1926), English footballer with Birmingham City and Blackburn Rovers
- Bill Smith (footballer, born 1938), Scottish footballer with Raith Rovers and Darlington
- Bill Smith (soccer), Canadian soccer player, active 1943–1963
- Billy Smith (footballer, born 1872), English footballer with Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Billy Smith (footballer, born 1873), Scottish footballer for Newcastle United
- Billy Smith (footballer, born 1882), English footballer for West Bromwich Albion and Birmingham
- Billy Smith (footballer, born 1895), English footballer with Huddersfield Town
- Billy Smith (footballer, born 1900), English footballer with Hartlepool United, Huddersfield Town and Rochdale
- Billy Smith (footballer, born 1906), English footballer with South Shields, Portsmouth and Stockport County
- Billy Smith (Scottish footballer), 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 (footballer), English footballer with Blackburn Rovers
- William Smith (footballer, born 1865), English goalkeeper with Burnley
- William Smith (footballer, born 1868), English footballer with Lincoln City, Loughborough, Notts County and Nottingham Forest
- William Smith (footballer, born 1886), footballer with Bradford City and Stoke
- William Smith (footballer, born 1903), English footballer
- William Smith (Scottish footballer), footballer with Hibernian
- Willie Smith (footballer, born 1943), Scottish footballer with Brentford
- Willie Smith (footballer, born 1948), English footballer with Wimbledon
- Will Smith (footballer, born 1998), English footballer for Harrogate Town
- W. J. "Billy" Smith, football manager, Aston Villa
Baseball
- Big Bill Smith, Negro leagues baseball catcher and manager
- Bill Smith (baseball executive), Minnesota Twins general manager
- Bill Smith (baseball manager), National Association player-manager for the Baltimore Marylands
- Bill Smith (pitcher), American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, 1958–59; 1962
- Bill Smith (outfielder), American baseball outfielder for the 1884 Cleveland Blues
- Billy Smith (baseball coach), American minor league first baseman and manager and Major League coach and scout
- Billy Smith (1980s pitcher), American pitcher in Major League Baseball, 1981
- Billy Smith (1880s pitcher), American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, 1886
- Billy Smith (second baseman), American infielder in Major League Baseball, 1975–79; 1981
- Willie Smith (outfielder), American outfielder in Major League Baseball, 1963–1971
- Willie Smith (third baseman), American third baseman in Negro league baseball, 1938
- Willie Smith (1940s pitcher), American pitcher in Negro league baseball, 1948
- Willie Smith (1990s pitcher), American pitcher in Major League Baseball, 1994
- Will Smith (pitcher), American pitcher in Major League Baseball
- Will Smith (catcher), American baseball catcher
- Dark Night Smith, American pitcher in Negro league baseball, 1920–1924
Basketball
- Bill Smith (basketball, born 1939), American basketball player
- Wee Willie Smith, American basketball player
- William Smith (basketball, born 1949), American basketball player
- Willie Smith (basketball), American professional basketball player
Cricket
- Bill Smith (cricketer), English cricketer
- William Brook-Smith, New Zealand cricketer
- William Smith (cricketer, born 1839), first class cricketer for Yorkshire
- William Smith (cricketer, born 1875), first-class cricketer for London County
- William Smith (cricketer, born 1882), English cricketer
- William Smith (cricketer, born 1900), English cricketer
- William Smith (cricketer, born 1902), Scottish cricketer
- William Smith (Kent cricketer), English cricketer
- William Smith (Somerset cricketer), English cricketer
- Willie Smith (cricketer), English cricketer
- Will Smith (cricketer), English cricketer
Rugby football
- Bill Smith, Australian rugby league footballer in the Bulimba Cup
- Bill Smith, rugby league right wing of the 1950s for Whitehaven
- Billy Smith (rugby league, born 1942), Australian rugby league player
- Billy Smith (rugby league, born 1999), Australian rugby league player
- W. Smith (rugby league), Australian rugby league player
- Will Smith (rugby league), Australian rugby league player
- William Smith (rugby union), New Zealand rugby union player
- Bill Smith (rugby league), Australian rugby league player
Other sports
- Bill Smith (Australian rules footballer), Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy
- Billy Smith (Australian footballer), played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League
- Bill Smith (fell runner), fell runner and author on the sport
- Bill Smith (motorcyclist), former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer
- Bill Smith (poker player), professional poker player
- Bill Smith (swimmer), two-time gold medalist in the 1948 Olympic games
- Billy Dee Smith, Canadian former professional lacrosse player
- Billy Smith (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
- Mysterious Billy Smith, Canadian boxer
- Will Smith (ice hockey), American ice hockey forward
- William Alexander Smith (boxer), South African boxer of the 1920s
- William Smith (cyclist, born 1893), South African Olympic cyclist
- William Smith (cyclist, born 2004), British cyclist
- William Smith (ice hockey), American hockey player
- William Smith (field hockey), British field hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics
- William Smith (sport shooter), Canadian Olympic sport shooter
- William Smith (wrestler), 1952 Olympic gold medalist
- Willie Smith (billiards player), English professional player of snooker and English billiards
- Willie Smith (golfer), Scottish golfer
- Willie Smith (hurdler), Namibian track and field hurdler
- Willie Smith (sprinter), American 400 metres runner
Politics
Australia
- William Collard Smith, treasurer in colonial Victoria
- William Laird Smith, Australian representative for Denison, 1910–1922 and Minister for the Navy, 1920–1921
- William Forgan Smith, Premier of the Australian state of Queensland, 1932–1942
- William Kennedy Smith (Australian politician)
Canada
- William Smith (Nova Scotia politician), merchant, judge and politician in Nova Scotia
- Amor De Cosmos, Premier of British Columbia
- William Henry Smith (Canadian politician), lawyer and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada
- William Smith (Canadian politician), member of Canadian House of Commons 1887–1921
- William C. Smith (politician), politician from Alberta, Canada
- William Haslam Smith, businessman and political figure in Nova Scotia, Canada
- William Duncan Smith (politician), Canadian politician in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
- Bill Smith (Alberta politician), former mayor of Edmonton
- William Smith (Newfoundland politician), politician in Newfoundland
- J. William Smith, member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick
New Zealand
- William Mein Smith, key actor in the early settlement of New Zealand's capital city, Wellington
- William Cowper Smith, Liberal Party Member of Parliament in New Zealand
United Kingdom
- William Goldsmith alias Smith, MP for Gloucester
- William Smith (fl. 1553–54), MP for Newport
- William Smith (died 1591), MP for Wells
- William Smith (MP for Ripon), MP for Ripon
- William Smith (MP for Aylesbury), MP for Aylesbury, 1604
- William Smith (surveyor), fl 1726
- William Smith (Ordnance), of Chichester, UK, Treasurer of the Ordnance
- William Smith (abolitionist), grandfather of Florence Nightingale, dissenter and British MP
- William Smith of Carbeth Guthrie, Lord Provost of Glasgow
- William Henry Smith (1825–1891), MP and Cabinet Minister
- William Masters Smith, Member of Parliament for West Kent
- William Smith (1849–1913), Member of Parliament for North Lonsdale, 1892–1895
- William Smith, 3rd Viscount Hambleden, British peer
- William Smith, 4th Viscount Hambleden, British peer
- William Smith (loyalist), Northern Irish loyalist politician
United States
- William Smith (Delaware politician), state politician from Delaware
- William Smith (Maryland politician), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland
- William Smith (New York state senator), New York politician and judge
- William Smith (Oregon politician), Oregon state senator
- William Smith (South Carolina representative), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina
- William Smith (South Carolina senator), U.S. senator from South Carolina
- William Smith (Virginia governor), Governor of Virginia and Confederate general
- William Smith (Virginia representative), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia
- William Alden Smith, member of the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senator from Michigan
- William Alexander Smith (politician), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina
- William Burns Smith, mayor of Philadelphia
- William C. Smith Jr., Maryland State legislator
- William E. Smith (politician), Governor of Wisconsin
- William Ephraim Smith, member of the Confederate and U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia
- William Ernest Smith, mayor of Murray, Utah, 1946–1947
- William F. Smith (New York politician), member of the New York State Assembly
- William French Smith, U.S. Attorney General
- William Grover Smith, Lieutenant Governor of Colorado, 1889–1891
- William H. Smith (Connecticut politician), warden of the Borough of Norwalk, Connecticut
- William Henry Smith (American politician), newspaper editor and politician, Ohio Secretary of State 1865–1868
- William Hugh Smith, governor of Alabama
- William J. Smith (Maryland politician), American politician
- William Jay Smith (Tennessee politician), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee
- William L. Smith (barber), Socialist barber from Milwaukee who served three terms in the Wisconsin State Assembly
- William Loughton Smith, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina
- William Lyman Smith, telephone businessman who served one term in the Wisconsin State Assembly and two in the Wisconsin State Senate
- William M. Smith, Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives
- William N. H. Smith, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina
- William Orlando Smith, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- William R. Smith (Mormon), member of the Utah Territory House of Representatives
- William Robert Smith, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas
- William Roy Smith (politician), American politician from Virginia
- William Rudolph Smith, politician in the states of Pennsylvania and Wisconsin
- William Russell Smith, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama
- William Stephens Smith, member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York and son-in-law of President John Adams
- William T. Smith, member of the New York State Senate
Other persons
- William Smith (conservationist), New Zealand gardener, naturalist and conservationist
- William Smith (shearer), perhaps the most skilled sheep-shearer in the first half of the 20th century
- William Smith (mariner), British mariner and discoverer of the South Shetland Islands
- William Smith (physician), Scottish American physician
- William Smith (registrar), Ghanaian civil servant
- William Crawford Smith, American architect
- William R. Smith (physician), American emergency physician and wilderness medicine consultant
- William Robert Smith (physician), British public health expert
- William Tyler Smith, English obstetrician, medical writer and journalist
- William Wragg Smith, American planter, lawyer, naturalist, translator and poet
- William Smith (teacher), South African science and maths teacher, including educational television
- Billy J. Smith, Australian television and radio presenter
- Bill Smith (scuba diver), participated in the effort to recover ''Bluebird K7''