Biography
George Smith may refer to:
Politicians
American
- George William Smith (politician) (1762-1811), governor of Virginia
- George Smith (Pennsylvania), Republican US representative from Pennsylvania, 1809-1812
- George Rappeen Smith (1804-1879), founder of Sedalia, Missouri, Missouri politician, Civil War General
- George Baldwin Smith (1823-1879), Attorney General of Wisconsin, Wisconsin assemblyman, mayor of Madison, Wisconsin
- George Luke Smith (1837-1884), US Representative from Louisiana
- George Washington Smith (congressman) (1846-1907), US Representative from Illinois
- George J. Smith (1859-1913), US Representative from New York
- George Weissinger Smith (1864-1931), mayor of Louisville, Kentucky, 1917-1921
- George Ross Smith (1864-1952), Republican US representative from Minnesota, 1913-1917
- George Edward Smith (born 1940), mayor of Frederick, Maryland, 1901-1910
- George M. Smith (1912-1962), former lieutenant governor of Wisconsin
- George Otis Smith (1871-1944), director of United States Geological Survey, 1st chairman of Federal Power Commission
- George Thornewell Smith (1916-2010), American Democratic Party politician and jurist from the state of Georgia
- George Bundy Smith (born 1937), New York State Supreme Court Justice
- George Curtis Smith (born 1935), U.S. federal judge
Other nationalities
- George Smith (Ontario politician) (1852-1930), Scottish-born lawyer and political figure in Ontario, Canada
- George Smith (Nova Scotia politician) (died 1850), Scottish-born merchant, shipbuilder and political figure in Nova Scotia
- George Smith (1765-1836), British Member of Parliament representing Midhurst
- George Byron Smith (1839-after 1894), Ontario merchant and political figure
- Sir George Smith (Nyasaland), governor of Nyasaland (Malawi), 1913-1923
- George Delacourt-Smith, Baron Delacourt-Smith (1917-1972), British politician
- George Charles Smith, chief minister of Norfolk Island
- George Harold Smith (1866-1936), New Zealand politician
- George John Smith (1862-1946), New Zealand Member of Parliament
- George P. Smith (born 1873), politician and Minister of the Crown from Alberta, Canada
- George Robert Smith (1860-1922), Canadian politician
- George Isaac Smith (1909-1982), premier of Nova Scotia
- George Ivan Smith (1915-1995), political scientist, U.N. representative to the Republic of Congo
- George Wilbert Smith (1855-1931), former Alberta Member of the Legislative Assembly
Sportsmen
Baseball
- Germany Smith (George Smith, 1863-1927), shortstop
- George Smith (National League pitcher) (1892-1965)
- George Smith (American League pitcher) (1901-1981)
- George Smith (second baseman) (1937-1987)
Association football
- George Smith (footballer born 1868), player with Small Heath
- George Smith (footballer born 1879) (1879-1908), footballer who played for several clubs, including Preston North End and Blackburn Rovers
- George Smith (footballer born 1890), player with Ilford, Genoa, and Alessandria
- George W. Smith (footballer), Scottish-born footballer who played as a defender for Chelsea in the 1920s and 1930s
- George Smith (footballer born May 1901), Scottish-born football defender who played for Notts County in the 1920s
- George Smith (footballer born June 1901), football full-back who played for Walsall and Torquay United in the 1920s
- George Smith (footballer born 1902), player with Gillingham, Tranmere Rovers and Coventry City
- George Smith (footballer born 1915) (1915-1983), player with Charlton Athletic, Brentford and Queens Park Rangers, and manager of Portsmouth
- George Smith (footballer born 1919) (1919-2001), full-back with Southampton 1938-1949
- George Smith (footballer born 1921), football inside forward who played for Manchester City and Chesterfield in the 1940s and 1950s
- George Smith (footballer born 1936), football goalkeeper who played for Notts County and Hartlepool in the 1950s and 1960s
- George Smith (footballer born 1945), player with Barrow, Middlesbrough and Swansea City
- George Smith (referee) (born 1943), football referee from Scotland
Other sports
- George Smith (athlete) (1876-1915), British tug of war competitor who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics
- George Smith (cricketer) (died 1761), London Cricket Club player who was also the "keeper" of the Artillery Ground
- George Smith (Nottingham cricketer) (1785-1838), English cricketer
- George William Smith (sportsman) (1874-1954), New Zealand track athlete, All Black rugby union player, also a founder of rugby league in Australasia
- George Smith (Yorkshire cricketer) (1876-1929), first class cricketer for Yorkshire CCC
- George Smith (ice hockey) (1895-?), NHL for the Toronto St. Patricks in 1921-1922
- George Smith (cricketer, born 1906) (1906-1989), English cricketer
- George Smith (American football) (1914-1986), American football center in the NFL
- George Smith (rugby union) (born 1980), Australian Wallabies flanker
- George E. Smith (gambler) (1862-1905), American gambler and Thoroughbred owner, also known as "Pittsburgh Phil"
Religion
- George Smith (Scottish clergyman) (1748-1843), minister in Galston, East Ayrshire
- George Smith (bishop) (1815-1871), 2nd principal of St. Paul's College, Hong Kong, 1849-1864
- George A. Smith (1817-1875), early member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
- George Smith (chaplain) (1845-1918), missionary, Army Chaplain in South Africa and defender of Rorke's Drift
- George Adam Smith (1856-1942), Scottish divine
- George Albert Smith (1870-1951), eighth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- G. Carlos Smith (1910-1987), youth and missionary leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Arts and letters
- George Smith (artist) (1713/1714-1776), English landscape painter
- George Smith (architect) (1782-1869), southeast London architect
- George Smith (assyriologist) (1840-1876), English, first modern translator of the Epic of Gilgamesh
- George Albert Smith (film pioneer) (1864-1959), early British filmmaker
- George Gregory Smith (1865-1932), Scottish literary critic
- George H. Smith (born 1949), American libertarian and atheist author
- George H. Smith (fiction author) (1922-1996), science fiction author
- George "Harmonica" Smith (1924-1983), blues harmonica musician
- George Murray Smith (1824-1901), succeeded his father, founder of publishing firm of Smith, Elder & Co
- George O. Smith (1911-1981), science fiction author
- George Washington Smith (architect) (1876-1930), American architect and painter
Others
- George Smith (executioner) (1805-1874), English executioner also known as Throttler Smith
- George Smith (financier) (1808-1899), Chicago financier
- George Smith (horse) (born 1913), American Thoroughbred racehorse, 1916 Kentucky Derby winner
- George Smith (royal servant) (1960-2005), valet and footman to Charles, Prince of Wales
- George Smith (trade unionist) (died 1978), general secretary of UCATT
- George Allen Smith (1979-2005), missing cruise ship passenger
- George Bracewell Smith (1912-1976), London businessman and hotel owner
- George D. W. Smith (born 1943), materials scientist, co-invented the atom probe tomograph
- George E. Smith (born 1930), co-inventor of the charge-coupled device, received Nobel Prize in Physics
- George Edward Smith (born 1940), POW in Vietnam for 2 years, released in 1965
- George Girdler Smith (1795-1878), engraver in Boston, Massachusetts
- George Hugh Smith (1827-1901), Confederate Civil War veteran and prominent Los Angeles lawyer and judge
- George Joseph Smith (1872-1915), British "Brides in the Bath" murderer
- George Right Smith (1837-1903), Confederate soldier
- George Samuel Fereday Smith (1812-1891), English industrialist
- George Toogood Smith (1903-1955), uncle of Beatle John Lennon and husband of Mimi Smith
- George Smith (publisher) (1789-1846), Scottish born publisher
- George Smith (philanthropist) (1831-1895), campaigned against the use of industrial child labour
- George Smith (Hollyoaks), fictional character from British soap opera Hollyoaks
- George Smith (sports reporter), SportsCenter reporter
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