John Smith
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John Smith is a name often regarded as the archetype of a common personal name in most English-speaking countries, a generic name sometimes representing "everyman" or "the average person."
In the United Kingdom and United States, John has historically been one of the most common male first names,[1] and Smith is the most common surname in each.[2] It is a recurrent pseudonym, placeholder name, or metasyntactic variable in those countries (especially in legal contexts). In this fashion it is similar to the name "Joe Bloggs" in the United Kingdom and "John Doe" in the United States.
John Smith may refer to:
Politicians
Canada
Ghana
New Zealand
United Kingdom
- John Smith (Chancellor of the Exchequer), English Chancellor of the Exchequer and Speaker of the House of Commons, 1705–1708
- John Smith (Conservative politician) (1923–2007), former member of Parliament for the Cities of London and Westminster
- John Smith (English statesman), commissioner of the English Treasury, 1694–1695
- John Smith (Manchester politician), councillor in the City of Manchester
- John Smith (Welsh politician) (born 1951), Welsh politician and Labour Party member of Parliament
- John Smith (Wendover MP) (1767–1842), member of Parliament for Wendover
- John Smith (UK politician) (1938–1994), leader of the British Labour Party
- John Smith, Baron Kirkhill, life peer in the House of Lords
United States
- J. Gregory Smith (1818–1891), the 28th Governor of Vermont
- J. Hyatt Smith (1824–1886), United States representative from New York's 3rd Congressional District
- John Ambler Smith (1847–1892), United States representative from Ohio
- John Armstrong Smith, United States representative from Ohio
- John Butler Smith (1838–1914), 52nd Governor of New Hampshire
- John Cotton Smith (1765–1845), eighth Governor of Connecticut
- John Hugh Smith, Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, three times between 1845 and 1865
- John Joseph Smith (1904–1980), United States representative from Connecticut and Federal judge
- John Lee Smith (1894–1963), Lieutenant Governor of Texas
- John Lyman Smith, member of the Utah Territorial Legislature
- John M. C. Smith (1853–1923), United States representative from Michigan's 3rd Congressional District
- John Quincy Smith (1824–1901), United States representative from Ohio's 3rd Congressional District
- John Smith, Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
- John Smith, Louisiana State Senator
- John Smith, Mayor of Detroit, Michigan 1924–1928
- John Smith (New York), United States senator from New York
- John Smith (Ohio Senator), (1735–1824), United States senator from Ohio
- John Smith (Vermont), United States representative from Vermont's 4th Congressional District
- John Smith (Virginia), United States representative from Virginia's 3rd Congressional District
- John Smith of Jamestown, helped found the Virginia Colony and became Colonial Governor of Virginia
- John Speed Smith (1792–1854), United States representative from Kentucky
- John T. Smith (congressman), United States representative from Pennsylvania's 3rd Congressional District
- John Walter Smith (1845–1925), 44th Governor of Maryland
- Jonathan Bayard Smith (1742–1812), Pennsylvania Continental Congress delegate
Cultural figures
- John Berryman (1914–1972), originally John Allyn Smith, American poet
- John Mortimer Smith, real name of rapper and producer Lil Jon
- John Raphael Smith (1752–1812), English mezzotint engraver and painter
- John Rubens Smith (1775–1849), British-born American painter, son of John Raphael Smith
- John Smith (20th century English poet), English poet
- John Smith (actor) (1931–1995), American actor
- John Smith (architect) (1781–1852), Scottish architect
- John Smith (clockmaker) (1770–1814)
- John Smith (comics), British comics writer
- John Smith (English poet) (1662–1717), English poet and playwright
- John Smith (filmmaker) (born 1952), avant-garde filmmaker
- John Smith (performance artist), British performance artist
- John Smith (poet) (born 1927), Canadian poet
- John Stafford Smith (1750–1836), composer of the tune for "The Star-Spangled Banner"
Academic figures
- John D. Smith, indologist at the University of Cambridge
- John Smith (mathematician), mathematician at the University of Oxford, 1766–1797
- John Smith (dentist) (1825–1910), founder of the Edinburgh school of Dentistry
- John Alexander Smith (1863–1939), British Idealist philosopher
- John Cyril Smith (1922–2003), leading authority on English Criminal Law
- John Lawrence Smith (1818–83), American doctor and chemist. Past president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
- John Smith (Cambridge), Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge in 1497, 1499, and 1504
- John Smith (Cambridge, 1766), Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge in 1766
- John McGarvie Smith, Australian metallurgist and bacteriologist
- John Smith (academic), Professor of languages at Dartmouth College
- John H. Smith (mathematician), mathematician at Boston College
Sports figures
- John L. Smith, former head football coach at Michigan State
- John Smith, former UCLA coach and current 440 yd dash WR holder
- John Smith (NL first baseman), a first baseman in 1882
- John Smith (AL first baseman), a first baseman in 1931
- John Smith (shortstop), shortstop, 1873–1875
- John Smith (footballer)
- John Smith (footballer born 1855), Scottish footballer of the 1870s and 1880s
- John Smith (Gillingham F.C. player), footballer of the 1930s
- John T. Smith, American professional wrestler
- John Smith (wrestler) (born 1965) American wrestler, two-time Olympic gold medalist
- John Smith (American football), former New England Patriots kicker
Religious figures
Miscellaneous figures
- John F. Smith, Jr. (born 1939), former chairman and chief executive officer, General Motors
- John Lucian Smith (1914–1972), United States Marine Corps flying ace and Medal of Honor recipient
- John Smith (BBC executive), chief executive officer, BBC Worldwide Ltd
- John Smith (brewer) (died 1879), Tadcaster brewery founder in North Yorkshire, UK
- John Smith (British Army officer) (1754–1837), soldier in the American Revolutionary War
- John Smith (Disney) (fictionalized), animated character based on the Jamestown colony leader
- John Smith (Medal of Honor recipient, 1880) (born 1854), United States Navy sailor
- John Smith (Native American) (died 1922), Chippewa Indian reputed to have died at the age of 137
- John Smith (private) (1822–1866), soldier in the 1st Madras (European) Fusillers and Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross recipient
- John Smith (sergeant) (1814–1864), soldier in the Bengal Sappers and Miners, and Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross recipient
- John Smith (serial killer), serial killer who murdered up to three women
- John Smith of Jamestown (1580–1631), explorer
See also
- John Smyth
- Johnny Smith
- John Maynard Smith (1920–2004), geneticist, whose surname is actually "Maynard Smith", not "Smith"
- John Smit (born 1978), South African rugby player
- Juan Smith (born 1981), South African rugby player
- John Smith's Brewery
- Johnny Smith (Dead Zone), fictional character in Stephen King's novel The Dead Zone and its subsequent adaptations.
- J. Wesley Smith, cartoon character created by Burr Shafer
- John Smith/Sir John Smith/Dr John Smith is the alias of The Doctor of the British TV show Doctor Who, which he uses when pretending to be human.
- John Smith, alias of the character Kyon in the fourth novel of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
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