William, Willie, Will, or Bill Smith may refer to: [edit] People [edit] Academics [edit] Arts and entertainment [edit] Film, television, and theatre [edit] Literature - Bill Smith (Canadian musician) (born 1938), Canadian writer, editor, record producer, saxophonist, clarinetist, and drummer of English birth.
- Bill Smith (folk musician), English folk musician and founding member of The Corries
- Bill Smith (jazz musician) (born 1926), folk jazz clarinetist and Professor of Music at the University of Washington since 1966
- Bill Smith (record producer), American recording engineer and record producer
- Willie Smith (alto saxophonist) (1910-1967), jazz alto saxophonist
- William Smith (composer) (1603–1645), English composer from the city of Durham
- Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (born 1936), blues drummer and singer
- William Charles Smith (1881-1972), English musicologist
- William Overton Smith (born 1926), American composer and clarinettist
- Willie "The Lion" Smith (1897–1973), jazz pianist
[edit] Fictional characters [edit] Business - William Smith (chief justice) (1728–1793), historian, Chief Justice of the Province of New York, and Chief Justice of the Province of Quebec and later Lower Canada
- William Smith (judge), father of John Smith, Doctor Thomas Smith, Joshua Hett Smith, and Chief Justice William Smith
- William Cusac Smith, Baronet (1766–1836), baronet
- William E. Smith (judge), judge on the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island
- William Francis Smith (1904-1968), American judge
- William R. Smith Jr., lawyer and former president of the American Bar Association
[edit] Military - William Smith (Medal of Honor) (1838–?), 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 Danvers Smith, 2nd Viscount Hambleden (1868–1928), known as Frederick Smith, officer in the British Army
- William “Extra Billy” Smith (1797–1887), Governor of Virginia (1846–1849, 1864–1865) and Confederate general
- William Farrar Smith, Union Army general
- William H. Smith (Medal of Honor), American Indian Wars soldier and Medal of Honor recipient
- William Osborne Smith (1833–1887), first Acting Commissioner of the North West Mounted Police
- William S. Smith (1755–1816) Revolutionary War Colonel of the Continental Army, leader of a filibuster expedition to Venezuela, first United States Marshall of New York, and United States Congressman.
- William Sooy Smith, American Civil War General
- Sir William Sidney Smith (1764–1840), usually known as Sidney Smith, British admiral
- William F. Smith, piloted the US Army Air Corps B-25 Billy Mitchell Bomber that crashed into the Empire State Building
- William D. Smith, United States Navy admiral
- William W. Smith, United States Navy admiral during World War II
- William Y. Smith, United States Air Force general
- William Watson Smith (aviator) (born 1892), World War I flying ace
[edit] Politics - Amor De Cosmos (1825–1897), born William Alexander Smith, Premier of British Columbia
- Bill Smith (Alberta politician) (born 1935), Canadian politician
- William Smith (abolitionist) (1756–1835), dissenter and British M.P. whose constituencies included Camelford, Sudbury, and Norwich
- William Forgan Smith (1887–1953), Premier of the Australian state of Queensland, 1932–1942
- William Laird Smith, Australian representative for Denison, 1910–1922 and Minister for the Navy, 1920–1921
- William Smith (Canadian politician) (1847–1931), Canadian politician
- William Mein Smith (1799–1869), key actor in the early settlement of New Zealand's capital city, Wellington.
- William Smith (1849-1913), British Member of Parliament for North Lonsdale, 1892–1895
[edit] American politics - William Smith (congressman), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia (1821–1827)
- William Smith (Maryland) (1728–1814), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland (1789–1791)
- William Smith (South Carolina representative) (1751–1837), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina (1797–1798)
- William Smith (South Carolina senator) (1762–1840), U.S. senator from South Carolina (1815–1830)
- William Alden Smith (1859–1932), member of the U.S. House of Representatives(1895–1906) and Senator (1905–1918) from Michigan
- William Alexander Smith (1828–1888), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina (1873–1874)
- William E. Smith (1824–1883), Governor of Wisconsin (1878–1882)
- William "Extra Billy" Smith (1797–1887), Governor of Virginia (1846–1849, 1864–1865) and Confederate general
- William Ephraim Smith (1829–1890), member of the Confederate (1863–1865) and U.S. (1875–1881) House of Representatives from Georgia
- William French Smith (1917–1990), U.S. Attorney General (1981–1985)
- William Hugh Smith (1826–1899), Governor of Alabama (1868–1870)
- William Jay Smith (Tennessee politician) (1823–1913), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee
- William Loughton Smith (1758–1812), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina (1789–1798)
- William Nathan Harrell Smith (1812–1889), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina (1859–1860)
- William Orlando Smith (1859–1932), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania (1903–1906)
- William Robert Smith (1863–1924), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas (1903–1916)
- William Russell Smith (1815–1896), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alabama (1851–1856)
- William Stephens Smith (1755–1816), member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York (1813–1816) and son-in-law of President John Adams
[edit] Religion and philosophy [edit] Science, engineering, and technology [edit] Sports [edit] Baseball - Bill Smith (baseball manager), National Association player-manager for the Baltimore Marylands
- Bill Smith (baseball executive), Minnesota Twins general manager
- Bill Smith (right-handed pitcher) (1861–1928), American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, 1886
- Bill Smith (left-handed pitcher) (1933–1997), American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, 1958–59; 1962
- Bill Smith (outfielder) (1860-1886), American baseball outfielder for the 1884 Cleveland Blues
- Billy Smith (second baseman), American infielder in Major League Baseball, 1975-79; 1981
- Billy Smith (pitcher), American pitcher in Major League Baseball, 1981
- Billy Smith (baseball, born 1930), American minor league first baseman and manager and Major League coach and scout
- Willie Smith (pitcher), American pitcher in Major League Baseball, 1994
- Willie Smith (outfielder) (1939-2006), American outfielder in Major League Baseball, 1963-1971
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