William, Willie, Will, Bill, or Billy Smith may refer to:
Academics William Smith (Master of Clare College, Cambridge) (1556–1615), English academic William Smith (antiquary) ( 1653–1735), English antiquary and historian of University College, Oxford William Smith (scholar) (1711–1787), English classical scholar and Anglican Dean of Chester William Smith (Episcopal priest) (1727–1803), Scottish-born first provost of University of Pennsylvania William Pitt Smith (1760–1796), American physician, educator and theological writer William Andrew Smith (1802–1870), American college president and clergyman William Smith (lexicographer) (1813–1893), English editor and publisher of dictionaries William Robertson Smith (1846–1894), Scottish philologist, physicist, archaeologist and Biblical critic William Benjamin Smith (1850–1934), American professor of mathematics at Tulane University William Ramsay Smith (1859–1937), Australian anthropologist William George Smith (1866–1918), Scottish psychologist William Hall Smith (1866–after 1920), President of Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College, 1916–1920 William Cunningham Smith (1871–1943), American academic of English literature, university administrator and writer William Roy Smith (1876–1938), American academic historian William Charles Smith (1881–1972), English musicologist William Newton-Smith (1943–2023), Anglo-Canadian philosopher of science Willie W. Smith (1907–1989), American physiologist
Arts and entertainment
Art and literature William Smith (poet) (before 1570–after 1606), English sonneteer William Thompson Russell Smith (1812–1896), Scottish-American painter William Collingwood Smith (1815–1887), English painter William Jardine Smith (1834–1884), Australian writer and editor William Brooke Smith (before 1880–1908), American artist William Twigg-Smith (1883–1950), New Zealand artist William Hart-Smith (1911–1990), New Zealand/Australian poet William E. Smith (artist) (1913–1997), African American illustrator W. Eugene Smith (1918–1978), American photojournalist William Craig Smith (1918–1986), American art director William Arthur Smith (1918–1989), American artist William Jay Smith (1918–2015), American poet William Gardner Smith (1927–1974), African-American novelist Bill Smith (jewelry designer) (born 1933), first African American recipient of Coty Award Willi Smith (1948–1987), American fashion designer Will Smith, American tech journalist, 2010 founder of Tested.com
Fictional 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 (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air), TV series character Will Smith (Home and Away), 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 (1928–2000), American Chicago blues singer Bill Smith (Canadian musician) (born 1938), Canadian record producer, musician, writer, editor Bill Smith (English musician) (born 1940), founding member of the Quarrymen Bill Smith (jazz musician) (1926–2020), folk jazz clarinetist, professor of music at the University of Washington Major Bill Smith (1922–1994), American record producer and executive William Smith (composer) (1603–1645), English composer from the city of Durham William "Smitty" Smith (1944–1997), keyboardist and session musician Willie "Big Eyes" Smith (1936–2011), blues drummer and singer Willie "Long Time" Smith, dates unknown, Chicago blues pianist and singer Willie Smith (alto saxophonist) (1910–1967), jazz alto saxophonist Willie "the Lion" Smith (1893–1973), jazz pianist William Oscar Smith, jazz double bassist and music educator Billo Smith (William David Smith, 1897–1973), Australian musician and bandleader
Other people in arts and entertainment Will Smith (born 1968), American actor, rapper, and film producer William "Gentleman" Smith (1730–1819), English stage star William Henry Smith (1806–1872), American author of 1844 temperance play The Drunkard William Smith (American actor) (1933–2021), American character performer William Smith (17th-century actor) (died 1696), British actor William Smith (teacher) (1939–2024), South African television science and mathematics presenter Will Smith (comedian) (born 1971), English actor and writer
Business William Henry Smith (1792–1865), entrepreneur whose business was about both newsagents and book shops, father of William Henry Smith (1825–1891) William Smith (businessman) (1818–1912), nurseryman and donor to Hobart and William Smith Colleges William Reardon Smith (1856–1935), British shipowner Willie Reardon Smith (1887–1950), British shipowner William Wensley Smith (1887–1955), founder of W. W. Smith Insurance Ltd
Law and crime Sir William Cusack-Smith, 2nd Baronet (1766–1836), baronet William W. Smith (Arkansas judge) (1838–1888), justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court William A. Smith (Iowa judge) (1870–1958), justice of the Iowa Supreme Court William A. Smith (Kansas judge) (1888–1968), associate justice of the Kansas Supreme Court William E. Smith (judge) (born 1959), judge on the US District Court for the District of Rhode Island Sir William James Smith (1853–1912), British judge who served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Cyprus, British Guiana and the Transvaal William Francis Smith (1904–1968), judge of the US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit William Kennedy Smith (born 1960), physician and Kennedy family scion who was acquitted of rape in 1991 William Nimmo Smith, Lord Nimmo Smith (born 1942), former senator of the College of Justice and judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland William Owen Smith (1848–1929), lawyer involved in overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawaii William Redwood Smith (1851–1935), associate justice of the Kansas Supreme Court William Scott Smith (born 1959), American serial killer and kidnapper William Smith (judge, born 1728) (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, born 1697) (1697–1769), father of John Smith, Doctor Thomas Smith, Joshua Hett Smith, and chief justice William Smith William Smith (murderer) (1957–2005), executed by the State of Ohio in 2005 William "Tangier" Smith (1655–1705), chief justice of the Province of New York from 1692 William Trickett Smith (1937–2021), American lawyer who was disbarred William Trickett Smith II (born 1981), his son, American drug trafficker convicted of murdering his wife in Peru in 2007
Military Sir Sidney Smith (Royal Navy officer) (William Sidney Smith, 1764–1840), British admiral William Smith (patriot) (1746–1787), commanding officer of the Lincoln minutemen in the battles of Lexington and Concord William Alexander Smith (Boys' Brigade) (1854–1914), founder of the Boys' Brigade William Danvers Smith, 2nd Viscount Hambleden (1868–1928), known as Frederick Smith, officer in the British Army William Douglas Smith (1865–1939), British general William D. Smith (admiral) (1933–2020), US Navy admiral William Duncan Smith (1825–1862), US Army officer and Confederate general William Farrar Smith (1824–1903), 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) (1847–1877), American Indian Wars soldier and Medal of Honor recipient William James Lanyon Smith, New Zealand naval officer William Osborne Smith (1833–1887), first acting commissioner of the North West Mounted Police William Ruthven Smith (1868–1941), US Army officer William Smith ( 1872–1941), master of the SS Sauternes, English merchant seaman killed in World War II William Smith (Medal of Honor, 1864) (1826–?), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient William Smith (Medal of Honor, 1869) (1838–?), American Indian Wars soldier and Medal of Honor recipient William Smith (paymaster general) (1831–1912), US Army officer William Smith (Royal Navy officer) (died 1756), served as commander-in-chief of the Jamaica Station and rose to rear admiral William Smith (ship captain) (1768–1846), American ship captain and Revolutionary War veteran William Smith (Virginia governor) (1797–1887), governor of Virginia (1846–1849, 1864–1865) and Confederate general William Sooy Smith (1830–1916), American Civil War general William Thomas Smith (1896–1994), World War I flying ace William Watson Smith (1892–?), World War I flying ace William W. Smith (admiral) (1888–1966), US Navy admiral during World War II William Y. Smith (1925–2016), US Air Force general
Religion William Smith (minister) (died 1647), buried in the Prophet's Grave near Largs, North Ayrshire, Scotland William Smith (Archdeacon of Armagh) (died 1673), English priest in Ireland William Smith (Provost of St Andrew's Cathedral, Aberdeen), 18th-century Scottish priest William Smith (Latter Day Saints) (1811–1893), younger brother of Joseph Smith, Jr. and himself a Mormon leader William Smith (bishop) (1819–1892), Catholic archbishop of St. Andrews and Edinburgh William R. Smith (Utah politician) (1826–1894), Mormon leader in Davis County, Utah Territory William Saumarez Smith (1836–1909), Anglican bishop/archbishop of Sydney William Smith (monsignor) (1939–2009), Catholic theologian William Carr Smith (1857–1930), Church of England clergyman William Angie Smith (1894–1974), bishop of the Methodist Church and the United Methodist Church
Science and architecture Bill Smith (Motorola engineer) (1929–1993), one of the creators of Six Sigma William Gardner Smith (botanist) (1866–1928), Scottish botanist and ecologist William Smith (architect) (1817–1891), Scottish architect William Smith (geologist) (1769–1839), English geologist William Wright Smith (1875–1956), Scottish botanist and horticulturalist W. Wheeler Smith ( 1838–1908), American architect and real estate developer
Sports American football Bill Smith (American football, born 1912) (1912–1999), American football end Earthquake Smith (William Gerald Smith, 1926–2009), American football tackle and end Billy Ray Smith Jr. (1961–2026), American football player Billy Ray Smith Sr. (1935–2001), American football player Billy Smith (running back) (born c. 1970), American football running back Wee Willie Smith (American football) (1910–1996), American football player William F. Smith (American football) (1888–?), American college football player and coach Willie Smith (American football coach) (1931–2016), head college football coach for the North Carolina Central University Eagles Willie Smith (offensive tackle, born 1937), American football player Willie Smith (offensive tackle, born 1986), American football offensive tackle Willie Smith (tight end) (born 1964), American football tight end Will Smith (defensive end) (1981–2016), American football defensive end Will Smith (linebacker, born 1992), American football linebacker
Association football Bill Smith (footballer, born 1887) (1887–1929), English footballer with Brentford, Southampton and Halifax Town Bill Smith (footballer, born 1897) (1897–?), English footballer with Durham City and York City Bill Smith (footballer, born 1906) (1906–1979), English footballer with Norwich City and Exeter City Bill Smith (footballer, born 1926) (1926–2014), 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) (1872–?), English footballer with Wolverhampton Wanderers