# Peter Smith

Peter Smith may refer to:

## Arts and entertainment

* Peter Smith (oboist), American oboist with the Philadelphia Orchestra
* Peter Smith (painter) (born 1967), contemporary British painter
* Peter C. Smith (born 1940), British author of aeronautical, naval and military history books
* Peter Moore Smith (born 1965), American writer
* Peter Purves Smith (1912–1949), Australian artist
* Peter Smith (born c. 1978), member of the British boyband Phixx

## Politicians

* Peter Smith (Canadian politician) (1877–1934), Canadian politician involved in the Ontario Bond Scandal
* Peter Smith (South African politician) (born 1954), member of the National Assembly of South Africa
* Peter Smith (diplomat) (born 1942), governor of the Cayman Islands, 1999–2002
* Peter Smith, Baron Smith of Leigh (1945–2021), leader of Wigan council and member of the House of Lords
* Peter J. Smith (politician) (1867–1947), Wisconsin state senator
* Peter Plympton Smith (born 1945), lieutenant-governor and congressman from Vermont, president of California State University, Monterey Bay

## Sports
### Association football (soccer)

* Peter Smith (English footballer, born 1935) (1935–2019), English footballer (Gillingham)
* Peter Smith (English footballer, born 1969), English footballer (Brighton & Hove Albion)
* Peter Smith (English footballer, born 1980), English footballer (Exeter City)
* Peter Smith (English footballer, born 1985), English footballer (Hong Kong Football Club)
* Peter Smith (Scottish footballer) (born 1937), Scottish footballer
* Peter Smith (Welsh footballer) (born 1978), retired Welsh professional footballer

### Cricket

* Peter Smith (Australian cricketer) (born 1968), Australian cricketer
* Peter Smith (English cricketer, born 1908) (1908–1967), English cricketer
* Peter Smith (English cricketer, born 1934), English cricketer
* Peter Smith (English cricketer, born 1944) (1944–2024), English cricketer
* Peter Smith (New Zealand cricketer) (1935–2013), New Zealand cricketer

### Other sports

* Peter Smith (curler) (born 1964), Scottish curler
* Peter Smith (Australian footballer, born 1960), Australian rules footballer at North Melbourne and Brisbane
* Peter Smith (ice hockey) (born 1953), head coach of the Canadian national women's hockey team
* Peter Smith (rugby league, born 1955), rugby league international for Great Britain and England
* Peter Smith (rugby league, born 1958), Australian rugby league player
* Peter Smith (rugby union) (1924–1954), New Zealand rugby player
* Peter V. Smith (born 1947), Australian rules footballer and son of Norm Smith

## Scientists and engineers

* Peter Smith (biologist), professor at the University of Aberdeen
* Peter Smith (epidemiologist) (born 1942), professor of tropical epidemiology
* Peter Smith (computer scientist) (born 1956), emeritus professor at the University of Sunderland
* Peter Smith (physicist) (born 1947), American physicist, principal investigator for the Phoenix spacecraft Mars mission
* Peter K. Smith (born 1943), British professor of psychology

## Other

* Peter Smith (bishop) (1943–2020), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Southwark (formerly the Archbishop of Cardiff)
* Peter Smith (businessman) (born 1946), English businessman, currently chairman of estate agents Savills
* Peter Smith (historian), British historian specializing in Bahá'í studies
* Peter Smith (judge) (born 1952), judge of the High Court of England and Wales
* Peter Smith (trade unionist) (1940–2006), general secretary of the British trade union, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers
* Peter H. Smith (born 1940), former president of the Latin American Studies Association
* Peter J. Smith, United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 2010–2016
* Peter Leslie Smith (born 1958), South African–born American Catholic bishop
* Peter W. Smith (1936–2017), American investment banker and Republican activist
* Peter J. Smith (attorney) (born 1949), American attorney
* Peter Smith (architectural historian) (1926–2013)