# Paul Smith

Paul Smith or Paul Smith's may refer to:

## Music

* Paul Smith (composer) (1906–1985), American film music composer
* Paul Smith (pianist) (1922–2013), Los Angeles jazz pianist
* Paul Smith (English singer) (born 1979), vocalist and songwriter of British indie rock band Maxïmo Park
* Paul Smith (Christian music singer) (born 1953), American contemporary Christian music performer and songwriter
* Paul Smith (music industry executive) (fl. 1985–present), British record label manager and art event producer
* Paul Reed Smith (born 1956), American luthier and founder/owner of PRS Guitars
* Paul Tillman Smith, American percussionist
* Paul Smith, drummer in the band Dengue Fever
* Paul Smith, guitarist with the band Silver Sun

## Writing

* Paul Smith (Irish writer) (1920–1997), writer and playwright
* Paul Smith (television writer) (born 1961), British creator of television series and television writer
* Paul Gerard Smith (1894–1968), American screenwriter
* Dale Smith (writer) (born 1976), pseudonym of Paul Dale Smith, British writer and playwright
* Paul Smith (blogger), 21st century British writer and creator of the Twitchhiker Project
* Paul Smith (journalist) (fl. 2002–present), British football journalist
* Paul Jordan-Smith (1885–1971), American journalist, editor, and author
* Paul Smith (historian) (born 1937), British historian of Victorian England
* Paul Chaat Smith, Comanche author and associate curator at the National Museum of the American Indian
* Paul Julian Smith, American historian of Hispanic studies and modern Spain and Mexico

## Film, television and radio

* Paul Smith (Australian actor) (born 1968), starred in the Australian sitcom Hey Dad...!
* Paul Smith (animator) (1906–1980), American animator and director best known for his work in Woody Woodpecker cartoons
* Paul L. Smith (1936–2012), American actor and comedian
* Paul Smith (American actor, born 1929), American comic character actor
* Paul W. Smith (born 1953), American talk radio host in Michigan

## Arts

* Paul Smith (artist) (1921–2007), American typewriter artist
* Paul Smith (fashion designer) (born 1946), British fashion designer
* Paul Smith (comics) (born 1953), American comic book artist
* Paul M. Smith (photographer) (born 1969), British photographer and educator
* Paul J. Smith (arts administrator) (1931–2020), American arts administrator, curator, and artist

## Science and academics

* M. Paul Smith (fl. 1992–present), British paleontologist
* Paul Althaus Smith (1900–1980), American mathematician
* Paul Smith (academic) (born 1954), British academic and cultural critic

## Sports
### Association footballers

* Paul Smith (footballer, born 1954), English football player for Huddersfield Town and Cambridge United
* Paul Smith (footballer, born 1962), Scottish football player and manager
* Paul Smith (footballer, born 1964), English football player for Sheffield United, Port Vale and Lincoln City
* Paul Smith (footballer, born 1967), English football player for Torquay United, Brentford and Bristol Rovers
* Paul Smith (footballer, born 1971), English football player for Gillingham and Brentford
* Paul Smith (footballer, born 22 January 1976), English football player for Burnley, Hartlepool United and Sheffield Wednesday
* Paul Smith (footballer, born 25 January 1976), English football player for Lincoln City
* Paul Smith (footballer, born 1979), goalkeeper currently at Southend United
* Paul Smith (footballer, born 1991), English football player for Chester City and Barrow

### American football

* Paul Smith (defensive end) (1945–2000), former NFL defensive end
* Paul Smith (fullback) (born 1978), former NFL fullback
* Paul Smith (quarterback) (born 1984), former college quarterback
* Paul G. Smith (1882–1971), college football head coach

### Other

* Paul Smith (boxer) (born 1982), British professional boxer
* Paul Smith (cricketer, born 1820) (1820–?), English cricketer
* Paul Smith (cricketer, born 1964), English cricketer
* Paul Smith (cricketer, born 1975), former English cricketer
* Paul Smith (first baseman) (1931–2019), American baseball player
* Paul Smith (outfielder) (1888–1958), American baseball player
* Paul Smith (rugby league) (born 1969), Australian rugby league player
* Paul Smith (racing driver) (born 1955), British former racing driver
* Paul Smith (drift driver) (born 1980), British drift driver

## Other fields

* Paul F. Smith (1915–2014), US Army general
* Paul M. Smith (born 1955), American attorney whose most notable case is Lawrence v. Texas
* Paul Ray Smith (1969–2003), US Army sergeant and Medal of Honor recipient
* Paul Smith (clergy) (born 1935), African-American Presbyterian minister
* Paul Smith (1825–1912), born Apollos Smith, founder of one of the first resorts in the Adirondacks, New York
* Paul Smith, founder of British motorist lobby group Safe Speed in 2001