Charles Smith
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Academics
- Charles Emrys SmithCharles Emrys SmithDr. Charles Smith Brocca is Head of Curriculum and Quality in Swansea School of Education at Swansea Metropolitan University...
, British economist, educator at Swansea Metropolitan University - Charles Roach SmithCharles Roach SmithCharles Roach Smith , FSA, was an English antiquarian and amateur archaeologist who was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, and the London Numismatic Society. He was a founding member of the British Archaeological Association...
(1806–1890), founding member of the British Archaeological Association - Charles Saumarez SmithCharles Saumarez SmithCharles Robert Saumarez Smith CBE is a British art historian. He was Director of the National Portrait Gallery from 1994 to 2002. From 2002 to 2007 he was director of the National Gallery and is currently Secretary and Chief Executive of the Royal Academy of Arts...
(born 1954), art historian - Charles Smith (topographer)Charles Smith (topographer)Charles Smith was an Irish topographer and writer.He was educated at Trinity College, Dublin. He qualified as a doctor and practised as an apothecary in Dungarvan, County Waterford....
(1715–1763), Irish topographer and writer
Arts and entertainment
- Charles A. Smith (architect)Charles A. Smith (architect)Charles Ashley Smith , was an American architect who worked mainly in Kansas City, Missouri.He is given credit for architectural innovations in schools that improved ventilation and cleanliness, and which were adopted widely elsewhere....
, American architect - Charles Smith (playwright)Charles Smith (playwright)Charles Smith is an African-American playwright born in Chicago. Many of his plays consider political and historical themes from anAfrican-American perspective....
, African-American playwright - Charles Alexander SmithCharles Alexander SmithCharles Alexander Smith was a Canadian painter from Ontario.- See also :*Assemblée des six-comtés *List of Canadian painters*List of Canadian artists-External links:* at artnet...
(1864–1915), Canadian painter from Ontario - Charles Martin SmithCharles Martin SmithCharles Martin Smith is an American film actor, writer, and director.-Early life:Smith was born in Van Nuys, California. His father, Frank Smith, was a film cartoonist and animator, while his uncle Paul J. Smith was an animator as well as a director for the Walter Lantz Studios...
(born 1953), American actor and director - Charlie Smith (Romani poet)Charlie Smith (Romani poet)Born: June 20 1956Died: November 8 2005Romnichal Charlie Smith had a booklet of his poems published in the 1980s, which included the acclaimed "Space Gypsies" poem....
(1956–2005) - Charlie Smith (poet) (born 1947), American poet and novelist, winner of the Aga Khan Prize for FictionAga Khan Prize for FictionThe Aga Khan Prize for Fiction is awarded by the editors of The Paris Review for what they deem to be the best short story published in the magazine in a given year. No applications are accepted. The winner gets $1,000...
- Charles Smith (songwriter)Charles Smith (songwriter)Charles Smith, also known as D'Vinci or Davinci is an American record producer and songwriter. He has written and produced music for such artists as Ginuwine, Christina Milian, Fabulous and Grammy award winning artist Jill Scott. D'Vinci has production credits on the multi-platinum selling Save The...
, American record producer and songwriter - Charles Aaron "Bubba" SmithBubba SmithCharles Aaron "Bubba" Smith was an American professional football player who became an actor after his retirement from the sport. He first came into prominence at Michigan State University, where he twice earned All-American honors as a defensive end on the Spartans football team...
(1945–2011), American actor and football player.
Military
- Charles Aitchison SmithCharles Aitchison SmithLieutenant-Colonel Charles Aitchison Smith CIE was a British Army and Indian Army officer and administrator in India....
(1871–1940), Indian Army officer and administrator - Charles Douglass SmithCharles Douglass SmithCharles Douglass Smith was a British army officer and colonial administrator.He was born in England, the son of John Smith, a former captain in the British Army, and Mary Wilkinson. In 1776, he was commissioned Cornet in the 1st Regiment of Horse...
(died 1855), British army officer and colonial administrator - Charles Ferguson SmithCharles Ferguson SmithCharles Ferguson Smith was a career United States Army officer who served in the Mexican-American War and as a Union General in the American Civil War.-Early life and career:...
(1807–1862), Union General of the American Civil War - Charles Hamilton SmithCharles Hamilton SmithLieutenant-Colonel Charles Hamilton Smith was an English artist, naturalist, antiquary, illustrator, soldier and spy.-Military service:...
(1776–1859), British artist, soldier and spy - Charles H. Smith (Medal of Honor recipient) (1826–1898), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
- Charles Henry Smith (Medal of Honor recipient) (1827–1902), American Civil War officer and Medal of Honor recipient
- Charles Kingsford SmithCharles Kingsford SmithSir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith MC, AFC , often called by his nickname Smithy, was an early Australian aviator. In 1928, he earned global fame when he made the first trans-Pacific flight from the United States to Australia...
(1897–1935), Australian aviator in WWI and afterwards
Politics
- C. A. SmithC. A. SmithCharles A. Smith , known as C. A. Smith, was a British politician who held prominent positions in several minor parties.Born in Bishop Auckland, Smith studied at the University of Durham and the University of London, then trained as a school teacher, and later worked as a tutor for the Workers'...
(born 1895), British socialist and anti-communist activist - Charles Aurelius SmithCharles Aurelius SmithCharles Aurelius Smith was the 91st Governor of South Carolina from January 14, 1915, to January 19, 1915. His term of five days stands as the shortest for any governor in South Carolina....
(1861–1916), former Governor of South Carolina - Charles Bennett SmithCharles Bennett SmithCharles Bennett Smith was a U.S. Representative from New York.-Biography:Born in Sardinia, New York, Smith attended the district schools, and was graduated from Arcade Academy in 1886....
(1870–1939), U.S. Representative from New York - Charles Brooks SmithCharles Brooks SmithCharles Brooks Smith was a U.S. Representative from West Virginia.Born in Elizabeth, Virginia , Smith attended a private school at Parkersburg....
(1844–1899), U.S. Representative from West Virginia - Charles C. Smith, mayor of Newport News, Virginia, 1924–1926
- Charles C. Smith (Pennsylvania legislator)Charles C. Smith (Pennsylvania legislator)Charles C. Smith was a Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.Smith was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in 1944 and served through 1956.He was from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-References:...
(1908–1970), Pennsylvania state representative - Charles Emory SmithCharles Emory SmithCharles Emory Smith was an American journalist and political leader. He was born in Mansfield, Connecticut....
(1842–1908), American journalist and politician - Charles Henry Smith (1826–1903), Georgia politician and writer under the nom de plume Bill ArpBill ArpCharles Henry Smith was a Georgia politician who as a writer used the nom de plume Bill Arp for nearly 40 years...
- Charles L. SmithCharles L. SmithCharles L. Smith was a political figure in New Brunswick, Canada. He represented Carleton County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1895 to 1899 as a Liberal member....
(born 1853), Canadian politician in New Brunswick - Charles Lynwood Smith, Jr.Charles Lynwood Smith, Jr.Charles Lynwood Smith, Jr. is a United States federal judge.Born in Talladega, Alabama, Smith received a B.A. from the University of Alabama in 1966, an M.A. from Rutgers University in 1967, and a J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1971. He was a law clerk to Frank H. McFadden of...
(born 1943), U.S. federal judge - Charles Manley SmithCharles Manley SmithCharles Manley Smith was an American politician from Vermont. He served as the 63rd Governor of Vermont from 1935 to 1937, and as the 57th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont from 1933 to 1935.-Sources:*...
(1868–1937), governor of Vermont, 1935–37 - Charles P. SmithCharles P. SmithCharles P. Smith is an American Democratic politician.Born in Chicago, Illinois, Smith graduated from Madison West High School, in Madison, Wisconsin. He served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. In 1950, he graduated from Milton College and was a company production supervisor...
, Wisconsin Superintendent of Public Instruction - Charles Plympton SmithCharles Plympton SmithCharles Plympton Smith is a banker and Republican politician from the U.S. state of Vermont who served in the Vermont House of Representatives. The son of banker and state senator Frederick Plympton Smith, he received a B.A...
(born 1954), banker and former member of the Vermont House of Representatives - Charles Rhodes SmithCharles Rhodes SmithCharles Rhodes Smith was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1941 to 1952 as a Liberal-Progressive, and was a cabinet minister in the governments of Stuart Garson and Douglas Campbell.-Education and early career:Born in Portage la Prairie,...
(1896–1993), Manitoba politician - Charles Robert SmithCharles Robert SmithSir Robert Smith KBE, CMG, was a British Governor of North Borneo from 1937 until 18 January 1942, and again from 11 September 1945 until October 1946...
(1887–1959) British colonial administrator and Governor of North Borneo - Charlie Smith (Colorado)Charlie Smith (Colorado)Charles "Charlie" Smith is the former Chairman of the College Republican National Committee. He was born in Iowa, where he attended Dowling Catholic High School. Charlie studied Real Estate and Finance at the University of Denver. While there, he became leader of the university's chapter of the...
, Chair of the College Republican National Committee - Charles Smith (MP)Charles Smith (MP)Charles Smith was a British politician. He sat in the House of Commons of Great Britain from 1796 until its abolition in 1800, and then in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1806....
(1756-1814), Member of Parliament (MP) for Saltash, 1796–1802 - Charles Harding SmithCharles Harding SmithCharles Harding Smith was a loyalist leader in Northern Ireland and the first effective leader of the Ulster Defence Association...
, loyalist leader in Northern Ireland - Charles Napier SmithCharles Napier SmithCharles Napier Smith was a politician in the Canadian province of Ontario, who served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1903 to 1908. He represented the electoral district of Sault Ste. Marie as a member of the Ontario Liberal Party.-External links:...
, politician in the Canadian province of Ontario
Science and technology
- Charles H. Smith (historian of science)Charles H. Smith (historian of science)Charles H. Smith is a professor and science librarian at Western Kentucky University . He was born at Winsted, Connecticut USA...
(born 1950), expert on Alfred Russel WallaceAlfred Russel WallaceAlfred Russel Wallace, OM, FRS was a British naturalist, explorer, geographer, anthropologist and biologist... - Charles Randal SmithCharles Randal SmithCharles Randal Smith was a Canadian pathologist who was the head pediatric forensic pathologist at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Ontario, from 1982 to 2003. The quality of his autopsies, and the resulting criminal charges and convictions of several people, have been called into...
, Canadian forensic pathologist reprimanded for his evidence in shaken baby cases
Baseball
- Charles R. Smith (coach)Charles R. Smith (coach)Charles R. "Charlie" Smith was an American football, basketball and baseball player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head baseball coach at San Diego State University from 1936 to 1942 and from 1946 to 1964, compiling a record of 555–289–10...
(? – 1969), baseball and basketball coach, college athletics administrator at San Diego State University - Charley SmithCharley SmithCharles William Smith was a third baseman in Major League Baseball. He played for a number of teams in his career which lasted from 1960-1969. His most notable fact is that on December 8, 1966 the St. Louis Cardinals traded him to the New York Yankees straight up for Roger Maris.-External links:...
(1937–1994), MLB third baseman - Charlie Smith (pitcher) (1880–1929), MLB pitcher
- Charlie Smith (infielder)Charlie Smith (infielder)Charles J. Smith was a Major League Baseball infielder. He played in 14 games for the New York Mutuals in 1871, hitting .264 in 72 at bats.-Sources:*...
(1840–1897), infielder for the Brooklyn Atlantics and 1871 New York Mutuals - Chino SmithChino SmithCharles "Chino" Smith was an American outfielder in Negro league baseball who was one of the Negro leagues' most skillful hitters of the mid-1920s and early 1930s. He stood only 5'6" tall but could hit the ball with prodigious power and efficiency. In fact, Satchel Paige called him one of the two...
(Charles Smith, 1903–1932), Negro League baseball player - Pop SmithPop SmithCharles Marv "Pop" Smith was a Canadian Major League Baseball player from Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada. Pop played as a infielder for ten different teams over his 12 year career, spanning from to ....
(Charles Marv Smith, 1856–1927), MLB infielder, 1880–1891
Basketball
- Charles Smith (basketball, born 1975), University of New Mexico and Portland Trail Blazers
- Charles Smith (basketball, born 1965), University of Pittsburgh and New York Knicks
- Charles Smith (basketball, born 1967), Georgetown University and Boston Celtics
Cricket
- Aubrey SmithAubrey SmithSir Charles Aubrey Smith CBE , known to film-goers as C. Aubrey Smith, was an English cricketer and actor.-Early life:...
(1863–1948), Sir Charles Aubrey Smith, actor and cricketer - C. L. A. SmithC. L. A. SmithCharles Lawrence Arthur Smith was an English cricketer.C.L.A. Smith was born in Henfield, Sussex and played first-class cricket for Sussex between 1898 and 1911. He captained the county team between 1906 and 1909...
(1879–1949), English cricketer - Charlie Smith (cricketer) (1872–1947), South African cricketer
Other sports
- Charles Smith (sailor)Charles Smith (sailor)Charles E. Smith was an American sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.In 1932 he was a crew member of the American boat Gallant which won the silver medal in the 6 meter class.-External links:*...
(1889–1969), American sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics - Charles Sydney SmithCharles Sydney SmithCharles Sydney Smith was born in Wigan, the ninth of eleven children born to Thomas Smith and Elizabeth née Sayer. He was a British water polo player who competed as goalkeeper for the England Water Polo team which won gold medals in the London games of 1908, and the Stockholm games of 1912...
(1879–1951), British three times Olympic water polo champion - Charlie Smith (wide receiver)Charlie Smith (wide receiver)Charles Albert Smith is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He played eight seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles . He played college football at Grambling State....
(born 1950), American football wide receiver - Charlie Smith (running back)Charlie Smith (running back)Charles Henry Smith is a former American football running back. He played two seasons for the American Football League's Oakland Raiders , and 5 for the National Football League's Raiders . He also played for the NFL's San Diego Chargers in 1975...
(born 1946), American football running back - Charlie Smith (Canton Bulldogs)Charlie Smith (Canton Bulldogs)Gideon "Charlie" Smith was an American football player. He was a tackle, who played just one game for the Canton Bulldogs of the Ohio League, becoming one of the first African-Americans to play professional football. He played for the Bulldogs as a late fourth-quarter substitute on November 28,...
, American football player - Charles Eastlake SmithCharles Eastlake SmithCharles Eastlake Smith was an English amateur footballer who played for Crystal Palace and England. By profession, he was an insurance clerk.-Early life:...
, British football player - Charles Aaron "Bubba" SmithBubba SmithCharles Aaron "Bubba" Smith was an American professional football player who became an actor after his retirement from the sport. He first came into prominence at Michigan State University, where he twice earned All-American honors as a defensive end on the Spartans football team...
(1945–2011), American actor and football player.
Others
- Charles Lee SmithCharles Lee SmithCharles Lee Smith was an atheist activist in the United States and an editor of the Truth Seeker from 1937 until his death. He also founded the American Association for the Advancement of Atheism, though the organization didn't survive beyond the demise of his successor, James Hervey Johnson...
(1887–1964), American atheist activist - Charlie Smith (centenarian)Charlie Smith (centenarian)Charlie Smith was a centenarian noted for claiming to be the oldest person in the United States, although his claim has since been debunked. Smith stated that he had been born in Liberia in 1842 and came to the United States as a slave. Later research indicated that he had been born circa 1874 or...
(1874/9?–1979), claimed to be the oldest person in the United States - Charles Pressley SmithCharles Pressley SmithThe Very Rev Charles Pressley Smith was an eminent Anglican Priest in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.Born into an ecclesiastical family in Fraserburgh in 1862, he was educated at Aberdeen University and ordained after a period of study at Edinburgh Theological College in 1885...
(1862–1935), Anglican priest - Charles R. Smith, head of the Menasha Wooden Ware Co., who named Ladysmith, WisconsinLadysmith, WisconsinLadysmith is a city in Rusk County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,932 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Rusk County. It is the former location of Mount Senario College, which closed in 2002 due to significant debt. For the 2006-2007 school year, part of the former campus...
after his wife
See also
- Chuck Smith (disambiguation)
- Charles Smyth (disambiguation)