Wayne Smith
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Wayne Smith may refer to:
- Wayne Smith (politician)Wayne Smith (politician)Wayne Douglas Smith was an Australian politician. He was an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1999 to 2003, representing the electorate of South Coast. He was the only incumbent ALP member to lose his seat at the 2003 state election.Smith was born in...
(born 1952), Australian politician - Wayne Smith (musician)Wayne Smith (musician)Wayne Smith is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall musician.-Biography:His 1985 recording of " Sleng Teng", is generally regarded as the beginning of ragga style reggae. The rhythm was created on a Casio MT-40 and is based on the riff from Eddie Cochran's "Somethin' Else"...
(born 1965), Jamaican Reggae musician - Wayne Smith (ice hockey) (born 1943), hockey player for the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL
- Wayne Smith (rugby player)Wayne Smith (rugby player)Wayne Ross Smith is a former rugby union footballer, and currently a rugby union coach. He is currently the backs coach for New Zealand's national rugby union team the All Blacks. He played provincial rugby for Canterbury and became an All Black in 1980. He played first five-eighth, gaining 35...
(born 1957), New Zealand rugby coach and former New Zealand rugby player - Wayne Smith (diplomat)Wayne Smith (diplomat)Wayne S. Smith is a former US diplomat, and currently an academic and author.-Government service:In 1949, Smith joined the United States Marine Corps, and served until 1953, including combat in the 1950-1953 Korean War. In 1957, he joined the US State Department, and served in the Soviet Union,...
(born 1932), U.S. diplomat who worked at the U.S. Embassy in Cuba; Chief of USINT there, commentator on U.S.-Cuba relations - Wayne Smith (American football) (born 1957), defensive back in the National Football League
- Wayne Smith (Canadian football)Wayne Smith (Canadian football)Wayne Smith was a Canadian Football League defensive end who played twelve seasons for five different teams. He was a CFL All-Star two times.-External links:*...
(born 1947), defensive end in the Canadian Football League - Wayne A. Smith (Canadian football)Wayne A. Smith (Canadian football)Wayne Anthony Smith is a Canadian Football League offensive lineman who plays for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. He has also played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders.-External links:*...
(born 1979), American football player - Wayne Smith (Texas politician), of the Texas House of RepresentativesTexas House of RepresentativesThe Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the Texas Legislature. The House is composed of 150 members elected from single-member districts across the state. The average district has about 150,000 people. Representatives are elected to two-year terms with no term limits...
, called for it to be a crime for parents to miss parent teacher conferences - Wayne Smith, mayor of Irvington, New JerseyIrvington, New JerseyIrvington is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a total population of 53,926, a decline of 11.2% from the 60,695 residents enumerated in the 2000 Census.-Geography:...
(2002–present) - Wayne Smith (jockey)
- Wayne Smith (NASCAR driver), retired NASCAR Cup Series driver
- Wayne Smith (horror novelist), wrote Thor, the basis for the movie Bad MoonBad MoonBad Moon is a 1996 American horror film written and directed by Eric Red and produced by James G. Robinson. The plot involves a family man who struggles to overcome his curse....
- Wayne Smith (Chief Statistician of Canada)Wayne Smith (Chief Statistician of Canada)Wayne R. Smith is the current Chief Statistician of Canada. He was appointed interim Chief Statistician in 2010, after the controversial resignation of Munir Sheikh, and appointed Chief Statistician on January 19, 2011. Smith graduated with honours in Bachelor of Arts and a Master's degree in...
, Chief Statistician of Canada