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John Smith is popularly regarded as the most prevalent personal name in England and in some other English-speaking countries. For this reason there are a number of famous people of that name including:
- John Smith of Jamestown an American colonial pioneer
- John Smith (American football player), a former placekicker with the New England Patriots
- John Smith (brewer), founder of the Tadcaster brewery in North Yorkshire
- John Smith (dentist), founder of the Edinburgh school of dentistry
- John Smith (missionary)
- John Smith (Scottish politician) at one time, leader of the UK Labour Party
- John Smith (Welsh politician), a Welsh MP for the Labour Party
- John B. Smith, former Governor of New Hampshire
- John Bayard Smith, signer of the American Articles of Confederation from Pennsylvania
- John Christopher Smith, 18th century composer
- John Cotton Smith, former Governor of Connecticut
- John Cyril Smith, leading authority on English Criminal Law
- John Gordon Smith, one of the founders of the first distillery in Scotland
- John Maynard Smith a geneticist
- John Orrin Smith, 19th century woodcutter
- John Speed Smith, former Representative from Kentucky to the United States Congress
- John Stafford Smith, composer of the tune for "The Star-Spangled Banner"
- John T. Smith, former Representative from Pennsylvania to the United States Congress
- John Walter Smith, former Governor of Maryland
