Overview
Peter Smith may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
- Peter Smith (oboist), oboist with the Philadelphia Orchestra
- Peter Smith (painter) (born 1967), contemporary British painter
- Peter C. Smith (born 1940), author of aeronautical, naval and military history books
- Peter Moore Smith, American writer
- Peter Purves Smith (1912-1949), Australian artist
- Peter Smith, member of the British boyband Phixx
Politicians
- Peter Smith (Canadian politician) (1877-1934), Canadian politician involved in the Ontario Bond Scandal
- Peter Smith (diplomat) (born 1942), Governor of the Cayman Islands, 1999-2002
- Peter Smith, Baron Smith of Leigh (born 1945), leader of Wigan council and member of the House of Lords
- Peter J. Smith (Wisconsin) (1867-1947), Wisconsin State Senator
- Peter Plympton Smith (born 1945), lieutenant-governor and congressman from Vermont, president of California State University, Monterey Bay
Sports
- 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 former cricketer
- Peter Smith (English cricketer, born 1944), former English cricketer
- Peter Smith (curler) (born 1964), Scottish curler
- Peter Smith (Australian footballer, born 1960), Australian rules footballer at North Melbourne and Brisbane
- Peter Smith (English footballer, born 1935), English footballer
- Peter Smith (English footballer, born 1980), former English footballer
- Peter Smith (Scottish footballer) (born 1937), Scottish footballer
- Peter Smith (Welsh footballer) (born 1978), retired Welsh professional footballer
- Peter Smith (ice hockey), current 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 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 (scientist), American physicist, principal investigator for the Phoenix spacecraft Mars mission
- Peter K. Smith (born 1943), British professor of psychology
- Peter Smith (biologist), professor at the University of Aberdeen
- Peter Smith (epidemiologist) (born 1942), professor of tropical epidemiology
Other
- Peter Smith (bishop) (born 1943), 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 Bah’ 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, current United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
- 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), American attorney