# Richard Smith

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**Richard Smith** may refer to:

## Arts and entertainment

- [RAS-1](/source/RAS-1), stage name of Richard Arthur Smith, American musician
- [Richard Bernhard Smith](/source/Richard_Bernhard_Smith) (1901–1935), American composer who wrote the lyrics to "Winter Wonderland"
- [Richard Curson Smith](/source/Richard_Curson_Smith), British television director and producer
- [Richard H. E. Smith II](/source/Richard_H._E._Smith_II), American software engineer, computer consultant and science fiction fanzine publisher
- [Richard John Smith](/source/Richard_John_Smith) (1786–1855), British actor
- [Richard Langham Smith](/source/Richard_Langham_Smith) (born 1947), British academic, head of music at the Open University
- [Richard Penn Smith](/source/Richard_Penn_Smith) (1799–1854), American playwright
- [Richard O'Brien](/source/Richard_O'Brien) (born 1942), stage name of Richard Timothy Smith, British-New Zealand writer and actor
- [Richard Smith (American guitarist)](/source/Richard_Smith_(American_guitarist)), jazz guitarist in California
- [Richard Smith (artist)](/source/Richard_Smith_(artist)) (1931–2016), English painter
- [Richard Smith (English guitarist)](/source/Richard_Smith_(English_guitarist)) (born 1971), English-born fingerstyle guitarist in Nashville, Tennessee
- [Rick Smith (musician)](/source/Rick_Smith_(musician)) (born 1959), member of English dance duo Underworld
- [Richard Smith (screenwriter)](/source/Richard_Smith_(screenwriter)), Scottish screenwriter, film director, BAFTA-winning writer of *Trauma*
- [Richard Smith (silent film director)](/source/Richard_Smith_(silent_film_director)) (1886–1937), American silent film director
- [Richard Zane Smith](/source/Richard_Zane_Smith) (born 1955), American sculptor

## Journalism

- [Richard Mills Smith](/source/Richard_Mills_Smith) (born 1946), American editor and journalist, Chairman of *Newsweek* magazine
- [Richard Smith (editor)](/source/Richard_Smith_(editor)), British medical doctor, former editor of the *British Medical Journal*

## Military

- [Richard Smith (soldier)](/source/Richard_Smith_(soldier)) (c. 1790–1819), Canadian soldier and magistrate
- [Richard Baird Smith](/source/Richard_Baird_Smith) (1818–1861), British engineer officer
- [Richard Abel Smith](/source/Richard_Abel_Smith) (1933–2004), British Army officer
- [Richard Smith (East India Company officer)](/source/Richard_Smith_(East_India_Company_officer)) (1734–1803), Commander-in-Chief, India

## Politics

- [R. Maclin Smith](/source/R._Maclin_Smith) (1906–1971), American politician from Virginia
- [Richard Smith (MP for Devizes)](/source/Richard_Smith_(MP_for_Devizes)), MP for Devizes, 1402
- [Richard Smith (died 1516)](/source/Richard_Smith_(died_1516)), MP for Reading
- [Richard Smith (died 1581)](/source/Richard_Smith_(died_1581)), MP for Newcastle-under-Lyme
- [Richard Smith (fl. 1584)](/source/Richard_Smith_(fl._1584)), MP for Cricklade
- [Richard Smith (Canadian politician)](/source/Richard_Smith_(Canadian_politician)) (1931–1978), former Liberal MPP for Nipissing, Ontario
- [Richard Smith (Continental Congress)](/source/Richard_Smith_(Continental_Congress)) (1735–1803), lawyer and New Jersey delegate to the Continental Congress
- [Richard B. Smith (New York politician)](/source/Richard_B._Smith_(New_York_politician)) (1878–1937), New York politician
- [Richard M. Smith](/source/Richard_M._Smith) (1828–1888), legislator from Mineral Point, Wisconsin
- [Richard Smith (diplomat)](/source/Richard_Smith_(diplomat)) (1934–2015), Australian diplomat, Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
- [Richard Joseph Smith](/source/Richard_Joseph_Smith) (1819–1883), member of both the New South Wales Legislative Council and the Queensland Legislative Council
- [Richard A. Smith (Connecticut politician)](/source/Richard_A._Smith_(Connecticut_politician)), American politician in the Connecticut House of Representatives
- [Ric Smith](/source/Ric_Smith) (Richard C. Smith, born 1944), Australian public servant
- [Richard H. Smith](/source/Richard_H._Smith) (1945–2024), member of the Georgia House of Representatives
- [Richard "Mouse" Smith](/source/Richard_%22Mouse%22_Smith) (1949–2025), former President of the Delaware NAACP State Conference and a close friend to [Joe Biden](/source/Joe_Biden)

## Science

- [Richard Smith (mining engineer)](/source/Richard_Smith_(mining_engineer)) (1783–1868), English-born mining engineer and politician in Nova Scotia
- [Richard Smith (historical geographer)](/source/Richard_Smith_(historical_geographer)) (born 1946), British academic, historical geographer and demographer
- [Richard A. Smith (physician)](/source/Richard_A._Smith_(physician)) (1932–2017), African-American physician
- [Richard Bowyer Smith](/source/Richard_Bowyer_Smith) (1837–1919), Australian inventor
- [Richard D. Smith](/source/Richard_D._Smith) (born 1949), American chemist, Director of Pan-omics and Proteomics Research at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
- [Richard G. Smith (engineer)](/source/Richard_G._Smith_(engineer)) (1929–2019), director of NASA's John F. Kennedy Space Center
- [Richard G. Smith (geographer)](/source/Richard_G._Smith_(geographer)), British geographer
- [Richard Harbert Smith](/source/Richard_Harbert_Smith) (1894–1957), professor and researcher of aeronautical engineering
- [Richard J. Smith](/source/Richard_J._Smith) (born 1948), American dentist, anthropologist, head of graduate studies at Washington University in St. Louis
- [R. N. Smith](/source/R._N._Smith) (Richard Norman Smith), president of the British Veterinary Association

## Sports

- [Richard Smith (rugby union, born 1973)](/source/Richard_Smith_(rugby_union,_born_1973)), former Wales international rugby union player
- [Richard Smith (rugby league)](/source/Richard_Smith_(rugby_league)) (born 1973), rugby league player
- [Richard Smith (footballer, born 1967)](/source/Richard_Smith_(footballer,_born_1967)), English footballer for Mansfield Town and Wolverhampton Wanderers
- [Richard Smith (footballer, born 1970)](/source/Richard_Smith_(footballer,_born_1970)), English footballer for Leicester City, Cambridge United and Grimsby Town
- [Richard Smith (wide receiver)](/source/Richard_Smith_(wide_receiver)) (born 1980), American football player
- [Richard Smith (American football coach)](/source/Richard_Smith_(American_football_coach)) (born 1955), former defensive coordinator for the NFL's Houston Texans
- [Richard Shore Smith](/source/Richard_Shore_Smith) (1877–1953), American football player and coach
- [Rick Smith (American football executive)](/source/Rick_Smith_(American_football_executive)), general manager of the Houston Texans
- [Rick Smith (ice hockey)](/source/Rick_Smith_(ice_hockey)) (born 1948), professional hockey player
- [Richard Smith (field hockey)](/source/Richard_Smith_(field_hockey)) (born 1987), British field hockey player
- [Richard Smith (rugby union, born 1987)](/source/Richard_Smith_(rugby_union,_born_1987)), Cardiff Blues centre
- [Richard Smith (umpire)](/source/Richard_Smith_(umpire)) (born 1972), Irish cricket umpire
- [Richard Smith (Costa Rican footballer)](/source/Richard_Smith_(Costa_Rican_footballer)) (born 1967), former footballer with Alajuelense, Antigua and Carmelita
- [Richard Smith (sport shooter)](/source/Richard_Smith_(sport_shooter)) (born 1950), American sports shooter
- [Richard Smith (Barbadian cricketer)](/source/Richard_Smith_(Barbadian_cricketer)) (1873–1954), Barbadian cricketer
- [Richard Smith (Trinidadian cricketer)](/source/Richard_Smith_(Trinidadian_cricketer)) (born 1971), Trinidadian cricketer
- [Richard Smith (South African cricketer)](/source/Richard_Smith_(South_African_cricketer)) (born 1972), South African cricketer

## Other

- [Richard A. Smith (businessman)](/source/Richard_A._Smith_(businessman)) (1925–2020), American business executive
- [Richard Smith (businessman)](/source/Richard_Smith_(businessman)) (1836–1919) managing director of Australian company Harris Scarfe
- [Richard Smith (public historian)](/source/Richard_Smith_(public_historian)), American historian focused on New England history
- [Richard Gordon Smith](/source/Richard_Gordon_Smith) (1858–1918), British traveller, sportsman and naturalist
- [Dick Smith (entrepreneur)](/source/Dick_Smith_(entrepreneur)) (Richard Harold Smith), Australian businessman
- [Richard Norton Smith](/source/Richard_Norton_Smith) (born 1953), U.S. Presidential historian
- [Richard Sharp Smith](/source/Richard_Sharp_Smith) (1852–1924), English then American architect
- [Richard Smith (merchant)](/source/Richard_Smith_(merchant)) (1707–1776), English merchant in the West Indies trade
- [Richard Smith (settler)](/source/Richard_Smith_(settler)) (1596–1666), one of earliest settlers of Rhode Island
- [Richard Smith (bishop)](/source/Richard_Smith_(bishop)) (1568–1655), English Catholic Bishop, titular of Chalcedon in Asia Minor
- [Richard Smith (book collector)](/source/Richard_Smith_(book_collector)) (1590–1675), English book collector
- [Richard William Smith](/source/Richard_William_Smith) (born 1959), Canadian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
- [Richard F. Smith](/source/Richard_F._Smith) (born c. 1961), American business executive
- [Richard Tilden Smith](/source/Richard_Tilden_Smith) (1865–1929), British businessman
- [Richard Patrick Smith](/source/Richard_Patrick_Smith), Archbishop of Port of Spain, Trinidad
- [Sir Richard Smith](/source/Richard_Smith_(judge)), [High Court judge of England and Wales](/source/List_of_High_Court_judges_of_England_and_Wales)

## See also

- [Dick Smith (disambiguation)](/source/Dick_Smith_(disambiguation))
- [Richard Smyth (disambiguation)](/source/Richard_Smyth_(disambiguation))
- [Rick Smith (disambiguation)](/source/Rick_Smith_(disambiguation))

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