William Smith
William, Willie, Will, Bill, or Billy Smith may refer to: == Academics == William Smith (Master of Clare College, Cambridge) (1556–1615), English academic William Smith (antiquary) (c. 1653–1735), English antiquary and historian of University College, Oxford William Smith (scholar) (1711–1787), English classical scholar and Anglican Dean of Chester William Smith (Episcopal priest) (1727–1803), Scottish-born first provost of University of Pennsylvania William Pitt Smith (1760–1796), American physician, educator and theological writer William Andrew Smith (1802–1870), American college president and clergyman William Smith (lexicographer) (1813–1893), English editor and publisher of dictionaries William Robertson Smith (1846–1894), Scottish philologist, physicist, archaeologist and Biblical critic William Benjamin Smith (1850–1934), American professor of mathematics at Tulane University William Ramsay Smith (1859–1937), Australian anthropologist William George Smith (1866–1918), Scottish psychologist William Hall Smith (1866–after 1920), President of Mississippi Agricultural and Mechanical College, 1916–1920 William Cunningham Smith (1871–1943), American academic of English literature, university administrator and writer William Roy Smith (1876–1938), American academic historian William Charles Smith (1881–1972), English musicologist William Newton-Smith (1943–2023), Anglo-Canadian philosopher of science Willie W. Smith (1907–1989), American physiologist == Arts and entertainment == Will Smith (born 1968), American actor, rapper, and film producer William "Gentleman" Smith (1730–1819), English stage star William Henry Smith (1806–1872), American author of 1844 temperance play The Drunkard William Smith (American actor) (1933–2021), American character performer William Smith (17th-century actor) (died 1696), British actor William Smith (teacher) (1939–2024), South African television science and mathematics presenter Will Smith (comedian) (born 1971), English actor and writer === Art and literature === William Smith (poet) (before 1570–after 1606), English sonneteer William Thompson Russell Smith (1812–1896), Scottish-American painter William Collingwood Smith (1815–1887), English painter William Jardine Smith (1834–1884), Australian writer and editor William Brooke Smith (before 1880–1908), American artist William Twigg-Smith (1883–1950), New Zealand artist William Hart-Smith (1911–1990), New Zealand/Australian poet William E. Smith (artist) (1913–1997), African American illustrator W. Eugene Smith (1918–1978), American photojournalist William Craig Smith (1918–1986), American art director William Arthur Smith (1918–1989), American artist William Jay Smith (1918–2015), American poet William Gardner Smith (1927–1974), African-American novelist Bill Smith (jewelry designer) (born 1933), first African American recipient of Coty Award Willi Smith (1948–1987), American fashion designer Will Smith, American tech journalist, 2010 founder of Tested.com === Characters === Bill Smith, in the Canadian TV comedy program The Red Green Show, played by Rick Green Billy Smith, in the US late-night live sketch comedy variety show Saturday Night Live, played by Fred Armisen Billy Smith, in the UK TV soap opera Coronation Street Will Smith (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air), TV series character Will Smith (Home and Away), in the Australian TV soap opera Home and Away, played by Zac Drayson Will Smith, child character in Wee Sing The Best Christmas Ever!