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Here are just a few of the well known ones:-
United Kingdom
John Smith (Chancellor of the Exchequer), English Chancellor of the Exchequer and Speaker of the House of Commons, 1705–1708
John Smith (Conservative politician) (1923–2007), former member of Parliament for the Cities of London and Westminster
John Smith (English statesman), commissioner of the English Treasury, 1694–1695
John Smith (Manchester politician), councillor in the City of Manchester
John Smith (Welsh politician) (born 1951), Welsh politician and Labour Party member of Parliament
John Smith (Wendover MP) (1767–1842), member of Parliament for Wendover
John Smith (Labour Party leader) (1938–1994), leader of the British Labour Party
John Smith, Baron Kirkhill, life peer in the House of Lords
United States
J. Gregory Smith (1818–1891), 28th Governor of Vermont
J. Hyatt Smith (1824–1886), United States representative from New York’s 3rd Congressional District
John Ambler Smith (1847–1892), United States representative from Virginia
John Armstrong Smith (1814–1892), United States representative from Ohio
John Butler Smith (1838–1914), 52nd Governor of New Hampshire
John Cotton Smith (1765–1845), eighth Governor of Connecticut
John Eugene Smith (1816–1897), Swiss emigrant, Union general during the Civil War
John Hugh Smith, Mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, three times between 1845 and 1865
John Joseph Smith (1904–1980), United States representative from Connecticut and Federal judge
John Lee Smith (1894–1963), Lieutenant Governor of Texas
John Lyman Smith (fl. 1852–53), member of the 2nd Utah Territorial Legislature
John M. C. Smith (1853–1923), United States representative from Michigan’s 3rd Congressional District
John Quincy Smith (1824–1901), United States representative from Ohio’s 3rd Congressional District
John Smith (Illinois), Lieutenant Governor of Illinois
John Smith (New York) (1752–1816), United States senator from New York
John Smith (Ohio Senator) (1735–1824), United States senator from Ohio
John Smith (Vermont) (1789–1858), United States representative from Vermont’s 4th Congressional District
John Smith (Virginia) (1750–1836), United States representative from Virginia’s 3rd Congressional District
John Smith (Virginia burgess) (1620–63), Virginia colonial politician
John Smith of Jamestown (c.1580–1631), helped found the Virginia Colony and became Colonial Governor of Virginia
John Speed Smith (1792–1854), United States representative from Kentucky
John T. Smith (congressman) (fl. 1843–45), United States representative from Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District
John Walter Smith (1845–1925), 44th Governor of Maryland
Jonathan Bayard Smith (1742–1812), Pennsylvania Continental Congress delegate
Other countries
John Hope Smith, 19th century governor of colonial Ghana
John Valentine Smith (1824–1895), New Zealand politician
John Thomas Smith (1816-1879), Australian politician
John Smith (Kent MPP), member of the 1st Ontario Legislative Assembly, 1867–1871
John Smith (Ontario MP) (1894–1977), member of Canadian House of Commons, Lincoln electoral district
John Smith (Chief), 19th century Cree Chief and Treaty Six signatory; founder of the Muskoday First Nation in Saskatchewan
Cultural figures
John Berryman (1914–1972), originally John Allyn Smith, American poet
John Moyr Smith (1839–1912), British artist and designer
John Raphael Smith (1752–1812), English mezzotint engraver and painter
John Smith (actor) (1931–1995), American actor
John Smith (architect) (1781–1852), Scottish architect
John Smith (clockmaker) (1770–1814)
John Smith (comics), British comics writer
John Smith (English poet) (1662–1717), English poet and playwright
John Smith (filmmaker) (born 1952), avant-garde filmmaker
John Smith (poet) (born 1927), Canadian poet
John Stafford Smith (1750–1836), composer of the tune for “The Star-Spangled Banner”
John Mortimer Smith, real name of rapper and producer Lil Jon
Academic figures
John D. Smith, indologist at the University of Cambridge
John Smith (mathematician), mathematician at the University of Oxford, 1766–1797
John Smith (dentist) (1825–1910), founder of the Edinburgh school of Dentistry
John Alexander Smith (1863–1939), British Idealist philosopher
John Cyril Smith (1922–2003), leading authority on English Criminal Law
John Lawrence Smith (1818–83), American doctor and chemist. Past president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
John McGarvie Smith, Australian metallurgist and bacteriologist
John Smith (academic), Professor of languages at Dartmouth College
John H. Smith (mathematician), mathematician at Boston College
John Maynard Smith (1920–2004), geneticist
Sports figures
John L. Smith, former head football coach at Michigan State
John Smith (NL first baseman), first baseman in 1882
John Smith (AL first baseman), first baseman in 1931
John Smith (athlete) (born 1950), American sprint athlete
John Smith (shortstop), shortstop, 1873–1875
John Smith (footballer), (1939-1988), West Ham
John Smith (footballer born 1855), Scottish footballer of the 1870s and 1880s
John Smith (footballer born 1921), English footballer
John Smith (Gillingham F.C. player), footballer of the 1930s
John Smith (inside-left), English footballer
John T. Smith, American professional wrestler
John Smith (wrestler) (born 1965) American wrestler, two-time Olympic gold medalist
John Smith (American football), former New England Patriots kicker
John P. “Clipper” Smith, American football player
John Sidney Smith (rugby player), Wales rugby union international
John Smith (Lancashire and Yorkshire cricketer), cricketer
John Smith (Derbyshire cricketer)
Religious figures
John Smith (nephew of Joseph Smith, Jr.) (1832–1911), Presiding Patriarch of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
John Smith (uncle of Joseph Smith, Jr.) (1781–1854), Presiding Patriarch and member of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
John Henry Smith (1848–1911), apostle in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
John Smith (Platonist) (1618–1652), one of the founders of the Cambridge Platonists
John Smith (missionary) (1790–1824), English missionary in the West Indies
Miscellaneous figures
John Douglas Smith, award-winning sound editor
John F. Smith, Jr. (born 1939), former chairman and chief executive officer, General Motors
John Lucian Smith (1914–1972), United States Marine Corps flying ace and Medal of Honor recipient
John Smith (BBC executive), chief executive officer, BBC Worldwide Ltd
John Smith (brewer) (died 1879), Tadcaster brewery founder in North Yorkshire, UK
John Smith (British Army officer) (1754–1837), soldier in the American Revolutionary War
John Smith (Medal of Honor recipient, 1880) (born 1854), United States Navy sailor
John Smith (Native American) (died 1922), Chippewa Indian reputed to have died at the age of 137
John Smith (private) (1822–1866), soldier in the 1st Madras (European) Fusillers and Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross recipient
John Smith (sergeant) (1814–1864), soldier in the Bengal Sappers and Miners, and Indian Mutiny Victoria Cross recipient
John Smith (murderer), convicted murderer who killed his first and second wives
John Smith of Jamestown (1580–1631), explorer
Fictional characters
Johnny Smith (Dead Zone), in various media
J. Wesley Smith, a character in cartoons of Burr Shafer
John Smith (Doctor Who), an alias of the Doctor in Doctor Who media
John Smith (Kyon), an alias of Kyon in novels and animations of Haruhi Suzumiya
John Smith (Disney), in 1990s Pocahontas animations
John “Hannibal” Smith, a character in The A-Team
Ode to J. Smith, the Travis album written about John Smith, the unknown everyday man, released 2008
