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John Smith

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John Smith is a common personal name. It is also commonly used as a placeholder name and pseudonym, and is sometimes used in the United States and the United Kingdom as a term for an average person.[citation needed]

Notable people with the name include:

People

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In chronological order.

Academics

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Arts

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Business

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Crime

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  • John Smith (housebreaker) (1661–after 1727), London housebreaker who evaded hanging thrice and was eventually transported to Virginia
  • John Smith (died 1835) (1795–1835), one of the last two Englishmen who were hanged for sodomy in 1835
  • John Eldon Smith (1930–1983), convicted of the murders of Ronald and Juanita Akins
  • John Smith (murderer) (born 1951), American convicted murderer who killed his first and second wives

Law

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Military

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Politicians

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Australia

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Canada

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United Kingdom

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United States

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Other countries

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Religion

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Sports

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American football

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Association football

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Baseball

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Basketball

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Cricket

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Rugby

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Other sports

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Other

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Fictional characters

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See also

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