Just how many John Smiths are there?

This is simply unbelieveable. Do you know how difficult it is to stand out as a John Smith?

Here are just a few of the best known ones. It appears that John Smith's prospered better in the 19th Century...

United States

John Smith of Jamestown (c.1580–1631), helped found the Virginia Colony and became Colonial Governor of Virginia

John Smith (Virginia burgess) (1620–63), Virginia colonial politician


John Smith (Ohio Senator) (1735–1824), United States senator from Ohio

Bayard Smith (1742–1812), Pennsylvania Continental Congress delegate

John Smith (Virginia) (1750–1836), United States representative from Virginia’s 3rd Congressional District

John Smith (New York) (1752–1816), United States senator from New York

John Cotton Smith (1765–1845), eighth Governor of Connecticut

John Smith (Vermont) (1789–1858), United States representative from Vermont’s 4th Congressional District

John Speed Smith (1792–1854), United States representative from Kentucky

John Armstrong Smith (1814–1892), United States representative from Ohio

John Eugene Smith (1816–1897), Swiss emigrant, Union general during the Civil War

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 Quincy Smith (1824–1901), United States representative from Ohio’s 3rd Congressional District

John Butler Smith (1838–1914), 52nd Governor of New Hampshire

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

John Ambler Smith (1847–1892), United States representative from Virginia

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 Lee Smith (1894–1963), Lieutenant Governor of Texas

John Joseph Smith (1904–1980), United States representative from Connecticut and Federal judge


United Kingdom

John Smith (English statesman), commissioner of the English Treasury, 1694–1695

John Smith (Chancellor of the Exchequer), English Chancellor of the Exchequer and Speaker of the House of Commons, 1705–1708

John Smith (Wendover MP) (1767–1842), member of Parliament for Wendover

John Smith (Welsh politician) (born 1951), Welsh politician and Labour Party member of Parliament

John Smith (Labour Party leader) (1938–1994), leader of the British Labour Party

John Smith (Conservative politician) (1923–2007), former member of Parliament for the Cities of London and Westminster