Schmidt is a common German occupational surname derived from the German word "Schmied" meaning "blacksmith" and/or "metalworker". This surname is the German equivalent of "Smith" in the English-speaking world.
A–G Adriano Schmidt (born 1994), Vietnamese footballer Aki Schmidt (1935–2016), German footballer Albert Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Alexander Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Alexandra M. Schmidt, Brazilian statistician Alfred Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Alica Schmidt (born 1998), German runner Andreas Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Andy Schmidt, American comic book editor and writer Annie M. G. Schmidt (1911–1995), Dutch writer Arlo Schmidt (1931-2022), American politician and auctioneer Arno Schmidt (1914–1979), German author and translator Arthur Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Bernhard Schmidt (1879–1935), Estonian-German astronomer, inventor of the Schmidt camera Bettina Schmidt (1960–2019), East German luger
Brian Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Bruno Oscar Schmidt (born 1986), Brazilian beach volleyball player Burghart Schmidt (1942–2022), German philosopher Burghart Schmidt (historian) (born 1962), German historian Carl Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Carl Friedrich Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Carmela Schmidt (born 1962), East German freestyle swimmer Caroline Schmidt (born 1960), Swedish politician Carolina Schmidt (born 1967), Chilean politician and businesswoman Carsten Schmidt (born 1963), German business executive Casimir Schmidt (born 1995), Dutch artistic gymnast Casper Schmidt (1842–1889), American politician Charles Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Christen Schmidt (1727–1804), Norwegian bishop Christfried Schmidt (1932–2025), German composer and arrangeur Christoph M. Schmidt (born 1962), German economist Clarke Schmidt (born 1996), American baseball player Colton Schmidt (born 1990), American football player Cornelia Schmidt-Liermann (born 1963), Argentine politician Cristian Schmidt (born 1982), Argentine judoka Dagmar Schmidt (born 1973), German politician Dallas Schmidt (1922–2007), Canadian fighter pilot Damián Schmidt (born 1992), Argentine retired footballer Daniel Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people David Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Dennis Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Diane Grob Schmidt, American chemist Doke Schmidt (born 1992), Dutch footballer Douglas C. Schmidt (born 1962), American computer scientist Earl W. Schmidt (1936–2024), American jurist and politician Edna Schmidt (1969–2021), American journalist Eduard Oscar Schmidt (1823–1886), German zoologist and phycologist Ekkhard Schmidt-Opper (born 1961), German field hockey player Elisa Sophia Schmidt, see Femme Schmidt Erhard Schmidt (1876–1959), German mathematician Eric Schmidt (born 1955), executive chairman, former CEO, of Google Erica Schmidt (born 1975), American theatre director and writer Erich Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Eugen Schmidt (1862–1931), Danish athlete Eugen Schmidt (born 1975), German politician Femme Schmidt (born 1990), German singer Ferenc Schmidt (1941–2011), Hungarian politician and MP Firmin Martin Schmidt (1918–2005), American Roman Catholic bishop Francis Schmidt (1885–1944), American college baseball coach Franklin J. W. Schmidt (1901–1935), American naturalist, brother of Karl Patterson Franz Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Frederick Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Friedrich Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Frithjof Schmidt (born 1953), German politician Fritz Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Gabriele Schmidt (born 1956), German politician Gavin Schmidt, climatologist Georg Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people George Schmidt (1927–1995), American football player Gerhard Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Grant Schmidt (born 1948), Canadian politician Gunter Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people
H–L Hans Schmidt (disambiguation) Hansjörg Schmidt (born 1974), German politician Harald Schmidt (born 1957), German television entertainer Harry Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Harv Schmidt (1935–2020), American baseball player Harvey Schmidt (1929–2018), American composer Heide Schmidt (born 1948), Austrian politician Heinrich Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Helga Schmidt-Neuber (1937–2018), German swimmer Helge Kjærulff-Schmidt (1906–1982), Danish actor Helle Thorning-Schmidt (born 1966), Danish Prime Minister Helmut Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Herbert B. Schmidt (1931–2024), German economist Howard A. Schmidt (1949–2017), American computer security specialist Ines Schmidt (born 1960), German politician Ingrid Schmidt (1945–2023), German backstroke swimmer Irmin Schmidt (born 1937), German rock keyboard player Isaac Jacob Schmidt (1779–1847), Dutch/Russian linguist and academician Jan Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Jacques Schmidt (1933–1996), French costume designer Jason Schmidt (born 1973), American baseball player Jean Schmidt (born 1951), American politician Jean Dolores Schmidt (1919–2025), American nun better known as Sister Jean Jessica Schmidt (born 1979), German chess grandmaster Jeff Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Jimmy Schmidt (born 1981), Uruguayan footballer Joan Schmidt (1920–2003), Australien cricket player João Schmidt (born 1993), Brazilian footballer Jochen Schmidt (born 1970), German writer and translator Jochen Schmidt (dance critic) (1936–2010), German journalist, critic and book author Johann Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Johannes Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people John Schmidt, American lawyer and politician Joost Schmidt (1893–1948), teacher at the Bauhaus Jordan Schmidt (born 1989), American music producer Joseph Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Joshua Schmidt (born 1986), American Army Iraq War Veteran Józef Szmidt (1935-2024), Polish Olympic athlete Julian Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Julius Schmidt (disambiguation) Justin Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Jürgen Schmidt (born 1941), German speed skater Kaj Schmidt (1926–2004), Danish Olympic sprint canoer Karl Patterson Schmidt (1890–1957), American herpetologist Kate Schmidt (born 1953), American javelin thrower Katrin Schmidt (born 1986), German-Swedish football player Katrin Schmidt (badminton) (born 1967), German badminton player Katherine Schmidt (1899–1978), American artist Kendall Schmidt (born 1990), American actor, singer Klaus Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Konstanty Schmidt-Ciążyński (1818–1889), Polish collector and art connoisseur, who donated a large collection to the National Museum in Kraków Kurt Schmidt (1891–1945), German Lieutenant-General during the Second World War Lauren Schmidt Hissrich (born 1978), American TV producer and screenwriter Leni Schmidt (1906–1985), German athlete Lissy Schmidt (1959-1994), German journalist Luís Eduardo Schmidt (born 1979), Brazilian football player Lukas Schmidt (born 1988), German badminton player
M–Z Maarten Schmidt (1929–2022), Dutch-American astronomer Mae Doelling Schmidt (1888–1965), American pianist Manuela Schmidt (born 1963), German politician Mária Schmidt (born 1953), Hungarian historian Marie Schmidt (1895–1971), German political activist and politician Markus Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Martin Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people
Matthew Schmidt (born 1971), American film editor Max Schmidt (1818–1901), German painter (1920–2002), commandant Fürstengrube subcamp of Auschwitz, March 1944 – January 1945 Melanie Schmidt, Marfan Syndrome Survivor Melissa Schmidt, American politician Micaela Schmidt (born 1970), German rower Michael Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Milt Schmidt (1918–2017), Canadian hockey player Monika Schmidt (born 1956), Australian judge Nate Schmidt (born 1991), American ice hockey player Noémie Schmidt (born 1990), Swiss actress Olaf Schmidt (born 1962), German glider aerobatic pilot (19282010), Danish conductor and composer Oliver Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Olle Schmidt (born 1949), Swedish politician Oscar Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Oscar Schmidt (1958–2026), Brazilian basketball player Otto Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Pascal Schmidt, German footballer Patrick Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Paul Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Peter Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Petra Schmidt (born 1963), German soprano Pyotr Schmidt (1867–1906, Russian revolutionary of 1905 Rachel Schmidt (born 1994), New Zealand trampolinist Rainer Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Renate Schmidt (born 1943), German Federal Minister for family affairs Rob Schmidt (born 1965), American film director and writer Rodger Gustaf Schmidt (born 1952), Canadian–German curler Roger Schmidt (disambiguation) Roman Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Sebastian Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Sebestyén Schmidt (1901–1987), Hungarian cyclist Signe Torborg Schmidt-Nielsen (1878–1959), Swedish-Norwegian physicist and nutritionist Sigrid Schmidt (born 1930), German ethnologist and folklorist Sophie Schmidt, Canadian soccer player Sophie Schmidt (publisher), American publisher Stefan Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Steve Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Susan Schmidt, American investigative reporter Thomas Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Tim Schmidt (born 1986), Australian rules footballer Tony Schmidt (born 1980), German racing driver Torge Schmidt (born 1988), German politician Torsten Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Trudeliese Schmidt (1934–2004), German opera singer Ulla Schmidt (born 1949), German Federal Minister for health Ulrich Schmidt (born 1957), German serial killer and rapist Uwe Schmidt (born 1966), German politician Vasili Schmidt (1886–1938), Soviet politician and statesman Vera Schmidt (born 1982), Hungarian singer-songwriter Victoria Schmidt, New Zealand actress Viktoria Schmidt-Linsenhoff (1944–2013), German art historian and professor Vivien A. Schmidt (born 1949), political science academic Walter Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Wayne Schmidt (born 1966), American politician Wendy Schmidt (1955), American businesswoman and philanthropist Wilhelm Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people William Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Wilma Schmidt (1926–2022), German operatic soprano Wolfgang Schmidt (disambiguation), multiple people Yuri Schmidt (1937–2013), Russian human rights lawyer Zygmunt Schmidt (born 1941), Polish footballer
In fiction Anna Schmidt, West German student in Mind Your Language, played by Jacki Harding Hildegarde Schmidt, character in Murder on the Orient Express Johann Schmidt, alias Red Skull, villain character from Marvel Comics Kimmy Schmidt, title character in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt played by Ellie Kemper Mika Schmidt, playable character in Genshin Impact Mike Schmidt, the security guard protagonist of the first Five Nights at Freddy's game and in the Five Nights at Freddy's film played by Josh Hutcherson Shirley Schmidt, American lawyer in Boston Legal played by Candice Bergen Warren R. Schmidt, title character in About Schmidt played by Jack Nicholson Winston Schmidt, character from New Girl Dr Klaus Schmidt, leader of the Hellfire Club in the film X-Men: First Class
See also Smith (surname) Schmitt (disambiguation) Schmitz Schmid Schmied Smits Šmits Smeets
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