Schmid

Schmid (German pronunciation: [ʃmɪt] <phonos file="De-Schmid.ogg"></phonos>) is a German surname that is a cognate of "Smith", an occupational surname for a blacksmith. The spelling is more common in Switzerland than Schmidt or Schmitt. Notable people with the surname include:

• Akira Schmid, Swiss ice hockey player
• Alex P. Schmid, Dutch scientist on terror
• Andy Schmid, Swiss handballer
• Anton Schmid, Austrian righteous among nations
• Barbara Schmid-Federer (born 1965), Swiss politician
• Bernhard Schmid (1788–1857), German missionary and botanist
• Carlo Schmid (German politician) (1896–1979), German politician
• Carlo Schmid (Swiss pilot), Swiss pilot
• Carlo Schmid-Sutter (born 1950), Swiss politician
• Charles Schmid (1942–1975), American serial killer
• Christopher Schmid, German musician
• Cordelia Schmid (born 1967), German computer vision researcher
• Elisabeth Schmid (1912–1994), German archaeologist
• Engelbert Schmid, German musician
• Erich Schmid (conductor) (1907–2000), Swiss composer and conductor
• Erich Schmid (physicist), physicist from Austria
• Daniel Schmid (1941–2006), Swiss film director
• Daniel Schmid (bobsledder) (born 1976), Swiss bobsledder
• Flavio Schmid (born 1980), Swiss soccer player
• Fritz Schmid (singer) (born 1972), Austrian singer
• Fritz Schmid (football manager) Swiss football manager
• Günter Schmid (1932–2005), German Formula One team owner
• Hans-Christian Schmid (born 1965), German film director
• Harald Schmid (born 1957), German athlete
• Heinrich Schmid (1921–1999), Swiss linguist
• Hellmut Schmid (1915–1998), Swiss geodetic scientist
• Herbert Schmid (1914–1975), German pilot who defected to Scotland
• Jeanette Schmid (1924–2005), German-Czech performer
• Johann Schmid (1911–1941), Austrian-born Luftwaffe military aviator
• John Schmid (born 1949), American country and folk singer
• Josef Schmid (composer) (1890–1969), German composer
• Josef Schmid (athlete) (born 1953), West German middle distance runner
• Josef Schmid (flight surgeon), NASA flight surgeon
• Joseph Schmid (1901–1956), German WWII Luftwaffe general
• Kristian Schmid (born 1974), Australian actor
• Kyle Schmid (born 1984), Canadian actor
• Lothar Schmid (1928–2013), German chess grandmaster
• Matti Schmid (born 1997), German professional golfer
• Nils Schmid (born 1973), German politician
• Olaf Schmid (born 1979), UK bomb disposal officer
• Peter Schmid (skier) (1898–?), Swiss olympic skier
• Peter Schmid (archaeologist) (1926–2022), German archaeologist
• Peter Schmid (swimmer) (born 1949), Austrian swimmer
• Richard Schmid (1934–2021), American artist
• Rudolf Schmid (bishop) (1914–2012), German bishop
• Samuel Schmid (born 1948), Swiss politician
• Sandra Schmid (born 1958), Canadian cell biologist
• Sigi Schmid (1953–2018), American soccer coach
• Shahanah Schmid (born 1976), Swiss chess master
• Ute Schmid (born 1965), German computer scientist
• Walter Schmid (born 1944), Swiss entrepreneur
• Wilhelm Schmid (scholar) (1859-1951), German classical scholar
• Wilhelm Schmid (SA-Gruppenführer) (1889–1934), German Nazi SA general
• Wilhelm Schmid (painter) (1892–1971), Swiss painter
• Wilhelm Schmid (ice hockey) (1921–1980), Austrian ice hockey player
• Willi Schmid (1893–1934), German music critic

See also

• All pages with titles containing Schmid
• F.X. Schmid
• Schmied
• Schmidt (disambiguation)
• Schmitt (disambiguation)
• Schmitz