Schmid 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 playerAlex P. Schmid , Dutch scientist on terrorAndy Schmid , Swiss handballerAnton Schmid , Austrian righteous among nationsBarbara Schmid-Federer (b.1965), Swiss politicianBernhard Schmid (1788–1857), German missionary and botanistCarlo Schmid (German politician) (1896–1979), German politicianCarlo Schmid (Swiss pilot) , Swiss pilotCarlo Schmid-Sutter (born 1950), Swiss politicianCharles Schmid (1942–1975), American serial killerChristopher Schmid , German musicianElisabeth Schmid (1912–1994), German archaeologistEngelbert Schmid , German musicianErich Schmid (conductor) (1907–2000), Swiss composer and conductorErich Schmid (physicist) , physicist from AustriaDaniel Schmid (1941–2006), Swiss film directorDaniel Schmid (bobsledder) (born 1976), Swiss bobsledderFlavio Schmid (born 1980), Swiss soccer playerFritz Schmid (singer) (born 1972), Austrian singerFritz Schmid (football manager) Swiss football managerGünter Schmid (1932–2005), German Formula One team ownerHans-Christian Schmid (born 1965), German film directorHarald Schmid (born 1957), German athleteHeinrich Schmid (1921–1999), Swiss linguistHellmut Schmid (1915–1998), Swiss geodetic scientistHerbert Schmid (1914–1975), German pilot who defected to ScotlandJeanette Schmid (1924–2005), German-Czech performerJohn Schmid (born 1949), American country and folk singerJosef Schmid (composer) (1890–1969), German composerJosef Schmid (athlete) (born 1953), West German middle distance runnerJosef Schmid (flight surgeon) , NASA flight surgeonJoseph Schmid (1901–1956), German WWII Luftwaffe generalKristian Schmid (born 1974), Australian actorKyle Schmid (born 1984), Canadian actorLothar Schmid (1928–2013), German chess grandmasterNils Schmid (born 1973), German politicianOlaf Schmid (born 1979), UK bomb disposal officerPeter Schmid (skier) (1898–?), Swiss olympic skierPeter Schmid (archaeologist) (1926–2022), German archaeologistPeter Schmid (swimmer) (born 1949), Austrian swimmerRichard Schmid (1934–2021), American artistRudolf Schmid (bishop) (1914–2012), German bishopSamuel Schmid (born 1948), Swiss politicianSandra Schmid (born 1958), Canadian cell biologistSigi Schmid (1953–2018), American soccer coachShahanah Schmid (born 1976), Swiss chess masterUte Schmid (born 1965), German computer scientistWalter Schmid (born 1944), Swiss entrepreneurWilhelm Schmid (scholar) (1859-1951), German classical scholarWilhelm Schmid (SA-Gruppenführer) (1889–1934), German Nazi SA generalWilhelm Schmid (painter) (1892–1971), Swiss painterWilhelm Schmid (ice hockey) (1921–1980), Austrian ice hockey playerWilli Schmid (1893–1934), German music critic
See also
Celtic Germanic Romance Semitic Slavic Other From "spark"
