Eric Smith
Wikimedia disambiguation page
Eric Smith or Erik Smith may refer to:
Sports
Eric Smith (safety) (born 1983), American former football player and assistant coach
Eric Smith (offensive lineman) (born 1995), American football offensive tackle
Eric Smith (wide receiver) (born 1971), American football wide receiver
Eric Smith (Scottish footballer) (1934–1991), Scottish international footballer who played for Celtic and Leeds United
Eric Smith (Swedish footballer) (born 1997), Swedish football midfielder
Eric Smith (canoeist) (born 1964), Canadian Olympic sprint canoeist
Eric Smith (racing driver), American stock car racing driver
Erik Smith (javelin thrower) (born 1971), American javelin thrower, winner of the 1993 javelin throw at the NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships
Politics
Eric Smith (British politician) (1908–1951), British Conservative politician, MP, 1950–1951
Eric Smith (Florida politician) (born 1942), American politician in Florida
Eric Smith (Michigan politician), prosecuting attorney of Macomb County, Michigan
Eric Smith (Kansas politician) (born 1966), member of the Kansas House of Representatives
Other
Eric Smith (artist) (1919–2017), Australian artist
Eric Smith (British Army officer) (1923–1998), British Army officer and military historian
Eric Smith (general) (born 1960s), United States Marine Corps general
Eric Smith (sportscaster) (born 1975), Canadian basketball analyst and Toronto Raptors radio sportscaster
Eric Smith (murderer) (born 1980), American murderer, convicted of killing a 4-year-old boy when he was 13 years old
Eric J. Smith (educator) (fl.
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