title: Smidt
text: # Smidt
  
  Smidt is a surname. In many cases, it is a spelling variation of the German surname Schmidt. Notable people with the surname include:
  
  * Eric Smidt, American businessman
  * Heinrich Smidt (1798–1867), German writer
  * Hendrik Jan Smidt (1831–1917), Dutch politician
  * J. H. Smidt van Gelder (1887-1969), Dutch pediatrician and art collector
  * Johann Smidt (1773–1857), German politician and theologian
  * Johannes Smidt (1887–1973), Norwegian theologian and priest
  * Karoline Smidt Nielsen (born 1994), Danish footballer
  * Karl Smidt (1903–1984), German naval commander
  * Kristian Smidt (1916–2013), Norwegian literary historian
  * Mathias Bay-Smidt (born 1996), Danish badminton player
  * Orville Smidt (born 1943), American politician
  * Rupert de Smidt (1883–1986), South African cricketer
  * Steen Smidt-Jensen (born 1945), Danish athlete
  * Wolbert Klaus Smidt (1936-2016), German secret service official, diplomat and publicist
  