Peter Smith may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Peter Smith (oboist), oboist with the Philadelphia Orchestra
Peter Smith (painter) (born 1967), contemporary British painter
Peter C. Smith (born 1940), author of aeronautical, naval and military history books
Peter Moore Smith, American writer
Peter Purves Smith (1912–1949), Australian artist
Peter Smith, member of the British boyband Phixx
Peter Smith (Canadian politician) (1877–1934), Canadian politician involved in the Ontario Bond Scandal
Peter Smith (diplomat) (born 1942), Governor of the Cayman Islands, 1999–2002
Peter Smith, Baron Smith of Leigh (born 1945), leader of Wigan council and member of the House of Lords
Peter J. Smith (Wisconsin) (1867–1947), Wisconsin State Senator
Peter Plympton Smith (born 1945), lieutenant-governor and congressman from Vermont, president of California State University, Monterey Bay
Peter Smith (cricketer, born 1908) (1908–1967), English cricketer
Peter Smith (rugby union) (1924–1954), New Zealand rugby player
Peter Smith (cricketer, born 1944), former English cricketer
Peter Smith (cricketer, born 1934), English former cricketer
Peter Smith (cricketer, born 1968), Australian cricketer
Peter Smith (curler) (born 1964), Scottish curler
Peter Smith (footballer, born 1935), English footballer
Peter Smith (footballer, born 1937), Scottish footballer
Peter Smith (footballer, born 1978), retired Welsh professional footballer
Peter Smith (footballer, born 1980), former English footballer
Peter Smith (ice hockey), current head coach of the Canadian national women's hockey team
Peter Smith (rugby league) (born 1955), rugby league international for Great Britain and England
Peter Smith (Australian footballer born 1960), Australian rules footballer at North Melbourne and Brisbane
Peter V. Smith (born 1947), Australian rules footballer and son of Norm Smith
Scientists and engineeres
Peter Smith (scientist), American physicist, principal investigator for the Phoenix spacecraft Mars mission
Peter K. Smith (born 1943), British professor of psychology
Peter Smith (biologist), Professor at the University of Aberdeen
Peter Smith (epidemiologist) (born 1942), eminent epidemiologist
Peter Smith (bishop) (born 1943), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Southwark (formerly the Archbishop of Cardiff)
Peter Smith (businessman), English businessman, currently Chairman of estate agents Savills
Peter Smith (historian), British historian specializing in Bahá'í studies
Peter Smith (judge) (born 1952), judge of the High Court of England and Wales
Peter Smith (trade unionist) (1940–2006), general secretary of the British trade union, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers
Peter H. Smith (born 1940), former president of the Latin American Studies Association
Peter J. Smith, current United States Attorney for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Peter Leslie Smith (born 1958), South African-born American Catholic bishop
Peter W. Smith (1936-2017), American investment banker and Republican activist