List of Famous people with last name Smidt

Wolbert Klaus Smidt was a high-ranking German secret service official, diplomat and publicist. He was First Director at the German Federal Intelligence Service (Bundesnachrichtendienst) and Embassy Counselor in Paris.

Karl Ernst Smidt was German naval commander who reached the rank of Konteradmiral with the West German Navy. He served during World War II and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. From 1961 to 1963 he was the NATO Commander-in-Chief of the German Fleet of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea.

Eric L. Smidt is an American businessman. He is Chairman and CEO of Harbor Freight Tools, which operates over 1000 retail hardware stores in 47 states and generated revenue of approximately $2 billion according to an April, 2012 Moody's Investors Service report.