Schmid
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:
- Alex P. Schmid, Dutch scientist on terror
- Andy Schmid, Swiss handballer
- Anton Schmid Austrian righteous among nations
- Carlo Schmid , German politician
- Carlo Schmid, Swiss pilot
- Carlo Schmid-Sutter, Swiss politician
- Charles Schmid, American serial killer
- Christopher Schmid, German musician
- Elisabeth Schmid, German archaeologist
- Engelbert Schmid, German musician
- Erich Schmid, Swiss conductor
- Daniel Schmid, Swiss film director
- Daniel Schmid , Swiss bobsledder
- Flavio Schmid, Swiss soccer player
- Fritz Schmid, Austrian musical singer
- Fritz Schmid Swiss football manager
- Hans-Christian Schmid, German film director
- Harald Schmid, German athlete
- Heinrich Schmid, Swiss linguist
- Hellmut Schmid, Swiss geodetic scientist
- Herbert Schmid former German pilot who defected to Scotland
- Jeanette Schmid, German-Czech performer
- John Schmid, American country and folk singer
- Josef Schmid , German composer
- Josef Schmid , West German middle distance runner
- Josef Schmid, NASA flight surgeon
- Kristian Schmid, Australian actor
- Kyle Schmid, Canadian actor
- Lothar Schmid, German chess grandmaster
- Olaf Schmid Decorated UK bomb disposal officer
- Peter Schmid, Swiss olympic skier
- Peter Schmid , German archaeologist
- Peter Schmid , Austrian swimmer
- Rudolf Schmid, German bishop
- Samuel Schmid, Swiss politician
- Sandra Schmid, Canadian cell biologist
- Sigi Schmid, American soccer coach
- Walter Schmid, Swiss entrepreneur
- Wilhelm Schmid , German classical scholar
