Smithers is a surname of English origin. It derives from the Middle English term "smyther", referring to a metalsmith, and is thus related to the common occupational surname Smith. The name Smither is related.
People Alan Smithers (born 1938), English educationalist Sir Alfred Waldron Smithers (1850–1924), British financier and parliamentarian, after whom the town of Smithers, British Columbia was named. Collier Twentyman Smithers (1867–1943), painter Don Smithers (born 1933), music historian and musician Jan Smithers (born 1949), American actress best known for her role in WKRP in Cincinnati Joy Smithers (born 1963), Australian actress Leonard Smithers (1861–1907), English publisher and translator Nathaniel B. Smithers (1818–1896), American lawyer and politician Sir Peter Smithers (1913–2006), British politician Reay Smithers (in German) (1907–1987), South African zoologist Sir Waldron Smithers (1880–1954), British politician, son of Sir Alfred Waldron Smithers William Smithers (1927–2026), American actor
Fictional characters Waylon Smithers, Mr. Burns' assistant in The Simpsons Smithers, one of Q's assistants in two James Bond films Samuel Smithers, also known as Plantman, a supervillain in the Marvel Comics Universe Derek Smithers, a character in the Alex Rider series Will Smithers, a minor character in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Smithers, Hiram Lodge's butler in Archie Comics Charlie Smithers, the contestant played by Ronnie Corbett in the spoof version of Mastermind by the Two Ronnies
See also List of Old English (Anglo-Saxon) surnames
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