Smithers

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 (1907–1987), South African zoologist
 * Sir Waldron Smithers (1880–1954), British politician, son of Sir Alfred Waldron Smithers
 * William Smithers (born 1927), 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