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:Aglaja Schmid (1926–2003), Austrian stage and film actress Akira Schmid, Swiss ice hockey player Al Schmid (1920–1982), American marine Alex P. Schmid, Dutch scientist on terror Alexander Schmid, German alpine skier Andi Schmid, Austrian luger and skeleton racer Andre Schmid (disambiguation), multiple people Andy Schmid, Swiss handballer Anka Schmid, Swiss film director, screenwriter and video artist Anna Katharina Schmid, Swiss pole vaulter Anne-Françoise Schmid, Swiss-born French philosopher Anthony Schmid, Austrian football player Anton Schmid (1900–1942), Austrian righteous among nations August Schmid-Lindner (1870–1959), German pianist, composer and music Barbara Schmid-Federer, Swiss politician Belinda Schmid, Swiss synchronized swimmer Benedikt Schmid, German footballer Bernhard Schmid (1788–1857), German missionary and botanist Carl Friedrich Schmid (1840–1897), Baltic German chess player Carlo Schmid (disambiguation), multiple people Charles Schmid (1942–1975), American serial killer Christian Friedrich Schmid (1794–1852), German Lutheran theologian Christoph Schmid (disambiguation), multiple people Christopher Schmid, German musician Christopher H. Schmid, biostatistician Clemens Schmid, Austrian racing driver Constantin Schmid, German ski jumper Cordelia Schmid, German computer vision researcher Daniel Schmid (disambiguation), multiple people Dennis Schmid, American professional tennis player Dominik Schmid (disambiguation), multiple people Eduard Schmid (1861–1933), Lord Mayor of Munich Edy Schmid (1911–2000), Swiss field handball player Elisabeth Schmid (1912–1994), German archaeologist Elmar Schmid, Swiss clarinetist Engelbert Schmid, German musician Erich Schmid (disambiguation), multiple people Ernst Fritz Schmid (1904–1960), German musicologist and scholar Flavio Schmid, Swiss soccer player Franz Schmid (disambiguation), multiple people Friederike Schmid, German theoretical condensed-matter physicist and polymer scientist Fritz Schmid (disambiguation), multiple people Greti Schmid, Austrian politician Günter Schmid (1932–2005), German Formula One team owner Hans Schmid (disambiguation), multiple people Harald Schmid, German athlete Heidi Schmid, German fencer Heinrich Schmid (1921–1999), Swiss linguist Heinrich Kaspar Schmid (1874–1953), German composer Helga Schmid, German diplomat Hellmut Schmid (1915–1998), Swiss geodetic scientist Helmut Schmid (1925–1992), German actor Herbert Schmid (1914–1975), German pilot who defected to Scotland Heribert Schmid, Swiss ski jumper Hermann Schmid (disambiguation), multiple people Horst Schmid (1933–2026), German-born Canadian politician and businessman Iwan Schmid (1947–2009), Swiss cyclist Jacob Schmid, Australian track sprint cyclist Jakob Schmid (1886–1964), German janitor Jan Schmid, Norwegian Nordic combined skier Jeanette Schmid (1924–2005), German-Czech performer Jeffrey Schmid, American politician Joachim Schmid, German artist Jochen Schmid, German Grand Prix motorcycle road racer Johann Schmid (1911–1941), Austrian-born Luftwaffe military aviator John Schmid, American country and folk singer Jonathan Schmid, French footballer Josef Schmid (disambiguation), multiple people Julia Schmid, Austrian slalom canoeist Julian Schmid (disambiguation), multiple people Juliane Schmid, German footballer Jürgen Schmid, German footballer Kaia Schmid, American cyclist Karl Schmid (disambiguation), multiple people Katharina Schmid, German ski jumper Konrad Schmid (disambiguation), multiple people Kristian Schmid, Australian actor Kristina Schmid, Swedish photographer Kurt Schmid (1911–2000), Swiss rower Kyle Schmid, Canadian actor Lothar Schmid (1928–2013), German chess grandmaster Lucas Schmid, English rugby union footballer Lucile Schmid, French politician Ludwig Schmid (disambiguation), multiple people Maja Schmid, Swiss freestyle skier Manuel Schmid (disambiguation), multiple people Martin Schmid (1694–1772), Swiss Jesuit, missionary, musician and architect Máté Schmid, Hungarian footballer Mathias Schmid (1835–1923), Austrian painter Matthias Schmid, Austrian sailor Matti Schmid, German professional golfer Mauro Schmid, Swiss cyclist Max Schmid, Swiss rower Maximilian Schmid, German footballer Mia Schmid, Swiss footballer Michael Schmid (disambiguation), multiple people Monika S. Schmid, German linguist Nicolas Schmid, Austrian footballer Nils Schmid, German politician Olaf Schmid (1979–2009), UK bomb disposal officer Patricia Schmid, Swiss fashion model Paul Schmid, American politician Peter Schmid (disambiguation), multiple people Pia Schmid, Swiss Paralympic athlete Richard Schmid (1934–2021), American artist Romano Schmid, Austrian footballer Rudi Schmid (1922–2007), Swiss-born American medical researcher Rudolf Schmid (disambiguation), multiple people Samuel Schmid, Swiss politician Sandra Schmid, Canadian cell biologist Sigi Schmid (1953–2018), American soccer coach Shahanah Schmid, Swiss chess master Stefan Schmid, German decathlete Stéfanie Schmid, Swiss competitive figure skater Susanne Schmid (disambiguation), multiple people Sven Schmid, German fencer Tabea Schmid, Swiss female handballer Thomas Schmid (disambiguation), multiple people Tommy Schmid, Swiss Nordic combined skier Toni Schmid (1909–1932), German mountaineer Ulrich Schmid (disambiguation), multiple people Ute Schmid, German computer scientist Walter Schmid, Swiss entrepreneur Walter Jürgen Schmid, German diplomat Wilfried Schmid, German-American mathematician Wilhelm Schmid (disambiguation), multiple people Willi Schmid (1893–1934), German music critic Yannick Schmid, Swiss footballer