Howard Smith may refer to:

Government and politics

• H. Alexander Smith (1880–1966), U.S. senator from New Jersey
• Howard E. Smith (Minnesota politician) (1917–2011), American businessman and Minnesota state legislator
• Howard W. Smith (1883–1976), U.S. representative from Virginia
• Howard Smith (diplomat) (1919–1996), British ambassador and director general of MI5, 1979–1981

Arts and entertainment

• Howard Smith (actor) (1893–1968), American actor
• Howard Smith (director) (1936–2014), American film director, journalist and broadcaster
• Howie Smith (born 1943), musician
• Howard Everett Smith (1885–1970), American painter
• Howard Philips Smith (born 1956), American writer, novelist, and photographer

Other

• Howard Alan Smith, astrophysicist and author
• Howard Bradley Smith (1894–?), American author
• Howard Dwight Smith (1886–1958), American architect
• Howard K. Smith (1914–2002), American journalist
• Howard Smith (footballer) (1878–1909), Australian footballer for St Kilda
• Howard Van Smith (1909–1987), American journalist
• Howard Smith (bobsleigh) (born 1956), British Olympic bobsledder
• Howard Smith Limited, former Australian industrial company