Bernard Smith may refer to:

• Bernard Smith (MP) (1522–1591), MP for Totnes
• Bernard Smith (New Jersey politician) (1776–1835), U.S. congressman from New Jersey
• Bernard C. Smith (1923–1993), New York politician

• Bernard Smith (footballer) (1908–?), English footballer for Birmingham and Coventry
• Bernie Smith (1927–1985), Australian rules footballer
• Bernie Smith (baseball) (born 1941), retired American baseball player
• Bernie Smith (darts player) (born 1964), New Zealand darts player
• Bernard Babington Smith (1905–1993), English pole vaulter
• Bernard Smith (runner) (born 1914), winner of the marathon at the 1941 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships

• Bernard Smith (abbot) (1812–1892), Irish Benedictine monk
• Bernard Smith (art historian) (1916–2011), Australian art historian
• Bernard Smith (editor) (1907–1999), American editor, critic and film producer
• Bernard Smith (geologist) (1881-1936), British geologist
• Bernard Smith (organ builder) (c. 1630 – 1708), English organ builder
• Bernard Smith (sailboat designer) (1910–2010), American high-speed sailboat designer
• Bernard John Smith (1951–2012), English geomorphologist and physical geographer