Schmied is a surname of German origin^[1]. Its meaning is derived from the German word Schmied, which is a smith (of tin, gold, silver, or other metal). Common variants are Schmidt, Schmitt, and Schmitz.^[2]

• Bernard Schmied (1933–2024), a Swiss basketball player
• Claudia Schmied (born 1959), an Austrian politician
• Ernst Schmied (1924−2002), a Swiss mountaineer
• Evelyn Schmied (19652019), an Austrian Paralympic shot put and discus athlete
• François-Louis Schmied (1873–1942), a French painter and illustrator
• Frédéric Schmied (1893−1972), a Swiss sculptor
• Harald Schmied (1968−2018), Austrian founder of the Homeless World Cup
• Joël Schmied (born 1998), a Swiss footballer
• Josef J. Schmied (born 1955), a German linguist
• Kenneth A. Schmied (1911–1973), a Republican, served as Mayor of Louisville, Kentucky
• Kurt Schmied (1926–2007), a goalkeeper for First Vienna FC and Austria national football team
• Kurt Schmied (cyclist) (born 1965), an Austrian cyclist
• Richard Schmied, an Austrian cyclist
• Uli Schmied (born 1947), a German rower
• Wieland Schmied (1929–2014), an Austrian art historian

• Wieland der Schmied ("Wieland the Smith"), a draft by Richard Wagner for an opera libretto based on the Germanic legend