Dick Smith (entrepreneur)

Richard Harold Smith AC FRSA (born 18 March 1944) is an Australian entrepreneur and aviator. He is the founder of Dick Smith Electronics, Australian Geographic and Dick Smith Foods. Smith has had a long interest in aviation and holds a number of world records in the field. A major philanthropist, he supports a number of charities and conservation efforts.

This article is about the Australian adventurer. For other uses, see Dick Smith.

Richard "Dick" Smith

AC
Smith in 2013
Born
Richard Harold Smith

(1944-03-18) 18 March 1944
Roseville, New South Wales, Australia
EducationNorth Sydney Technical High School
Known forEntrepreneur, aviator
SpousePhilippa Aird McManamey
Children2
AwardsCompanion of the Order of Australia

In 2015, he was awarded the Companion of the Order of Australia. He is a fellow of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry.

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