Paul Schmidt may refer to:
Paul Schmidt (interpreter) (1899–1970), German diplomatic translator
Paul Karl Schmidt alias Paul Carell (1911–1997), chief press spokesman for Nazi Germany's Foreign Ministry and later purchaser author.
Paul Felix Schmidt (1916–1984), chess International Master and chess writer
Paul Schmidt (footballer) (1917–1961), Australian rules footballer
Paul Schmidt (translator), (1934–1999)
Paul Schmidt (athlete), German middle distance runner, participated in the 1956 Summer Olympics Men's 800 metres
Paul Schmidt (computer programmer), president of the software company Photodex
Paul Schmidt (inventor) of Germany, developed since 1928 his idea of a new drive, the "pulsating incineration", also used in the V1-Rocket; pulsejet.
Paul Schmidtberger, author of Design Flaws of the Human Condition