List of people with surname Spencer

This is a list of people with surname Spencer.

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• See also

A

Albert Spencer, Viscount Althorp, in WWI uniform. Drawn by John Singer Sargent, in 1915

• Abigail Spencer (born 1981), American actress
• Adam Spencer (born 1969), Australian radio presenter, comedian, and media personality
• Alan Spencer, American television writer and producer
• Alan Spencer (cricketer) (born 1936), English cricketer
• Albert Spencer, 7th Earl Spencer (1892–1975), British peer
• Albert Spencer (footballer) (fl. 1920s), English footballer
• Alberto Spencer (1937–2006), Ecuadorian football player
• Ambrose Spencer (1765–1848), American lawyer and politician
• Andre Spencer (born 1964), American professional basketball player
• Anna Garlin Spencer (1851–1931), American educator, feminist, and Unitarian minister
• Anne Spencer (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Anne Spencer (1882–1975), American poet
  • Anne Spencer, Countess of Sunderland (1683–1716)
  • Anne Spencer, Countess of Sunderland (died 1715)
  • Anne Spencer (WRNS officer) (1938–2012), Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service
• Aubrey Spencer (1795–1872), Anglican Bishop of Jamaica

B

Baldwin Spencer was Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda from 2004 to 2014.

• Baldwin Spencer (born 1948), Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda
• Barb Spencer (born 1966), Canadian curler
• Barbara J. Spencer, Australian-Canadian economist
• Bernard Spencer (1909–1963), English poet, translator, and editor
• Bob Spencer (born 1957), Australian rock guitarist
• Brian Spencer (1949–1988), Canadian ice hockey player
• Brian Spencer (field hockey) (born 1962), American field hockey player
• Bruce Spencer, American drummer
• Bud Spencer (1929–2016), Italian actor, filmmaker and professional swimmer

C

Carlos Spencer, New Zealand All Blacks stand off, 2008

• Carlos Spencer (born 1975), New Zealand rugby union footballer
• Caroline Spencer (suffragist) (1861–1928), American physician and suffragist
• Charles Spencer (disambiguation), multiple people including:
  • Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl of Sunderland (1675–1722), English statesman
  • Charles Spencer, 3rd Duke of Marlborough (1706–1758), British soldier and politician
  • Lord Charles Spencer (1740–1820), 2nd son of the 3rd Duke of Marlborough
  • Charles Spencer, 6th Earl Spencer (1857–1922), British courtier and Liberal politician
  • Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer (born 1964), brother of Diana, Princess of Wales
  • Charles Spencer (journalist) (born 1955), British journalist and drama critic
  • Charles Spencer (American football) (born 1982), American football player
• Charlie Spencer (1899–1953), England and Newcastle United footballer
• Charlotte Spencer, Countess Spencer (1835–1903), British peeress
• Charlotte Spencer (actress), (born 1991), English actress
• Chris Spencer (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Chris Spencer (actor) (born 1968), American actor, comedian, writer and producer
  • Chris Spencer (American football) (born 1982), American football player
• Christopher Miner Spencer (1833–1922), American inventor
• Colin Spencer (born 1933), English writer
• Cynthia Spencer, Countess Spencer (1897–1972), British peeress

D

Danielle Spencer, former child star in the 1970s.

• Dan Spencer (born 1965), American baseball coach
• Daniel Spencer (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Daniel Spencer (Mormon) (1794–1868), mayor of Nauvoo, Illinois and Mormon pioneer
  • Daniel Spencer (environmentalist), Australian climate activist
• Danielle Spencer (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Danielle Spencer (American actress) (born 1965), African-American actress
  • Danielle Spencer (Australian singer) (born 1969), Australian songwriter, recording artist and actress
• Dante Spencer, American model and actor
• David Spencer (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • David A. Spencer, American engineering professor
  • David D. Spencer (1799–1855), New York editor and politician
  • David W. Spencer, Canadian department store founder
  • David Spencer (playwright) (born 1955), British playwright
• Derek Spencer (born 1936), British politician
• Derrick Spencer (born 1982), South African footballer
• Lady Diana Spencer (1710–1735), the wife of John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford
• Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997)
• Domina Eberle Spencer (born 1920), American mathematician
• Don Spencer (born 1941), Australian children's television presenter and musician
• Don Spencer (cricketer) (1912–1971), English cricketer
• Donald C. Spencer (1912–2001), American mathematician
• Dorothy Spencer, Countess of Sunderland (1617–1684), British peeress
• Douglas Spencer (1910–1960), American film actor

E

Emerson Spencer won a gold medal in the 1928 Summer Olympics.

• Earl Winfield Spencer, Jr. (1888–1950), United States Navy pilot
• Earle Spencer (born 1926), American big band leader from the late 1940s
• Edward Spencer (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Edward Spencer (athlete) (1882–1965), British race walker
  • Edward Spencer (English politician) (1594-1656), English politician
• Elihu Spencer (1721–1784), American clergyman
• Elizabeth Spencer (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Lady Elizabeth Spencer (1737-1831), wife of Henry Herbert, 10th Earl of Pembroke
  • Elizabeth Spencer, Baroness Hunsdon (1552–1618), English noblewoman, scholar, and patron of the arts
  • Elizabeth Spencer (writer) (born 1921), American novelist
  • Elizabeth Spencer (soprano) (died 1935), American soprano, recording artist for Thomas Alva Edison
• Elmore Spencer (born 1969), American basketball player
• Emerson Spencer (1906–1985), American sprint runner
• Emily Spencer Hayden (1869–1949), American photographer

F

Freddie Spencer at the 1989 Japanese Grand Prix.

• Felton Spencer (born 1968), American basketball player
• Francis Spencer, 1st Baron Churchill (1779–1845), British peer and Whig politician
• Freddie Spencer (born 1961), American motorcycle racer
• Frederick Spencer, 4th Earl Spencer (1798–1857), British naval commander, courtier, and Whig politician
• F. Richard Spencer (born 1951), Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA

G

George E. Spencer was a U.S. Senator from Alabama from 1868–1879

• G. Lloyd Spencer (1893–1981), American politician from Arkansas
• George Spencer (disambiguation), multiple people including:
  • George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough (1739–1817), British courtier and politician
  • George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758–1834), British Whig politician
  • George Spencer (bishop) (1799–1866), Anglican bishop
  • George E. Spencer (1836–1893), American senator from Alabama
  • George Alfred Spencer (1872–1957), Member of Parliament for Broxtowe, 1918–1929
  • George Spencer (baseball) (1926–2014), American baseball pitcher
  • George Spencer (rugby) (1878–1950), New Zealand rugby football player
• Gillian Spencer (born 1939), American soap opera actress and writer
• Glenn Spencer, American political and anti-illegal immigration activist
• Glenn Spencer (baseball) (1905–1958), American baseball pitcher

H

Herbert Spencer (1820–1903) English philosopher, promoter of Social Darwinism

• Harry Spencer (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Harry Spencer (cricketer, born 1868) (1868–1937), English cricketer for Derbyshire
  • Harry Spencer (cricketer, born 1901) (1901–1954), English cricketer for Worcestershire and for Warwickshire
  • Harry Spencer (footballer), New Zealand footballer
• Hazelton Spencer (1757–1813), Upper Canadian soldier, political figure and judge
• Henry Spencer (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Henry Spencer (born 1955), Canadian computer programmer and space enthusiast
  • Henry Spencer, 1st Earl of Sunderland (1620–1643), English nobleman and soldier
  • Lord Henry Spencer (1770–1795), British diplomat and politician
  • Henry Elvins Spencer (1882–1972), Canadian politician
  • Henry E. Spencer (1807–1882), American politician, mayor of Cincinnati
• Herbert Spencer (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Herbert Spencer (1820–1903), English philosopher, biologist and sociologist
  • Herbert Spencer (graphic designer) (1924–2002), British graphic designer
  • Herbert Harvey Spencer (1869–1926), English manufacturer and Liberal Party politician
  • Herbert Lincoln Spencer (1894–1960), president of Bucknell University from 1945–49
  • Herbert W. Spencer (1905–1992), American film and television composer and orchestrator
• Howard Spencer (1875–1940), English footballer

I

• Ian Spencer (born 1984), English cricketer
• Ivan Q. Spencer (1888–1970), American Pentecostal minister
• Ivor Spencer (1924–2009), English chef, toastmaster, and entrepreneur

J

Jeremy Spencer was one of the guitarists in the original line-up of Fleetwood Mac

Jon Spencer performing with Heavy Trash in 2009

• James Spencer (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jane Spencer (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Jane Spencer (journalist), American journalist
  • Jane Spencer (director), American film director
  • Jane Spencer, Baroness Churchill (1826–1900), English peeress
• Jeremy Spencer (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Jeremy Spencer (born 1948), of Fleetwood Mac
  • Jeremy Spencer (drummer) (born 1973), of Five Finger Death Punch
• Jesse Spencer (born 1979), Australian actor and musician
• Jim Spencer (1946–2002), American baseball first baseman
• Jimmy Spencer (born 1957), American television commentator and NASCAR driver
• Joe Spencer (American football) (born 1923), American football player
• Joel Spencer (born 1946) American mathematician
• John Spencer (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jon Spencer (born 1965), American singer, composer and guitarist
• Joseph Spencer (1714–1789), American lawyer and politician from Connecticut
• Joseph Spencer (New York) (1790–1823), American lawyer and politician from New York
• Joshua A. Spencer (1790–1857), New York politician and lawyer
• June Spencer (born 1919), English actress

K

• Kenneth Spencer (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Kenneth A. Spencer (1902–1960), American philanthropist and businessman in the chemical industry
  • Kenneth Abendana Spencer (1929–2005), Jamaican painter
  • Kenneth Lee Spencer (1913–1964), American singer and actor
• Kevin Spencer (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Kevin Spencer (musician) (born 1978), Canadian singer-songwriter
  • Kevin Spencer (American football) (born 1953), American football coach for the Arizona Cardinals
  • Kevin Spencer (cyclist), Australian cyclist
• Kim Spencer (born 1948), American television producer and executive

L

Lara Spencer is co-anchor for ABC's Good Morning America

• Lara Spencer (born 1969), American television journalist
• Larry Spencer (born 1941), Canadian pastor and politician
• Larry O. Spencer (born 1954), United States Air Force general
• Len Spencer (1867–1914), American recording artist
• Leonard James Spencer (1870–1959), British geologist
• Lindsay Spencer (1914–1997), Australian rugby league footballer
• Loretta Spencer (born 1937), American politician, mayor of Huntsville, Alabama
• Louis Spencer, Viscount Althorp (born 1994)

M

• Mark Spencer (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Mark Spencer (computer engineer) (born 1977), American computer engineer
  • Mark Spencer (guitarist) (born 1957), American guitarist
  • Mark Spencer (British politician) (born 1970), British Member of Parliament for Sherwood
  • Mark Spencer (New York politician) (1787–1859), New York politician
• Mason Spencer (1892–1962), American lawyer, planter, and politician from Louisiana
• Megan Spencer (born 1966), Australian documentary film maker
• Michael Spencer (born 1955), British businessman
• Mike Spencer, English record producer

N

• Noel Spencer (born 1977), Australian football (soccer) player and coach

O

Orson Spencer was president of the University of Utah from 1850–1852.

• Oliver Spencer (1736–1811), American Revolutionary War officer from New Jersey
• Oliver M. Spencer (1829–1895), American president of the University of Iowa
• Ollie Spencer (1931–1991), American football tackle and assistant coach
• Orson Spencer (1802–1855), American writer and prominent member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

P

Phil Spencer has hosted several real-estate programmes.

• Pam Spencer (born 1957), American high jumper
• Paula Spencer, American journalist and author
• Peggy Spencer (1920–2016), British ballroom dancer and choreographer
• Percy Spencer (1894–1969), American physicist and inventor
• Peter Spencer (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Peter Spencer (religious leader) (1782–1843), American Christian leader
  • Peter Spencer (journalist) (active 1970s onwards), British television news journalist
  • Peter Spencer (Royal Navy officer) (born 1947), British naval officer and Chief of Defence Procurement
  • Peter Spencer (footballer) (born 1956), Australian rules footballer
  • Peter Spencer (farmer) (born c. 1948), Australian farmer and political activist
• Phil Spencer (born 1969), British media personality, television presenter and journalist
• Phil Spencer (business executive), American business executive
• Philip Spencer (1823–1842), American midshipman
• Platt Rogers Spencer (1800–1864), American calligrapher

R

1909 self-portrait by Robert Carpenter Spencer.

• Ray Spencer (born 1933), English footballer
• Richard Spencer (disambiguation), multiple people including:
  • Richard Spencer (died 1661) (1593–1661), English politician and Royalist
  • Richard Spencer (Maryland) (1796–1868), American politician and member of the United States House of Representatives
  • Richard Lewis Spencer, African-American musician and teacher
  • Richard Spencer (Royal Navy officer) (1779–1839)
  • Richard Spencer (journalist) (born 1965), British journalist
  • Richard Spencer (athlete) (born 1955), Cuban former high jumper
  • Richard B. Spencer (born 1978), American white nationalist writer, publisher, and activist
• Robert Spencer (disambiguation), multiple people including:
  • Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland
  • Robert Spencer, 4th Earl of Sunderland
  • Robert Spencer (artist) (1879–1931), American painter
  • Robert Spencer (author) (born 1962), American author, blogger, and critic of Islam
  • Robert Spencer (doctor) (1889–1969), American general practitioner, best known as an abortionist
• Ron Spencer, American fantasy illustrator
• Roy Spencer (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Roy Spencer (scientist), American meteorologist and research scientist
  • Roy Spencer (baseball) (1900–1973), American Major League Baseball catcher
  • Roy Spencer (actor), British actor, special effects technician, and author
• Russ Spencer (born 1979), English television presenter and singer

S

Samuel Spencer (1847–1906) was the first president of Southern Railway.

• Sam Spencer (1902–1987), English footballer
• Samuel Spencer (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Samuel M. Spencer (1875–1960), politician on Hawaiʻi island
  • Samuel R. Spencer (1871–1961), American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Connecticut
  • Samuel Spencer (railroad executive) (1847–1906), American civil engineer, businessman, and railroad executive
• Sandra Spencer (born 1973), British actress
• S. B. Spencer (1827–1901), American politician
• Scott Spencer (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Scott Spencer (writer) (born 1945), American writer
  • Scott A. Spencer (born 1970), American abstract painter
  • Scott Spencer (footballer) (born 1989), English footballer
• Sean Spencer (born 1975), American baseball player
• Selden P. Spencer (1862–1925), American politician
• Shane Spencer (born 1972), American baseball player
• Shawntae Spencer (born 1982), American football player
• Si Spencer, British comic book writer
• Spike Spencer (born 1968), American voice actor
• Stan Spencer (born 1968), American baseball player
• Sir Stanley Spencer (1891–1959), English painter
• Stuart Spencer (born 1932), Australian footballer
• Stuart K. Spencer, American political consultant

T

• Ted Spencer, American lacrosse coach
• Terry Spencer (born 1931), English cricketer
• Terry Spencer (RAF officer) (1918–2009), British World War II fighter ace and photographer
• Thomas Spencer (disambiguation), multiple people
• Tim Spencer (born 1960), American football player
• Tom Spencer (disambiguation), multiple people, including:
  • Tom Spencer (rugby league), an English rugby league footballer
  • Tom Spencer (baseball) (born 1951), American former Chicago White Sox outfielder and minor league baseball manager
  • Tom Spencer (cricketer) (1914–1995), British cricketer and international umpire
  • Tom Spencer (politician), former Conservative Member of the European Parliament
  • Tom Spencer (musician), British singer and guitarist
• Tracie Spencer (born 1976), American R&B/pop singer–songwriter, actress, and model
• Tracy Spencer (born 1962), British Italo disco singer and actress

V

• Vaino Spencer (1920-2016), American judge
• Victor Spencer (1894–1918), New Zealand soldier
• Victor Spencer, 1st Viscount Churchill (1864–1934)

W

Walter Baldwin Spencer was a botanist and anthropologist.

• Sir Walter Baldwin Spencer (1860–1929), English-Australian biologist and anthropologist
• Walter Spencer (Canadian football) (born 1978), Canadian football linebacker
• Wen Spencer (born 1963), American writer
• William Spencer (disambiguation), multiple people

Z

• Zack Spencer, Canadian radio and television presenter and automotive journalist

First name unknown

• Spencer (baseball) (fl. 1872), American baseball player
• Spencer (Essex cricketer) (fl. 1790s), English first-class cricketer

Families

• the Spencer family, including
  • The Earls Spencer
  • Winston (Spencer) Churchill
  • The Lady Diana Spencer (later Diana, Princess of Wales)

Compound surname

These people have Spencer as part of a compound surname:

• G. Spencer-Brown, (born 1923), English polymath
• George Spencer-Churchill (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ivor Spencer-Thomas, (1907–2001), British inventor and improviser
• Lord Ivor Spencer-Churchill (1898–1956), British peer
• Jamie Spencer-Churchill, Marquess of Blandford
• John Spencer-Churchill (disambiguation), multiple people
• Joshua Spencer-Smith (1843–1928), English cricketer
• Oliver Spencer-Wortley (born 1984), English composer and songwriter
• Owen Spencer-Thomas (born 1940), English television and radio news journalist and philanthropist
• Rosita Spencer-Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (born 1943), British artist of Swedish and German descent
• Tara Spencer-Nairn (born 1978), Canadian actress

Fictional characters

• Bobbie Spencer, from General Hospital
• Caroline Spencer, from The Bold and the Beautiful
• Henry Spencer (Psych), from Psych
• Joe Spencer (Hollyoaks), from Hollyoaks
• Laura Spencer (General Hospital), from General Hospital
• Lucky Spencer, from General Hospital
• Luke Spencer, from General Hospital
• Lulu Spencer, from General Hospital
• Olivia Spencer, from Guiding Light
• Shawn Spencer, from Psych
• Ozwell E. Spencer, from Resident Evil

See also

• Spence (surname)
• Spencer (disambiguation)
• Spencer's (disambiguation)
• Spens (disambiguation)
• Spenser (disambiguation)