List of people with surname Spencer
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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
- Adriano Spencer (1959–2006), Portuguese footballer
- 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
- Alf Spencer, English footballer
- Ambrose Spencer (1765–1848), American lawyer and politician
- Andre Spencer (born 1964), American 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
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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
- Benjamin T. Spencer (1904-1996), American professor of literature
- 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
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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
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- 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 actress) (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 Russell, Duchess of Bedford (1710–1735), the wife of John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford
- Lady Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales (1961–1997), first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales
- 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
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- E. Spencer Miller (1817-1879), Dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School
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
- Edmund Spenser (c. 1552 – 13 January 1599), an English poet best known for The Faerie Queene, an epic poem celebrating—through fantastical allegory—the Tudor dynasty and Elizabeth I. He is recognized as one of the premier craftsmen of Modern English verse in its infancy.
- Edmund Spencer (chess player) (1876–1936), English chess master
- 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) (1921–2019), American novelist and short story writer
- Elizabeth Spencer (soprano) (died 1935), American soprano, recording artist for Thomas Edison
- Elmore Spencer (born 1969), American basketball player
- Emerson Spencer (1906–1985), American sprint runner
- Emily Spencer Hayden (1869–1949), American photographer
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Freddie Spencer at the 1989 Japanese Grand Prix.
- Fanny Bixby Spencer (1879–1930), American philanthropist and activist
- 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
- Fred Spencer (1904–1938), American animator
- Fred Spencer (footballer) (1871–1959), English footballer
- F. Richard Spencer (born 1951), Bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA
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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
- Gwendolyn Spencer (1916–2015), Jamaican nurse and midwife
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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
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- Ian Spencer (born 1984), English cricketer
- Ivan Q. Spencer (1888–1970), American Pentecostal minister
- Ivor Spencer (1924–2009), English chef, toastmaster, and entrepreneur
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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
- Jean Spencer (born 1940), New Zealand Olympic gymnast
- Jean Spencer (artist) (1942–1998), British artist
- 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 politician) (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
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- Herbert Spencer (27 April 1820 – 8 December 1903), English philosopher, prominent classical liberal political theorist, and sociological theorist of the Victorian era.
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- Karyn Spencer, American film director
- 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 Spencer (singer) (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
- Lady Kitty Spencer (born 1990), English model
- Kyle Spencer (born 1976), male former tennis player from the United Kingdom
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- 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)
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- Marian Spencer (1920–2019), American politician
- 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
- Mary Spencer, Canadian boxer
- Mary C. Spencer (1842–1923), American librarian
- 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
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- Nicholas Spencer, Col. (1633–1689), an English merchant born at Cople, Bedfordshire, who emigrated to the Colony of Virginia, where he served as land agent for his cousin Thomas Colepeper, 2nd Baron Colepeper. A planter with extensive landholdings, Spencer later served in the Virginia House of Burgesses, as Secretary and President of the Council of the Virginia Colony, and as Acting Governor. With his friend John Washington, Col. Spencer patented the Mount Vernon estate land grant.
- Noel Spencer (born 1977), Australian football (soccer) player and coach
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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
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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 (1894–1970), American physicist and inventor, known as the inventor of the microwave oven
- 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
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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 supremacist 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
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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 (disambiguation), multiple people
- 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
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- 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
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- Unity Spencer (1930–2017), British artist
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- Vaino Spencer (1920–2016), American judge
- Victor Spencer (1894–1918), New Zealand soldier
- Victor Spencer, 1st Viscount Churchill (1864–1934)
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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
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- Yancy Spencer III (1950–2011), American surfer, widely regarded as the father of Gulf Coast surfing
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
- People with the surname Spencer-Churchill
- People with the surname Spencer-Nairn
- People with the surname Spencer-Smith
- Oliver Spencer-Wortley (born 1984), English composer and songwriter
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)
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