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Spencer Fullerton Baird
Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823–1887) was an American naturalist, the Smithsonian's second Secretary, and first U.S. Fish Commissioner who grew its collections from 6,000 to over 2.5 million specimens.
Spencer Gifts
Spencer Gifts, branded Spencer's, is an American mall novelty retailer founded 1947, owned by Spencer Spirit Holdings with Spirit Halloween; 600+ stores, 18–25 target, adult back-of-store section.
Spencer Grammer
Spencer Karen Grammer (born 1983), American actress, daughter of Kelsey Grammer; voices Summer Smith on Rick and Morty and starred as Casey Cartwright in Greek.
Spencer H. Bush
Spencer H. Bush (1920–2005) was an American nuclear metallurgist at the Hanford Site who shaped ASME Section XI reactor inspection rules and joined the National Academy of Engineering in 1970.
Spencer Hastings
Spencer Jill Hastings is the overachieving protagonist of Pretty Little Liars, played by Troian Bellisario; daughter of Veronica and Peter Hastings, birth daughter of Mary Drake, twin of Alex Drake, and Toby Cavanaugh's endgame.
Spencer Haywood
Spencer Haywood (born 1949, Silver City, Mississippi), also Abdullah Haywood, NBA/ABA power forward; 1968 Olympic gold, 1970 ABA MVP, won Haywood v. NBA at the Supreme Court, 1980 Lakers champion, Hall of Fame 2015.
Spencer House
Spencer House is a Grade I listed eighteenth-century town house at 27 St James's Place, London, built between 1756 and 1766 for John Spencer, later First Earl Spencer.
Spencer Jones (basketball)
Spencer Keith Jones (born 2001) is an American NBA forward for the Denver Nuggets; undrafted 2024 from Stanford, where he is the all-time leader in three-pointers (315) and games played (146); Denver matched OKC's two-year, $12M offer sheet in July 2026.
Spencer Jones (lunar crater)
Spencer Jones is an IAU-adopted lunar crater with lettered satellite craters Spencer Jones H (14.94 km diameter, 11.93°N, 168.12°E) and Spencer Jones K, photographed by Apollo 16 northwest of the crater.
Spencer Knight
Spencer Knight is an American NHL goaltender for the Chicago Blackhawks, drafted 13th overall in 2019 and the first goaltender born in the 21st century to play in the NHL.
Spencer Leniu
Spencer Leniu, born 2000 in Auckland, is a Samoan international NRL prop. Won three premierships with Penrith (2021-2023) and a fourth with the Sydney Roosters (2026); banned eight matches in 2024 for a racial slur against Ezra Mam; joins Parramatta in 2027.
Spencer List
Spencer List, birth name Spencer W. List, is an American film and television actor known for the Child in Fringe and the title role in Bringing Up Bobby.
Spencer Locke
Spencer Locke, also known for Jenny in Monster House and K-Mart in Resident Evil: Extinction and Afterlife, is an American actress born 1991 in Winter Park, Florida, with TV roles on Cougar Town, Ned's Declassified, and Phil of the Future.
Spencer Lofranco
Spencer Rocco Lofranco (1992-2025) was a Canadian actor, also a street artist, known for Jamesy Boy, Unbroken, and as John Gotti Jr. in Gotti (2018); died at 33 in British Columbia under coroner investigation.
Spencer Lord
Spencer Lord (born 1993) is a Canadian actor from Kamloops, BC, known for Nathan Pryce Jr. in Heartland, Aiden in Family Law, and Owen Moore in The Last of Us; a former mechanical engineer. Distinct from the producer-author of the same name.
Spencer MacPherson
Spencer MacPherson (John Spencer MacPherson) is a Canadian actor born 1997 in Ontario, known as Hunter Hollingsworth on Degrassi, Charles IX on Reign, Xavier Baxter on School Spirits, and Jacob Landry on The Way Home.
Spencer Matthews
Spencer Matthews, born Spencer George Matthews, is an English television personality from Made in Chelsea who founded CleanCo and set a 2024 marathon world record.
Spencer Meline
Spencer Meline is an American Republican politician and small business owner, the 2026 nominee for the U.S. House in Washington's 8th District, facing Democratic incumbent Kim Schrier.
Spencer Miles
Spencer David Miles (born 2000, Columbia, Missouri) is an MLB relief pitcher for the Toronto Blue Jays; drafted 4th round 2022 by the Giants from Missouri, acquired via the 2025 Rule 5 draft, debuted March 28, 2026.
Spencer Paysinger
Spencer Paysinger, born 1988 in Los Angeles, is a former NFL linebacker who won Super Bowl XLVI with the Giants and inspired the CW series All American.
Spencer Perceval
Spencer Perceval (1762-1812), Tory Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 1809, lawyer and evangelical; the only British Prime Minister assassinated, shot by John Bellingham in the Commons lobby on 11 May 1812.
Spencer Peterson
Spencer Peterson is an American venture capitalist and General Partner at Coatue Management, where he invests in growth-stage AI companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, and Cursor.
Spencer Pratt
Spencer Pratt (born 1983), American reality TV personality, villain of MTV's The Hills (2006–2010) with wife Heidi Montag ('Speidi'); ran third in the 2026 Los Angeles mayoral primary with 25.8 percent.
Spencer Punter
Spencer Punter is a venture capital executive who serves as Partner and Chief Operating Officer at DCVC, a firm backing deep technology entrepreneurs, since January 2016.
Spencer R. Titley
Spencer R. Titley (1928–2019) was an American economic geologist at the University of Arizona and a world authority on the porphyry copper deposits of southwestern North America.
Spencer Rattler
Spencer Rattler (born 2000, Phoenix) is a New Orleans Saints quarterback, a 2024 fifth-round pick (150th) from South Carolina and Oklahoma, a former consensus No. 1 recruit, Senior Bowl MVP, and Saints starter in 2025.
Spencer repeating rifle
The Spencer repeating rifle, patented by Christopher Spencer in 1860, was the first repeating rifle to use metallic cartridges; its carbine became a leading Union cavalry arm of the Civil War.
Spencer Rowe Titley
Spencer Rowe Titley (1928–2019) was an American economic geologist at the University of Arizona and a world authority on the porphyry copper deposits of southwestern North America.
Spencer Shops
Spencer Shops was the Southern Railway's principal locomotive repair and maintenance complex at Spencer, North Carolina, built from 1896 and now home to the North Carolina Transportation Museum.
Spencer Shrader
Spencer Shrader (born 1999) is an NFL placekicker for the Indianapolis Colts, formerly USF and Notre Dame. Undrafted in 2024, he overcame a 2025 ACL tear and led NFL kickers in 2026 with a perfect 16-for-16 field-goal start.