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Spencer Davis

Spencer Davis (Spencer David Nelson Davies, 1939-2020) was the Welsh guitarist and bandleader who founded the Spencer Davis Group in Birmingham in 1963, whose R&B hits Keep On Running, Somebody Help Me, Gimme Some Lovin' and I'm a Man featured teenage Steve Winwood, and who later became an Island Records executive.

Spencer Deery

Spencer Deery is an American politician and Republican member of the Indiana Senate from the 23rd district, elected in 2022 after working at Purdue University.

Spencer Dinwiddie

Spencer Dinwiddie, born 1993 in Los Angeles, is an American NBA guard (Pistons, Nets, Wizards, Mavericks, Lakers) drafted 38th overall in 2014 from Colorado; 2022 WCF with Dallas, now with Bayern Munich in the EuroLeague.

Spencer Dryden

Spencer Charles Dryden (1938–2005), American drummer for Jefferson Airplane 1966–1970 and New Riders of the Purple Sage 1971–1978; Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, 1996; son of Wheeler Dryden, Charlie Chaplin's half-brother.

Spencer family

The Spencer family is an English aristocratic dynasty that rose from Northamptonshire sheep-farming wealth and has been seated at Althorp since 1508.

Spencer Fano

Spencer Fano, Utah Utes offensive tackle from Spanish Fork, Utah; 2025 Outland Trophy winner and unanimous All-American; drafted ninth overall by the Cleveland Browns in 2026, first offensive lineman taken, with short arms (32 1/8 inches) as his main scouting concern.

Spencer Fleischer

Spencer Fleischer is a private equity executive who co-founded FFL Partners, originally Friedman Fleischer & Lowe, in San Francisco in 1997 with Tully Friedman after a 19-year Morgan Stanley career.

Spencer Foreman

Spencer Foreman (1935–2013) was an American physician-executive who led Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx from 1986 to 2007, building it into a thriving academic medical center.

Spencer Fox

Spencer Fox is an American actor, writer, and musician best known as the original voice of Dash Parr in Pixar's The Incredibles (2004), later a guitarist with Charly Bliss.

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.