John Spencer

John Spencer may refer to:

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Politicians

  • John Spencer (courtier) (died 1417), a servant of Henry V, MP for Suffolk, and High Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk in 1416
  • Sir John Spencer (died 1522) (1455–1522), English landowner in Northamptonshire
  • Sir John Spencer (sheriff) (1524–1586), MP for Northamptonshire and High Sheriff of Northamptonshire
  • Sir John Spencer (died 1600) (1549–1600), MP for Northampton, 1572 and High Sheriff of Northamptonshire 1578,1590
  • John Spencer (Lord Mayor of London) (died 1610), merchant and Lord Mayor of London
  • John Spencer (speaker) (1666–1743), politician from Rhode Island colony
  • John Spencer (British politician) (1708–1746), father of the 1st Earl Spencer
  • John Canfield Spencer (1788–1855), American politician
  • John Spencer (mayor) (born 1946), former mayor of Yonkers, New York and an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate
  • John W. Spencer (1864–1939), Justice of the Supreme Court of Indiana

Sportsmen

  • John Spencer (snooker player) (1935–2006), English snooker player
  • John Spencer (Scottish footballer) (born 1970), Scottish international football player and manager
  • John Spencer (footballer, born 1934) (1934–2007), English football player for Sheffield United
  • John Spencer (footballer, born 1898) (1898–?), English football player for Stoke
  • John Spencer (rugby union, born 1947), former English national rugby union team captain
  • John Spencer (cricketer, born 1949), former Sussex cricketer
  • John Spencer (cricketer, born 1954), former Wiltshire cricketer
  • John Spencer (rugby, born 1880) (1880–1936), New Zealand rugby player
  • John Spencer (Australian footballer) (1927–1998), Australian rules footballer
  • John Spencer (rugby league, born 1946) (1946–2021), Australian rugby league player
  • Johnny Spencer (1897–1984), American Negro leagues baseball player

Others

  • John Spenser or Spencer (1559–1614), one of the translators of the authorized version (1611) of the Bible and president of Corpus Christi College, Oxford
  • John Spencer (priest) (1630–1693), English clergyman and scholar, Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
  • Pseudonym of William Edward Vickers (1889–1965), English mystery writer
  • John Spencer (actor) (1946–2005), American actor in television series' including L.A. Law and The West Wing
  • John Spencer (boat designer) (1931–1996), New Zealand architect and boat designer
  • John H. Spencer (1907–2005), historian and advisor to Ethiopia
  • John O. Spencer (1857–1947), fifth president of Morgan College
  • Henk van Broekhoven, later known as John Spencer, Dutch singer, see The Dynamic Rockers
  • John Spencer (businessman) (1934 or 1935–2016), New Zealand business magnate
  • John Spencer, American military officer, researcher and author

See also

  • Jon Spencer (born 1965), American rock musician
  • John Spencer-Churchill (disambiguation)
  • John Spenser (disambiguation)
  • John Spencer & Co, British paperback publisher
  • Jack Spencer (disambiguation)
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