John Spencer
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Earls
- John Spencer, 1st Earl SpencerJohn Spencer, 1st Earl SpencerJohn Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer was a British peer and politician.Spencer was born in 1734, at his family home, Althorp. He was the son of Hon. John Spencer and Georgiana Carolina Carteret , and a grandson of the 3rd Earl of Sunderland...
(1734–1783) - John Spencer, 3rd Earl SpencerJohn Spencer, 3rd Earl SpencerJohn Charles Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer PC, FRS , styled Viscount Althorp from 1783 to 1834, was a British statesman...
(1782–1845), British politician - John Spencer, 5th Earl SpencerJohn Spencer, 5th Earl SpencerJohn Poyntz Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer KG, PC , known as Viscount Althorp from 1845 to 1857 , was a British Liberal Party politician under and close friend of British prime minister William Ewart Gladstone...
(1835–1910), British politician - John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer (1924–1992), father of Diana, Princess of Wales
Others
- John Spencer (Lord Mayor of London) (d. 1610), merchant and Lord Mayor of London
- John SpenserJohn SpenserJohn Spenser was an English academic, president of Corpus Christi College, Oxford.-Life:He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, London, and Oxford....
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 (Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge)John Spencer (Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge)John Spencer was an English clergyman and scholar, Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. An erudite theologian and Hebraist, he is now remembered as the author of De Legibus Hebraeorum, a pioneer work of comparative religion, advancing the thesis that Judaism was not the earliest of...
(1630–1693) - John Spencer (British politician)John Spencer (British politician)John Spencer was a British politician and an ancestor of the Earls Spencer.-Biography:Born the Hon. John Spencer, he was the youngest son of the 3rd Earl of Sunderland and his wife, Lady Anne Churchill. In 1732, he succeeded his cousin, William Godolphin, Marquess of Blandford as Member of...
(1708–1746), father of the 1st Earl Spencer - John Canfield SpencerJohn Canfield SpencerJohn Canfield Spencer was an American lawyer, politician, judge and United States Cabinet secretary in the administration of President John Tyler.-Early life:...
(1788–1855), American politician - pseudonym of William Edward VickersWilliam Edward VickersWilliam Edward Vickers was an English mystery writer better known under his pen name Roy Vickers, but used also the pseudonyms Roy C. Vickers, David Durham, Sefton Kyle, and John Spencer...
(1889–1965), English mystery writer - John Spencer (snooker player)John Spencer (snooker player)John Spencer was an English professional snooker player who won the World Professional title at his first attempt, was the first winner at the Crucible Theatre, was the inaugural winner of the Masters and Irish Masters and was the first player to make a 147 break in competition...
(1935–2006), English snooker player - John Spencer (actor)John Spencer (actor)John Spencer was an American film and television actor. He was most widely known for playing White House Chief of Staff Leo McGarry on the NBC political drama series The West Wing, which earned him an Emmy Award in 2002.-Early life:Spencer was born as John Speshock, Jr. in New York City, and...
(1946–2005), American actor in television series' including L.A. Law and The West Wing - John Spencer (politician)John Spencer (politician)John Spencer is the former Mayor of Yonkers, New York . He was the 2006 Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from New York and lost to incumbent Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton.-Early life, military service and education:...
(born 1946), former Mayor of Yonkers, New York and an unsuccessful candidate for the United States Senate - John Spencer (footballer)John Spencer (footballer)John Spencer is the head coach for Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer. Spencer is a former professional football player, who represented Scotland at international level...
(born 1970), former Scottish football player, Manager of the Portland Timbers - 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)John Spencer (cricketer, born 1954)John Spencer was an English cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and left-arm medium-fast bowler who played for Wiltshire....
, former Wiltshire cricketer - John Spencer (boat designer)John Spencer (boat designer)John Spencer was a New Zealand boat designer.Spencer was born in Melbourne and moved to Ekatahuna in 1933. He spent most of his life in New Zealand....
(born 1931), New Zealand architect and boat designer - John Spencer (historian)John Spencer (historian)Dr. John H. Spencer was an American historian. He attended Grinnell College in Iowa and Harvard College in Massachusetts...
(1907–2005), also representative to Ethiopia - John Spencer (rugby)John Spencer (rugby)John Clarence Spencer was a New Zealand rugby football player who represented New Zealand in both rugby union and rugby league. His brother, George, also was a dual-international.-Rugby union career:...
, New Zealand dual-international
See also
- Jon Spencer Blues ExplosionJon Spencer Blues ExplosionThe Jon Spencer Blues Explosion are an American alternative rock trio, formed in 1991 and based out of New York City, New York. The band consists of Judah Bauer on guitar, backing vocals, harmonica and occasional lead vocals, Russell Simins on drums and Jon Spencer on vocals, guitar and theremin...
, New York band - John Spencer-Churchill (disambiguation)
- John Spenser - see above
- John Spencer & Co, British paperback publisher
- Jack Spencer (disambiguation)