John Spencer may refer to:

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* John Spencer, 1st Earl Spencer (1734–1783), MP for Warwick 1756–1761 * John Spencer, 3rd Earl Spencer (1782–1845), British politician * John Spencer, 5th Earl Spencer (1835–1910), British politician *

John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer Edward John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, (24 January 192429 March 1992), styled Viscount Althorp until June 1975, was a British nobleman, military officer, and courtier. He was the father of Diana, Princess of Wales, and the maternal grandfather ...

(1924–1992), father of Diana, Princess of Wales

Politicians

John Spencer (courtier) John Spencer (died 1417) was an English courtier and Member of Parliament. He was the son of William Spencer of Burton Pidsea, Yorkshire, and entered the royal household around 1390 as a wardrobe clerk. He was receiver-general to the Henry V of ...

(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) Sir John Spencer (15248 November 1586) was an English nobleman, politician, knight, sheriff, landowner, and Member of Parliament. He was an early member of the Spencer family. Life and family Spencer was the son of Sir William Spencer of W ...

(1524–1586), MP for Northamptonshire and High Sheriff of Northamptonshire *Sir

John Spencer (died 1600) Sir John Spencer (9 January 1599) was an English nobleman, politician, landowner, sheriff, knight, and MP from the Spencer family. Life and family Spencer was the son of Sir John Spencer (died 1586) of Althorp, Northamptonshire, and his w ...

(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 (British politician) (1708–1746), father of the 1st Earl Spencer * John Canfield Spencer (1788–1855), American politician *

John Spencer (mayor) John Spencer (born November 17, 1946) is an American politician and former mayor of Yonkers, New York (1996–2003). He was the 2006 Republican nominee for U.S. Senator from New York and lost to the former first lady and 2016 presidential candidat ...

(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) John Spencer (born 11 September 1970) is a Scottish former professional footballer and coach. As a player, he was a forward from 1988 until 2004, notably in the English Premier League for Chelsea and Everton and the Scottish Premier League fo ...

(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) John Spencer (born 6 October 1949) is a former English first-class cricketer. A fast bowler, he played for Cambridge University and Sussex and was named the Sussex Cricket Society's Player of the Year in 1975. He played for Sussex from 1969 to ...

, 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) John Spencer (7 August 1927 – 3 April 1998) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Carlton in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as on ...

(1927–1998), Australian rules footballer *

John Spencer (rugby league, born 1946) John Spencer (10 August 1946 – 18 February 2021) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played for Balmain as a second rower and is the son of former Balmain player and premiership winner ...

(1946–2021), Australian rugby league player * Johnny Spencer (1897–1984), American Negro leagues baseball player

Others

John Spenser John Spenser (1559–1614) was an English academic, president of Corpus Christi College, Oxford. Life He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, London, and Temple Beth-El. After graduating he became Greek reader in Corpus Christi College, a ...

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) John Spencer (1630–1693) was an English clergyman and scholar, and Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. An erudite theologian and Hebraist, he is best remembered as the author of ''De Legibus Hebraeorum'', a pioneer work of comparati ...

(1630–1693), English clergyman and scholar, Master of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge *Pseudonym of

William Edward Vickers William Edward Vickers (1889–1965) 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. He is the author of over 60 crime novels and ...

(1889–1965), English mystery writer *

John Spencer (actor) John Spencer (born John Speshock Jr.; December 20, 1946 – December 16, 2005) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as Leo McGarry on the NBC political drama series ''The West Wing'' and for his role as attorney Tommy Mullaney ...

(1946–2005), American actor in television series' including ''L.A. Law'' and ''The West Wing'' *

John Spencer (boat designer) John Alfred Spencer (6 July 1931 – 4 March 1996) was a New Zealand boat designer. Biography Spencer was born in Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Austra ...

(1931–1996), New Zealand architect and boat designer *

John H. Spencer Dr. John H. Spencer (1907 – August 25, 2005) was an American historian. He attended Grinnell College in Iowa and Harvard College in Massachusetts. In 1935 in Paris he was offered a job to represent and advise the Ethiopian government in the int ...

(1907–2005), historian and advisor to Ethiopia *

John O. Spencer John Oakley Spencer, Ph.D., LL.D. (July 11, 1857 – May 24, 1947) was an ordained minister and college administrator who served as the fourth president of Morgan State University from 1902 to 1937. Spencer's presidency is considered to be a re ...

(1857–1947), fifth president of Morgan College *Henk van Broekhoven, later known as John Spencer, Dutch singer, see The Dynamic Rockers *

John Spencer (businessman) John Berridge Spencer (1934 or 1935 – 10 February 2016) was a New Zealand business magnate. Spencer was for many years head of Caxton Pulp & Paper, a business founded in 1890 by his grandfather, Albert Spencer. He inherited the company in 1981 fr ...

(1934 or 1935–2016), New Zealand business magnate * John Spencer, American military officer, researcher and author

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