Spalding is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

A. G. Spalding Albert Goodwill Spalding (September 2, 1849 – September 9, 1915) was an American pitcher, manager, and executive in the early years of professional baseball, and the co-founder of A.G. Spalding sporting goods company. He was born and raise ...

(1850–1915), American baseball player and sporting goods manufacturer * Albert Spalding (violinist) (1888–1953), American composer and concert violinist * Al Spalding (naval architect) (1932–2022), American naval architect * Baird T. Spalding (1872–1953), English-American author *

Brian Spalding Dudley Brian Spalding, FRS FREng (9 January 1923 – 27 November 2016) was Professor of Heat Transfer and Head of the Computational Fluid Dynamics Unit at Imperial College, London. He was one of the founders of computational fluid dynamics (CFD ...

(1923–2016), English professor, physics *

Burleigh F. Spalding Burleigh Folsom Spalding (December 3, 1853 – March 17, 1934) was a United States representative from North Dakota. He was born on a farm near Craftsbury, Vermont. He attended the Lyndon Literary Institute in Lyndon, Vermont and was graduated ...

(1853–1934), Chief Justice of North Dakota * Catherine Spalding (1793–1858), American Roman Catholic nun * Charles F. Spalding (Chuck Spalding, 1919–2000), American heir, political advisor, television screenwriter and investment banker *

Dick Spalding Charles Harry "Dick" Spalding (October 13, 1893 – February 3, 1950) was an American soccer and baseball player. 'C.H.', as he also was nicknamed, played the first two games in the history of the U.S. national soccer team and competed in profe ...

(1893–1950), American soccer player *

Douglas Spalding Douglas Alexander Spalding (14 July 1841 – 1877) was a British biologist who studied animal behaviour and worked in the home of Viscount Amberley. Biography Spalding was born in Islington in London in 1841, the only son of Jessey Fraser and A ...

(1840–1877), English biologist *

Esperanza Spalding Esperanza Emily Spalding (born October 18, 1984) is an American bassist, singer, songwriter, and composer. Her accolades include five Grammy Awards, a Boston Music Award, and a Soul Train Music Award. A native of Portland, Oregon, Spalding be ...

(born 1984) American jazz bassist and singer * Esta Spalding (born 1966), Canadian author and poet *

Georg Ludwig Spalding Georg Ludwig Spalding (8 April 1762 – 7 June 1811) was a German philologist born in Barth, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. He was the son of theologian Johann Joachim Spalding (1714–1804). He studied philology and theology at the Universities of Göt ...

(1762–1811), German philologist *

George Spalding George Spalding (November 12, 1836 – September 13, 1915) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Biography Spalding was born in Blairgowrie, Perthshire, Scotland and immigrated to the United States in 1843 with his parents. The sett ...

(1836–1915), U.S. Representative from Michigan * Harriet Mabel Spalding (1862–1935), American poet, litterateur *

Henry H. Spalding Henry Harmon Spalding (1803–1874), and his wife Eliza Hart Spalding (1807–1851) were prominent Presbyterian missionaries and educators working primarily with the Nez Perce in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. The Spaldings and their fellow missio ...

(1803–1843), U.S. Presbyterian missionary, established the Lapwai Mission in 1836 in what is now Idaho * J. Mark Spalding (born 1965), American Roman Catholic bishop *

Johann Joachim Spalding Johann Joachim Spalding (1 November 1714 – 25 May 1804) was a German Protestant theologian and philosopher of Scottish ancestry who was a native of Tribsees, Swedish Pomerania. He was the father of Georg Ludwig Spalding (1762–1811), a profess ...

(1714–1804), German Protestant theologian * John Spalding (disambiguation), the name of several people *

Kim Spalding Kim Spalding (born Ross F. Latimer; December 7, 1915 – November 18, 2000) was an American film, television and theatre actor. Life and career Spalding was born in Washington, Missouri, the son of Ross Latimer. He began his film career in ...

(1915–2000), American film, television and theatre actor *

Linda Spalding Linda Spalding (née Dickinson; June 25, 1943) is a Canadian writer and editor. Born in Topeka, Kansas, the daughter of Jacob Alan Dickinson and Edith Senner, she lived in Mexico and Hawaii before moving to Toronto, Ontario in 1982. She has tw ...

(born 1943), Canadian writer and editor * Mark Spalding (disambiguation), the name of several people *

Martin John Spalding Martin John Spalding (May 23, 1810 – February 7, 1872) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Louisville (1850–1864) and Archbishop of Baltimore (1864–1872). He advocated aid for freed slaves follow ...

(1810–1872), bishop of Baltimore * Phebe Estelle Spalding (1859–1937), English professor and author *

Phil Spalding Philip Spalding (born 19 November 1957, London, England) is an English bass player. He is best known as a session musician and player of Fender Precision Bass guitars. He has played and appeared with performing artists such as Mick Jagger, Sea ...

(born 1957), American bass player *

Robert Spalding Robert S. Spalding III (born 1966) is a retired United States Air Force brigadier general. He currently serves as a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute. His work focuses on U.S.–China relations, economic and national security, and the Asia-P ...

, U.S. Brigadier General in the U.S. Air Force, Defense Attaché to China, Beijing, Director for Strategic Planning, National Security Council, White House, author, senior fellow at Hudson Institute *

Silsby Spalding Silsby Spalding (May 29, 1886 – May 5, 1949) was an American businessman and politician. He served as the first Mayor of Beverly Hills, California from 1926 to 1928. Early life Silsby Morse Spalding was born on May 29, 1886 in Minneapolis, ...

(1886–1949), American businessman and politician; the first Mayor of Beverly Hills, California *

Solomon Spalding Solomon Spalding (February 20, 1761 – October 20, 1816) was an American author who wrote two related texts: an unfinished manuscript entitled ''Manuscript Story – Conneaut Creek'', and an unpublished historical romance about the lost civilizati ...

(1761–1816), American clergyman, businessman, and author * Susan Marr Spalding (1841–1908), American poet *

Thomas Spalding Thomas Spalding (March 25, 1774 – January 4, 1851) was a United States representative from Georgia. He was born in Frederica, Georgia, St. Simons Island, Glynn County, Georgia. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1795, but did not ...

(1774–1851), United States Representative from Georgia *

Volney Morgan Spalding Volney Morgan Spalding (January 29, 1849 – November 12, 1918) was an American botanist affiliated with the University of Michigan for twenty-eight years, and for most of this period was head of the botany department. Spalding was born in East Bl ...

(1849–1918), American botanist * William Spalding (disambiguation), the name of several people

Fictional characters

* Lionel Spalding, a character from ''

Dunston Checks In ''Dunston Checks In'' is a 1996 Canadian-American children's comedy film directed by Ken Kwapis. The film stars Eric Lloyd, Graham Sack, Jason Alexander, Faye Dunaway, Rupert Everett, Paul Reubens, Glenn Shadix, and Sam the Orangutan as Dunston. T ...

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Glenn Shadix William Glenn Shadix (April 15, 1952 – September 7, 2010) was an American actor and comedian. He was known for his role as Otho in Tim Burton's horror comedy film ''Beetlejuice'' and as the voice of the Mayor of Halloween Town in ''The Nightmare ...

* Dr. Ryan Spalding, a character from ''

Grey's Anatomy ''Grey's Anatomy'' is an American medical drama television series that premiered on March 27, 2005, on ABC as a mid-season replacement. The series focuses on the lives of surgical interns, residents, and attendings as they develop into se ...

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Brandon Scott Brandon Maurice Scott (born April 8, 1984) is an American politician serving as the mayor of Baltimore, Maryland since 2020. The city of Baltimore uses a strong mayor-council structure for their government, meaning Scott holds strong mayoral po ...

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