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

Albert Spear Albert Moore Spear (March 17, 1852 – January 31, 1929) was the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, Chief Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court and Maine Supreme Judicial Court, President of the Maine Senate. Spear was born in Madison, Mai ...

(1852–1929), justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court and President of the Maine Senate * Allan Spear (1937–2008), American politician and educator from Minnesota * Bernard Spear (1919–2003), English actor * Bob Spear (1920–2014), founding director of the Birds of Vermont Museum, naturalist, birdwatcher and master woodcarver * Burning Spear (born 1945), Jamaican roots rock reggae artist * Clay V. Spear (c. 1914–1974), associate justice of the Idaho Supreme Court * Duston Spear, American artist *

Ellis Spear Ellis Spear (October 15, 1834 – April 3, 1917) was an officer in the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment of the Union Army during the American Civil War. On April 10, 1866, the United States Senate confirmed President Andrew Johnson's Februar ...

(1834–1917), officer in the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment who rose to the rank of general during the American Civil War *

Eric Spear Eric Spear (18 April 1908 – 3 November 1966), was an English composer best known for his film scores and the theme of the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. Early life and career Spear was born in Croydon in 1908. He participated i ...

(1908–1966), English composer of film music *

Harry Spear Harry Sherman Bonner (December 16, 1921 – September 22, 2006),Harry S. Bonner, Social Security Death Index, SSN 557-26-4992 also known as Harry Spear, was an American child actor and vaudevillian. He was notable for appearing in the ''Our Gang'' ...

(1921–2006), American child actor *

John Murray Spear John Murray Spear (September 16, 1804 – October 5, 1887) was an American Spiritualist minister who was most known for his attempts to construct an electrically powered Messiah which he referred to as the "New Motive Power". Early life Spea ...

(1804–1887), American Spiritualist preacher *

John Spear Sir John Ward Spear (1848 – 27 April 1921) was a British Liberal Unionist and later Conservative politician. He was elected at the 1900 general election as Member of Parliament (MP) for the Tavistock division of Devon, with a majority of on ...

(1848–1921), British Liberal Unionist politician * Joseph Spear (d. 1837), British naval officer * Laurinda Hope Spear (born 1950), American architect and landscape architect * Lawrence York Spear (1870–1950), American naval officer and businessman *

Mary Spear Mary Frances Spear (11 September 1913 – 10 April 2006) was an English cricketer who played as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She appeared in four Test matches for England between 1934 and 1935, including the first women ...

(1913–2006), English cricketer *

Matt Spear Matthew Spear (born December 2, 1970 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is an American former soccer coach who is currently the President of the Richmond Kickers. Spear attended Davidson College where he was a four-year starter (1988–1992) on t ...

(born 1970), American soccer coach * Mónica Spear (1984–2014), Miss Venezuela 2004 * Percival Spear (1901–1982) British historian of colonial and modern South Asia *

Richard E. Spear Richard E. Spear (born 1940 in Michigan City, Indiana) is an American art historian and professor who specializes in Italian Baroque painting. Education and academic career Spear was educated in art history at the University of Chicago (B.A., ...

(born 1940), American art historian and professor *

Roberta Spear Roberta Spear (1948 in Hanford, California – 2003) was an American poet. Life Her work appeared in ''Field'', ''Ploughshares'', ''Poetry'', and ''The Missouri Review.'' She lived in Fresno, California Fresno () is a major city in the San ...

(1948–2003), American poet * Roger Ruskin Spear (born 1943), British musician and artist, founding member of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band *

Ruskin Spear Ruskin Spear, CBE, RA (30 June 1911 – 17 January 1990) was an English painter and teacher of art, regarded as one of the foremost British portrait painters of his day. Born in Hammersmith, Spear attended the local art school before going on ...

(1911–1990), British artist *

Samuel P. Spear Samuel Perkins Spear (c. 1815 – May 4, 1875) was an American soldier who saw combat in the Seminole Wars, the Mexican–American War, and the Civil War. Spear enlisted in the army in 1833, and was assigned twice to the 2nd Dragoons and onc ...

(1815–1875), American soldier in the Seminole, Mexican–American War, and American Civil Wars * Terry Spear, award-winning American author *

Timothy L. Spear Timothy L. "Tim" Spear was a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly, representing the state's second House district, including constituents in Chowan, Dare, Gates, Perquimans Perquimans County ()Tony Spear Anthony Spear is an American space exploration project manager most notable for leading the Mars Pathfinder mission for JPL/NASA in 1996. He retired from JPL in 1998. He is now seeking the Google Lunar X Prize with Red Whittaker, Astrobotic, and C ...

, American space exploration project manager *

Walter Eric Spear Walter Eric Spear FRSE PhD FRS FInstP (20 January 1921 – 21 February 2008) was a German physicist noted for his pioneering work to help develop large area electronics and thin film displays. He was born in Frankfurt to a Jewish father and a ...

(1921–2008), German physicist * William T. Spear (1834–1913), U.S. Republican politician

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