Spooner is an English surname of either Anglo-Saxon or Anglo-Danish origin (Spøner). It may refer to:

People

Arthur Spooner (painter) Arthur Spooner (1873–1962) was a British painter from Nottingham, England. Spooner was born in Nottingham and trained at the Nottingham School of Art (now part of Nottingham Trent University) in the late 19th century. He later taught land ...

(1873–1962), English painter *

Bathsheba Spooner Bathsheba Ruggles Spooner (February 15, 1746 – July 2, 1778) was the first woman in American history to be executed following the Declaration of Independence. The daughter of prominent Loyalist brigadier general and jurist Timothy Ruggles, Ba ...

(1746–1778), the first woman to be executed in the United States by Americans *

Bill Spooner (politician) Sir William Henry Spooner, (23 December 1897 – 14 July 1966) was an Australian politician who served as a Senator for New South Wales from 1950 to 1965, representing the Liberal Party. He was a senior minister in the Menzies government, servi ...

(1897–1966), Australian politician *

Charles Edwin Spooner Charles Edwin Spooner was a British engineer who worked in Malaya. He oversaw the construction of many important buildings in Kuala Lumpur, and he reorganised and expanded the railway system in the Federated Malay States. Early life C. E. Spoo ...

(1853–1909), British engineer *

David Brainard Spooner David Brainerd Spooner (February 7, 1879 - January 30, 1925) was an American archaeologist and linguist. He was born at Vernon, Vermont. Spooner graduated from Stanford University in 1899. Spooner first went to Japan to the Prefectural Colleg ...

(1879–1925), American archeologist and linguist * Dennis Spooner (1932–1986), English television screenwriter and story editor * Dick Spooner (1919–1997), cricketer *

Doreen Spooner Doreen Spooner (30 January 1928 – 20 April 2019) was the first woman to work as a staff photographer on a Fleet Street newspaper during a forty-year career, mostly on the ''Daily Mirror''. Career Doreen Spooner was born in Muswell Hill, North L ...

(1928–2019), English newspaper photographer * Eric Spooner (1891–1952), Australian politician *

Ernest John Spooner Vice Admiral Ernest John Spooner, DSO (22 August 1887 – 15 April 1942) was one of the senior Royal Navy officers at Singapore during the World War II Japanese invasion of Malaya and the subsequent fall of Singapore. Spooner died of exhausti ...

(1887–1942), Rear-Admiral Malaya, commander of UK Naval forces in Singapore * Frank Spooner (born 1937), Louisiana Republican politician *

George Spooner George Arthur Spooner (25 May 1906 – 5 May 1975) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. Biography Early life and career Spooner was born on 25 May 1906 in Patea, one of six children, to Arthur Frederick (Fred) Spooner and Mary Ann ...

(1893–1975), New Zealand politician *

Henry J. Spooner Henry Joshua Spooner (August 6, 1839 – February 9, 1918), was a United States representative from Rhode Island. Born in Providence, Rhode Island, Spooner attended the common schools and graduated from Brown University in 1860. During his ...

(1839–1918), Rhode Island Congressman *

James Spooner James Spooner is an American tattoo artist and graphic novelist from New York City, living in Los Angeles. He is best known for his seminal documentary film ''Afro-Punk'' (2003), exploring the African American experience in the punk and alternat ...

, film director * John Coit Spooner (1843–1919), U.S. Senator and lawyer from Wisconsin *

Karl Spooner Karl Benjamin Spooner (June 23, 1931 – April 10, 1984) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a left-handed pitcher for the Brooklyn Dodgers. After a meteoric rise during which he set a Major ...

(1931–1984), Major League Baseball pitcher with the Brooklyn Dodgers *

Lloyd Spooner Lloyd Spencer Spooner (October 6, 1884 – December 20, 1966) was an American sports shooter and Olympic champion. He won four gold medals, one silver medal and two bronze medals at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.

(1884–1966), American sports shooter and Olympic champion * Lysander Spooner (1808–1887), American individualist anarchist *

Natalie Spooner Natalie Marie Spooner (born October 17, 1990) is a Canadian ice hockey player for the now defunct Toronto Furies, who played for the Canadian National women's ice hockey team from 2007 to 2008, and rejoined the program in 2010. Spooner was the ...

(born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player *

Nicky Spooner Nicholas Michael Spooner (born 5 June 1971) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who is the manager of Hyde United. As a player, he was a defender and midfielder who notably played in the Premier League for Bolton W ...

(born 1971), English footballer * Paul Spooner (1746–1789), Vermont Lieutenant Governor and Vermont Supreme Court justice *

Philip Loring Spooner Philip Loring Spooner (October 5, 1879May 16, 1945) was an American tenor. Biography He was born on October 5, 1879, in Hudson, Wisconsin, to John Coit Spooner and Anne Elizabeth Maine. He attended Columbia Preparatory School in Washington, D ...

(1879–1945), American tenor * Philip L. Spooner Jr. (1847–1918), American businessman and politician in Wisconsin. *

Reggie Spooner Reginald Herbert Spooner (21 October 1880 – 2 October 1961) was a cricketer who played for Lancashire and England. He also played Rugby Union for England. Biography The son of the Rev. G. H. Spooner, of Woolton, Spooner was educated at Ma ...

(1880–1961), English cricketer *

Richard Spooner (MP) Richard Spooner (28 July 1783 – 24 November 1864) was a British businessman and politician. In his youth he was a Radical reformer, but in later life he moved to the political right to become an Ultra-Tory. Early life and family Spooner was bo ...

(1783–1864), British Member of Parliament and businessman *

Richard Spooner (equestrian) Richard Spooner is an internationally successful equestrian. He competes in the sport of show jumping on the West Coast of the United States and in Europe. In June 2006 at Spruce Meadows, he cleared the $1-million mark, the 10th rider to reach th ...

, American show jumping rider * Richard T. Spooner (born 1925), former United States Marine Corps officer *

, (1783–1864), MP and ecclesiastical writer * Ryan Spooner (born 1992), Canadian ice hockey player * Stanley Spooner (1856–1940), English journalist and editor. Creator of ''Flight'' magazine. *

Wilf Spooner Joseph Wilfred Spooner (February 8, 1910 – February 14, 2001) was a politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1955 to 1967 who represented the northern Ontario riding o ...

, Canadian politician of the 1950s and 1960s * William Archibald Spooner (1844-1930), English clergyman and scholar, after whom spoonerisms are named *

Winifred Spooner Winifred Evelyn Spooner (11 September 1900 – 13 January 1933), the daughter of Major Walter B. Spooner and Annie Spooner, was an English aviator of the 1920s and 1930s, and the winner of the Harmon Trophy as the world's outstanding female av ...

(1900-1933), English aviator *

Wyman Spooner Wyman Spooner (July 2, 1795 – November 18, 1877) was an American printer, lawyer, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was the 9th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin, the 10th Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly, and President pro tempo ...

(1795–1877), Wisconsin politician and Lieutenant Governor *

The Spooners of Porthmadog The Spooners of Porthmadog refers to the Spooner family of Porthmadog, North Wales who made important contributions to the development of narrow gauge railways both locally and throughout the world. James Spooner, together with his sons James Sw ...

, a family of railway engineers, among them Charles Edwin Spooner

Fictional characters

* Arthur Spooner, on the television show ''The King of Queens'' * Bert Spooner, on the television show '' Are You Being Served?'' * Del Spooner, hero of the 2004 film ''

I, Robot ''I, Robot'' is a fixup (compilation) novel of science fiction short stories or essays by American writer Isaac Asimov. The stories originally appeared in the American magazines ''Super Science Stories'' and ''Astounding Science Fiction'' betw ...

'' * Jim Spooner, on the television show ''

Swift and Shift Couriers ''Swift and Shift Couriers'' is an Australian comedy television series that first screened on SBS TV in October 2008. The series is produced, directed and written by Paul Fenech, who was also responsible for the comedy series '' Pizza''. It is s ...

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