Spong is a surname in multiple Germanic-speaking cultures. In England, it is an archaic term for a narrow strip of land. Notable people with this name include: * Clive Spong, illustrator of children's books * Dora Beedham, née Spong (1879 – 1969), British nurse from the social activist Spong Family and

suffragette A suffragette was a member of an activist women's organisation in the early 20th century who, under the banner "Votes for Women", fought for the right to vote in public elections in the United Kingdom. The term refers in particular to members ...

who was

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. * Spong Family children of James Osborn Spong : Minnie 'Frances' Spong (1863-1953), teacher in Africa; Annie Eliza Spong (1870-1957)

, embroiderer and portrait artist, and natural movement dancer; Irene Osborn Spong (1882-1960), pianist, natural movement dancer and suffragette; Florence Spong (1873-1944), weaver, dressmaker, lacemaker, wood carver; Dora Spong (or Beedham). *

Hilda Spong Hilda Spong (14 May 1875 London – 16 May 1955 Ridgefield, Connecticut Ridgefield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Situated in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains, the 300-year-old community had a population ...

(1875–1955), English actress * James Osborn Spong (1839–1925), founder of Spong and Co., kitchen equipment manufacturers * John Shelby Spong (1931-2021), American Episcopal bishop *

Mark W. Spong Mark W. Spong (born November 5, 1952 in Warren, Ohio) is an American roboticist. He is a Professor of Systems Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering & Computer Science at the University of ...

(born 1952), American roboticist *

Paul Spong Paul Spong is a Canadian neuroscientist and cetologist from originally from New Zealand. He has been researching orcas (or killer whales) in British Columbia since 1967, and is credited with increasing public awareness of whaling, through his invo ...

(born 1939), New Zealand biologist * Richard Spong (born 1983), Swedish footballer * Roger Spong (1906–1980), English rugby union player * Sriwhana Spong (born 1979), New Zealand artist * Tyrone Spong (born 1985), Surinamese-Dutch boxer and kickboxer *

Walter Brookes Spong Walter Brookes Spong (1851 - 2 March 1929 ) was an English stage and watercolor painter. Spong was born in London. He married Elizabeth Twedle, and their daughter, Hilda (1875–1955), was an actress in theatre and movies, working in Australia ...

(1851–1929), British artist *

William B. Spong, Jr. William Belser Spong Jr. (September 29, 1920October 8, 1997) was an American Democratic Party politician and a United States Senator who represented the state of Virginia from 1966 to 1973. Biography Early life and education Spong was born in P ...

(1920–1997), Virginia Senator

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* Spong Hill, Early Saxon cemetery in Norfolk, England

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