Spelman may refer to:

People with the surname

Caroline Spelman Dame Caroline Alice Spelman (' Cormack; born 4 May 1958) is a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Meriden in the West Midlands from 1997 to 2019. From May 2010 to September 2012 she was the ...

, British politician *

David Spelman David Spelman (born 1966 in Washington, D.C., United States) is an American, New York-based, record producer and curator working in recordings, films and live events Early life Spelman was educated at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins Un ...

(born 1966), American music producer * Edward Spelman (died 1767), English translator *

Elizabeth V. Spelman Elizabeth V. Spelman is a philosopher in the United States. She is currently a professor at Smith College. She is a Barbara Richmond 1940 Professor in the Humanities. Due to this position she currently resides in Northampton, Massachusetts. Studi ...

, American philosopher *

Henry Spelman Sir Henry Spelman (c. 1562 – October 1641) was an English antiquary, noted for his detailed collections of medieval records, in particular of church councils. Life Spelman was born in Congham, Norfolk, the eldest son of Henry Spelman (d. 1 ...

, British antiquarian *

Henry Spelman of Jamestown Henry Spelman (1595–1623) was an English people, English adventurer, soldier, and author, the son of Erasmus Spelman and nephew to Sir Henry Spelman of Congham (1562–1641). The younger Henry Spelman was born in 1595 and left his home ...

(1595–1623), English adventurer, soldier, and author * Sir

John Spelman (historian) Sir John Spelman (1594 – 24 July 1643) was an English historian and politician who sat in the House of Commons of England, House of Commons in 1626. He is known for his biography of Alfred the Great. Life Spelman was the son of Henry Spelman, ...

(1594–1643), English historian and politician, MP for Worcester * Sir

John Spelman (judge) Sir John Spelman (died 1546) was an English judge from Norfolk, noted for his composition of law reports. Origins Born about 1480, Spelman was the fourth son and youngest child of Henry Spelman (died 1496), of Bekerton in Stow Bedon, a lawyer an ...

(died 1546), English judge *

John Spelman (MP for Castle Rising) John Spelman may refer to: * Sir John Spelman (historian) (1594–1643), English historian and politician, MP for Worcester * Sir John Spelman (judge) (died 1546), English judge * John Spelman (MP for Castle Rising) (1606–1663), English politi ...

(1606–1663), English politician *

Laura Spelman Rockefeller Laura Celestia "Cettie" Spelman Rockefeller (September 9, 1839 – March 12, 1915) was an American abolitionist, philanthropist, school teacher, and prominent member of the Rockefeller family. Her husband was Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rocke ...

(1839–1915), American philanthropist *

Mick Spelman Michael Thomas Spelman (born 8 December 1950), known as Mick or Mike Spelman, is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Hartlepool United and Darlington. He was on the books of Wolverhampton Wanderers ...

, English footballer *

Taffy Spelman Isaac "Taffy" Spelman (9 March 1914 – April 2003) was an English professional footballer who played for Usworth Colliery, Leeds United, Southend United, Tottenham Hotspur, Hartlepool United. Football career Spelman began his career at Usw ...

(1914–?), English footballer *

Timothy Mather Spelman Timothy Mather Spelman (January 21, 1891 – August 21, 1970) was an American composer. Spelman was a native of Brooklyn, and studied in New York with Harry Rowe Shelley in 1908; further study came with Albert Spalding and Edward Burlingame Hill ...

(1891–1970), American composer

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Spelman (music) A spelman () is a player of Swedish folk music. The term has also the same meaning for Norwegian folk music, and corresponds directly to the term ''spillemand'' in Danish traditional music. Less often spelmän may be folk musicians from other No ...

, performer of Swedish folk music *

Spelman College Spelman College is a Private college, private, Historically black colleges and universities, historically black, Women's colleges in the United States, women's Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Atlanta, Georgia ...

, in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

People with the surname

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