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People

Spencer (surname) Spencer (also Spenser) is a surname, representing the court title ''dispenser'', or Steward (office), steward. An early example is Robert Despenser, Robert d'Abbetot, who is listed as Robert le Dispenser ('the steward'), a tenant-in-chief of se ...

Spencer family The Spencer family is an Aristocracy (class), aristocratic British family. From the 16th century, its members have held numerous titles, including the dukedom of Marlborough, the earldoms of Earl of Sunderland, Sunderland and Earl Spencer (title) ...

, British aristocratic family **

List of people with surname Spencer This is a list of people with surname Spencer. A * Abigail Spencer (born 1981), American actress * Adam Spencer (born 1969), Australian radio presenter, comedian, and media personality * Adriano Spencer (1959–2006), Portuguese footballer * ...

* Spencer (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name)

Places

Australia

Spencer, New South Wales Spencer is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the north bank of the Hawkesbury River, just upstream of that river's confluence with Mangrove Creek. Spencer is part of the local government area ...

, on the Central Coast *

Spencer Gulf The Spencer Gulf is the westernmost and larger of two large inlets (the other being Gulf St Vincent) on the southern coast of Australia, in the state of South Australia, facing the Great Australian Bight. It spans from the Cape Catastrophe an ...

, one of two inlets on the South Australian coast

United States

* Spencer, Idaho *

Spencer, Indiana Spencer is a town in Washington Township, Owen County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 2,217 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Owen County. Spencer is part of the Bloomington, Indiana Metropolitan Statistical A ...

Spencer, Iowa Spencer is a city in the state of Iowa, United States, and the county seat of Clay County. It is located at the confluence of the Little Sioux and Ocheyedan rivers. The population was 11,325 in the 2020 census, an increase from 11,317 in 2000. ...

Spencer, Massachusetts Spencer is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,992 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated pl ...

** Spencer (CDP), Massachusetts * Spencer, Missouri * Spencer, Nebraska * Spencer, New York ** Spencer (village), New York * Spencer, North Carolina *

Spencer, Ohio Spencer is a village in Spencer Township located in Medina County, Ohio, United States. The population was 684 at the 2020 census. History A post office called Spencer has been in operation since 1849. The village takes its name from Spencer ...

Spencer, Oklahoma Spencer is a city in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States, and a part of the Oklahoma City metropolitan area. Its population was 3,978 at the 2020 census, a 1.7% increase from 2010. Established in 1903, the City of Spencer is a historic com ...

* Spencer, South Dakota *

Spencer, Tennessee Spencer is a town in Van Buren County, Tennessee, Van Buren County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 1,683 as of the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Van Buren County. It is home to Fall Creek Falls State Park. History Spencer i ...

Spencer, Virginia Spencer is an unincorporated community in Henry County, Virginia, United States. It takes its name from its earliest settler, James Spencer Sr., who moved from Loudoun County to Henry County with his sons in the eighteenth century. Spencer's son ...

Spencer, West Virginia Spencer is a city in and the county seat of Roane County, West Virginia, Roane County, West Virginia, United States. Originally known as "California," Spencer was chartered in 1858, and named after Spencer Roane (1762–1822), a distinguished jur ...

Spencer, Wisconsin Spencer is a village in Marathon County, Wisconsin. It is part of the Wausau, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,818 at the 2020 census. The village, which lies between two marshes (Spencer Marsh to the northwest an ...

Spencer (town), Wisconsin The Town"Towns" in Wisconsin perform most of the same functions as townships in many other states. see 'Wisconsin Blue Book 2022,' Town, pp 354-355 of Spencer is located in Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States. It is part of the Wausau, WI ...

Spencer County, Indiana Spencer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 19,810. The county seat is Rockport. Despite not being in the Owensboro Metropolitan Area, the entire riverfront of the city of Owen ...

Spencer County, Kentucky Spencer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the total population was 19,490. Its county seat is Taylorsville. The county was founded in 1824 and named for Spier Spencer. Spencer County is part of ...

Ireland

Spencer Dock Spencer Dock () is a former wharf area, close to where the Royal Canal meets the River Liffey, in the North Wall (Dublin), North Wall area of Dublin, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. As of the 21st century, the area has been redeveloped with oc ...

, North Wall, Dublin

Arts and entertainment

Fictional characters

*Spencer, character in ''Beyblade'' *Spencer, character from ''Final Fantasy Mystic Quest'' * Spencer family (''General Hospital''), on ''General Hospital'' *Spencer, on ''

Hallo Spencer ''Hallo Spencer'' is a German children's television series, created by Winfried Debertin and produced by Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) from 1979 until 2001. In these 22 years, 275 episodes were filmed, including a number of 'specials' featuring th ...

'' * Spencer (''Pinocchio 3000''), from ''Pinocchio 3000'' *Spencer, railway engine in ''Thomas the Tank Engine'' *

Spencer Hastings Spencer Jill Hastings is a fictional character, one of the five main characters who appear in the ''Pretty Little Liars'' novel series and its Freeform television adaptation. Created by American author Sara Shepard, she is a member of the gro ...

, in ''Pretty Little Liars'' *Spencer Strasmore, from

Ballers ''Ballers'' is an American sports comedy-drama series created by Stephen Levinson that aired for five seasons on HBO from June 21, 2015, to October 13, 2019. It stars Dwayne Johnson as a retired NFL player who must navigate his new career as th ...

Spencer Shay The Nickelodeon sitcom ''iCarly'' (2007–2012) centers around Carly Shay, who creates her own Internet television, web show with her best friends Sam and Freddie. The series stars Miranda Cosgrove as Carly, Jennette McCurdy as Sam, Nathan Kress ...

, from ''iCarly'' * Dr. Spencer Reid on ''Criminal Minds'' *Ozwell E. Spencer in ''Resident Evil'' game franchise *Frank Spencer, principal character in British TV sitcom ''Some Mothers Do 'Ave Em'' *Oliver Spencer, in American TV series ''

The Six Million Dollar Man ''The Six Million Dollar Man'' is an American science fiction and action television series, running from 1973 to 1978, about a former astronaut, USAF Colonel Steve Austin, portrayed by Lee Majors. After being seriously injured in a NASA test f ...

'' *Spencer Olham, in 2001 film ''Impostor'' *

Shawn Spencer Shawn Spencer is a fictional character and main protagonist on the American television comedy-drama ''Psych'' and the sequel film series of the same name played by American actor James Roday Rodriguez. Taking advantage of his eidetic memory a ...

, in the American comedy series ''Psych''

Works of art

* ''Spencer'' (album), a 2013 album by Spencer Albee * ''Spencer'' (film), a 2021 drama film about Princess Diana * ''Spencer'' (TV series), a 1984–1985 American sitcom

Businesses

* Spencer's (department store), a department store chain in British Columbia, Canada (1873 to 1948) * Spencer Gifts, a retail chain in the United States and Canada

Maritime and military

Spencer repeating rifle The Spencer repeating rifle was a 19th-century American lever-action firearm invented by Christopher Spencer. The Spencer carbine was a shorter and lighter version designed for the cavalry. The Spencer was the world's first military metallic-c ...

, a U.S. Army weapon popular from the American Civil War through the Plains Indian Wars * Spencer or

trysail A trysail (also known as a spencer) is a small triangular or gaff rigged sail hoisted in place of a larger mainsail when winds are very high. The trysail provides enough thrust to maintain control of the ship, e.g. to avoid ship damage, and to ...

, a small low sail used to maintain control of a sailing vessel in very high winds * , a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy * , a ship that sailed with HMS ''Esperance''

Other uses

Spencer (clothing) The spencer, dating from the 1790s, was originally a woollen outer tail-coat with the tails omitted. It was worn as a short waist-length, double-breasted, man's jacket. It was originally named after George Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer (1758–1834) ...

, a type of short jacket * Spencer Carriage House and Stable, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C. * Spencer steak, another name for

rib eye steak The rib eye or ribeye (known as Scotch fillet in Australia and New Zealand) is a boneless rib steak from the rib section. Description Ribeye steaks are mostly composed of the longissimus dorsi muscle but also contain the complexus and spi ...

* Spencer's 15-Points, a series of weights to perform

moving average In statistics, a moving average (rolling average or running average or moving mean or rolling mean) is a calculation to analyze data points by creating a series of averages of different selections of the full data set. Variations include: #Simpl ...

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