Spooner is a surname of English origin. It may refer to:
The Spooners of Porthmadog, a family of railway engineers, among them Charles Edwin Spooner
A Archibald Spooner (1886–1965), English cricketer Arthur Spooner (painter) (1873–1962), English painter
B Barbara Spooner, married name Barbara Wilberforce (1771–1847), spouse of the abolitionist William Wilberforce Bathsheba Spooner (1746–1778), the first woman to be executed in the United States by Americans Bill Spooner (born 1949), American musician Bill Spooner (politician) (1897–1966), Australian politician Brian Spooner (anthropologist), British anthropologist Brian Spooner (mycologist) (born 1951), English mycologist
C Casey Spooner (born 1970), American musician and artist Catharine Spooner, married name Catharine Tait (1819–1878), British philanthropist, daughter of Archdeacon William Spooner Cecil Spooner (1875–1953), American actress, screenwriter and film director Charles Spooner (engraver) (died 1767), Irish mezzotinter Charles Spooner (veterinary surgeon) (1806–1871), English veterinary surgeon Charles Spooner (cricketer) (1909–1988) Barbadian cricketer Charles Edwin Spooner (1853–1909), British engineer Clifford Spooner (born 1933), British water polo player
D Danny Spooner (1936–2017), Australian singer and social historian David Brainerd Spooner (1879–1925), American archeologist and linguist Dennis Spooner (1932–1986), English television screenwriter and story editor Dick Spooner (1919–1997), English cricketer Doreen Spooner (1928–2019), English newspaper photographer
E Edna May Spooner (1873–1953), American actress, playwright and vaudeville performer Ella Josephine Spooner (1875–1973), American college professor Eric Spooner (1891–1952), Australian politician Ernest John Spooner (1887–1942), Rear-Admiral Malaya, commander of UK Naval forces in Singapore
F Florence Garrettson Spooner (1840s–1935), American social reformer Frank Spooner (born 1937), Louisiana Republican politician
G George Spooner (1893–1975), New Zealand politician Glenda Spooner (1897–1981), British journalist and author on horses Graham Spooner (1933–2015), Australian rules footballer
H Hardwicke Spooner (1851–1933), English Anglican priest and author Henry Spooner (priest) (died 1929), English cleric, Archdeacon of Maidstone Henry J. Spooner (1839–1918), Rhode Island Congressman Hugh Spooner (born 1957), Canadian sprinter
I Isaac Spooner (c.1735–1816), English ironmaster and banker
J James Spooner (born 1976), American film director Joe Spooner (born 1973), New Zealand competitive sailor John Spooner (born 1946), Australian editorial cartoonist John Coit Spooner (1843–1919), U.S. Senator and lawyer from Wisconsin
K Karl Spooner (1931–1984), Major League Baseball pitcher with the Brooklyn Dodgers Kenneth Spooner (1922–1943), British Aircraftman posthumously awarded the George Cross
L Lloyd Spooner (1884–1966), American sports shooter and Olympic champion Louisa M. Spooner, pseudonym (1820–1886), was a Welsh novelist Lysander Spooner (1808–1887), American individualist anarchist
M Mark Spooner (born 1984), New Zealand weightlifter Meagan Spooner, American author Minnie Dibdin Spooner (1867–1949), British artist and illustrator
N Natalie Spooner (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player Nathan Spooner (born 1975), Australian rugby union player Nicholas Spooner (field hockey) (born 1991), South African field hockey player Nicky Spooner (born 1971), English footballer
P Paul Spooner (1746–1789), Vermont Lieutenant Governor and Vermont Supreme Court justice Peter Spooner (1910–1987), English footballer Philip Loring Spooner (1879–1945), American tenor Philip L. Spooner Jr. (1847–1918), American businessman and politician in Wisconsin, brother of John Coit Spooner
Q Qadr Spooner (born 1992), Canadian football player
R Red Spooner (1910—1984), Canadian ice hockey goaltender Reggie Spooner (1880–1961), English cricketer Richard Spooner (MP) (1783–1864), British Member of Parliament and businessman Richard Spooner (equestrian), American show jumping rider Richard T. Spooner (born 1925), United States Marine Corps officer Richard Spooner (MP), (1783–1864), MP and ecclesiastical writer Ryan Spooner (born 1992), Canadian ice hockey player
S Shearjashub Spooner (1809–1859), American physician and writer Stanley Spooner (1856–1940), English journalist and editor, creator of Flight magazine Steve Spooner (born 1961), English footballer Steven Spooner (born 1970), American pianist
W Wilf Spooner (1910–2001), Canadian politician William Archibald Spooner (1844–1930), English clergyman and scholar, after whom spoonerisms are named William Spooner (priest) (1778–1857), archdeacon of Coventry William Charles Spooner (c.1809–1885), English veterinary surgeon William Wycliffe Spooner (1882–1967), founded the Spooner Dryer and Engineering Company Winifred Spooner (1900–1933), English aviator Wyman Spooner (1795–1877), Wisconsin politician and Lieutenant Governor
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 Jim Spooner, on the television show Swift and Shift Couriers