Spong

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, English illustrator of children's books
• Gerard Spong (born 1946), Surinamese-Dutch lawyer
• Hilda Spong (1875–1955), English actress
• James Osborn Spong (1839–1925), founder of Spong and Co., kitchen equipment manufacturers
• Spong Family children of James Osborn Spong
  • Dora Beedham, née Spong (1879–1969), British nurse and suffragette who was force-fed
• John Shelby Spong (1931-2021), American Episcopal bishop
• Mark W. Spong (born 1952), American roboticist
• Paul Spong (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 (1851–1929), British artist
• William B. Spong Jr. (1920–1997), Virginia Senator

Places

• Spong Hill, Early Saxon cemetery in Norfolk, England

See also

• Spongmonkey, a fictional creature and internet phenomenon, featured in commercials for Quiznos Sub
• Sponge (disambiguation)