Spear is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Albert Spear (1852–1929), justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court and President of the Maine SenateAllan Spear (1937–2008), American politician and educator from MinnesotaBernard Spear (1919–2003), English actorBob Spear (1920–2014), founding director of the Birds of Vermont Museum, a longtime naturalist, birdwatcher and master woodcarverBurning Spear (born 1945), Jamaican roots rock reggae artistDuston Spear, native of Virginia, is an artist and activist residing in New York CityEllis Spear (1834–1917), officer in the 20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment who rose to the rank of general during the American Civil WarEric Spear (1908–1966), English composer of film musicFrank Spear (born 1953), Founder and Director of Spear EducationHarry Spear (1921–2006), US child actorJohn Murray Spear (1804–1887), Spiritualist preacherJohn Spear (1848–1921), British Liberal Unionist politicianJoseph Spear (d. 1837), British naval officerLaurinda Hope Spear (born 1950), American architect and landscape architectLawrence York Spear (1870–1950), American naval officer and businessmanMary Spear (1913–2006), English cricketerMatt Spear (born 1970), American soccer coachMónica Spear (1984–2014), Miss Venezuela 2004Percival Spear (1901–1982), English historianRichard E. Spear (born 1940), American art historian and professorRoberta Spear (1948–2003), American poetRoger Ruskin Spear (born 1943), founding member of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah BandRuskin Spear (1911–1990), British artistSamuel P. Spear (1815–1875), American soldier in the Seminole, Mexican–American War, and American Civil WarsTerry Spear, award-winning American authorTimothy L. Spear, Democratic member of the North Carolina General AssemblyTony Spear, American space exploration project managerWalter Eric Spear (1921–2008), German physicistWilliam T. Spear (1834–1913), U.S. Republican politician