Rice (surname)

Rice is a surname of German, Welsh, English, and Irish origin. In Wales, Rice is an Anglicized transliteration of Rhys. In Ireland, Rice is an Anglicized transliteration of Ó Maolchraoibhe. Recent genetic evidence has shown that the surname also arose independently in southeastern England among those with non-Celtic ancestry.^[1]

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A

• Abbott Barnes Rice (1862–1926), businessman and Massachusetts state legislator
• Albert E. Rice (1845–1921), U.S. politician, Lt. Governor of Minnesota
• Alex Rice (born 1972), Canadian actress
• Alexander H. Rice, Jr. (1875–1956), U.S. geographer and explorer
• Alexander H. Rice (1818–1895), U.S. politician, Governor of Massachusetts
• Alice Hegan Rice (1870–1942), U.S. novelist
• Americus Vespucius Rice (1835–1904), U.S. Civil War general (Union) and U.S. Congressman
• Amy Rice (born 1966), U.S. Rhode Island state politician
• Angelena Rice (1924–1985), mother of U.S. public official Condoleezza Rice
• Anna Rice (born 1980) Canadian badminton player
• Anne Rice (born 1941), U.S. author of Gothic and religious themed novels
• Anneka Rice (born 1958), British television presenter
• Arthur Rice, 6th Baron Dynevor (1836–1911)

B

• Benjamin F. Rice (1828–1905), U.S. Republican Senator from Arkansas
• Benjamin L. Rice, epigraphist in India
• Boyd Rice (born 1956), U.S. experimental sound/noise musician, also known as NON
• Britton Rice (born 1981), American musician and record producer
• Bryan Rice (born 1978), Danish singer also known as Brian Risberg Clausen
• Buddy Rice (born 1976), U.S. auto racing driver

C

• Cale Young Rice (1872–1943), U.S. poet and dramatist
• Caleb Rice (1792–1873), attorney and politician who was first president of the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
• Cecil Spring-Rice (1872–1943) British diplomat.
• Charles Allen Thorndike Rice (1851–1889), publisher, editor and journalist
• Charles Owen Rice (1908–2005), U.S. labor activist, Roman Catholic priest
• Chester W. Rice (1888–1951), U.S. inventor
• Chris Rice, U.S. singer and songwriter of contemporary and Christian music
• Christopher Rice (born 1978), U.S. novelist, son of Anne Rice
• Clive Rice (born 1949), a former South African cricketer
• Condoleezza Rice (born 1954), U.S. academic and public official, former Secretary of State
• Constance L. Rice (born 1956), U.S. civil rights activist
• Craig L. Rice, (born 1972), U.S. politician from Maryland
• Craig Rice (author) (1908–1957), U.S. author of mysteries

D

• Damien Rice (born 1973), Irish musician
• Dan Rice (1823–1900), U.S. entertainer, primarily a clown
• Danica Rice, Canadian sprint kayaker
• Del Rice (1922–1983), U.S. baseball player and team manager, American League
• Dennis Rice Canadian libertarian politician and activist
• Donna Rice (born 1958), figure in U.S. political sex scandal, anti-pornography crusader

E

• Ed Rice (1918–2001), U.S. author, publisher, photojournalist and painter
• Edmund Ignatius Rice (1762–1844), Irish Roman Catholic missionary, founder of Christian Brothers and Presentation Brothers
• Edmund Rice (1638) (1594–1663), early Massachusetts Bay settler
• Edmund Rice (general) (1842–1906), brigadier general, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
• Edmund Rice (politician) (1819–1889), U.S. Congressman from Minnesota
• Edward A. Rice, Jr. (born 1955), U.S. Air Force Lt. General
• Edward E. Rice (1847–1924), writer in U.S. theater
• Edward Loranus Rice (1871–1960), U.S. biologist and educator
• Edward Y. Rice (1820–1883), U.S. representative from Illinois
• Elliott Warren Rice (1835–1887), U.S. Civil War general (Union)
• Elmer Rice (1892–1967), U.S. Pulitzer Prize winning playwright

F

• Florence Rice (1911–1974), U.S. film actress of the 1930s and early 1940s
• Francis Rice, 5th Baron Dynevor (1804–1878)
• Franklin Pierce Rice (1852–1919) publisher, historian and antiquarian

G

• George Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor (1765–1852)
• George Rice-Trevor, 4th Baron Dynevor (1795–1869)
• George Walter Rice, (1855–1884) Canadian photographer and arctic explorer
• George Washington Rice (1823–1856), U.S. businessman known for founding the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company.
• Gigi Rice (born 1965), U.S. movie and television actress
• Glen Rice (born 1967) U.S. professional basketball player
• Gordon Rice (born 1933), Canadian artist
• Grantland Rice (1880–1954) U.S. sportswriter

H

• Harvey Rice, (1800–1891) lawyer, publisher, author and Ohio state legislator
• Helen Steiner Rice (1900–1981), U.S. writer of religious poetry
• Henry Rice, (1786–1867) U.S. military officer, merchant and Massachusetts state legislator
• Henry Gordon Rice (born 1920), U.S. logician known for Rice's theorem
• Henry Mower Rice (1816–1894), U.S. Senator from Minnesota
• Homer Rice, U.S. professional and college football coach
• Horace Rice (1872–1950), Australian tennis player
• Howard Rice, U.S. sailor

I

• Ignatius Rice (1883–1955) headmaster of Douai School in England
• Isaac Rice (1850–1915), U.S. inventor and chess player

J

• Jackie Rice (born 1990), Fillipina actress and model
• James A. Rice (born 1957), U.S. politician and jurist
• James Clay Rice (1828–1864), U.S. Civil War general (Union)
• James R. Rice, (born 1940), U.S. scholar in the field of solid mechanics
• James S. Rice, (1846–1939), U.S. rancher & businessman
• James Rice (cricketer), English amateur cricketer from 1811 to 1813
• James Rice (writer) (1843–1882), English novelist
• Jerry Rice, Jr. (born 1991) U.S. football player in college
• Jerry Rice, (born 1962), former U.S. football player in the National Football League
• Jim Rice (born 1953), former U.S. baseball player
• Joan Rice(1930–1997), British movie actress
• Joel Ryce-Menuhin (1933–1998), or Joel Taylor Rice, pianist and Jungian psychologist
• John Blake Rice (1809–1874), U.S. actor and politician
• John C. Rice (c. 1858–1915), U.S. stage actor
• John R. Rice (1895–1980), U.S. evangelist and publisher
• Johnathan Rice (born 1983), U.S. musician
• Jonas Rice (1672–1753), founder of Worcester, Massachusetts

L

• L. Scott Rice (b. 1958), U.S. Air Force major general
• Laban Lacy Rice (1870–1973), U.S. educator
• Larry Rice (1946–2009), U.S. racing car driver
• Len Rice (1918–1992), U.S. baseball player
• Luther Rice (1783–1836), U.S. minister and missionary

M

• Mack Rice (born 1933), U.S. songwriter
• Mandy Rice-Davies (born 1944) British woman involved in the political Profumo, Macmillan sex scandal
• Marjorie Rice (born 1923), U.S. amateur mathematician
• Matthew Rice (born 1982), U.S. college and professional football player
• Michael A. Rice (born 1955), U.S. academic and Rhode Island state politician
• Michael W. Rice (born 1945), U.S. businessman, president of Utz Quality Foods
• Mike Rice, American basketball coach and sportscaster
• Mike Rice Jr., (born 1966) American basketball coach

N

• Nathaniel Rice (born circa 1694), colonial governor of North Carolina
• Norm Rice (born 1943), former mayor of Seattle, Washington

P

• Pat Rice (born 1949), Northern Ireland football player and coach
• Paul Rice (born 1949), Australian District Court Judge
• Percy Fitch Rice, (1882–1954) inventor and businessman
• Peter Rice (1935–1992), Irish structural engineer

R

• Rachel Rice (born 1984), Welsh actress and model
• Ray Rice (b.1987), U.S. professional football player
• Rice Brothers John and Greg, (born 1951) U.S. identical twin dwarfs, actors in commercials
• Richard Rice (born 1944), U.S. Christian theologian and author
• Richard H. Rice (1863–1922), American mechanical engineer & inventor
• Ronald Rice (born 1945) U.S. New Jersey state politician

S

• Sam Rice (Edgar Charles "Sam" Rice), (1890–1974) U.S. baseball player
• Samuel Allen Rice (1828–1864), U.S. Civil war general (Union)
• Santino Rice (born 1974), U.S. fashion designer
• Sarah Rice, U.S. stage actress
• Sidney Rice (born 1986), U.S. professional football player
• Simeon Rice (born 1974), U.S. professional football player
• Spencer Rice (born 1973), Canadian writer and comedian
• Stan Rice (1942–2002), U.S. poet and artist, husband of Anne Rice
• Stephanie Rice (born 1988), Australian swimmer
• Steven Rice (born 1971), 1990s National Hockey League player from Canada
• Stuart A. Rice (born 1932) U.S. theoretical and physical chemist
• Susan E. Rice (born 1964) U.S. foreign policy advisor and ambassador to the United Nations
• Suzy Rice U.S. screenwriter and graphic artist

T

• Thomas Rice (disambiguation), multiple people
• Tim Rice (born 1944), British lyricist, worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber
• Tim Rice-Oxley (born 1976), English musician, co-founder of Keane
• Tony Rice (football) (born 1967) is a former U.S. professional football player
• Tony Rice (born 1951) U.S. bluegrass musician
• Travis Rice (born 1982) U.S. professional snowboarder

W

• Wallace Rice (1859–1939), U.S. author, lecturer, and poet
• Walter Rice, 7th Baron Dynevor (1873–1956)
• Willard Rice (1895–1967), American silver medalist in 1924 Winter Olympics
• William B. Rice (1840–1909), American industrialist and corporate executive
• William "Bill" Rice (1931–2006), American artist, writer, actor, and director
• William Craig Rice (born 1955), American pedagogy expert
• William Hyde Rice (1846–1924), sugar plantation owner and politician from Kauaʻi, Hawaii
• William Marsh Rice (1816–1900), American businessman, founder of Rice University
• William North Rice (1845–1928), American geologist
• William W. Rice (1826–1896), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts

Notes

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