Rice (surname)

Rice is a surname that is frequently of Welsh origin, but also can be Irish, English, or even German. In Wales it is an Anglicized transliteration of Rhys, as are Reese and Reece. The German name Reiss has also been transliterated as Rice in the United States.^[1]

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 First Nations 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
• Alice May Bates Rice (1868 - after 1907), American singer
• 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
• Andrew Rice (born 1973), Oklahoma state senator
• Andrew E. Rice (1922-2010), Founder of Peace Corps and Society for International Development
• 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 (1837-1927), 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 (1949–2015), 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
• David Rice (disambiguation), multiple people
• Dean Rice (born 1968), former Australian Rules football player
• Del Rice (1922–1983), U.S. baseball player and team manager, American League
• Donna Rice (born 1958), figure in U.S. political sex scandal, anti-pornography crusader
• Dorothy P. Rice (1922-2017), U.S. public health statistician

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 who has many descendants in the northern U.S.A.
• 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
• Eugene Rice (1891-1967), U.S. federal judge
• Eugene F. Rice, Jr. (1924-2008), U.S. historian

F

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

G

• Gary Rice, a former British cricketer
• 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 (1920-2003), U.S. logician known for Rice's theorem
• Henry Mower Rice (1816–1894), U.S. Senator from Minnesota
• Homer Rice (b. 1927), 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

• J Rice (born 1988), American singer songwriter
• Jackie Rice (born 1990), Filipina actress and model
• Jacob Rice (1787–1879), New Hampshire politician
• Jacob Rice (New York) (1847–1930), New York politician
• 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 (1857–1915), 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
• Joseph Waldo Rice (1828–1915) American-born entrepreneur and Australia pioneer

L

• L. Scott Rice (born 1958), U.S. Air Force major general
• Laban Lacy Rice (1870–1973), U.S. educator
• Landon Rice (born 1988), Canadian football player
• Larry Rice (1946–2009), U.S. racing car driver
• Len Rice (1918–1992), U.S. baseball player
• Lilian Jeannette Rice (1889–1938), American architect
• Lucy Wilson Rice (1874–1963), American artist based in Texas
• Luther Rice (1783–1836), U.S. minister and missionary

M

• Mack Rice (1933-2016), U.S. songwriter
• Mandy Rice-Davies (1944-2014) British model involved in the Profumo affair
• Marjorie Rice (born 1923), U.S. amateur mathematician
• Matthew Rice (born 1982), U.S. college and professional football player
• Michael Rice (disambiguation) or Mike Rice, several people
• Milton P. Rice (1920-2018), American lawyer
• Miriam C. Rice (1918-2010), American artist

N

• Nathaniel Rice (c.1694-1753), 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
• Paul North Rice (1888–1967) American librarian
• 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 (born 1955), U.S. Professional Kickboxing Champion and Martial Arts Instructor
• Ray Rice (born 1987), U.S. professional football player
• Rice Brothers John and Greg, (born 1951) U.S. identical twin dwarfs, actors in commercials
• Richard Rice (disambiguation), multiple people
• Robert V. Rice (born 1924), U.S. biochemist
• 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 Rice (born 1964), U.S. foreign policy advisor and ambassador to the United Nations
• Suzy Rice, U.S. screenwriter and graphic artist

T

• Terry Rice (born 1954), member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
• 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
• Tom Rice (born 1957) U.S. Congressman (SC-7, GOP)
• Travis Rice (born 1982) U.S. professional snowboarder

V

• Victor M. Rice (1818–1869), New York politician

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 Thomas Rice (1912–2006), American railroad executive
• William W. Rice (1826–1896), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts

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