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 a patronymic surname, 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
  • 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)
  • Ashley Rice (born 1986), English actor

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
  • Brett Rice (born 1954), American actor
  • 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

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
  • Declan Rice (born 1999), a professional footballer who plays for West Ham United and England
  • 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) (18421906), 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
  • Elizabeth Rice (born 1985), U.S. actress
  • 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

G

H

I

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

J

K

  • Kathleen M. Rice ( born 1965), U.S Congresswoman representing New York's 4th congressional district

L

M

N

  • Nathaniel Rice (c.1694-1753), colonial governor of North Carolina
  • Norm Rice (born 1943), former mayor of Seattle, Washington

P

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

W

Notes

  1. "Origins of Rice Surname". Edmund Rice (1638) Association. Retrieved 25 April 2009.

See also

  • Justice Rice (disambiguation)
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