Rice (surname)
Rice is a surname that originated in Wales as an Anglicised transliteration of Rhys. Recent genetic evidence has shown that the surname also arose independently in southeastern England among those with non-Celtic ancestry. [1]
Arts and entertainment
- Anneka Rice (b. 1958), British television presenter
- Benjamin L. Rice, an epigraphist in India
- Boyd Rice (b. 1956), U.S. experimental sound/noise musician, also known as NON
- Bryan Rice (b. 1978), Danish singer also known as Brian Risberg Clausen
- Cale Young Rice (1872 – 1943), U.S. poet and dramatist
- Chris Rice, U.S. singer and songwriter of contemporary and Christian music
- Christopher Rice (b. 1978), U.S. novelist, son of Anne Rice
- Damien Rice (b. 1973), Irish musician
- Dan Rice (1823 – 1900), U.S. entertainer, primarily a clown
- Ed Rice (1918–2001), U.S. author, publisher, photojournalist and painter
- Edward E. Rice (1847-1924), writer in U.S. theater
- Elmer Rice (1892 – 1967), U.S. Pulitzer Prize winning playwright
- Florence Rice (1911 – 1974), U.S. film actress of the 1930s and early 1940s
- Gigi Rice (b. 1965), U.S. movie and television actress
- Jackie Rice (b. 1990), Fillipina actress and model
- Joan Rice(1930 - 1997), British movie actress
- John Blake Rice (1809 – 1874), U.S. actor and politician
- John C. Rice (c. 1858 – 1915), U.S. stage actor
- Johnathan Rice (b. 1983), U.S. musician
- Murray Rice (b.1954), Ontario Canada, World renown Carpenter and mustache enthusiast
- Mack Rice (b. 1933), U.S. songwriter
- Rachel Rice (b. 1984), Welsh actress and model
- Rice Brothers John and Greg, (b. 1951) U.S. identical twin dwarfs, actors in commercials
- Santino Rice (b. 1974), U.S. fashion designer
- Sarah Rice, U.S. stage actress
- Spencer Rice (b. 1973), Canadian writer and comedian
- Stan Rice (1942 – 2002), U.S. poet and artist, husband of Anne Rice
- Suzy Rice U.S. screenwriter and graphic artist
- Thomas D. Rice (1808 – 1860) U.S. blackface minstrel performer
- Tim Rice (b. 1944), British lyricist, worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Tim Rice-Oxley (b. 1976), English musician, co-founder of Keane
- Tony Rice (b. 1951) U.S. bluegrass musician
- William "Bill" Rice (1931 – 2006), American artist, writer, actor, and director
British peers
- Arthur Rice, 6th Baron Dynevor (1836 – 1911)
- Francis Rice, 5th Baron Dynevor(1804 – 1878
- George Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor (1765 – 1852)
- George Rice-Trevor, 4th Baron Dynevor (1795 – 1869)
- Thomas Spring Rice, 1st Baron Monteagle (1790 - 1866)
- Walter Rice, 7th Baron Dynevor (1873 – 1956)
Education
- Laban Lacy Rice (1870 – 1973), U.S. educator
- William Craig Rice (born 1955), American pedagogy expert
- William Marsh Rice (1816 - 1900), American businessman, founder of Rice University
Historical
- Edmund Rice (1638) (1594 – 1663), early Massachusetts Bay settler
Law and politics
- Albert E. Rice (1845 – 1921), U.S. politician, Lt. Governor of Minnesota
- Alexander H. Rice (1818 – 1895), U.S. politician, Governor of Massachusetts
- Angelena Rice (1924 – 1985), mother of U.S. public official Condoleezza Rice
- Benjamin F. Rice (1828 – 1905)), U.S. Republican Senator from Arkansas
- Cecil Spring-Rice (1872 – 1943) British diplomat.
- Charles Owen Rice (1908 – 2005), U.S. labor activist, Roman Catholic priest
- Condoleezza Rice (b. 1954), U.S. academic and public official, former Secretary of State
- Constance L. Rice (b. 1956), U.S. civil rights activist
- Craig L. Rice, (b. 1972), U.S. politician from Maryland
- Dennis Rice Canadian libertarian politician and activist
- Donna Rice (b. 1958), figure in U.S. political sex scandal, anti-pornography crusader
- Edward Y. Rice (1820-1883), U.S. representative from Illinois
- Edmund Rice (politician) (1819 – 1889), U.S. Congressman from Minnesota
- Henry Mower Rice (1816 – 1894), U.S. Senator from Minnesota
- James A. Rice (b. 1957), U.S. politician and jurist
- Mandy Rice-Davies (b. 1944) British woman involved in the political Profumo, Macmillan sex scandal
- Margie L. Rice, U.S. mayor of Westminister, California
- Michael A. Rice (b. 1955), U.S. academic and Rhode Island state politician
- Nathaniel Rice (b. circa 1694), colonial governor of North Carolina
- Norm Rice (b. 1943), former mayor of Seattle, Washington
- Ronald Rice (b. 1945) U.S. New Jersey state politician
- Susan E. Rice (b. 1964) U.S. foreign policy advisor and ambassador to the United Nations
- Thomas Rice (1768 - 1854), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
- William W. Rice (1826 - 1896), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
Literature
- Alice Hegan Rice(1870 – 1942), U.S. novelist
- Anne Rice (b. 1941), U.S. author of Gothic and religious themed novels
- Craig Rice (author) (1908-1957), U.S. author of mysteries
- Ed Rice (1918 – 2001) U.S. author, photojournalist
- James Rice (writer) (1843–1882), English novelist
- Wallace Rice (1859 - 1939), U.S. author, lecturer, and poet
Military
- Brigadier General Edmund Rice (1842 – 1906), U.S. general and Medal of Honor recipient
- Edward A. Rice, Jr., U.S. Air Force Lt. General
- Elliott Warren Rice (1835 – 1887), U.S. Civil War general (Union)
- James Clay Rice (1828 - 1864), U.S. Civil War general (Union)
- Samuel Allen Rice (1828–1864), U.S. Civil war general (Union)
Mathematics and science
- Alexander H. Rice, Jr. (1875 – 1956), U.S. geographer and explorer
- Chester W. Rice (1888 - 1951), U.S. inventor
- Henry Gordon Rice (b. 1920), logician known for Rice's theorem
- Isaac Rice (1850 – 1915), U.S. inventor and chess player
- James R. Rice, (b. 1940), U.S. scholar in the field of solid mechanics
- Marjorie Rice (b. 1923), U.S. amateur mathematician
- Stuart A. Rice (b. 1932) U.S. theoretical and physical chemist
- William North Rice (1845 -1928), American geologist
Religion
- Edmund Ignatius Rice (1762 – 1844), Irish Roman Catholic missionary, founder of Christian Brothers and Presentation Brothers
- Helen Steiner Rice (1900 - 1981), U.S. writer of religious poetry
- John R. Rice (1895 - 1980), U.S. evangelist and publisher
- Luther Rice (1783 - 1836), U.S. minister and missionary
- Richard Rice (b. 1944), U.S. Christian theologian and author
Sports
- Anna Rice (b. 1980) Canadian badminton player
- Buddy Rice (b. 1976), U.S. auto racing driver
- Clive Rice (b. 1949), a former South African cricketer
- Del Rice (1922 – 1983), U.S. baseball player and team manager, American League
- Glen Rice (b. 1967) U.S. professional basketball player
- Grantland Rice (1880 – 1954) U.S. sportswriter
- Homer Rice, U.S. professional and college football coach
- Horace Rice (1872 – 1950), Australian tennis player
- Howard Rice, U.S. sailor
- James Rice (cricketer), English amateur cricketer from 1811 to 1813
- Jerry Rice, (b. 1962), former U.S. football player in the National Football League
- Jim Rice (b. 1953), former U.S. baseball player
- Larry Rice (1946 - 2009), U.S. racing car driver
- Len Rice (1918 - 1992), U.S. baseball player
- Matthew Rice (b. 1982), U.S. college and professional football player
- Pat Rice (b. 1949), Northern Ireland football player and coach
- Peter Rice (1935–1992), Irish structural engineer
- Sam Rice (Edgar Charles "Sam" Rice), (1890 - 1974) U.S. baseball player
- Sidney Rice (b. 1986), U.S. professional football player
- Simeon Rice (b. 1974), U.S. professional football player
- Stephanie Rice (b. 1988), Australian swimmer
- Steven Rice (b. 1971), 1990s National Hockey League player from Canada
- Tony Rice (football) (b. 1967) is a former U.S. professional football player
- Travis Rice (b. 1982) U.S. professional snowboarder
Notes
- ^ "Origins of Rice Surname". Edmund Rice (1638) Association. Retrieved 25-April-2009.
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