Rice (surname)

Rice is a surname that is frequently of Welsh origin, but also can be English, Irish, 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.

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 (1818–1895), U.S. politician, Governor of Massachusetts
• Alexander H. Rice Jr. (1875–1956), U.S. geographer and explorer
• 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 (1941–2021), 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
• Brenden Rice (born 2002), American football player
• 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

• 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.
• C. Allen Thorndike Rice (1851–1889), publisher, editor and journalist
• Charles E. Rice (1931–2015), U.S. legal scholar, Catholic apologist, and author
• Charles Owen Rice (1908–2005), U.S. labor activist, Roman Catholic priest
• Chester Williams 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), Australian rules footballer
• Declan Rice (born 1999), English footballer
• Del Rice (1922–1983), U.S. baseball player and team manager, American League
• Desmond Rice (1924–2020), British Army officer
• 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 Rice (colonist) (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
• Edmund Ignatius Rice (1762–1844), Irish Roman Catholic missionary, founder of Christian Brothers and Presentation Brothers
• Edward A. Rice Jr. (born 1956), 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

• Florence Rice (1911–1974), U.S. film actress of the 1930s and early 1940s
• Florence M. Rice (1919–2020), New York City consumer advocate
• Francis Rice, 5th Baron Dynevor (1804–1878), British clergyman and peer
• Franklin Pierce Rice (1852–1919), U.S. publisher, historian and antiquarian

G

• Gary Rice (born 1960), former British cricketer
• George Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor (1765–1852)
• George Rice-Trevor, 4th Baron Dynevor (1795–1869)
• George W. Rice (businessman) (1823–1856), U.S. businessman known for founding the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
• George W. Rice (photographer), (1855–1884) Canadian photographer and Arctic explorer
• Gigi Rice (born 1965), U.S. movie and television actress
• Glen Rice (born 1967), U.S. professional basketball player
• Glen Rice Jr. (born 1991), U.S. and international 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 (politician), (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 (born 1927), American football coach
• Horace Rice (1872–1950), Australian tennis player
• Howard Rice, U.S. sailor

I

• Iain Rice (1947–2022), writer on model railways
• Ignatius Rice (1883–1955) headmaster of Douai School in England
• Isaac Rice (disambiguation), multiple people

J

• J Rice (born 1988), American singer-songwriter
• Jackie Rice (born 1990), Filipina actress and model
• Jacob Rice (New Hampshire politician) (1787–1879), New Hampshire politician
• Jacob Rice (New York politician) (1847–1930), New York politician
• James Rice (cricketer), English amateur cricketer from 1811 to 1813
• James Rice (writer) (1843–1882), English novelist
• James A. Rice (born 1957), U.S. politician and jurist
• James Clay Rice (1828–1864), U.S. Civil War general (Union)
• James Louis Rice (1730–1793), Irish count of The Holy Roman Empire
• James Mahmud Rice (born 1972), Australian sociologist
• James Montgomery Rice (1842–1912), American lawyer and politician
• James R. Rice, (born 1940), U.S. scholar in the field of solid mechanics
• James S. Rice, (1846–1939), U.S. rancher and businessman
• Jerry Rice, (born 1962), American football player
• Jerry Rice Jr. (born 1991) American football player
• 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, U.S. pianist and Jungian psychologist
• John Rice (disambiguation), multiple people
• 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
• Juanita Rice (née Anita Rice, also known as Juanita Guccione; 1904–1999), American painter and taxidermist

K

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

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
• Linda L. Rice (born 1964), American racehorse trainer
• 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 (1923–2017), U.S. amateur mathematician
• Matthew Rice (born 1982), American football player
• Mattie Clyburn Rice (1922–2014), African American member of the United Daughters of the Confederacy
• Michael Rice (disambiguation) or Mike Rice, multiple people
• Milton P. Rice (1920–2018), American lawyer
• Miriam C. Rice (1918–2010), American artist
• M. J. Rice (born 2003), American basketball player
• Monty Rice (born 1999), American football player

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 Irish footballer 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
• Rashee Rice (born 2000), American football player
• Ray Rice (born 1987), American football player
• Reginald Rice (1868–1928), English cricketer (Gloucestershire, Bedfordshire, Gentleman), English teacher
• Rice Brothers John and Greg, (born 1951) U.S. identical twin dwarfs, actors in commercials
• Richard Rice (disambiguation), multiple people
• Robert V. Rice (1924–2020), U.S. biochemist
• Ronald Rice (1945–2023) 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 (1955–2024), U.S. stage actress
• Sarah Rice (banker) (died 1842), English businesswoman
• Sidney Rice (born 1986), American football player
• Simeon Rice (born 1974), American 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
• Tom Rice (born 1957) U.S. Congressman (South Carolina's 7th congressional district, Republican Party)
• Tony Rice (1951–2020) U.S. bluegrass musician
• Tony Rice (gridiron football) (born 1967), American football player
• Travis Rice (born 1982) U.S. professional snowboarder

V

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

W

• W. Thomas Rice (1912–2006), American railroad executive
• Wallace Rice (1859–1939), U.S. author, lecturer, and poet
• Walter Rice, 7th Baron Dynevor (1873–1956), British military officer and politician
• 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 (1955–2016), 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

Fictional characters

• Chlöe Rice, a character in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why
• Todd Rice, a superhero named Obsidian from DC Comics.

See also

• Justice Rice (disambiguation)