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.
A
- Abbott Barnes Rice, businessman and Massachusetts state legislator
- Albert E. Rice, U.S. politician, Lt. Governor of Minnesota
- Alex Rice, Canadian First Nations actress
- Alexander H. Rice Jr., U.S. geographer and explorer
- Alexander H. Rice, U.S. politician, Governor of Massachusetts
- Alice Hegan Rice, U.S. novelist
- Alice May Bates Rice, American singer
- Americus Vespucius Rice, U.S. Civil War general and U.S. Congressman
- Amy Rice, U.S. Rhode Island state politician
- Andrew Rice, Oklahoma state senator
- Andrew E. Rice, Founder of Peace Corps and Society for International Development
- Anna Rice, Canadian badminton player
- Anne Rice, U.S. author of Gothic and religious themed novels
- Anneka Rice, British television presenter
- Arthur Rice, 6th Baron Dynevor
- Ashley Rice, English actor
B
- Benjamin F. Rice, U.S. Republican Senator from Arkansas
- Benjamin L. Rice, epigraphist in India
- Boyd Rice, U.S. experimental sound/noise musician, also known as NON
- Brett Rice, American actor
- Britton Rice, American musician and record producer
- Bryan Rice, Danish singer also known as Brian Risberg Clausen
- Buddy Rice, U.S. auto racing driver
C
- Cale Young Rice, U.S. poet and dramatist
- Caleb Rice, attorney and politician who was first president of the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
- Cecil Spring Rice British diplomat.
- C. Allen Thorndike Rice, publisher, editor and journalist
- Charles Owen Rice, U.S. labor activist, Roman Catholic priest
- Chester Williams Rice, U.S. inventor
- Chris Rice, U.S. singer and songwriter of contemporary and Christian music
- Christopher Rice, U.S. novelist, son of Anne Rice
- Clive Rice, South African cricketer
- Condoleezza Rice, U.S. academic and public official, former Secretary of State
- Constance L. Rice, U.S. civil rights activist
- Craig L. Rice,, U.S. politician from Maryland
- Craig Rice , U.S. author of mysteries
D
- Damien Rice, Irish musician
- Dan Rice, U.S. entertainer, primarily a clown
- Danica Rice, Canadian sprint kayaker
- David Rice, multiple people
- Dean Rice, former Australian Rules football player
- Declan Rice, a professional footballer who plays for West Ham United and England
- Del Rice, U.S. baseball player and team manager, American League
- Donna Rice, figure in U.S. political sex scandal, anti-pornography crusader
- Dorothy P. Rice, U.S. public health statistician
E
- Ed Rice, U.S. author, publisher, photojournalist and painter
- Edmund Ignatius Rice, Irish Roman Catholic missionary, founder of Christian Brothers and Presentation Brothers
- Edmund Rice , early Massachusetts Bay settler who has many descendants in the northern U.S.A.
- Edmund Rice , brigadier general, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- Edmund Rice , U.S. Congressman from Minnesota
- Edward A. Rice Jr., U.S. Air Force Lt. General
- Edward E. Rice, writer in U.S. theater
- Edward Loranus Rice, U.S. biologist and educator
- Edward Y. Rice, U.S. representative from Illinois
- Elizabeth Rice, U.S. actress
- Elliott Warren Rice, U.S. Civil War general
- Elmer Rice, U.S. Pulitzer Prize winning playwright
- Eugene Rice, U.S. federal judge
- Eugene F. Rice Jr., U.S. historian
F
- Florence Rice, U.S. film actress of the 1930s and early 1940s
- Florence M. Rice, New York City consumer advocate
- Francis Rice, 5th Baron Dynevor
- Franklin Pierce Rice publisher, historian and antiquarian
G
- Gary Rice, a former British cricketer
- George Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor
- George Rice-Trevor, 4th Baron Dynevor
- George W. Rice, Canadian photographer and arctic explorer
- George W. Rice , U.S. businessman known for founding the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
- Gigi Rice, U.S. movie and television actress
- Glen Rice U.S. professional basketball player
- Gordon Rice, Canadian artist
- Grantland Rice U.S. sportswriter
H
- Harvey Rice, lawyer, publisher, author and Ohio state legislator
- Helen Steiner Rice, U.S. writer of religious poetry
- Henry Rice, U.S. military officer, merchant and Massachusetts state legislator
- Henry Gordon Rice, U.S. logician known for Rice's theorem
- Henry Mower Rice , U.S. Senator from Minnesota
- Homer Rice, U.S. professional and college football coach
- Horace Rice, Australian tennis player
- Howard Rice, U.S. sailor
I
- Ignatius Rice headmaster of Douai School in England
- Isaac Rice, U.S. inventor and chess player
J
- J Rice, American singer songwriter
- Jackie Rice, Filipina actress and model
- Jacob Rice, New Hampshire politician
- Jacob Rice , New York politician
- James A. Rice, U.S. politician and jurist
- James Clay Rice, U.S. Civil War general
- James Mahmud Rice, Australian sociologist
- James Montgomery Rice, American lawyer and politician
- James R. Rice,, U.S. scholar in the field of solid mechanics
- James S. Rice,, U.S. rancher and businessman
- James Rice, English amateur cricketer from 1811 to 1813
- James Rice , English novelist
- Jerry Rice Jr. U.S. football player in college
- Jerry Rice,, former U.S. football player in the National Football League
- Jim Rice, former U.S. baseball player
- Joan Rice, British movie actress
- Joel Ryce-Menuhin, or Joel Taylor Rice, pianist and Jungian psychologist
- John Rice, several people
- Johnathan Rice, U.S. musician
- Jonas Rice, founder of Worcester, Massachusetts
- Joseph Waldo Rice American-born entrepreneur and Australia pioneer
K
- Kathleen M. Rice, U.S Congresswoman representing New York's 4th congressional district
L
- L. Scott Rice, U.S. Air Force major general
- Laban Lacy Rice, U.S. educator
- Landon Rice, Canadian football player
- Larry Rice, U.S. racing car driver
- Len Rice, U.S. baseball player
- Lilian Jeannette Rice, American architect
- Linda L. Rice, American racehorse trainer
- Lucy Wilson Rice, American artist based in Texas
- Luther Rice, U.S. minister and missionary
M
- Mack Rice, U.S. songwriter
- Mandy Rice-Davies British model involved in the Profumo affair
- Marjorie Rice, U.S. amateur mathematician
- Matthew Rice, U.S. college and professional football player
- Michael Rice or Mike Rice, several people
- Milton P. Rice, American lawyer
- Miriam C. Rice, American artist
N
- Nathaniel Rice, colonial governor of North Carolina
- Norm Rice, former mayor of Seattle, Washington
P
- Pat Rice, Northern Ireland football player and coach
- Paul Rice, Australian District Court Judge
- Paul North Rice American librarian
- Percy Fitch Rice, inventor and businessman
- Peter Rice, Irish structural engineer
R
- Rachel Rice, Welsh actress and model
- Ray Rice, U.S. Professional Kickboxing Champion and Martial Arts Instructor
- Ray Rice, U.S. professional football player
- Rice Brothers John and Greg, U.S. identical twin dwarfs, actors in commercials
- Richard Rice, multiple people
- Robert V. Rice, U.S. biochemist
- Ronald Rice U.S. New Jersey state politician
S
- Sam Rice, U.S. baseball player
- Samuel Allen Rice, U.S. Civil war general
- Santino Rice, U.S. fashion designer
- Sarah Rice, U.S. stage actress
- Sidney Rice, U.S. professional football player
- Simeon Rice, U.S. professional football player
- Spencer Rice, Canadian writer and comedian
- Stan Rice, U.S. poet and artist, husband of Anne Rice
- Stephanie Rice, Australian swimmer
- Steven Rice, 1990s National Hockey League player from Canada
- Stuart A. Rice, U.S. theoretical and physical chemist
- Susan Rice, U.S. foreign policy advisor and ambassador to the United Nations
- Suzy Rice, U.S. screenwriter and graphic artist
T
- Terry Rice, member of the Arkansas House of Representatives
- Thomas Rice, multiple people
- Tim Rice, British lyricist, worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber
- Tim Rice-Oxley, English musician, co-founder of Keane
- Tony Rice is a former U.S. professional football player
- Tony Rice U.S. bluegrass musician
- Tom Rice U.S. Congressman
- Travis Rice U.S. professional snowboarder
V
- Victor M. Rice, New York politician
W
- W. Thomas Rice, American railroad executive
- Wallace Rice, U.S. author, lecturer, and poet
- Walter Rice, 7th Baron Dynevor
- Willard Rice, American silver medalist in 1924 Winter Olympics
- William B. Rice, American industrialist and corporate executive
- William "Bill" Rice, American artist, writer, actor, and director
- William Craig Rice, American pedagogy expert
- William Hyde Rice, sugar plantation owner and politician from Kauai, Hawaii
- William Marsh Rice, American businessman, founder of Rice University
- William North Rice, American geologist
- William W. Rice, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
Fictional characters
- Chlöe Rice, a character in the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why