# 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), American businessman, Massachusetts State legislator
* Albert E. Rice (1845–1921), American politician, Lt. Governor of Minnesota
* Alex Rice (born 1972), Canadian First Nations (Mohawk) actress
* Alexander H. Rice (1818–1895), American politician, Governor of Massachusetts
* Alexander H. Rice Jr. (1875–1956), American physician, geographer, explorer
* Alice Hegan Rice (1870–1942), American novelist
* Alice May Bates Rice (1868–after 1907), American soprano singer
* Americus Vespucius Rice (1835–1904), American Civil War general (Union) and U.S. Congressman
* Amy Rice (born 1966), American attorney, former Democratic member of the Rhode Island House of Representatives
* Andrew Rice (born 1973), American civic leader and politician, Oklahoma State senator
* Andrew E. Rice (1922–2010), American academic, founder of Peace Corps and Society for International Development
* Angourie Rice (born 2001), Australian actress
* Anna Rice (born 1980), Canadian badminton player
* Anne Rice (1941–2021), American author
* Anneka Rice (born 1958), British television presenter
* Arthur Rice, 6th Baron Dynevor (1836–1911), British peer
* Ashley Rice (born 1986), English actor

## B

* Ben Rice (baseball) (born 1999), American baseball player
* 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
* Brendan Patrick Rice (born 1997), stage name Gus Dapperton, American singer-songwriter
* 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
* Ira A. Rice (1812–1887), Wisconsin pioneer and politician
* 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

* Nacole Rice (born 1977), American singer
* 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 (disambiguation), multiple people

## 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 (disambiguation), multiple people

## 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 (1932–2024), U.S. theoretical and physical chemist
* Stuart A. Rice (statistician) (1889–1969), American statistician and sociologist
* 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.