# Prentice

Prentice is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

## Given name

* Abra Prentice Wilkin (born 1942), American philanthropist
* Nathaniel Prentice Banks (1816–1894), American politician and soldier
* Prentice Cooper (1895–1969), American politician
* Prentice Delaney (1945–2003), American musician, producer, road manager, and songwriter
* Derrick Prentice Barry (born 1983), American drag queen and Britney Spears impersonator
* Prentice E. Sanders (1937-2021), American police chief
* Prentice Gautt (1938–2005), American football running back
* Prentice Marshall (1926–2004), United States District judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
* Prentice McCray (born 1951), former American football safety in the National Football League
* Prentice Moreland (1925–1988), American rhythm and blues singer
* Prentice Mulford (1834–1891), American literary humorist
* Prentice Redman (born 1979), American professional baseball player

## Surname

* Adam Prentice (born 1997), American football player
* Alta Rockefeller Prentice (1871–1962), American activist
* Andrew Prentice (21st century), Australian mathematician
* Beatrice Prentice (20th century), American stage actress
* Bill Prentice (born 1950), retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward
* Bridget Prentice (born 1952), politician in the United Kingdom
* Chris Prentice (born 1953),former British Luger in the winter Olympics
* Christopher Prentice (born 1954), British diplomat
* Clarrie Prentice (20th century), Australian rugby union and rugby league player
* David Prentice (1936–2014), English artist
* David R. Prentice (born 1943), American artist
* Dean Prentice (1932–2019), retired professional ice hockey left wing
* Eric Prentice (1926–2002), professional ice hockey left winger
* Frank Winnold Prentice (1889–1982), Titanic survivor
* George D. Prentice (1802–1870), American newspaper editor
* Gordon Prentice (born 1951), politician in the United Kingdom
* Jessica Prentice (21st century), American chef
* Jim Prentice (1956–2016), Canadian politician and 16th Premier of Alberta
* John Prentice (disambiguation), various people
** John Prentice (cartoonist) (1920–1999), American cartoonist
** John Prentice (footballer, born 1926) (1926–2006), Scottish football player and manager
* John Rockefeller Prentice (1902–1972), United States Army officer
* Jordan Prentice (born 1973), Canadian dwarf actor
* Judson Prentice (1810–1886), member of the Wisconsin State Senate
* Justin Prentice (born 1994), American actor
* Keith Prentice (1940–1992), American soap opera actor
* Leslie Prentice (1886–1928), Australian-born English cricketer
* Levi Wells Prentice (1851–1935), American still life and landscape painter
* Margarita Prentice (21st century), Washington State Senator
* Mitchell Prentice (born 1983), Australian football (soccer) player
* Reg Prentice (1923–2001), politician in the United Kingdom
* Tim Prentice (designer), industrial designer
* Tim Prentice (sculptor) (21st century), kinetic sculptor
* Travis Prentice (born 1976), former American football running back
* Keith Prentice (born 1954), World Senior Curling Champion (2007)

## Fictional characters

* Dr. Peter Prentice, on the show The Mindy Project, portrayed by Adam Pally
* Dr. John Prentice, fictional character on the soap opera General Hospital
* Prentice McHoan, the protagonist of Iain Banks' 1992 novel The Crow Road
* Prentice Endal, an elf from the series Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger