Rice (family name)
Like Reese, Rice is an Anglicized form of the Welsh given name Rhys . In North America, the name Rice goes back to a transliteration of the German name Reiss .
Name bearer
A.
- Abraham Rice (1802–1862), German Talmudic scholar and rabbi in the United States, see Abraham Joseph Reiss
- Albert E. Rice (1845–1921), American politician
- Alexander H. Rice (1818–1895), American politician
- Americus V. Rice (1835–1904), American politician
- Angourie Rice (* 2001), Australian actress
- Anna Rice (* 1980), Canadian badminton player
- Anne Rice (* 1941), American writer
B.
- Ben Rice (born 1972), British writer
- Benjamin F. Rice (1828–1905), American politician
- Bernard Rice (1874 – after 1917), British glass painter
- Boyd Rice (born 1956), American musician
- Buddy Rice (* 1976), American racing driver
C.
- Cecil Spring-Rice (1859-1918), British diplomat
- Chandler Rice (* 1994), American softball player
- Charles Rice (Sound Engineer) ( Charles J. Rice ), American sound engineer
- Charles E. Rice (1931–2015), American law scholar and university professor
- Charles M. Rice (* 1952), American virologist and university professor
- Charlie Rice (1920–2018), American jazz drummer
- Chase Rice (* 1986), American country pop singer
- Christopher Rice (* 1978), American writer
- Clive Rice († 2015), South African cricketer
- Condoleezza Rice (* 1954), American politician
D.
- Damien Rice (* 1973), Irish musician
- David Rice (* 1989), British tennis player
- David Talbot Rice (1903–1972), British art historian and Byzantineist
- Declan Rice (* 1999), Irish-English soccer player
- Dorothy P. Rice (1922–2017), American health economist and statistician
E.
- Edmund Rice (politician) (1819–1889), American politician
- Edmund Rice (General) (1842–1906), American general
- Edmund Ignatius Rice (1762–1844), founder of the Irish order
- Edward Rice (politician) (1694–1727), British politician
- Edward Matthew Rice (* 1960), American clergyman, Bishop of Springfield-Cape Girardeau
- Edward Y. Rice (1820-1883), American politician
- Elmer Rice (1892–1967), American writer
- Emmett J. Rice (1919–2011), American economist and bank manager
- Ernest Rice (1872–1950), American politician
F.
- Frank Rice (politician) (1845-1914), American politician (New York)
- Frank Rice (actor) (1892–1936), American actor
- Frank J. Rice (1869–1917), American politician, Mayor of New Haven
- Frank P. Rice (1838-1923), American politician (Georgia)
- Franklin Pierce Rice (1852-1919), American publicist and historian
G
- George Rice (politician) (1724–1779), British politician
- George Rice, 3rd Baron Dynevor (1765–1852), British nobleman and politician
- George Rice-Trevor, 4th Baron Dynevor (1795–1869), British nobleman and politician
- George Rice (racing driver) (1914–2003), American racing driver
- Gerald Spring Rice, 6th Baron Monteagle of Brandon (1926–2013), British nobleman and politician
- Gigi Rice (born 1965), American actress
- Gitz Rice (1891–1947), Canadian singer, composer, pianist and entertainer
- Glen Rice (* 1967), American basketball player
- Glen Rice Jr. (born 1991), American basketball player
- Grantland Rice (1880–1954), American journalist, sports reporter and author
- Greg Rice (1916–1991), American track and field athlete
- Griffith Rice (around 1530–1584), Welsh nobleman
- Griffith Rice (politician) (around 1664–1729), British politician
H
- Henry Rice (writer) (around 1590 – around 1651), Welsh nobleman, courtier, and writer
- Henry Gordon Rice (1920–2003), American mathematician
- Henry Mower Rice (1816-1894), American politician
- Hoke Rice (1909–1974), American musician
- Horace Rice (1872–1950), Australian tennis player
I.
- Isaac Rice (1850–1915), American entrepreneur and chess player
J
- James R. Rice (* 1940), American engineer and geophysicist
- Janet Rice (* 1960), Australian politician
- Jeremy Rice (* 1990), British skeleton pilot
- Jerry Rice (born 1962), American football player
- Jim Rice (born 1953), American baseball player
- Joan Rice (1930–1997), British actress
- John Rice (chess composer) (* 1937), British chess composer
- John Rice (screenwriter) , American screenwriter and film producer
- John B. Rice (1832-1893), American politician
- John Blake Rice (1809–1874), American politician
- John H. Rice (1816–1911), American politician
- John McConnell Rice (1831–1895), American politician
- John S. Rice (1899–1985), American politician and diplomat
- Joseph John Rice (1871–1938), American clergyman, Bishop of Burlington
K
- Kathleen Rice (* 1965), American politician
- Kevin Rice , automobile designer
L.
- Larry Rice (1949–2006), American musician
- Lena Rice (1866-1907), Irish tennis player
- Lloyd Rice (* 1928), Canadian canoeist
M.
- Mack Rice (1933-2016), American singer-songwriter
- Mandy Rice-Davies (1944-2014), British dancer, entrepreneur, actress and author
- Matthew Rice (* 1979), Australian cyclist
- Megan Rice (* 1930), American peace activist
- Michael Rice (born 1997), British singer
N
- Nathan Rice (* 1983), English badminton player
- Nathaniel Rice († 1753), British politician, Governor of the Province of North Carolina
- Norm Rice (born 1943), American politician
O
- Oscar K. Rice (1903–1978), American chemist
P
- Pat Rice (* 1949), Northern Irish football player and coach
- Peter Rice (1935–1992), Irish author and engineer
R.
- Rachel Rice (* 1984), Welsh actress and model
- Ray Rice (born 1987), American football player
- Rex Rice (1918-2004), American computer engineer
- Richard Rice (* 1944), American Adventist theologian and author
S.
- Sam Rice (1890–1974), American baseball player
- Sidney Rice (born 1986), American football player
- Spencer Rice (born 1963), Canadian actor, screenwriter, producer and comedian
- Stan Rice (1942–2002), American painter and poet
- Stephanie Rice (* 1988), Australian swimmer
- Stephen O. Rice (1907–1986), American electrical engineer
- Stuart A. Rice ( Stuart Alan Rice ; * 1932), American chemist and physicist
- Stuart Arthur Rice (1889–1969), American sociologist and statistician
- Susan E. Rice (* 1964), American politician
T
- Tamir Rice (2002–2014), American student who was shot by a police officer, see Tamir Rice death
- Theron Moses Rice (1829–1895), American politician
- Thomas Rice (politician) (1768-1854), American politician
- Thomas D. Rice (1808-1860), American comedian
- Thomas Spring Rice, 1st Baron Monteagle of Brandon (1790–1866), British peer and politician
- Tim Rice (born 1944), British copywriter
- Tim Rice-Oxley (* 1976), English musician, producer and singer
- Tom Rice (* 1957), American politician
- Tony Rice (born 1951), American musician
- Travis Rice (* 1982), American snowboarder
- Tyrese Rice (* 1987), American basketball player
W.
- Walter Rice (around 1560–?), Welsh nobleman and politician
- Waubgeshig Rice (* 1979), Canadian journalist and writer
- Willard Rice (1895–1967), American ice hockey player
- William Rice (rower) , Canadian rower
- William Gorham Rice (1856–1945), American music writer
- William L. Rice (1931–2006), American actor, production manager and assistant director
- William W. Rice (1826-1896), American politician
- Windland Smith Rice ( Sandra Windland "Wendy" Smith Rice ; 1970–2005), American photographer
Individual evidence
- ^ Edmund Rice (1638) Association: Origins of the Rice Surname and Implications for the Rice DNA Project June 7, 2007