Jace or Jase is a masculine given name, often a shortened version of
Jason
Jason ( ; ) was an ancient Greek mythological hero and leader of the Argonauts, whose quest for the Golden Fleece featured in Greek literature. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos. He was married to the sorceress Medea. He w ...
, and more rarely a surname.
People
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Jace (artist)
Jace is a French graffiti artist currently living in Réunion island. He is mostly known for his Gouzou.
Biography
Jace was born in Le Havre in 1973 and moved to Réunion island when his parents had to move there for work. In 1990 he studied b ...
, French graffiti artist
Given name
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Jace Alexander
Jason "Jace" Alexander (born April 7, 1964) is an American former television director, actor, and convicted sex offender from New York City. In 2015, Alexander was arrested for the downloading and file sharing of child pornography, and later pled ...
(born 1964), American television director and actor
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Jace Amaro
Jace Jordan Amaro (born June 26, 1992) is a former American football tight end who played in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the New York Jets in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He also played for the Tennessee Ti ...
(born 1992), American football player
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Jace Billingsley
Jace Billingsley (born May 16, 1993) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Eastern Oregon University, and was signed by the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent after the 2016 NFL ...
(born 1993), American football player
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Jace Bode (born 1987), Australian rules footballer
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Jase Bolger
James "Jase" Bolger (born February 2, 1971) served as the 71st Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives from January 12, 2011 to the end of 2014 session. Bolger is a member of the Republican Party, and represented Michigan's 63rd house ...
(born 1971), American politician
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Jace Bugg (1976–2003), American golfer
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Jace Chan
Jace Chan () is a female singer and actress from Hong Kong. She was first noticed by the general public because of her debut in acting in a 2017 TV series by ViuTV. She then debuted in the music industry in 2019 and won the New Artist Award on M ...
(born 1994), Hong Kong singer
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Jace Clark (born 2005), American soccer player
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Jase Coburn
Jase Coburn (born September 16, 1983) is an American basketball coach who is currently the head coach at Portland State University. He was promoted in 2021 after eight seasons as an assistant with the program, and was a coach at the high school a ...
(born 1983), American basketball coach
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Jace Daniels (born 1989), American football player
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Jase Daniels (born 1982), American linguist
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Jace Denmark (born 2004), American racing driver
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Jace Everett
Jace Everett Beasley (born May 27, 1972) is an American singer-songwriter and musician who performs country and rock music. Signed to Epic Records in 2005, he released his debut single "That's the Kind of Love I'm In" in 2005, which peaked at N ...
(born 1972), American singer
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Jace Flores
Reynaldo Chanco Flores Jr. (born November 15, 1988), better known by his screen name Jace Flores is a Filipino former television actor and host. He joined season 1 of the reality game show ''Survivor Philippines'' in 2009. He is also a professi ...
(born 1988), Filipino actor
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Jace Fry
Jace Hayden Fry (born July 9, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox. Prior to his professional career, he played college baseball for the Or ...
(born 1993), American Baseball player
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Jace Hall
Jason "Jace" Hall is an American film, television and video game producer.
Career
Hall was one of the founders of Monolith Productions and is CEO of record keeping platform Twin Galaxies. His music video "I Play W.O.W" was featured on IGN's Y ...
(born 1971), American film producer
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Jace Jung
Jace Andrew Jung (born October 4, 2000) is an American baseball second baseman in the Detroit Tigers organization. He played college baseball for the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
Early life and amateur career
Jung grew up in San Antonio, Texas and att ...
(born 2000), American baseball player
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Jace Kotsopoulos
Jace Dayton Kotsopoulos (born December 1, 1997) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Burlington SC in League1 Ontario.
Early life
Kotsopoulos first played youth soccer with Oakville SC and Dixie SC. He joined Burlington SC at ...
(born 1997), Canadian soccer player
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Jace Lasek
Jace Lasek is a Canadian musician and producer living in Montreal. He and his wife Olga Goreas are the principal songwriters for the Montreal-based indie rock band The Besnard Lakes. Lasek plays guitar, bass, drums and keyboards. He is also the b ...
, Canadian musician and producer
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Jace Miller
Jace Miller is a poet based in San Diego, California. He was born in Houston, Texas and grew up in and around New York City. His poems have been published on both sides of the Atlantic.
Journals featuring poetry by Jace Miller include ''Alehous ...
, American poet
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Jace Norman
Jace Lee Norman (born March 21, 2000) is an American actor. He starred as Henry Hart in the Nickelodeon television series ''Henry Danger'' from 2014 to 2020.
Early life
Norman was born in Corrales, New Mexico. He moved to Southern California whe ...
(born 2000), American actor
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Jace Peterson
Jace Ryan Peterson (born May 9, 1990) is an American professional baseball second baseman for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the San Diego Padres, Atlanta Braves, New York Yankees, Baltim ...
(born 1990), American baseball player
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Jace Richdale
Jace Richdale is an American producer and writer. He served as co-executive producer for seasons 5 and 6 of ''The Simpsons'' and wrote the season five episode "Burns' Heir". He was a part of the ''Simpsons'' writing staff during seasons 5, 6, 9 and ...
, American television producer
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Jase Robertson
Jason Silas "Jase" Robertson (born August 16, 1969) is an American television personality, businessman, and professional duck hunter best known for his work on the A&E reality television show ''Duck Dynasty''. He is the COO of Duck Commander, ...
(born 1969), American television personality
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Jace Sayler
James M. "Jace" Sayler (born February 27, 1979) is a former professional American football defensive tackle. He was signed by the New England Patriots as an undrafted free agent in 2001. He played college football at Michigan State.
Sayler ha ...
(born 1979), American football player
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Jace Sternberger
Jace Evan Sternberger (born June 26, 1996) is an American football tight end for the Birmingham Stallions of the United States Football League (USFL). He played college football at Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College, Kansas, and Texas A& ...
(born 1997), American football player
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Jace Van Dijk
Jace Van Dijk (born 1981) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Easts Tigers in the Queensland Cup. He primarily plays at halfback or standoff. He previously played for the Crusaders in the Super League. He is of Dutch ...
(born 1981), Australian rugby league player
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Jace Whittaker
Jace Whittaker (born July 16, 1995) is an American football cornerback for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He was signed by the Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2020 following his college football career at Ari ...
(born 1995), American football player
Surname
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April Jace
April Jace (born April Denise Laune; May 6, 1974 – May 19, 2014) was an American masters track and field athlete who ran in sprinting competitions. She was the 2011 world champion in the women's over-35 4 × 100 meters relay.
Early life
Apri ...
(1974–2014), American sprinter, wife of Michael Jace
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Michael Jace
Michael Andrew Jace (born July 13, 1962) is an American convicted murderer and former character actor, best known for his role as Los Angeles Police Officer Julien Lowe in the FX drama ''The Shield''. He also played Andre Tibbs, an ex-convict ...
(born 1965), American actor convicted of murdering his wife
Fictional characters
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Jase Dyer
Jase Dyer is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Stephen Lord between 19 July 2007 to 29 August 2008. The character and his casting was announced on the mid-2007 on June. Lord, in his first role, began filming ...
, a character on the soap opera ''
EastEnders
''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...
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Helga Jace
Dr. Helga Jace is a fictional character in the DC Comics Universe. She is a supporting character of the Outsiders and was the scientist responsible for bestowing the different earth-controlling powers upon Princess Tara/Terra and her elder broth ...
, a character in the comic book series ''
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery.
DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
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See also
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Jayce, given name
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Masculine given names
English masculine given names
Hypocorisms