Maurice is a traditionally masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

, also used as a surname. It originates as a French name derived from the Latin

Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It incl ...

or Mauricius and was subsequently used in other languages. Its popularity is due to

, a saint of the

Theban Legion The Theban Legion (also known as the Martyrs of Agaunum) figures in Christian hagiography as a Roman legion from Egypt—"six thousand six hundred and sixty-six men"—who converted en masse to Christianity and were martyred together in 286, a ...

(died 287). ''Mauritius'' is otherwise attested as a given name of the

Roman Empire The Roman Empire ( la, Imperium Romanum ; grc-gre, Βασιλεία τῶν Ῥωμαίων, Basileía tôn Rhōmaíōn) was the post-Republican period of ancient Rome. As a polity, it included large territorial holdings around the Mediterr ...

period, in origin meaning "one from

Mauritania Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...

", i.e. "the

Moor Moor or Moors may refer to: Nature and ecology * Moorland, a habitat characterized by low-growing vegetation and acidic soils. Ethnic and religious groups * Moors, Muslim inhabitants of the Maghreb, Iberian Peninsula, Sicily, and Malta during ...

". Forms in other languages include: Latvian Māris, Spanish Mauricio, Portuguese Maurício, Italian Maurizio, Dutch

Maurits Maurits is the Dutch equivalent of the masculine given name Maurice. People with the name include: Royalty * Prince Maurice of Nassau, (1567–1625), military leader of the Dutch Republic, son of William I of Orange * Count John Maurice of Nassau, ...

, Greek Μαυρίκιος (Mavrikios), Russian Маврикий (Mavrikiy), German

Moritz Moritz is the German equivalent of the name Maurice. It may refer to: People Given name * Saint Maurice, also called Saint Moritz, the leader of the legendary Roman Theban Legion in the 3rd century * Prince Moritz of Hesse (2007), the son of ...

, Czech Mořic, English

Morris Morris may refer to: Places Australia *St Morris, South Australia, place in South Australia Canada * Morris Township, Ontario, now part of the municipality of Morris-Turnberry * Rural Municipality of Morris, Manitoba ** Morris, Manitob ...

. In the form Morris, it is also used as a secularized version of the Jewish name Moishe.

Given name

;Late Antiquity to Middle Ages *

Saint Maurice Saint Maurice (also Moritz, Morris, or Mauritius; ) was an Egyptians, Egyptian military leader who headed the legendary Theban Legion of Roman Empire, Rome in the 3rd century, and is one of the favorite and most widely venerated saints of that Ma ...

also Moritz, Morris, or Mauritius (died 287), Roman legionnaire and Christian martyr *

Maurice (emperor) Maurice ( la, Mauricius or ''Mauritius''; ; 539 – 27 November 602) was Eastern Roman emperor from 582 to 602 and the last member of the Justinian dynasty. A successful general, Maurice was chosen as heir and son-in-law by his predecessor Tib ...

or Flavius Mauricius Tiberius Augustus (539–602), Byzantine emperor * Maurice (bishop) (died 1107), bishop of London, Lord Chancellor and Lord Keeper of England *

Maurice of Carnoet Maurice of Carnoet was a Cistercian abbot. Born in Brittany, Maurice went on to study at the University of Paris. When he completed his studies he entered the Langonette Monastery in 1144. In 1176 he was elected abbot of Langonette Monastery. Lat ...

(1117–1191), French abbot and saint * Maurice, Count of Oldenburg (fl. 1169–1211), count of Oldenburg * Mauritius (Dean of Armagh) (fl. 13th century), Irish cleric, Dean of Armagh 1238 *

Maurice of Inchaffray Maurice ( gd, Muireach or ''Muireadhach'') was a 14th-century Scottish cleric who became Prior of Inchmahome, Abbot of Inchaffray and then Bishop of Dunblane. He was Prior of Inchmahome Priory in Menteith after 1297. He became abbot of Inchaffra ...

(14th century), Scottish bishop *

Maurice Spata }); ) was the ruler of Arta from late 1399/early 1400 until his death in 1414 or 1415. Maurice's reign was dominated by his wars with Carlo I Tocco. Maurice was able to defend his capital of Arta, but despite some victories failed to prevent the fa ...

(14th to early 15th century), Albanian ruler of Arta from 1399 to 1414/15 ;Early Modern *

Maurice, Elector of Saxony Maurice (21 March 1521 – 9 July 1553) was Duke (1541–47) and later Elector (1547–53) of Saxony. His clever manipulation of alliances and disputes gained the Albertine branch of the Wettin dynasty extensive lands and the electoral dignity. ...

(1521–1553), German Saxon nobleman *

Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg Maurice of Saxe-Lauenburg (1551 – 2 November 1612, Buxtehude) was the fourth son of Francis I of Saxe-Lauenburg and Sybille of Saxe-Freiberg (Freiberg, *2 May 1515 – 18 July 1592*, Buxtehude), daughter of Duke Henry IV ''the Pious'' ...

(1551–1612), duke of Saxe-Lauenburg *

Maurice, Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel Maurice of Hesse-Kassel (german: Moritz; 25 May 1572 – 15 March 1632), also called Maurice the Learned or Moritz, was the Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) in the Holy Roman Empire from 1592 to 1627. Life Maurice was born in Kassel a ...

or Maurice the Learned (1572–1632), Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel *

Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange Maurice of Orange ( nl, Maurits van Oranje; 14 November 1567 – 23 April 1625) was ''stadtholder'' of all the provinces of the Dutch Republic except for Friesland from 1585 at the earliest until his death in 1625. Before he became Prince o ...

(1567–1625), stadtholder of the Netherlands *

Maurice of Savoy Maurice of Savoy (10 January 1593 – 4 October 1657, Turin) was a Prince of Savoy and a 17th-century cardinal. Life He was the son of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy and Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain. Aged 14, in 1607, he became ...

(1593–1657), prince of Savoy and a cardinal *

Maurice, Duke of Saxe-Zeitz Maurice of Saxe-Zeitz (28 March 1619 – 4 December 1681) was a duke of Saxe-Zeitz and member of the House of Wettin. Born in Dresden, he was the youngest surviving son of John George I, Elector of Saxony, and his second wife Magdalene Sibylle of ...

(1619–1681), duke of Saxe-Zeitz *

Maurice of the Palatinate Maurice, Prince Palatine of the Rhine KG (16 January 1621, in Küstrin Castle, Brandenburg – September 1652, near the Virgin Islands), was the fourth son of Frederick V, Elector Palatine and Princess Elizabeth, only daughter of King James VI ...

(1620–1652), Count Palatine of the Rhine *

William Maurice, Prince of Nassau-Siegen Prince William Maurice of Nassau-Siegen (18/28 January 1649 – 23 January 1691 Jul.), german: link=no, Wilhelm Moritz Fürst von Nassau-Siegen, official titles: ''Fürst zu Nassau, Graf zu Katzenelnbogen, Vianden, Diez, Limburg u ...

(1649–1691), prince of Nassau-Siegen ;Modern *

Maurice of Battenberg Prince Maurice of Battenberg , (Maurice Victor Donald; 3 October 1891 – 27 October 1914) was a member of the Hessian princely Battenberg family and the extended British Royal Family, and the youngest grandchild of Queen Victoria. He was know ...

(1891–1914), prince of the Battenberg family and member of the British Royal Family *

Maurice of the Netherlands Prince Maurice of the Netherlands, Prince of Orange-Nassau (Willem Frederik Maurits Alexander Hendrik Karel; 15 September 1843 – 4 June 1850), was the second son of King William III of the Netherlands and his first spouse, Sophie of Württember ...

(1843–1850), prince of Orange-Nassau * Maurice Anderson (born 1975), American football player *

Maurice Binder Maurice Binder (December 4, 1918 – April 9, 1991) was an American film title designer best known for his work on 16 James Bond films including the first, '' Dr. No'' (1962) and for Stanley Donen's films from 1958. Early work He was born in Ne ...

(1918–1991), American film title designer *

Maurice Blanchot Maurice Blanchot (; ; 22 September 1907 – 20 February 2003) was a French writer, philosopher and literary theorist. His work, exploring a philosophy of death alongside poetic theories of meaning and sense, bore significant influence on post- ...

(1907–2003), French writer, philosopher, and literary theorist *

Maurice Bowra Sir Cecil Maurice Bowra, (; 8 April 1898 – 4 July 1971) was an English classical scholar, literary critic and academic, known for his wit. He was Warden of Wadham College, Oxford, from 1938 to 1970, and served as Vice-Chancellor of the Univers ...

(1898–1971), English classical scholar and academic * Maurice de Bus (1907–1963), French sculptor * Maurice Riemer Calhoun, Sr. (1909–1994), American politician * Maurice Chevalier, (1888–1972), French actor, singer and entertainer *

Maurice Cowling Maurice John Cowling (6 September 1926 – 24 August 2005) was a British historian and a Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge. Early life Cowling was born in West Norwood, South London, son of Reginald Frederick Cowling (1901–1962), a patent agen ...

(1926–2005), British historian *

Maurice Crum (disambiguation) Maurice Crum may refer to: * Maurice Crum Sr. (born 1969), American football player * Maurice Crum Jr. Maurice Crum Jr. (born May 29, 1986) is a former American football player and was formerly the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coac ...

, multiple people *

Maurice Deligne Maurice Deligne (7 October 1861 - 11 July 1939) was a French politician. He served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies The chamber of deputies is the lower house in many bicameral legislatures and the sole house in some unicameral legislatur ...

(1861–1939), French politician *

Maurice Duplessis Maurice Le Noblet Duplessis (; April 20, 1890 – September 7, 1959), was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 16th premier of Quebec. A conservative, nationalist, anti-Communist, anti-unionist and fervent Catholic, he and hi ...

(1890–1959), 16th Premier of Quebec, Canada * Maurice Duval (1869–1958), French general and aviator * Maurice Evans (disambiguation), multiple people * Maurice Failevic (1933-2016), French film director *

Maurice Ffrench Maurice Lamont Ffrench (born January 1, 1999) is an American football wide receiver. He played college football for Pittsburgh and was originally signed by the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in . He has also been a member of the L ...

(born 1998), American football player * Maurice Elwood Frump (1901–1979), American football player *

Maurice Gambier d'Hurigny Maurice Gambier d'Hurigny (1912–2000) was a French sculptor. He graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts. He won the Prix de Rome in Sculpture for ''La jeune Eve apparaît à l'aurore première'' in 1942. He also designed public sculptures, lik ...

(1912–2000), French sculptor *

Maurice Gamelin Maurice Gustave Gamelin (, 20 September 1872 – 18 April 1958) was an army general in the French Army. Gamelin is remembered for his disastrous command (until 17 May 1940) of the French military during the Battle of France (10 May–22 June 1940 ...

(1872–1958), French general remembered for his unsuccessful command of the French military in 1940 during the Battle of France *

Maurice Garin Maurice-François Garin (; 3 March 1871 – 19 February 1957) was an Italian then French road bicycle racer best known for winning the inaugural Tour de France in 1903, and for being stripped of his title in the second Tour in 1904 along with ...

(1871–1957), French road bicycle racer best known for winning the inaugural Tour de France in 1903, and for being stripped of his title in the second Tour in 1904 for cheating *

Maurice Gibb Maurice Ernest Gibb (; 22 December 1949 – 12 January 2003) was a British musician. He achieved fame as a member of the pop group Bee Gees. Although his elder brother Barry Gibb and fraternal twin brother Robin Gibb were the group's main le ...

(1949–2003), British singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer *

Maurice Greene (athlete) Maurice Greene (born July 23, 1974) is an American former track and field sprinter who competed in the 60 meters, 100 meters, and 200 meters. He is a former 100 m world record holder with a time of 9.79 seconds. During the height of his career ...

, American sprinter *

Maurice Grevisse Maurice Grevisse (;Maurice Grevisse about the pronunciation of his name, http://www.ina.fr/video/CPB08008704/maurice-grevisse-video.html 7 October 1895 – 4 July 1980) was a Belgian grammarian. Biography Born in Rulles, a small village in the p ...

(1895–1980), Belgian grammarian *

Maurice Healy (campaigner) Maurice Eugene Healy (27 November 1933 - 3 November 2020), was a British consumer campaigner, editor of ''Which?'' magazine and later director of the National Consumer Council. Maurice Eugene Healy was born on 27 November 1933 in Streatham, s ...

(1933–2020), British consumer campaigner * Maurice Howard, British art historian * Maurice Hurst Jr. (born 1995), American football player *

Maurice Kemp Maurice Kemp (born February 2, 1991) is an American basketball player who plays the power forward position for Bnei Herzliya in the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He previously played for the Maccabi Rishon LeZion in the same league, and i ...

(born 1991), American basketball player in the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl ( he, ליגת העל, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is the top-tier level league of professional sports, professional competition in Israeli sports club, club basketball, making ...

Maurice LaMarche Maurice LaMarche (born March 30, 1958) is a Canadian voice actor, comedian, and impressionist. He has voiced the Brain in '' Animaniacs'' as well as its spin-off '' Pinky and the Brain'', Big Bob in ''Hey Arnold!'' (1996–2004), and a variety of ...

, Canadian actor *

Maurice Leblanc Maurice Marie Émile Leblanc (; ; 11 December 1864 – 6 November 1941) was a French novelist and writer of short stories, known primarily as the creator of the fictional gentleman thief and detective Arsène Lupin, often described as a French c ...

(1864–1941), French novelist and writer *

Maurice Leyland Maurice Leyland (20 July 1900 – 1 January 1967) was an English international cricketer who played 41 Test matches between 1928 and 1938. In first-class cricket, he represented Yorkshire County Cricket Club between 1920 and 1946, scoring ove ...

(1900–1967), English cricketer *

Maurice Meisner Maurice Jerome Meisner (November 17, 1931 – January 23, 2012) was an historian of 20th century China and professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. His study of the Chinese Revolution (1949), Chinese Revolution and the China, People's R ...

(1931–2012), historian of 20th century China *

Maurice de Mel Colonel Maurice Ann Gerard de Mel is a Ceylonese army officer. He served as Chief of Staff of the Ceylon Army and Commandant of the Ceylon Volunteer Force. He was one of the principals accused of the 1962 Ceylonese coup d'état attempt. Early l ...

, Sri Lankan Sinhala army colonel *

Maurice Merleau-Ponty Maurice Jean Jacques Merleau-Ponty. (; 14 March 1908 – 3 May 1961) was a French phenomenological philosopher, strongly influenced by Edmund Husserl and Martin Heidegger. The constitution of meaning in human experience was his main interest an ...

(1908–1961), French phenomenological philosopher * Maurice Joseph Micklewhite, birth name of

Michael Caine Sir Michael Caine (born Maurice Joseph Micklewhite; 14 March 1933) is an English actor. Known for his distinctive Cockney accent, he has appeared in more than 160 films in a career spanning seven decades, and is considered a British film ico ...

, English actor *

Maurice O'Neill (Irish republican) Maurice O'Neill was an Irish Republican Army (IRA) volunteer, captured in 1942 after a shoot out with Irish police, and promptly tried and executed, one of only two people executed in independent Ireland for a non-murder offence. Background O'Ne ...

, (d.1942)Executed Irish Republican * Maurice Pluskota (born 1992), German basketball player *

Maurice Ravel Joseph Maurice Ravel (7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937) was a French composer, pianist and conductor. He is often associated with Impressionism along with his elder contemporary Claude Debussy, although both composers rejected the term. In ...

(1875–1937), French Impressionist music composer and pianist *

Maurice Rioli Maurice Joseph Rioli Sr. (1 September 195725 December 2010) was an Australian rules footballer who represented St Mary's Football Club in the Northern Territory Football League (NTFL), in the West Australian Football League (WAFL) and in th ...

(1957–2010), Australian football player *

Maurice Roëves John Maurice Roëves (; 19 March 1937 – 14 July 2020) was a British actor. He appeared in over 120 film and television roles, in both the United Kingdom and the United States. His breakthrough performance was as Stephen Dedalus in the 1967 ...

(1937–2020), English actor *

Maurice Rozenthal Maurice Rozenthal (born 20 June 1975) is a French former professional ice hockey player. Personal Rozenthal is Jewish, and is the identical twin brother of François Rozenthal, who is also a French ice hockey player. Ice hockey career He has be ...

(born 1975), French ice hockey player * Maurice Ruah (born 1971), Venezuelan tennis player *

Maurice Sendak Maurice Bernard Sendak (; June 10, 1928 – May 8, 2012) was an American author and illustrator of children's books. He became most widely known for his book ''Where the Wild Things Are'', first published in 1963.Turan, Kenneth (October 16, 200 ...

(1928–2012), American known for ''Where the Wild Things Are'' * Maurice K. Smith (1926–2020), New Zealand-born American architect * Maurice Salvador Sreshta (1872-1952),

Postmaster General of Sri Lanka The Postmaster General of Sri Lanka is the appointed head of Sri Lanka Post, which is a government department. The current Postmaster General is Ranjith Ariyaratne. History The first mail service in Ceylon, was in 1788, established by the Dut ...

from 1923-1928 * Maurice Stuckey (born 1990), German basketball player *

Maurice Schwartz Maurice Schwartz, born Avram Moishe Schwartz (June 18, 1890 – May 10, 1960),Maurice Tornay (1910–1949), Swiss Catholic missionary *

Maurice Tulloch Maurice Tulloch (born March 1969) is a British/Canadian businessman, who was the chief executive officer (CEO) of Aviva from March 2019 to July 2020. Early life Tulloch was born in March 1969 in Falkirk, Scotland. He has dual British and Cana ...

(born 1969), British/Canadian businessman * Maurice Vinot (1888–1916), French film actor *

Maurice de Vlaminck Maurice de Vlaminck (4 April 1876 – 11 October 1958) was a French painter. Along with André Derain and Henri Matisse, he is considered one of the principal figures in the Fauve movement, a group of modern artists who from 1904 to 1908 we ...

(1876–1958), French painter, one of the principals in the Fauve movement * Maurice Watson (born 1993), American basketball player for Maccabi Rishon LeZion of the

* Maurice Wilkins (1916–2004), New Zealand-born English physicist and molecular biologist, and Nobel Laureate

Fictional characters

*Maurice, a character from the 1991 film ''

Beauty and the Beast ''Beauty and the Beast'' (french: La Belle et la Bête) is a fairy tale written by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve, Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve and published in 1740 in ''La Jeune Américaine et les contes marins'' ( ...

'' *Maurice, a monster character in the 1989 film '' Little Monsters'' * Maurice Lalonde (''Highlander'' character), character in the television program ''Highlander: The Series'' * Maurice Levy (''The Wire''), character in the television program ''The Wire'' *

Maurice Moss The following is a list of fictional characters from the Television in the United Kingdom, British television British sitcom, sitcom ''The IT Crowd'', which was broadcast by Channel 4 from 2006 to 2013. Main characters Roy Trenneman * Chris O'D ...

, character from the British sitcom ''The IT Crowd'' * Rap Master Maurice, a character portrayed by artist Derek Erdman * Maurice Olgilvie Hedgehog, real name of Sonic the Hedgehog * Maurice Hall, protagonist in the book ''Maurice'' by

E.M. Forster Edward Morgan Forster (1 January 1879 – 7 June 1970) was an English author, best known for his novels, particularly '' A Room with a View'' (1908), ''Howards End'' (1910), and ''A Passage to India'' (1924). He also wrote numerous short stor ...

Surname

Ann Maurice Ann Maurice (born November 11, 1951) is an American interior designer and house stager perhaps best known in the UK as Channel 5's " House Doctor". She also hosted two series of ''Ann Maurice: Interior Rivalry'' for the same channel in 2006 and ...

(born 1951), American interior designer and house stager, called "The House Doctor" *

Arthur Bartlett Maurice Arthur Bartlett Maurice (1873–1946) was an American editor, born in Rahway, New Jersey, and educated at Richmond College ( VA), and at Princeton. He served as an editor of the Woodbridge (NJ) ''Register'' in 1895, as city editor of the Elizabe ...

(1873–1946), American editor of the Woodbridge (NJ) ''Register'' * Benoît Maurice (born 1971), French football central defender * Charles G. Maurice (1911–1997), American teacher of dentistry and pioneer of endodontics *

Clément Maurice : Clément Maurice (1853–1933) was a French photographer, film director, and producer. Career First employed in the Lumière factories, where he entered in 1894, he became a portrait photographer in Paris, where he settled in Antoine Lumi� ...

(1853–1933), French photographer * David Maurice (1626–1702), Welsh priest and translator *

David M. Maurice David Myer Maurice (3 April 1922 in London – 20 July 2002 in Manhattan) was a British ophthalmologist, noted for his contributions to the development of the specular microscope used for examination of the cornea. Biography Maurice was educated a ...

(1922–2002), British ophthalmologist *

Emil Maurice Emil Maurice (; 19 January 1897 – 6 February 1972) was an early member of the National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nazi Party) and a founding member of the ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS). He was Hitler's first personal chauffeur, and was one of ...

(1897–1972), German watchmaker and senior Nazi Party official *

Florian Maurice Florian Maurice (born 20 January 1974) is a French football executive and former professional footballer who played as a striker. He most notably won the 1998 Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue with French team Paris Saint-Germain. He play ...

(born 1974), French footballer *

Frederick Barton Maurice Major-General Sir Frederick Barton Maurice, (19 January 1871 – 19 May 1951) was a British Army officer, military correspondent, writer and academic. During the First World War he was forced to retire from the army in May 1918 after writing a ...

(1871–1951), British general, military correspondent, writer and academic *

Frederick Denison Maurice John Frederick Denison Maurice (29 August 1805 – 1 April 1872), known as F. D. Maurice, was an English Anglican theologian, a prolific author, and one of the founders of Christian socialism. Since World War II, interest in Maurice has exp ...

(1805–1872), British author, theologian, and socialist *

Henry Maurice (minister) Henry Maurice (1634 – 30 July 1682) was a Welsh Anglican priest who became an Independent minister. Personal life Maurice was born in 1634 in the parish of Aberdaron, Wales, the son of Griffith Morris. He married Elin, daughter of Jeffrey Glynn ...

(1634–1682), Welsh priest who became an Independent minister * Henry Maurice (theologian) (c. 1647 – 1691), Welsh clergyman and professor *

Henry Gascoyne Maurice Henry Gascoyen Maurice (24 May 1874, Marlborough, Wiltshire, Marlborough – 12 May 1950) was President of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea 1920–1938 and President of the Zoological Society of London 1942–1948. He also ...

(1847–1950), English zoologist * Hugh Maurice (1775-1825), transcriber of Welsh manuscripts *

James Maurice James Maurice (November 7, 1814 – August 4, 1884) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a United States Representative from New York from 1853 to 1855. Life Born in New York City, he attended Broad Street Academy and b ...

(1814–1884), American politician from New York * James Wilkes Maurice (1775–1857), United Kingdom Royal Navy officer *

Jean-Eudes Maurice Jean-Eudes Maurice (born 21 June 1986) is a professional footballer who plays for UR Namur in Belgium. He is a typical 'Number 9' striker known for his speed and accuracy. Born in France, he represents Haiti at international level and was a me ...

(born 1986), French-born Haitian footballer *

John D. Maurice John D. Maurice is an American journalist. He won the 1975 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing for his editorials about the Kanawha County textbook controversy, Kanawha County schoolbook controversy. Maurice worked as a reporter in Huntington, ...

, American writer and Pulitzer Prize winner *

John Frederick Maurice Major-General Sir John Frederick Maurice (24 May 1841 – 12 January 1912) was a senior British Army officer, chiefly remembered for his military writings. Family and early life Maurice was born in Southwark, London in 1841, the eldest son of R ...

(1841–1912), English soldier and military writer *

María Belén Pérez Maurice María Belén Pérez Maurice (born 12 July 1985) is an Argentinian sabre fencer who was Pan American champion in 2014. She was the only representative of the sport from Argentina at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the 2016 Summer Olympics ...

(born 1985), Argentinian fencer *

Mary Maurice Mary Maurice (November 15, 1844 – April 30, 1918) was an American actress who appeared in 139 films between 1909 and 1918. Biography Maurice was born on November 15, 1844, in Morristown, Ohio. Originally a schoolteacher, during her long ...

(1844–1918), American actress * Mathias Maurice (1684-1738), Welsh minister and writer * Monica Maurice (1908 – 1995) industrialist, first, and for 40 years the only, woman member of the Association of Mining Electrical Engineers, known as “the Lady of the Lamp”. *

Paul Maurice Paul Maurice (born January 30, 1967) is a Canadian former ice hockey player and coach. He is the head coach of the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL). At age 43, Maurice became the youngest coach in NHL history to coach 1,000 g ...

(born 1967), Canadian hockey player and coach *

Paule Maurice Paule Charlotte Marie Jeanne Maurice (29 September 1910 – 18 August 1967) was a French composer. Life and career Maurice was born in Paris to Raoul Auguste Alexandre Maurice and Marguerite Jeanne Lebrun. Registration lists at the Conservat ...

(1910–1967), French composer * Peter Maurice (priest) (1803–1878), Welsh priest and writer * Peter Maurice (bishop) (born 1951), English cleric - bishop of Taunton *

Richard Maurice Richard D. Maurice (June 14, 1893 – February 5, 1955) was a pioneering filmmaker during the silent film, silent era. Later, he became involved in labor organizing and helped found the Dining Car and Railroad Food Workers Trade union, union. He ...

(1893– fl. 1951), Cuban-American filmmaker and labor organizer * Thomas Maurice (fl. 1755–1824), English poet oriental scholar, historian, chaplain and vicar *

William Maurice (politician) Sir William Maurice (April 1552 – August 1622) was a Welsh politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1593 and 1611. Maurice was the son of Morys ap Ellis ap Morys, and grandson of Ellis ap Morris of Clennenau, his bro ...

(1552–1622), Welsh politician (an anglicization of his patronymic, ap Morys) *

William Maurice (antiquary) William Maurice (1620–1680) was a well-known seventeenth-century collector and transcriber of Welsh manuscripts and books from Denbighshire, Wales. Early life Maurice was born around 1620 in the small community of Cefn-y-Braich in the pa ...

(1620-1680), Welsh antiquary and collector of manuscripts {{given name, type=both English masculine given names French masculine given names English-language masculine given names Lists of people by given name Surnames from given names