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 William Prentice Cooper Jr. (September 28, 1895May 18, 1969) was an American politician and diplomat who served as the 39th governor of Tennessee from 1939 to 1945. He led the state's mobilization efforts for World War II, when over 300,000 Ten ...

(1895–1969), American politician *

Prentice Delaney Prentice John Delaney Jr. (January 8, 1945 – April 13, 2003), better known as Sean Delaney, was an American musician, producer, road manager and songwriter, best known for his work with the rock band KISS from the early 1970s until the early 1 ...

(1945–2003), American musician, producer, road manager, and songwriter * Derrick Prentice Barry (born 1983), American drag queen and Britney Spears impersonator *

Prentice E. Sanders Prentice Earl Sanders, also known as Earl Sanders (October 12, 1937 – January 11, 2021), was a member of the San Francisco Police Department from 1964 through 2003. He became the first African American chief of that department in 2002. His t ...

(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 Prentice Moreland (March 4, 1925 – September 1988) was an American R&B and doo wop singer of the 1950s and early 1960s. Early life Moreland was born on March 4, 1925, in East St. Louis, Illinois. At some points in his life, he claime ...

(1925–1988), American rhythm and blues singer * Prentice Mulford (1834–1891), American literary humorist *

Prentice Redman Prentice Montezz Redman (born August 23, 1979) is an American former professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Mets. He is the brother of former big league center fielder Tike Redman. Playing ca ...

(born 1979), American professional baseball player

Surname

Adam Prentice Adam M. Prentice (born January 16, 1997) is an American football fullback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Carolina and Colorado State. Early years Prentice was born in Fresn ...

(born 1997), American football player *

Alta Rockefeller Prentice Alta Rockefeller Prentice (April 12, 1871 – June 21, 1962) was an American philanthropist and socialite, daughter of Standard Oil co-founder John D. Rockefeller. Early life Alta was born on April 12, 1871 in Cleveland in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. ...

(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 Chris Prentice (born 4 May 1953) is a British luger. He competed in the men's singles event at the 1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske ...

(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 (born 1936), English artist *

David R. Prentice David R. Prentice (born December 22, 1943) is an American artist. Prentice was born in Hartford, Connecticut and studied at the Art School of the University of Hartford from 1962 to 1964, after which he worked for multiple esteemed artists inclu ...

(born 1943), American artist * Dean Prentice (born 1932), retired professional ice hockey left wing * Eric Prentice (1926–2002), professional ice hockey left winger *

George D. Prentice George Dennison Prentice (December 18, 1802 – January 22, 1870) was an American newspaper editor, writer and poet who built the ''Louisville Journal'' into a major newspaper in Louisville, Kentucky, and the Ohio River Valley, in part by the vir ...

(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 Judson Prentice (March 2, 1810 – July 27, 1886) was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate. Biography Prentice was born in Oriskany Falls, New York, Oriskany Falls, Oneida County, New York, to Lucy Stafford and Thomas Prentice. He lived in Er ...

(1810–1886), member of the Wisconsin State Senate *

Justin Prentice Justin Wright Prentice (born March 25, 1994) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Bryce Walker, the main antagonist in the Netflix series ''13 Reasons Why''. Prentice is also known for his role as Cash Gallagher in the ABC sitcom '' ...

(born 1994), American actor *

Keith Prentice Keith Prentice (February 21, 1940 – September 27, 1992) was an American TV, film and stage actor, whose most famous role was the part of Larry in both the original stage and film versions of '' The Boys in the Band''. He also appeared on t ...

(1940–1992), American soap opera actor * Leslie Prentice (1886–1928), Australian-born English cricketer *

Levi Wells Prentice Levi Wells Prentice (December 18, 1851 – November 28, 1935) was an American still life and landscape painter. Prentice was associated with the Hudson River School. Prentice grew up on a farm in Lewis County, New York By 1872, Prentice had tr ...

(1851–1935), American still life and landscape painter *

Margarita Prentice Margarita López Prentice (February 22, 1931 – April 2, 2019) was a Washington (U.S. state), Washington state legislator. A Democratic Party (United States), Democrat, she represented the 11th District, which includes Seattle's Beacon Hill, S ...

(21st century), Washington State Senator *

Mitchell Prentice Mitchell Prentice (born 2 March 1983) is an Australian footballer. Club career An AIS graduate, he played with Northern Spirit and Marconi Stallions in the NSL before trying his luck overseas where he had short stints with Scottish club Stir ...

(born 1983), Australian football (soccer) player * Reg Prentice (1923–2001), politician in the United Kingdom *

Tim Prentice (designer) Tim Prentice (born c. 1964) is an American industrial designer and president of Motonium Design in California. Prentice holds a B.S. in industrial technology from California State University, Chico (1987) and is a graduate of Art Center College of ...

, industrial designer * Tim Prentice (sculptor) (21st century), kinetic sculptor * Travis Prentice (born 1976), former American football running back *

(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 This is a list of characters that have appeared or been mentioned on the American ABC soap opera ''General Hospital''. A Aaron :(Chad Brannon, 2009) Abigail :( Ivy Bethune, 1987) Sarah Abbott :(Eileen Dietz, 1981–83) ::Roommate to Heather W ...

, 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 {{given name, type=both