Prentiss may refer to:

People

Given name

* Prentiss Barnes (1925–2006), U.S. singer *

Prentiss M. Brown Prentiss Marsh Brown (June 18, 1889December 19, 1973) was a Democratic U.S. Representative and Senator from the state of Michigan. Biography Brown was born in St. Ignace, Michigan and attended the public schools there. He attended the Uni ...

(1889–1973), Michigan politician *

Robert Prentiss Daniel Robert Prentiss Daniel (November 2, 1902 – January 5, 1968) was an African-American psychologist, scholar, and college president. Born in Ettrick, Virginia to Charles James and Carrie Daniel, he was the sixth of eight children. Personal l ...

(1902–1968), U.S. academic *

Prentiss Douglass Prentiss Porter Douglass (June 23, 1887 – November 9, 1949) was an American football player and coach. He was a native of Martinsville, Illinois who graduated from the Culver Military Academy and the University of Michigan. He played football ...

(1884–1949), U.S. American football coach and player * Prentiss Hubb (born 1999), American basketball player for Notre Dame *

Prentiss Ingraham Colonel Prentiss Ingraham (December 28, 1843 – August 16, 1904) was a colonel in the Confederate Army, a mercenary throughout the 1860s, and a fiction writer. Biography Prentiss Ingraham, the son of Rev. Joseph Ingraham (author of A Pri ...

(1843–1904), soldier and mercenary * Prentiss Mellen (1764–1840), Massachusetts jurist * Prentiss Oakley, Louisiana police officer * Prentiss Taylor (1907–1991), U.S. artist *

Prentiss Waggner Prentiss Waggner (born June 28, 1990) is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He played college football at Tennessee. Early years Waggner attended and played high school football at Clinton High School in Clinton, Lo ...

(born 1990), U.S. American football player *

Prentiss Walker Prentiss Lafayette Walker (August 23, 1917 – June 5, 1998) was an American farmer, businessman, and politician from Mississippi. A staunch segregationist, in 1964 he became the first Republican to be elected to the United States House of R ...

(1917–1998), Mississippi politician

Surname

* Adella Prentiss Hughes (1869–1950; nee ''Prentiss''), U.S musician *

Ann Prentiss Ann Prentiss (November 27, 1939 – January 12, 2010) was an American actress. Early life Prentiss was born Ann Elizabeth Ragusa in San Antonio, Texas, to Paulene (née Gardner) and Thomas J. Ragusa. Her father was of Sicilian descent. Her eld ...

(1939–2010), U.S. actress *

Anna Marie Prentiss Anna Marie Prentiss is an American archaeologist and Regents Professor of Anthropology at the University of Montana. She is known for her works on the history of the Great Plains, Pacific Northwest The Pacific Northwest (sometimes Casca ...

, American archeologist * Benjamin Prentiss (1819–1901), Union general in American civil war *

Elizabeth Prentiss Elizabeth Payson Prentiss (October 26, 1818 – August 13, 1878) was an American author, well known for her hymn "More Love to Thee, O Christ" and the religious novel ''Stepping Heavenward'' (1869). Her writings enjoyed renewed popularity in the ...

(1818–1878), U.S. songwriter, poet, writer *

John Holmes Prentiss John Holmes Prentiss (April 17, 1784June 26, 1861) was an American newspaper publisher and politician in the U.S. state of New York. He represented New York's 19th congressional district in the 25th and 26th U.S. Congresses from 1837 to 1841. ...

(1784–1861), New York politician * Melodye Prentiss, 1968 ''Playboy'' model *

Paula Prentiss Paula Prentiss (née Ragusa; born March 4, 1938) is an American actress. She is best known for her film roles in '' Where the Boys Are'' (1960), ''What's New Pussycat?'' (1965), ''Catch-22'' (1970), '' The Parallax View'' (1974), and '' The Stepf ...

(born 1938), U.S. actress, wife of Richard Benjamin *

Robert Prentiss Robert G. Prentiss (March 23, 1936 – March 18, 2022) was an American politician. Prentiss was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and graduated from Pittsfield High School. He then served in the United States Marines Corps during the Korean ...

(1936-2022), American politician *

Samuel Prentiss Samuel Prentiss (March 31, 1782January 15, 1857) was an associate justice and chief justice of the Vermont Supreme Court, a United States senator from Vermont and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Distric ...

(1782–1857), Vermont politician * Seargent Smith Prentiss (1808–1850), Mississippi politician * Theodore Prentiss (1818–1906), Wisconsin politician * William A. Prentiss (1799–1892), Wisconsin politician

Fictional people

* Adelaide Prentiss, a character from the novel '' One of Us Is Lying'' by Karen M. McManus * Amy Prentiss, title character in the American TV series ''

Amy Prentiss ''Amy Prentiss'' is an American police drama television series that originally aired on NBC. Description ''Amy Prentiss'' was a spinoff of ''Ironside (TV series), Ironside'' (the pilot was a two-hour episode of that show) and like that series wa ...

'' * Charles Prentiss, senior partner of Prentiss-McCabe in BBC television and radio series '' Absolute Power'' * David Prentiss (Mayor/President), a character from the novel series ''Chaos Walking'' *

Emily Prentiss Emily Prentiss is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama ''Criminal Minds'', portrayed by Paget Brewster. Prentiss first appeared in "The Last Word" (episode nine of season two), replacing Agent Elle Greenaway (Lola Glaudini), who had quit i ...

, a character in the American television series ''Criminal Minds'' * Nora Prentiss, title character of 1947 film * Pimli Prentiss, a character from ''The Dark Tower'' *

Vanessa Prentiss A list of notable characters from the CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' that significantly impacted storylines and debuted between March 1973 and December 1979. Brad Elliot Brad Elliot first appeared on March 26, 1973, and was port ...

, a character from ''The Young and the Restless''

Places in the United States

Prentiss, Kentucky Prentiss is an unincorporated community and coal town located in Ohio County, Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the ...

* Prentiss, Maine *

Prentiss, Mississippi Prentiss is a town in Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi. The population was 1,081 at the 2010 census, down from 1,158 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat. Prentiss is located on the Longleaf Trace, Mississippi's first recreational rail ...

* Prentiss, Ohio * Prentiss County, Mississippi

Other uses

* Prentiss Bridge, a covered bridge in Langdon, New Hampshire, U.S. *

Prentiss County School District The Prentiss County School District is a public school district based in Booneville, Prentiss County, Mississippi ( USA). In addition to portions of Booneville, the district also serves the towns of Marietta and Jumpertown, and the unincorp ...