Vance is an English

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. Vance is the surname of:

People

* Alfred Vance (1839–1888), English music hall singer and songwriter * Bob Vance (jurist) (born 1961), judge of Alabama's 10th Judicial Circuit * Calvin B. Vance (1842–1926), American politician *

Clarice Vance Clarice Vance ''née'' Clara Etta Black (March 14, 1870 – August 24, 1961), "The Southern Singer" was an American vaudeville personality from the late 19th century to about 1917. Early life and marriage Clarice Vance was born in Ohio in 1870. ...

(1871–1961), American vaudeville performer *

Colm Vance Colm Vance (born 31 August 1992) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Early career Vance played varsity soccer at York University for five consecutive years, helping lead the club to numerous a ...

(born 1992), Canadian soccer player *

Courtney B. Vance Courtney Bernard Vance (born March 12, 1960) is an American actor. Known for his commanding presence Vance started his career on stage before transitioning his career into film and television. He's received various accolades including a Tony Awa ...

(born 1960), American actor *

Cyrus Vance Cyrus Roberts Vance Sr. (March 27, 1917January 12, 2002) was an American lawyer and United States Secretary of State under President Jimmy Carter from 1977 to 1980. Prior to serving in that position, he was the United States Deputy Secretary of ...

(1917–2002), US Secretary of State *

Cyrus Vance Jr. Cyrus Roberts Vance Jr. (born June 14, 1954) is an American attorney and politician who served as the New York County District Attorney, District Attorney of Manhattan, New York County, New York (state), New York, also known as the Manhattan Dis ...

(born 1954), New York County District Attorney *

Danitra Vance Danitra Vance (July 13, 1954 – August 21, 1994) was an American comedian and actress, who was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'' (SNL) during its eleventh season in 1985. Raised in Chicago's South Side ...

(1954–1994), American comedian and actress * David Vance (politician) (1836–1912), American shipmaster and politician * David R. Vance (born 1940), American racehorse trainer *

Dazzy Vance Charles Arthur "Dazzy" Vance (March 4, 1891 – February 16, 1961) was an American professional baseball player. He played as a pitcher for five different franchises in Major League Baseball (MLB) in a career that spanned twenty years. Known for ...

(1891–1961), American baseball pitcher *

Foy Vance Foy Vance (born 1974) is a musician and singer-songwriter from Northern Ireland signed to Ed Sheeran's Gingerbread Man label. Vance has toured as a support act to British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and his music has been featured on numerous ...

(born 1974), Irish musician *

J. D. Vance James David Vance (born James Donald Bowman, August 2, 1984) is an American venture capitalist, author, and politician who is a United States senator-elect from Ohio, elected in 2022. A member of the Republican Party, he came to prominence with ...

(born 1984), American author and venture capitalist, US Senator-elect from Ohio *

Jack Vance John Holbrook Vance (August 28, 1916 – May 26, 2013) was an American mystery, fantasy, and science fiction writer. Though most of his work has been published under the name Jack Vance, he also wrote several mystery novels under pen names. ...

(1916–2013), American fantasy and science fiction writer * Joe Vance (1905–1978), American baseball pitcher *

Jim Vance James Howard Vance III (January 10, 1942 – July 22, 2017) was an American television news presenter in Washington, D.C. Early life Born on January 10, 1942,Heil, Emily, "5 minutes with Jim Vance", ''The Washington Post'', January 11, 201 ...

(1942–2017), American news anchor *

John Vance (MP) John Vance (10 December 1808 – 21 September 1875) was a Conservative MP for Dublin City from 1852 until his defeat in 1865. He was later elected unopposed for Armagh City and represented the constituency from 30 June 1867 until his death. Van ...

(died 1875), Member of Parliament for Dublin and Armagh *

Joseph Vance (Ohio politician) Joseph Vance (March 21, 1786 – August 24, 1852) was a Whig politician from the U.S. state of Ohio. He was the 13th governor of Ohio and the first Whig to hold the position. Biography Vance was born in Catfish (now Washington), Pennsylvania. H ...

(1786–1852), American politician * Joseph W. Vance (1841–1927), American military officer * Joseph Williams Vance Jr. (1918–1942), American naval officer in World War II *

Jonathan Vance General Jonathan Holbert Vance (born January 3, 1964) is a retired Canadian Forces officer who served as a general in the Canadian Army. Vance was the chief of the Defence Staff from 2015 to 2021. In July 2021, Vance was charged with one cou ...

(born 1964), Canadian general, current Chief of the Defence Staff *

Leon Vance Leon Robert Vance Jr. (August 11, 1916 – July 26, 1944) was a Medal of Honor recipient who served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Early life and family Leon Robert Vance Jr. was born and raised in Enid, Oklahoma. Van ...

(1916–1944), American Air Force officer, US Medal of Honor recipient * Lesley Vance (born 1977), American painter *

Margaret Shelley Vance Margaret Ann (“Peg”) Shelley Vance (30 July 1925 - 18 May 2008) was an American composer and music educator who is best remembered today for her compositions and arrangements for choirs. Vance was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, to Dora Aldona Kidd ...

(1925-2008), American composer *

Paul Vance Joseph Paul Florio (November 4, 1929 – May 30, 2022), known professionally as Paul Vance, was an American songwriter and record producer, primarily from the 1950s until the 1970s. His most successful song compositions, all written with Lee Poc ...

(born 1929), American songwriter *

Robert Smith Vance Robert Smith Vance Sr. (May 10, 1931 – December 16, 1989) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and later the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He was one of three 2 ...

(1931–1989), American federal judge *

Terry Vance Terry Vance (born November 26, 1953 in Bristol, Virginia) is an American former professional motorcycle drag racer, racing team owner and manufacturer of high performance parts for motorcycles. He is a fourteen-time motorcycle drag racing nationa ...

(born 1953), American motorcycle racer, team owner, & parts manufacturer *

Tommy Vance Richard Anthony Crispian Francis Prew Hope-Weston (11 July 1940 – 6 March 2005), known professionally as Tommy Vance, was an English radio broadcaster. He was an important factor in the rise of the new wave of British heavy metal (NWOBHM), al ...

(1941–2005), British radio broadcaster *

Vivian Vance Vivian Vance (born Vivian Roberta Jones; July 26, 1909 – August 17, 1979) was an American actress and singer best known for playing Ethel Mertz on the sitcom ''I Love Lucy'' (1951–1957), for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outst ...

(1909–1979), American actor and singer, known for playing Ethel on ''I Love Lucy'' * William R. Vance (1806–1885), American mayor *

Zebulon Baird Vance Zebulon Baird Vance (May 13, 1830 – April 14, 1894) was the 37th and 43rd governor of North Carolina, a U.S. Senator from North Carolina, and a Confederate officer during the American Civil War. A prolific writer and noted public speake ...

(1830–1894), American politician, Governor of North Carolina, U.S. Senator and Confederate officer

Pseudonym

*Ethel Vance, pseudonym of

Grace Zaring Stone Grace Zaring Stone (January 9, 1891 – September 29, 1991) was an American novelist and short-story writer.

(1891–1981), American author *

William Vance William van Cutsem (8 September 1935 – 14 May 2018), better known by his pen name William Vance, was a Belgian comics artist known for his distinctive realistic style and work in Franco-Belgian comics. Biography William van Cutsem was born i ...

, pseudonym of William van Cutsem (born 1935), Belgian comic book artist

Fictional characters

Alyx Vance Alyx Vance is a fictional character from Valve Corporation, Valve's ''Half-Life (series), Half-Life'' video game series. She is introduced as a non-playable, supporting character in ''Half-Life 2'' (2004), accompanying the player's character, Gor ...

, in the video game ''Half-Life 2'' *Bagger Vance, in the movie '' Legend of Bagger Vance'' *Brother Vance, A character in the game ''Destiny'' and its sequel ''

Destiny 2 ''Destiny 2'' is a free-to-play Online game, online-only multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie. It was originally released as a pay to play game in 2017 for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows. It became free-to-play, ...

'' * Bob Vance, character from the U.S. TV series ''The Office'' *

Dr. Eli Vance This is a list of characters in the ''Half-Life'' video game series, which comprises ''Half-Life'', ''Half-Life 2'', ''Half-Life: Alyx'', and their respective expansion packs and episodes. Introduced in ''Half-Life'' and expansion packs This sec ...

, in the video game ''Half-Life 2'' * Lance Vance, from the video game ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'' *

, agency director in the television show ''NCIS'' *Mary Vance, orphan from

L. M. Montgomery Lucy Maud Montgomery (November 30, 1874 – April 24, 1942), published as L. M. Montgomery, was a Canadian author best known for a collection of novels, essays, short stories, and poetry beginning in 1908 with ''Anne of Green Gables''. She ...

's '' Rainbow Valley'' *Nell Vance, in the movie '' The Haunting'' *

Philo Vance Philo Vance is a fictional amateur detective originally featured in 12 crime novels by S. S. Van Dine in the 1920s and 1930s. During that time, Vance was immensely popular in books, films, and radio. He was portrayed as a stylish—even foppish— ...

, detective in several novels by S. S. Van Dine *

Victor Vance ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories'' is an action-adventure game developed in a collaboration between Rockstar Leeds and Rockstar North, and published by Rockstar Games. The tenth instalment in the ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, the game was ...

, from the video game ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City''

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