Rance may refer to:

Places

Rance (river) The Rance (; br, Renk) is a river of northwestern France. It is long. It flows into the English Channel between Dinard and Saint-Malo. Before reaching the Channel, its waters are barred by a 750 metre long dam forming the Rance tidal power pl ...

, northwestern France *

Rancé Rancé () is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France. It is about 20 km north of Lyon. Population See also *Communes of the Ain department The following is a list of the 393 communes of the Ain department of France. ...

, a commune in eastern France, near Lyon * Ranče, a small settlement in Slovenia * Rance, Wallonia, part of the municipality of

Sivry-Rance Sivry-Rance (; pcd, Chevri-Rance) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On January 1, 2018, Sivry-Rance had a total population of 4,833. The total area is 72.97 km² which gives a population density of ...

Rouge de Rance {{Short description, Red limestone from Rance, Belgium Rouge de Rance (Red of Rance) is a Devonian red reef limestone from the town of Rance in the province of Hainaut (Wallonia, Belgium). The red "marble" of Rance in the Belgian province of ...

, a Devonian red reef limestone prized as a building material

People

Rance Allen The Rance Allen Group was a gospel music group formed in Monroe, Michigan, and based in Toledo, Ohio, named after its lead vocalist, Bishop Rance Allen. The group was formed by vocalist, guitarist, pianist, and songwriter Rance Allen (b. Monro ...

(born 1948), American gospel musician *

Rance Hood Rance Hood is an Oklahoma Native artist who echoes traditional Native American culture in his paintings. A self-taught artist, Hood was raised by his maternal grandparents who exposed him to Comanche Indian ways and values. Early life Rance Hoo ...

(born 1941), Native American painter *

Rance Howard Rance Howard (born Harold Engle Beckenholdt; November 17, 1928 – November 25, 2017) was an American actor who starred in film and on television. He was the father of actor and filmmaker Ron Howard and actor Clint Howard, and grandfather of actr ...

(1928–2017), American actor * Rance Mulliniks (born 1956), American baseball player *

Rance Pless Rance Pless (December 6, 1925 – November 11, 2017) was an American professional baseball player. A third baseman, first baseman and outfielder over the course of a 14-year professional career, he played part of one season of Major League Baseba ...

(1925–2017), American baseball player *

Alex Rance Alex James Rance (born 9 October 1989) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Richmond Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Rance was a premiership player, five time All-Australian, a one time ...

(born 1989), Australian rules footballer *

Charlie Rance Charles Stanley Rance (28 February 1889 – 29 December 1966) was an English professional footballer who played for Clapton, Tottenham Hotspur, Derby County, Queens Park Rangers and Guildford United. Football career Rance won two FA Amateur ...

(1889–1966), English footballer *

Dean Rance Dean James Robert Rance (born 24 September 1991) is an English footballer who plays for Dagenham & Redbridge as a defensive midfielder. Career Born in Maidstone, Kent, Rance joined the Gillingham Centre of Excellence at the age of eight. He ...

(born 1991), English footballer *

Hubert Rance Major General Sir Hubert Elvin Rance (17 July 1898 – 24 January 1974) was a British politician who was the last Governor of British Burma between 1946 and 1948, during the transition from Japanese to British colonial administration. Later he ...

(1898–1974), last governor of British Burma *

Murray Rance Murray Douglas Rance (born 25 January 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray and West Coast in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the late 1980s. He was a key position player and started his career at ...

(born 1962), Australian rules footballer *

Patrick Rance Patrick Lowry Cole Holwell Rance (18 March 1918 – 22 August 1999) was a cheesemonger who has been considered responsible for saving many British specialist cheeses from extinction. He is known for writing ''The Great British Cheese Book'' (1982) ...

(1918–1999), cheesemonger considered responsible for saving many British specialist cheeses from extinction *

Seth Rance Seth Rance (born 23 August 1987) is a New Zealand cricketer who plays domestically for Central Districts. He made his international debut for the New Zealand cricket team in May 2017. Domestic career Along with Brent Arnel, he was the joint-hi ...

(born 1987), New Zealand cricketer

Other uses

Rance (series) ''Rance'' is a role-playing video-game series created, developed, and published by AliceSoft.''The ''Rance'' Series''. Retrieved froThe Rance Series It is the longest-running erotic video game series in history, with nearly 30 years between th ...

, a Japanese video game series by AliceSoft