Prentice
Appearance
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Prentice is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
[edit]- Abra Prentice Wilkin (born 1942), American philanthropist
- Nathaniel Prentice Banks (1816–1894), American politician and soldier
- Prentice Cooper (1895–1969), American politician
- Prentice Delaney (1945–2003), American musician, producer, road manager, and songwriter
- Derrick Prentice Barry (born 1983), American drag queen and Britney Spears impersonator
- Prentice E. Sanders (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 (1925–1988), American rhythm and blues singer
- Prentice Mulford (1834–1891), American literary humorist
- Prentice Redman (born 1979), American professional baseball player
Surname
[edit]- Adam Prentice (born 1997), American football player
- Alta Rockefeller Prentice (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 (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 (1936–2014), English artist
- David R. Prentice (born 1943), American artist
- Dean Prentice (1932–2019), retired professional ice hockey left wing
- Eric Prentice (1926–2002), professional ice hockey left winger
- Frank Winnold Prentice (1889–1982), Titanic survivor
- George D. Prentice (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 (1810–1886), member of the Wisconsin State Senate
- Justin Prentice (born 1994), American actor
- Keith Prentice (1940–1992), American soap opera actor
- Leslie Prentice (1886–1928), Australian-born English cricketer
- Levi Wells Prentice (1851–1935), American still life and landscape painter
- Margarita Prentice (21st century), Washington State Senator
- Mitchell Prentice (born 1983), Australian football (soccer) player
- Reg Prentice (1923–2001), politician in the United Kingdom
- Tim Prentice (designer), industrial designer
- Tim Prentice (sculptor) (21st century), kinetic sculptor
- Travis Prentice (born 1976), former American football running back
- Keith Prentice (born 1954), World Senior Curling Champion (2007)
Fictional characters
[edit]- Dr. Peter Prentice, on the show The Mindy Project, portrayed by Adam Pally
- Dr. John Prentice, 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