Prentice

For other uses, see Prentice (disambiguation).

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 (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

• 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

• 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