Prentice is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Abra Prentice Wilkin Abra Prentice Wilkin (born July 30, 1942) is an American philanthropist. She is the daughter of John Rockefeller Prentice (1902–1972) and his wife, Abbie Cantrill Prentice. Wilkin is a great-granddaughter of Standard Oil tycoon John D. Rocke ...

(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), Canadian professional ice hockey forward * Bridget Prentice (born 1952), politician in the United Kingdom * Chris Prentice (born 1953), 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 Dean Sutherland Prentice (October 5, 1932 – November 2, 2019) was a Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for 22 seasons between 1952–53 and 1973–74. He had 10 NHL seasons with 20 or mo ...

(1932–2019), 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 Peter Eric James Prentice (July 20, 1956 – October 13, 2016) was a Canadian politician who served as the 16th premier of Alberta from 2014 to 2015. In the 2004 federal election he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a candida ...

(1956–2016), Canadian politician and 16th Premier of Alberta *

Jo Ann Prentice Jo Ann Prentice (February 9, 1933 – May 18, 2025) was an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. Prentice was born in Birmingham, Alabama. She turned professional in 1956. Prentice joined the LPGA tour in 1957 and won six ti ...

(1933–2025), American professional golfer * John Prentice (disambiguation), various people **

John Prentice (cartoonist) John Franklin Prentice Jr. (October 17, 1920 – May 23, 1999) was an American cartoonist most known for taking over the comic strip '' Rip Kirby'' upon the death of the strip's creator, Alex Raymond. Early life John Prentice was born in W ...

(1920–1999), American cartoonist ** John Prentice (footballer, born 1926) (1926–2006), Scottish football player and manager *

John Rockefeller Prentice John Rockefeller Prentice (December 17, 1902 – June 13, 1972) was an American attorney and member of the prominent Rockefeller family. He was born to Chicago lawyer Ezra Parmalee Prentice and Alta Rockefeller Prentice in New York. Prentice ...

(1902–1972), United States Army officer *

Jordan Prentice Jordan Prentice (born January 30, 1973) is a Canadian actor. A self-described "person of short stature", he is known for his portrayal of Rock in '' American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile'' and '' American Pie Presents: Beta House'', Jimmy in ' ...

(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 Reginald Ernest Prentice, Baron Prentice, PC (16 July 1923 – 18 January 2001) was a British politician who held ministerial office in both Labour and Conservative Party governments. He was the most senior Labour figure ever to defect to th ...

(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 ''The Mindy Project'' is an American romantic comedy television series created by and starring Mindy Kaling that began airing on Fox in September 2012 and finished its six-season run on Hulu in November 2017. The series was co-produced by Unive ...

'', 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 ''The Crow Road'' is a novel by the Scottish writer Iain Banks, published in 1992. Plot introduction The novel describes Prentice McHoan's preoccupation with death, sex, his relationship with his father, unrequited love, sibling rivalry, a mi ...

'' *Prentice Endal, an elf from the series ''Keeper of the Lost Cities'' by Shannon Messenger {{given name, type=both