Race is both an English unisex given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

Harley Race Harley Leland Race (April 11, 1943 – August 1, 2019) was an American professional wrestler, professional wrestling promotion, promoter, and trainer. Race wrestled in the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA), the American Wrestling Association (AW ...

(1943–2019), American wrestler, coach and promoter *

Hugo Race Hugo Justin Race (born 23 May 1963) is an Australian rock musician and record producer who had been based in Europe from 1989 to 2011. He was a member of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (1983–85), and The Wreckery (1984–89) with Nick Barke ...

(born 1963), Australian musician * Janice Race, American former comic book editor * John Abner Race (1914–1983), American politician * John Burton-Race (born 1957), British chef * Steve Race (1921–2009), British musician and radio personality *

Steve Race (politician) Stephen Race is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Member of Parliament for Exeter since 2024. Early life and career Race was born in Hull in 1983, and had a younger sister who was born with Hurler syndrome, an incurable genet ...

(born 1983), British politician

Given name

* Race Davies (born 1962), British actress * Race Imboden (born 1993), American fencer *

Race Mathews Charles Race Thorson Mathews (27 March 1935 – 5 May 2025) was an Australian politician, academic, author and reformer. He was a member of Australia's Federal Parliament and the Victorian State Parliament for the Australian Labor Party (ALP ...

(1935–2025), Australian politician, author, and co-operative economist * Race Wong (born 1982), Singaporean actress {{given name, type=both English unisex given names English masculine given names Masculine given names English-language surnames