Prentice

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