Rector (surname)

Rector is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Ab Rector (1934–2005), Canadian politician
 * Alan Rector, professor of medical informatics
 * Anne Elizabeth Rector (1899–1970), American artist and author
 * Chris Rector (b. 1951), American Politician
 * Eddie Rector (1890–1962), African American tap dancer of the Vaudeville era
 * Edward F. Rector (1916–2001), United States Air Force
 * Elias W. Rector (1849–1917), American politician
 * Enoch J. Rector (1863–1957), American boxing film promoter
 * Floyd Rector, nephrologist and emeritus professor of medicine
 * George Rector (1870s–1947), restaurateur and raconteur
 * Giovanni Rector (b. 1982), South African association football player
 * Hartman Rector Jr. (1924–2018), American Latter Day Saints leader
 * Henry Massey Rector (1816–1899), governor of Arkansas
 * Jamaica Rector (b. 1981), American football player
 * James Rector (1884–1949), athlete
 * James Rector (student), "Bloody Thursday" victim
 * James Ward Rector (1903–1979), American jurist
 * Jeff Rector (born 1958), American actor
 * Joe A. Rector (1935–2012), American/Cherokee artist
 * Josephine Rector (1885–1958), American scriptwriter and actress
 * Liam Rector (1949–2007), American poet
 * Michael Rector (born 1993), American football wide receiver
 * Ricky Ray Rector (1950–1992), executed murderer
 * Robert Rector, American author
 * Ron Rector (1944–1968), American football player
 * Sarah Rector (1902–1967), Member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, best known for being the "Richest Colored Girl in the world" or the "Millionaire girl a member of the race"
 * Tracy Rector (born 1972), American filmmaker, curator, and arts advocate