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 Prentice (surname)
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