Famous People with Name Rice

Rice William Means            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Rice William Means: was a Republican United States Senator from Colorado. Born in St. Joseph, Missouri, he moved with his parents to Yuma County, Colorado in 1887. He settled in Denver in 1889, and attended the public schools and Sacred Heart College of Denver, CO (now calle

Rice Sheppard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Rice Sheppard: was a politician and farmers' activist in Alberta, Canada. He served on Edmonton City Council for many years, ran for mayoral, provincial, and federal office, and was an executive member of the United Farmers of Alberta. Sheppard's first bid for elected office took place in the 1909 provincial election, when he sought election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta as a Conservative candidate in Strathcona. He was soundly defeated in the two person race by the incumbent, Liberal Premier Alexander Rutherford. Around the same time, Sheppard was active with the Temperance and Moral Reform League of Alberta, which advocated for prohibition in Alberta. Their efforts would be successful in 1916. Rice Sheppard served a total of nearly twelve years on Edmonton City Council and ran in seventeen municipal elections (five for mayor and twelve for alderman). The first of these was the 1913 election, when he was elected to a two year term as an alderman. He ran for re-election at the conclusion of this term, in the 1915 election, but was defeated, placing tenth of fourteen candidates. Thereafter, he stayed out of municipal politics for four years.

Robert Rice            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Robert Rice: is an English footballer who currently plays as a tight back for Wycombe Wanderers.Rice joined Wycombe as a trainee after being released by Fulham. He made his first appearance for Wycombe in a 1–0 defeat to Notts County at the end of the 2007–08 season.

Isaac Leopold Rice            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Isaac Leopold Rice: was a U.S. inventor and a chess patron and author.An enthusiastic chess player, Rice invented the Rice Gambit and sponsored tournaments where the opening became the starting point of each game. Emanuel Lasker and Mikhail Chigorin were two of many players

Stan Rice            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Stan Rice: was an American poet and artist and husband of writer Anne Rice (married 1961). He was a Professor of English and Creative Writing at San Francisco State University and retired as Chairman of the Creative Writing Department in 1989. Stan Rice died from br

Stephanie Rice            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Stephanie Rice: is an Australian swimmer. She currently holds the world record in the 200 m and 400 m individual medley, and won three gold medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Damien Rice            Origin/Culture/Country: Irish

Damien Rice: is an Irish rock singer. So far, he has released two studio albums: O in 2002, and 9 in 2006.Having released the singles "The World Is Dead" and "Weatherman" in Ireland during 1998, the band was due to record their first full album for Polygram in 1999. However, Rice became disenchanted with the label and left the band to pursue a solo career. His Juniper band mates later became Bell X1.