John Rice
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John Rice may refer to:
- John Andrew RiceJohn Andrew RiceJohn Andrew Rice, Jr. was the founder and first rector of Black Mountain College in Asheville, North Carolina. During his time there, he introduced many unique methods of education which had not been implemented in any other experimental institution, attracting many important artists as...
, founder of the Black Mountain College - John B. RiceJohn B. RiceJohn Birchard Rice was a U.S. Representative from Ohio.-Biography:Born in Fremont, Ohio, Rice attended the common schools of Lower Sandusky and Oberlin College, Ohio. He graduated from the medical department of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in 1857...
(1832–1893), U.S. Representative from Ohio - John Blake RiceJohn Blake RiceJohn Blake Rice was an American actor, theatrical producer and politician who served as mayor of Chicago, Illinois as a member of the Republican Party....
(1809–1874), mayor of Chicago, Illinois, 1865–1869, and later a U.S. Representative - John C. RiceJohn C. RiceJohn C. Rice was an American born Broadway stage actor who is credited with performing the first onscreen kiss with May Irwin in 1896 for the Thomas Edison film company film The Kiss.-External links:...
(ca. 1858–1915), Broadway stage actor - John G. Rice, vice chairman of General Electric, and president and CEO of GE InfrastructureGE InfrastructureGE Infrastructure was a subsidiary of General Electric, formed in 2005 as part of a company-wide reorganization under CEO Jeff Immelt, until it was split apart into GE Technology Infrastructure and GE Energy Infrastructure in another reorganization in 2008. The president and CEO of GE...
- John H. RiceJohn H. RiceJohn Hovey Rice was a U.S. Representative from Maine.Born in Mount Vernon, Maine, to Nathaniel and Mary Jane Rice, Rice attended the common schools....
(1816–1911), U.S. Representative from Maine - John L. RiceJohn L. RiceJohn LaClaire Rice was an American umpire in Major League Baseball who worked in the American League for nineteen seasons...
(1918–2011), American League umpire, 1955-1973 - John M. Rice (chess composer) (1937–), former president of Permanent Commission of the FIDE for Chess CompositionsPermanent Commission of the FIDE for Chess CompositionsThe Permanent Commission of the FIDE for Chess Compositions is the highest body governing the official activities in the chess composition, mandated by FIDE.Currently 39 countries are represented in the PCCC.Main duties of the Commission include:...
- John McConnell RiceJohn McConnell RiceJohn McConnell Rice was a United States Representative from Kentucky. He was born in Prestonsburg, Kentucky were he received a limited schooling...
, United States Representative for Kentucky - John R. RiceJohn R. RiceJohn Richard Rice was a Baptist evangelist and pastor and the founding editor of The Sword of the Lord, an influential fundamentalist newspaper.-Childhood and Education:...
(1895–1980), Evangelist, founder of The Sword of the Lord - John R. Rice (professor)John R. Rice (professor)John Richard Rice is an American mathematician and computer scientist, the W. Brooks Fortune Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Computer Science and a professor of mathematics at Purdue University...
(1934–), computer scientist and mathematician - John R. Rice (inventor), inventor of the Angel paintball gun
- John Raymond RiceJohn Raymond RiceSergeant First Class John Raymond Rice was a United States Army soldier killed in action while leading his squad in Korea in 1950...
(1914–1950), U.S. Army soldier killed in South Korea, known for the circumstances surrounding his burial - John Rice (1951–2005), one of the identical twin dwarf Rice BrothersRice Brothers"Rice Brothers" redirects here. For the bluegrass albums, see The Rice Brothers and The Rice Brothers 2.John Rice and Greg Rice , sometimes known as the Rice Brothers or Rice Twins, were identical twin dwarfs, known throughout the United States for their appearances in various commercials and...
- John Rice (cricketer)John Rice (cricketer)John Michael Rice is a retired English cricketer who played for Hampshire from 1971–1982, and briefly from 1983-1984 for Wiltshire....
, English cricketer, played for Hampshire County Cricket Club - John Rice (deputy), member of House of Commons of the North Carolina General Assembly of 1777North Carolina General Assembly of 1777The North Carolina General Assembly of 1777 met in two sessions in New Bern, North Carolina, from April 7 to May 9, 1777, and from November 15 to December 24, 1777. This was the first North Carolina legislature elected after the last provincial congress wrote the first North Carolina Constitution...
for Wake County - John Rice (director), screenwriter and director of The Happy ElfThe Happy ElfThe Happy Elf is a 3D-animated family holiday special, which first aired December 2, 2005 on the NBC television network in the USA. Based on Grammy-winner Harry Connick, Jr.’s original song, The Happy Elf....
- Jack RiceJack RiceJack Rice was an American actor best known for appearing as the scrounging, freeloading brother-in-law in Edgar Kennedy's series of short domestic comedy films at the RKO studios, and also as "Ollie" in around a dozen of Columbia film studio's series of the Blondie comic strip, which starred Penny...
, American actor - John Rice (UK Councillor)John Rice (UK Councillor)John Rice was a UK Independence Party candidate for Sefton Council's Derby Ward in the 2010 council election. He came second in the poll and was not elected, with 724 votes against 3387 votes for the successful Labour candidate. For nine years until 2008 he was a Labour Councillor for that...
- John Rice (alderman)John Rice (alderman)John Rice was alderman of the City of Chicago representing the 36th ward on the City's far northwest side from 2009 to 2011.-Early career:Rice worked as general manager of Red Top Parking for more than 20 years and owned Valet Service for 12 years....
, Chicago alderman