Prince (given name)

Prince is a male given name.

Etymology

The etymology of the name is from the Anglo-Saxon name Prince which is from the Latin word princeps (“first one” or “leader”).

The name comes from its first bearer, who was a person who acted in a formal and regal manner, or who had won the title of prince in some sort of contest.

Artists and entertainers

Musicians

Prince (musician) (1958–2016), American singer-songwriter born Prince Rogers Nelson
Prince Adekunle (born 1942), Nigerian musician
Prince Bright, Ghanaian musician
Prince Eke (born 1981), Nigerian actor
Prince Harvey, American rapper
Prince McCoy (1882–1968), American singer
Prince Kudakwashe Musarurwa (born 1988), Zimbabwean musician
Prince Udaya Priyantha (1970–2017), Sinhalese singer
Prince Robinson (1902–1960), American saxophone player

Other artists and entertainers

Prince Abdi (born 1982), British comedian
Prince Amponsah (actor), Canadian actor
Prince Bagdasarian (born 1984), American film director
Prince Cecil, Indian actor
Prince Demah (c. 1745–1778), American painter
Prince Eke (born 1977), Nigerian actor
Prince Gomolvilas (born 1972), American playwright
Prince Gyasi (born 1995), Ghanaian visual artist
Prince Hoare (elder) (1711–1769), sculptor
Prince Hoare (younger) (1755–1834), painter and playwright
Prince Narula (born 1990), Indian actor and model
Prince Randian (1871–1934), Guyanese-born American sideshow performer

Athletes

Association footballers

Prince Abedi (born 1985), Nigerian footballer
Prince Obus Aggreh (born 1996), Nigerian footballer
Prince Agyemang (born 1994), Ghanaian footballer
Prince Amanda (born 2001), Tanzanian footballer
Prince Koranteng Amoako (born 1973), Ghanaian footballer
Prince Amponsah (footballer) (born 1996), Ghanaian footballer
Prince Asubonteng (born 1986), Ghanaian footballer
Prince Baffoe (born 1993), Ghanaian footballer
Prince Mark Boley (born 1989), Liberian footballer
Prince Bonkat (born 1996), Nigerian footballer
Prince Buaben (born 1988), Ghanaian footballer
Prince Daye (born 1978), Liberian footballer
Prince Dube (born 1997), Zimbabwean footballer
Prince Eboagwu (born 1986), Nigerian footballer
Prince Efe Ehiorobo (born 1983), Nigerian footballer
Prince Ikpe Ekong (born 1978), Nigerian footballer
Prince Gyimah (born 1990), Ghanaian footballer
Prince Hlela (born 1984), South African footballer
Prince Ibara (born 1996), Congolese international footballer
Prince Ihekwoaba (born 1989), Nigerian footballer
Prince Mumba (footballer) (born 2001) Zambian footballer
Prince Nana (footballer), Ghanaian former footballer
Prince Nnake (born 1989), Nigerian footballer
Prince Olomu (born 1986), Nigerian footballer
Prince Oniangué (born 1988), French footballer
Prince Owusu (footballer, born January 1997), German footballer
Prince Owusu (footballer, born February 1997), Ghanaian footballer

Gridiron/American football players

Prince Amukamara (born 1989), American cornerback
Prince Emili (born 1998), American football player
Prince Charles Iworah (born 1993), American cornerback
Prince Miller (born 1988), American cornerback
Prince Tega Wanogho (born 1997), American football player

Boxers

Prince Badi Ajamu (born 1972), American boxer
Prince Amartey (born 1944), Ghanaian boxer
Prince Arron (born 1987), English boxer

Other athletes

Prince Amara (born 1973), Sierra Leonean sprinter
Prince Bartholomew (1939-2017), Trinidad cricketer
Prince Caperal (born 1993), Filipino basketball player
Prince Fielder (born 1984), American baseball player
Prince ǃGaoseb (born 1998), Namibian rugby union player for the Tel Aviv Heat
Prince Iaukea (born 1964), American professional wrestler
Prince Ibeh (born 1994), British basketball player
Prince Mumba (athlete) (born 1984) Zambian middle distance runner
Prince Nana (born 1979), American professional wrestler

Politicians

Prince Ahmed Ali Ahmedzai (born 1968), Pakistani politician
Prince Casinader (1926-2018), Sri Lankan politician and teacher
Prince Johnson (1952–2024), Liberian warlord and politician
Prince Gopal Lakshman (1954-2016), Fijian politician
Prince Hulon Preston Jr. (1908-1961), American politician
Prince Raj (born 1989), Indian politician

Other

Prince Julius Adewale Adelusi-Adeluyi (born 1940), Nigerian pharmacist, Minister of Health and Social Services and businessman
Prince Boston (born 1750), American slave
Prince Estabrook (1741-1830), American militiaman
Prince Hall (1735-1807), African-American abolitionist
Prince Romerson (c. 1840–1872), Hawaiian American Civil War soldier
Prince E. Rouse (1917–2003), American physical chemist