Given name •
Prentiss Barnes (1925–2006), American singer •
Prentiss M. Brown (1889–1973), Michigan politician •
Robert Prentiss Daniel (1902–1968), American academic •
Prentiss Douglass (1884–1949), American football coach and player •
Prentiss Hubb (born 1999), American basketball player •
Prentiss Ingraham (1843–1904), American soldier and mercenary •
Prentiss Mellen (1764–1840), Massachusetts jurist •
Prentiss "Air" Noland (born 2005), American football player •
Prentiss Oakley (1905–1957), Louisiana police officer •
Prentiss Taylor (1907–1991), American artist •
Prentiss Waggner (born 1990), American football player •
Prentiss Walker (1917–1998), Mississippi politician
Surname •
Prentiss (surname) Fictional people • Adelaide Prentiss, a character from the novel
One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus • Amy Prentiss, title character in the American TV series
Amy Prentiss • Charles Prentiss, senior partner of Prentiss-McCabe in BBC television and radio series
Absolute Power •
David Prentiss (Mayor/President), a character from the novel series
Chaos Walking •
Emily Prentiss, a character in the American television series
Criminal Minds • Jane Prentiss, a character from the horror-fiction podcast
The Magnus Archives •
Nora Prentiss, title character of 1947 film •
Pimli Prentiss, a character from
The Dark Tower •
Vanessa Prentiss, a character from
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