Prince (given name)
# 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 Nana (footballer), Ghanaian former footballer
* Prince Nnake (born 1989), Nigerian footballer
* Prince Olomu (born 1986), Nigerian footballer
* Prince Oniangué (born 1988), French footballer
* Prince Osei Owusu (born 1997), German 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 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 (born 1952), Liberian 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
