Rector (surname)
# Rector (surname)

Rector is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

* Ab Rector (1934–2005), Canadian politician
* Alan Rector, professor of medical informatics
* Anne Elizabeth Rector (1899–1970), American artist and author
* Chris Rector (b. 1951), American Politician
* Eddie Rector (1890–1962), African American tap dancer of the Vaudeville era
* Edward F. Rector (1916–2001), United States Air Force
* Elias W. Rector (1849–1917), American politician
* Enoch J. Rector (1863–1957), American boxing film promoter
* Floyd Rector, nephrologist and emeritus professor of medicine
* George Rector (1870s–1947), restaurateur and raconteur
* Giovanni Rector (b. 1982), South African association football player
* Hartman Rector Jr. (1924–2018), American Latter Day Saints leader
* Henry Massey Rector (1816–1899), governor of Arkansas
* Jamaica Rector (b. 1981), American football player
* James Rector (1884–1949), athlete
* James Rector (student), "Bloody Thursday" victim
* James Ward Rector (1903–1979), American jurist
* Jeff Rector (born 1958), American actor
* Joe A. Rector (1935–2012), American/Cherokee artist
* Josephine Rector (1885–1958), American scriptwriter and actress
* Liam Rector (1949–2007), American poet
* Michael Rector (born 1993), American football wide receiver
* Ricky Ray Rector (1950–1992), executed murderer
* Robert Rector, American author
* Ron Rector (1944–1968), American football player
* Sarah Rector (1902–1967), Member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation, best known for being the "Richest Colored Girl in the world" or the "Millionaire girl a member of the race"
* Tracy Rector (born 1972), American filmmaker, curator, and arts advocate
