Vance is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
People Ada Reedy Vance (–after 1896), American poet Adam Vance (), American politician Alfred Vance (1839–1888), English music hall singer and songwriter Andrew Vance (1815–1862), Irish barrister and government official Ashlee Vance (born 1977), American writer Bob Vance (cricketer) (1924–1994), New Zealand cricketer and cricket administrator Bob Vance (jurist) (born 1961), American circuit judge Boyd Vance (1957–2005), American actor, director, and producer Calvin B. Vance (1842–1926), American politician Carol Vance (born 1933), American lawyer Chris Vance (actor) (born 1971), English actor Chris Vance (politician) (born 1962), American politician Clarice Vance (1871–1961), American vaudeville performer Colin Vance (1929–2018), Australian rules footballer Colm Vance (born 1992), Canadian soccer player Columbus Vance (1902–1982), American baseball pitcher Cory Vance (1979), American baseball pitcher Courtney B. Vance (born 1960), American actor Curtis Vance (), American murderer Cyrus Vance (1917–2002), United States Secretary of State Cyrus Vance Jr. (born 1954), New York County District Attorney Danitra Vance (1954–1994), American comedian and actress David Vance (politician) (1836–1912), American shipmaster and politician David Vance (soldier) (c. 1745–1813), American soldier in the Revolutionary War David R. Vance (born 1940), American racehorse trainer Dazzy Vance (1891–1961), American baseball pitcher Demi Vance (born 1991), Northern Irish footballer Dennis Vance (1924–1983), British television producer, director, and occasional actor Dick Vance (1915–1985), American jazz trumpeter and arranger Donald Vance (born ), American Navy veteran "Aunt Susan" born Edna Vance (1893–1972), American journalist and radio personality Edward Vance (born 1957), American architect Elijah Vance (1801–1871), American politician Eric Vance (born 1975), American gridiron football defensive back Florence Steele Martin Vance (1840–1924), American diarist and letter writer Forest Vance (born 1981), American gridiron football offensive guard Foy Vance (born 1974), Irish musician Gene Vance (1923–2012), American basketball player Gene Arden Vance Jr. (1963–2002), American staff sergeant killed in action George Vance (1828–1910), Dean of Melbourne Gordon Vance (1951–2024), American politician Greedy Vance Jr. (born 2001), American football player Harold Sines Vance (1889–1959), American automobile company executive and government official Harriett Newell Espy Vance (1832–1878), First Lady of North Carolina Jack Vance (1916–2013), American fantasy and science fiction writer Jack Vance (general) (1933–2013), Canadian lieutenant-general James E. Vance Jr. (1925–1999), American geographer James Vance (comics) (1953–2017), American author and playwright James Vance (footballer) (1877–after 1897), Scottish inside left Janetta Vance (1855–1921), British archer Jamil Rahmat Vance (), Pakistan Army major general JD Vance (born 1984), 50th and current Vice President of the United States Jean Vance (), British-Canadian biochemist Jeffrey Vance (born 1970), American film historian Jim Vance (1942–2017), American news anchor Jody Vance (born 1967), Canadian sports anchor Joe Vance (1905–1978), American baseball pitcher Joyce Vance (born 1960), American lawyer John Vance (MP) (died 1875), Member of Parliament for Dublin and Armagh John L. Vance (1839–1921), American politician Joseph McArthur Vance (1868–1948), American architect Joseph Vance (Ohio politician) (1786–1852), governor of Ohio Joseph Vance (priest), Anglican priest in Ireland Joseph W. Vance (1841–1927), American military officer Joseph Williams Vance Jr. (1918–1942), American naval officer in World War II Jonathan Vance (born 1964), Canadian general Judy Vance (), American mechanical engineer Kenny Vance (born 1943), American singer, songwriter, and music producer Kenneth Vance (), American politician Leon Vance (1916–1944), American Air Force officer, US Medal of Honor recipient Lesley Vance (artist) (born 1977), American artist Lesley Vance (politician) (1939–2015), American politician Louis Joseph Vance (1879–1933), American novelist, screenwriter and film producer Margaret Shelley Vance (1925–2008), American composer Marilyn Vance (), American costume designer, and filmmaker Mira Margaret Baird Vance (1802–1878) American socialite, farmer, and slave owner Murray Vance (born 1980), Australian rules footballer Nate Vance (born 1978), Marine Corps veteran, cousin of JD Vance Nina Vance (1914–1980), American artistic director Pat Vance (born 1936), American politician Patricia Vance (), president of the Entertainment Software Rating Board Paul Vance (1929–2022), American songwriter Preston Vance (born 1992), American professional wrestler Phil Vance (born 1962), British motorcyclist Ralph Vance (1869–1954), American politician from Nebraska Robert Vance (cricketer) (born 1955), New Zealand cricketer Robert B. Vance (1828–1899), American politician Robert Brank Vance, (1793–1827), American politician Robert C. Vance (1894–1959), American newspaper publisher and philanthropist Robert J. Vance (1854–1902), American politician Robert Smith Vance (1931–1989), American federal judge Roy N. Vance (1921–2007), American judge Rupert Vance (1899–1975), American sociologist, demographer, and academic Sallie Ada Vance (born ), American poet Samuel Vance (sport shooter) (1879–1947), Canadian sport shooter Samuel B. H. Vance (1814–1890), American politician Sandy Vance (born 1947), American baseball pitcher Sarah L. Vance (born 1979), American politician Sarah S. Vance (born 1950), American judge Schuster Vance (1960–2007), American actor Shaquille Vance (born 1991), American Paralympic sprinter and shot putter Sheldon B. Vance (1917–1995), American diplomat Shelley Vance (), American politician Simon Vance (born 1955), American audiobook narrator Terry Vance (born 1953), American motorcycle racer, team owner, and parts manufacturer Tommy Vance (1941–2005), British radio broadcaster Usha Vance (born 1986), American attorney Van Vance (), American sports broadcaster and announcer Venus Vance (died c. 1850), American slave Virginia Vance (1902–1942), American actress Vivian Vance (1909–1979), American actor and singer, known for playing Ethel on I Love Lucy William R. Vance (1806–1885), American mayor Wilson Vance (1845–1911), American soldier Zebulon Vance (1830–1894), Governor of North Carolina, United States senator and Confederate officer
Pseudonym Ethel Vance, pseudonym of Grace Zaring Stone (1891–1981), American author Vince Vance, stage name of Andy Stone, frontman of the band Vince Vance & the Valiants William Vance, pen name of William van Cutsem (1935–2018), Belgian comic book artist
Fictional characters Alyx Vance, in the video game Half-Life 2 Bagger Vance, in the movie Legend of Bagger Vance Brother Vance, a character in the game Destiny and its sequel Destiny 2 Bob Vance, character from the U.S. TV series The Office Dr. Eli Vance, in the video game Half-Life 2 Lance Vance, from the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Leon Vance, agency director in the television show NCIS Mary Vance, orphan from L. M. Montgomery's Rainbow Valley Nell Vance, in the movie The Haunting Philo Vance, detective in several novels by S. S. Van Dine Victor Vance, from the video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
See also
Vance (given name)
Bibliography