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Ace (name)

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Ace is a given name, nickname, and surname.[1] Notable people and fictional characters with the name include:

People with the given name

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  • Ace Adams (1910–2006), American Major League Baseball relief pitcher
  • Ace Andres (born 1958), American guitarist. songwriter, vocalist, and political activist
  • Ace Atkins (born 1970), American crime reporter and author
  • Ace Loomis (1928–2003), American National Football League player
  • Ace Mahbaz (born 1986), Iranian actor and writer
  • Ace Norton (born 1982), Japanese-American filmmaker and artist
  • Ace Rusevski (born 1956), Macedonian retired boxer who represented Yugoslavia at the 1976 Summer Olympics
  • Ace Vergel (1952–2007), Filipino actor
  • Ace Von Johnson, American guitarist

People with the nickname

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  • Alfredo Aceves (born 1982), Major League Baseball relief pitcher
  • Jim Adams (lacrosse) (c. 1929–2019), American retired lacrosse coach, member of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame
  • Ace Bailey (1903–1992), Canadian National Hockey League player
  • Garnet Bailey (1948–2001), Canadian National Hockey League player and scout who died in 9/11 attacks
  • Ace Barbers (born 1969), Filipino politician
  • Ace Bhatti (born 1970), British actor
  • Ace Brigode (1893–1960), American dance band leader and musician
  • Ace Cannon (1934–2018), American saxophonist
  • Ace Custis (born 1974), American basketball player and coach
  • Austin Dillon (born 1990), American racing driver nicknamed "The Ace"
  • Ace Durano (born 1970), Filipino politician
  • Ace Enders (born 1982), America lead singer and guitarist of the band The Early November
  • Rich Franklin (born 1974), American MMA fighter
  • Ace Frehley (born 1951), rock and roll guitarist and former member of the rock band Kiss
  • Leo Gottlieb (1920–1972), American basketball player
  • Ace Gruenig (1913–1958), American basketball player
  • Ace Gutowsky (1909–1976), American National Football League player
  • Ace Harris (1910–1964), American jazz pianist
  • Ace Herman (1913–1971), American film editor and producer
  • Ace Kefford (born 1946), English rock bass guitarist
  • Ace Khuse (born 1968), South African retired association football player and current interim coach
  • James Lyons (admiral) (1927–2018), United States Navy admiral
  • Ace Magashule (born 1959), South African politician
  • Ace Mumford (1898–1962), African-American college football head coach
  • Patrick Ntsoelengoe (1952–2006), South African footballer
  • Ace Parker (1912–2013), American National Football League quarterback and Major League Baseball player and coach, member of Pro Football Hall of Fame
  • Ace Powell (1912–1978), American painter, sculptor, and etcher
  • Ace Reid (1925–1991), American cartoonist
  • Ace Sanders (born 1991), American National Football League player
  • Ace Stewart (1869–1912), Major League Baseball player in 1895
  • Judd Trump (born 1989), snooker player nicknamed "The Ace"
  • Ace Williams (1917–1999), American Major League Baseball pitcher
  • Ace Young (born 1980), American singer, songwriter, and actor

People with the stage name or pen name

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  • Ace (gamer) (born 1993), American Halo player Aaron Elam
  • Ace and Vis, British radio presenters
  • Ace Backwords (born 1956), underground cartoonist
  • Ace Hood (born 1989), American rapper Antoine McColister
  • Ace Wilder (born 1982), Swedish singer Alice Gernandt
  • Buddy Ace (1936–1994), American blues singer James Lee Land
  • Johnny Ace (1929–1954), American singer John Marshall Alexander Jr.
  • Mellow Man Ace (born 1967), American rapper Ulpiano Sergio Reyes

People with the ring name

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  • Ace Austin (born 1997), American professional wrestler Austin Highley
  • Ace Darling (born 1974), American professional wrestler Charleston Diggler
  • Ace Hood (born 1988), American rapper Antoine McColister
  • Ace Romero (born 1990), American professional wrestler Justin Romero
  • Ace Steel (born 1973), American professional wrestler Christopher Guy
  • Ace Wilder (born 1982), Swedish singer and songwriter Alice Gernandt
  • Johnny Ace (born 1962), American professional wrestler John Laurinaitis

People with the surname

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  • Goodman Ace (1899–1982), American humorist, radio writer and comedian, television writer, and magazine columnist born Goodman Aiskowitz
  • Jane Ace (1897–1974), American radio performer, wife of Goodman Ace
  • Juliet Ace (born 1938), British dramatist, playwright and radio and television writer

Fictional characters

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Hanks, P.; Coates, R.; McClure, P. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. OUP Oxford. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-19-252747-9. Retrieved 3 September 2018.