Rector (surname)
Rector is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Ab Rector, Canadian politician
- Alan Rector, professor of medical informatics
- Anne Elizabeth Rector, American artist and author
- Chris Rector, American Politician
- Eddie Rector, African American tap dancer of the Vaudeville era
- Edward F. Rector, United States Air Force
- Elias W. Rector, American politician
- Enoch J. Rector, American boxing film promoter
- Floyd Rector, nephrologist and emeritus professor of medicine
- George Rector, restaurateur and raconteur
- Giovanni Rector, South African association football player
- Hartman Rector Jr., American Latter Day Saints leader
- Henry Massey Rector, governor of Arkansas
- Jamaica Rector, American football player
- James Rector, athlete
- James Rector (student), "Bloody Thursday" victim
- James Ward Rector, American jurist
- Jeff Rector, American actor
- Joe A. Rector, American/Cherokee artist
- Josephine Rector, American scriptwriter and actress
- Liam Rector, American poet
- Michael Rector, American football wide receiver
- Ricky Ray Rector, executed murderer
- Robert Rector, American author
- Ron Rector, American football player
- Sarah Rector, Member of the Muscogee Nation, best known for being the "Richest Colored Girl in the world" or the "Millionaire girl a member of the race"
- Tracy Rector, American filmmaker, curator, and arts advocate