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Rhodes (also spelled Rhoades, Rhoads, Roads, Roades, and Rodes)^[1] is an English surname deriving from the Old English word “rod”, meaning “a clearing in the woods”. It arose as a locational surname for a person who either lived near woodland clearings, or was originally from one of many locations with the name, and is not connected to the Greek island of the same name.^[2] Topographical features provided intuitive and convenient means of identification in small medieval communities, and former inhabitants of a given location who moved to another town or area would often be identified using the name of their birthplace.^[3]

• Alan Rhodes (disambiguation), several people, including:
• Albert Rhodes (diplomat) (1840–1904), American diplomat and author
• Alex Rhodes (cyclist) (born 1984), female Australian racing cyclist
• Alex Rhodes (footballer), English footballer
• Alexandre de Rhodes, French Jesuit missionary
• Alexis Rhodes, fictional character in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
• Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, American author
• Andy Rhodes, retired English football goalkeeper
• Anthony Rhodes, journalist and author of The Vatican in the Age of the Dictators
• April Rhodes, fictional character in Glee
• Arthur Rhodes (born 1969), Major League Baseball relief pitcher
• Arthur Rhodes (1859–1922), New Zealand Member of Parliament and Mayor of Christchurch
• Atticus Rhodes, fictional character in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
• Augustus Rhodes, former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California
• Austin Rhodes, English rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s and coached in the 1970s
• Ben Rhodes (racing driver) (born 1997), American NASCAR driver
• Bernard Rhodes, former manager of The Clash
• Billy Rhodes (English rugby league), English rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s, and coached in the 1920s through to the 1950s
• Carol Rhodes (1959–2018) Scottish painter
• CeCe Rhodes, fictional character in Gossip Girl
• Cecil Rhodes (disambiguation), several people, including:
  • Cecil Rhodes (1853–1902), British businessman after whom Rhodesia was named, theorist of imperialism, creator of the Rhodes Scholarship
• Christopher Rhodes, former British film and television actor
• Cody Rhodes (born 1985; birth name Cody Runnels), American professional wrestler and son of wrestler Dusty Rhodes
• Cynthia Rhodes, American actress, singer and dancer
• Damian Rhodes (born 1969), retired NHL goaltender
• Dan Rhodes, English writer
• David Rhodes (disambiguation), several people, including:
• Dominic Rhodes, running back in the National Football League
• Donnelly Rhodes, Canadian television actor
• Doralee Rhodes, fictional character in Nine to Five
• Doris Rhodes (1898–1982), British bridge player
• Doris Lindsey Holland Rhodes (1909–1997), American politician
• Doug Rhodes, multi-instrumentalist
• Dustin Rhodes (born 1969; real name Dustin Runnels), American professional wrestler also known as Goldust; son of wrestler Dusty Rhodes
• Dusty Rhodes (baseball coach) (born 1946), American college baseball coach
• Dusty Rhodes (cricketer) (1916–1983), English cricket player and umpire
• Dusty Rhodes (footballer) (1882–1960), English footballer and manager
• Dusty Rhodes (outfielder) (1927–2009), American baseball player
• Dusty Rhodes (1945–2015; real name Virgil Runnels Jr.), American professional wrestler and father of Cody and Dustin Rhodes

• E. C. Rhodes, statistician and economist who worked with Arthur Bowley and Karl Pearson
• Edgar Nelson Rhodes, Canadian parliamentarian and premier of Nova Scotia
• Elisha Hunt Rhodes, Brigadier General in the Union Army
• Emitt Rhodes (1950–2020), American singer/songwriter
• Erica Rhodes, American actress and comedian
• Erik Rhodes (actor, born 1906), American actor
• Erik Rhodes (pornographic actor), American pornographic actor
• Ernie Rhodes, English footballer
• Esther Biddle Rhoads (1896–1979), American educator, relief worker
• Frank Rhodes (British Army officer) (1851–1905), brother of Cecil, 19th century British Army Colonel in Africa
• Frank H. T. Rhodes, president of Cornell University
• Gary Rhodes (1960–2019), English celebrity chef and restaurateur
• George Rhodes (farmer) (1816–1864), New Zealand pastoralist
• George Rhodes (musician), American arranger, conductor, pianist, and music director
• Happy Rhodes, American singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and electronic musician
• Hari Rhodes, American actor
• Harold Rhodes (disambiguation), several people
• Heaton Rhodes (1861–1956), New Zealand politician and lawyer
• Captain Henry Rhodes, fictional character in Day of the Dead
• Herbert Rhodes, English cricketer
• Herbert W. Rhodes, American architect
• Hervey Rhodes, Baron Rhodes (1895–1987), British Labour Party politician
• Ida Rhodes, mathematician
• Izora Rhodes, Izora Armstead; one half of the pop group the Weather Girls
• James Rhodes (disambiguation), several people
• Jane Rhodes (1929–2011), French opera singer
• Jay B. Rhodes, American inventor
• Jean Rhodes, American academic psychologist and author
• Jennifer Rhodes, American actress
• Jewell Parker Rhodes, American novelist
• Jim Rhodes, four-term governor of Ohio
• John Harold Rhodes, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
• John Jacob Rhodes III, former Republican representative
• John Jacob Rhodes, American politician and lawyer
• John Rhodes (racing driver), British former racing driver
• John W. Rhodes, former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly
• Jonty Rhodes, former South African cricketer
• Jordan Rhodes, Scottish footballer

• Kay Rhodes, American bridge player
• Kerry Rhodes, American football safety
• Kim Rhode, American double trap and skeet shooter
• Kim Rhodes, American actress
• Kristin Rhodes, Professional Strongwoman, Worlds Strongest Woman
• La Mott W. Rhodes (1843–1890), American lawyer and politician
• Lancelot Barrie Rhodes, (1934–2021) New Zealand musician
• Leah Rhodes, former American costume designer
• Lou Rhodes, English singer and songwriter
• Lucinda Rhodes-Flaherty, British television and film actress
• Luke Rhodes (born 1992), American football player
• The Honourable Margaret Rhodes, first cousin and close friend of Queen Elizabeth II
• Marjorie Rhodes (1897–1979), British actress of motion pictures and television
• Mark Rhodes (disambiguation), several people
• Mary Louise Rhodes (1916–1987), American petroleum geologist,
• Mel Rhodes, creativity researcher and originator of the 4 P of creativity
• Michael Rhodes (disambiguation), several people
• Nick Rhodes, the English keyboardist for Duran Duran
• P. J. Rhodes (1940–2021), British academic and ancient historian
• Pam Rhodes, British television presenter
• Paul Rhodes, Canadian political strategist
• Pauline Rhodes (born 1937), New Zealand artist
• Peter Rhodes, former American journalist
• Peyton Nelle Rhodes, 15th president and namesake of Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee
• Philip Rhodes, prolific boat designer who designed the 1962 America’s Cup winner, Weatherly
• Phillip Rhodes (drummer), drummer for the Gin Blossoms
• Quincy Rhodes Jr. (born 2004), American football player
• Randi Rhodes, talk radio host
• Ray Rhodes, former American football head coach
• Richard Rhodes (born 1937), American author, notably of Deadly Feasts about prion diseases, and of The Making of the Atomic Bomb
• Robert Heaton Rhodes (1815–1884), New Zealand politician
• Rufus N. Rhodes, founder of the Birmingham News, and vice-president of the Associated Press
• Rufus R. Rhodes, Chief Clerk of the Confederate Patent Office, 1861–1865
• Sarah Rhodes (1787–1862), illustrator
• Stephen Rhodes (radio presenter), former weekday daytime presenter on BBC Three Counties Radio
• Steve Rhodes, former English cricketer
• Teddy Tahu Rhodes (born 1966), New Zealand bass-baritone
• Thomas L. Rhodes (1939–2018), American political editor and president of National Review magazine
• Trevante Rhodes (born 1990), American sportsman in track and fields and film and television actor
• Trevor Rhodes (disambiguation), several people
• Tuffy Rhodes (born 1968), American professional baseball player
• Walter Rhodes (musician), American blues musician
• Wilfred Rhodes, former English cricketer
• William Rhodes (disambiguation), several people
• Xavier Rhodes, American Football Cornerback for the Indianapolis Colts
• Zandra Rhodes, English fashion designer

• Barbara Rhoades (born 1946), American actress
• Elijah Rhoades (1791–1858), New York politician
• Katharine Nash Rhoades, (1885–1964), American painter
• Kevin C. Rhoades, American Catholic bishop
• Kitty Rhoades (1951–2016), American politician
• Lana Rhoades, American former pornographic film actress
• Marcus Morton Rhoades (1903–1991), American cytogeneticist
• Paul Ezra Rhoades (1957–2011), American spree killer executed in Idaho
• Robert Ben Rhoades (born 1945), American serial killer also known as “The Truck Stop Killer”
• Sarah Rhoades from America’s Next Top Model, Cycle 5