Parry


Gender:
Origin: German, Welsh
163 famous people named Parry found on Wikipedia.
508 male in US.
Most recent ranking: 9562-th in year 1999
Best ranking: 1842-th in year 1965
Used in: Welsh

Meanings

Parry is a given name which may refer to:
People:
Parry Aftab, American lawyer specializing in Internet privacy and security law
Parry Gordon (1945–2009), English rugby league footballer
Parry Gripp (born 1967), songwriter, lead vocalist and guitarist for the pop punk band Nerf Herder
Parry Wayne Humphreys (1778–1839), member of the United States House of Representatives from Tennessee
Parry Liyanage, Sri Lankan army officer, athlete and coach
Parry Mitchell, Baron Mitchell (born 1943), British businessman and Labour member of the House of Lords
Parry Shen (born 1973), American actor
E. Parry Thomas (born 1921), American banker who helped finance the development of the casino industry of Las Vegas
Fictional characters:
Parry in the movie The Fisher King
Parry in the series Incarnations of Immortality by Piers Anthony
The Hero's son in Dragon Quest V

1630s, from French parez! (which commonly would have been heard in fencing lessons), imperative of parer "ward off," from Italian parare "to ward or defend (a blow)" (see para- (2)). Related: Parried; parrying. Non-fencing use is from 1718. The noun is 1705, from the verb.

Son of Harry: home ruler.

Famous People: 163 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Hubert Parry 1848 English composer, teacher and historian of music
2 Bruce Parry 1969 British documentarian
3 Parry Shen 1973 American actor
4 Parry Glasspool 1992 British actor
5 Parry Gripp 1967 He writes little songs for ads or for fun.
6 Dick Parry 1942 British musician
7 Natasha Parry 1930 British actress
8 Will Parry His Dark Materials character
9 Geoff Parry 1953 Actor
10 Heather Parry American film and television producer
11 Alan Parry 1948 British sports commentator
12 Milman Parry 1902 American academic
13 James Parry 1967 American Usenetter
14 Parry O'Brien 1932 Athletics competitor, shot putter
15 Blanche Parry 1507 Personal attendant of Queen Elizabeth I of England
16 Richard Lloyd Parry 1969 British journalist
17 Paul Parry 1980 Welsh footballer
18 Bryan Parry 1992 Actor
19 Stephen Parry 1977 British swimmer, Olympic bronze medallist
20 Emyr Jones Parry 1947 British diplomat
21 Matt Parry 1994 British racing driver
22 Parry Mitchell, Baron Mitchell 1943 Member of the House of Lords
23 Parry Aftab 1961 American lawyer
24 Vivienne Parry 1957 British journalist
25 Zale Parry American scuba diver and actress
26 Forrest Parry 1921 American inventor
27 Nicola Parry Australian actress
28 Eric Parry 1952
29 Shannon Parry 1989 Australian rugby union player
30 Andy Parry 1991 English footballer
31 R. Williams Parry 1884 Welsh poet
32 Warren Parry 1964 New Zealand darts player
33 Karen Parry Singer
34 Robin Parry 1969 First person to define "Evangelical Universalism". Author and editor.
35 Josh Parry 1978 American football player
36 Evalyn Parry Canadian musician
37 Kevin Parry 1933 Australian sailor
38 Sam Parry 1991 Welsh rugby union player
39 Donald W. Parry American academic
40 J. H. Parry 1914 British historian
41 Thomas Gambier Parry 1816 British artist
42 Gordon Parry 1908 British film director and producer
43 Caleb Hillier Parry 1755 English physician
44 Jay A. Parry 1950 American writer
45 Nigel Parry American photographer
46 John Orlando Parry 1810 British actor, comedian and musician
47 Aaron Parry American rabbi
48 Dan Parry British audio engineer
49 Ian Parry 1965 British photojournalist
50 Charles Christopher Parry 1823 British botanist and mountain climber
51 Kate Parry 1979 Australian Singer, Voice Actor, TV Presenter and Wine Host
52 John Parry Ddall 1710 Welsh musician
53 Charlotte Parry 1976 British actress
54 Steve Parry 1988 Welsh rugby league footballer
55 Ray Parry 1936 English footballer
56 Gordon Parry, Baron Parry 1925 British politician
57 Eldryd Parry British academic
58 Jonathan Parry English historian
59 Derick Parry 1954 West Indian cricketer
60 Parry Moon 1898 American electrical engineer
61 Nic Parry Welsh judge
62 Tony Parry 1945 English footballer
63 Alun Parry British singer
64 Edward Abbott Parry 1863 English judge and dramatist
65 Robert W. Parry 1917 Chemist
66 Maurice Parry 1877 Welsh footballer
67 Gwenlyn Parry 1932 Welsh dramatist
68 Edward Hagarty Parry 1855 English footballer
69 Charlie Parry 1870 Welsh footballer
70 Carys Parry 1981 British athlete
71 Lee Parry 1901 Actress
72 B. F. Parry 1981
73 Parry Wayne Humphreys 1778 American politician
74 David M. Parry 1852 American businessman
75 Parry Gordon 1945 English rugby league player
76 Dave Parry 1964 British sound and lighting designer
77 David Hughes Parry 1893 University academic and administrator
78 Sefton Henry Parry 1832 British theatre manager
79 Mike Parry 1953 American politician
80 Wayne Parry 1963 American politician
81 Rick Parry 1987 New Zealand ice hockey player
82 Ed Parry 1885 American football coach
83 Ben Parry 1976 American soccer player
84 John Edmund Parry 1946 Canadian politician
85 Rob Parry British actor
86 Chris Parry 1952 American lighting designer
87 Malcolm Parry British architect
88 Les Parry 1953 English footballer
89 Benjamin Parry 1634 Irish bishop
90 Jack Parry 1931 English footballer
91 Bob Parry 1953 Australian cricket umpire
92 Edwin Parry 1935 Olympic sailor
93 Ox Parry 1914 American football player
94 Roger Parry 1905 French photographer and illustrator
95 Parry Teasdale American video artist
96 Patricia Parry 1958 French psychiatrist
97 Lisa Parry
98 Evan Parry 1865 Electrical engineer
99 Glenn Parry British academic
100 Charles de Courcy Parry British chief constable
101 Albert Parry British priest
102 Mark Parry 1970 Welsh footballer
103 WR Parry 1890 English cricket umpire
104 Dennis Parry 1912
105 Robert Parry 1563 Welsh poet and translator
106 Parry Liyanage Sri Lankan general
107 Terry Parry 1921
108 Glyn Parry 1953 British historian
109 George Herbert Parry 1882 Australian architect
110 Thomas Henry Parry 1881 British politician
111 Seff Parry 1907 Australian footballer and coach
112 William John Parry 1842 Welsh businessman, politician and author
113 G. Parry Umpire
114 Lorae Parry
115 Matthew Parry Irish cricketer
116 Christopher Parry 1934 English cricketer
117 Joshua Parry 1719 Welsh nonconformist minister and writer
118 Francis Parry British businessman in Hong Kong
119 Frank Parry 1898 English footballer
120 Ted Parry 1892
121 Charles Henry Parry 1779 English physician and writer
122 Gruffudd Parry
123 Ossie Parry 1908 Welsh footballer
124 Mary Parry 1929 British figure skater
125 Frederick Sydney Parry 1861 British civil servant
126 Oswald Parry 1868 Anglican bishop
127 John Humffreys Parry 1786
128 Sean Parry 1987 Hong kong cricketer
129 Thomas Parry 1795 British bishop
130 Jann Parry British ballet critic
131 Sarah Winifred Parry 1870 Writer and editor of Cymru'r Plant from 1908 to 1912
132 Cecil Parry 1866 English cricketer
133 Hans-Heinz Parry 1904 German writer (1904-1977)
134 Tom Parry Welsh footballer
135 Donald Parry Welsh rugby league player
136 Harry Parry NASCAR team owner
137 Christoph Parry 1951 British germanist
138 Stanley Parry 1895
139 Diane Parry 2002 Female French tennis player
140 David Parry 1956 English cricketer
141 Edoardo Parry 1862 Catholic bishop
142 Henry Parry 1826 Anglican bishop
143 R. Ifor Parry 1908 Welsh preacher
144 George Parry 1889
145 F. Parry English cricketer
146 Joseph Parry 1744 English painter
147 Eugène Parry 1822 French politician
148 Martin Parry 2000 British meteorologist
149 Ken Parry 1930
150 Craig Parry
151 William Parry British Anglican priest and antiquarian
152 Frederic John Sidney Parry 1810 English entomologist
153 Gwyn Parry 1946
154 Richard Parry 1803 Welsh independent minister, poet, and man of letters (1803-97)
155 John Humphreys Parry
156 Eddie Parry 1918
157 Cyril Parry
158 Jon Parry 1969 American futsal player
159 John Parry 1775 Welsh editor, publisher, Methodist minister and grammarian
160 Herbert Parry
161 Edward Parry 1723 Welsh Methodist exhorter, poet and hymn-writer
162 James Rhys Parry 1570 Welsh poet
163 Bill Parry Welsh author