Parr (surname)
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Parr is a surname, and may refer to:
- Anne ParrAnne Herbert, Countess of PembrokeAnne Herbert, Countess of Pembroke, Baroness Herbert of Cardiff was lady-in-waiting to each of Henry VIII of England's six wives. She was the younger sister of his sixth wife, Catherine Parr.-Early years:...
- Catherine ParrCatherine ParrCatherine Parr ; 1512 – 5 September 1548) was Queen consort of England and Ireland and the last of the six wives of King Henry VIII of England. She married Henry VIII on 12 July 1543. She was the fourth commoner Henry had taken as his consort, and outlived him...
(c. 1512–1548), former widow of Henry VIII of England - Charlie ParrCharlie ParrCharlie Parr is an American country blues musician, born in Austin, Minnesota, United States. He started his music career in Duluth, Minnesota. His influences include Charlie Patton, Bukka White, Reverend Gary Davis, and Dave Van Ronk. He plays a National resonator guitar, a fretless open-back...
country blues musician - Chris ParrChris ParrChris Parr is a British theatre director and television executive.In the late 1960s and early 1970s Parr was Fellow in Theatre at the University of Bradford. In the mid 1970s he became Artistic Director of the Traverse Theatre....
(born 1944), British theatre director and television executive - George Parr (1901 - 1975), American politician
- George Parr (cricketer)George Parr (cricketer)George Parr was an English cricketer, whose first-class career lasted from 1844 to 1870....
- Jerry ParrJerry ParrJerry S. Parr is a retired Secret Service Agent, who is best known for being one of the agents protecting President Reagan on the day of his assassination attempt on March 30, 1981.- Education :...
(born 1930), Secret Service agent for Ronald Reagan - John ParrJohn ParrJohn Parr is an English musician, best known for his 1985 US #1 hit single "St. Elmo's Fire". Parr has sold 10 million albums worldwide.-Biography:...
- John Parr (soldier)John Parr (soldier)Private John Parr was the first British soldier and the first soldier of the Commonwealth killed in World War I.-Early years:...
- John Parr (governor)John Parr (governor)Col. John Parr Parr was born in Dublin, Ireland as part of the Anglo-Irish aristocracy that had settled on the island during the 17th century and attended Trinity High School...
- Jonathan ParrJonathan ParrJonathan Parr is a left back currently playing for Crystal Palace in the English Championship.-Early career:Jonathan Parr is originally from Holmlia and played for Holmlia SK, but he also played for KFUM Oslo and Hauger before he got enrolled in the NTG/Lyn-program...
, Norwegian footballer - Larry ParrLarry ParrLawrence "Larry" Parr was a chess player, author and editor.Born in 1946 and originally from Bothell, Washington, Parr served from 1985 to 1988 as editor of Chess Life magazine, the official publication of the United States Chess Federation. Later, Parr was the editor of Glasnost magazine, an...
- Lily ParrLily ParrLilian "Lily" Parr was an English professional women's association football player who played as a winger. She is best known for playing for the Dick, Kerr's Ladies team, which was founded in 1917 and based in Preston, Lancashire....
, (1905-1978) English-born footballer - Maria ParrMaria ParrMaria Parr is a Norwegian children's writer.Her children's books include Vaffelhjarte and Tonje Glimmerdal . For the latter book she won the 2009 Brage Prize.-References:...
, Norwegian children's writer - Martin ParrMartin ParrMartin Parr is a British documentary photographer, photojournalist and photobook collector. He is known for his photographic projects that take a critical look at aspects of modern life, in particular provincial and suburban life in England...
- Peter Parr
- Robert ParrRobert ParrRobert Ghormley Parr is a theoretical chemist. He is a chemistry professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.-Career:...
- Russ ParrRuss ParrRuss Parr is an American radio and television personality.-Career:Parr began as a Production Services Director at ABC TV....
- Samuel ParrSamuel ParrSamuel Parr , was an English schoolmaster, writer, minister and Doctor of Law. He was known in his time for political writing, and as "the Whig Johnson", though his reputation has lasted less well that Samuel Johnson's, and the resemblances were at a superficial level, Parr being no prose stylist,...
- Terence ParrTerence ParrTerence John Parr is a professor of computer science at the University of San Francisco. He is best known for his ANTLR parser generator and contributions to parsing theory. He also developed the engine for Java and other programming languages...
- Thomas ParrThomas ParrThomas Parr was an English supercentenarian who is claimed to have lived for 152 years. He is often referred to simply as Old Parr or Old Tom Parr.-Biography:...
- Walter ParrWalter ParrRev. Walter Robinson Parr was an English-born preacher and author.The son of Alexander and Matilda Parr, Walter Parr was born in Liverpool, England, and graduated from the Beloit Academy in 1891, from Beloit College in 1895 and from the Chicago Theological Seminary in 1898.He was ordained to the...
- Sir William ParrSir William ParrWilliam Parr, 1st Baron Parr of Kendal, KG was an English courtier and soldier. He was the eldest son of Sir Thomas Parr and his wife Alice .-Ancestry:...
- William Parr, 1st Marquess of NorthamptonWilliam Parr, 1st Marquess of NorthamptonWilliam Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton, 1st Earl of Essex and 1st Baron Parr, KG was the son of Sir Thomas Parr and his wife, Maud Green, daughter of Sir Thomas Green, of Broughton and Greens Norton...
- Baron Parr of HortonBaron Parr of HortonWilliam Parr, 1st Baron Parr of Horton was the son of William Parr, 1st Baron Parr of Kendal and his wife Elizabeth Fitzhugh, Baroness Vaux of Harrowden.-Life:...
Fictional characters
- Dash Parr
- Helen Parr - Elastigirl (The Incredibles)
- Jack-Jack Parr
- Robert "Bob" Parr - Mr. Incredible
- Violet Parr