Parr (surname)

Parr is a surname, and may refer to:

• Albert Eide Parr (1900-1991) Norwegian-born, American marine biologist, zoologist and oceanographer
• Archie Parr (1860–1942), Texas rancher and politician
• Ben Parr (born 1985), author of Captivology and former Co-Editor of Mashable
• Bob Parr (born 1957), New Zealand television personality, former UK Special Forces operator
• Catherine Parr (c. 1512–1548), Queen of England (1543–1547)
• Charlie Parr country blues musician
• Chris Parr (born 1944), British theatre director and television executive
• George Berham Parr (1901–1975), Texas rancher and politician
• George Parr (cricketer) (1826–1891), English cricketer
• Jackie Parr (21 November 1920–1985), English footballer
• Jerry Parr (1930–2015), Secret Service agent for Ronald Reagan
• John Parr (born 1952), English musician
• John Edmeston Parr (1856–1923), architect; see Parr and Fee
• John Parr (British Army soldier) (1898–1914), first British soldier to die in World War I
• John Parr (colonial governor) (1725–1791)
• Jonathan Parr (born 1988), Norwegian footballer
• John Wayne Parr (born 1976), kickboxer
• Kenneth Parr (born 1988), British sportshooter
• Larry Parr (chess player) (1946–2011), American chess player, author and editor
• Larry Parr (director), New Zealand film director and screenwriter
• Lily Parr (1905–1978), English-born footballer
• Maria Parr (born 1981), Norwegian children's writer
• Martin Parr (born 1952), British documentary photographer, photojournalist and photobook collector
• Martin Willoughby Parr (1892–1985), governor of the British-administered province of Equatoria in Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
• Maud Green, Lady Parr (1492–1531), mother-in-law of Henry VIII
• Nowell Parr, British architect
• Peter Parr, General Manager – Football – of the North Queensland Cowboys
• Robert Parr (1921–2017), theoretical chemist
• Robert Parr, pseudonym of Erle Stanley Gardner (1889 –1970)
• Russ Parr (born 1959), American radio and television personality
• Samuel Parr (1747 – 1825), English schoolmaster, writer
• Samuel Wilson Parr (1857–1931), American chemist
• Terence Parr (born 1964), professor of computer science
• Old Tom Parr (1483 (reputedly)–1635), English supercentenarian who claimed to have lived for 152 years
• Sir Thomas Parr (c.1483–1517), 16th-century English courtier and father of Queen Katherine Parr
• Thomas Johannes Lauritz Parr (1862–1935), Norwegian educator
• Walter Parr (1871–1922), English-born American preacher and author
• William Parr, 1st Baron Parr of Kendal, KG (1434 – 1483)[1] English courtier and soldier
• William Parr, 1st Baron Parr of Horton (c. 1483–1547), English soldier
• William Parr, 1st Marquess of Northampton (1513 –1571), Knight of the Garter

Fictional characters

• The Parr family, from The Incredibles
  • Robert "Bob" Parr – Mr. Incredible
  • Helen Parr (The Incredibles)
  • Violet Parr
  • Dash Parr
  • Jack-Jack Parr