Parris

Parris is a given name and surname, and may refer to:

In politics:

Albion K. Parris (1788–1857), American politician and jurist of Maine
Matthew Parris (born 1949), journalist and former Conservative politician in the United Kingdom
Stanford Parris (1929–2010), American politician
Parris Glendening (born 1942), the 59th Governor of Maryland in the United States

In the Salem witch trials:

Betty Parris (1682–1760), nine-year-old daughter of the Salem villages' reverend Samuel Parris
Samuel Parris (1653–1720), Puritan minister in the town of Salem Village during the Salem witch trials

In other fields:

Alexander Parris (1780–1852), prominent American architect-engineer
Eddie Parris (1911–1971), Welsh international footballer
Francis Sawyer Parris (1707–1760), Biblical scholar
John Parris(born 1952), English cue maker
Patricia Parris, American voice actress
Robert Parris (1924–1999), American composer
Robert Parris Moses (born 1935), Harvard-trained educator who joined the civil rights movement and later founded the nationwide US Algebra project
Philip Parris Lynott (1949-1986), lead singer and bassist in Thin Lizzy

See also