Parry is a surname of Welsh origin originally derived from shortening 'ap Harry' (Welsh for "son of Harry").
People with the name include:
Adam Parry (1928–1971), American classical scholar Alan Parry (born c. 1947), British football and athletics commentator Albert Parry (1874–1950), Anglican Dean of St David's from 1940 to 1949 Albert Parry (academic) (1901–1992), historian Ben Parry (musician), born 1965, British composer, conductor and singer Bill Parry (mathematician) (1934–2006), British mathematician Bill Parry (politician) (1878–1952), New Zealand politician Bruce Parry (born 1969), British TV presenter and adventurer Cecil Parry (1866–1901), English cricketer Charles Parry (disambiguation) Charles Christopher Parry (1823–1890), American botanist and mountaineer David Parry (disambiguation) Diane Parry (born 2002), French tennis player Dick Parry (1942–2026), English saxophonist Edward Parry (disambiguation) Frederic John Sidney Parry (1810–1885), English entomologist Hannah Gabrielle Parry (H. G. Parry), New Zealand writer and academic Harold Parry (1896–1917), English World War I poet Hubert Parry (1848–1918), British composer James Parry (disambiguation) John Parry (disambiguation) Joseph Parry (1841–1903), Welsh composer and musician Kevin Parry (disambiguation) Maurice Parry (1877–1935), Welsh footballer Mark Parry (footballer) (born 1970), Welsh footballer Mike Parry (born 1954), English journalist and radio presenter Mike Parry (politician) (born 1953), American politician Milman Parry (1902–1935), American scholar of epic poetry Paul Parry (born 1980), Welsh footballer Richard Parry (disambiguation) Rick Parry (born 1955), British former chief executive of Liverpool Football Club and former head of the FA Premier League Robert Parry (disambiguation) Stephen Parry (disambiguation) Thomas Parry (disambiguation) Thomas Gambier Parry (1816–1888), British artist and art collector Wilfred Parry (1908–1979), pianist and accompanist taught at Trinity College, London William Parry (disambiguation)
Characters Will Parry (His Dark Materials), in the series His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman Stanislaus Grumman Colonel John Parry, father of Will Parry