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Parry (surname)
Parry is a name of Welsh origin originally derived from shortening 'ap Harry' (Welsh for "son of Harry"). People with the name include: *Alan Parry (born c. 1947), British football and athletics commentator * Albert Parry, Anglican Dean of St David's from 1940 to 1949 * Albert Parry (academic) (1901–1992), historian * 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 (other) *Charles Christopher Parry (1823–1890), American botanist and mountaineer * David Parry (other) * Dick Parry (born 1942), English saxophonist * Edward Parry (other) * Frederic John Sidney Parry (1810–1885), English entomologist * Harold Parry (1896–1917), English World War I poet *Hubert Parry (1848–1918), British composer *James Parry (born 1967), early web personality known ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welsh People
The Welsh ( cy, Cymry) are an ethnic group native to Wales. "Welsh people" applies to those who were born in Wales ( cy, Cymru) and to those who have Welsh ancestry, perceiving themselves or being perceived as sharing a cultural heritage and shared ancestral origins. Wales is the third-largest Countries of the United Kingdom, country of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In the Acts of Union 1707, the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland merged to become the Kingdom of Great Britain. The majority of people living in Wales are British nationality law, British citizens. In Wales, the Welsh language ( cy, Cymraeg) is protected by law. Welsh remains the predominant language in many parts of Wales, particularly in North Wales and parts of West Wales, though English is the predominant language in South Wales. The Welsh language is also taught in schools throughout Wales, and, even in regions of Wales in which Welsh people predominantly speak English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Parry
James Parry (born July 13, 1967), commonly known by his nickname and username Kibo , is a Usenetter known for his sense of humor, various surrealist net pranks, an absurdly long signature, and a machine-assisted knack for " kibozing": joining any thread in which "kibo" was mentioned. His exploits have earned him a multitude of enthusiasts, who celebrate him as the head deity of the parody religion "Kibology", centered on the humor newsgroup alt.religion.kibology. Background James Parry grew up and lived in Scotia, New York. He showed early computing skills, such as being able to open up and reprogram ROM video game cartridges such as those for the Atari 2600, but was more interested in graphics and artistic pursuits. In this vein, he was initially a computer engineering major at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in Troy, New York, but moved to Boston, Massachusetts in 1990 and attended Emerson College, where he studied videography and graphic design. At that time, he also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Parry (other)
Thomas Parry may refer to: * Thomas Parry (Comptroller of the Household) (c. 1515–1560), serving Queen Elizabeth I of England * Thomas Parry (ambassador) (1541–1616), English MP, ambassador to France and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster * Thomas Parry (author) (1904–1985), Welsh language literary scholar and author * Thomas Parry (Chennai merchant) (1768–1824), Welsh merchant in Chennai, India * Thomas Parry (bishop) (1795–1870), Bishop of Barbados, 1842–1869 * Thomas Parry (Boston MP) (1818–1879), MP for Boston three times * Thomas Gambier Parry (1816–1888), English artist and art collector * Tom Parry (politician) (1881–1939), Welsh Liberal politician, lawyer and soldier * Tom Parry (economist), Australian economist and public servant * Tom Parry (footballer) (1880–1946), Oswestry United F.C. and Wales international footballer * Tom Parry (comedian) Tom Parry is an English comedian, playwright and actor. Career Stand-up Parry performed his debut sol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Parry (other)
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Stephen Parry may refer to: *Stephen Parry (Australian politician) (born 1960), Australian politician from the Liberal Party * Stephen Parry (cricketer) (born 1986), English cricketer * Stephen Parry (swimmer) (born 1977), British middle-distance swimmer * Stephen Parry (Welsh MP) (c. 1675–1724), Welsh politician * Steve Parry (musician) (born 1958), founder of the band Hwyl Nofio * Steve Parry (rugby league) (born 1988), rugby league footballer for Wales, and South Wales Scorpions See also * Steve Perry (other) Steve Perry (born 1949) is a recording artist and the former lead singer of the band Journey. Steve or Stephen Perry may also refer to: *Steve Perry (author) (born 1947), science fiction author *Stephen R. Perry (born c. 1950), legal scholar and pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Parry (other) , Christian theologian
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Robert Parry may refer to: *Bob Parry (born 1953), Australian cricket umpire *Robert Parry (journalist) (1949–2018), American journalist *Robert Parry (poet) (1540–1612), Elizabethan Welsh poet *Robert Parry (politician) (1933–2000), British politician * Robert Parry (priest), Dean of Lismore from 1647 to 1660 * Robert W. Parry (1917–2006), American chemist *R. Williams Parry (1884–1956), 20th-century Welsh poet See also * Robert Perry *Robin Parry Robin Parry is a Christian theologian particularly known for advocating Christian universalism. His best known book is ''The Evangelical Universalist'', which he wrote under the pseudonym Gregory MacDonald because he had not at the time publicly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rick Parry
Rick Parry (born 23 February 1955) is the current chairman of the EFL, the former chief executive of Liverpool, the original CEO of the Premier League and a board member at New York Cosmos. Career Rick Parry was educated at the Kings School Chester and the University of Liverpool. Upon obtaining his degree, in Maths as a trainee Chartered Accountant in 1976, qualifying three years later. Having spent a number of years in the leisure industry in financial controller positions, he rejoined his former firm (by then known as Arthur Young) in 1983 as a management consultant. A Liverpool fan, Parry was recruited from his position as a senior management consultant with leading UK firm Ernst & Young in 1991 to assist in planning the new Premier League. Appointed Chief Executive in February 1992, the competition was officially ratified just seven days later by The Football Association, allowing Parry to proceed with negotiations for a television deal which was eventually awarded to BS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Parry (other)
Richard Parry may refer to: * Richard Parry (bishop) (1560–1623), Bishop of St. Asaph *Richard Parry (director) (born 1967), film director *Richard Lloyd Parry (born 1969), British foreign correspondent *Richard Reed Parry (born 1977), musician, member of indie band Arcade Fire *Rick Parry (born 1955), former chief executive of Liverpool F.C. *Dick Parry (born 1942), English saxophonist See also *Richard Parry-Jones Richard Parry-Jones (September 1951 – 16 April 2021) was a British engineer. He was the Group Vice-President of Global Product Development, Chief Technical Officer, and Head of Global R&D Operations at Ford Motor Company. He retired in Decem ... (1951–2021), chief technical officer * Richard Perry (other) {{hndis, Parry, Richard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Parry
Paul Ian Parry (born 19 August 1980) is a Welsh footballer who is currently the assistant manager at Chepstow Town Football club alongside Marc Ingles in the Ardal South East side Chepstow Town. He is a former Wales international. Personal life Parry was born in Chepstow. As a youngster he attended Chepstow Comprehensive School. Parry suffers from a severe fear of flying ( aviophobia) which, like other footballers such as Dennis Bergkamp, has caused problems during his career due to his inability to sometimes travel with the Wales team to far-away countries. He manages to overcome by taking tablets. It has also caused problems in his club career when his teams have travelled to opposite ends of Great Britain. He has often managed to get around the problem by travelling the long distances by car. He currently runs a property management company called Parry Property LTD, with his wife, Samantha. Club career Hereford United Parry started his career at Bristol City where he s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milman Parry
Milman Parry (June 23, 1902 – December 3, 1935) was an American Classicist whose theories on the origin of Homer's works have revolutionized Homeric studies to such a fundamental degree that he has been described as the "Charles Darwin, Darwin of Homeric studies". In addition, he was a pioneer in the discipline of oral tradition. Early life and education Parry was born in 1902 in Oakland, California. He grew up in a house full of books, with a father who was self-taught and widely read. He and his siblings often recited poems from memory as a game. He graduated from Oakland Technical High School in 1919, and studied at the University of California, Berkeley (B.A. and M.A.) where he became proficient in ancient Greek and the Classics. He then studied for a PhD at the University of Paris, Sorbonne in Paris and was a student of the linguist Antoine Meillet. In his dissertations, which were published in French in 1928, Parry demonstrated that the Homeric style is characteri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Parry (politician)
Michael J. Parry (born January 5, 1953) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota Senate representing District 26, which included portions of Dodge County, Minnesota, Dodge, Freeborn County, Minnesota, Freeborn, Goodhue County, Minnesota, Goodhue, Mower County, Minnesota, Mower, Olmsted County, Minnesota, Olmsted, Rice County, Minnesota, Rice, Steele County, Minnesota, Steele, and Waseca County, Minnesota, Waseca counties in the southeastern part of the state. Early life, education, and business career Perry was born and raised in Albert Lea, Minnesota, Albert Lea. Parry served in the Minnesota Army National Guard, receiving an honorable discharge as a staff sergeant, and attended Brown College (Minnesota), Brown Institute of Broadcasting in Minneapolis. Parry owns and manages a marketing and motivation company and his family owns the Godfather's Pizza franchise in Waseca, Minnesota, Waseca. He has managed numerous radio stations in Minnesota, Iowa, and Michig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Parry
Michael Alan Newton-Parry (born 29 December 1954) is an English journalist and radio presenter. Early life Born in Chester, Parry attended The King's School and completed his education at Trent Polytechnic (now known as Nottingham Trent University). Journalism career After graduating, Parry became "a Fleet Street reporter" and worked on tabloid newspapers including '' The Sun''. In the late 1990s, he served as News Editor of the ''Daily Express'' and then as News Editor of the Press Association. He then became a Press Officer with the Football Association. Parry has written three books. His first was ''Rooney Tunes'', a biography of footballer Wayne Rooney published in 2006. He then co-wrote the autobiographies of his fellow talkSPORT presenter Alan Brazil - ''There's an Awful Lot of Bubbly in Brazil'' (2007) and ''Both Barrels from Brazil: My War On the Numpties'' (2008). Radio In 1999, Parry joined Talk Radio (later known as talkSPORT). He originally co-presented the ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Parry (footballer)
Mark Parry (born 21 May 1970, in Wrexham) is a Welsh former footballer. He made five appearances in The Football League for Chester City during 1987–88. Parry scored on his debut in The Football League for Chester in a 2–2 draw at Southend United on 22 August 1987 when wearing the number seven shirt.Sumner (1997), stats section (87-88) The 17-year-old went on to play in the league games at home to York City and Grimsby Town and the away fixtures at Rotherham United and Bristol Rovers, as well as in a League Cup fixture against Blackpool during the first half of the campaign. He did not appear again for the first–team and later joined Northwich Victoria {{Infobox UK place , static_image_name = Northwich - Town Bridge.jpg , static_image_caption = Town Bridge, the River Weaver and the spire of Holy Trinity Church , official_name = Northwich , country ....Sumner (1997), p 141 Bibliography * References {{DEFAULTSORT:Parry, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
