Parris is both a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:

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Parris Afton Bonds Parris Afton Bonds is an American historical romantic fiction novelist. She is the co-founder of Romance Writers of America. Bonds started her professional writing career in the early 1970s with her first sale to ''Modern Secretary'' magazine, ...

, American novelist * Parris Campbell (born 1997), American football player * Parris Duffus (born 1970), retired American ice hockey goaltender * Parris Glendening (born 1942), American politician * Parris Goebel (born 1991), New Zealand-born choreographer, director, singer, dancer, actress of Samoan descent * Parris Mosteller (born 2001), American child actor

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In arts and entertainment: *

Amanda Parris Amanda Parris is a Canadian broadcaster and writer. An arts reporter and producer for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, she hosts the CBC Television series '' Exhibitionists'', '' The Filmmakers'' and '' From the Vaults'', and the CBC Mus ...

, Canadian broadcaster and writer * Edmund Thomas Parris (1793–1873), English painter * Patricia Parris (born 1950), American voice actress * Rachel Parris (born 1984), British comedian and musician *

Rebecca Parris Rebecca Parris (December 28, 1951 – June 17, 2018) was an American jazz singer. During her career she appeared with Count Basie, Buddy Rich, Wynton Marsalis, Gary Burton, and Dizzy Gillespie. She performed at the Monterey Jazz Festival, North ...

(1951-2018), American singer *

Robert Parris Robert Parris (21 May 1924, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – 5 December 1999, Washington, D. C.) was a composer and professor of music. He was born in Philadelphia, attended the University of Pennsylvania, then the Juilliard School in New York. Amon ...

(1924-1999), American composer *

S. J. Parris Stephanie Jane Merritt (born 1974 in Surrey) is an English literary critic and writer who has contributed to publications including ''The Times'', ''The Daily Telegraph'', the ''New Statesman'', ''New Humanist'' and ''Die Welt''. She was Deputy ...

, pseudonym of English author Stephanie Merritt * Teyonah Parris (born 1987), American actress In politics: *

Albion K. Parris Albion Keith Parris (January 19, 1788 – February 11, 1857) was the 5th Governor of Maine, a United States representative from the District of Maine, Massachusetts, a United States senator from Maine, a United States district judge of the Unite ...

(1788–1857), American politician and jurist of Maine, United States Representative and Senator * Matthew Parris (born 1949), journalist and former Conservative politician in the United Kingdom * Stanford Parris (1929–2010), American politician, United States Representative, Virginia state delegate, and Virginia Secretary of the Commonwealth *

Virgil D. Parris Virgil Delphini Parris (February 18, 1807 – June 13, 1874) was a U.S. Representative from Maine, and cousin of Albion Keith Parris. Born in Buckfield, Massachusetts (now in Maine), Parris attended the common schools, whereupon he entered Heb ...

(1807–1874), American politician and jurist of Maine, United States Representative and President of the Maine Senate 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 * Nikita Parris (born 1994), English association footballer * Bob Moses (activist) (1935–2021), Harvard-trained educator who joined the civil rights movement and later founded the nationwide US Algebra project * Steve Parris (born 1967), former professional baseball pitcher * Timon Parris (born 1995), American football player

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