Parrott (surname)

Parrott is the surname of: * Alice Kagawa Parrott, fiber artist and ceramicist * Alison Parrott, Canadian missing girl *

Andrew Parrott Andrew Parrott (born 10 March 1947) is a British conductor, perhaps best known for his pioneering "historically informed performances" of pre-classical music. He conducts a wide range of repertoire, including contemporary music. He conducted th ...

, British musicologist and conductor * Big Nose George Parrott, American outlaw * Buddy Parrott, NASCAR crew chief *

Carroll Parrott Blue Carroll Parrott Blue (August 23, 1943 – December 11, 2019) was an American filmmaker, director and author. Based in Houston, Texas, she was part of the L.A. Rebellion film movement. She was noted for her documentary film and interactive ...

, Film maker, author, & Professor *

Cecil Parrott Sir Cecil Cuthbert Parrott (29 January 1909 - 23 June 1984) was a British diplomat, translator, writer and scholar. After studies at Peterhouse, Cambridge, he became a teacher. He joined the Foreign Office in 1939. His diplomatic career culmin ...

, British diplomat, translator, writer and scholar * Charles Joseph Parrott, birth name of Charley Chase, American comedian, actor, screenwriter and director * David Parrott, English cricketer *

Delphine Parrott Delphine Mary Vera Parrott FRSE (2 May 1928 – 17 January 2016) was a British endocrinologist, immunologist, and academic. She did research at the National Institute for Medical Research in the 1950s and the Imperial Cancer Research Fund in t ...

, British endocrinologist and immunologist *

Edward Parrott Sir James Edward Parrott, MP, (1 June 1863 – 5 April 1921) was a British teacher and author, who served as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Edinburgh South for 1917–1918. Life He was born in Marple, Cheshire, the eldest son of a schoo ...

, British teacher and author, Member of Parliament * Eluned Parrott, Welsh politician *

Enoch Greenleafe Parrott Enoch Greenleafe Parrott (December 10, 1814 – May 10, 1879) was an American naval officer who fought in the Mexican-American War and Civil War, later rising to the rank of rear admiral. Biography Parrott was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, ...

, American naval officer *

George Parrott George Fountain Parrott (23 December 1887 – 9 October 1918) was an officer in the United States Navy during World War I. Biography Born at Falling Creek, Lenoir County, North Carolina, George Fountain Parrott was the third of seven child ...

, American Navy officer in World War I * Harry Craig Parrott, Canadian politician *

Ian Parrott Ian Parrott (5 March 1916 – 4 September 2012) was a prolific Anglo-Welsh composer and writer on music. His distinctions included the first prize of the Royal Philharmonic Society for his symphonic poem ''Luxor'', and commissions by the BBC a ...

, British composer *

Jacob Parrott Jacob Wilson Parrott (July 17, 1843 – December 22, 1908) was an American soldier and carpenter. He was the first recipient of the Medal of Honor, a new military award first presented by the United States Department of War to six Union Army ...

, first recipient of the Medal of Honor for his military service in the American Civil War *

James Parrott James Parrott (August 2, 1897 – May 10, 1939) was an American actor and film director; and the younger brother of film comedian Charley Chase. Biography Early years James Gibbons Parrott was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Charles and Blanch ...

, American comic actor and film director * Jasper Parrott, co-founder and executive chairman of HarrisonParrott Ltd., an artist management company * Jeff Parrott, Dallas artist *

Jiggs Parrott Walter Edward "Jiggs" Parrott (July 14, 1871April 14, 1898) was an American professional baseball player whose career spanned eight seasons, four of which were spent with the Major League Baseball (MLB) Chicago Colts (1892–95). Parrott, an inf ...

, former baseball player *

Jim Parrott James Charles William Parrott (September 15, 1942 – October 4, 2016) was a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in the 2010 provincial election, representing the electoral district of Fundy-River ...

, Canadian politician * Joanne S. Parrott, Maryland politician *

John Parrott John Stephen Parrott, (born 11 May 1964) is an English former professional snooker player and television personality. He was a familiar face on the professional snooker circuit during the late 1980s and throughout the 1990s, and remained within ...

, English professional snooker player *

John Fabyan Parrott John Fabyan Parrott (August 8, 1767July 9, 1836) was a United States representative and a Senator from New Hampshire. He was born in Portsmouth in the Province of New Hampshire to John Parrott, a merchant and ship captain, and his wife Deborah ...

, American Senator from New Hampshire *

Joseph R. Parrott Joseph Robinson Parrott (October 30, 1858 – October 13, 1913) was President of the Florida East Coast Railway. He died in Maine on October 13, 1913. He graduated from Yale University in 1883, where he was a member of Skull and Bones. He was a cl ...

, President of the Florida East Coast Railway * Kyle Parrott, Canadian long track speed skater * Les Parrott, author, psychologist, and minister * Louise Parrott Cochran, American social worker * Marion A. Parrott, Prominent North Carolinian * Marcus Junius Parrott, Kansas congressman * Matt Parrott, American politician and businessman *

Mike Parrott Michael Everett Arch Parrott (born December 6, 1954), nicknamed "Bird," is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. Parrott graduated from Adolfo Camarillo High School in Camarillo, California in 1973. He was drafted by the Baltimore Orioles in th ...

, Major league baseball player *

Neil Parrott Neil Conrad Parrott (born July 30, 1970) is an American politician who previously represented District 2A, which includes Hagerstown, Maryland, Hagerstown and Sharpsburg, Maryland, Sharpsburg, as a Republican Party (United States), Republican in ...

, American politician from Maryland *

Nicki Parrott Nicki Parrott (pronounced pa-ROTT) is a jazz vocalist and bass player from Australia. Background Parrott took piano lessons when she was four years old, then learned flute. When she was fifteen, she started playing double bass, and after grad ...

, Jazz vocalist and bass player from Australia *

Robert Parker Parrott Robert Parker Parrott (October 5, 1804 – December 24, 1877) was an American soldier and inventor of military ordnance. Born in Lee, New Hampshire, he was the son of John Fabyan Parrott. He graduated with honors from the United States Military ...

, inventor of the Parrott rifle * Thomas Alexander Parrott, CIA officer *

Thomas H. Parrott Thomas Henry Parrott (17 October 1836 – 27 March 1899) was an English musician. He operated a music business in East Portland, Oregon, which was noted as energizing the community's business environment. Early life Parrott was born in Kent, Engla ...

, English musician *

Thomas Marc Parrott Thomas Marc Parrott (1866–1960) was a prominent twentieth-century American literary scholar, long a member of the faculty of Princeton University in New Jersey. Life and work T. M. Parrott was born and raised in Ohio, the son of Col. Edwin A ...

, Princeton professor *

Todd Parrott Todd T. Parrott (born February 9, 1964) is an American stock car racing crew chief. He last worked for B. J. McLeod Motorsports and Rick Ware Racing as a crew chief in the NASCAR Cup Series. He is most well-known for his long tenure at Robert ...

, NASCAR racer *

Tom Parrott Thomas William Parrott (April 10, 1868 – January 1, 1932), nicknamed "Tacky Tom", was a professional baseball player. He was a right-handed pitcher over parts of four seasons (1893–1896) with the Chicago Colts, Cincinnati Reds, and St. Louis ...

, professional baseball player *

Travis Parrott Travis Parrott (born August 16, 1980)Travis Parrott
is an American former professional ...

, American professional tennis player *

Troy Parrott Troy Daniel Parrott (born 4 February 2002) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Preston North End, on loan from Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. He also represents the Republic of Ireland national team at senior ...

, Irish professional footballer *

Ursula Parrott Ursula Parrott (March 26, 1899Radcliffe College, Yearbook' (1920): 67. via Hathi Trust – September 1957), was a commercially successful American writer of romantic fiction novels. Her first book, ''Ex-Wife'' (1929), was a best seller, and was ad ...

, American writer of romantic fiction stories and novels *

William Parrott William Parrott (18 December 1843 – 9 November 1905) was a British coalminer, trade union official and Liberal–Labour (Lib–Lab) politician. Early life Parrott was born at Row Green, a village in Somerset but his parents soon moved to Yor ...

, British coalminer, trade union official and Liberal-Labour politician {{DEFAULTSORT:Parrott English-language surnames