The English surname Percy is of

Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norm ...

origin, coming from

Normandy Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

, United Kingdom. It was from the

House of Percy A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air condit ...

, Norman lords of

Northumberland Northumberland () is a county in Northern England, one of two counties in England which border with Scotland. Notable landmarks in the county include Alnwick Castle, Bamburgh Castle, Hadrian's Wall and Hexham Abbey. It is bordered by land on ...

, derives from the village of

Percy-en-Auge Percy-en-Auge (, literally ''Percy in Auge'') is a former commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Mézidon Vallée d'Auge. It is the ancestral home ...

. From there, it came into use as a given name. It is also a short form of the given name

Percival Percival (, also spelled Perceval, Parzival), alternatively called Peredur (), was one of King Arthur's legendary Knights of the Round Table. First mentioned by the French author Chrétien de Troyes in the tale ''Perceval, the Story of the G ...

Perseus In Greek mythology, Perseus (Help:IPA/English, /ˈpɜːrsiəs, -sjuːs/; Greek language, Greek: Περσεύς, Romanization of Greek, translit. Perseús) is the legendary founder of Mycenae and of the Perseid dynasty. He was, alongside Cadmus ...

, etc.

People

Surname

* Alf Percy, Scottish footballer *

Algernon Percy (disambiguation) Algernon Percy may refer to: *Algernon Percy, 10th Earl of Northumberland (1602–1668), English military leader *Algernon Percy, 1st Earl of Beverley (1750–1830), peer known as Lord Algernon Percy from 1766–86 *Hon. Algernon Percy (diplomat) ( ...

Charles H. Percy Charles Harting Percy (September 27, 1919 – September 17, 2011) was an American businessman and politician. He was president of the Bell & Howell Corporation from 1949 to 1964, and served as a Republican U.S. senator from Illinois from 1967 ...

(1919–2011), American businessman and politician *

Eileen Percy Eileen Percy (August 1902 – 29 July 1973) was an Irish-born American actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 60 films between 1917 and 1933. Biography Born in Belfast in August 1902, Percy lived in Brooklyn, New York, briefly ...

(1900–1973), Irish-born American actress *

George Percy The Honourable George Percy (4 September 1580 – 1632) was an English explorer, author, and early Colonial Governor of Virginia. Early life George Percy was born in England, the youngest son of Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland and Lady ...

(1580–1632), English explorer, author, and colonial governor *

Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, 4th Baron Percy, titular King of Mann, KG, Lord Marshal (10 November 134120 February 1408) was the son of Henry de Percy, 3rd Baron Percy, and a descendant of Henry III of England. His mother was Mary ...

(1341–1408), son of Henry de Percy, 3rd Baron Percy, and a descendant of Henry III of England *

Henry Percy (Hotspur) Sir Henry Percy (20 May 1364 – 21 July 1403), nicknamed Hotspur, was an English knight who fought in several campaigns against the Scots in the northern border and against the French during the Hundred Years' War. The nickname "Hots ...

(1364–1403), eldest son of Henry Percy *

Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland Lieutenant General Hugh Percy, 2nd Duke of Northumberland (14 August 174210 July 1817) was an officer in the British army and later a British peer. He participated in the Battles of Lexington and Concord and the Battle of Long Island during t ...

(1742–1817), British lieutenant-general in the American Revolutionary War *

James Gilbert Percy James Gilbert Percy (July 26, 1921 – September 16, 2015) was a United States Marine Corps officer. He was a flying ace credited with shooting down six Japanese aircraft and was awarded the Navy Cross during World War II. Early life James G. P ...

(1921–2015), American Marine officer, flying ace and Navy Cross recipient * John Percy (disambiguation) *

LeRoy Percy LeRoy Percy (November 9, 1860December 24, 1929) was an American attorney, planter, and Democratic politician who served as a United States Senator to the state of Mississippi from 1910 to 1913. Percy was a grandson of Charles "Don Carlos" Perc ...

(1860–1929), American planter and politician * Pierre-Francois Percy (1754–1825), French surgeon *

Richard Percy Sir Richard Percy (died 1648) was an English soldier who served in Ireland during the 1590s.Falls p.216 He was part of the Percy Family, the son of Henry Percy, 8th Earl of Northumberland and younger brother of Henry Percy, 9th Earl of Northumbe ...

(died 1648), English soldier *

Samuel Percy Samuel Percy (1750–1820) was an Irish-born sculptor mainly working as a wax-modeller in England. He has a unique style, creating three dimensional miniature portraits in coloured wax. Life He was born and raised in Dublin and trained at ...

(1750-1820) Irish-born wax-modeller of portraits *

Thomas Percy (disambiguation) Thomas Percy may refer to: *Thomas Percy, 1st Earl of Worcester (1343–1403), English medieval nobleman *Thomas Percy (Pilgrimage of Grace) (1504–1537), executed as a leader of the Pilgrimage of Grace * Thomas Percy (fl. 1563), MP for Plympton E ...

Walker Percy Walker Percy, OSB (May 28, 1916 – May 10, 1990) was an American writer whose interests included philosophy and semiotics. Percy is noted for his philosophical novels set in and around New Orleans; his first, ''The Moviegoer'', won the Nat ...

(1916–1990), American author *

William Percy (disambiguation) William Percy may refer to: * William de Percy (d.c. 1096/9), Anglo-Norman nobleman, crusader and founder of Whitby Abbey * William Percy (c.1337-1407), MP for Sussex *William Percy (bishop) (1428–1462), British bishop * William Percy (writer) (1 ...

Given name

Percy Abercrombie Percy John Abercrombie (1 January 1884 – 22 May 1964) was an Australian rules footballer of the 1900s who played with Essendon and South Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Early life Percy Abercrombie was born on New Year's D ...

(1884–1964), Australian football player *

Percy Addleshaw Percy Addleshaw (1866 in Bowdon, Cheshire – 1916) was an English barrister and writer. A graduate of Christ Church, Oxford, Addleshaw was called to the bar in 1893. He was an admirer and friend of Roden Noel Roden is a name of Germanic o ...

(1866–1916), English barrister and writer *

Percy Adlon Paul Rudolf Parsifal "Percy" Adlon (; born 1 June 1935) is a German director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his film ''Bagdad Cafe''. He is associated with the New German Cinema movement (ca. 1965–1985), and has been noted f ...

(born 1935), German film and television director, writer, and producer *

Percy Barnevik Percy Nils Barnevik HonFREng (born 13 February 1941) is a Swedish business executive, best known as CEO and later Chairman of Asea Brown Boveri (ABB) 1988–2002, and for being the centre of a giant pension dispute that shook Sweden in 2003. He ...

(born 1941), Swedish business executive *

Percy Williams Bridgman Percy Williams Bridgman (April 21, 1882 – August 20, 1961) was an American physicist who received the 1946 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the physics of high pressures. He also wrote extensively on the scientific method and on other as ...

(1882–1961), Nobel Prize winner in physics * Percy Butler (disambiguation), multiple people *

Percy Cherrett Percy Albert Mark Cherrett (12 September 1899 – 1984) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Portsmouth, Plymouth Argyle, Crystal Palace, Bristol City and Bournemouth & Boscombe. Life and caree ...

(1899–1984), English footballer *

Percy Cox Major-General Sir Percy Zachariah Cox (20 November 1864 – 20 February 1937) was a British Indian Army officer and Colonial Office administrator in the Middle East. He was one of the major figures in the creation of the current Middle East. ...

(1864–1937), British administrator and diplomat * Percy Dawson (disambiguation) *

Percy Dearmer Percival Dearmer (1867–1936) was an English priest and liturgist best known as the author of ''The Parson's Handbook'', a liturgical manual for Anglican clergy, and as editor of ''The English Hymnal''. A lifelong socialist, he was an early ad ...

(1867–1936), English priest and liturgical writer * Percy Dickie (1907–1987), Scottish footballer with Aberdeen, St Johnstone, Blackburn *

Percy Edwards Percy Edwards (1 June 1908 – 7 June 1996) was an English animal impersonator, entertainer and ornithologist. Biography As a child, Edwards was fascinated by the wildlife he found in his local area, and by the age of 12 was accomplished eno ...

(1908–1996), English entertainer, ornithologist and animal impersonator *

Percy Faith Percy Faith (April 7, 1908 – February 9, 1976) was a Canadian-American bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor, known for his lush arrangements of pop and Christmas standards. He is often credited with popularizing the "easy listenin ...

(1908–1976), Canadian-born bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor * Percy Fawcett (1867–?), British soldier, archaeologist and explorer *

Percy Fernando Major General Percy Fernando, RWP, RSP, psc, CR (died 2000) was a Sri Lankan Army officer, who was the Deputy GOC, 54 Division based at Elephant Pass and prior to which he was the brigade commander of the independent Special Forces Brigade. ...

, Sri Lankan Sinhala army major general *

Percy French William Percy French (1 May 1854 – 24 January 1920) was an Irish songwriter, author, poet, entertainer and painter. Life French was born at Clooneyquinn House, near Tulsk, County Roscommon, the son of an Anglo-Irish landlord, Christopher F ...

(1854–1920), Irish songwriter, entertainer and painter *

Percy Gardner Percy Gardner, (24 November 184617 July 1937) was an English classical archaeologist and numismatist. He was Disney Professor of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge from 1879 to 1887. He was Lincoln Professor of Classical Archaeology and ...

(1846–1937), English classical archaeologist *

Percy Grainger Percy Aldridge Grainger (born George Percy Grainger; 8 July 188220 February 1961) was an Australian-born composer, arranger and pianist who lived in the United States from 1914 and became an American citizen in 1918. In the course of a long an ...

(1882–1961), Australian-born composer and pianist *

Percy Grant (Royal Navy officer) Admiral Sir Edmund Percy Fenwick George Grant, (23 September 1867 – 8 September 1952) was a Royal Navy officer who served as First Naval Member and Chief of the Australian Naval Staff from 1919 to 1921. Naval career Grant saw service in the ...

(1867–1952), Royal Navy admiral and Chief of Navy of the Royal Australian Navy * Percy Stickney Grant (1860–1927), American Episcopal priest *

Percy Harvin William Percival Harvin III (born May 28, 1988) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Florida, when the Gators won the BCS National Championship in 2006 and 2008, and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings ...

(born 1988), American football player *

Percy Heath Percy Heath (April 30, 1923 – April 28, 2005) was an American jazz bassist, brother of saxophonist Jimmy Heath and drummer Albert Heath, with whom he formed the Heath Brothers in 1975. Heath played with the Modern Jazz Quartet throughout ...

(1923–2005), American jazz bassist *

Percy Helton Percy Alfred Helton (January 31, 1894 – September 11, 1971) was an American stage, film, and television actor. He was one of the most familiar faces and voices in Hollywood of the 1950s. Career A Manhattan native, Helton began acting ...

(1894–1971), American actor * Percy Herbert (disambiguation) * Percy Jones (disambiguation) *

Percy Hague Jowett Percy Hague Jowett (1882–1955) was a British artist and arts administrator, principal of the Royal College of Art. Jowett was born in Halifax, Yorkshire in 1882. He studied art at Leeds College of Art and London's Royal College of Art. In 1927 ...

(1882–1955), British artist and arts administrator *

Percy Lavon Julian Percy Lavon Julian (April 11, 1899 – April 19, 1975) was an American research chemist and a pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs from plants. He was the first to synthesize the natural product physostigmine and was a pioneer in ...

(1899–1975), American research chemist * Percy William Justyne (1812–1883), English artist * Percy Kachipande (born 1944), Malawian diplomat *

Percy Kilbride Percy William Kilbride (July 16, 1888 – December 11, 1964) was an American character actor. He made a career of playing country hicks, most memorably as Pa Kettle in the ''Ma and Pa Kettle'' series of feature films. Early life Kilbride was ...

(1888–1964), American actor *

Percy Lansdale Percy Cyril Lynsdale ( ar, بيرسي لينزديل; born 1 July 1928) is an Iraqi former footballer who played as a forward. Born in Iraq to an Iraqi mother and a British father, Lynsdale was one of the first players to play for the Iraq na ...

(born 1928), Iraqi football player *

Percy Lowe Percy Roycroft Lowe (2 January 1870 – 18 August 1948) was an English surgeon and ornithologist. Life Lowe was born at Stamford, Lincolnshire and studied medicine at Jesus College, Cambridge. He served as a civil surgeon in the Second Boer ...

(1870–1948), English surgeon and ornithologist *

Percy MacKaye Percy MacKaye (1875–1956) was an American dramatist and poet. Biography MacKaye was born in New York City into a theatrical family. His father, Steele MacKaye, was a popular actor, playwright, and producer, while his mother, Mary, wrote a dr ...

(1875–1956), American dramatist and poet * Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa (born 1945), Prime Minister of Sri Lanka *

Percy Marmont Percy Marmont (25 November 1883 – 3 March 1977) was an English film actor. Biography Marmont appeared in more than 80 films between 1916 and 1968. A veteran film actor by 1923, he scored a big hit that year in ''If Winter Comes'', later rem ...

(1883–1977), English actor *

Percy Metcalfe Percy Metcalfe, CVO, RDI (14 January 1895 Wakefield – 9 October 1970 Fulham Hospital, Hammersmith, London), (often spelled ''Metcalf'' without "e") was an English artist, sculptor and designer. He is recognised mostly for his coin designs a ...

(1895–1970), English artist and currency designer * Percy Robert Miller, aka

Master P Percy Robert Miller Sr. (born April 29, 1967), known by his stage name Master P, is an American rapper, record executive, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. He is the founder of the record label No Limit Records, which was relaunched as ...

, hip-hop artist and entrepreneur * Percy Romeo Miller (born 1989), aka

Romeo Miller Percy Romeo Miller (born August 19, 1989), also known by his stage name Romeo (formerly Lil' Romeo), is an American rapper, actor, and television personality. He gained fame as a rapper in the early 2000s after signing with No Limit Records, the ...

, hip-hop artist, college basketball player, entertainer and son of Percy Robert *

Percy Montgomery Percival Colin Montgomery OIS (born 15 March 1974) is a South African former professional rugby union player. When he ended his international career in August 2008, he held the all-time records for both caps and points for South Africa's nati ...

(born 1974), South African rugby player *

Percy Erskine Nobbs Percy Erskine Nobbs (August 11, 1875 – November 5, 1964) was a Canadian architect who was born in Haddington, East Lothian, and trained in the United Kingdom. Educated at the Edinburgh Collegiate School and Edinburgh University, he spent ...

(1875–1964), Scottish-born Canadian architect *

Percy Noble (Royal Navy officer) Admiral Sir Percy Lockhart Harnam Noble, GBE, KCB, CVO (16 January 1880 – 25 July 1955) was a Royal Navy officer who served in both World Wars. Noble rose to the rank of admiral and was Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches for two cruci ...

(1880–1955), British Second World War admiral, Royal Navy Commander-in-Chief, Western Approaches *

Percy Verner Noble Percy Verner Noble (18 December 1902 – 19 June 1996) was a Canadian politician who served as a Progressive Conservative Party of Canada, Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament (Canada), Member of Parliament. Noble was born in Shallow L ...

(1902–1996), Canadian Member of Parliament *

Percy Orthwein Percy Orthwein (November 27, 1888 – July 2, 1957) was an American heir and business executive in advertising from St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Orthwein was born on November 27, 1888 in St. Louis, Missouri to William D. Orthwein, a G ...

(1888–1957), American businessman *

Percy Parsons Edward Percy Parsons (1878–1944) was an American actor and singer who worked largely in the British film industry. Selected filmography * ''Suspense (1930 film), Suspense'' (1930) * ''Beyond the Cities'' (1930) * ''Creeping Shadows'' (1931) * ' ...

(1878–1944), American actor *

Percy Pepoon Percy Pepoon (November 11, 1861 - September 7, 1939) was an American politician who served in the Missouri Senate The Missouri Senate is the upper chamber of the Missouri General Assembly. It has 34 members, representing districts with an ave ...

(1861–1939), American politician *

Percy Quin Percy Edwards Quin (October 30, 1872 – February 4, 1932) was an American politician from Mississippi. He served as a Democrat in the United States House of Representatives from 1913 to 1932. Percy was best known for his stocks and bonds i ...

(1872–1932), American politician *

Percy Avery Rockefeller Percy Avery Rockefeller (February 27, 1878 — September 25, 1934) was a board director who founded and was vice president of Owenoke Corporation. He is the son of American Businessman William Avery Rockefeller Jr. and the nephew of Standard Oil ...

(1878–1934), American businessman *

Percy Rojas Percy Rojas Montero (born September 16, 1949) is a retired football midfielder from Peru. He played on Selección de fútbol de Perú at two FIFA World Cups ( 1978 and 1982). He played in the 1975 Copa América Finals with the Peru national t ...

(born 1949), Peruvian football player *

Percy Ross Percy Ross (November 22, 1916 – November 14, 2001) was an American multi-millionaire. He arrived in St. Louis Park, Minnesota around 1946–1947. He was associated with Ross and Ross Auctioneers. In 1959 he purchased a company called Poly-Tech ...

(1916–2001), American philanthropist *

Percy Schmeiser Percy Schmeiser (5 January 193113 October 2020) was a Canadian businessman, farmer, and politician. In 1954, he took over the operations of the family owned farm, gas station, and farm equipment dealership. He renamed the farm equipment dealersh ...

(1931-2020), Saskatchewan Member of Legislative Assembly, farmer, and Canadian Supreme Court defendant *

Percy Shaw Percy Shaw, (15 April 1890 – 1 September 1976) was an English inventor and businessman. He patented the reflective road stud or "cat's eye (road), cat's eye" in 1934, and set up a company to manufacture his invention in 1935. Biography Perc ...

(1890–1976), English inventor and businessman *

Percy Bysshe Shelley Percy Bysshe Shelley ( ; 4 August 17928 July 1822) was one of the major English Romantic poets. A radical in his poetry as well as in his political and social views, Shelley did not achieve fame during his lifetime, but recognition of his achie ...

(1792–1822), English poet *

Percy Sledge Percy Tyrone Sledge (November 25, 1940 – April 14, 2015) was an American R&B, soul and gospel singer. He is best known for the song " When a Man Loves a Woman", a No. 1 hit on both the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and R&B singles charts in 196 ...

(1940–2015), American R&B and soul singer *

Percy Smith (disambiguation) Percy Smith is the name of: Politics * Percy Smith (Australian politician) (1920–2002), known as Ray, member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly * Percy Smith (Canadian politician) (1922–2009), member of the House of Commons Science * F. Pe ...

Percy Spencer Percy Lebaron Spencer (July 19, 1894 – September 8, 1970) was an American physicist and inventor. He became known as the inventor of the microwave oven. Early life Spencer was born in Howland, Maine. Eighteen months later, Spencer's father ...

(1894–1970), American engineer and inventor of the microwave oven *

Percy Spender Sir Percy Claude Spender (5 October 18973 May 1985) was an Australian politician, diplomat, and judge. He served in the House of Representatives from 1937 to 1951, including as a cabinet minister under Robert Menzies and Arthur Fadden. He was ...

(1897–1985), Australian politician and diplomat *

Percy Stone Percy Goddard Stone (15 March 1856 – 21 March 1934) was an English architect, author and archaeologist who worked extensively on the Isle of Wight, where he lived for most of his life. He designed and restored several churches on the isl ...

(1856–1934), British architect *

Percy Sutton Percy Ellis Sutton (November 24, 1920 – December 26, 2009) was an American political and business leader. An activist in the Civil Rights Movement and lawyer, he was also a Freedom Rider and the legal representative for Malcolm X. He was ...

(1920–2009), American politician, civil rights activist and businessman *

Percy Tau Percy Muzi Tau (born 13 May 1994) is a South African professional soccer player who plays for Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly SC as a forward and the South African national team. Tau began his footballing career with Premier Soccer Lea ...

(1994), South African football player *

Percy Thrower Percy John Thrower (30 January 1913 – 18 March 1988) was a British gardener, horticulturist, Television presenter, broadcaster and writer born at Horwood House in the village of Little Horwood, Buckinghamshire. He became nationally known thr ...

(1913–1988), British gardener, horticulturist, broadcaster and writer *

Percy Trompf Percival Albert Trompf (1902–1964), was an Australian commercial artist, best known for his travel posters, books, advertising hoardings and pamphlets promoting the nation's tourist industry and Australian and international corporations and ...

(1902–1964), Australian commercial artist *

Percy Vear Hermann "Percy" Vear (12 July 1911 – 16 March 1983), born in Crossflatts, Bingley, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. He was a British professional boxer during the 1920s and 1930s. Brought up in Crossflatts during the First World War, Vear ...

(1911–1983), British professional boxer *

Percy Wenrich Percy Wenrich (January 23, 1880 – March 17, 1952) was an American composer of ragtime and popular music. Personal life and career Born in Joplin, Missouri to Daniel Wenrich and Mary Ray, he left for Chicago in 1901 where he attended classe ...

(1887–1952), American composer *

Percy White Percy Rowett White (1888–1918) was an Australian pioneer rugby league player. He played in the New South Wales Rugby League competition at the time of the code's Australian foundation in 1908, and won a premiership with Sydney's Sydney Roost ...

(1888–1918), Australian rugby player *

Percy White (cricketer) Percy White (26 June 1868 – 19 October 1946) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played two first-class matches for Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zeala ...

(1868–1946), New Zealand cricketer *

Percy White (nuclear scientist) Percival Albert Frederick White OBE (16 July 1916 – 8 January 2013) was a British people, British chemist, metallurgy, metallurgist and Nuclear physics, nuclear scientist who was involved in the creation and testing of Britain's first nuclear ...

(1916–2013), British chemist, metallurgist and nuclear scientist *

Percy Whitlock Percy William Whitlock (1 June 1903 in Chatham, Medway, Chatham, Kent – 1 May 1946 in Bournemouth), was an English organist and Post-romanticism, post-romantic composer. Percy Whitlock studied at London's Royal College of Music with Charles ...

(1903–1946), English organist and composer *

Percy Wickremasekera Percy Wickremasekera is Sri Lankan lawyer, politician and trade unionist. He was the General Secretary of the United Corporations and Mercantile Union and a member of the Politburo of the LSSP. Educated at the Royal College, Colombo and at the Col ...

, Sri Lankan Sinhala Trotskyist politician, lawyer, and trade unionist *

Percy Williams (disambiguation) Percy Williams may refer to: * Percy Williams (sprinter) (1908–1982), Canadian athlete * Percy Williams (New Zealand rugby league player), played for Wigan and New Zealand in the 1910s * Percy Williams (Australian rugby league player) Percy E ...

Perce Wilson Percival James "Perce" Wilson (February 22, 1890 – September 20, 1936), sometimes shown as Percy Wilson, was an American football player. He was the quarterback for the 1920 Detroit Heralds season, 1920 Detroit Heralds during the first regu ...

(1890–1936), American football player *

Percy Wilson (footballer) Percival Edward Wilson (31 March 1889 – 28 March 1941) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Melbourne in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football l ...

(1889–1941), Australian football player * Percy Wyndham (disambiguation) *

Percy M. Young Percy Marshall Young (17 May 19129 May 2004) was a British musicologist, editor, organist, composer, conductor and teacher. Young was born in Northwich, Cheshire. His father was twice mayor of Northwich. Young was educated at the local Sir John ...

(1912–2004), British musicologist, editor, organist, composer, conductor and teacher *

Percy Yutar Percy Yutar (29 July 1911 – 13 July 2002) was a lawyer who became South Africa's first Jewish attorney-general. He is most noted as the state prosecutor in the Rivonia trial in which anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela and seven others were c ...

(1911–2002), South African attorney-general and prosecutor of Nelson Mandela in the 1963 Rivonia treason trial

Fictional characters

Sir Percy Blakeney ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'' is the first novel in a series of historical fiction by Baroness Orczy, published in 1905. It was written after her stage play of the same title (co-authored with Montague Barstow) enjoyed a long run in London, having ...

, the Scarlet Pimpernel in Baroness Orczy's 1905 novel of the same name and various related works *

Percy Dovetonsils Percy Dovetonsils is a fictional character created and played by television comedian Ernie Kovacs. It is probably the best remembered of Kovacs' many TV incarnations. Percy was always introduced with a sweeping flourish of harp music as a "poet ...

, created and played by American television comedian Ernie Kovacs *

Percy Jackson Perseus "Percy" Jackson is a fictional character, the title character and narrator of Rick Riordan's ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' series. He is also one of seven main protagonists of the sequel series '' The Heroes of Olympus'', appear ...

, a son of Poseidon and main character in the ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' book series * Judge Percy Merrick, character in '' High Noon'' * Percy Pea, from the VHS and DVD series ''

VeggieTales ''VeggieTales'' is an American Christian media, computer generated musical children's animation, and book franchise created by Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki under Big Idea Entertainment. The series sees fruit and vegetable characters retelling ...

'' * Percy Polie, on the children's show ''

Rolie Polie Olie ''Rolie Polie Olie'' is a computer-animated children's television series produced by Nelvana and created by William Joyce. The show focuses on a little robot who is composed of several spheres and other three-dimensional geometric shapes. The s ...

'' *

Lord Percy Percy This article lists the characters in the four series and three special episodes of the British sitcom ''Blackadder''. ''Blackadder'' was notable for featuring actors playing many repeating characters across different eras of history, with Rowa ...

, two related characters in the popular British sitcom ''Blackadder'' * Percival "Percy" Fredrickstein Von Musel Klossowski de Rolo III, a human gunslinger in the D&D web series ''

Critical Role ''Critical Role'' is an American web series in which a group of professional voice actors play ''Dungeons & Dragons''. The show started streaming partway through the cast's first campaign in March 2015. Campaign one ended in October 2017 after ...

'' *

Percy Sugden Percy Sugden is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera '' Coronation Street'', played by Bill Waddington. He appeared between 1983 and 1997. Creation The character was introduced to ''Coronation Street'' as a potential caretaker ...

, on the British soap opera ''Coronation Street'' *

Percy Weasley The Ministry of Magic is the government of the Magical community of Britain in J. K. Rowling's Wizarding World, headed by an official entitled the Minister for Magic. The magical government in Britain is first mentioned in ''Harry Potter and t ...

, in the ''Harry Potter'' series * Percy Wetmore, from Stephen King's novel ''The Green Mile'' *

Percy the Park Keeper ''Percy the Park Keeper'' is a British animated 1996-1999 children's television series based on the popular books by British author Nick Butterworth. It features Percy, and many wild animals, including the Badger, the Fox, the Owl, the Mice, the ...

, in the British children's TV series of the same name *

Percy the Small Engine This article is about the characters that have appeared in the books of ''The Railway Series'' by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry and Christopher Awdry. Unless otherwise stated on this page, the technical notes come from actual notes laid out by Wilbert ...

, in ''Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends'' * Percy the Dog, in ''

Pocahontas Pocahontas (, ; born Amonute, known as Matoaka, 1596 – March 1617) was a Native American woman, belonging to the Powhatan people, notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. She was the daughter of ...

'' * Percy, on the animated American TV series ''

Clarence Clarence may refer to: Places Australia * Clarence County, New South Wales, a Cadastral division * Clarence, New South Wales, a place near Lithgow * Clarence River (New South Wales) * Clarence Strait (Northern Territory) * City of Clarence, a l ...

'' * Percy the Penguin, on the children's show ''

Jake and the Never Land Pirates ''Jake and the Never Land Pirates'' (titled ''Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates'' for the fourth season and associated merchandise) is an American animated musical and interactive preschool children's television series shown on Disney Junior ...

'' *

Black Knight (Sir Percy) Sir Percy of Scandia, also known as the original Black Knight, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was a medieval knight created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Joe Maneely. Publica ...

, a Marvel Comics character * Percy, on the animated American television series ''

Amphibia Amphibians are four-limbed and ectothermic vertebrates of the class Amphibia. All living amphibians belong to the group Lissamphibia. They inhabit a wide variety of habitats, with most species living within terrestrial, fossorial, arbore ...

'' * Percy, a hunter in the video game '' Identity V''

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