Peri In Persian mythology, peris (singular: peri; from fa, پَری, translit=parī, , plural , ; borrowed in European languages through ota, پَری, translit=peri) are exquisite, winged spirits renowned for their beauty. Peris were later ado ...

is a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

and

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

in various cultures.

People with the surname

Achille Peri Achille Peri (20 December 1812 – 28 March 1880) was an Italian composer and conductor. He is best known for his operas which were strongly influenced by the music of Giuseppe Verdi. Life and career Born in Reggio Emilia, Peri began his musica ...

(1812–1880), Italian composer and conductor *

Claude Péri Claude Péri-Thévenard (born 9 March 1972) is a French figure skating coach and former competitor. A two-time national silver medalist, she represented France at the World Junior, World, and European Championships. In 1990, she retired from com ...

(born 1972), French figure skating coach and former competitor *

Cristina Peri Rossi Cristina Peri Rossi (born 12 November 1941) is a Uruguayan novelist, poet, translator, and author of short stories. Considered a leading light of the post-1960s period of prominence of the Latin-American novel, she has written more than 37 work ...

(born 1941), Uruguayan novelist, poet, and author of short stories * Enzo Martins Peri, Brazilian Army commander *

Gabriel Péri Gabriel Péri (Peri) (9 February 1902 — 15 December 1941) was a prominent French Communist journalist and politician, and member of the French Resistance. He was executed in Nazi-occupied France during World War II. Early life Péri was ...

(1902—1941), French communist journalist and politician, member of the French Resistance *

Jacopo Peri Jacopo Peri (20 August 156112 August 1633), known under the pseudonym Il Zazzerino, was an Italian composer and singer of the transitional period between the Renaissance and Baroque styles, and is often called the inventor of opera. He wrote the ...

(1561–1633), Italian composer and singer * Michael Peri (born 1967), US Army soldier convicted of espionage *

Peter Laszlo Peri Peter Laszlo Peri (born László Weisz; 13 June 1899 – 19 January 1967) was an artist and sculptor. Name changes László Weisz was born on 13 June 1899 in Budapest, Hungary. His family Magyarized their family name to "''Péri''". When he mo ...

(1899–1967), Hungarian artist, sculptor and architect * Peter Peri (born 1971), artist, grandson of Peter Laszlo Péri *

Yaakov Peri Ya'akov Peri ( he, יעקב פרי, born 20 February 1944) is a former head of the Israeli security agency Shin Bet and formerly a member of the Knesset for Yesh Atid. He headed Shin Bet between 1988 and 1994. He was the first Shin Bet head born ...

(born 1944), head of the Israeli domestic intelligence agency and CEO of Cellcom Israel

People with the given name

Peri Baumeister Peri Baumeister (1986) is a German TV and film actress best known in the UK for her role as Lady Gisela in series two and three of ''The Last Kingdom'' (2018) and as Sara in the 2019 Netflix television series '' Skylines'' and the vampire plan ...

, *

Peri Bearman Peri J. Bearman (born 1953) is an academic scholar of Islamic law. She was the Associate Director of the Islamic Legal Studies Program at Harvard Law School. She is also currently the Editor-in-Chief and Islam section editor for the ''Journal of ...

, * Peri Drysdale (born 1954), New Zealand businesswoman *

Peri Gilpin Peri Gilpin (born Peri Kay Oldham; May 27, 1961) is an American actress. She portrayed Roz Doyle in the television series ''Frasier'' and Kim Keeler in the ABC Family television drama ''Make It or Break It''. She is due to reprise the role of Roz ...

(born 1961), American actress * Peri Horne, *

Peri Marošević Perica "Peri" Marošević (born May 5, 1989) is an American former soccer player. Early life Marošević was born to a Croat father and a Serb mother in Bosnia in Yugoslavia prior to the Bosnian War, and initially moved to Frankfurt, Germany with ...

, * Peri Neufeld, *

Peri Suzan Özkum Peri Suzan Özkum Günay (born 29 March 1959) is a Turkish and American paediatrician and former diver. She competed in the women's 3 metre springboard event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. Education Günay completed her BA in Psychology and S ...

, * Peri Vaevae Pare, * Peri Pourier, *

Peri Sandria Peri Sandria (born 23 September 1969) is an Indonesian former football player and manager. He also played for Indonesia national football team in the 1996 Tiger Cup. Club careers Peri Sandria began his career in Galatama with the club KTB B ...

, * Peri Schwartz, *

Peri Sundaram Peri Sundaram (July 23, 1890 - February 4, 1957), born Periannan Sundaram, was a Ceylonese lawyer, trade unionist and politician. He was the first Minister of Labour Industries and Commerce in the State Council of Ceylon and Deputy President of th ...

, * Peri Tarr, American computer scientist

Fictional characters

Peri Brown Perpugilliam “Peri” Brown, is a fictional character played by Nicola Bryant in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. An American botany major from Pasadena, California, Peri is a companion of the Fifth ...

in the British science fiction series ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...

'' *

Peri Lomax Peri Lomax is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera ''Hollyoaks''. She is played by Ruby O'Donnell, who made her first screen appearance on 4 October 2013. Storylines Peri arrives with mother Sam (Lizzie Roper) to surprise ...

in the British soap opera ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on ...

'' * Peri Westmore in ''

Devious Maids ''Devious Maids'' is an American television comedy-drama and mystery series created by Marc Cherry, produced by ABC Studios, and executive produced by Cherry, Sabrina Wind, Eva Longoria, Paul McGuigan, Larry Shuman, David Lonner, John Mass, Pau ...

'' * Peri, a girl from ''

Julie's Greenroom ''Julie's Greenroom'' is an American educational pre-school television series that was released on Netflix on March 17, 2017. Characters * Miss Julie (portrayed by Julie Andrews) – The director of the Wellspring Center for the Performing Arts. ...

'' * Peri, an orange mutant from TV series, ''

Spliced (TV series) ''Spliced'' is a Canadian animated television series produced by Nelvana in association with Teletoon that first aired from September 19, 2009 to March 13, 2010 in the United States. Plot ''Spliced'' is a modern take of H. G. Wells' 1896 scienc ...

''.

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See also