Petry, or Pétry, is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Ann Petry Ann Petry (October 12, 1908 – April 28, 1997) was an American writer of novels, short stories, children's books and journalism. Her 1946 debut novel ''The Street'' became the first novel by an African-American woman to sell more than a milli ...

(1908–1997), American author *

August Arthur Petry August Arthur Petry (1858, Tilleda - 1932 Nordhausen) was a German botanist and entomologist specialising in Microlepidoptera. He was a teacher of philology at the Gymasium in Nordhausen. August Petry was a Member of the Stettin Entomologica ...

(1858–1932), German botanist and entomologist * Cássio Petry (born 1978), Brazilian canoeist * Christian Petry (born 1965), German politician *

Dan Petry Daniel Joseph Petry ( ; born November 13, 1958) is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers (1979–87 and 1990–91), California Angels (1988–89), Atlanta Braves (1991) and Boston Red Sox (1991). He currently se ...

(born 1958), American baseball player * Ellen Petry Leanse (1958), American author, businesswoman, coach, educator, entrepreneur, and online community pioneer *

Frauke Petry Frauke Petry (; ; born 1 June 1975) is a German politician who chaired the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party from July 2015 to September 2017. A chemist by training and with a professional background as a businesswoman, some political scientis ...

(born 1975), German chemist, businesswoman and politician (AfD) *

Irène Pétry Irène Pétry (19 June 1922 – 17 April 2007) was a Belgian socialist politician. She was the first female president of the Constitutional Court (formerly known as the Court of Arbitration). She took part in founding a movement called the "Femmes ...

(1922–2007), Belgian judge and socialist politician. *

Jeff Petry Jeffrey Petry ( ; born December 9, 1987) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the second round, 45th overall, at the 2006 NHL ...

(born 1987), American ice hockey player *

Juliusz Petry Juliusz Petry (1890–1961) - was a Polish writer, and radio director; he was the first director of Polish Radio in Lwów and Wilno and, after World War II, in Wrocław. He co-organized the re-launch of Polish Television Telewizja Polska S.A ...

(1890–1961), Polish writer *

Lasse Petry Lasse Petry Andersen (born 19 September 1992) is a Danish professional footballer who played as midfielder. Career Petry was born in Smørumnedre, and played football during his youth for his local club Ledøje-Smørum Fodbold, before moving on ...

(born 1992), Danish footballer *

Leroy Petry Leroy Arthur Petry (born July 29, 1979) is a retired United States Army soldier. He received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in Afghanistan in 2008 during Operation Enduring Freedom. Born in Santa ...

(born 1979), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient *

Lucile Petry Leone Lucile Petry Leone (January 23, 1902 – November 25, 1999) was an American nurse who was the founding director of the Cadet Nurse Corps in 1943. Because the Nurse Corps met its recruiting quotas, it was not necessary for the US to draft nurses i ...

(1902–1999), American nurse * Michael Petry (born 1960), American artist * Michael Petry (footballer) (born 1976), German footballer *

Valentin Petry Valentin Petry (5 May 1928 – 25 May 2016) was a German racing cyclist Cycle sport is competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mount ...

(1928–2016), German racing cyclist *

Wolfgang Petry Wolfgang "Wolle" Petry (born 22 September 1951 as ''Franz Hubert Wolfgang Remling'') is a German schlager musician and songwriter from Cologne, Germany. In 1997, he was named the leading German language musician in terms of chart figures for th ...

(born 1951), German musician *

Zsolt Petry Zsolt Petry (born 23 September 1966) is a Hungarian former professional football who played as a goalkeeper and works as goalkeeping coach. Criticism On 5 April 2021, Petry was heavily criticised on social media for homophobic and anti-immi ...

(born 1966), Hungarian footballer

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