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, a ...

, American novelist *

Parris Campbell Parris John Campbell Jr. (born July 16, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Ohio State and was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the sec ...

(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 Music ...

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

Rachel Parris Rachel Sarah Parris (born 27 May 1984) is an English comedian, musician, actress and presenter. She hosts the satirical news show '' Late Night Mash'' (formerly ''The Mash Report''). Early life Parris attended Loughborough High School. She hold ...

(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 (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 (1788–1857), American politician and jurist of Maine, United States Representative and Senator *

Matthew Parris Matthew Francis Parris (born 7 August 1949) is a British political writer and broadcaster, formerly a Conservative Member of Parliament. He was born in South Africa to British parents. Early life and family Parris is the eldest of six childre ...

(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 Elizabeth "Betty" Parris (November 28, 1682 – March 21, 1760) was one of the young girls who accused other people of being witches during the Salem witch trials. The accusations made by Betty (Elizabeth) and her cousin Abigail Williams caused t ...

(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 Alexander Parris (November 24, 1780 – June 16, 1852) was a prominent American architect-engineer. Beginning as a housewright, he evolved into an architect whose work transitioned from Federal style architecture to the later Greek Revival. Parr ...

(1780–1852), prominent American architect-engineer *

Eddie Parris John Edward Parris (31 January 1911 – 27 February 1971) was a Welsh international footballer, who played for Bradford Park Avenue, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic, Luton Town, Bath City, Northampton Town and Cheltenham Town. He was the fir ...

(1911–1971), Welsh international footballer * Francis Sawyer Parris (1707–1760), Biblical scholar * John Parris (born 1952), English cue maker *

Nikita Parris Nikita Josephine Parris (born 10 March 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Manchester United and the England national team. She previously played for Division 1 Féminine club Olymp ...

(born 1994), English association footballer *

Bob Moses (activist) Robert Parris Moses (January 23, 1935 – July 25, 2021) was an American educator and civil rights activist known for his work as a leader of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) on voter education and registration in Mississip ...

(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 Timon Parris (born September 1, 1995) is an American football offensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Stony Brook and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Washington Redskins in 2018. Early life and high scho ...

(born 1995), American football player

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