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Parris (other)
Parris is both a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Parris Afton Bonds, American novelist * Parris Campbell (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 Surname In arts and entertainment: * Amanda Parris, Canadian broadcaster and writer * Edmund Thomas Parris (1793–1873), English painter * Patricia Parris (born 1950), American voice actress * Rachel Parris (born 1984), British comedian and musician * Rebecca Parris (1951-2018), American singer * Robert Parris (1924-1999), American composer * S. J. Parris, pseudonym of English author Stephanie Merritt * Teyonah Parris (born 1987), American actress In politics: * Albion K. Parris (1788–1857), American p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, and in 1981 ''Time'' magazine called Bonds one of the many women who supplement their family income by writing romance novels. Her predominant genre is historical romance, but her works include other genres such as westerns, murder mysteries, sagas, and international thrillers. Bonds is a regular on bestseller lists and has been published in more than a dozen languages. ABC's ''Nightline'' heralded her as one of the three bestselling authors of romantic fiction in America. She co-founded both Romance Writers of America, of which she was the first Vice President, and Southwest Writers Workshop. The Parris Award was established in her name by the Southwest Writers Workshop to honor published writers who give outstandingly of their time and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Publius Vergilius Maro (; 15 October 70 BC21 September 19 BC), usually called Virgil or Vergil ( ) in English, was an ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period. He composed three of the most famous poems in Latin literature: the ''Eclogues'' (or ''Bucolics''), the ''Georgics'', and the epic ''Aeneid''. A number of minor poems, collected in the ''Appendix Vergiliana'', were attributed to him in ancient times, but modern scholars generally regard these works as spurious, with the possible exception of a few short pieces. Already acclaimed in his own lifetime as a classic author, Virgil rapidly replaced Ennius and other earlier authors as a standard school text, and stood as the most popular Latin poet through late antiquity, the Middle Ages, and early modernity, exerting inestimable influence on all subsequent Western literature. Geoffrey Chaucer assigned Virgil a uniquely prominent position among all the celebrities of human history in ''The House of Fame'' (1374–85), describi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris (surname)
Paris is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Aimé Paris (1798–1866), French music educator and stenographer * Ashley Paris (born 1987), Women's National Basketball Association player * Barry Paris (born 1948), American author * Blanca París de Oddone (1925–2008), Uruguayan historian * Bubba Paris (born 1960), American football player * Courtney Paris (born 1987), Women's National Basketball Association player * Dominik Paris (born 1989), Italian ski racer * Drew Paris (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey player * Elizabeth Crewson Paris (born 1958), United States Tax Court judge * Enrique Paris (born 1948), Chilean physician and politician * François-Edmond Pâris (1806–1893), French admiral * Gaston Paris (1839–1903), French writer and linguist * Gaston Paris (photographer) (1903–1964), French photographer * Giuseppe Paris (1895–1968), Italian gymnast * Helga Paris (1938–2024) German photographer * Hotman Paris Hutapea (born 1959), Indonesian lawyer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timon Parris
Timon Parris (born September 1, 1995) is an American former professional football offensive tackle. He played college football at Stony Brook and was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Washington Redskins in 2018. Early life Parris was born in Elmont, New York, and grew up in Floral Park, New York. He attended Floral Park Memorial High School, where he was a member of the basketball, football and track & field teams. He played both offensive and defensive line for the Knights and was named All- Nassau County as a senior. College career Parris joined the Stony Brook Seawolves football team as a walk-on and eventually earned a scholarship. He redshirted his freshman season and became a starter at tackle for the Seawolves as a redshirt freshman. Overall, Parris started 41 games for Stony Brook and was named first-team All- CAA in each of his final three seasons and was an FCS All-American as a redshirt senior. Professional career Washington Redskins Parris signed with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Parris
Steven Michael Parris (born December 17, 1967), is a former Major League Baseball pitcher for four teams from 1995-2003. He played for 14 years, including his time in the minors. Amateur career Parris attended Joliet West High School in Joliet, Illinois and the University of St. Francis. In 1988, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox. He was drafted in the 5th round of the 1989 Major League Baseball draft by the Philadelphia Phillies. Professional career His best major league season was 1999, when he posted an 11-4 record with a 3.50 ERA for the Cincinnati Reds. That year, Parris got the start in Cincinnati's one-game playoff against the New York Mets to determine final playoff spot in the National League National League often refers to: *National League (baseball), one of the two baseball leagues constituting Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada *National League (division), the fifth division of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikita Parris
Nikita Josephine Parris (born 10 March 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Women's Super League club Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C., Brighton & Hove Albion and the England women's national football team, England national team. She previously played for Division 1 Féminine, Division 1 club Olympique Lyonnais Féminin, Olympique Lyonnais, Manchester City W.F.C., Manchester City, Everton F.C. (women), Everton, Arsenal W.F.C., Arsenal and Manchester United W.F.C., Manchester United. From 2018 to 2020, Parris held the record as all-time leading scorer in the Women's Super League. With Olympique Lyonnais, Parris has won the 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League, 2019–20 Champions League, the 2020 Coupe de France Féminine, Coupe de France (Women's French Cup), the 2019 Trophée des Championnes, and the 2019 Women's International Champions Cup, 2019 International Champions Cup. With Manchester City, she won the 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
