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 ad ...

is a given name and surname 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 musical ...

(1812–1880), Italian composer and conductor * Claude Péri (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 Enzo Martins Peri is a Brazilian Army general who was the commander of the Brazilian Army from 2007 to 2015. Early life and education Peri was born in Rio de Janeiro on April 11, 1941, and begun his military career in February 1960, when he en ...

, 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 b ...

(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 th ...

(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 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 Perilyn Drysdale (née Richards, born 18 March 1953) is a New Zealand entrepreneur and business owner. She is the founder and CEO of the fashion companies "Snowy Peak" and "Untouched World", which produce ecologically sustainable clothing, and ...

(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 Ro ...

(born 1961), American actress *

Peri Horne Peri Horne (born 21 April 1932) is a British figure skater. She competed in the pairs event at the 1952 Winter Olympics The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 6. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 6. ...

, *

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 wit ...

, *

Peri Neufeld Franz "Peri" Neufeld ( he, פרי נויפלד; 1 July 1913 – 17 January 1982), also known as Kfir Neufeld ( he, כפורי נויפלד, links=no), was an Israeli footballer who played as a forward. At club level, he played for Tersana in Egy ...

, * Peri Suzan Özkum, *

Peri Vaevae Pare Peri Vaevae Pare (died 27 May 2020) was a Cook Islands politician and Cabinet Minister. He was stripped of his seat in Parliament after being convicted of corruption in 2005. Biography Pare was the brother of musician Noo Pare and would often h ...

, *

Peri Pourier Peri Pourier is an American politician, serving as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 27th district since 2019, as a Democrat. Prior to entering politics, she worked as a background investigator. As of 2022 her offici ...

, *

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 ...

, *

Peri Schwartz Peri Schwartz (October 4, 1951 – May 7, 2021) was an American painter and printmaker. Her work is held in major museums worldwide. Life and work Peri Schwartz was born in Brooklyn, New York, and raised in Far Rockaway, New York. She received ...

, *

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 the ...

, *

Peri Tarr Peri Tarr received her BS in Zoology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1986, and her MS and PhD in Computer Science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst (1992 and 1996, respectively). Between her BS and MS/PhD, she worked full- ...

, 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'' *

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 surpris ...

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''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on sister channel E4 a da ...

'' * 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, P ...

'' * 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 scie ...

''.

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