Pryor is a surname, which can refer to: *

Aaron Pryor Aaron Pryor (October 20, 1955 – October 9, 2016) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1976 to 1990. He was a two-time light welterweight world champion, having held the WBA title from 1980 to 1983, and the IBF title from 1984 ...

(1955–2016), American boxer *

Alexander Pryor Alexander Roy Pryor is a Canadian Anglican bishop. Since 2025, he has been the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of The Arctic in the Anglican Church of Canada. Early life and education Pryor was born in Sibley's Cove, Newfoundland and Labrador, t ...

, Canadian Anglican bishop * Alfred Reginald Pryor (1839–1881), English botanist * Anduele Pryor (born 1985), Dutch football player *

Arthur Pryor Arthur Willard Pryor (September 22, 1869 – June 18, 1942) was a trombone virtuoso, bandleader, and soloist with the Sousa Band. He was a prolific composer of band music, his best-known composition being "The Whistler and His Dog". In lat ...

(1870–1942), American trombonist and bandleader *

Cactus Pryor Richard S. "Cactus" Pryor (January 7, 1923 – August 30, 2011) was an American broadcaster and humorist. He received his nickname after the old Cactus Theater on Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas, which was run by his father, "Skinny" Pryor. P ...

(1923–2011), Texan humorist and broadcaster *

Charles Pryor (cricketer) Charles Stuart Pryor (15 February 1815 – 4 April 1897) was an English cricketer Cricket is a Bat-and-ball games, bat-and-ball game played between two Sports team, teams of eleven players on a cricket field, field, at the centre of whi ...

(1815–1897), English cricketer *

Charles Pryor (politician) Charles Pryor (June 2, 1959 – April 29, 2024) was an American politician. He served as a Republican member for the 116th district of the Missouri House of Representatives. Life and career Pryor was born in Liberty, Missouri on June 2, 1959. ...

(1959–2024), American politician *

David Pryor David Hampton Pryor (August 29, 1934 – April 20, 2024) was an American politician who served as a representative for Arkansas's 4th congressional district from 1966 until 1973 and as a senator from Arkansas from 1979 until 1997. A member of t ...

(1934–2024), American politician, U.S. Senator from Arkansas, father of Mark Pryor * David Pryor (cricketer) (1870–1937), Australian cricketer * DJ Pryor, American stand-up comedian and actor *

Francis Pryor Francis Manning Marlborough Pryor (born 13 January 1945) is an English archaeologist specialising in the study of the Bronze and Iron Ages in Britain. He is best known for his discovery and excavation of Flag Fen, a Bronze Age archaeological ...

(born 1945), British archaeologist *

Francis R. Pryor Francis Robert "Frank" Pryor (30 March 1862 – 4 December 1937) was an English playwright. Pryor was the youngest son of Robert Pryor of High Elms, Hertfordshire and his wife Elizabeth Caroline née Wyrley-Birch.Burke's Peerage. Pryor of Westo ...

(1862–1937), English playwright *

Frederic Pryor Frederic LeRoy Pryor (April 23, 1933 – September 2, 2019)Richard Sandomir ''New York Times'' (September 11, 2019). was an American economist. While studying in Berlin during the partition of the city in 1961, he was imprisoned in East Germa ...

(1933–2019), American economist, arrested in East Germany in 1961 *

Greg Pryor Gregory Russell Pryor (born October 2, 1949) is an American former Major League Baseball infielder. He played all or part of ten seasons in the majors, in 1976 and 1978–1986. He was 6'0 feet tall and weighed 185 pounds. He batted right and thre ...

(born 1949), American baseball player *

James Pryor James Vincent Pryor (born 1968) is an American philosopher and Professor of Philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). He is known for his expertise on epistemology and philosophy of language. Before teaching at UNC, Pry ...

(born 1968), American philosopher *

Joshua Pryor Joshua Zekiah Pryor (born October 25, 1999) is an American professional football defensive tackle. He played college football at Bowie State and was signed by the Washington Commanders as an undrafted free agent in 2023. Early life Pryor was bo ...

(born 1999), American football player *

Karen Pryor Karen Liane Pryor (née Wylie; May 14, 1932 – January 4, 2025) was an American author who specialized in behavioral psychology and marine mammal biology. She was the founder and proponent of clicker training. She was formerly a Marine Mammal Co ...

(1932–2025), American behavioral psychologist and author * Kendric Pryor (born 1998), American football player *

Lindsay Pryor Lindsay Dixon Pryor Order of Australia, AO (26 October 1915 – 17 August 1998) was an Australian botanist noted for his work on ''Eucalyptus'' taxonomy and his role in the landscape design of Canberra, including the foundation of the Australian N ...

(1915–1998), Australian botanist *

Louise Pryor Louise Pryor is a British actuary with a focus on sustainability, and is chair of the Ecology Building Society. Early life and education Pryor has an Master of Arts, MA in Mathematics (1981) from Newnham College, Cambridge and a PhD in comput ...

, British actuary *

Mark Pryor Mark Lunsford Pryor (born January 10, 1963) is an American attorney, politician and lobbyist who served as a United States Senate, United States Senator from Arkansas from 2003 to 2015. He previously served as Arkansas Attorney General, Attorney ...

(born 1963), American politician *

Matt Pryor (American football) Matt Pryor (born December 16, 1994) is an American professional football offensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the TCU Horned Frogs. Early life Pryor first played as ...

(born 1994), American football player * Michael Pryor (born 1957), Australian author *

Nicholas Pryor Nicholas David Pryor (born Probst; January 28, 1935 – October 7, 2024) was an American character actor. He appeared in various television series, films, and stage productions. Early life and career Pryor was born Nicholas David Probst in Balt ...

(1935–2024), American actor *

Quentin Pryor Quentin Vinlay Pryor (born September 26, 1983) is an American former basketball player. Standing at 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m), Pryor mainly played at the shooting guard and point guard position. Career Pryor signed with GasTerra Flames from Groning ...

(born 1983), American basketball player *

Richard Pryor Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor Sr. (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Known for reaching a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style, he is widely regarded ...

(1940–2005), American comedian, actor, and writer * Roger Atkinson Pryor (1828–1919), Virginia secessionist and New York state judge * Ronald Pryor (1901–1977), Brazilian cricketer *

Snooky Pryor James Edward "Snooky" Pryor (September 15, 1919 or 1921 – October 18, 2006) was an American Chicago blues harmonica player. He claimed to have pioneered the now-common method of playing amplified harmonica by cupping a small microphone in hi ...

(1921–2006), Afro-American blues musician *

Terrelle Pryor Terrelle Pryor Sr. (born June 20, 1989) is an American former professional football wide receiver and quarterback. Considered the most recruited high school football-basketball athlete in southwestern Pennsylvania since Tom Clements, Pryor was ...

(born 1989), American football player It may also refer to the following places: *

Pryor Creek, Oklahoma Pryor Creek or Pryor''Oklahoma Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1st Edition, 1998, p. 36 is a city in and county seat of Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 9,444 as of the 2020 census. Originally named ''Coo-Y-Yah'', Chero ...

, a city commonly called Pryor * Pryor, Colorado *

Pryor, Montana Pryor () is a census-designated place (CDP) in Big Horn County, Montana, United States. The community is located on Crow Tribe's reservation. The population was 618 at the 2010 census. The area is named for Nathaniel Hale Pryor, a sergeant in ...

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