John Parry

John Parry

John Parry may refer to:

*John Parry (Bardd Alaw) (1776–1851), Welsh harpist and composer, and father of John Orlando Parry
*John Parry Ddall (c. 1710–1782), celebrated blind harpist from Wales
*John Parry (MP) (1724–1797), Welsh Member of Parliament for Caernarvonshire
*John Parry (Mormon) (1789–1868), early Welsh convert to Mormonism and first conductor of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
*John Edmund Parry (b. 1946), member of the Canadian House of Commons, 1984–1988
*John Orlando Parry (1810–1879), Welsh singer-pianist and comedian, and son of John Parry (Bardd Alaw)
*John Parry (American football official) (b. 1965), a National Football League game official since 2000
*Stanislaus Grumman, or Colonel John Parry, a fictional character from Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy.

See also

Other people surnamed Parry


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