Pryor

Pryor is a surname, which can refer to:

• Aaron Pryor (1955–2016), American boxer
• Alfred Reginald Pryor (1839–1881), English botanist
• Anduele Pryor (born 1985), Dutch football player
• Arthur Pryor (1870–1942), American trombonist and bandleader
• Cactus Pryor (1923–2011), Texan humorist and broadcaster
• Charles Pryor (cricketer) (1815–1897), English cricketer
• Charles Pryor (politician) (1959–2024), American politician
• David Pryor (born 1934), American politician, former U.S. Senator from Arkansas, father of Mark Pryor
• DJ Pryor, American stand-up comedian and actor
• Francis Pryor (born 1945), British archaeologist
• Francis R. Pryor (1862–1937), English playwright
• Frederic Pryor (1933–2019), American economist, arrested in East Germany in 1961
• Greg Pryor (born 1949), American baseball player
• James Pryor (born 1968), American philosopher
• Joshua Pryor (born 1999), American football player
• Kendric Pryor (born 1998), American football player
• Lindsay Pryor (1915–1998), Australian botanist
• Louise Pryor, British actuary
• Mark Pryor (born 1963), American politician
• Matt Pryor (American football) (born 1994), American football player
• Michael Pryor (born 1957), Australian author
• Nicholas Pryor (1935–2024), American actor
• Quentin Pryor (born 1983), American basketball player
• Richard Pryor (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 (1921–2006), Afro-American blues musician
• Terrelle Pryor (born 1989), American football player

It may also refer to the following places:

• Pryor Creek, Oklahoma, a city commonly called Pryor
• Pryor, Colorado
• Pryor, Montana

See also

• Preyer
• Prior (surname)