Parsons

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Parsons is the name of the following places in the United States:

Parsons is the family name of the following people:

A.

Alan Parsons (* 1948), British musician
Alan Parsons (badminton) (* around 1940), South African badminton player
Albert Parsons (1848–1887), American labor leader
Alfred Parsons (painter) (1847-1920) British painter
Alfred Parsons (diplomat) (1925-2010), Australian diplomat
Andrew Parsons (1817–1855), American politician (Michigan)
Ann Parsons (* around 1945), South African badminton player
Anthony Derrick Parsons (1922–1996), British diplomat

B.

Benny Parsons (1941–2007), American racing car driver
Betty Parsons (1900–1982), American painter and gallery owner

C.

Chandler Parsons (* 1988), American basketball player
Charles Parsons (engineer) (1854–1931), British mechanical engineer
Charles Parsons (philosopher) (* 1933), American mathematician and philosopher
Charles L. Parsons (1867-1954), American chemist
Charles Wynford Parsons (1901–1950), British zoologist
Chuck Parsons (1924–1999), American racing car driver
Claude V. Parsons (1895–1941), American politician

D.

Dominic Parsons (* 1987), British skeleton pilot
Donald James Parsons (1922–2016), American clergyman, Bishop of Quincy

E.

Edward Smith Parsons (1863-1943), American university professor
Edward Y. Parsons (1842–1876), American politician
Eli Parsons (18841945) American middle-distance runner and sprinter
Eliza Parsons (born Eliza Phelp ; 1739-1811), English writer
Elsie Clews Parsons (1875–1941), American sociologist and anthropologist
Eric Parsons (1923-2011), English football player
Estelle Parsons (born 1927), American actress

F.

Frank Alvah Parsons (1866–1930), American designer
Frederick Gymer Parsons (1863–1943), British anatomist

G

Gene Parsons (born 1944), American country musician
Geoff Parsons (* 1964), British high jumper
Geoffrey Parsons (1929–1995), Australian pianist
Gram Parsons (1946–1973), American country musician

H

Herbert Parsons (1869–1925), American politician

J

James Parsons (medic) (1705–1770), English physician, antiquarian and author
James Parsons (politician) (1724–1779), American politician
James Parsons (rugby player) (born 1986), New Zealand rugby union player
James A. Parsons († 1945), American politician
James Benton Parsons (1911–1993), American lawyer
Jennifer Parsons , actress
Jim Parsons ( James Joseph Parsons ; * 1973), American actor
John Parsons (musician) (born 1954), Welsh guitarist
John Parsons (murderer) (* 1971), American murderer and prison escape
John T. Parsons (1913–2007), American engineer
John Whiteside Parsons (1914–1952), American rocket engineer
Johnnie Parsons (1918–1984), American racing driver

K

Karyn Parsons (born 1966), American actress
Kenneth Parsons (* around 1950), South African badminton player

L.

Laurie Parsons (* 1959), artist of minimalism
Lawrence Parsons, 4th Earl of Rosse (1840-1908), Irish astronomer
Lawrence Worthington Parsons (1850–1923), British Lieutenant General
Lewis Parsons (1817–1895), American politician (Alabama)
Liam Parsons (* 1977), Canadian rower
Longineu Parsons (* 1950), American jazz musician
Lorenza Izzo Parsons (* 1989), Chilean actress and model, see Lorenza Izzo
Louella Parsons (1881–1972), American reporter
Lucy Parsons († 1942), personality of the American labor movement, radical socialist and anarcho-communist

M.

Mark Parsons (physicist) , physicist and university professor
Mark Parsons (animator) , animator
Mark Parsons (soccer coach) , American soccer coach

N

Nancy Parsons (1942–2001), American actress
Nate M. Parsons (1888–1945), American politician
Nathan Parsons (* 1988), Australian-American actor
Nicholas Parsons (1923-2020), British actor and presenter

P

Peter J. Parsons (* 1936), British classical philologist and papyrologist

R.

Richard C. Parsons (1826–1899), American politician
Richard Dean Parsons (* 1949), American manager and business lawyer
Richard Godfrey Parsons (1882–1948), British bishop
Riley Parsons (* 2000), English snooker player
Robert Parsons (1546–1610), English Jesuit and politician
Robert E. Parsons (1892–1966), American politician
Roger Parsons (1926-2017), British chemist

S.

Sam Parsons (athlete) (* 1994), American-German athlete
Sam Parsons (badminton) (born 1995), English badminton player
Sidney Parsons (* 1987), German basketball trainer and player
Stephen W. Parsons (* around 1950), composer, singer and music producer

T

Talcott Parsons (1902–1979), American sociologist
Terry Parsons (1935-1999), Welsh snooker player
Theophilus Parsons (poet) , poet and playwright
Theophilus Parsons (jurist, 1750) (1750-1813), American lawyer and judge
Theophilus Parsons (lawyer, 1797) (1797–1882), American lawyer and university professor

W.

William Parsons (composer) (1745 / 1746–1817), British musician and composer
William Parsons (actor) ( Smiling Bill ; 1878–1919), American actor and producer
William Parsons, 3rd Earl of Rosse (1800–1867), Irish astronomer
William Sterling Parsons (1901–1953), American naval officer

See also:

Parsons Peak , several mountains
Mount Parsons , mountain in Mac Robertson Land, Antarctica
Parsons The New School for Design in New York City
Parsons College , University of Fairfield, Iowa
The Alan Parsons Project , British music project
Parsons turbine , steam turbine
Parsons Electric Motor Carriage Company , former American automobile manufacturer
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