Pryor is a surname, which can refer to:

  • Aaron Pryor (1955–2016), American boxer
  • Alexander Pryor, Canadian Anglican bishop
  • 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 (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
  • Evan Pryor (born 2002), American football player
  • 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
  • Karen Pryor (1932–2025), American behavioral psychologist and author
  • Kendric Pryor (born 1998), American football player
  • Karen Chandler Pryor (born 1957), American advocator
  • 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)