Parrott

Parrott

: "For the bird, see Parrot, and for other meanings of parrot see Parrot (disambiguation)"

Parrott can mean:

* Parrott, Georgia, a city in the United States
* Parrott rifle, an artillery piece
* USS "Parrott" (DD-218), a vessel of the United States Navy

Parrott is also a surname:

* Andrew Parrott, British musicologist and conductor
* George Parrott, American Navy officer in World War I
* Ian Parrott, British composer
* Jacob Parrott, first winner of the Medal of Honor for his military service in the American Civil War
* James Parrott, American comic actor and film director
* Joanne S. Parrott, Maryland politician
* John Parrott, English professional snooker player
* John F. Parrott, American Senator from New Hampshire
* Robert Parker Parrott, inventor of the Parrott rifle
* Travis Parrott, American professional tennis player


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  • Parrott — Parrott, GA U.S. town in Georgia Population (2000): 156 Housing Units (2000): 88 Land area (2000): 0.779481 sq. miles (2.018846 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.779481 sq. miles (2.018846 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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  • Parrott, Robert Parker — ▪ American inventor born Oct. 5, 1804, Lee, N.H., U.S. died Dec. 24, 1877, Cold Spring, N.Y.       U.S. inventor who developed the rifled cannon known as the Parrott gun, the most formidable cannon of its time.       Parrott was graduated from… …   Universalium

  • Parrott, Georgia — Infobox Settlement official name = Parrott, Georgia other name = native name = nickname = settlement type = Town motto = imagesize = image caption = flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = image blank emblem = blank emblem type …   Wikipedia

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  • John Parrott — This article is about the snooker player. For the U.S. Senator and Representative, see John Fabyan Parrott John Parrott John Parrott in October 2008 Born 11 May 1964 (1964 05 11) (age 47) Liverpool …   Wikipedia

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