Prior (surname)

Prior is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Alex Prior (born 1992), Russian child prodigy composer
 * Anthony Prior (born 1970), American football player
 * Arthur Prior (1914–1969), philosopher and logician
 * David Prior (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Edward Gawler Prior (1853–1920), Canadian politician and 15th Premier of British Columbia
 * George Thurland Prior (1862–1936), British mineralogist
 * Hans Peter Prior (1866-1936), Danish industrialist
 * James Prior, Baron Prior (1927–2016), British politician
 * John Prior (musician) (born 1960), Australian musician
 * Maddy Prior (born 1947), English singer
 * Margaret Prior (1773–1842), American humanitarian, missionary, moral reform worker, writer
 * Marina Prior (born 1963), Australian singer and actress
 * Mark Prior (born 1980), baseball pitcher
 * Mary Prior (born 1942), British Lord–Lieutenant for Bristol
 * Matthew Prior (1664–1721), English poet
 * Matt Prior (born 1982), English cricketer
 * Redvers Prior (1893–1964), British politician and Royal Navy officer
 * Richard Chandler Alexander Prior (1892–1902), English physician and botanist
 * Spencer Prior (born 1971), English footballer