Press (surname)

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Press is a surname with two unrelated origins. In England and Wales, it derives from Priest or Price. In Eastern Europe (especially centered on Minsk), it is a Jewish name, likely derived from the Sephardic surname Peres (Perez, Peretz, Perutz).

People

Andrea L. Press (born 1955), American sociologist

Bill Press (born 1940), American talk radio host

Christen Press (born 1988), American soccer player

Frank Press (born 1924), American geophysicist

Jacobi Press (fl. 1910), American clothier founder

James E. Press (born 1947), American automobile executive

Karen Press (born 1956), South African poet

Mikhail Press (1871–1938), Russian-American violinist and conductor

Natalie Press (born 1980), English actress

Sara L. Press (born 1974), American book artist

Tamara (born 1937) and Irina (1939–2004) Press, Ukrainian athletes

William J. Press (fl. 1908), British wrestler

William H. Press (born 1948), American astrophysicist

Yeshayahu Press (1874–1955), Israeli scientist

David Alexander Press (born 1959) Northern Irish Managing Director of Pressford Shutters

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