Prime (surname)

Prime is a surname found primarily in the United Kingdom and its former colonies.

People

• Anita Prime, New Zealand singer-songwriter
• Audrey Prime (1915–2001), British trade unionist
• Barry Prime (born 1954), British swimmer
• Benjamin Prime (1733–1791), American poet, essayist, and songwriter
• Dalvanius Prime (1948–2002), New Zealand entertainer and songwriter
• Geoffrey Prime (born 1938), British convicted spy
• George Prime (born 1953), politician from the island of Grenada
• Harry Prime (1920–2017), American singer
• James Prime (1960–2025), Scottish musician
• Jimmy Prime (born 1993), Canadian rapper
• John Prime (1549–1596), English clergyman
• Justin Prime (born 1986), Dutch DJ
• Leopold Prime (1884–1923), New Zealand cricketer
• Nathaniel Prime (1768–1840), American broker and banker
• Nathaniel Prime, American officer during the Civil War
• Samuel I. Prime (1812–1885), American clergyman, traveller, and writer
• Spencer G. Prime (1851–1926), New York politician
• Temple Prime (1832–1903), American amateur conchologist and genealogist

Fictional

• Denise and Nicholas Prime, French names of Dilys and Norman Price from the Fireman Sam franchise
• Optimus Prime, from the Transformers franchise

See also

• Prime (disambiguation)