Noteworthy People Named Orr
- Alexander D. Orr (1761–1835), American farmer and politician
- Alexander Ector Orr (1831–1914), pioneer of the New York City subway system
- Alice Greenough Orr (1902–1995), American rodeo star
- Andy Orr (born 1980), member of the Irish band Six
- Sir Archibald Orr-Ewing, 1st Baronet (1847–1893), Scottish politician
- Ashley Rose Orr (born 1990), American actress
- Benjamin Orr (1947–2000), bass guitarist of The Cars
- Benjamin Orr (Massachusetts politician) (1772–1828), American politician
- Bobby Orr (born 1948), Hall of Fame Canadian ice hockey player
- Bradley Orr (born 1982), English footballer
- Buxton Orr (1924–1997), British composer
- Charles Lindsay Orr-Ewing (1860–1903), Scottish politician
- Charles Wilfred Orr (1893–1976), English composer
- Christopher Orr (disambiguation), several people
- Colton Orr (born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player
- Danny Orr (born 1979), English rugby league footballer
- Dave Orr (1859–1915), American baseball player
- Dean Orr, New Zealand rugby league footballer
- Deborah Orr, British newspaper columnist
- David Orr (born 1944), American politician
- Douglas Orr (1892–1966), American architect
- Emma Restall Orr, British neo-druid
- Gary Orr (born 1967), Scottish golfer
- Gregory Orr (born 1954), American film writer/director, son of William T. Orr
- Gustavus Orr (1819–1887), early pioneer for public education in Georgia
- James Orr (disambiguation), several people
- Jimmy Orr (born 1935), American football player
- John Orr (disambiguation), several people
- Johnny Orr (born 1927), American basketball coach
- Jonathan Orr (born 1983), American football player
- Kay A. Orr (born 1939), American politician
- Leonard Orr (born c. 1938), American developer of "Rebirthing-breathwork"
- Louis Orr (born 1958), American basketball coach
- M. A. Orr (1867–1949), British astronomer and Dante scholar, aka "Mary Ackworth Orr Evershed"
- Matthew Orr (born 1962), British entrepreneur
- Marion Alice Orr (1918–1995), Canadian aviator
- Mary Orr (1910–2006), American author
- Pete Orr (born 1979), Canadian baseball player
- Philip Orr, Irish Rugby International prop-forward
- Robert Orr (disambiguation), several people
- Robin Orr (1909–2006), Scottish composer
- Rodney Orr (died 1994), American NASCAR driver
- Shantee Orr (born 1981), American football player
- Sheena Shirley Orr (born 1959), original name of Scottish singer Sheena Easton
- Stephens Orr, Scottish photographer
- Sydney Sparkes Orr (1914–1966), British/Australian philosopher
- Vickie Orr, American basketball player
- Virgil Orr (born 1923), Louisiana educator and politician
- Warren Orr, Australian rugby league footballer
- Wesley Fletcher Orr (1831–1898), Canadian businessman, journalist and politician
- William Orr (1766–1797), of the United Irishmen
- William McFadden Orr (1866–1934), Irish mathematician
- William T. Orr (1917–2002), American television producer
- Fictional characters
- Orr, bomber pilot in Catch-22
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