Family
- grandmother Marie Carter: paternal; one of 21 children; supervised prostitution in a series of brownstones on Peoria's North Washington Street; gained custody of Pryor after mother left
- father Buck Carter: WWII veteran; married Pryor's mother when Pryor was three; reportedly beat Pryor's mother and other prostitutes; died in 1968
- mother Gertrude Pryor: left Pryor and his father due to the latter beating her when Pryor was ten years old; died in 1967
- step-mother : died in 1969
- children : has seven children by six different women
- daughter Renee Pryor: born 1957; fathered by Pryor when he was 17
- son Richard Pryor Jr: born c. 1962; mother Patricia Price
- daughter Elizabeth Pryor: born c. 1967
- daughter Rain Pryor: mother Shelly Bonus; born July 16, 1969; co-star of "Head of the Class"
- son Stephen Michael Pryor: born c. 1984
- son Kelsey Pryor: born c. 1987
- son Franklin Matthew Mason: born c. 1987; in 1991 court upheld prior decision that Pryor must pay $4,500 in child support for his son by Geraldine Mason
Companions
- Geraldine Mason: had one son together in 1987
- Pam Grier: together in the 1970s
- wife Shelly Bonus:
