Pearson (surname)

Pearson /ˈpɪrsən/ is an English surname. It may refer to:

Surname

A

• Aaron Pearson (born 1964), American football player
• Adam Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Albert Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Albie Pearson (1934–2023), American baseball player
• Alf Pearson (1910–2012), English variety performer
• Alfred Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Alister Pearson, British illustrator
• Allison Pearson (born 1960), British journalist
• Andrew Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Anthony Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• April Pearson (born 1989), British actress
• Arthur Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people

B

• Beatrice Pearson (1920–1986), American actress
• Benjamin Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Bernard Pearson (born 1946), British potter
• Bill Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Billy Pearson (1920–2002), American jockey
• Billy Pearson (footballer) (1921–2009), English footballer
• Bird M. Pearson (1803–1859), American judge
• Bob Pearson (1907–1985), English variety performer
• Brian Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Bryan Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people

C

• Carlton Pearson (born 1953), American evangelical minister
• Carol Lynn Pearson (born 1939), American poet and playwright
• Charles Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Chris Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• CJ Pearson (born 2002), American activist
• Colin Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Corey Pearson (born 1973), Australian rugby league footballer

D

• Dan Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Daniel Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Danny Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• David Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Denise Pearson (born 1968), British singer-songwriter
• Derrick Pearson, American sports commentator
• Digby Pearson (born 1962), British record label executive
• Don Pearson, American management consultant
• Drew Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Duke Pearson (1932–1980), American jazz musician

E

• Edmund Pearson (1880–1937), American librarian and author
• Edward Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Egon Pearson (1895–1980), British statistician
• Eric Pearson (born 1984), American screenwriter
• Ethel Pearson (1870–1959), British humanitarian

F

• Francis Fenwick Pearson (1911–1991), British administrator in India
• Frank Pearson (1937–2003), British drag queen
• Frederick Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people

G

• Gary Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• George Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Geoff Pearson (born July 1951), British Anglican bishop
• Geoffrey Pearson (1927–2008), Canadian diplomat
• Gerald Pearson (1901–1987), American physicist
• Greg Pearson (born 1985), English footballer

H

• Harold Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Harry Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Henry Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Herb Pearson (1910–2006), New Zealand cricketer
• Hesketh Pearson (1887–1964), British biographer
• Hugh Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Humphrey Pearson (1893–1937), American screenwriter and playwright

I

• Ian Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Isaac N. Pearson (1842–1908), American politician
• Isabelle Pearson (born 1981), Canadian judoka
• Issette Pearson (1861–1941), English golfer

J

• Jack Pearson (1922–2007), English cricketer
• Jahcour Pearson (born 1998), American football player
• James Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jerome Pearson (1938–2021), American engineer
• Joanna Pearson, American writer
• Joe Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• John Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Johnny Pearson (1925–2011), British composer and pianist
• Joseph Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Josh Pearson (born 1997), American football player
• Josh T. Pearson (born 1974), American musician
• Justin Pearson (born 1975), American rock musician

K

• Karl Pearson (1857–1936), British statistician
• Kayleigh Pearson (born 1985), English model
• Kenneth Pearson (born 1951), English cricketer
• Kevin Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people

L

• Landon Pearson (1930–2023), Canadian politician
• Larry Pearson (born 1953), American NASCAR driver
• Lars Pearson (born 1973), American publisher
• Les Pearson, English footballer
• Lester B. Pearson (1897–1972), Canadian politician
• Linda Pearson (born 1964), Scottish sport shooter
• Linley E. Pearson (born 1946), American politician
• Lloyd Pearson (1897–1966), British actor
• Luke Pearson (born 1987), British cartoonist

M

• Malcolm Pearson (born 1942), British businessman and politician
• Maria Pearson (1932–2003), American native activist
• Mark Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Martin Pearson (born 1971), Welsh rugby league footballer
• Mary Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Maryon Pearson (1901–1989), English wife of Lester Bowles Pearson
• Megan Pearson, British actress
• Michael Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Michelle Pearson (born 1962), Australian swimmer
• Monte Pearson (1908–1978), American baseball player

N

• Nancy Pearson (nee Wallace), American curler
• Nate Pearson (born 1996), American baseball pitcher
• Neil Pearson (born 1959), English actor
• Nick Pearson (born 1979), American speed skater
• Nigel Pearson (born 1963), English football manager
• Noel Pearson (born 1965), Australian lawyer
• Noel Pearson (producer), Irish film and theatre producer

O

• Oliver Paynie Pearson (1915–2003), zoologist

P

• Patricia Pearson (born 1964), Canadian journalist
• Patrick Pearson (1930–2022), British philatelist
• Paul Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Pepe Pearson (born 1975), American football player
• Peter Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Philip Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Preston Pearson (born 1945), American football player
• Puggy Pearson (1929–2006), American poker player

R

• Ralph Pearson (1919–2022), American chemist
• Raymond A. Pearson (1873–1939), American academic administrator
• Richard Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Rick Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ridley Pearson (born 1953), American writer
• Robert Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Roger Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Ronald Hayes Pearson (1924 – 1996) was an American designer, jeweler, and metalsmith.
• Ross Pearson (born 1984), English mixed martial artist
• Rutledge Pearson (1929–1967), American civil rights activist
• Ryan Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people

S

• Samuel Pearson (1814–1884), English entrepreneur
• Scott Pearson (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey player
• Stan Pearson (1919–1997), English footballer
• Stedman Pearson (born 1964), English singer
• Stephen Pearson (born 1982), Scottish footballer
• Steven Pearson, American physician
• Stuart Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Sally Pearson (born 1986), Australian runner

T

• Tanner Pearson (born 1992), Canadian ice hockey player
• T. R. Pearson (born 1956), American novelist
• Ted Pearson (born 1948), American poet
• Thomas Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Tilian Pearson (born 1987), American singer
• Todd Pearson (born 1977), Australian swimmer
• Tony Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Travis Pearson (born 1971), American football player
• Trevor Pearson (born 1952), English footballer
• Trevor Pearson (cricketer) (born 1943), Australian cricketer

V

• Virginia Pearson (1886–1958), American actress

W

• Weetman Pearson (1856–1927), English engineer and oil industrialist
• Wilf Pearson, English footballer
• Will Pearson (born 1979), American magazine owner
• William Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Willie Pearson Jr. (born 1945), American sociologist

Z

• Zachariah Pearson (1821–1891), English shipowner

See also

• Daniel Kimball Pearsons (1820–1912), American physician and philanthropist
• Peirson, given name and surname
• Pierson (surname)
• List of This Is Us characters