Pearson (surname)

Pearson is an English surname. It may refer to:

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