Perelman

Perelman (פרלמן) is an Ashkenazi Jewish surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Bob Perelman (b. 1947), American poet
 * Chaïm Perelman (1912–1984), Polish-born Belgian philosopher of law
 * Deb Perelman, creator of the Smitten Kitchen blog
 * Eliezer Ben-Yehuda (born Eliezer Yitzhak Perlman) (1858-1922), Russian Jewish lexicographer of the Hebrew language and newspaper editor
 * Grigori Perelman (b. 1966), Russian mathematician who proved the Poincaré conjecture
 * Mikhail Perelman (1923–2002), Soviet gymnast, winner of Olympic gold medal
 * Raymond G. Perelman (1917–2019), American businessman and philanthropist
 * Richard B. Perelman, author of Perelman's Pocket Cyclopedia of Cigars
 * Ronald Perelman (b.1943), American banker, businessman, and investor
 * S. J. Perelman (1904–1979), American humorist, author, and screenwriter
 * Sean Kanan (b. 1966 as Sean Perelman), American actor
 * Vadim Perelman (b. 1963), Ukrainian-born Canadian-American film director
 * Yakov Perelman (1882–1942), Soviet science-writer and author of popular science-books