Pearson (surname)
Appearance
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
- 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