# Perkins

Perkins is a surname derived from the Anglo-Saxon corruption of the kin of Pierre (from Pierre kin to Pierrekin to Perkins), introduced into England by the Norman Conquest. It is found throughout mid- and southern England.
Another derivation comes from the Welsh Perthyn, relative or belonging to a particular person or family, and also thought to be the Anglicized form of Peredur, from medieval Welsh.

## People
### A to D

* A. E. Perkins (June 21, 1879 – April 19, 1946), American principal and author
* Al Perkins, American guitarist
* Angel Perkins (born 1984), American sprinter
* Annie Stevens Perkins (1868–1911), American writer
* Anthony Perkins (1932–1992), American actor
* Archie Perkins (b 2002), Australian football league player
* Arthur James Perkins (1871–1944), viticulturist and educationist in South Australia
* Benjamin Douglas Perkins (1774–1810), American propagandist of "Perkins tractors" therapy
* Bill Perkins (disambiguation), several people
* Bishop Perkins (1787–1866), Congressman from New York
* Bishop W. Perkins (1841–1894), U.S. Representative and Senator from Kansas
* Brian Perkins, New Zealander anchor and newsreader on BBC Radio 4
* Bryce Perkins (born 1996), American football player
* Broderick Perkins (born 1954), American baseball player
* Carl Perkins (1932–1998), American singer-songwriter
* Carl Christopher Perkins, politician, Kentucky Representative
* Carl Dewey Perkins (1912–1984), politician, Kentucky Representative
* Charles A. Perkins, American lawyer
* Charles Callahan Perkins (1823–1886), American art critic and author
* Charles L. Perkins, technology author
* Charles N. Perkins, Australian football and political figure
* Charles S. Perkins, American baseball player
* Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860–1935), American sociologist, writer and feminist
* Cyril Perkins (1911–2013), English cricketer and centenarian
* Daniel Perkins, of the Perkins Reluctant Phoenix British human-powered aircraft
* Darius Perkins (1964–2019), Australian actor
* Daryl Perkins, Australian track cyclist
* Don Perkins, National Football League running back for the Dallas Cowboys
* Doron Perkins, American basketball player of Israeli Basketball Premier League

### E to K

* Edward J. Perkins, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations
* Edwin Perkins (disambiguation), several people
* Elisha Perkins (1741–1799), American physician
* Elizabeth Perkins, American actress
* Emily Perkins, Canadian actress
* Emily Perkins (novelist), New Zealand author
* Emily Pitkin Perkins, wife of Connecticut Governor and US Senator Roger Sherman Baldwin
* Flo Perkins, American glass artist
* Frances Perkins (1880–1965), American workers-rights advocate and U.S. Secretary of Labor
* Frank Perkins (disambiguation), several people
* Frederic Beecher Perkins (1828–1899), American editor, librarian and writer
* Gastón Perkins (1928–2006), Argentine racing driver
* Geoffrey Perkins (1953–2008), British comedy producer, writer, and performer
* George Perkins (disambiguation), several people
* Gil Perkins, Australian film and television actor
* Henry Coit Perkins (1804–1873), American physician and amateur photographer
* Henry Perkins (cricketer) (1832–1916), English cricketer and cricket administrator
* Henry Farnham Perkins (1877–1956), American zoologist and eugenicist
* Hugh V. Perkins (1918–1988), American human development and education researcher
* Ian Perkins, American musician/guitarist of the band The Horrible Crowes
* Isabel Weld Perkins (1876–1948), American socialite and philanthropist
* J. Will Perkins (died 1926), American politician from Maryland
* Jack Perkins (disambiguation), several people
* Jacob Perkins (1766–1849), American engineer and inventor
* Jacqueline Perkins (born 1965), Australian long-distance runner
* Jacqueline Perkins (diplomat), British diplomat and ambassador
* James Perkins (disambiguation), several people
* Janet Russell Perkins (1853–1933), American botanist
* Jason Perkins (born 1992), Filipino-Canadian basketball player
* John Perkins (disambiguation), several people
* Josephine Amelia Perkins (born c. 1818), British horse thief and prisoner
* Josh Perkins (born 1995), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* Julia Shepard Perkins (1799–1884), American writer and educator.
* Katherine K. Perkins, American physics educator
* Kathleen Rose Perkins (born 1974), American actress
* Kendrick Perkins (born 1984), American basketball player
* Kieren Perkins, Australian Olympic gold medal swimmer

### L to R

* Larry Perkins, Australian Formula One race car driver
* Laurence Perkins, British classical bassoonist
* Loftus Perkins, (1834–1891), English engineer
* Luther Perkins, (1928–1968), American guitarist, backing guitarist for Johnny Cash
* Marlin Perkins, American ecologist and naturalist
* Maxwell Perkins, American editor for F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Thomas Wolfe
* Michael J. Perkins, American Medal of Honor recipient
* Millie Perkins, American film and television actor
* Natalia Perkins, Russian and American physicist
* Niles Perkins (1919–1971), American athlete and physician
* Osgood Perkins (1892–1937), American actor
* Oz Perkins (born 1974), American screenwriter, director
* Paul Perkins (born 1994), American football player
* Pinetop Perkins (1913–2011), American blues pianist
* Polly Perkins (born 1943), British actress, singer and writer
* Ray Perkins (1941–2020), American football coach and former player
* Reginald Perkins (1955–2009), American serial killer
* Robbie Perkins (born 1994), Australian professional baseball player
* Rodney Perkins (born 1936), physician and entrepreneur
* Ronnie Perkins (born 1999), American football player

### S to Z

* Sam Perkins (born 1961), National Basketball Association player
* Samuel E. Perkins (1811–1879), Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court
* Sarah Maria Clinton Perkins (1824–1905), American social reformer, newspaper editor
* Scott Perkins (born 1980), American composer
* Shane Perkins, Australian track cyclist
* Stephanie Perkins, American author
* Stephen Perkins, American musician, drummer, and songwriter with Jane's Addiction
* Sue Perkins, British television presenter, actress, comedian and writer
* Tegwen Perkins (born 1955), Welsh golfer
* Tex Perkins, Australian singer-songwriter
* Toby Perkins UK Labour Party MP and politician
* Thomas Perkins (cricketer) (1870–1946), English cricketer, footballer and schoolmaster
* Thomas Clap Perkins (1798–1870), American lawyer and politician
* Thomas Handasyd Perkins (1764–1854), American businessman and philanthropist
* Tom Perkins, American businessman of Kleiner Perkins
* Tony Perkins (politician), American pastor, politician and activist
* Tony Perkins (news anchor), American broadcast journalist, radio personality
* Tracy Perkins, court-martialed US Army sergeant
* Troy Perkins, American soccer player for the Portland Timbers
* Warren Perkins (1922–2014), American professional basketball player
* Wayne Perkins, lead session guitarist for The Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, Everly Brothers
* William Perkins (disambiguation), several people

## Fictional characters

* Ann Perkins, in the American sitcom Parks and Recreation
* Emma Perkins, protagonist in the musical The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals
* Harry Perkins, principal character in the novel and TV adaptation A Very British Coup
* Joe Perkins (Santa Barbara), on the American soap opera Santa Barbara
* Ma Perkins, star of the radio soap opera from 1933 to 1960
* Perch Perkins, a news anchorman in the TV series SpongeBob SquarePants
* Polly Perkins (comics character), protagonist of the American comic strip Polly and Her Pals
* Polly Perkins, a servant maid in the 1864 musical-hall song "Pretty Polly Perkins of Paddington Green"
* Quinn Perkins, on the television series Scandal
* Rosie Perkins, protagonist in the 2023 film Hemet, or the Landlady Don't Drink Tea
* Perkins, a character in the Harry Potter books
* Mr. Perkins, live-action host of Thomas & Friends
* Ms. Perkins, one of the lesser antagonists in the movie "John Wick"