# Pearson (surname)

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

## Surname

* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* R
* S
* T
* V
* W
* X
* Z

### 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 (1953–2023), 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 (1964–2025), 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