Pearson (surname)

Pearson is an English surname at Norman conquest of England period, and may refer to many people.

A

• Aaron Pearson (born 1964), American football player
• Adam Pearson, chairman of Hull City A.F.C.
• Albert H. Pearson, American politician
• Albie Pearson, American baseball player
• Alister Pearson, British illustrator
• Allison Pearson, British journalist
• Andrew Pearson (cricketer) (born 1957), English cricketer
• Andrew Pearson (runner) (born 1971), English cross country runner
• Anthony Pearson (martyr), English Protestant martyr
• Anthony Pearson (Quaker)
• April Pearson, British actress
• Arthur Pearson (UK politician) (1897–1980), British Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) for Pontypridd 1938–1970
• Sir Arthur Pearson, 1st Baronet (1866–1921), British newspaper magnate and publisher
• Arthur Maurice Pearson (1890–1976), Canadian Senator from Saskatchewan

B

• Beatrice Pearson (1920–1986), American actress
• Ben Pearson (bowyer), arrow and bow maker and businessman
• Ben Pearson, footballer
• Ben Pearson (photographer), photographer, notably of music album covers
• Bernard Pearson, Discworld modeler
• Bill Pearson (disambiguation), multiple people
• Bird M. Pearson Florida supreme court justice

C

• Carl Pearson, later Karl Pearson, statistician
• Carlton Pearson, American evangelical minister
• Carol Lynn Pearson, American poet and playwright
• Charles Pearson, British promoter of the first underground railway in London
• Charles Henry Pearson, British historian
• Charles John Pearson, Scottish politician and judge
• Chris Pearson (politician), Canadian politician
• Chris Pearson (radio), British radio presenter
• Colin Pearson, Baron Pearson (1899–1980), Canadian-born English barrister and judge
• Coreco “C.J.” Pearson Jr., simply known as C.J. Pearson, American political activist
• Cyril Arthur Pearson, British newspaperman

D

• Dan Pearson (disambiguation)
• David Pearson (computer scientist)
• David Pearson, American racing driver
• Denise Pearson, British singer-songwriter
• Derrick Pearson, American sports commentator
• Digby Pearson, British record label executive
• Don Pearson, American management consultant
• Drew Pearson (journalist) (1897-1969), American journalist
• Drew Pearson (American football) (born 1951), American football player
• Duke Pearson, American jazz musician

E

• Egon Sharpe Pearson (1895–1980), statistician, son of Karl Pearson
• Edmund Pearson (1880–1937), American librarian and author

F

• Fred Stark Pearson (1861–1915), American electrical and mechanical engineer

G

• Gary Pearson (disambiguation)
• George Pearson (disambiguation)
• Geoffrey Pearson, Canadian diplomat

H

• Henry Harold Welch Pearson, British-born South African botanist
• Henry Shepherd Pearson, British Governor of Penang
• Hesketh Pearson, British biographer
• Hugh Pearson (disambiguation)
  • Hugh Pearson (1817–1882), British vicar and canon
  • Hugh Nicholas Pearson (1776–1856), his father, British dean of Salisbury and biographer

I

• Ian Pearson, British politician
• Isaac N. Pearson (1842–1908), American politician
• Isabelle Pearson, Canadian judoka

J

• James Pearson (disambiguation)
  • James B. Pearson (1920–2009), US senator from Kansas
  • James Larkin Pearson (1879–1981), poet and editor
• Joe Pearson (1877–1946), English soccer player
• Joe Pearson (fighter) (born 1978), American mixed martial artist
• Joe Pearson (politician), American politician
• John Pearson (disambiguation):
  • John A. Pearson (1867–1940), Canadian architect
  • John Pearson (bishop) (1612–1686), English theologian and scholar
  • John Pearson (author) (born 1930), British author
  • John Pearson (artist), original member of C. R. Ashbee's Guild of Handicraft
  • John Pearson (VC) (1825–1892), English Victoria Cross recipient
  • John Andrew Pearson, Royal Navy officer during WWII
  • John James Pearson (1800–1888), United States Congressman from Pennsylvania
  • John Loughborough Pearson (1817–1897), English architect
• Johnny Pearson (born 1925), British composer and pianist
• Joseph Pearson (1776–1834), Congressional Representative from North Carolins
• Josh T. Pearson (born 1974), American musician
• Justin Pearson, American rock musician

K

• Karl Pearson (1857–1936), British statistician
• Kayleigh Pearson (born 1985), English model
• Kenneth Pearson (born 1951), English cricketer
• Kevin Pearson (politician) (born 1959), Republican member of the Louisiana House of Representatives

L

• Landon Pearson (born 1930), former Canadian politician
• Larry Pearson (born 1953), former American NASCAR driver
• Lars Pearson, American publisher
• Les Pearson, rugby league footballer of the 1930s for Salford
• Lester B. Pearson (1897–1972), Prime Minister of Canada and Nobel Prize winner

M

• Malcolm Pearson, Baron Pearson of Rannoch (born 1942), British businessman and UKIP member of the House of Lords
• Mark Pearson (journalist) (1957-2012), American agricultural journalist and television personality
• Maryon Pearson (1901–1989), wife of Lester Bowles Pearson
• Michael Pearson (disambiguation), several people, including:
  • Michael Pearson (horologist), English horologist
  • Michael Pearson (author) (born 1949), American author
  • Mike Pearson (born 1980), American player of American and Canadian football
  • Mike Parker Pearson, English archaeology professor
• Michelle Pearson (born 1962), former Australian swimmer
• Monte Pearson (1908–1978), American baseball player

N

• Neil Pearson (born 1959), English actor
• Nigel Pearson (born 1963), English football manager
• Noel Pearson (born 1965), Australian lawyer
• Noel Pearson, Irish film and theatre producer

O

• Oliver Paynie Pearson (1915–2003), zoologist

P

• Patricia Pearson, Canadian journalist
• Paul Pearson (disambiguation), several people
• Pepe Pearson (born 1975), former American footballer
• Peter Pearson (disambiguation), several people
• Preston Pearson (born 1945), former American footballer

R

• R. B. Pearson, author
• Ralph Pearson, American inorganic chemist
• Richard Pearson (police officer) (1831–1890), British police commissioner
• Richard J. Pearson (born 1938), Canadian archaeologist
• Rick Pearson (golfer) (born 1958), American golfer
• Ridley Pearson (born 1953), American writer
• Robert Pearson, Canadian politician
• Rob Pearson (born 1971), retired Canadian ice hockey player
• Roger Pearson (anthropologist) (born 1927), British anthropologist
• Roger Pearson (linguist), British linguist
• Ross Pearson (born 1984), English mixed martial artist
• Roy L. Pearson, Jr., $67 million pants-suit litigant

S

• Stan Pearson (1919–1997), English footballer
• Stedman Pearson (born 1964), English singer
• Stephen Pearson (born 1982), Scottish footballer
• Stuart Pearson (disambiguation), several people:
• Sally Pearson, Australian runner

T

• T. R. Pearson (born 1956), American novelist
• Thales T. Pearson "Skipp" (born 1937), Master Jazz Saxophonist, Ambassador of Jazz Music representing the State of South Carolina and the Southeast Region of the United States of America
• Tilian Pearson, American singer formerly of Tides of Man and currently in Dance Gavin Dance
• Ted Pearson (born 1948), American poet
• Todd Pearson (born 1977), Australian swimmer
• Tom Pearson (1866–1915), English footballer
• Tom Pearson (rugby player) (1872–1957), Wales international rugby player
• Tony Pearson (cricketer) (born 1941), former English cricketer
• Tony Pearson (bodybuilder) (born 1957), American bodybuilding champion
• Travis Pearson (born 1971), American football player

V

• Vaughn Pearson
• Victor Pearson
• Virginia Pearson (1886–1958), American actress

W

• Walter 'Puggy' Pearson (1929–2006), American poker player
• Weetman Pearson, 1st Viscount Cowdray (1856–1927), English engineer and oil industrialist
• William Pearson (disambiguation), several people, including:
  • William Gaston Pearson (1858–1947), African-American educator and businessman
  • William Pearson (1934–1995), American baritone

Z

• Zachariah Pearson, shipowner and civic figure of Kingston upon Hull