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
Alf Pearson (1910–2012), English variety performer
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
Bob Pearson (1907–1985), English variety performer
Bryan Pearson (politician), Liberal MLA and Mayor in Iqaluit, Canada

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
Colin Pearson, Baron Pearson (1899–1980), Canadian-born English barrister and judge
Coreco “C.J.” Pearson, simply known as C.J. Pearson, American political activist
Cyril Arthur Pearson, British newspaperman

D

Dan Pearson (disambiguation)
David Pearson (computer scientist)
David Pearson (1934–2018), 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 (1870 – 1916), British-born South African botanist
Henry Shepherd Pearson (c. 1775–1840), British Governor of Penang
Hesketh Pearson (1887 – 1964), 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
Humphrey Pearson (1893 – 1937), American screenwriter and playwright

I

Ian Pearson, British politician
Isaac N. Pearson (1842–1908), American politician
Isabelle Pearson, Canadian judoka
Issette Pearson (1861-1941), English golfer

J

James Pearson (disambiguation)
- James B. Pearson (1920–2009), US senator from Kansas
- James Larkin Pearson (1879–1981), poet and editor
Joe Pearson (footballer) (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
- John Thomas Pearson (1801–1851), British physician and zoologist in India
Johnny Pearson (born 1925), British composer and pianist
Joseph Pearson (disambiguation)
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
Linda Pearson (born 1964), Scottish sport shooter

M

Malcolm Pearson, Baron Pearson of Rannoch (born 1942), British businessman and UKIP member of the House of Lords
Mark Robert Pearson (1957–2012), American agricultural journalist and television personality
Maryon Pearson (1901–1989), wife of Lester Bowles Pearson
Michael Pearson (disambiguation), several people, including:
- J. Michael Pearson, CEO of Valeant Pharmaceuticals International
- Lester B. Pearson (1897–1972), known as Mike Pearson, 14th Prime Minister of Canada
- Michael Pearson (born 1936), English horologist
- Michael Patrick Pearson (born 1949), American author
- Michael Thomas Pearson (born 1988), Welsh association footballer
- Michael Wayne 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

Nate Pearson (born 1996), American baseball pitcher
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 football player
Peter Pearson (disambiguation), several people
Preston Pearson (born 1945), former American football player

R

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

Samuel Pearson (1814–1884), founder of Pearson PLC
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

Tanner Pearson (born 1992) Canadian ice hockey player
T. R. Pearson (born 1956), American novelist
Tilian Pearson, American singer formerly of Tides of Man and currently in Dance Gavin Dance
Ted Pearson (born 1948), American poet
Thomas Gilbert Pearson (1873–1943), American conservationist and university professor
Todd Pearson (born 1977), Australian swimmer
Tom Pearson (footballer) (1866–1915), English footballer
Tom Pearson (rugby union, born 1872) (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
Trevor Pearson, English footballer

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
Wilf Pearson, rugby league footballer of the 1930s and 1940s
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

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