Pearson (surname)

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, 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

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 (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