The Jewish name Peretz (Hebrew פרץ) may refer to the following people:
in the Hebrew Bible:
Perez (son of Judah) in the Book of Genesis (also written as Peretz, Perets, Pharez)
as a modern given name:
Peretz Markish, (1895–1952), a Soviet Yiddish-language poet.
Peretz Hirshbein, (1880–1948), a Yiddish-language playwright
Peretz Smolenskin, (1842–1885), a Russian Jewish novelist
as a surname:
Amir Peretz (born 1952), former Defense Minister and Labour Party leader in Israel
Isaac Leib Peretz (1852–1915), a modernist Yiddish language author and playwright
Jesse Peretz (born 1968), rock video director and son of Martin
Martin Peretz (born 1938), Harvard University lecturer and former owner of The New Republic
Moshe Peretz (born 1983), Israeli singer-songwriter
Omer Peretz (born 1986), Israel U21 footballer and son of Vicky
Vicky Peretz (born 1953), former Israeli international footballer
Yitzhak Peretz (born 1936), Israeli politician who served as Deputy Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism.
Yitzhak Peretz (born 1938), Israeli politician who served as Minister of Internal Affairs and of Immigrant Absorption, and member on Israeli Chief Rabbinate Council