Perlman is an Ashkenazi Jewish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alfred E. Perlman, railroad executiveAnita Perlman, see B'nai B'rith GirlsEliezer Yitzhak Perlman, birth name of Eliezer Ben-Yehuda, a Jewish Litvak lexicographer, the driving spirit behind the revival of the Hebrew language in the modern era.Elliot Perlman, author and barristerFredy Perlman, anarchist author, publisher and activistIsadore Perlman, American chemistItzhak Perlman (born 1945), Israeli-American violinist, conductor, and pedagogueMark Perlman, football officialNathan David Perlman, lawyer and politicianPhilip B. Perlman, United States Solicitor General and Maryland Secretary of StateRadia Perlman, software designer and network engineerRalph Perlman, Louisiana state budget director, 1967-1988Rhea Perlman, actressRon Perlman, actorSelig Perlman, economist and labor historianSteve Perlman, entrepreneur and inventor