Perlman is an Ashkenazi Jewish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alfred E. Perlman, railroad executive
Anita Perlman, see B'nai B'rith Girls
Eliezer 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 barrister
Fredy Perlman, anarchist author, publisher and activist
Isadore Perlman, American chemist
Itzhak Perlman (born 1945), Israeli-American violinist, conductor, and pedagogue
Mark Perlman, football official
Nathan David Perlman, lawyer and politician
Philip B. Perlman, United States Solicitor General and Maryland Secretary of State
Radia Perlman, software designer and network engineer
Ralph Perlman, Louisiana state budget director, 1967-1988
Rhea Perlman, actress
Ron Perlman, actor
Selig Perlman, economist and labor historian
Steve Perlman, entrepreneur and inventor
