Pearl (surname)

Pearl is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Bruce Pearl (born 1960), American college basketball coach
• Daniel Pearl (1963–2002), American journalist who was kidnapped and murdered in Pakistan
• Judea Pearl (born 1936), computer scientist and philosopher
• Minnie Pearl (1912–1996), American country comedienne
• Raymond Pearl (1879–1940), American biologist
• Steven Pearl (born 1955), American comedian
• Richard Perle (born 1941), American political advisor