Pérez, or Perez as most commonly written in English, is a

Castilian Spanish In English, Castilian Spanish can mean the variety of Peninsular Spanish spoken in northern and central Spain, the standard form of Spanish, or Spanish from Spain in general. In Spanish, the term (Castilian) can either refer to the Spanish langua ...

surname. Perez (pronounced Peretz, see below) is also common in people of

Sephardic Jewish Sephardic (or Sephardi) Jews (, ; lad, Djudíos Sefardíes), also ''Sepharadim'' , Modern Hebrew: ''Sfaradim'', Tiberian: Səp̄āraddîm, also , ''Ye'hude Sepharad'', lit. "The Jews of Spain", es, Judíos sefardíes (or ), pt, Judeus sefar ...

descent and is the 4th most common surname in Israel, most common surname not of Hebrew origin and most common surname exclusive to a single Jewish ethnic division.

Origins

The surname with Spanish origins, written in Spanish orthography as , is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Pero or Pedro (Peter)". The surname has a Portuguese counterpart with the same meaning and etymology,

Peres Peres is a Portuguese, Galician, and Sephardic-Jewish surname. Its Spanish variant is Pérez. In the Hungarian language, it means litigant ("peres fél"). It is common in both forms Peres and Perez as well as Peretz among descendants of Sephar ...

, written with a final "s" instead of "z" and without the accent. The surname with a Hebrew origin is transliterated into English as either Perez or

Peretz 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 Lavie (born 1949), Israeli exper ...

, and is derived from the Hebrew given name פרץ (cf. ), after the biblical character

Perez (son of Judah) Perez, also written as Pharez/Perets (), was the son of Tamar and Judah, and the twin of Zerah, according to the Book of Genesis. The twins were conceived after Tamar tricked her father-in-law Judah into having sexual intercourse with her by di ...

, which in Hebrew means "to breach" or "to burst forth". That biblical character's Hebrew name, however, is transliterated as Farés in the Spanish Christian Bible. Neither the Spanish nor the Hebrew surname corresponds to one single lineage. Instead, both correspond to many unrelated lineages. Additionally, while the Spanish and Hebrew etymological origins are distinct, there are nevertheless those who carry the surname because, in their particular case, the origin of their surname is Spanish Jewish (i.e.

Sephardi Sephardic (or Sephardi) Jews (, ; lad, Djudíos Sefardíes), also ''Sepharadim'' , Modern Hebrew: ''Sfaradim'', Tiberian Hebrew, Tiberian: Səp̄āraddîm, also , ''Ye'hude Sepharad'', lit. "The Jews of Spain", es, Judíos sefardíes (or ), ...

c), and they, as Spanish Jews or their descendants, adopted the surname precisely because of its ambiguity. Pérez as a surname among Spanish Jews or their descendants could be considered by their non-Jewish Spanish or Hispanic neighbors a typical Christian surname, yet still pay homage to their Jewish roots. This was helpful during the times of the

Spanish Inquisition The Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition ( es, Tribunal del Santo Oficio de la Inquisición), commonly known as the Spanish Inquisition ( es, Inquisición española), was established in 1478 by the Catholic Monarchs, King Ferdinand ...

and its persecution of the Jews (and their baptized

New Christian New Christian ( es, Cristiano Nuevo; pt, Cristão-Novo; ca, Cristià Nou; lad, Christiano Muevo) was a socio-religious designation and legal distinction in the Spanish Empire and the Portuguese Empire. The term was used from the 15th century ...

descendants) in Spain and its colonies in

Hispanic America The region known as Hispanic America (in Spanish called ''Hispanoamérica'' or ''América Hispana'') and historically as Spanish America (''América Española'') is the portion of the Americas comprising the Spanish-speaking countries of North, ...

. Among Spaniards and Hispanics, the surname by itself does not necessarily indicate a Jewish heritage. Likewise, among Jews, the surname does not by itself necessarily indicate a Sephardic heritage.

Pronunciation

, the name is pronounced and in Hispanic America, . The accent or stress is placed on the second-to-last syllable. In British English, on the contrary, it is usually pronounced with stress on the last syllable. In

Modern Hebrew Modern Hebrew ( he, עברית חדשה, ''ʿivrít ḥadašá ', , '' lit.'' "Modern Hebrew" or "New Hebrew"), also known as Israeli Hebrew or Israeli, and generally referred to by speakers simply as Hebrew ( ), is the standard form of the He ...

the name is written פרץ and pronounced .

List of persons with the surname

Adolfo Pérez Esquivel Adolfo Pérez Esquivel (born 26 November 1931) is an Argentine activist, community organizer, painter, writer and sculptor. He was the recipient of the 1980 Nobel Peace Prize for his opposition to Argentina's last civil-military dictatorship (1 ...

, Argentine activist * Agustin Pérez (died 1286), Roman Catholic bishop *

Ailyn Pérez Ailyn Pérez (born August 15, 1979) is an American operatic soprano known for her interpretation of Violetta, Mimì and Thaïs. She is a 2019 Opera News Awards Honoree, and the winner of the 2012 Richard Tucker Award. In 2016, she received the ...

, American opera singer *

AJ Perez Antonello Joseph Sarte Perez (February 17, 1993 – April 17, 2011) was a Filipino actor. He was a member of ABS-CBN's Star Magic in Batch 13. He portrayed one of the lead characters in the 2009 miniseries '' Your Song Presents: Underage''. In 2 ...

(1993–2011), Filipino actor * AJ Perez (blogger), Filipino blogger *

Al Perez Al Perez (born July 23, 1960) is a retired American professional wrestler. He held 16 titles during a 20-year career, including the WCWA World Heavyweight Championship. Professional wrestling career Early career Perez began wrestling as an amat ...

, American professional wrestler *

Albino Pérez Albino Pérez (died 8 August 1837) was a Mexican soldier and politician who was appointed Governor of New Mexico by the Centralist Republic of Mexico. He pursued unpopular policies, suffered a revolt in July 1837, and in August 1837 was killed by r ...

, Mexican soldier and politician *

Alfonso Pérez Alfonso Pérez Muñoz (born 26 September 1972), known simply as Alfonso, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Having represented both Real Madrid and Barcelona during his career, Alfonso possessed above-averag ...

, Colombian boxer * Alfredo Pérez, Venezuelan boxer *

Alonso Pérez Alonso Pérez (''fl.'' 1881–1914) was a Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Sp ...

, Spanish painter *

Amalia Pérez Amalia Pérez Vázquez (born 10 July 1973) is a Mexican powerlifter in the - bracket. She has four times been a Paralympic champion and is the only powerlifter in the world to have Paralympic champion in three divisions. Pérez has been a me ...

(born 1977), Mexican powerlifter * Amalia Pérez Díaz, Venezuelan actress *

Amanda Perez Amanda Jane Perez (born May 24, 1980) is an American R&B singer-songwriter and record producer. Personal life Perez, who is of Mexican descent, was raised in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She grew up in the Waynedale community of Fort Wayne, where she ...

, American R&B/Hip-Hop artist *

Amy Perez Maria Armida Parale Perez-Castillo (born September 5, 1969), known professionally as Amy Perez-Castillo or Tyang Amy (), is a Filipino TV and radio presenter, entrepreneur and occasional actress. Recognized as a veteran television host in the ...

, Filipino actress *

Ángel Pérez (volleyball) Ángel Pérez (born May 20, 1982 in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican volleyball player who was a member of the Men's National Team that ended up in sixth place at the 2007 FIVB Men's World Cup in Japan. In the same year the setter cla ...

, Puerto Rican volleyball player * Antonio Pérez, Spanish statesman, secretary to King Philip II * Antonio Pérez, Dominican baseball player * Antonio Pérez Delgadillo, Mexican football goalkeeper *

Pitbull Pit bull is a term used in the United States for a type of dog descended from bulldogs and terriers, while in other countries such as the United Kingdom the term is used as an abbreviation of the American Pit Bull Terrier breed. The term was f ...

(born Armando Pérez), American rapper *

Arnaldo Pérez Arnaldo Pérez (born October 28, 1958) is a former Butterfly swimming, butterfly and freestyle swimming, freestyle swimmer from Puerto Rico. He competed for his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montréal, Quebec, Canada, aged sevente ...

, Puerto Rican swimmer *

Arturo Pérez-Reverte Arturo Pérez-Reverte Gutiérrez (born 25 November 1951 in Cartagena) is a Spanish novelist and journalist. He worked as a war correspondent for RTVE for 21 years (1973–1994). His first novel, ''El húsar'', set in the Napoleonic Wars, was ...

, Spanish novelist and journalist * Ashley Grace Pérez, American Latin pop singer, member of pop group Ha*Ash *

Ayoze Pérez Ayoze Pérez Gutiérrez (born 29 July 1993) is a Spanish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward or attacking midfielder for La Liga club Real Betis, on loan from Premier League club ...

(born 1993), Spanish footballer * Bartolomé Pérez (1634–1693), Spanish painter *

Belle Perez Maribel Pérez (born 29 January 1976), best known by her stage name Belle Perez, is a Belgian-Spanish musician and songwriter. Born in Neerpelt to Spanish parents as María Isabelle Pérez Cerezo, the Flemish singer was discovered for her musica ...

, Belgian musician and songwriter *

Benito Pérez Galdós Benito Pérez Galdós (May 10, 1843 – January 4, 1920) was a Spanish Spanish Realist literature, realist novelist. He was the leading literary figure in 19th-century Spain, and some scholars consider him second only to Miguel de Cervantes ...

, Spanish novelist *

Bianca Jagger Bianca Jagger (born Blanca Pérez-Mora Macías; 2 May 1945)

, born Bianca Pérez-Mora, Nicaraguan social and human rights advocate * Blanca Delia Pérez, Canary Islands politician *

Calixto Pérez Calixto Pérez (October 10, 1949 – July 28, 2018) was a boxer from Colombia, who won a silver medal at the 1971 Pan American Games. At the 1972 Olympics he was eliminated in the flyweight quarterfinals by the eventual gold medalist Georgi ...

, Colombian boxer * Carlos Pérez, Dominican baseball player * Carlos Pérez (catcher) (born 1990), Venezuelan baseball player *

Carlos Pérez (kayaker) Carlos Pérez Rial, (born 12 April 1979 in Cangas do Morrazo, Pontevedra) nicknamed "Perucho", is a Spanish sprint canoer who has been competing since 1999. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold in the K-2 500 m event at Beijing in 200 ...

, Spanish kayaker * Carlos Pérez de Bricio (1927–2022), Spanish businessman *

Carlos Andrés Pérez Carlos Andrés Pérez Rodríguez (27 October 1922 – 25 December 2010) also known as CAP and often referred to as '' El Gocho'' (due to his Andean origins), was a Venezuelan politician and the president of Venezuela from 12 March 1974 to 12 M ...

(1922–2010), President of Venezuela * Carlota Pérez, Venezuelan economist * Carmen Victoria Pérez, Venezuelan model *

Chris Pérez Christopher Gilbert Pérez (born August 14, 1969) is an American guitarist, best known as lead guitarist for the Tejano band Selena y Los Dinos. He married the frontwoman of the group, Selena, on April 2, 1992. Pérez grew up in San Antonio, Te ...

(born 1969), American guitarist *

Chris Perez (baseball) Christopher Ralph Perez (born July 1, 1985) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He pitched collegiately for the University of Miami, and was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the first round (42nd overall) of the 2006 Maj ...

(born 1985), American baseball player *

Chris Perez (gridiron football) Christopher Perez (born June 21, 1969) is a former American football offensive tackle who played six seasons in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Memphis Mad Dogs, Toronto Argonauts, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and BC Lions. He was drafted b ...

(born 1969), American player of gridiron football *

Christian Perez (footballer born 1963) Christian Perez (born 13 May 1963) is a French former footballer who played as a forward first and later as an attacking midfielder. Club career Born in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, Perez amassed Ligue 1 totals of 268 games and 44 goals over ...

, French soccer player *

Cionel Pérez Cionel Félix Pérez Viera (born April 21, 1996) is a Cuban professional baseball pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). In 2016 he signed with the Houston Astros as an international free agent. Perez made his Major Le ...

(born 1996), Cuban baseball player * Clara Perez, Venezuelan actress *

Cristina Pérez (judge) Cristina Perez (born October 27, 1964) is an American actress, television personality, writer and TV judge. Biography She was born in New York City, raised in California to parents of Colombian descent, received two BAs at UCLA and her JD at ...

, American judge, host of ''Corte de Familia'' *

Cristina Pérez (reporter) Cristina Pérez (born c. 1973 in San Miguel de Tucumán) is an Argentine television news journalist. Since 2002, she has worked alongside Rodolfo Barilli, as news anchor of Telefe's Telefe Noticias a las 20 ("Telefe News at 8 PM"). Career Crist ...

, Argentine television news journalist * Cynthia Adam Pérez, Shrek Stan *

Dámaso Pérez Prado Dámaso is a Spanish masculine given name. The name is equivalent to that of Pope Damasus I in English. The name also exists in Italian as Damaso, though it is uncommon. People * Dámaso Alonso (1898–1990), Spanish poet * Dámaso Berenguer, 1st ...

, Cuban composer *

Danilo Pérez Danilo Pérez (born December 29, 1965) is a Panamanian pianist, composer, educator, and a social activist. His music is a blend of Panamanian roots with elements of Latin American folk music, jazz, European impressionism, African, and other music ...

, Panamian pianist and composer *, Venezuelan painter *

Davide Perez Davide Perez (1711 – 30 October 1778) was an Italian opera composer born in Naples of Italian parents, and later resident court composer at Lisbon from 1752. He staged three operas on librettos of Metastasio at Lisbon with huge success in 1753 ...

, Italian composer *

Diego Pérez (footballer) Diego Fernando Pérez Aguado (; born 18 May 1980), nicknamed ''"Ruso"'' (Spanish for ''"Russian"''), is a Uruguayan former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He has played 89 matches for the Uruguay national football ...

, Uruguayan footballer *

Diego Pérez (tennis) Diego Pérez (; born 9 February 1962) is a retired professional tennis player from Uruguay. Pérez turned pro in 1981, and won one ATP Tour The ATP Tour is a worldwide top-tier tennis tour for men organized by the Association of Tennis Pr ...

, Uruguayan tennis player *

Eddie Perez (politician) Eduardo Alberto "Eddie" Perez (born 1957) is an American politician who served as the 65th mayor of Hartford, Connecticut, from 2001 to 2010. Prior to entering politics, Perez worked as a community organizer. Perez served as the first mayor who ...

, American politician *

Eduardo Perez Eduardo is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the male given name Edward. Another version is Duarte. It may refer to: Association football * Eduardo Bonvallet, Chilean football player and sports commentator * Eduardo Carvalho, Portuguese footb ...

, Venezuelan baseball player *

Eduardo Pérez Eduardo Atanasio Pérez Pérez (born September 11, 1969) is an American former professional baseball player, coach, and current television sports color commentator. He played in Major League Baseball and the Nippon Professional Baseball league as ...

, American baseball player * Eduardo Pérez Gonsalves, Spanish chess master *

Efrén Pérez Rivera Efrén Pérez Rivera (March 10, 1929 – May 15, 2011) was a Puerto Rican environmentalist leader and college professor. He got married at the age of 28 with Pezinka Berenguer, till the day he died. He had three children with her, Efrén Pér ...

, Puerto Rican environmentalist *, Venezuelan cultural promoter, critic, writer, film producer * Elizabeth Pérez, Venezuelan television journalist *

Emilio Pérez Touriño Emilio Pérez Touriño (; born 8 August 1948) is a Spanish politician and economist. He is the former secretary general of the Socialists' Party of Galicia and, from August 2005 to March 2009, former president of the autonomous community of Ga ...

, Spanish politician *

Emily Perez Emily Jazmin Tatum Perez (19 February 1983 – 12 September 2006) was a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army serving in Iraq who became first female African-American officer in US military history to die in combat. Early life and ed ...

, American soldier, first female minority Command Sergeant at West Point *

Enrique López Pérez Enrique López Pérez (; born 3 June 1991) is a Spanish professional tennis player playing on the ATP Challenger Tour. On 16 July 2018, he reached his highest ATP singles ranking of 154 and his highest doubles ranking of 135 was achieved on 15 ...

, Spanish tennis player *

Érik Pérez Érik Gregorio Pérez Ruvalcaba (born November 19, 1989) is a Mexican mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division of the Bellator MMA promotion. A professional competitor since 2008, he has competed for Shark Fights, BAMMA, UF ...

, Mexican mixed martial artist *

Esteban Pérez Esteban Daniel Pérez Spatazza (born March 26, 1966 in Rosario, Santa Fe) is a retired male basketball player (2.00 metres) from Argentina, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is ...

, Argentine basketball player * Felipe Pérez Roque, Cuban politician, current foreign minister of the Republic of Cuba * Félix Javier Pérez, Puerto Rican basketball player * Fruto Chamorro Pérez, Nicaraguan military scientist and politician *

Florentino Pérez Florentino Pérez Rodríguez (; born 8 March 1947) is a Spanish businessman, civil engineer, former politician, and the current president of Real Madrid as well as Chairman and CEO of Grupo ACS, a civil engineering company. He was also the first ...

, Spanish businessman *

Francisco Pérez (baseball) Francisco Alberto Pérez (born July 20, 1997) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher in the Oakland Athletics organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians and Washington Nationals. Professional caree ...

(born 1997), Dominican baseball player * Francisco Pérez Sierra, Spanish painter *

George Pérez George Pérez (; June 9, 1954 – May 6, 2022) was an American comic book artist and writer, who worked primarily as a penciller. He came to prominence in the 1970s penciling ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four'' and ''The Avengers (co ...

, Puerto Rican-American illustrator and writer of comic books *

Glória Perez Glória Maria Rebelo Ferrante (; born 25 September 1948) is a Brazilian Emmy-winning screenwriter. Biography Born in Rio Branco, Acre, Gloria is the daughter of lawyer Miguel Jeronimo Ferrante, Italian descendent, and teacher Maria Augusta ...

, Brazilian screenwriter * Gloria Osuna Perez, American artist *, American Latin pop singer, member of pop group Ha*Ash * Héctor Amodio Pérez, Uruguayan guerrilla fighter * Hernán Pérez, Venezuelan baseball player * Henrique Pérez Dupuy, Venezuelan banker *

Hugo Pérez (soccer) Hugo Ernesto Pérez Granados (born November 8, 1963) is a former professional footballer and current manager of the El Salvador national team. Born in El Salvador, he represented the United States national team. During his fourteen-year car ...

(born 1963), American international soccer player *

Hugo Pérez (footballer) Hugo Pérez may refer to: *Hugo Pérez (soccer) Hugo Ernesto Pérez Granados (born November 8, 1963) is a former professional footballer and current manager of the El Salvador national team. Born in El Salvador, he represented the United St ...

(born 1968), Argentine international soccer player *, Venezuelan engineer *

Ibán Pérez Ibán Pérez Manzanares (born November 13, 1983, in Barcelona) is a volleyball player from Spain men's national volleyball team. Pérez represented Spain at the 2007 European Championship in Moscow, Russia. He was honored as the best scorer at t ...

, Spanish volleyball player *, Venezuelan entrepreneur * Iván Pérez, Cuban-born Spanish water polo player * JA Pérez (theologian), Cuban author, theologian and humanitarian *

Jairo Pérez (cyclist) Jairo Pérez Suárez (born March 24, 1973 in Iza, Boyacá) is a male professional track and road cyclist from Colombia. He won a silver medal for his native country at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil alongside Carlos Alzat ...

, Colombian track and road cyclist * Jairo Pérez (footballer), Colombian footballer *

Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Javier Felipe Ricardo Pérez de Cuéllar de la Guerra (; ; 19 January 1920 – 4 March 2020) was a Peruvian diplomat and politician who served as the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1982 to 1991. He later served as Prime Mini ...

, Peruvian diplomat, the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations *

Jean-Claude Perez Jean-Claude Perez (born 31 March 1964 in Carcassonne) is a French politician, and was a member of the National Assembly. He represented Aude's 1st constituency from 1997 to 2017, as a member of the Socialist Party and of the Socialiste, radic ...

(born 1964), French politician *

Jefferson Pérez Jefferson Leonardo Pérez Quezada (born 1 July 1974) is an Ecuadorian retired race walker. He specialized in the 20 km event, in which he won the first two medals his country achieved in the Olympic Games. He won the gold medal at the 199 ...

, Ecuadorian track and field athlete * Jérôme Pérez, French soccer player * Jesús Pérez (boxer) (born 1971), Colombian boxer *

Jesús Pérez (cyclist) Jesús María Pérez Silva (born 15 July 1984) is a Venezuelan former professional track and road racing cyclist. Major results Source:Joe Perez (baseball) Joseph Perez (born August 12, 1999) is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros. Amateur career Perez attended Archbi ...

(born 1999), American baseball player *

Johan Pérez Johan Pérez (born 10 June 1983) is a Venezuelan professional boxer. He is a former interim WBA Light welterweight champion. Professional career On December 10, 2011, Pérez defeated Fernando Castañeda by fourth round technical knockout for ...

, Venezuelan boxer *

Jorge M. Pérez Jorge M. Pérez (born October 17, 1949) is an Argentine American billionaire real estate developer, art collector, and philanthropist. He is best known as the chairman and CEO of The Related Group.Jose Perez (American football) Jose Perez Jr. (born September 15, 1985) is a former American football cornerback. He played college football at San Diego State University (SDSU). He was selected by the New York Yankees in the seventh round of the 2003 Major League Baseball Dra ...

(born 1985), American football player and former baseball player *

José Pérez (athlete) José Pérez or Jose Perez may refer to: Sportspeople Association football *José Pérez (Uruguayan footballer) (1897-1920), Uruguayan footballer *José Ricardo Pérez (born 1963), Colombian football defender *José Andrés Pérez (born 1972), Mexi ...

, (born 1971), Cuban hurdler * José Pérez (fencer) (born 1958), Spanish Olympic fencer * José Pérez (pentathlete) (born 1928), Mexican Olympic modern pentathlete and fencer * José Pérez (Venezuelan boxer) (born 1964), former Venezuelan boxer * José Pérez Adán (born 1952), Spanish sociologist * José Pérez Ferrada (born 1985), Chilean footballer * José Pérez Francés (born 1936), Spanish road racing cyclist *

José Pérez Reyes José Pérez Reyes (born 1975-06-19) is a male boxer from the Dominican Republic, who competed for his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state ...

(born 1975), boxer from the Dominican Republic * José Pérez Rosa, Puerto Rican senator and politician *

José Joaquín Pérez José Joaquín Pérez Mascayano (; 6 May 1801 – 1 July 1889) was a Chilean political figure. He served as the president of Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the sou ...

(1801–1889), Chilean political figure * José Luis Pérez (equestrian) (born 1943), Mexican equestrian *

José María Pérez de Urdininea José María Pérez de Urdininea (31 October 1784 – 4 November 1865) was a Bolivian military officer and statesman who served as the third president of Bolivia in 1828. He was the first Bolivian president to be born in Bolivia itself. He fo ...

(1784–1865), president of Bolivia *

José Miguel Pérez (fencer) José Miguel Pérez (born 7 June 1938) is a Puerto Rican fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the G ...

(born 1938), Puerto Rican fencer * José Miguel Pérez (triathlete) (born 1986), Spanish triathlete * José Ricardo Pérez (born 1963), Colombian football defender *

Joseph Pérez Joseph Pérez (14 January 1931 8 October 2020) was a French historian specializing in Spanish history. Pérez specialized in the births of the modern Spanish state and the Latin American nations. Among his books, he examined the independence ...

, French historian specializing in Spanish history *

Juan Bautista Pérez Juan Bautista Pérez (20 December 1869 – 7 May 1952), was a Venezuelan lawyer, magistrate, and politician who served as the president of Venezuela between 1929 until 1931. Afterwards he served as Ambassador to Spain until 1933. His period in o ...

, President of Venezuela *

Juan José Pérez Hernández Juan José Pérez Hernández (born Joan Perés c. 1725 – November 3, 1775), often simply Juan Pérez, was an 18th-century Spanish explorer. He was the first known European to sight, examine, name, and record the islands near present-day Bri ...

, Spanish explorer * Juan Silvano Diaz Perez (1914–1969), Paraguayan chess master, poet, teacher, essayist and literary critic. *

Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo (13 December 1903 – 3 September 1979), was a prominent Venezuelan diplomat, politician and lawyer primarily responsible for the inception and creation of OPEC, along with Saudi Arabian minister Abdullah Tariki. Early ...

, Venezuelan diplomat, politician *

Julia Perez Yuli Rachmawati (15 July 1980 – 10 June 2017), better known as Julia Perez (abbreviated as Jupe), was an Indonesian actress, singer, model, announcer, and businesswoman. In the early 2010s, she became known for her outspoken statements against ...

, Indonesian actress *Julia Pérez, later

Marina Baura Marina Baura (born November 1, 1941) is a former Venezuelan telenovela actress. Early life Born as Julia Pérez in Galicia, Spain, she moved with her parents and brother Jesús to Venezuela when she was 15 years old, in 1956. She started her pro ...

, Venezuelan actress * Karlee Pérez, ring name "Maxine", American professional wrestler, manager and authority figure *

Kenda Perez Kenda Perez (born May 18, 1983) is an American model and television host for the UFC and FOX Sports. Host of the internationally broadcast Best of Pride Fighting Championships running four seasons and the Best Of WEC on Fox Sports 1 running two ...

(born 1983), American model and host *

Kenneth Perez Kenneth Pérez Dahl Jensen (born 29 August 1974) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a winger. Perez scored two goals in 24 matches for the Denmark national team from 2003 to 2008, and he was chosen to compete at the 2004 ...

, Danish football player * Kevin Perez, also known as Kay Flock, American rapper *

Leander Perez Leander Henry Perez Sr. (July 16, 1891 – March 19, 1969) was the Democratic political boss of Plaquemines and St. Bernard parishes in southeastern Louisiana during the middle third of the 20th century. Officially, he served as a district ...

, Louisiana judge *

Louie Pérez Louis Frausto Pérez, Jr. (born January 29, 1953) is an American songwriter, percussionist and guitarist for Los Lobos and Latin Playboys. Pérez started with Los Lobos playing primarily jarana (a small Mexican guitar) and singing. He is one of ...

(born 1953), American songwriter, percussionist and guitarist *

Lucas Pérez Lucas Pérez Martínez (, born 10 September 1988) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primera Federación club Deportivo La Coruña. After spending the first years of his career in the lower leagues, only appearing ...

(born 1988), Spanish footballer * Lucas Pérez Godoy (born 1993), Argentine footballer *

Luis Perez (American football) Luis Francisco Perez (born August 26, 1994) is an American football quarterback for the Arlington Renegades of the XFL (2020), XFL. He played college football at Texas A&M University–Commerce from 2015 to 2017. Prior to that, he played junior c ...

(born 1994), American football player *

Luis Pérez-Oramas Luis Pérez-Oramas (August 7, 1960 in Caracas) is a Venezuelan/American poet, art historian and curator. He is the author of eleven poetry books, seven recollections of essays, and numerous art exhibition catalogs. He has contributed as Op-Ed author ...

(born 1960), Venezuelan poet, art historian and curator *

Luis Pérez-Sala Luis Pérez-Sala Valls-Taberner (born 15 May 1959) is a Spanish former racing driver who competed in Formula One, Formula 3, Formula 3000 and Touring Cars. He was also the team principal of HRT Formula 1 Team during the 2012 F1 season. Pérez-S ...

(born 1959), Spanish race car driver. *

Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda Luis Alberto Pérez-Rionda (born August 16, 1969) is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in the 4 x 100 metres relay in Sydney 2000. His personal best of 10.18 (100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-meter dash, i ...

, Cuban sprinter *

Luis Eladio Pérez Luis Eladio Pérez is a Colombian politician. He served as a member of the Senate of Colombia. He was held captive by the FARC for seven years (from 2001 to 2008), four of which were spent alongside Ingrid Betancourt. See also *List of kidnappings ...

, Colombian politician *

Luis Ernesto Pérez Luis Ernesto Pérez Gómez (born 12 January 1981) is a Mexican former professional footballer and current manager. Club career Pérez debuted in the Primera División with Necaxa in the 1999 Invierno season, playing his first game 21 Septembe ...

, Mexican footballer * Luisana Pérez, Venezuelan journalist * Luisana Pérez, Venezuelan

table tennis Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table div ...

player *

Manuel Perez (animator) Manuel "Manny" Perez (17 June 1914 – 18 January 1981) was an American animator and animation director whose career spanned 40 years, from the 1940s to the 1980s, and best known for his work on the Warner Bros. Cartoons animated shorts, working ...

(1914–1981), American animator *

Manuel Pérez (boxer) Manuel Pérez (born May 28, 1984) is an American professional boxer. Early life Perez was born in Honolulu, where his father was stationed in the military, one of 11 children, but he has essentially been estranged from his parents since he was ...

(born 1984), Mexican-American boxer * Manuel Pérez (guerrilla leader) (died 1988), leader of the Colombian National Liberation Army from the 1970s to 1998 *

Manuel Perez (musician) Emanuel "Manuel" Perez (December 28, 1871 – 1946) was an American early New Orleans jazz cornetist and bandleader. Life Some details of his early life remain obscure. He was born into a Creole of Color family of Spanish, French and African d ...

(1871–1946), American cornetist and bandleader *

Manuel Pérez (President of Nicaragua) Manuel Pérez (1800 Granada – 1852) was a Nicaraguan Politician who served as the 3d Supreme Director of Nicaragua from May 31, 1843 to November 4, 1844. In 1843 Supreme Director Pablo Buitrago y Benavente, resigned and the Parliament appointe ...

(died 1852), President of Nicaragua 1843–1844 * Manuel Pérez (teacher) (1890–1951), Puerto Rican teacher and public servant * Manuel Perez, Jr. (1923–1945), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient *

V. Manuel Perez Victor Manuel Pérez (born June 18, 1973) is an American politician who sat in the California State Assembly as a Democrat. On May 9, 2017, California Governor Jerry Brown appointed him to the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, replacing th ...

(born 1973), California State Assemblyman, 80th District *

Manuel Pérez Brunicardi Manuel "Manu" Pérez Brunicardi (born 22 August 1978) is a Spanish ski mountaineer. Pérez was born in Segovia. He started ski mountaineering in 1995 and competed first in 1996. In 1999 he became a member of the national team. He won the Spani ...

(born 1978), Spanish ski mountaineer * Manuel Pérez Flores (born 1980), Mexican footballer *, Venezuelan politician *

Marcos Pérez Jiménez Marcos Evangelista Pérez Jiménez (25 April 1914 – 20 September 2001) was a Venezuelan military and general officer of the Army of Venezuela and the dictator of Venezuela from 1950 to 1958, ruling as member of the military junta from 195 ...

, President of Venezuela 1952–1958 * María Dolores Pérez Enciso, Spanish-born Mexican writer and journalist * María Luisa Pérez Herrero (1898–1934), Spanish painter *

Mariano Ospina Pérez Luis Mariano Ospina Pérez (24 November 1891 – 14 April 1976), commonly known as Mariano Ospina Pérez, was a Colombian politician and a member of the Colombian Conservative Party. He served as the 17th President of Colombia between 194 ...

, President of Colombia 1946–1950 *

Mariela Pérez Branger Mariela is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Mariela Antoniska (born 1975), Argentine field hockey goalkeeper in the national women's team (won Olympic medals in 2000 & 2004) *Mariela Castro (born 1962), the director of the Cuban ...

, Venezuelan model * Marina Pérez, Spanish fashion model *

Mario Pérez Saldivar is a character created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. He is the title character of the ''Mario'' franchise and the mascot of Japanese video game company Nintendo. Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his cre ...

, Mexican long-distance runner *

Mario Pérez Zúñiga Mario Pérez Zúñiga (born 17 June 1982) is a Mexican former footballer who played as a left-back. Career Club Pérez played previously extensively in Mexico, for F.C. Atlas, Club Necaxa, San Luis F.C. and Club América. Pérez signed with A ...

, Mexican footballer *

Martín Pérez (baseball) Martín Pérez Jiménez (born April 4, 1991), is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Texas Rangers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox. Listed at and , he ...

, Venezuelan baseball player *

Mélido Pérez Mélido Turpen Gross Pérez (born February 15, 1966), is a former right-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played from through for the Kansas City Royals, Chicago White Sox, and New York Yankees. Career Kansas City Royals The Kansas City ...

, Dominican Republic baseball player *

Melina Perez Melina Nava Perez (born March 9, 1979) is an American professional wrestler and model. She is best known for her time with WWE under the ring name Melina. Outside of WWE, Perez most recently wrestled for the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA). ...

, American professional wrestler * Mercedes Pérez, Colombian weightlifter * Michael Pérez (born 1992), Puerto Rican baseball player * Miguel Perez (disambiguation), several people * Millie Pérez de Francia, Puerto Rican Educator, Distance Education Specialist. *

Montse Pérez Montserrat Pérez i López (28 October 1956 – 28 April 2018), was a Spanish Catalan actress. Born in Barcelona, and very popular for her role as Mercedes in '' Plats Bruts'', she was part of the company Els Joglars between 1987 and 1991. She ...

, Catalan actress *

Narcisa Pérez Reoyo Narcisa Pérez Reoyo (May 4, 1849 - June 19, 1876) was a 19th Spanish writer of Galicia. Her works included, ''Cantos de la infancia'' (1865), ''Devocionario infantil'' (1867), and ''Horas perdidas'' (1874) Biography Narcisa Pérez Reoyo was bor ...

(1849-1876), Spanish writer *

Neifi Pérez Neifi Neftali Pérez (; ; born June 2, 1973) is a former Major League baseball player. He was a switch hitter who threw right-handed. During his career, he played with the Colorado Rockies, Kansas City Royals, San Francisco Giants, Chicago Cubs, ...

, Dominican Republic baseball player *, Venezuelan lawyer *

Odalis Pérez Odalis Amadol Pérez (June 11, 1977 – March 10, 2022) was a Dominican professional baseball starting pitcher. He played with the Atlanta Braves (–), the Los Angeles Dodgers (–), the Kansas City Royals (2006–), and the Washington Nationa ...

, Dominican Republic baseball player *

Óliver Pérez Óliver Pérez Martínez (born August 15, 1981) is a Mexican professional baseball pitcher for the Toros de Tijuana of the Mexican League. He previously played in MLB for the San Diego Padres, Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, Seattle Mariners, ...

, Mexican baseball player *

Orlando Perez Orlando Perez (born July 12, 1977 in Pomona, California) is an American soccer defender, who played eight seasons in Major League Soccer. Perez never played college soccer, but he was drafted twice in MLS, both times by coach Octavio Zambran ...

, American soccer player * Óscar Pérez Bovela, Spanish football player *

Óscar Pérez Rojas Oscar or Oskar is a masculine given name of Irish origin. Etymology The name is derived from two elements in Irish: the first, ''os'', means "deer"; the second element, ''car'', means "loving" or "friend", thus "deer-loving one" or "friend of deer" ...

, Mexican football player *

Otto Pérez Molina Otto Fernando Pérez Molina (born 1 December 1950) is a Guatemalan politician and retired general, who was President of Guatemala from 2012 to 2015. Standing as the Patriotic Party (Guatemala), Patriotic Party (''Partido Patriota'') candidate, ...

, Guatemalan politician, retired military and the President of Guatemala *

Pablo Pérez Álvarez Pablo Martín Pérez Álvarez (August 19, 1969 in Maracaibo) is a Venezuelan lawyer, politician and former Governor of Zulia State. Biography Studies In 1986 he graduated from secondary school with a diploma in Humanities. Pérez Álvarez ...

, Venezuelan lawyer, politician and former Governor of Zulia State *

Pascual Pérez (boxer) Pascual Nicolás Pérez (May 4, 1926 – January 22, 1977) was an Argentine flyweight boxer. Pérez was born in Tupungato in the Mendoza Province of Argentina, he went on to make history by becoming Argentina's first world boxing champion. ...

, Argentine flyweight *

Patricia Pérez (footballer) Patricia Pérez Peña (born 17 December 1978 in Guadalajara, Jalisco) is a Mexican former footballer who played for the Mexico women's national football team The Mexico women's national football team represents Mexico on the international st ...

, Mexican female footballer * Patricia Pérez (born 2004), Spanish rhythmic gymnast *

Pedro Pérez Pedro Damián Pérez Dueñas (; February 23, 1952 – July 18, 2018) was a Cuban triple jumper, who set the world record in the men's triple jump event on August 5, 1971, jumping 17.40 metres, while still a 19-year-old Junior athlete, in the fin ...

, Cuban triple jumper *

Rafael Pérez (baseball) Rafael Jerome Pérez (born May 15, 1982) is a Dominican former left-handed professional baseball relief pitcher. He was signed by the Cleveland Indians as an undrafted free agent in January 2002 and played with them through 2012. He lives in Freep ...

, Mexican baseball player * Rafael Pérez Pareja (1836–1897), president of Ecuador *

Ricardo Pérez Godoy Ricardo Pío Pérez Godoy (9 June 1905 – 26 July 1982) was a general of the Peruvian army who launched a coup d'état in July 1962, headed a military junta until March 1963 and served as the 47th President of Peru (1st President of the Militar ...

, Peruvian politician, President of the Military Junta *

Richard Ray Perez Richard Ray Perez is an American documentary film producer and director. His productions include '' Unprecedented: The 2000 Presidential Election'', a political documentary. Perez is the co-executive producer of the second season of The '' Freedo ...

, American film producer and director * Robert Pérez (baseball) (born 1969), Venezuelan baseball player *

Robert Pérez Palou Robert Pérez Palou (born March 21, 1948) is a Spanish portrait painter. Biography Robert Pérez Palou was born in Linyola, Lleida, Spain, where he continues to reside. The son of a farmer, he also grew up to become one despite his early di ...

, Spanish painter *

Roberto Pérez Roberto Andres Pérez (born December 23, 1988) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. He played college baseball for Florida Gateway College. Pérez was drafted by the Cleveland Indians in the 33rd round of the 200 ...

(born 1988), Puerto Rican baseball player *

Rodolfo Pérez (field hockey) Rodolfo Adrian Pérez Gentile (born October 21, 1967) is a former field hockey player from Argentina. He twice competed for his native country at the Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also ...

, Argentine field hockey player *

Rolando Perez Rolando Perez is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in Bellator's bantamweight division. He has also formerly competed for World Extreme Cagefighting and Strikeforce. Mixed martial arts career Early career Perez started ...

, American mixed martial artist *

Romina Pérez Romina Guadalupe Pérez Ramos (born 17 November 1958) is a Bolivian academic, diplomat, politician, and sociologist who served as ambassador of Bolivia to Iran from 2019 to 2020 and since 2021. A member of the Movement for Socialism, she prev ...

(born 1958), Bolivian politician *

Rosie Perez Rosa Perez (born September 6, 1964) is an American actress, choreographer, dancer, and activist. Her breakthrough came with her portrayal of Tina in the film ''Do the Right Thing'' (1989), followed by ''White Men Can't Jump'' (1992). Perez's perf ...

, American actress, dancer, choreographer and director *

Rudy Pérez Rudy Amado Pérez (born May 14, 1958) is a Cuban-born American musician, songwriter, composer, producer, arranger, sound engineer, musical director and singer, as well as entertainment entrepreneur, and philanthropist. His area of specialty is b ...

, Cuban-American composer and producer *

Salvador Pérez Salvador Johan Pérez Diaz (born May 10, 1990), nicknamed "Salvy", is a Venezuelan-American professional baseball catcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He is a seven-time MLB All-Star, five-time Gold Glove Award win ...

, Venezuelan baseball player * Sara Pérez (disambiguation) *

Sébastien Pérez Sébastien Pérez (born 24 November 1973) is a French former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), defender. Career Pérez was born in Saint-Chamond, Loire, Saint-Chamond, Loire. He began ...

, French soccer player *

Sergio Pérez Sergio Michel "Checo" Pérez Mendoza (; born 26 January 1990), is a Mexican Auto racing, racing driver who races in Formula One for Red Bull Racing, having previously driven for Sauber, McLaren, Force India, and Racing Point. He won his first ...

, Mexican F1 driver *

Silverio Pérez Silverio Pérez Figueroa (born July 18, 1948 in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican musician, writer, comedian, entrepreneur and broadcasting media host. Early life Pérez is the oldest of the eleven children of Silverio Pérez Rosado and ...

, Puerto Rican entertainer *

Silverio Pérez (bullfighter) Silverio Pérez (20 June 1915 — 2 September 2006) was a Mexican matador whose nickname was "The Pharaoh." Life Pérez began his career in 1931, after his brother, Carmelo Pérez, was gored during a bullfight in Mexico by a bull named "Michin" ...

, Mexican bullfighter *

Thomas Perez Thomas Edward Perez (born October 7, 1961) is an American politician and attorney who served as the Chair of the Democratic National Committee from February 2017 until January 2021. Perez was previously Assistant Attorney General for Civil Righ ...

, United States Secretary of Labor * Tomás Pérez, Venezuelan baseball player *

Tony Pérez Atanasio "Tony" Pérez Rigal (born May 14, 1942) is a Cuban-American former professional baseball player, coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a first baseman and third baseman from through , most notably as a member of the ...

, Cuban-American baseball player *, Venezuelan poet and writer *

Vicente Pérez Rosales Vicente Pérez Rosales (; 5 April 1807 – 6 September 1886) was a politician, traveller, merchant, miner and Chilean diplomat that organised the colonisation by Germans and Chileans of the Llanquihue area. Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park ...

, Chilean colonization agent * Victor Perez, Tunisian Jewish world champion flyweight boxer * Victor Perez, French professional golfer *

Vincent Pérez Vincent Perez (born 10 June 1964) is a Swiss actor, director and photographer. He played the title character, Ashe Corven, in '' The Crow: City of Angels'', and starred in ''Queen of the Damned'', playing Marius de Romanus. Some of his films in ...

, Swiss actor *

Wilson Pérez Wilson Enrique Pérez Pérez (born August 9, 1967) is a retired Colombian football defender who was capped 47 times and scored 3 international goals for the Colombia national team between 1989 and 1997, including three matches at the 1994 Worl ...

, Colombian football defender *

Williams Pérez Williams David Pérez Montes (born May 21, 1991) is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Saraperos de Saltillo of the Mexican League. Pérez signed with the Atlanta Braves as an amateur free agent in 2009. He has played in Major Lea ...

, Venezuelan baseball player *

Yolanda Pérez Yolanda Pérez (born May 20, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter who specializes in banda music. She is sometimes known by the stage name "La Potranquita", (Spanish: "little filly"), a name taken by her father from his home city of Zacatecas ...

, Mexican-American singer who specializes in banda music *

Yorkis Pérez Yorkis Miguel Vargas Pérez (born September 30, 1967) is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. The left-hander appeared in 337 games over nine seasons for the Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Houston Astros ...

, Dominican Republic baseball player *

Álex Pérez (footballer, born 1991) Alejandro "Álex" Pérez Navarro (born 11 August 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defender. Club career Born in Madrid, Pérez played for no fewer than five clubs as a youth, finishing his development with local Getafe ...

, Spanish footballer

Fictional characters with the surname

* D.I. Jimmy Pérez,

Shetland (TV series) ''Shetland'' is a Scottish crime drama series made by ITV Studios for BBC Scotland and first broadcast on BBC One on 10 March 2013. Based upon the novels of Ann Cleeves and adapted for television by David Kane, who has remained a principal wri ...

*Alfonsín Pérez, Sune * Maria Pérez, Sune * Maddy Perez

Euphoria (American TV series) ''Euphoria'' is an American teen drama television series created and principally written by Sam Levinson for HBO and based on the Israeli miniseries of the same name created by Ron Leshem and Daphna Levin. The series' main character is Rue ...

* Eduardo Pérez,

Despicable Me 2 ''Despicable Me 2'' is a 2013 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Illumination Entertainment and distributed by Universal Pictures. The sequel to ''Despicable Me'' (2010), it is directed by Chris Renaud and Pierre Coffin, and wr ...

* Antonio Pérez,

* Augustine Perez, Call of Duty: WWII

References

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