Perelman () is an Ashkenazi Jewish surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Bob Perelman Bob Perelman (born December 2, 1947) is an American poet, critic, editor, and teacher. He was an early exponent of the Language poets, an avant-garde movement, originating in the 1970s. He has helped shape a "formally adventurous, politically e ...

(b. 1947), American poet *

Chaïm Perelman Chaïm Perelman (born Henio (or Henri) Perelman; sometimes referred to mistakenly as Charles Perelman) (20 May 1912 – 22 January 1984) was a Belgian philosopher of Polish-Jewish origin. He was among the most important argumentation theorists ...

(1912–1984), Polish-born Belgian philosopher of law * Deb Perelman, creator of the

Smitten Kitchen Smitten Kitchen is a blog for home cooks created and maintained by Deb Perelman. Perelman received undergraduate and graduate degrees from George Washington University, where she studied psychology and art therapy. She originally started writing ...

blog *

Grigori Perelman Grigori Yakovlevich Perelman (, ; born 13June 1966) is a Russian mathematician and geometer who is known for his contributions to the fields of geometric analysis, Riemannian geometry, and geometric topology. In 2005, Perelman resigned from his ...

(b. 1966), Russian mathematician who proved the Poincaré conjecture * Mikhail Perelman (1923–2002), Soviet gymnast, winner of Olympic gold medal * Omer Perelman Striks (b. 1993), Israeli actor * Raymond G. Perelman (1917–2019), American businessman and philanthropist * Richard B. Perelman, author of ''

Perelman's Pocket Cyclopedia of Cigars The ''Perelman's Pocket Cyclopedia of Cigars'' is an annually published and updated reference of cigar brands available in the United States, including specifications and information regarding each cigar, as well as basic cigar knowledge in gener ...

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Ronald Perelman Ronald Owen Perelman (; born January 1, 1943) is an American banker, businessman, investor, and philanthropist. MacAndrews & Forbes Incorporated, his company, has invested in companies with interests in groceries, cigars, licorice, makeup, ca ...

(b.1943), American banker, businessman, and investor *

S. J. Perelman Sidney Joseph Perelman (February 1, 1904 – October 17, 1979) was an American humorist and screenwriter. He is best known for his humorous short pieces written over many years for ''The New Yorker''. He also wrote for several other magazines, ...

(1904–1979), American humorist, author, and screenwriter *

Sean Kanan Sean Kanan (; Perelman; born November 2, 1966) is an American actor, producer, and author, best known for his portrayals of Mike Barnes (in '' The Karate Kid Part III'' and ''Cobra Kai''), A. J. Quartermaine (on ''General Hospital''), and De ...

(b. 1966 as Sean Perelman), American actor *

Vadim Perelman Vadim Perelman (; born 8 September 1963) is a Ukrainians , Ukrainian-Canadians, Canadian-Americans, American film director. Perelman made his feature film directorial debut in 2003 with ''House of Sand and Fog (film), House of Sand and Fog'', fol ...

(b. 1963), Ukrainian-born Canadian-American film director *

Yakov Perelman Yakov Isidorovich Perelman (; – 16 March 1942) was a Russian and Soviet science writer and author of many popular science books, including ''Physics Can Be Fun'' and ''Mathematics Can Be Fun'' (both translated from Russian into English). Lif ...

(1882–1942), Soviet science-writer and author of popular science-books

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