Pereyra is a surname, a variant of Pereira, and also of

Perera Perera ( si, පෙරේරා) is a common surname found in Sri Lanka and the Iberian Peninsula. The name was introduced in Sri Lanka by the Portuguese during the period of Portuguese Ceylon, and it derives from the common Portuguese surname Pere ...

. Notable people with the surname include: *

Abraham Israel Pereyra Abraham Pereyra (Abraham Israel Pereyra, also Pereira) was a wealthy and prominent Portuguese Jewish merchant, who lived in Amsterdam from ''circa'' 1644 to his death in 1699. Life and Work Cecil Roth, following Kayserling, says Abraham Pereyra ...

(died 1699), very wealthy and important "Portuguese merchant of the Jewish nation," who lived in Amsterdam *

Bob Pereyra Bob Pereyra (born January 8, 1963 in Santa Monica, California) is the pioneer of the extreme sport of street luge and is one of the fastest street luge racers in the world. He is one of the most recognized street luge racers worldwide. He was the ...

(born 1963), Street Luge Racer * Carlos Pereyra (disambiguation) *

Cristina Pereyra María Cristina Pereyra (born 1964) is a Venezuelan mathematician. She is a professor of mathematics and statistics at the University of New Mexico, and the author of several books on wavelets and harmonic analysis. Education and employment Pereyr ...

, Venezuelan mathematician *Daniel Pereyra (born 1962), Uruguayan modern pentathlete, competitor in the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

* Darío Pereyra (born 1956), Uruguayan former football player * Gabriel Pereyra (born 1978), Argentine football coach and former player * Gonzalo Rodríguez Pereyra (born 1969), British philosopher born in Argentina * Guillermo Pereyra (born 1980), Argentine-Italian former footballer * Juan Isidro Jimenes Pereyra (1846–1919), Dominican political figure * Juan Pablo Pereyra (born 1984), Argentine football player * Julio César Pereyra (born 1951), the mayor of Florencio Varela, Buenos Aires, Argentina since 2003 *

Luciano Pereyra Luciano Ariel Pereyra (born September 21, 1981) is an Argentine singer. Biography In 1984, when he was three years old, his parents noticed his talent for music and gave him a guitar for Christmas. The following year, he competed in a televisi ...

(born 1981), Argentine singer *

Luis Pereyra Luis Pereyra (born 9 July 1965) is a dancer and choreographer of Tango Argentino and Argentinian folk dances. Life Luis Pereyra was born to a humble working-class family, in the province of Santiago del Estero. At the age of five he danced in ...

(born 1965), dancer and choreographer of Tango Argentino and Argentinian folklore * María del Pilar Pereyra (born 1978), retired female butterfly and freestyle swimmer from Argentina *

Marianela Pereyra Marianela Pereyra is an American-Argentine TV host, health advocate, writer and actress. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Pereyra, Marianela 1979 births Living people American female models Argentine emigrants to the United States American ...

(born 1979), American model, actress, television personality *

Roberto Pereyra Roberto Maximiliano Pereyra (; born 7 January 1991) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Udinese. A versatile player, he is capable of playing a variety of positions such as left or right wing, centr ...

(born 1991), Argentine footballer

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