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Pevsner or Pevzner is a Jewish surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Aihud Pevsner (1925–2018), American physicist *
Antoine Pevsner Antoine Pevsner (12 April 1962) was a Russian-born sculptor and the older brother of Alexii Pevsner and Naum Gabo. As the originators of Constructivism and pioneers of kinetic art, the brothers are considered pioneers of twentieth-century sculpt ...
(1886–1962), Russian sculptor, brother of Naum Gabo * David Pevsner, American actor, singer, dancer and writer * Keren Pevzner (born 1961), Israeli writer *
Nikolaus Pevsner Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner (30 January 1902 – 18 August 1983) was a German-British art historian and architectural historian best known for his monumental 46-volume series of county-by-county guides, ''The Buildings of England'' (195 ...
(1902–1983), German-born British historian and critic of art and architecture * Pavel A. Pevzner, computer scientist * Shmuel Pevzner (1878–1930), Russian-born Jewish writer and industrialist * Stella Pevsner, author of children's books *
Tom Pevsner Thomas Pevsner (2 October 1926 – 18 August 2014) was a British assistant film director and producer whose career spanned more than four decades. He was the second of three children born to Sir Nikolaus Pevsner, an architectural historian of ...
(1926–2014), German-born British film producer, son of Nikolaus


Fictional people

* "Baldy" Pevsner, legendary player for Neasden FC, in the North Circular Relegation League, as depicted in ''
Private Eye ''Private Eye'' is a British fortnightly satirical and current affairs (news format), current affairs news magazine, founded in 1961. It is published in London and has been edited by Ian Hislop since 1986. The publication is widely recognised ...
'' * Jacob Pevsner, a character in ''Ninjago'' {{surname Surnames of Jewish origin Jewish toponymic surnames