List of Famous people with last name Perkins

Earl Jack Perkins was an American film actor. He appeared in over one hundred films from 1956 to 1983, toward the end of his career mainly as a comic drunk.

Gilbert Vincent Perkins was an Australian film and television actor.

William Reese Perkins was an American cool jazz saxophonist and flutist popular on the West Coast jazz scene, known primarily as a tenor saxophonist. Born in San Francisco, California, Perkins started performing in the big bands of Woody Herman and Jerry Wald. He worked for the Stan Kenton orchestra, which led to his entry into the cool jazz idiom. He began performing with Art Pepper and Bud Shank. He was also a member of The Tonight Show Band from 1970–1992 and The Lighthouse All-Stars. In the 1960s Perkins had a second career as a recording engineer.

Edward Joseph Perkins was an American career diplomat who served as U.S. Ambassador to Liberia, South Africa, the United Nations, and Australia. He also served as the director of the United States State Department's Diplomatic Corps.

Jeffrey Perkins is an American sound engineer. He won an Academy Award for Best Sound for the film Dances with Wolves. He has worked on over 120 films since 1984.

Elias Perkins was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Lisbon, Connecticut. He graduated from Yale College in 1786. Afterwards, he studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in New London, Connecticut.

George Clement Perkins was an American businessman and politician. A member of the Republican Party, Perkins served as the 14th Governor of California from 1880 to 1883, and as United States Senator from California from 1893 to 1915. He also served in the California State Senate.