Peretz

Peretz (Hebrew פרץ) is a Jewish given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:

In the Hebrew Bible

Perez (son of Judah) in the Book of Genesis, also written as Peretz, Perets, or Pharez

Peretz Lavie (born 1949), Israeli expert in the psychophysiology of sleep and sleep disorders, the 16th president of the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Dean of the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine
Peretz Markish, (1895–1952), a Soviet Yiddish-language poet.
Peretz Hirshbein, (1880–1948), a Yiddish-language playwright
Peretz Smolenskin, (1842–1885), a Russian Jewish novelist

Amir Peretz (born 1952), former defense minister and Labor Party leader in Israel
Daniel Peretz (born 2000), goalkeeper for FC Bayern Munich and the Israel national football team
Isaac Leib Peretz (1852–1915), modernist Yiddish language author and playwright
Isabelle Peretz (born 1956), Canadian professor of psychology researching music cognition and amusia
Jesse Peretz (born 1968), rock video director and son of Martin
Kobi Peretz (born 1975), Israeli singer
Martin Peretz (born 1938), Harvard University lecturer and former owner of The New Republic
Moshe Peretz (born 1983), Israeli singer-songwriter
Omer Peretz (born 1986), Israel U21 footballer and son of Vicky
Rafi Peretz (born 1956), Israeli Orthodox rabbi who served as Chief Military Rabbi and is now Education Minister of Israel
Vicky Peretz (1953–2021), Israeli international footballer
Yitzhak Peretz (born 1936), Israeli politician who served as Deputy Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism.
Yitzhak Peretz (born 1938), Israeli politician who served as Minister of Internal Affairs and of Immigrant Absorption, and member on Israeli Chief Rabbinate Council