Famous People with Name Pearl

Pearl Sydenstrick Buck            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Pearl Sydenstrick Buck: a prolific American writer who won a Nobel Prize in Literature and a Pulitzer Prize.

Pearl Mae Bailey            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Pearl Mae Bailey: was an American singer and actress.

Pearl Aday            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Pearl Aday: is an American female singer. Her most notable role is as a backing singer in Meat Loaf's (her father's) touring band, Neverland Express. She has appeared on numerous albums and in various tours and television performances with her father, both as backing

Minnie Pearl            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Minnie Pearl: She was a country comedienne who, along with friend Roy Acuff, was an institution at the Grand Ole Opry, and on the television show Hee Haw from 1969 to 1991 . She was known for wearing a big hat with a price tag that read "$1.98" hanging off the side.Her family, relatively affluent by the standards of the area and the day, was scandalized by her entry into show business. Her first professional position was with the Wayne P. Sewell Production Company, producing and directing plays and musicals for local organizations in small towns throughout the Southeast.

Daniel Pearl            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Daniel Pearl: Daniel Pearl was born in Princeton, New Jersey, and grew up in the Encino district of Los Angeles, California, where he attended Portola Middle School and Birmingham High School. His father, Judea Pearl, is a professor at UCLA. His mother Ruth, is of Iraq

Raymond Pearl            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Raymond Pearl: was an American biologist, regarded as one of the founders of biogerontology. He spent most of his career at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.His scientific interests (including his love of statistics) suggest that had he lived, he would have been at the forefront of population genetics which was emerging at the time, with the work of J. B. S. Haldane, Sewall Wright and Ronald FisherPearl is regarded as one of founders of biogerontology. In 1908 Max Rubner observed that mammals of different size and longevity had equal mass specific metabolic output[1]. Partly based on the observation that the longevity of fruit flies varies inversely with ambient temperature[2], Pearl (like Rubner) also asserted that maximum life span is inversely proportional to basal metabolic rate

William Arnold "Bill" Pearl            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Arnold "Bill" Pearl: is a former leading competitive American bodybuilder during the 1950s and '60s. He won many titles and awards, including winning the Mr. Universe contest several times, and became a trainer and author on the subject. Pearl was born in Prineville, Oregon.

Erin Pearl            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Erin Pearl: is an American retired competitive figure skater. She competed at the inaugural Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, where she placed 4th. She retired due to injury in 2000.