Peri is a given name and surname in various cultures. People with the surname Achille Peri (1812–1880), Italian composer and conductor Claude Péri (born 1972), French figure skating coach and former competitor Cristina Peri Rossi (born 1941), Uruguayan novelist, poet, and author of short stories Enzo Martins Peri, Brazilian Army commander Gabriel Péri (1902—1941), French communist journalist and politician, member of the French Resistance Jacopo Peri (1561–1633), Italian composer and singer Michael Peri (born 1967), US Army soldier convicted of espionage Peter Laszlo Peri (1899–1967), Hungarian artist, sculptor and architect Peter Peri (born 1971), artist, grandson of Peter Laszlo Péri Yaakov Peri (born 1944), head of the Israeli domestic intelligence agency and CEO of Cellcom Israel People with the given name Peri Baumeister, Peri Bearman, Peri Drysdale (born 1954), New Zealand businesswoman Peri Gilpin (born 1961), American actress Peri Horne, Peri Marošević, Peri Neufeld, Peri Suzan Özkum, Peri Vaevae Pare, Peri Pourier, Peri Sandria, Peri Schwartz, Peri Sundaram, Peri Tarr, American computer scientist Fictional characters Peri Brown in the British science fiction series Doctor Who Peri Lomax in the British soap opera Hollyoaks Peri Westmore in Devious Maids Peri, a girl from Julie's Greenroom Peri, an orange mutant from TV series, Spliced (TV series). See also Gastone Brilli-Peri (1893–1930), Italian racing driver John Perie VC (1831–1874), Scottish soldier Parry (disambiguation) Peri (disambiguation) Perri (disambiguation) Perry (disambiguation) Porri (disambiguation) Hebrew-language surnames Italian-language surnames