Persse is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Atty Persse (1869–1960), Champion English racehorse trainer Dudley Persse (1625–1699), Anglo-Irish landlord Henry Persse (1885–1918), English cricketer Henry Stratford Persse (died 1833), Irish writer Isabella Augusta Persse (best known as Lady Gregory; 1852–1932), Anglo-Irish playwright, poet, translator and chatelaine Lee-Ann Persse (born 1988), South African rower Sarah Persse (fl. 1899), Irish women's rights activist William Persse (c. 1728–1802), Irish volunteer
See also Perse (disambiguation)