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Augustus Baker Peirce Augustus Baker Peirce also known as Gus Pierce (7 October 1840 – 1919), was an American sailor, actor, raconteur and artist in several mediums, who spent some 10 years in Australia. His autobiography ''Knocking About'' was accepted by some crit ...

(1840–1919) American traveler; riverboat captain and artist in Australia *

Benjamin Peirce Benjamin Peirce (; April 4, 1809 – October 6, 1880) was an American mathematician who taught at Harvard University for approximately 50 years. He made contributions to celestial mechanics, statistics, number theory, algebra, and the philoso ...

(1809–1880), American mathematician, known for Peirce's Criterion, father of Charles *

Charles Sanders Peirce Charles Sanders Peirce ( ; September 10, 1839 – April 19, 1914) was an American philosopher, logician, mathematician and scientist who is sometimes known as "the father of pragmatism". Educated as a chemist and employed as a scientist for t ...

(C. S. Peirce) (1839–1914), American philosopher, founder of pragmatism * Clarence V. Peirce (1850–1923), American farmer and politician *

Cyrus Peirce Cyrus Peirce (1790–1860), American educator and Unitarian minister, was the founding president of the first American public normal school, which evolved into Framingham State University.

(1790–1860), American educator, Unitarian minister *

Ebenezer W. Peirce Ebenezer Weaver Peirce (April 10, 1822 – August 14, 1902), was a brigadier general in the Massachusetts militia, serving as 90–day volunteers in the Union Army in the opening months of the American Civil War, and a colonel of the 29th ...

(1822–1902), American brigadier general (Union) in the Civil War. *

Gareth Peirce Gareth Peirce (born Jean Margaret Webb; March 1940) is a British solicitor and human rights activist. She has worked on a number of high-profile cases involving allegations of human rights injustices. Her work with Gerry Conlon and the Guildf ...

(born c. 1940), British solicitor, known for human rights cases * George James Peirce (1868–1954), American botanist * Hayford Peirce (1942–2020), American writer of science fiction, mysteries, and spy thrillers * Joseph Peirce (1748–1812), U.S. Representative from New Hampshire *

Juliette Peirce Juliette Peirce (; d. October 4, 1934) was the second wife of the mathematician and philosopher Charles Sanders Peirce. History Almost nothing is known about Juliette Peirce's life before she met Charles—not even her name, which is variously ...

(died 1934), second wife of the mathematician and philosopher Charles Peirce * Henry A. Peirce (1808–1885) of Massachusetts. U.S. Minister to Hawaiian Islands *

Kimberly Peirce Kimberly Ane Peirce (born September 8, 1967) is an American filmmaker, best known for her debut feature film, '' Boys Don't Cry'' (1999), which won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Hilary Swank's performance. Her second feature, '' Stop-Los ...

(born 1967), American film director * Leslie P. Peirce, American historian *

Lincoln Peirce Lincoln Peirce (born October 23, 1963) (pronounced "purse") is an American cartoonist and animator, best known as the creator of the successful ''Big Nate'' comic strip and as the author/illustrator of a series of ''Big Nate'' novels for young ...

, American cartoonist known for the comic strip ''Big Nate'' * Robert B. F. Peirce (1843–1898) U.S. Representative from Indiana *

Victor Peirce Victor George Peirce (11 November 1958 – 1 May 2002) was an Australian gangster from Melbourne, Victoria. Peirce was a member of the Pettingill family, which was headed by matriarch and former Richmond brothel owner Kath Pettingill. Walsh S ...

(1958–2002), Australian criminal from Melbourne * Waldo Peirce (1884–1970), American painter, born in Bangor, Maine *

Robert Peirce (engineer) Robert Peirce ( January 1863–1933) was a British-born civil engineer who served as Municipal Engineer in Penang, Malaysia and Singapore. Career Peirce was trained as a civil engineer in Manchester, England before moving to the Penang, Strai ...

(1863–1933), Municipal Water Engineer, Penang and Singapore

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