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surname. The name is a cognate of French ''

Pierre Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

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Disambiguation pages

* Andrew Pierce (disambiguation), several people *

Benjamin Pierce (disambiguation) Benjamin or Ben Pierce may refer to: * Benjamin Pierce (governor) (1757–1839), governor of New Hampshire in the 1820s, father of U.S. President Franklin Pierce * Benjamin Pierce (1841–1853), the last surviving son of U.S. President Franklin Pie ...

, several people * Bill Pierce (disambiguation), several people * Bobby Pierce (disambiguation), several people * Charles Pierce (disambiguation), several people * David Pierce (disambiguation), several people * Edward Pierce (disambiguation), several people * Franklin Pierce (disambiguation), several people * George Pierce (disambiguation), several people * Jack Pierce (disambiguation), several people * John Pierce (disambiguation), several people *

James Pierce (disambiguation) James Pierce (1900–1983) was an American actor. James Pierce may also refer to: * James Pieronnet Pierce (1825–1897), American pioneer entrepreneur in California * James F. Pierce (1830–1905), American state senator from New York * James Pie ...

, several people * Larry Pierce (disambiguation), several people * Richard Pierce (disambiguation), several people * William Pierce (disambiguation), several people

Arts and letters

Aida Pierce Aida María Zerecero Pierce (born August 15, 1956, Acapulco, Guerrero) is a Mexican actress and comedian, best known internationally for her work on various telenovelas and comedy series that have aired on Televisa over the years. Most of her t ...

(born 1956), Mexican actress and comedian *

Bradley Pierce Bradley Michael Pierce is an American actor, producer and cinematographer. Along with other roles and bit parts in television, films, direct-to-video animation, advertising, and video games, he played Peter Shepherd in ''Jumanji'', the original ...

(born 1982), American voice-over artist and character actor *

Chonda Pierce Chonda Ruth Pierce (née Courtney, born March 4, 1960), is a Christian comedian often billed as "The Queen of Clean." Background She was born, Chonda Ruth Courtney, in Covington, Kentucky, on March 4, 1960, while she was raised in South Carolina ...

(born 1960), American Christian comedian often billed as "The Queen of Clean" *

Gareth Pierce Gareth Pierce (born 19 February 1981) is a Welsh actor and musician who has appeared in various television series. In 2020, he began portraying Gavin Moss in BBC Radio 4's ''The Archers'' and became the second actor to play Todd Grimshaw in t ...

, Welsh actor *

Jason Pierce Jason Andrew Pierce (born 19 November 1965 in Rugby) is an English musician. Currently the frontman and sole permanent member of the band Spiritualized, he previously co-fronted the alternative rock band Spacemen 3 with Peter Kember from 1982 ...

(born 1965), English musician *

Jeffrey Lee Pierce Jeffrey Lee Pierce (June 27, 1958 – March 31, 1996) was an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and author. He was one of the founding members of the band The Gun Club, and released material as a solo artist. Biography Early life Pierce ...

(1958–1996), American singer, songwriter, and guitarist *

Jeffrey Pierce Jeffrey Pierce (born Jeffrey Douglas Plitt; December 13, 1971) is an American actor, voice actor, director, producer, and novelist. He is best known for providing the voice and motion capture for Tommy in the video game series ''The Last of Us' ...

(born 1971), American actor, film director, and producer *

Jo Carol Pierce Jo Carol Pierce (July 20, 1944 – December 2, 2022) was an American singer-songwriter, playwright, and screenwriter who lived in Austin, Texas, from 1970. In 1993, Karen Schoemer described Pierce as "an official local hero in her adopted hometo ...

{1944-2922), American songwriter, singer, playwright, and screenwriter *

Justin Pierce Justin Charles Pierce (March 21, 1975 – July 10, 2000) was an American-British actor and skateboarder who grew up in the U.S. He is best known for his roles as Casper in the 1995 film ''Kids'' and Roach in the 2000 film ''Next Friday''. On Ju ...

(1975–2000), English-American actor and professional skateboarder *

Marjorie Pierce Marjorie Pierce (1900 – December 7, 1999) was an American architect whose practice centered in Massachusetts. Biography Marjorie Pierce was born in Malden, Massachusetts. She received both her bachelor's degree (1922) and master's degree (1923 ...

(1900–1999), American architect *

Marvin Pierce Marvin Pierce (June 17, 1893 – July 17, 1969) was president of McCall Corporation, the publisher of the popular women's magazines '' Redbook'' and ''McCall's''. He was the father of United States First Lady Barbara Pierce Bush, the maternal gra ...

(1893–1969), American publisher, president of McCall Corporation *

Nat Pierce Nathaniel Pierce Blish Jr., known professionally as Nat Pierce (July 16, 1925 – June 10, 1992) was an American jazz pianist and prolific composer and arranger, perhaps best known for being pianist and arranger for the Woody Herman band from 195 ...

(1925–1992), American jazz pianist and arranger *

Nicola Pierce Nicola Pierce is an Irish writer and ghost writer. Life Born in Tallaght, Dublin, Nicola Pierce has worked and lived in Drogheda since 2011. Pierce attended the Presentation Schools in Terenure and got an Arts Modular degree from Universi ...

(born 1969), Irish writer and ghost writer *

Ponchitta Pierce Ponchitta Pierce (born August 5, 1942) is a television host and producer, a journalist, a speech writer and communication expert. Pierce began her journalism career at Ebony magazine, became the New York editor and eventually the New York Bureau ...

(born 1942), television host and producer *

Tamora Pierce Tamora Pierce (born December 13, 1954) is an American writer of fantasy fiction for teenagers, known best for stories featuring young heroines. She made a name for herself with her first book series, '' The Song of the Lioness'' (1983–1988), wh ...

(born 1954), American fantasy fiction author *

Tedd Pierce Edward Stacey "Tedd" Pierce III (August 12, 1906 – February 19, 1972) was an American screenwriter and voice actor of animated cartoons, principally from the mid-1930s to the late 1950s. Biography Pierce was the son of a stockbroker, Samue ...

(Edward Stacey Pierce III; 1906–1972), American animated cartoon writer, animator and artist *

The Pierces The Pierces are a Los Angeles-based band consisting of sisters Allison and Catherine Pierce. Early life Allison Margaret Pierce (born July 22, 1975) and Catherine Eleanor Pierce (born September 12, 1977) were born in Birmingham, Alabama. They tr ...

: Allison and Catherine, American alternative band *

Tim Pierce Tim Pierce (born 1959 in Albuquerque) is an American session guitarist. He has worked for artists such as Joe Cocker, Crowded House, Goo Goo Dolls, Michael Jackson, Beth Hart, Roger Waters, Alice Cooper, Johnny Hallyday, Phil Collins, and the C ...

(born 1959), American session guitarist *

Webb Pierce Michael Webb Pierce (August 8, 1921 – February 24, 1991) was an American honky-tonk vocalist, songwriter and guitarist of the 1950s, one of the most popular of the genre, charting more number one hits than any other country artist during the ...

(1921–1991), American country music singer *

Wendell Pierce Wendell Edward Pierce (born December 8, 1963) is an American actor and businessman. Having trained at Juilliard School, Pierce rose to prominence as a character actor portraying roles both on the stage and screen. He first gained notoriety portra ...

(born 1962), American actor

Politics, law, and government

* Abe E. Pierce, III (born 1934), African-American educator and mayor of Monroe, Louisiana *

Barbara Bush Barbara Pierce Bush (June 8, 1925 – April 17, 2018) was First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993, as the wife of President George H. W. Bush, and the founder of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. She previously was ...

(née Pierce, 1925–2018), First Lady of the United States 1989–1993 *

Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804October 8, 1869) was the 14th president of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857. He was a northern Democrat who believed that the abolitionist movement was a fundamental threat to the nation's unity ...

(1804–1869), the fourteenth president of the United States * Gilbert A. Pierce (1839–1901), author, journalist, playwright, member of the Indiana state legislature, eighth Governor of Dakota Territory, and representative for North Dakota in the U.S. Senate *

Henry L. Pierce Henry Lillie Pierce (August 23, 1825 – December 17, 1896) was a United States representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Stoughton. He attended the State normal school at Bridgewater, and was engaged in manufacturing. He served as May ...

(1825–1896), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts * James F. Pierce (1830–1905), New York politician *

Jane Pierce Jane Means Pierce (née Appleton; March 12, 1806 – December 2, 1863) was the wife of Franklin Pierce and the first lady of the United States from 1853 to 1857. She married Franklin Pierce, then a Congressman, in 1834 despite her family's misgiv ...

(1806–1863), wife of U.S. president Franklin Pierce * Joshua C. Pierce (1830-1904), American politician and businessman * Julian Pierce (?–1988), Lumbee Indian, chemist, lawyer, murdered at start of campaign to win electoral primary for position of superior court judge for Robeson, North Carolina *

Maris Bryant Pierce Maris Bryant Pierce (1811–1874; also known as Ha-dya-no-doh, Swift Runner), was a Seneca Nation chief, lawyer, and teacher. He was a tribal land-rights activist, and a major influence to the Second Treaty of Buffalo Creek of 1838. Early life a ...

(1811–1874),

Seneca Seneca may refer to: People and language * Seneca (name), a list of people with either the given name or surname * Seneca people, one of the six Iroquois tribes of North America ** Seneca language, the language of the Seneca people Places Extrat ...

chief, lawyer, land-rights activist * Ray V. Pierce (1840–1914), U.S. Representative from New York State *

Samuel Pierce Samuel Riley Pierce Jr. (September 8, 1922 – October 31, 2000) was an American attorney and politician who served as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from January 23, 1981 until January 20, 1989, during the administration of Ronald ...

(1922–2000), United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 1981–1989 *

Walter M. Pierce Walter Marcus Pierce (May 30, 1861 – March 27, 1954) was an American politician, a Democrat, who served as the 17th Governor of Oregon and a member of the United States House of Representatives from . A native of Illinois, he served in the ...

(1861–1954), Governor of Oregon and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives

Sciences

Benjamin C. Pierce Benjamin Crawford Pierce is the Henry Salvatori Professor of computer science at the University of Pennsylvania. Pierce joined Penn in 1998 from Indiana University and held research positions at the University of Cambridge and the University of E ...

, professor of computer science at the University of Pennsylvania known for two books on type theory *

G. W. Pierce George Washington Pierce (January 11, 1872 – August 25, 1956) was an American physicist. He was a professor of physics at Harvard University and inventor in the development of electronic telecommunications. The son of a Texas cattle rancher, h ...

(George Washington Pierce; 1872–1956), Harvard professor of physics and inventor in the development of electronic telecommunications * W. Dwight Pierce (1881–1967), American entomologist

Sports

Aaron Pierce (American football) Aaron R. Pierce (born September 8, 1969) is a former professional American football player who played tight end and H-back for seven seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the New York Giants and the Baltimore Ravens. Born and raise ...

(born 1969), former professional American football player *

Alec Pierce Alec Pierce (born May 2, 2000) is an American football wide receiver for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Cincinnati before the Colts drafted him in the 2nd round of the 2022 NFL Draf ...

(born 2000), American football player *

Anna Pierce Anna Willard (born March 31, 1984) is an American middle distance runner. Personal Willard grew up on a farm in Greenwood, Maine. She took up running as a high school student at Telstar High School in Bethel, Maine. She competed as an undergra ...

(née Willard, born 1984), American middle-distance runner * Artavis Pierce (born 1996), American football player * Barry Pierce (born 1934), English professional footballer *

Bemus Pierce Bemus Pierce (February 27, 1875 – February 15, 1957) was an American football player and coach. He played as a guard in the 1890s and 1900s. Pierce played college football for the Carlisle Indian School teams from 1894 to 1898 and played profe ...

(1873–1957), American football player and college sports coach *

Bernard Pierce Bernard Hayward Pierce (born May 10, 1990) is a former American football running back. He played college football for Temple University. He was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft. Early years Pierce atten ...

(born 1990), American football player *

Billy Pierce Walter William Pierce (April 2, 1927 – July 31, 2015) was an American starting pitcher in Major League Baseball between 1945 and 1964 who played most of his career for the Chicago White Sox. He was the team's star pitcher in the decade from 19 ...

(1927–2015), American professional baseball player *

Brent Pierce Brent Pierce (born July 7, 1969) is a Canadian curler and coach from New Westminster, British Columbia. Career Pierce is a 1987 provincial junior champion skip, and a four-time provincial champion, former national and world champion playing th ...

(born 1969), Canadian curler *

Buck Pierce Buck James Pierce (born November 15, 1981) is the offensive coordinator of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and a retired professional quarterback who played nine seasons for the BC Lions and Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. H ...

(born 1981), retired American football player, now a coach *

Caroline Pierce (golfer) Caroline Pierce McMillan (born 2 August 1963) is an English professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour after she won the Qualifying School In professional golf, the term qualifying school is used for the annual qualifying tournaments for ...

(born 1963), English golfer *

Charlie Pierce Charles Patrick Pierce (born December 28, 1953) is an American sportswriter, political blogger, liberal pundit author, and game show panelist. Biography Pierce graduated from St. John's High School in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, and from Marqu ...

(born 1953), American sportswriter *

Dameon Pierce Dameon Pierce (born February 19, 2000) is an American football running back for the Houston Texans of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida and was drafted by the Texans in the fourth round of the 2022 NFL Dra ...

(born 2000), American football player *

Donald R. Pierce Donald R. Pierce (born April 13, 1937) is a retired U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey in thoroughbred horse racing. Based in California, Pierce earned his first win in 1954 and went on to become a leading jockey in the 1960s and 1970s. In 1967, he ...

(born 1937), American retired jockey *

Greg Pierce Gregory Stuart Pierce (4 March 1950 – 24 June 2016) was an Australian rugby league player, coach and administrator. He played as a for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League competition and for Australia. He captained hi ...

(1950–2016), Australian rugby league footballer, coach and administrator *

Harry Pierce Henry Theodore Pierce (1913-1975) was a professional rugby league footballer who played for the Australia national team and the New South Wales team. He played his club football in the NSWRFL Premiership for Sydney clubs St. George and Easter ...

(1913–1975), Australian rugby league footballer *

J. A. Pierce Joseph Audley Pierce (August 31, 1874 – June 23, 1956) was an American football coach. He was the first head football coach at the University of Tennessee, serving from 1899 to 1900 and compiling a record of 9–4–1. Pierce was an alumnus o ...

(1874–1956), American football coach *

James Pierce James Hubert Pierce (August 8, 1900 – December 11, 1983) was an American actor and the fourth actor to portray Tarzan on film. He appeared in films from 1924 to 1951. Background Pierce was born in Freedom, Indiana. He was an All-America ...

(1900–1983), American football player, coach, and actor * James Pierce (curler) (born 1963), American Paralympian *

Mary Pierce Mary Caroline Pierce (born 15 January 1975) is a retired tennis professional who represented France internationally in team competitions and the Olympics. She was born in Canada to an American father and a French mother, and holds citizenship of ...

(born 1975), French-American retired tennis player * Michael Pierce (cricketer) (1869–1913), Australian cricketer *

Mike Pierce Michael Pierce (born September 1, 1980) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist. He formerly competed as a Welterweight in the UFC and also competed in a one-fight stint in the WEC. Personal life Pierce is married and has two c ...

(born 1980), American mixed martial artist *

Paul Pierce Paul Anthony Pierce (born October 13, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player. He played 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), predominantly with the Boston Celtics. He was most recently an analyst on ESPN ...

(born 1977), American professional basketball player *

Pierre Pierce Pierre Antoine Pierce (born June 7, 1983) is an American professional basketball player. A former member of the University of Iowa Hawkeyes men's team, Pierce was convicted of several crimes relating to a violent incident with a former girlfrien ...

(born 1983), American professional basketball player *

Ricky Pierce Richard Charles Pierce (born August 19, 1959) is an American retired National Basketball Association (NBA) player. Nicknamed "Deuces" and "Big Paper Daddy", he was selected as an NBA All-Star (1991) and was twice the NBA Sixth Man of the Year (19 ...

(born 1959), American retired basketball player * Robbie Pierce (1959-2023), American off road racer and businessman *

Rusty Pierce Rusty Pierce (born July 24, 1979 in The Woodlands, Texas) is an American former professional soccer player who spent eight seasons in Major League Soccer. Career College Pierce played college soccer at the University of North Carolina at Greens ...

(born 1979), American former soccer player *

Ryan Pierce (soccer) Ryan Pierce (born July 9, 1983 in Albany, New York) is an American soccer player. Career College and Amateur Pierce played two years of college soccer at Herkimer County Community College, where he was a NJCAA 1st Team All American, before tra ...

(born 1983), American soccer player *Shanghai Pierce, an early ring name of American professional wrestler Mark Canterbury (born 1964), better known as

Henry O. Godwinn Mark Canterbury (born March 16, 1964) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, now WWE) in the mid to late 1990s under the ring name Henry O. Godwinn. He is also ...

Other

Byron Root Pierce Byron Root Pierce (September 20, 1829 – July 10, 1924) was an American dentist who served as a Union Army general in the American Civil War. He was noted for fighting at First Manassas and during the Peninsula and Seven Days Campaigns. Pierce ...

(1829-1924), American dentist * Francis Junior Pierce (1924–1986), U.S. Navy Corpsman who received the Medal of Honor for actions in the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II *Gus Pierce, alternative name for

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 * James Pieronnet Pierce (c. 1825 – 1897), California entrepreneur *

Lovick Pierce Rev. Lovick Pierce (March 24, 1785–November 9, 1879) was an American Pastor, Chaplain, and author. He was nicknamed the “Father of the Methodist Church in west Georgia”, and was the father of George Foster Pierce. Pierce was instrumental in ...

, American pastor, Chaplain in the War of 1812 *

Sarah Pierce Sarah Pierce (June 26, 1767 – January 19, 1852) was a teacher, educator and founder of one of the earliest schools for girls in the United States, the Litchfield Female Academy in Litchfield, Connecticut. The school having been established in ...

(1767–1852), American educator

Fictional characters

* Aaron Pierce (24 character), supporting character in American TV series ''24'' * Annette Pierce, cafe owner in Japanese manga ''Black Cat'' *

Brittany Pierce Brittany Susan Pierce is a fictional character from the Fox musical comedy-drama series ''Glee''. The character is portrayed by actress Heather Morris, and first appeared in the show's second episode, "Showmance". Brittany was developed by ''Gle ...

, character in American television series ''Glee'' *

Donald Pierce Donald Pierce is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as a cyborg and is commonly an enemy of the X-Men. The character was portrayed by Boyd Holbrook in the 2017 film '' ...

, American comic book supervillain * Griffin Pierce-Taylor, character in Canadian TV series ''Degrassi: The Next Generation'' *Gwendolyn Pierce, a character in the American sitcom television series ''

Charles in Charge ''Charles in Charge'' is an American sitcom television series that premiered on October 3, 1984, on CBS. The series was a production of Al Burton Productions and Scholastic Productions in association with Universal Television and starred Scott B ...

'' *

Hawkeye Pierce This is a list of characters from the ''M*A*S*H'' franchise, covering the various fictional characters appearing in the novel '' MASH: A Novel About Three Army Doctors'' and its sequels, the 1970 film adaptation of the novel, and the televisio ...

, main character in American book, film and television franchise ''M*A*S*H'' *

Katherine Pierce ''The Vampire Diaries'' is an American fantasy-drama Television show, television series which was first broadcast on The CW Television Network, The CW from 2009 to 2017, airing 171 episodes over 8 seasons. Kevin Williamson (screenwriter), Kevin ...

, antagonist in American TV series ''The Vampire Diaries'' *

Mildred Pierce ''Mildred Pierce'' is a psychological drama by James M. Cain published by Alfred A. Knopf in 1941. A story of “social inequity and opportunity in America" set during the Great Depression, ''Mildred Pierce'' follows the trajectory of a lower- ...

, title character in the 1941 James M. Cain novel of the same title adapted into two films: **

Mildred Pierce (film) ''Mildred Pierce'' is a 1945 American film noir directed by Michael Curtiz and starring Joan Crawford, Jack Carson, and Zachary Scott, also featuring Eve Arden, Ann Blyth, and Bruce Bennett. Based on the 1941 novel by James M. Cain, this was ...

, a 1945 film **

Mildred Pierce (TV series) ''Mildred Pierce'' is an American Drama (film and television), drama television miniseries that aired on HBO from March 27 to April 10, 2011, consisting of five episodes. Adapted from James M. Cain's 1941 Mildred Pierce, novel of the same name, ...

, a 2011 miniseries *Nica Pierce, a protagonist in the '' Child's Play'' movie franchise *Ryan Pierce, character in American TV series ''The West Wing'', see

List of The West Wing characters The television series ''The West Wing'' is a political drama series which was originally broadcast on NBC. During its seven seasons the ensemble cast of stars, recurring stars, and guest stars earned 157 acting nominations (often competing in th ...