Pierse is both a surname and a given name. The name originated from the Anglo-Saxon culture of Britain during the late Middle Ages, meaning "son of Peter". Notable people with the surname or given name include:
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Annamay Pierse
Annamay Pierse (born December 5, 1983) is a former competitive swimmer who represented Canada in major international swimming championships including the Summer Olympics, FINA World Championships, Commonwealth Games and Pan Pacific Championshi ...
(born 1983), Canadian swimmer
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Catherine Pierse
Catherine Pierse is an Irish solicitor who has been the Director of Public Prosecutions since November 2021.
Early life
Pierse comes from Listowel, County Kerry. She studied at University College Cork
University College Cork – Nation ...
, Irish solicitor
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Peter Pierse
Peter Pierse (died 4 September 1991) was an Australian rugby league referee.
Pierse began his refereeing career in the Newtown District Junior Rugby League. He was subsequently graded to referee in the New South Wales Rugby League
The ...
(1947-1991), Australian rugby league referee
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Toddy Pierse
Thomas Edward "Toddy" Pierse (21 July 1898 – 11 October 1968) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. His championship career at senior level with the Wexford and Dublin county teams spanned seven seasons from 1918 until 1924.
Pierse first played c ...
(1898-1968), Irish Gaelic footballer
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Pierse Loftus
Pierse Creagh Loftus (29 November 1877 – 20 January 1956) was an Irish-born British businessman and Conservative Party politician. A notable figure in the public life of Lowestoft and East Suffolk for several decades, he sat in the House of Co ...
(1877-1956), Irish-born British businessman and politician
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Pierse Long
Pierse Long (1739 – April 13, 1789) was an American merchant from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. He served as a colonel of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War and served as a New Hampshire delegate to the Confederation Congress in 1 ...
(1739-1789), American merchant
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Pierse Joseph Mackesy
Major-General Pierse Joseph Mackesy, (5 April 1883 – 8 June 1956), born in Dublin, Ireland was a British Army officer who, early in the Second World War, led the attempt to recapture Narvik in April–May 1940 in the ill-fated Norwegian cam ...
(1883-1956), Irish-born British Army officer
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Peirse (disambiguation) Peirse may refer to:
People with the surname
*Henry Peirse (1750s-1824), English politician
* Richard Peirse (Royal Navy officer) (1860-1940), English Royal Navy officer
*Richard Peirse (1892-1970), English RAF commander
* Richard Peirse (RAF offic ...
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Pierce (disambiguation)
Pierce may refer to:
Places Canada
* Pierce Range, a mountain range on Vancouver Island, British Columbia
United States
* Pierce, Colorado
* Pierce, Idaho
* Pierce, Illinois
* Pierce, Kentucky
* Pierce, Nebraska
* Pierce, Texas
* Pierce, West ...
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Piers (disambiguation) Piers may refer to:
* Pier, a raised structure over a body of water
* Pier (architecture), an architectural support
* Piers (name), a given name and surname (including lists of people with the name)
* Piers baronets, two titles, in the baronetages ...
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