Pease

Pease, in Middle English, was a noun referring to the vegetable pea; see that article for its etymology. The word survives into modern English in pease pudding.

Pease may also refer to:

People

 * Pease family (Darlington), a prominent family in Darlington, UK
 * Al Pease (1921–2014), Formula One driver
 * Sir Alfred Pease, 2nd Baronet (1857–1939), English Liberal Party politician
 * Alfred Pease (musician) (1838–1882), composer
 * Arthur Pease (MP) (1837–1898), English MP
 * Sir Arthur Pease, 1st Baronet (1866–1927), 1st Baronet and British coal magnate and railway director
 * Arthur Stanley Pease (1881–1964), U.S. professor of Classics and amateur botanist
 * Bas Pease (1922–2004), British physicist
 * Bob Pease (1940–2011), analog integrated circuit design expert
 * Claire Pease (born 2009), American artistic gymnast
 * Don Pease (1932–2002), U.S. Representative from Ohio
 * Edward Pease (disambiguation), several people
 * Elisha M. Pease (1812–1883), Texas governor
 * Francis G. Pease (1881–1938), astronomer
 * Frank Pease (1879–1959), Hollywood anti-Communist
 * Harl Pease (1917–1942), awarded the Medal of Honor
 * Henry Pease (disambiguation)
 * Herbert Pease, 1st Baron Daryngton (1867–1949), English MP
 * Howard Pease (1894–1974), American writer of children's literature
 * Jack Pease, 1st Baron Gainford (1860–1943), son of Sir Joseph Pease, 1st Baronet
 * Joachim Pease (1842-unknown), Medal of Honor recipient
 * John Pease (disambiguation), several people
 * Joseph Pease (railway pioneer) (1799–1872), first Quaker elected Member of Parliament, railway owner
 * Sir Joseph Pease, 1st Baronet, MP (1828–1903), son of Joseph Pease (1799–1872)
 * Joseph Pease, 2nd Baron Gainford (1889–1971)
 * Joseph Pease, 3rd Baron Gainford (1921–2013)
 * Ken Pease (born 1943), British criminologist
 * Lute Pease (1869–1963), American cartoonist
 * Patsy Pease (born 1956), American actress
 * Spencer A. Pease (1817–1889), American lawyer, physician, newspaper editor, and politician
 * William Harper Pease (1824–1871), American malacologist

United Kingdom

 * Pease Pottage, West Sussex, UK
 * Pease Dean, Scottish Borders, Scotland
 * Pease Bay, a nature reserve at Pease Bay

United States

 * Pease, Minnesota
 * Pease, Missouri
 * Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire (now closed), named after Harl Pease
 * Pease Air National Guard Base, located on a portion of the former Air Force base
 * Portsmouth International Airport at Pease, often referred to as "Pease International Airport", at the former Air Force base, also named after Harl Pease
 * Pease Township, Belmont County, Ohio