Peirson

Peirson is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

 * Peirson Frank (1881–1951), British civil engineer and surveyor
 * Peirson Mitchell Hall (1894–1979), head of the U.S. Selective Service System for Los Angeles in 1941, federal District Court judge 1942–1979
 * Henry Peirson Harland (1876–1945), unionist politician in Northern Ireland

Surname

 * Francis Peirson (1757–1781), British Army officer who served during the American War of Independence
 * Jimmy Peirson (born 1992), Australian cricketer
 * Johnny Peirson (1925–2021), Canadian ice hockey player
 * Lydia Jane Wheeler Peirson (1802–1862), American poet
 * Robert Peirson (1821–1891), English astronomer and theoretical physicist
 * Robert Peirson (priest) (died 1805), English priest
 * Samuel Peirson (c. 1647 – 1720), English organist