Pierce (surname)

Pierce is an English, Welsh, and Irish surname. The name is a cognate of French Pierre ('Peter'). Notable people with that surname include:

Disambiguation pages

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

Arts and letters

 * Aida Pierce (born 1956), Mexican actress and comedian
 * Bradley Pierce (born 1982), American voice-over artist and character actor
 * Chonda Pierce (born 1960), American Christian comedian often billed as "The Queen of Clean"
 * Gareth Pierce, Welsh actor
 * Jason Pierce (born 1965), English musician
 * Jeffrey Lee Pierce (1958–1996), American singer, songwriter, and guitarist
 * Jeffrey Pierce (born 1971), American actor, film director, and producer
 * Jo Carol Pierce (1944–2022), American songwriter, singer, playwright, and screenwriter
 * Justin Pierce (1975–2000), English-American actor and professional skateboarder
 * Marjorie Pierce (1900–1999), American architect
 * Marvin Pierce (1893–1969), American publisher, president of McCall Corporation
 * Nat Pierce (1925–1992), American jazz pianist and arranger
 * Nicola Pierce (born 1969), Irish writer and ghostwriter
 * Ponchitta Pierce (born 1942), television host and producer
 * Tamora Pierce (born 1954), American fantasy fiction author
 * Tedd Pierce (Edward Stacey Pierce III; 1906–1972), American animated cartoon writer, animator and artist
 * The Pierces: Allison and Catherine, American alternative band
 * Tim Pierce (born 1959), American session guitarist
 * Webb Pierce (1921–1991), American country music singer
 * Wendell Pierce (born 1962), American actor

Politics, law, and government

 * Abe E. Pierce, III (1934–2021), African-American educator and mayor of Monroe, Louisiana
 * Barbara Bush (née Pierce, 1925–2018), First Lady of the United States 1989–1993
 * Franklin Pierce (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 (1825–1896), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
 * James F. Pierce (1830–1905), New York politician
 * Jane Pierce (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 (1811–1874), Seneca chief, lawyer, land-rights activist
 * Ray V. Pierce (1840–1914), U.S. Representative from New York State
 * Samuel Pierce (1922–2000), United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 1981–1989
 * Walter M. Pierce (1861–1954), Governor of Oregon and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives

Sciences

 * Benjamin C. Pierce, professor of computer science at the University of Pennsylvania known for two books on type theory
 * G. W. Pierce (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) (born 1969), former professional American football player
 * Alec Pierce (born 2000), American football player
 * Anna Pierce (née Willard, born 1984), American middle-distance runner
 * Artavis Pierce (born 1996), American football player
 * Barry Pierce (1934–2020), English professional footballer
 * Bemus Pierce (1873–1957), American football player and college sports coach
 * Bernard Pierce (born 1990), American football player
 * Billy Pierce (1927–2015), American professional baseball player
 * Brent Pierce (born 1969), Canadian curler
 * Buck Pierce (born 1981), retired American football player, now a coach
 * Caroline Pierce (golfer) (born 1963), English golfer
 * Charlie Pierce (born 1953), American sportswriter
 * Dameon Pierce (born 2000), American football player
 * Donald R. Pierce (born 1937), American retired jockey
 * Greg Pierce (1950–2016), Australian rugby league footballer, coach and administrator
 * Harry Pierce (1913–1975), Australian rugby league footballer
 * J. A. Pierce (1874–1956), American football coach
 * James Pierce (1900–1983), American football player, coach, and actor
 * James Pierce (curler) (born 1963), American Paralympian
 * Mary Pierce (born 1975), French-American retired tennis player
 * Michael Pierce (cricketer) (1869–1913), Australian cricketer
 * Mike Pierce (born 1980), American mixed martial artist
 * Paul Pierce (born 1977), American professional basketball player
 * Pierre Pierce (born 1983), American professional basketball player
 * Ricky Pierce (born 1959), American retired basketball player
 * Robbie Pierce (1959–2023), American off-road racer and businessman
 * Rusty Pierce (born 1979), American former soccer player
 * Ryan Pierce (soccer) (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

Other

 * Byron Root 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 (1840–1919); American traveler, riverboat captain and artist in Australia
 * Guy Hollis Pierce (1934–2014), member of the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses
 * James Pieronnet Pierce (c. 1825 – 1897), California entrepreneur
 * Lovick Pierce, American pastor, Chaplain in the War of 1812
 * Sarah Pierce (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, character in American television series Glee
 * Donald Pierce, 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
 * Hawkeye Pierce, main character in American book, film and television franchise M*A*S*H
 * Katherine Pierce, antagonist in American TV series The Vampire Diaries
 * Mildred Pierce, title character in the 1941 James M. Cain novel of the same title adapted into two films:
 * Mildred Pierce (film), a 1945 film
 * Mildred Pierce (TV series), 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