Piers (name)

Piers is an old English given name and surname, and has the same origins as Peter. Its meaning is 'rock, stone'.

People with the given name

 * Piers Adam (born 1964), British businessman
 * Piers Adams (born 1963), British recorder player
 * Piers Akerman (born 1950), Australian journalist, conservative commentator and columnist
 * Piers Anthony (born 1934), Anglo-American fantasy/science fiction author known for his Xanth series of novels
 * Piers Baker (born 1962), British cartoonist
 * Piers Baron (born 1983), English musician
 * Piers Bengough (1929–2005), British Army officer
 * Piers Benn (born 1962), British philosopher
 * Piers Bishop (born 1956), British artist
 * Piers Bizony (born 1959), Science journalist
 * Piers Blaikie (born 1942), British geographer
 * Piers Bohl (1865–1921), Latvian mathematician
 * Piers Brendon (born 1940), British writer
 * Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond (c. 1467–1539)
 * Piers Claughton (1814–1884), British Anglican bishop, Archdeacon of London and Chaplain-General of Her Majesty's Forces
 * Piers Coleman, British physicist
 * Piers Corbyn (born 1947), British weather forecaster, climate change denier and conspiracy theorist
 * Piers Courage (1942–1970), English racing driver
 * Piers Crosby (1590–1646), Irish soldier
 * Piers Dixon (1928–2017), British Conservative politician
 * Piers Dutton (died 1545), the lord
 * Pier Gerlofs Donia (c. 1480-1520), Frisian rebel leader and pirate
 * Piers Maxwell Dudley-Bateman (1947–2015), Australian landscape painter
 * Piers Edgecumbe (c. 1609–1667), English politician
 * Piers Edgcumbe, 5th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1865–1944), British soldier
 * Piers Faccini (born 1970), English singer and painter
 * Piers Flint-Shipman (1962–1984), English actor
 * Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (c. 1284-1312), a favourite of King Edward II of England
 * Piers Gilliver (born 1994), British wheelchair fencer
 * Piers Gough (born 1946), British architect
 * Piers Haggard (1939–2023), British television and film director
 * Piers Lane (born 1958), Australian concert pianist
 * Piers Mackesy (1924–2014), British military historian
 * Piers McDonald (born 1955), Canadian politician and trade unionist
 * Piers Merchant (1951–2009), British politician
 * Piers Morgan (born 1965), British broadcaster and former tabloid newspaper editor
 * Piers Paul Read (born 1941), English novelist, historian and biographer
 * Piers Sellers (1955–2016), Anglo-American meteorologist and NASA astronaut
 * Piers Torday (born 1974), British children's writer
 * Piers Wenger (born 1972), British television producer

Surname

 * Piers baronets, two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Piers
 * Constance Piers (1866–1939), Canadian journalist, poet, editor
 * Dennis Piers (1929–2005), South African cricketer
 * Desmond Piers (1913–2005), Royal Canadian Navy rear-admiral
 * Harry Piers (1870–1940), Canadian historian
 * Henry Piers (1568–1623), Anglo-Irish Member of Parliament, administrator and writer
 * Sir Henry Piers, 1st Baronet (1629–1691), Anglo-Irish soldier and antiquarian
 * John Piers (1522/3–1594), Archbishop of York
 * Sir John Piers, 6th Baronet (1772–1845), Irish rake and duellist
 * Julie Piers (born 1962), American golfer
 * Sarah Piers (died 1719), English literary patron, political commentator and poet
 * William Piers (bishop) (c. 1580–1670), British Anglican bishop and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University
 * William Piers (constable) (c. 1510–1603), constable of Carrickfergus

Fictional characters include:
 * The title character of Piers Plowman, a Middle English allegorical narrative poem by William Langland
 * Piers is a main character of Game Boy Advance JRPG Golden Sun: The Lost Age
 * Piers, one of the Gym Leaders in Pokémon Sword and Shield
 * Piers Nivans is the name of a BSAA soldier from the video game Resident Evil 6