Pierson (surname)

Pierson is an English surname, meaning "son of Piers". Notable people with the surname include:


 * Abraham Pierson, the elder (died 1678), English pastor in New England
 * Abraham Pierson (1646-1707), pastor, and first rector and a founder of what would become Yale University, son of Abraham Pierson, the elder
 * Albert H. Pierson (1839–1918), American farmer, teacher, and politician
 * Arthur Tappan Pierson, Presbyterian pastor and author
 * Christoffel Pierson (1631–1714), Dutch painter
 * Clara D. Pierson, American children's book author
 * DC Pierson, American comedian, author, and actor
 * Don Pierson, American broadcasting pioneer
 * Emma Pierson (born 1981), British actress
 * Emily Pierson (1881-1971), American suffragist and physician
 * Frank Pierson, American film director
 * Henry Hugh Pierson, composer (1815-1873)
 * Henry R. Pierson (1819–1890), New York politician
 * Isaac Pierson (1770–1833), Representative to US Congress from New Jersey
 * Jean Pierson (1940–2021), French aerospace engineer and executive
 * Julia Pierson, the 23rd Director of the U. S. Secret Service
 * Kate Pierson (born 1948), American singer, of The B-52's
 * Leander J. Pierson, American politician
 * Melissa Holbrook Pierson, American author
 * Nicolaas Pierson, the 23rd Prime Minister of the Netherlands
 * Philippe Pierson, Belgian Jesuit
 * Rex Pierson, English aircraft designer
 * Robert H. Pierson, former president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
 * William Pierson (1926–2004), American actor
 * William Pierson, Jr. (1911–2008), American painter
 * William Pierson (baseball) (1899–1959), American baseball player