Pierce is an English, Welsh, and Irish surname. The name is a cognate of French '' Pierre'' ('

Peter Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a su ...

'). Notable people with that surname include:

Disambiguation pages

Arts and letters

Aida Pierce Aida María Zerecero Pierce (born August 15, 1956, Acapulco, Guerrero) is a Mexican actress and comedian, best known internationally for her work on various telenovelas and comedy series that have aired on Televisa over the years. Most of her t ...

(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 Skateboarding is an action sport that involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard, as well as a recreational activity, an art form, an entertainment industry job, and a method of transportation. Originating in the United Stat ...

* Marjorie Pierce (1900–1999), American architect * Marvin Pierce (1893–1969), American publisher, president of McCall Corporation *

Nat Pierce Nathaniel Pierce Blish Jr., known professionally as Nat Pierce (July 16, 1925 – June 10, 1992) was an American jazz pianist and prolific composer and arranger, perhaps best known for being pianist and arranger for the Woody Herman band from 195 ...

(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 The Pierces are an American pop rock duo consisting of sisters Allison and Catherine Pierce. Early life Allison Margaret Pierce (born July 22, 1975) and Catherine Eleanor Pierce (born September 12, 1977) were born in Birmingham, Alabama. They t ...

: Allison and Catherine, American alternative band *

Tim Pierce Tim Pierce (born 1958 in Albuquerque) is an American session guitarist. He has worked for artists such as Joe Cocker, Crowded House, Goo Goo Dolls, Michael Jackson, Beth Hart, Roger Waters, Alice Cooper, Johnny Hallyday, Phil Collins, and th ...

(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 Monroe is the ninth-largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana, and is the parish seat and largest city of Ouachita Parish. With a 2020 census-tabulated population of 47,702, it is the principal city of the Monroe metropolitan statistical ...

* Barbara Bush (née Pierce, 1925–2018), First Lady of the United States 1989–1993 *

Franklin Pierce Franklin Pierce (November 23, 1804October 8, 1869) was the 14th president of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857. A northern Democratic Party (United States), Democrat who believed that the Abolitionism in the United States, abolitio ...

(1804–1869), the 14th president of the United States * Gary Pierce (born c. 1952), American politician, and Arizona Corporation Commissioner * 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

* 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 Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher lear ...

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 jockey * Gary Pierce (1951–2025), English football player * Greg Pierce (1950–2016), Australian rugby league footballer, coach and administrator * Harry Pierce (1913–1975), Australian rugby league footballer * Hollin Pierce, American football player * J. A. Pierce (1874–1956), American football coach *

James Pierce James Hubert Pierce (August 8, 1900 – December 11, 1983) was an American actor and the fourth actor to portray Tarzan on film. He appeared in films from 1924 to 1951. Background Pierce was born in Freedom, Indiana. He was an All-American ...

(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 Paul Anthony Pierce (born October 13, 1977) is an American former professional basketball player. He played 19 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), predominantly with the Boston Celtics. As of September 2024, he is a contributo ...

(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 Glee may refer to: * Glee (music), a type of English choral music * ''Glee'' (TV series), an American musical comedy-drama TV series, and related media created by Ryan Murphy * ''Glee'' (Bran Van 3000 album) * ''Glee'' (Logan Lynn album) * Gle ...

'' * 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 ''The West Wing'' is an American political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999, to May 14, 2006. The series is set primarily in the West Wing of the White House, where t ...

'', see List of The West Wing characters *Zazel Pierce, one of the main characters in '' Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx''