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Piers is an old English given name and surname, and has the same origins as
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 ...
. 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 Piers Anthony Dillingham Jacob (born August 6, 1934) is an American author in the science fiction and fantasy genres, publishing under the name Piers Anthony. He is best known for his long-running novel series set in the fictional realm of Xan ...
(born 1934), Anglo-American fantasy/science fiction author known for his Xanth series of novels *
Piers Baker Piers Hans-Peter Baker is a British cartoonist best known for his comic strip ''Ollie and Quentin'', distributed internationally by King Features Syndicate, about the curious activities of a seagull (Ollie) and a lugworm (Quentin). Early life ...
(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 Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond, 1st Earl of Ossory (26 August 1539) also known as Red Piers (Irish language, Irish ''Piers Ruadh''), was from the Polestown branch of the Butler family of Ireland. In the succession crisis at the death of Tho ...
(c. 1467–1539) * Piers Claughton (1814–1884), British Anglican bishop, Archdeacon of London and Chaplain-General of Her Majesty's Forces *
Piers Coleman Piers Coleman (born 1958) is a British-born theoretical physicist, working in the field of theoretical condensed matter physics. Coleman is professor of physics at Rutgers University in New Jersey and at Royal Holloway, University of London. Edu ...
, British physicist *
Piers Corbyn Piers Richard Corbyn (born 10 March 1947) is a British weather forecaster, Anti-vaccine activism, anti-vaccine activist, Conspiracy theory, conspiracy theorist, and former politician. Corbyn was born in Wiltshire and raised in Shropshire wherei ...
(born 1947), British weather forecaster, climate change denier and conspiracy theorist *
Piers Courage Piers Raymond Courage (27 May 1942 – 21 June 1970) was a British racing driver, who competed in Formula One from to . Courage participated in 29 World Championship Formula One Grands Prix for Lotus, Parnell and Frank Williams, debuting a ...
(1942–1970), English racing driver *
Piers Crosby Sir Piers Crosby (1590–1646) was an Irish soldier and politician. Crosby was also a leading Irish magnate, owning various estates across the island. He was a man of strong and determined character, and had sufficient political skills to help ...
(1590–1646), Irish soldier * Piers Dixon (1928–2017), British Conservative politician * Piers Dutton (died 1545), the lord *
Pier Gerlofs Donia Pier Gerlofs Donia ( – 28 October 1520) was a Frisian farmer, rebel leader, and pirate. He is best known by his West Frisian nickname ''Grutte Pier'' ('Big Pier'; in the pre-1980 West Frisian spelling written as ''Greate Pier''), or by the D ...
(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 Piers Damian G. Faccini (born 1970) is an English singer, painter, and songwriter. Biography Piers Faccini was born in London, England to an Italian father and an English mother. His family moved to France when he was five years old. His brot ...
(born 1970), English singer and painter * Piers Flint-Shipman (1962–1984), English actor *
Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall ( – 19 June 1312) was an English nobleman of Gascon origin, and the favourite of Edward II of England. At a young age, Gaveston made a good impression on King Edward I, who assigned him to the house ...
(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 Piers Inigo Haggard, OBE (18 March 1939 – 11 January 2023) was a British director who worked in film, television, and theatre. Early life A member of the Haggard family, he was born in London, the son of Morna Gillespie and the actor, poet ...
(1939–2023), British television and film director * Piers Lane (born 1958), Australian concert pianist *
Piers Mackesy Piers Gerald Mackesy (15 September 1924 – 30 June 2014) was a British military historian who taught at the University of Oxford in Oxford. Early life and education Piers Mackesy was born in Cults, near Aberdeen in Scotland, the son of Majo ...
(1924–2014), British military historian *
Piers McDonald Piers McDonald, OC (born August 4, 1955) is a Yukon politician and businessman. Born in Kingston, Ontario, McDonald, originally a miner by profession, is a long-time MLA, Cabinet minister, and the fifth premier of Yukon. He was leader of the Y ...
(born 1955), Canadian politician and trade unionist *
Piers Merchant Piers Rolf Garfield Merchant (2 January 1951 – 21 September 2009) was a British Conservative Party politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Newcastle upon Tyne Central from 1983 to 1987, and then MP for Beckenham from 1992 until ...
(1951–2009), British politician *
Piers Morgan Piers Stefan Pughe-Morgan (; O'Meara, born 30 March 1965) is an English journalist and media personality. He began his career in 1988 at the tabloid ''The Sun (United Kingdom), The Sun''. In 1994, at the age of 29, he was appointed editor of ...
(born 1965), British broadcaster and former tabloid newspaper editor * Piers Paul Read (born 1941), English novelist, historian and biographer *
Piers Sellers Piers John Sellers (11 April 1955 – 23 December 2016) was a British-American meteorologist, NASA astronaut and Director of the Earth Science Division at NASA/GSFC. He was a veteran of three Space Shuttle missions. Sellers attended Cranbroo ...
(1955–2016), Anglo-American meteorologist and NASA astronaut * Piers Torday (born 1974), British children's writer *
Piers Wenger Piers Wenger is a British television executive who has served as controller of BBC drama commissioning since 2016. Early life Wenger was born Piers John Wenger in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, on 29 June 1972. Career As a producer, W ...
(born 1972), British television producer


Surname

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Piers baronets There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Piers, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia, now extinct, and one in the Baronetage of Ireland, extant as of . The Piers Baronetcy, of Stonepit in the County of Kent, was creat ...
, 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 Harry Piers (1870–1940) was a Canadian historian. He was a long-serving and influential historian and curator at the Nova Scotia Museum in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Piers was born on February 12, 1870, in Halifax. He became the second curator o ...
(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 John Piers (Peirse) (1522/3 – 1594) was Archbishop of York between 1589 and 1594. Previous to that he had been Bishop of Rochester and Bishop of Salisbury. Life He was born at South Hinksey, near Oxford, and was educated at Magdalen Colleg ...
(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) William Piers (Pierse, Pierce; –1670) was Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1621 to 1624, Bishop of Peterborough from 1630 to 1632 and Bishop of Bath and Wells from 1632 until the abolition of episcopacy in 1646, then again from t ...
(c. 1580–1670), British Anglican bishop and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University *
William Piers (constable) William Piers (c. 1510 – 1603) was an English constable, who spent most of his life in Ireland. He was the first mayor and practical founder of Carrickfergus. He was noted in particular for his attempts to drive out the Scottish people, Scots ...
(c. 1510–1603), constable of Carrickfergus Fictional characters include: * The title character of ''
Piers Plowman ''Piers Plowman'' (written 1370–86; possibly ) or ''Visio Willelmi de Petro Ploughman'' (''William's Vision of Piers Plowman'') is a Middle English allegorical narrative poem by William Langland. It is written in un-rhymed, alliterative ...
'', a Middle English allegorical narrative poem by William Langland * Piers is a main character of
Game Boy Advance The (GBA) is a 32-bit handheld game console, manufactured by Nintendo, which was released in Japan on March 21, 2001, and to international markets that June. It was later released in mainland China in 2004, under the name iQue Game Boy Advanc ...
JRPG Golden Sun: The Lost Age * Piers, one of the Gym Leaders in
Pokémon Sword and Shield and are 2019 role-playing video games developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for the Nintendo Switch console. They are the first instalments in the 8th generation of the Pokémon (video game series), ''Pok� ...
* Piers Nivans is the name of a BSAA soldier from the video game
Resident Evil 6 ''Resident Evil 6'' is a 2012 third-person shooter video game developed and published by Capcom. A major installment in the ''Resident Evil'' series, ''Resident Evil 6'' was released for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in October 2012, and for ...


See also

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Pier (given name) Pier is a given name, a form of Peter, which may refer to: Pre-20th century * Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi (c. 1460–1528), Italian sculptor * Pier Luigi de Borgia, 1st duke of Gandía (c. 1460–1491), Valencian noble * Pier Luigi Carafa (1581� ...
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Pierse Pierse is both a surname and a masculine given name. It is a variant of Pierce, which is of Norman origin. The name appears to be a corruption of the ancient French name Piers, itself derived from the earlier Latin Petrus meaning 'a piece of rock ...
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