Pierce (surname)

Not to be confused with Peirce (surname) with a similar spelling.

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

See also

• Jan Peerce (1904–1984), American operatic tenor born in New York City
• Pearce (surname)
• Peirce (surname)
• Pierce (given name)
• Pierse, surname and given name