Pierre

For other uses, see Pierre (disambiguation).

Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter (it can also be a surname and a place name). Pierre originally means "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word "petros" meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). See also Peter.

Persons with the given name

• Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, the first self-proclaimed anarchist and is regarded by some as the founder of modern anarchist theory
• Pierre Bézier, an engineer and mathematician known for his work with Bézier curves
• Pierre Bezukhov, a major character in Tolstoy's War and Peace
• Pierre Boulez, a French classical and electronic composer
• Pierre Bourgault, a public speaker, journalist and politician famed for his work for Quebec Independence from Canada
• Pierre Bouvier, a lead singer for Simple Plan
• Pierre Caille (disambiguation)
• Pierre Capretz, a host of French in Action
• Pierre Cardin, a French fashion designer
• Pierre Chambrin, a White House Executive Chef
• Pierre Clostermann, a French pilot who fought in World War II for the RAF
• Pierre Corréia, a French rugby union player
• Pierre Curie, a French physicist and husband of Marie Curie
• Pierre de Maricourt (13th century), a writer on magnetism and astrolabes
• Pierre Escargot, a French teacher from All That (Kenan Thompson)
• Pierre de Fermat, a French lawyer and mathematician
• Pierre Fourier, a Catholic saint and French priest
• Pierre Garçon, a wide receiver for the Washington Redskins
• Pierre Gaspard (1834–1915), a French mountain climber and guide
• Pierre Gaspard, a Belgian physicist and professor
• Pierre Gemayel, a politician, founder of Al-Kataeb party in Lebanon
• Pierre Gagnaire, a French chef
• Pierre Harmel (1911–2009), a former Belgian Prime Minister
• Pierre Henry, a French musician
• Pierre Hermans, a Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
• Pierre van Hooijdonk, a Dutch footballer
• Pierre Jeanpierre, a French soldier
• Pierre Levasseur (disambiguation)
• Pierre Morel, French film director
• Pierre Pilote, ice hockey player
• Pierre Poilievre, Canadian federal MP for the riding of Nepean-Carleton
• Pierre Rautenbach, computer scientist and author
• Pierre Roger (swimmer), French swimmer
• Pierre Salinger, Press Secretary to US President John F. Kennedy
• Pierre Schaeffer, a French experimental musician
• Pierre Shammassian, a Lebanese-Armenian comedian
• Pierre Taki, a Japanese musician
• Pierre Thomas, a 17th century French scholar and author
• Pierre Thomas, a running back for the New Orleans Saints
• Pierre Trudeau, a former Canadian Prime Minister
• Pierre Turgeon, a Québécois NHL Hall of Famer
• Abbé Pierre, a French Catholic priest who founded the Emmaus Movement
• Pierre de Coubertin, a founder of the modern Olympic Games
• Pierre van Maldere, a South-Netherlandish composer
• Monsieur Pierre, a ballroom dancer

Surname

• DBC Pierre, (penname) a Mexican writer
• Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre, a French botanist
• Juan Pierre, a MLB outfielder
• Raymond Pierre, an American track and field athlete
• Robert Pierre (musician), a Christian recording artist
• Roger Pierre (1923–2010), a French actor

Other

• Pierre, the capital of the U.S. state of South Dakota
• Pierre, a Chrono Cross playable character
• Pierre Bezukhov, a central character in the novel War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
• Pierre: or, The Ambiguities, a novel by Herman Melville
• Carl Ouellet, Canadian professional wrestler - his ring names included Pierre

See also

• Lucky Pierre (disambiguation)
• Saint-Pierre (disambiguation)
• Jean-Pierre (given name)
• Pierre-Simon