Pierce (surname)

Pierce is a surname, a cognate of French Pierre ("Peter"). Notable persons with that surname include:

Aaron Pierce (American football) (born 1969), former professional American football player
Abe E. Pierce, III (born 1934), African-American educator and mayor of Monroe, Louisiana
Aida Pierce (born 1956), Mexican actress and comedian
Andrew Pierce (disambiguation)
Anna Pierce (née Willard, born 1984), American middle distance runner
Barbara Bush (née Pierce, born 1925), First Lady of the United States 1989-1993
Barbara Pierce Bush (born 1981), daughter of U.S. President George W. Bush
Barry Pierce (born 1934), English professional footballer
Bemus Pierce (1873–1957), American football player and college sports coach
Bernard Pierce (born 1990), American football player
Benjamin C. Pierce, professor of computer science at the University of Pennsylvania known for two books on type theory
Bill Pierce (born 1948), American jazz saxophonist
Billy Pierce (1927-2015), American former professional baseball player
Bobby Pierce (born 1959), American college baseball coach
Bradley Pierce (born 1982), American voice-over artist and character actor
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
Charles Pierce (disambiguation), several people
Chonda Pierce, American Christian comedian often billed as "The Queen of Clean"
David Pierce (disambiguation)
Donald R. Pierce (born 1937), American retired jockey
Edward Pierce (disambiguation)
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
Franklin Pierce (1804–1869), the fourteenth President of the United States
Gareth Pierce, Welsh actor
G. W. Pierce (George Washington Pierce; 1872–1956), Harvard professor of physics and inventor in the development of electronic telecommunications
George Pierce (disambiguation), several people
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
Greg Pierce (born 1950), Australian former rugby league footballer, coach and administrator
Gus Pierce, alternative name for Augustus Baker Peirce (1840–1919) American traveler; riverboat captain and artist in Australia
Harry Pierce (1913-1975), Australian rugby league footballer
Henry L. Pierce (1825–1896), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts
J. A. Pierce (Joseph Audley Pierce) football coach of the University of Tennessee 1899–1900
Jack Pierce (disambiguation), several people
James Pierce (1900–1983), American football player and coach, the fourth actor to portray Tarzan on film
James F. Pierce (1830–1905), New York politician
James Pieronnet Pierce, (c. 1825–1897), California entrepreneur
Jane Pierce (1806–1863), wife of U.S. President Franklin Pierce
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
John Pierce (disambiguation)
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
Justin Pierce (1975–2000), English-American actor and professional skateboarder
Larry Pierce (disambiguation)
Lovick Pierce, American pastor, Chaplain in the War of 1812
Marvin Pierce (1893–1969), American publisher, president of McCall Corporation
Mary Pierce (born 1975), French-American retired tennis player
Mike Pierce (born 1980), American mixed martial artist
Nat Pierce (1925–1992), American jazz pianist and arranger
Paul Pierce (born 1977), American professional basketball player
Pierre Pierce (born 1983), American professional basketball player
Ray V. Pierce (1840–1914), U.S. Representative from New York State
Richard Pierce (disambiguation)
Ricky Pierce (born 1959), American retired basketball player
Rusty Pierce (born 1979), American former soccer player
Ryan Pierce (soccer) (born 1983), American soccer player
Sarah Pierce (1767–1852), American educator
Samuel Pierce (1922–2000), United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 1981–1989
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
Walter M. Pierce (1861–1954), Governor of Oregon and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives
Webb Pierce (1921–1991), American country music singer
Wendell Pierce (born 1962), American actor
William Pierce (disambiguation), several people

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
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 a James M. Cain novel adapted into a 1945 film and a 2011 miniseries
Ryan Pierce, character in American TV series The West Wing, see list of The West Wing characters

Fictional characters

See also