# Piers (name)

Piers is an old English given name and surname, and has the same origins as Peter. 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 (born 1934), Anglo-American fantasy/science fiction author known for his Xanth series of novels
* Piers Baker (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 (c. 1467–1539)
* Piers Claughton (1814–1884), British Anglican bishop, Archdeacon of London and Chaplain-General of Her Majesty's Forces
* Piers Coleman, British physicist
* Piers Corbyn (born 1947), British weather forecaster, climate change denier and conspiracy theorist
* Piers Courage (1942–1970), English racing driver
* Piers Crosby (1590–1646), Irish soldier
* Piers Dixon (1928–2017), British Conservative politician
* Piers Dutton (died 1545), the lord
* Pier Gerlofs Donia (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 (born 1970), English singer and painter
* Piers Flint-Shipman (1962–1984), English actor
* Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (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 (1939–2023), British television and film director
* Piers Lane (born 1958), Australian concert pianist
* Piers Mackesy (1924–2014), British military historian
* Piers McDonald (born 1955), Canadian politician and trade unionist
* Piers Merchant (1951–2009), British politician
* Piers Morgan (born 1965), British broadcaster and former tabloid newspaper editor
* Piers Paul Read (born 1941), English novelist, historian and biographer
* Piers Sellers (1955–2016), Anglo-American meteorologist and NASA astronaut
* Piers Torday (born 1974), British children's writer
* Piers Wenger (born 1972), British television producer

## Surname

* Piers baronets, 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 (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 (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) (c. 1580–1670), British Anglican bishop and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University
* William Piers (constable) (c. 1510–1603), constable of Carrickfergus
Fictional characters include:
* The title character of Piers Plowman, a Middle English allegorical narrative poem by William Langland
* Piers is a main character of Game Boy Advance JRPG Golden Sun: The Lost Age
* Piers, one of the Gym Leaders in Pokémon Sword and Shield
* Piers Nivans is the name of a BSAA soldier from the video game Resident Evil 6