# Pierce (surname)

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 14th 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
* Hollin Pierce, American football player
* 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
* Zazel Pierce, one of the main characters in Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx