Pierre

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Pierre is a French language form of the name Peter, and also occurs as surnames and place names. Pierre originally means rock in French.

Contents 1 Place names 2 Novels 3 First name 4 Surname 5 Other

[edit] Place names

• Pierre, South Dakota is the capital of South Dakota
• Fort Pierre, South Dakota is the county seat of Stanley County, South Dakota

[edit] Novels

• Pierre: or, The Ambiguities is a novel by Herman Melville
• Pierre (A Cautionary Tale) - children's story by Maurice Sendak

[edit] First name

• Pierre Trudeau, a former Canadian Prime Minister.
• Pierre-Joseph Proudhon was the first self-proclaimed anarchist and is regarded by some as the founder of modern anarchist theory
• Pierre was a Comanche slave in New France
• Carl Ouellet was a Canadian professional wrestler - his ring names included Pierre
• List of Chrono Cross characters#Pierre is also the name of a Chrono Cross playable character, who speaks with a French accent.
• Pierre Bézier engineer/mathematician known for his work with Bézier curves
• Pierre Bouvier, lead singer for Simple Plan
• Pierre Cardin, French fashion designer
• Pierre Escargot, French teacher from All That (Kenan Thompson)
• Pierre Gagnaire, famous French chef
• Pierre Hermans, Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
• Pierre van Hooijdonk, Dutch footballer
• Pierre Poilievre, Canadian federal MP for the riding of Nepean-Carleton
• Pierre Shammassian Lebanese Armenian comedian
• Abbé Pierre, Catholic French Priest who founded the Emmaus Movement
• Pierre de Coubertin, Founder of the modern Olympic Games
• Pierre Tanguay, American writer, known for his fantasy fiction novels

[edit] Surname

• Juan Pierre is a MLB outfielder

[edit] Other

• The Pierre Hotel is a luxury hotel in New York City
• Pierre is a restaurant in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong managed by Pierre Gagnaire