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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 or "stone" in French, following its Latin etym petrus (also common to Peter).
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- Pierre Trudeau, a former Canadian Prime Minister
- Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, the first self-proclaimed anarchist and is regarded by some as the founder of modern anarchist theory
- Carl Ouellet, a Canadian professional wrestler - his ring names included Pierre
- Pierre, 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 Bourgault, public speaker/journalist/politician famed for his work for Quebec Independence from Canada
- Pierre Bouvier, lead singer for Simple Plan
- Pierre Capretz, host of French in Action
- Pierre Cardin, French fashion designer
- Pierre Curie, French Physicist and husband of Marie Curie
- Pierre de Maricourt (13th century), writer on magnetism and astrolabes
- Pierre Escargot, French teacher from All That (Kenan Thompson)
- Pierre de Fermat, French lawyer and mathematician
- Pierre Gemayel, politician, founder of Al-Kataeb party in Lebanon
- Pierre Gagnaire, famous French chef
- Pierre Hermans, Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
- Pierre van Hooijdonk, Dutch footballer
- Pierre Jeanpierre, French soldier
- Pierre Pilote, Hall of Fame ice hockey player
- Pierre Poilievre, Canadian federal MP for the riding of Nepean-Carleton
- Pierre Roger (swimmer), French swimmer
- Pierre Shammassian Lebanese Armenian comedian
- Pierre Taki, Japanese musician
- Pierre Turgeon, Quebecois NHL Hall of Famer
- Abbé Pierre, Catholic French Priest who founded the Emmaus Movement
- Pierre de Coubertin, Founder of the modern Olympic Games
- Pierre van Maldere, South-Netherlandish composer
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