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 comedienne
- 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
- 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 (born 1927), 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 comedienne often billed as "The Queen of Clean"
- Daniel Pierce (born 1814), American banker
- 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, see list of M*A*S*H characters
- 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
See also
- Peirce (disambiguation)
- Pearce (surname)
- Jan Peerce (1904–1984), American operatic tenor born in New York City