Pierre
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Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter[1] (it can also be a surname and a place name). Pierre originally means "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word "petros" meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). See also Peter.
Persons with the given name
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, professional footballer who plays for the German club Borussia Dortmund and the Gabon national football team
- Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, the first self-proclaimed anarchist and is regarded by some as the founder of modern anarchist theory
- Pierre Bernard, Belgian (French and Dutch speaking) Philosopher, Artist, Ice-skater and Renowned Linguist
- Pierre Bézier, an engineer and mathematician known for his work with Bézier curves
- Pierre Bezukhov, a major character in Tolstoy's War and Peace
- Pierre Boulez, a French classical and electronic composer
- Pierre Bourgault, a public speaker, journalist and politician famed for his work for Quebec Independence from Canada
- Pierre Bouvier, a lead singer for Simple Plan
- Pierre Caille (disambiguation)
- Pierre Capretz, a host of French in Action
- Pierre Cardin, a French fashion designer
- Pierre Chambrin, a White House Executive Chef
- Pierre Clostermann, a French pilot who fought in World War II for the RAF
- Pierre Corréia, a French rugby union player
- Pierre Curie, a French physicist and husband of Marie Curie
- Pierre de Maricourt (13th century), a writer on magnetism and astrolabes
- Pierre Escargot, a French teacher from All That (Kenan Thompson)
- Pierre de Fermat, a French lawyer and mathematician
- Pierre Fourier, a Catholic saint and French priest
- Pierre Garçon, a wide receiver for the Washington Redskins
- Pierre Gaspard (1834–1915), a French mountain climber and guide
- Pierre Gaspard, a Belgian physicist and professor
- Pierre Gemayel, a politician, founder of Al-Kataeb party in Lebanon
- Pierre Gagnaire, a French chef
- Pierre Harmel (1911–2009), a former Belgian Prime Minister
- Pierre Henry, a French musician
- Pierre Hermans, a Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
- Pierre van Hooijdonk, a Dutch footballer
- Pierre Jeanpierre, a French soldier
- Pierre Lavertu, Canadian football player
- Pierre Levasseur (disambiguation)
- Pierre Morel, French film director
- Pierre Phipps, Rapper
- Pierre Pilote, ice hockey player
- Pierre Poilievre, Canadian federal MP for the riding of Nepean-Carleton
- Pierre Rautenbach, computer scientist and author
- Pierre Roger (swimmer), French swimmer
- Pierre Salinger, Press Secretary to US President John F. Kennedy
- Pierre Schaeffer, a French experimental musician
- Pierre Shammassian, a Lebanese-Armenian comedian
- Pierre Sprey, a French-American aircraft designer
- Pierre Taki, a Japanese musician
- Pierre Thomas, a 17th-century French scholar and author
- Pierre Thomas, a running back for the New Orleans Saints
- Pierre Trudeau, a former Canadian Prime Minister
- Pierre Turgeon, a Québécois NHL Hall of Famer
- Pierre Warren, American football player
- Abbé Pierre, a French Catholic priest who founded the Emmaus Movement
- Pierre de Coubertin, a founder of the modern Olympic Games
- Pierre van Maldere, a South-Netherlandish composer
- Monsieur Pierre, a ballroom dancer
Surname
- DBC Pierre (penname), a Mexican writer
- Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre (1833-1905), a French botanist
- Juan Pierre (born 1977), American baseball player
- Perri Pierre (born 1988), a Haitian-American actor and film producer
- Raymond Pierre, an American track and field athlete
- Robert Pierre (musician), a Christian recording artist
- Roger Pierre (1923–2010), a French actor
Other
- Pierre, South Dakota, the capital of the U.S. state
- Pierre, a Chrono Cross playable character
- Pierre Bezukhov, a central character in the novel War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
- Pierre, a character in JumpStart
- Pierre: or, The Ambiguities, a novel by Herman Melville
- Carl Ouellet, Canadian professional wrestler - his ring names included Pierre
See also
- Lucky Pierre (disambiguation)
- Saint-Pierre (disambiguation)
- Jean-Pierre (given name)
- Pierre-Simon