Piers (name)

Piers is an old English given name and surname, and has the same origins as Peter. Its meaning is 'rock, stone'.

People with the given name

Piers Adam (born 1964), British businessman
Piers Adams (born 1963), British recorder player
Piers Akerman (born 1950), Australian journalist, conservative commentator and columnist
Piers Anthony (born 1934), Anglo-American fantasy/science fiction author known for his Xanth series of novels
Piers Baker (born 1962), British cartoonist
Piers Baron (born 1983), English musician
Piers Bengough (1929–2005), British Army officer
Piers Benn (born 1962), British philosopher
Piers Bishop (born 1956), British artist
Piers Bizony (born 1959), Science journalist
Piers Blaikie (born 1942), British geographer
Piers Bohl (1865–1921), Latvian mathematician
Piers Brendon (born 1940), British writer
Piers Butler, 8th Earl of Ormond (c. 1467–1539)
Piers Claughton (1814–1884), British Anglican bishop, Archdeacon of London and Chaplain-General of Her Majesty's Forces
Piers Coleman, British physicist
Piers Corbyn (born 1947), British weather forecaster, climate change denier and conspiracy theorist
Piers Courage (1942–1970), English racing driver
Piers Crosby (1590–1646), Irish soldier
Piers Dixon (1928–2017), British Conservative politician
Piers Dutton (died 1545), the lord
Pier Gerlofs Donia (c. 1480-1520), Frisian rebel leader and pirate
Piers Maxwell Dudley-Bateman (1947–2015), Australian landscape painter
Piers Edgecumbe (c. 1609–1667), English politician
Piers Edgcumbe, 5th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1865–1944), British soldier
Piers Faccini (born 1970), English singer and painter
Piers Flint-Shipman (1962–1984), English actor
Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (c. 1284-1312), a favourite of King Edward II of England
Piers Gilliver (born 1994), British wheelchair fencer
Piers Gough (born 1946), British architect
Piers Haggard (1939–2023), British television and film director
Piers Lane (born 1958), Australian concert pianist
Piers Mackesy (1924–2014), British military historian
Piers McDonald (born 1955), Canadian politician and trade unionist
Piers Merchant (1951–2009), British politician
Piers Morgan (born 1965), British broadcaster and former tabloid newspaper editor
Piers Paul Read (born 1941), English novelist, historian and biographer
Piers Sellers (1955–2016), Anglo-American meteorologist and NASA astronaut
Piers Torday (born 1974), British children's writer
Piers Wenger (born 1972), British television producer

Surname

Piers baronets, two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Piers
Constance Piers (1866–1939), Canadian journalist, poet, editor
Dennis Piers (1929–2005), South African cricketer
Desmond Piers (1913–2005), Royal Canadian Navy rear-admiral
Harry Piers (1870–1940), Canadian historian
Henry Piers (1568–1623), Anglo-Irish Member of Parliament, administrator and writer
Sir Henry Piers, 1st Baronet (1629–1691), Anglo-Irish soldier and antiquarian
John Piers (1522/3–1594), Archbishop of York
Sir John Piers, 6th Baronet (1772–1845), Irish rake and duellist
Julie Piers (born 1962), American golfer
Sarah Piers (died 1719), English literary patron, political commentator and poet
William Piers (bishop) (c. 1580–1670), British Anglican bishop and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University
William Piers (constable) (c. 1510–1603), constable of Carrickfergus

Fictional characters include:

The title character of Piers Plowman, a Middle English allegorical narrative poem by William Langland
Piers is a main character of Game Boy Advance JRPG Golden Sun: The Lost Age
Piers, one of the Gym Leaders in Pokémon Sword and Shield
Piers Nivans is the name of a BSAA soldier from the video game Resident Evil 6

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