Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French language form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος ( petros) meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation of Aramaic כיפא ( Kefa), the nickname Jesus gave to apostle Saint Peter, referred in English as Saint Peter. Pierre is also found as a surname.
As a nickname, "Pierre" can be shortened to "Pierrot" ('Little Pierre'; Pierrot) or "Pier" ('Pete').
People with the given name
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Monsieur Pierre, Pierre Jean Philippe Zurcher-Margolle (c. 1890–1963), French ballroom dancer and dance teacher
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Pierre (footballer, born 1982), Lucas Pierre Santos Oliveira, Brazilian footballer
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Pierre (footballer, born 2002), Pierre Wagner Oliveira dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
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Pierre, Baron of Beauvau (c. 1380–1453)
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Pierre, Duke of Penthièvre (1845–1919)
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Pierre, marquis de Fayet (died 1737), French naval commander and Governor General of Saint-Domingue
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Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois (1895–1964), father of Rainier III of Monaco
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Pierre Affre (1590–1669), French sculptor
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Pierre Agostini, French physicist
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Pierre Alarie, Canadian ambassador
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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (born 1989), professional footballer who plays for the English club Chelsea and the Gabon national football team
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Pierre Audi (1957–2025), French-Lebanese theatre director and artistic director
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Pierre Barbe (1900–2004), French architect
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Pierre Bézier, engineer and mathematician known for his work with Bézier curves
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Pierre Blaise (1955–1975), French film actor
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Pierre Bordier (born 1945), French politician
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Pierre Boulez (1925–2016), French classical and electronic composer
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Pierre Boulle (1912–1994), French author
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Pierre Bourgault, public speaker, journalist and politician famed for his work for Quebec independence from Canada
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Pi'erre Bourne, American record producer, rapper, songwriter, and audio engineer.
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Pierre Bouvier, Canadian musician and lead singer of Simple Plan
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Pierre Brice, French actor
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Pierre Caille (disambiguation), several people
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Pierre Capretz, host of French in Action
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Pierre Cardin, French fashion designer
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Pierre Cathala (1888–1947), French Minister of Finance from 1942 to 1944
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Pierre Chambrin, White House Executive Chef
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Pierre Champoux (born 1963), Canadian ice hockey official
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Pierre Chouteau, Jr., (1789–1865), American fur trader who established the trading post of Fort Pierre (South Dakota) in 1832
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Pierre Clostermann, French pilot who fought in World War II for the Royal Air Force (RAF)
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Pierre Coffin, animator known for the Minions franchise
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Pierre Conner, American mathematician
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Pierre Corneille, (1606–1684) French playwright known for Le Cid
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Pierre Corréia, French rugby union player
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Pierre de Coubertin, founder of the modern Olympic Games
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Pierre Courthion (1902–1988), Swiss art critic and historian
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Pierre Curie, French physicist and husband of Marie Curie
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Pierre Dagher, Lebanese actor and voice actor
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Pierre Darmon (born in 1934), French tennis player
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Pierre Daru (1767–1829), French soldier, statesman, historian, and poet
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Pierre de Fermat, French lawyer and mathematician
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Pierre Deladonchamps, French actor
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Pierre Deland, Swedish actor and director
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Pierre Pelerin de Maricourt, French scholar
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Pierre Deligne, Belgian mathematician
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Pierre Dolbeault, French mathematician
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Pierre Engvall, Swedish ice hockey forward
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Pierre Fourier, Catholic saint and French priest
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Pierre Franckh, German actor
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Pierre Gagnaire, French chef
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Pierre Gagnier, Canadian politician
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Pierre Garçon, American football player
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Pierre Gasly, racing driver currently driving for Alpine F1 Team in Formula One
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Pierre Gaspard (1834–1915), French mountain climber and guide
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Pierre Gaspard, Belgian physicist and professor
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Pierre Gemayel, politician and founder of the Al-Kataeb party in Lebanon
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Pierre Godin (born 1947), Canadian politician
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Pierre David Guetta, French DJ, record producer and songwriter
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Pierre Harmel (1911–2009), former Belgian Prime Minister
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Pierre Henry, French musician
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Pierre Hermans, Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
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Pierre-Emile Kordt Højbjerg, Danish professional footballer
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Pierre van Hooijdonk, Dutch footballer
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Pierre Jallow, Gambian basketball player
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Pierre Jeanpierre, French soldier
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Pierre Yves Kéralum (1817–1872), French-American priest and architect
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Pierre Laporte (1921–1970), Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician
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Pierre Lavertu, Canadian football player
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Pierre Le Faguays (1892–1962), French sculptor
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Pierre Levasseur (disambiguation), several people
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Pierre Littbarski, German footballer
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Pierre van Maldere, South Dutch composer
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Pierre Marchand (editor), French publisher
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Pierre Menard, American fur trader and politician
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Pierre Morel, French film director
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Pierre Moullier (born 2000), English actor
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Pierre Claver Nahimana, Burundian politician
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Pierre Novellie, South African-born comedian and writer
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Pierre Nkurunziza, former president of Burundi
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Pierre Papillaud (1935–2017), French billionaire businessman
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Pierre Pilote, ice hockey player
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Pierre Pincemaille, French musician
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Pierre Poilievre (born 1979), Canadian member of Parliament, leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the leader of the Official Opposition
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Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, the first self-proclaimed anarchist and is regarded by some as the founder of modern anarchist theory
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Pierre-Loup Rajot, French actor and director
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Pierre-Auguste Renoir, French impressionist artist
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Pierre Reverdy, French poet
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Pierre Roger (swimmer), French swimmer
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Pierre Salinger, Press Secretary to US President John F. Kennedy
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Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss, German actor and director
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Pierre Schaeffer, French experimental musician
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Pierre Schapira (mathematician), French mathematician
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Pierre Sergeol (1902–1975) , French actor
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Pierre Shammassian, Lebanese-Armenian comedian
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Pierre Sinaÿ, French organic chemist
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Pierre Sokolsky, American physicist
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Pierre Sow (born 1998), American basketball player
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Pierre Sprey, French-American aircraft designer
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Pierre Strong Jr. (born 1998), American football player
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Pierre Taki, Japanese musician
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Pierre Tardi (1897–1972), French scientist
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Pierre Tendean revolution hero from Indonesia
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Pierre Thomas (disambiguation), several people
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Pierre Trudeau, former Canadian Prime Minister
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Pierre Turgeon, Québécois NHL Hall of Famer
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Pierre Vatin (born 1967), French politician
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Pierre Vogel (born 1978), German Islamist Preacher
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Pierre Warren, American football player
People with the surname
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Aaron Pierre (born 1993), footballer
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Abbé Pierre, Henri Marie Joseph Grouès (1912–2007), French Catholic priest who founded the Emmaus Movement
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Carmine Pierre-Dufour, Canadian film director and screenwriter
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Christophe Pierre (born 1946), Catholic prelate and diplomat
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DBC Pierre (penname), Mexican writer
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Eliott Pierre (born 2001), French para-cyclist
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Georges St-Pierre (born 1981), Canadian MMA fighter and former UFC Welterweight champion
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James Pierre (born 1996), American football player
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Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre (1833–1905), French botanist
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John Wallace Pierre, American engineer
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Juan Pierre (born 1977), American baseball player
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Percy A. Pierre (born 1939), American electrical engineer and mathematician
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Perri Pierre (born 1988), Haitian-American actor and film producer
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Raymond Pierre (born 1967), American track and field athlete
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Robert Pierre (born 1992), Christian recording artist
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Roger Pierre (1923–2010), French actor
Aliases
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Pierre Carl Ouellet, former ring name of Canadian wrestler Carl Ouellet (born 1967)
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Pierre Poutine, an alias used in an attempt to hide certain parties involved in the 2011 Canadian federal election voter suppression scandal
Fictional characters
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Pierre, a Chrono Cross playable character
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Pierre, a character in JumpStart
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Pierre, in the 2016 film A Wedding
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Pierre, a non-playable Mii opponent in the Wii series
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Pierre Bezukhov, a central character in the novel War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
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Pierre Escargot, a French teacher from the TV show All That, played by Kenan Thompson
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Pierre Belmondo, a Wipeout character responsible for the birth of anti-gravity racing
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Dominique Pierre, in the Netflix series Grand Army
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Pierrot, pantomime and commedia dell'arte character
See also
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Pierre (disambiguation)
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Pierre-Simon
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Jean-Pierre (given name)
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Lucky Pierre (disambiguation)
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Saint-Pierre (disambiguation)