Piers
As a medieval form of Peter, Piers is an English male given name , which is rarely used as a family name .
Name bearer
First name
- Piers Anthony (born 1934), American writer
- Piers Bohl (1865–1921), Livonian mathematician
- Piers Courage (1942–1970), British racing car driver
- Piers Edgcumbe (around 1472-1539), English nobleman, politician and military man
- Piers Gaveston, 1st Earl of Cornwall (around 1284-1312), favorite and possibly lover of King Edward II.
- Piers Merchant (1951–2009), British politician
- Piers Morgan (* 1965), British journalist and book author
- Piers North, 10th Earl of Guilford (* 1971), British peer
- Piers Paul Read (born 1941), British writer
- Piers Sellers (1955-2016), American astronaut of British descent
- Piers Torday (* 1974), British writer
- Piers Wedgwood, 4th Baron Wedgwood (1954–2014), British peer and politician
family name
- Desmond Piers (1913-2005), Canadian Rear Admiral
- Harry Piers (1870-1940), Canadian historian
Fictional character
- Piers Plowman , Middle English allegorical poem
See also
- Piers Gill , River in the British Lake District
- Pieres (BKS)