# Pierre

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For the capital city of the US state, see [Pierre, South Dakota](/source/Pierre,_South_Dakota).

**Pierre** is a masculine given name. It is a [French](/source/French_language) form of the name [Peter](/source/Peter_(given_name)).[1] 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](/source/Aramaic) כיפא (*Kefa),* the nickname [Jesus](/source/Jesus) gave to apostle [Simon Bar-Jona](/source/Saint_Peter), referred in English as [Saint Peter](/source/Saint_Peter). Pierre is also found as a surname.

As a nickname, "Pierre" can be shortened to "Pierrot" ('Little Pierre'; [name of a famous pantomime character](/source/Pierrot)) or "Pier" ('Pete').

## People with the given name

- [Monsieur Pierre](/source/Monsieur_Pierre), Pierre Jean Philippe Zurcher-Margolle (c. 1890–1963), French ballroom dancer and dance teacher
- [Pierre (footballer, born 1982)](/source/Pierre_(footballer,_born_1982)), Lucas Pierre Santos Oliveira, Brazilian footballer
- [Pierre (footballer, born 2002)](/source/Pierre_(footballer,_born_2002)), Pierre Wagner Oliveira dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
- [Pierre, Baron of Beauvau](/source/Pierre,_Baron_of_Beauvau) (c. 1380–1453)
- [Pierre, Duke of Penthièvre](/source/Pierre,_Duke_of_Penthi%C3%A8vre) (1845–1919)
- [Pierre, marquis de Fayet](/source/Pierre,_marquis_de_Fayet) (died 1737), French naval commander and Governor General of Saint-Domingue
- [Prince Pierre, Duke of Valentinois](/source/Prince_Pierre,_Duke_of_Valentinois) (1895–1964), father of Rainier III of Monaco
- [Pierre Affre](/source/Pierre_Affre) (1590–1669), French sculptor
- [Pierre Agostini](/source/Pierre_Agostini), French physicist
- [Pierre Alarie](/source/Pierre_Alarie), Canadian ambassador
- [Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang](/source/Pierre-Emerick_Aubameyang) (born 1989), professional footballer who plays for the English club Chelsea and the Gabon national football team
- [Pierre Audi](/source/Pierre_Audi) (1957–2025), French-Lebanese theatre director and artistic director
- [Pierre Barbe](/source/Pierre_Barbe) (1900–2004), French architect
- [Pierre Bézier](/source/Pierre_B%C3%A9zier), engineer and mathematician known for his work with Bézier curves
- [Pierre Blaise](/source/Pierre_Blaise) (1955–1975), French film actor
- [Pierre Bordier](/source/Pierre_Bordier) (born 1945), French politician
- [Pierre Boulez](/source/Pierre_Boulez) (1925–2016), French classical and electronic composer
- [Pierre Boulle](/source/Pierre_Boulle) (1912–1994), French author
- [Pierre Bourgault](/source/Pierre_Bourgault), public speaker, journalist and politician famed for his work for Quebec independence from Canada
- [Pi'erre Bourne](/source/Pi'erre_Bourne), American record producer, rapper, songwriter, and audio engineer.
- [Pierre Bouvier](/source/Pierre_Bouvier), Canadian musician and lead singer of [Simple Plan](/source/Simple_Plan)[2]
- [Pierre Brice](/source/Pierre_Brice), French actor
- [Pierre Caille (disambiguation)](/source/Pierre_Caille_(disambiguation)), several people
- [Pierre Capretz](/source/Pierre_Capretz), host of *French in Action*
- [Pierre Cardin](/source/Pierre_Cardin), French fashion designer
- [Pierre Cathala](/source/Pierre_Cathala) (1888–1947), French Minister of Finance from 1942 to 1944
- [Pierre Chambrin](/source/Pierre_Chambrin), White House Executive Chef
- [Pierre Champoux](/source/Pierre_Champoux) (born 1963), Canadian ice hockey official
- [Pierre Chouteau, Jr.](/source/Pierre_Chouteau,_Jr.), (1789–1865), American fur trader who established the trading post of [Fort Pierre (South Dakota)](/source/Fort_Pierre,_South_Dakota) in 1832
- [Pierre Clostermann](/source/Pierre_Clostermann), French pilot who fought in World War II for the Royal Air Force (RAF)
- [Pierre Coffin](/source/Pierre_Coffin), animator known for the Minions franchise
- [Pierre Conner](/source/Pierre_Conner), American mathematician
- [Pierre Corneille](/source/Pierre_Corneille), (1606–1684) French playwright known for [Le Cid](/source/Le_Cid)
- [Pierre Corréia](/source/Pierre_Corr%C3%A9ia), French rugby union player
- [Pierre de Coubertin](/source/Pierre_de_Coubertin), founder of the modern Olympic Games
- [Pierre Courthion](/source/Pierre_Courthion) (1902–1988), Swiss art critic and historian
- [Pierre Curie](/source/Pierre_Curie), French physicist and husband of Marie Curie
- [Pierre Dagher](/source/Pierre_Dagher), Lebanese actor and voice actor
- [Pierre Darmon](/source/Pierre_Darmon) (born in 1934), French tennis player
- [Pierre Daru](/source/Pierre_Daru) (1767–1829), French soldier, statesman, historian, and poet
- [Pierre de Fermat](/source/Pierre_de_Fermat), French lawyer and mathematician
- [Pierre Deladonchamps](/source/Pierre_Deladonchamps), French actor
- [Pierre Deland](/source/Pierre_Deland), Swedish actor and director
- [Pierre Pelerin de Maricourt](/source/Petrus_Peregrinus_de_Maricourt), French scholar
- [Pierre Deligne](/source/Pierre_Deligne), Belgian mathematician
- [Pierre Dolbeault](/source/Pierre_Dolbeault), French mathematician
- [Pierre Engvall](/source/Pierre_Engvall), Swedish ice hockey forward
- [Pierre Fourier](/source/Pierre_Fourier), Catholic saint and French priest
- [Pierre Franckh](/source/Pierre_Franckh), German actor
- [Pierre Gagnaire](/source/Pierre_Gagnaire), French chef
- [Pierre Gagnier](/source/Pierre_Gagnier), Canadian politician
- [Pierre Garçon](/source/Pierre_Gar%C3%A7on), American football player
- [Pierre Gasly](/source/Pierre_Gasly), racing driver currently driving for [Alpine F1 Team](/source/Alpine_F1_Team) in Formula One
- [Pierre Gaspard](/source/Pierre_Gaspard_(mountaineer)) (1834–1915), French mountain climber and guide
- [Pierre Gaspard](/source/Pierre_Gaspard), Belgian physicist and professor
- [Pierre Gemayel](/source/Pierre_Gemayel), politician and founder of the Al-Kataeb party in Lebanon
- [Pierre Godin](/source/Pierre_Godin) (born 1947), Canadian politician
- [Pierre David Guetta](/source/Pierre_David_Guetta), French DJ, record producer and songwriter
- [Pierre Harmel](/source/Pierre_Harmel) (1911–2009), former Belgian Prime Minister
- [Pierre Henry](/source/Pierre_Henry), French musician
- [Pierre Hermans](/source/Pierre_Hermans), Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
- [Pierre-Emile Kordt Højbjerg](/source/Pierre-Emile_Kordt_H%C3%B8jbjerg), Danish professional footballer
- [Pierre van Hooijdonk](/source/Pierre_van_Hooijdonk), Dutch footballer
- [Pierre Jallow](/source/Pierre_Jallow), Gambian basketball player
- [Pierre Jeanpierre](/source/Pierre_Jeanpierre), French soldier
- [Pierre Yves Kéralum](/source/Pierre_Yves_K%C3%A9ralum) (1817–1872), French-American priest and architect
- [Pierre Laporte](/source/Pierre_Laporte) (1921–1970), Canadian journalist, lawyer, and politician
- [Pierre Lavertu](/source/Pierre_Lavertu), Canadian football player
- [Pierre Le Faguays](/source/Pierre_Le_Faguays) (1892–1962), French sculptor
- [Pierre Levasseur (disambiguation)](/source/Pierre_Levasseur_(disambiguation)), several people
- [Pierre Littbarski](/source/Pierre_Littbarski), German footballer
- [Pierre van Maldere](/source/Pierre_van_Maldere), South Dutch composer
- [Pierre Marchand (editor)](/source/Pierre_Marchand_(editor)), French publisher
- [Pierre Menard](/source/Pierre_Menard), American fur trader and politician
- [Pierre Morel](/source/Pierre_Morel), French film director
- [Pierre Moullier](/source/Pierre_Moullier) (born 2000), English actor
- [Pierre Claver Nahimana](/source/Pierre_Claver_Nahimana), Burundian politician
- [Pierre Novellie](/source/Pierre_Novellie), South African-born comedian and writer
- [Pierre Nkurunziza](/source/Pierre_Nkurunziza), former [president of Burundi](/source/President_of_Burundi)
- [Pierre Papillaud](/source/Pierre_Papillaud) (1935–2017), French billionaire businessman
- [Pierre Pilote](/source/Pierre_Pilote), ice hockey player
- [Pierre Pincemaille](/source/Pierre_Pincemaille), French musician
- [Pierre Poilievre](/source/Pierre_Poilievre) (born 1979), Canadian member of Parliament, leader of the [Conservative Party of Canada](/source/Conservative_Party_of_Canada) and the [leader of the Official Opposition](/source/Leader_of_the_Official_Opposition_(Canada))
- [Pierre-Joseph Proudhon](/source/Pierre-Joseph_Proudhon), the first self-proclaimed anarchist and is regarded by some as the founder of modern anarchist theory
- [Pierre-Loup Rajot](/source/Pierre-Loup_Rajot), French actor and director
- [Pierre-Auguste Renoir](/source/Pierre-Auguste_Renoir), French impressionist artist
- [Pierre Reverdy](/source/Pierre_Reverdy), French poet
- [Pierre Roger (swimmer)](/source/Pierre_Roger_(swimmer)), French swimmer
- [Pierre Salinger](/source/Pierre_Salinger), Press Secretary to US President John F. Kennedy
- [Pierre Sanoussi-Bliss](/source/Pierre_Sanoussi-Bliss), German actor and director
- [Pierre Schaeffer](/source/Pierre_Schaeffer), French experimental musician
- [Pierre Schapira (mathematician)](/source/Pierre_Schapira_(mathematician)), French mathematician
- [Pierre Sergeol](/source/Pierre_Sergeol) (1902–1975), French actor
- [Pierre Shammassian](/source/Pierre_Shammassian), Lebanese-Armenian comedian
- [Pierre Sinaÿ](/source/Pierre_Sina%C3%BF), French organic chemist
- [Pierre Sokolsky](/source/Pierre_Sokolsky), American physicist
- [Pierre Sprey](/source/Pierre_Sprey), French-American aircraft designer
- [Pierre Strong Jr.](/source/Pierre_Strong_Jr.) (born 1998), American football player
- [Pierre Taki](/source/Pierre_Taki), Japanese musician
- [Pierre Tardi](/source/Pierre_Tardi) (1897–1972), French scientist
- [Pierre Tendean](/source/Pierre_Tendean) revolution hero from Indonesia
- [Pierre Thomas (disambiguation)](/source/Pierre_Thomas_(disambiguation)), several people
- [Pierre Trudeau](/source/Pierre_Trudeau), former Canadian Prime Minister
- [Pierre Turgeon](/source/Pierre_Turgeon), Québécois NHL Hall of Famer
- [Pierre Vatin](/source/Pierre_Vatin) (born 1967), French politician
- [Pierre Vogel](/source/Pierre_Vogel) (born 1978), German Islamist Preacher
- [Pierre Warren](/source/Pierre_Warren), American football player

## People with the surname

- [Aaron Pierre](/source/Aaron_Pierre_(footballer)) (born 1993), footballer
- [Abbé Pierre](/source/Abb%C3%A9_Pierre), Henri Marie Joseph Grouès (1912–2007), French Catholic priest who founded the Emmaus Movement
- [Carmine Pierre-Dufour](/source/Carmine_Pierre-Dufour), Canadian film director and screenwriter
- [Christophe Pierre](/source/Christophe_Pierre) (born 1946), Catholic prelate and diplomat
- [DBC Pierre](/source/DBC_Pierre) (penname), Mexican writer
- [Eliott Pierre](/source/Eliott_Pierre) (born 2001), French para-cyclist
- [Georges St-Pierre](/source/Georges_St-Pierre) (born 1981), Canadian [MMA](/source/Mixed_martial_arts) fighter and former [UFC](/source/Ultimate_Fighting_Championship) [Welterweight](/source/Welterweight_(MMA)) champion
- [James Pierre](/source/James_Pierre) (born 1996), American football player
- [Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre](/source/Jean_Baptiste_Louis_Pierre) (1833–1905), French botanist
- [John Wallace Pierre](/source/John_Wallace_Pierre), American engineer
- [Juan Pierre](/source/Juan_Pierre) (born 1977), American baseball player
- [Percy A. Pierre](/source/Percy_A._Pierre) (born 1939), American electrical engineer and mathematician
- [Perri Pierre](/source/Perri_Pierre) (born 1988), Haitian-American actor and film producer
- [Raymond Pierre](/source/Raymond_Pierre) (born 1967), American track and field athlete
- [Robert Pierre](/source/Robert_Pierre_(musician)) (born 1992), Christian recording artist
- [Roger Pierre](/source/Roger_Pierre) (1923–2010), French actor
- [Rosemonde Pierre-Louis](/source/Rosemonde_Pierre-Louis), Haitian-American activist and attorney
- [Sydney Pierre](/source/Sydney_Pierre), Mauritian politician

## Aliases

- Nickname for [Trần Văn Nhung](/source/Tr%E1%BA%A7n_V%C4%83n_Nhung) (1933–2020), Vietnamese footballer who played for the South Vietnam national team
- [Pierre Carl Ouellet](/source/Pierre_Carl_Ouellet), former ring name of Canadian wrestler Carl Ouellet (born 1967)
- Pierre Poutine, an alias used in an attempt to hide certain parties involved in the [2011 Canadian federal election voter suppression scandal](/source/2011_Canadian_federal_election_voter_suppression_scandal)

## Fictional characters

- Pierre, a [*Chrono Cross* playable character](/source/List_of_Chrono_Cross_characters#Pierre)
- Pierre, a character in *[JumpStart](/source/JumpStart)*
- Pierre, in the 2016 film *[A Wedding](/source/A_Wedding_(2016_film))*
- Pierre, a non-playable [Mii](/source/Mii) opponent in the *[Wii](/source/Wii_(video_game_series))* series
- [Pierre Bezukhov](/source/Pierre_Bezukhov), a central character in the novel *War and Peace* by Leo Tolstoy
- [Pierre Escargot](/source/Pierre_Escargot), a French teacher from the TV show *[All That](/source/All_That),* played by Kenan Thompson
- Pierre Belmondo, a [*Wipeout*](/source/Wipeout_(Psygnosis_video_game_series)) character responsible for the birth of anti-gravity racing
- Dominique Pierre, in the Netflix series *[Grand Army](/source/Grand_Army_(TV_series))*
- [Pierrot](/source/Pierrot), [pantomime](/source/Pantomime) and [commedia dell'arte](/source/Commedia_dell'arte) character
- Pierre, the bird of France [Hetalia](/source/Hetalia:_Axis_Powers)

## See also

- [Pierre (disambiguation)](/source/Pierre_(disambiguation))
- [French submarine *Pierre Chailley*](/source/French_submarine_Pierre_Chailley)
- [Pierre-Simon](/source/Pierre-Simon)
- [Jean-Pierre (given name)](/source/Jean-Pierre_(given_name))
- [Lucky Pierre (disambiguation)](/source/Lucky_Pierre_(disambiguation))
- [Saint-Pierre (disambiguation)](/source/Saint-Pierre_(disambiguation))

## References

1. ["MFnames.com – Origin and Meaning of Pierre"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120304162449/http://www.mfnames.com/mnames/p/origin-and-meaning-of-pierre.htm). Archived from [the original](http://www.mfnames.com/mnames/p/origin-and-meaning-of-pierre.htm) on 2012-03-04. Retrieved 2009-01-12.

1. ["Simple Plan's big Canadian hearts"](https://www.razklinghoffer.com/release/pierre-bouvier/). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210418150511/https://www.razklinghoffer.com/release/pierre-bouvier/) 2021-04-18 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2022-10-11.

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