Pierson is an English surname, meaning "son of Piers". Notable people with the surname include: Abraham Pierson, the elder (died 1678), English pastor in New England Abraham Pierson (1646–1707), pastor, and first rector and a founder of what would become Yale University, son of Abraham Pierson, the elder Albert H. Pierson (1839–1918), American farmer, teacher, and politician Arthur Tappan Pierson, Presbyterian pastor and author Christoffel Pierson (1631–1714), Dutch painter Clara D. Pierson, American children's book author Dax Pierson (1970–2024), American musician DC Pierson, American comedian, author, and actor Don Pierson, American broadcasting pioneer Emma Pierson (born 1981), British actress Emily Pierson (1881–1971), American suffragist and physician Frank Pierson, American film director Henry Hugh Pierson (1815–1873), composer Henry R. Pierson (1819–1890), New York politician Isaac Pierson (1770–1833), Representative to US Congress from New Jersey Jack Pierson (born 1960), American artist and gallerist Jean Pierson (1940–2021), French aerospace engineer and executive Julia Pierson, the 23rd Director of the U. S. Secret Service Kate Pierson (born 1948), American singer, of The B-52's Leander J. Pierson, American politician Melissa Holbrook Pierson, American author Nicolaas Pierson, the 23rd Prime Minister of the Netherlands Olive D. Pierson (died 1969), American politician from Connecticut Philippe Pierson, Belgian Jesuit Rex Pierson, English aircraft designer Robert H. Pierson, former president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Wallace R. Pierson (died 1946), American politician from Connecticut William Pierson (1926–2004), American actor William Pierson Jr. (1911–2008), American painter William Pierson (baseball) (1899–1959), American baseball player
See also Peirson, given name and surname Pearson (surname)