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'''Pierre''' is a French language form of the name [[Peter]], and also occurs as surnames and place names. Pierre originally means ''rock'' or "stone" in [[French language|French]], following its [[Latin]] etym ''petrus'' (also common to [[Peter]]).
== Novels ==
* ''[[Pierre: or, The Ambiguities]]'', a novel by Herman Melville
* ''[[Pierre (A Cautionary Tale)]]'', children's story by [[Maurice Sendak]]
* [[Pierre and Jean]], by Guy de Maupassant
== First name ==
* [[Pierre Trudeau]], a former Canadian Prime Minister
* [[Pierre-Joseph Proudhon]], the first self-proclaimed anarchist and is regarded by some as the founder of modern anarchist theory
* [[Carl Ouellet]], a Canadian professional wrestler - his ring names included Pierre
* [[List of Chrono Cross characters#Pierre|Pierre]], the name of a Chrono Cross playable character who speaks with a French accent
* [[Pierre Bézier]] engineer/mathematician known for his work with Bézier curves
* [[Pierre Bourgault]], public speaker/journalist/politician famed for his work for Quebec Independence from Canada
* [[Pierre Bouvier]], lead singer for Simple Plan
* [[Pierre Capretz]], host of ''French in Action''
* [[Pierre Cardin]], French fashion designer
* [[Pierre Curie]], French Physicist and husband of Marie Curie
* [[Peter of Maricourt|Pierre de Maricourt]] (13th century), writer on magnetism and astrolabes
* [[Pierre Escargot]], French teacher from ''All That'' (Kenan Thompson)
* [[Pierre de Fermat]], French lawyer and mathematician
* [[Pierre Gemayel]], politician, founder of Al-Kataeb party in Lebanon
* [[Pierre Gagnaire]], famous French chef
* [[Pierre Hermans]], Dutch field hockey goalkeeper
* [[Pierre van Hooijdonk]], Dutch footballer
* [[Pierre Jeanpierre]], French soldier
* [[Pierre Pilote]], Hall of Fame ice hockey player
* [[Pierre Poilievre]], Canadian federal MP for the riding of Nepean-Carleton
* [[Pierre Roger (swimmer)]], French swimmer
* [[Pierre Shammassian]] Lebanese Armenian comedian
* [[Pierre Taki]], Japanese musician
* [[Pierre Turgeon]], Quebecois NHL Hall of Famer
* [[Abbé Pierre]], Catholic French Priest who founded the Emmaus Movement
* [[Pierre de Coubertin]], Founder of the modern Olympic Games
* [[Pierre van Maldere]], South-Netherlandish composer
== Surname ==
* [[Juan Pierre]], an MLB outfielder
== Other ==
* [[The Pierre Hotel]], a luxury hotel in New York City
* [[Pierre (restaurant)]], a restaurant in the Mandarin Oriental Hotel in Hong Kong managed by Pierre Gagnaire
* [[Pierre, South Dakota|Pierre]] The Capital of South Dakota
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