Famous People with Name Pierce

Pierce Holt            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Pierce Holt: is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman for the San Francisco 49ers and Atlanta Falcons from 1988 to 1995. He played collegiately at Angelo State University and was selected by the 49ers in the 2nd round of the 1988 NFL Draft.

Pierce Brodkorb            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Pierce Brodkorb: was an American ornithologist and paleontologist.Interested in birds since childhood, he was taught to prepare birds at the age of 16. Later, he received the opportunity to work as a staff technician in the Ornithology Division of the Field Museum.

Franklin Pierce            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Franklin Pierce: was the 14th President of the United States (1853-1857) and is the only President from New Hampshire. Pierce was a Democrat and a "doughface" (a Northerner with Southern sympathies) who served in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. Later, Pierce

Gilbert Ashville Pierce            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Gilbert Ashville Pierce: was an author, journalist, playwright, and a member of the Indiana state legislature, the eighth Governor of Dakota Territory, and representative for North Dakota in the United States Senate. In 1868, he became a member of the Indiana state legislature. F

Walter Marcus Pierce            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Walter Marcus Pierce: was an American politician, a Democrat, who served as the 17th Governor of Oregon and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 2nd congressional district. A native of Illinois, he served in the Oregon State Senate before the go

Charles Wilson Pierce            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles Wilson Pierce: was a U.S. Representative from Alabama. He was appointed quartermaster June 14, 1864. Commissioned major in 1865. He settled in Demopolis, Alabama. Held various public offices. Upon the readmission of Alabama to representation was elected as a Republican

Franklin Jack Pierce            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Franklin Jack Pierce: is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1987, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.Pierce was elected to the legislature in the 1985 election, defeating New Democratic Party candidate Howard Hampton by 278 votes. The Progressive Conservatives won a tenuous minority government in this election, but were defeated in the legislature in June 1985 by a motion of non-confidence. Pierce served for the next two years as a member of the opposition. He finished third in the 1987 election, losing to Howard Hampton by 2,051 votes.