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Pearce may refer to:

In places:

  • Pearce, Australian Capital Territory
  • Pearce, Arizona

People with the surname Pearce:

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Pearce (surname)

Pearce is a surname, and may refer to:

  • Adam Pearce (born 1978), American professional wrestler
  • Al Pearce (1898–1961), American comedian, singer and banjoist
  • Alec Pearce (1910–1982), English cricketer
  • Alex Pearce (born 1988), English footballer
  • Alexander Pearce (1790–1824), famed escapee from Macquarie Harbour Penal
  • Alice Pearce (1917–1966), American actress
  • Allan Pearce (born 1983), New Zealand soccer player
  • Andy Pearce (born 1966), English footballer
  • Austin Pearce (1921–2004), British manager
  • Barcley Pearce (born 1970), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Beth Pearce, Vermont government official
  • Bill Pearce (1926–2010), American singer and trombonist
  • Billy Pearce, English actor and comedian
  • Bob Pearce (born 1946), Australian politician
  • Bobby Pearce (disambiguation), various including
    • Bobby Pearce (rower) (1905–1976), Australian-Canadian sculler
    • Bobby Pearce (designer) (born 1961), American costume designer
  • Brad Pearce (disambiguation), various including
    • Brad Pearce (tennis) (born 1966), American tennis player
    • Brad Pearce (footballer) (born 1971), Australian rules footballer
  • Brian Pearce (1915–2008), British politician, historian, and translator
  • Bryan Pearce (1929–2007), British painter
  • Bunny Pearce (1885–1933), American baseball player
  • Caroline Pearce (born 1981), English athlete
  • Charles Pearce (disambiguation), various including:
    • Charles Pearce (rugby league), New Zealand rugby league international
    • Charles Pearce (Calligrapher) (born 1943), calligrapher
    • Charles E. M. Pearce (1940–2012), New Zealand mathematician
    • Charles Edward Pearce (1842–1902), United States Congressman from Missouri
    • Charles Sprague Pearce (1851–1914), American painter
    • Charles Thomas Pearce (1815–1883), English physician and opponent to mandatory vaccination
  • Chris Pearce (disambiguation), various including:
    • Chris Pearce (politician) (born 1963), Australian politician
    • Chris Pearce (footballer) (born 1961), Welsh footballer
  • Christopher Pearce (cricketer) (born 1984), English cricketer
  • Clancee Pearce (born 1990), Australian rules footballer
  • Cliff Pearce, Australian rugby league footballer
  • Col Pearce (1917–2004), Australian rugby league referee
  • Colby Pearce (born 1972), American cyclist
  • Colin Pearce (1917–2004), Australian rugby league referee
  • Colman Pearce (born 1938), Irish pianist and conductor
  • Craig Pearce, Australian actor and writer
  • Cromwell Pearce (1772–1852), colonel in the U.S. army during the War of 1812
  • Daniel Pearce (born 1978), English musician
  • Danyle Pearce (born 1986), Australian rules footballer
  • Darius J. Pearce (born 1972), Jersey Politician
  • David Pearce (disambiguation), various including:
    • Dave Pearce (DJ), British dance DJ and record producer
    • Dave L. Pearce (1904–1984), Louisiana state representative and state agriculture commissioner
    • David Pearce (Australian soldier), Australian Soldier
    • David Pearce (philosopher), British philosopher and negative utilitarian
    • David Pearce (musician), core member of Flying Saucer Attack
    • David Pearce (economist) (1941–2005), pioneer of environmental economics
    • David Pearce (boxer) (1959–2000), Welsh former British heavyweight boxing champion
    • David Pearce (politician) (born 1960), Missouri politician
    • David D. Pearce (born 1950), U.S. ambassador to Algeria
  • Deb Pearce, Canadian broadcaster and comedian
  • Denis Pearce (born 1896), British fencer
  • Dennis Pearce (born 1974), English footballer
  • Dickey Pearce (1836–1908), early baseball player who started with the Brooklyn Atlantics in 1856
  • Donn Pearce (born 1928), American author of Cool Hand Luke
  • Douglas Pearce (born 1956), English folk musician Douglas P
  • Drew Pearce (born 1975), English writer, producer and director
  • Dutee Jerauld Pearce (1789–1849), American politician
  • Eddie Pearce (born 1952), American golfer
  • Edgar Pearce (born 1937/38), British criminal convicted of the Mardi Gras bombings
  • Edmund Pearce (1870–1935), English bishop
  • Edward Pearce (disambiguation), various including
    • Edward Pearce (1658-1715), lieutenant general
    • Edward Lovett Pearce (1699–1733), Irish architect son of Lieutenant General Pearce 1658-1715
    • Edward Pearce (politician) (1832–1922), New Zealand politician
    • Edward Pearce, Baron Pearce (1901–1990), British judge
    • Edward Pearce (journalist) (born 1939), English political journalist and writer
  • Eric Pearce (disambiguation), various including
    • Eric Pearce (athlete) (1936–1997), English paralympic athlete
    • Eric Pearce (field hockey) (born 1931), Australian field hockey player
    • Eric Pearce (broadcaster) (1905–1997), Australian television presenter
  • Ernest Pearce (1865–1930), English bishop
  • Eve Pearce (born 1929), Scottish actress
  • Francis Tring Pearce (1846–1935) English director of Priday, Metford and Company Limited, Gloucester
  • Frank Pearce (disambiguation), various including:
    • Frank Pearce (businessman), American video game executive
    • Frank Pearce (tennis), tennis player
    • Frank Pearce (1870s pitcher) (1860–1926), American baseball pitcher for the 1876 Louisville Grays
    • Frank Pearce (1930s pitcher) (1905–1950), American baseball pitcher for the 1933-35 Philadelphia Phillies
  • Fred Pearce (born 1951), English journalist
  • Gary Pearce (disambiguation), various including
    • Gary Pearce (rugby) (born 1960), Welsh rugby league footballer
    • Gary Pearce (rugby union) (born 1956), English rugby union player
    • Gary Pearce (rower) (born 1944), Australian rower
  • George Pearce (disambiguation), various including:
    • George Pearce (New Zealand politician) (1863–1935), New Zealand politician
    • George Pearce (1870–1952), Australian politician
    • George C. Pearce (1865–1940), American actor
    • George Hamilton Pearce (born 1921), Archbishop of Fiji
  • Graham Pearce (English footballer) (born 1963), English footballer
  • Greg Pearce (disambiguation), various including:
    • Greg Pearce (news presenter), Australian newsreader
    • Greg Pearce (politician) (born 1955), Australian politician
    • Greg Pearce (footballer) (born 1980), English footballer
  • Guy Pearce (born 1967), Australian actor
  • Hawkeye Pearce (born 1964), American rock guitarist
  • Heath Pearce (born 1984), American soccer player
  • Hen Pearce (1777–1809), English prizefighter
  • Henry Pearce (disambiguation), various including
    • Henry Pearce (Australian politician) (born 1917), Australian politician
    • Henry Pearce (cricketer) (1886–1936), American cricketer
  • Howard Pearce (born 1949), English-born Governor of the Falkland Islands
  • Ian Pearce (born 1974), English footballer
  • Irene Pearce (born 1901), British supercentenarian
  • Ivy May Pearce (1914–1998), Australian pilot and business owner
  • Jack Pearce, English football player and manager
  • Jackson Pearce (born 1984), American author
  • Jacqueline Pearce (born 1943), British actress
  • James Pearce (1805–1862), American politician
  • Jason Pearce (born 1987), English footballer
  • Jeff Pearce (disambiguation), various including:
    • Jeff Pearce (American musician) (born 1967), Indiana-based ambient guitarist
    • Jeff Pearce (Canadian musician) (born 1967), Canadian musician
  • Jim Pearce (disambiguation), various including:
    • Jim Pearce (politician) (born 1948), Australian politician
    • Jim Pearce (baseball) (1925–2005), American baseball player
  • Jimmy Pearce (born 1947), English footballer
  • John Jamison Pearce (1826–1912), American politician
  • Jonathan Pearce (born 1959), British sports commentator
  • Joseph Pearce (disambiguation), various including:
    • Joe Pearce (1910–1995), Australian rugby league footballer
    • Joe Pearce (footballer) (1885–1915), Australian footballer
    • Joseph Pearce (born 1961), English-born Catholic writer
    • Joseph Channing Pearce (1811–1847), 19th century fossil collector
    • Joseph Chilton Pearce (born 1926), American writer
  • Josh Pearce (born 1977), American baseball player
  • Joshua Pearce, (living) American scientist and engineer
  • Jordan Pearce (born 1986), American ice hockey player
  • Julian Pearce (born 1937), Australian field hockey player
  • Kevin Pearce (disambiguation), various including:
    • Kevin Pearce, founder of Esurient Communications from London, UK
    • Kevin Pearce (cricketer) (born 1960), Australian cricketer
    • Kevin Pearce (writer) (born 1964), English music journalist and author
    • Kevin Pearce (snowboarder) (born 1987), American snowboarder from Norwich, Vermont
  • Krystian Pearce (born 1990), English footballer
  • Kirstyn Pearce (born 1991), Australian footballer
  • Lawrence Pearce (born 1980), English film writer and director
  • Lennard Pearce (1915–1984), British actor
  • Leslie Pearce (1887–1977), New Zealand film director
  • Lindsay Pearce, American actress and singer
  • Mahal Pearce (born 1977), New Zealand golfer
  • Mark Pearce (born 1976), English actor
  • Mark Guy Pearse (1842–1930), British preacher, lecturer and author
  • Martin Pearce (born 1983), English cricketer
  • Mary Vivian Pearce (born 1947), American actress
  • Matthew Lloyd Pearce (born 1984), Holds record for going more than 100 hours without sleep
  • Michael Pearce (disambiguation), various including:
    • Michael Pearce (author) (born 1933), Anglo-Egyptian Sudan author
    • Michael Pearce (artist) (born 1965), British, California based artist
  • Mitchell Pearce (born 1989), Australian Rugby League player
  • Monty J. Pearce (born 1948, member of the Idaho senate
  • Nancy Pearcey (born 1952), American Christian author
  • Nathaniel Pearce (1779–1820), British explorer
  • Nicholas Bartlett Pearce, American Civil War general in the Union Army
  • Pard Pearce (1896–1974), American football player
  • Paul Pearce (born 1956), Australian politician
  • Perce Pearce (1900–1955), American producer, director, and writer
  • Philippa Pearce (1920–2006), English writer for children
  • Reylene Pearce, Australian actress
  • Richard Pearce (disambiguation), various including:
    • Richard Pearce (film director) (born 1943), American film director and producer
    • Richard Pearce (British actor) (born 1961)
    • Richard Pearce (botanist) (c. 1835–1868), Victorian plant collector
  • Robert Pearce (disambiguation), various including:
    • Robert Pearce (wrestler) (1908–1996), American olympic wrestler
    • Robert A. Pearce (born 1951), British academic
    • Sir Robert Pearce (MP) (1840–1922), British Member of Parliament for Leek, 1906–1910 and 1910–1918
  • Rudolph Pearce (born 1945), Jamaican footballer
  • Russell Pearce (born 1947), Arizona State Senator
  • Sandy Pearce (1883–1930), Australian rugby league footballer and boxer
  • Shirley Pearce, English professor
  • Shaun Pearce (born 1969), British canoeist
  • Slade Pearce (born 1995), American actor
  • Stanley Pearce (1863–1929), English cricketer
  • Stephen Pearce (1819–1904), English painter
  • Steve Pearce (disambiguation), various including:
    • Steve Pearce (politician) (born 1947), American politician representing New Mexico
    • Steve Pearce (baseball) (born 1983), American baseball player
  • Stevo Pearce (born 1962) British record label owner
  • Stuart Pearce (born 1962), English football coach
  • Suzie Muirhead (born 1975), New Zealand field hockey player was known as Suzie Pearce until she married
  • Sydney Pearce (1883–1930), Australian rugby league player
  • Teresa Pearce (born 1955), British politician
  • Thomas Pearce (disambiguation) disambiguation page
    • Thomas Pearce (1670–1739), Lieutenant General, MP for Ludgershall 1713, MP for Limerick, MP for Weymouth?
    • Thomas Pearce, MP for Weymouth and Melcombe Regis (UK Parliament constituency) 1722-1737
  • Tom Pearce (1905–1994), English cricketer and Rugby Union official
  • Vera Pearce (1895–1966), Australian actress
  • Virginia H. Pearce (born 1945), author and member of Young Women organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • Walter Pearce (1893–1960), English cricketer
  • Wayne Pearce (born 1960), Australian captain of the Rugby League Club Balmain Tigers from 1982 to 1990
  • William Pearce (disambiguation), various including:
    • Sir William Pearce, 1st Baronet (1833–1888), British politician, Conservative MP for Glasgow Govan 1885–1889
    • Sir William Pearce (Liberal politician) (1853–1932), British politician, Liberal MP for Limehouse 1906–1922
    • Sir William Pearce, 2nd Baronet (1861–1907), British politician, Conservative MP for Plymouth 1892–1895
    • William Houghton Sprague Pearce (1864–1935), American artist
  • Zachary Pearce (1690–1774), English Bishop

Fictional characters:

  • Aiden Pearce, character from Watch Dogs
  • Harry Pearce, character from Spooks
  • Lola Pearce, character from EastEnders
  • Melissa Pearce, character from Parasite Eve
  • Mickey Pearce, character from Only Fools and Horses
  • Phil Pearce, character from Emmerdale Farm
  • Ruth Pearce, character from Doctors

Usage examples of "pearce".

In addition I would like to thank my Anglophone editors on both sides of the Atlantic, Tom Weldon at Heinemann, Jim Wade at Crown and John Pearce at Doubleday Canada, as well as my literary agents Bill Hamilton and Sara Fisher, for their continuing commitment, solidarity and wise counsel.

Harvey Pearce probably got the macaw the same way he scored the bird Pounder mentioned.

I were, like Pearce, prone to Godliness and guilt, I might find myself a little discomforted by the fact that, attached as I am to Bathurst, I am deceiving him.

And it is a landscape of thin things - feathery marsh grasses and bullrushes and bending willows - so that I smiled when I thought of Pearce within it, thin and threadbare, and I also began to sense how I, with my wide, flat face, my fleshy lip and my soft belly, was not at one with it at all.

Tavern: from Aldwoman Pearce or Tom Mullin or in the songs Coelin sang.

Pearce took hold of a manrope on one edge of the entry port to hold it close, One Tooth the other.

Eddie Pearce, a former PGA Tour player for whom Greenberg had caddied, examined his swing.

The belemnite, it turned out, had been discovered four years earlier by an amateur naturalist named Chaning Pearce, and the discovery had been fully reported at a meeting of the Geological Society.

All the younger, cleaner-cut men like Red Pearce and Frenchy and Beady Jones and Williams and the scout Blicky, were on the other side.

Joan trembled, for she divined what none of these robbers knew, and it was that Pearce was perilously near death.

Burleigh, Nevinson, Battersby, Stuart, Amery, Atkins, Baillie, Kinneir, Churchill, James, Ralph, Barnes, Maxwell, Pearce, Hamilton, and others.

As I told you, Pearce was for the prosecution - would-be handsome young fellow, smirking at the judge - very able speech nevertheless, I must admit, blackguarding all the defendants.

Before a huge crowd which included Beau Brummel and the Duke of Clarence (later William IV), Pearce narrowly beat Gully over 64 rounds.

Tolkien, Laurence Houseman, Walter de la Mare, Rudyard Kipling, Kastner, Peter Dickinson, Philippa Pearce, Susan Cooper, Barbara Willard, E.

Not sharing with Mr Pearce the privilege of membership of Pennick Rural District Council, she was unaccustomed to the somewhat dislocated language in which the affairs of that and similar authorities habitually are conducted.