Pier is a given name, a form of Peter, which may refer to: Pre-20th century Pier Jacopo Alari Bonacolsi (c. 1460–1528), Italian sculptor Pier Luigi de Borgia, 1st duke of Gandía (c. 1460–1491), Valencian noble Pier Luigi Carafa (1581–1655), Italian cardinal Pier Paolo Crescenzi (1572–1645), Italian Catholic cardinal Pier Gerlofs Donia (c. 1480–1520), West Frisian warrior, pirate and rebel Pier Luigi Farnese, Duke of Parma (1503–1547), first Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro Pier Leone Ghezzi (1674–1755), Italian Rococo painter and caricaturist Pier Leoni (died 1128), Roman consul Pier Francesco Mazzucchelli (1573–1626), Italian painter and draughtsman Pier Antonio Micheli (1679–1737), Italian botanist and Catholic priest Pier Francesco Mola (1612–1666), Italian painter Pier Francesco Orsini (1523–1583), Italian military leader and patron of the arts Pier Maria Pennacchi 1464–before 1515), Italian painter Pier Francesco Tosi (c.1653–1732), Italian castrato singer, composer, and writer on music Pier Paolo Vergerio the Elder (1370–1444 or 1445), Italian humanist, statesman and canon lawyer Pier Paolo Vergerio (c. 1498–1565), Italian religious reformer Later Pier Angeli (1932–1971), Italian actress Pier Luigi Bersani (born 1951), Italian politician Pier Paolo Bianchi (born 1952), Italian former Grand Prix motorcycle road racing world champion Pier Ferdinando Casini (born 1955), Italian politician Pier Giacomo Castiglioni (1913–1968), Italian architect and designer Pier Luigi Cherubino (born 1971), Spanish former footballer Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901–1925), Italian Catholic social activist beatified by the Catholic Church Pier Gonella (born 1977), Italian guitarist Pier Giacomo Grampa (born 1936), Italian bishop in Switzerland Pier Morten (born 1959), Canadian judoka and wrestler Pier Luigi Nervi (1891–1979), Italian engineer Pier Carlo Padoan (born 1950), Italian economist and Minister of Economy and Finances Pier Pander (1864–1919), Dutch sculptor and designer of medals Pier Antonio Panzeri (born 1955), Italian politician and MEP Pier Paolo Pasolini (1922–1975), Italian writer, film director and poet Pier Giorgio Perotto (1930–2002), Italian electrical engineer and inventor Pier Ruggero Piccio (1880–1965), Italian World War I flying ace and founding Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force Pier Giacomo Pisoni (1928–1991), Italian historian, paleographer and archivist Pier Luigi Pizzi (born 1930), Italian opera director, set designer, and costume designer Pier Antonio Quarantotti Gambini (1910–1965), Italian writer and journalist Pier Andrea Saccardo (1845–1920), Italian botanist and mycologist Pier Vittorio Tondelli (1955–1991), Italian writer Pier Tol (born 1958), Dutch footballer Pier Vellinga (born 1950), Dutch climatologist See also Piers (name) Italian masculine given names Dutch masculine given names