Peirce is an English surname. Notable people with this surname include: Augustus Baker Peirce (1840–1919) American traveler; riverboat captain and artist in Australia Benjamin Peirce (1809–1880), American mathematician, known for Peirce's Criterion, father of Charles Charles Sanders Peirce (C. S. Peirce) (1839–1914), American philosopher, founder of pragmatism Clarence V. Peirce (1850–1923), American farmer and politician Cyrus Peirce (1790–1860), American educator, Unitarian minister Ebenezer W. Peirce (1822–1902), American brigadier general (Union) in the Civil War. Gareth Peirce (born c. 1940), British solicitor, known for human rights cases George James Peirce (1868–1954), American botanist Hayford Peirce (1942–2020), American writer of science fiction, mysteries, and spy thrillers Joseph Peirce (1748–1812), U.S. Representative from New Hampshire Juliette Peirce (died 1934), second wife of the mathematician and philosopher Charles Peirce Henry A. Peirce (1808–1885) of Massachusetts. U.S. Minister to Hawaiian Islands Kimberly Peirce (born 1967), American film director Leslie P. Peirce, American historian Lincoln Peirce, American cartoonist known for the comic strip Big Nate Robert B. F. Peirce (1843–1898) U.S. Representative from Indiana Victor Peirce (1958–2002), Australian criminal from Melbourne Waldo Peirce (1884–1970), American painter, born in Bangor, Maine Robert Peirce (engineer) (1863–1933), Municipal Water Engineer, Penang and Singapore See also Pierce (surname) Peirce (given name) Surnames from given names