Pearse is a surname. Notable people with the name include: Alfred Pearse (1855–1933), English cartoonist and campaigner Arthur Sperry Pearse (1877–1956), American botanist and zoologist Barbara Pearse (born 1948), British biological scientist Benjamin Pearse (1832–1902), Anglo-Canadian surveyor and administrator Cecilia, Lady Pearse (1853-1926), British writer Christopher Pearse Cranch (1813–1892), American writer and artist George Pearse (disambiguation), several people Guy Pearse, Australian author and environmentalist Isabel Pearse (1912–1999), American actress John Pearse (politician) (c.1760–1836), British politician and Governor of the Bank of England John Pearse (1939–2008), British guitarist Mabel Cosgrove Wodehouse Pearse (b.1872), Irish writer Margaret Pearse (1857–1932), Irish politician, mother of Patrick, Willie and Margaret Mary Margaret Mary Pearse (1878–1968), Irish politician and teacher, sister of Patrick Pearse Mark Guy Pearse (1842–1930), English preacher, lecturer and author Ormerod Pearse (1884–1953), South African cricketer Patrick Pearse (1879–1916), Irish teacher, barrister, poet, writer, nationalist and political activist, older brother of William Pearse Richard Pearse (1877–1953), New Zealand inventor Rupert Pearse, British physician specialising in intensive care medicine Samuel Pearse (1897–1919), Australian soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross Samuel Herbert Pearse (b.1865), Nigerian businessman Susan Beatrice Pearse (1878–1980), British illustrator Thomas Deane Pearse (c.1738–1789), British Army officer Vyvyan Pearse (1891–1956), South African cricketer Willie Pearse (1881–1916), Irish nationalist, younger brother of Patrick Pearse See also Pearce (surname) Pears (surname) Pierce (surname) Peirce (surname) Pearson (surname) Surnames from given names