Namesakes
Belgian Prime Ministers:
5 prime ministers
Pierre de Decker 1855-1857 
Jules Vandenpeereboom (middle name Pierre) 1899
Charles de Broqueville (middle name Pierre) 1911-1918; 1932-1934
Jean Duvieusart (middle name Pierre) 1950
Pierre Harmel 1965-1966
Canadian Prime Ministers:
2 prime ministers
Pierre Elliott Trudeau 1968-1979; 1980-1984
Justin Trudeau (middle name Pierre) 2015-
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 character, 1 hero
Pierre Gringoire 1831 The Hunchback of Notre-Dame
Pierre Bezukhov 1869 War and Peace
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
1 character
(character) Jean-Pierre 1981 Jean-Pierre
French Presidents and Prime Ministers:
15 prime ministers, 1 president/prime minister, 1 prime minister/president
(prime minister) Casimir Pierre Périer 1831-1832
(prime minister) François Guizot (middle name Pierre) 1847-1848
(prime minister) Pierre Tirard 1887-1888; 1889-1890
(prime minister/president) Jean Casimir-Perier (middle name Pierre) 1893-1894; 1894-1895
(prime minister) Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau 1899-1902
(prime minister) André Tardieu (middle name Pierre) 1929-1930; 1930; 1932
(president/prime minister) Gaston Doumergue (a.k.a. Pierre) 1913-1914; 1924-1931; 1934
(prime minister) Pierre-Étienne Flandin 1934-1935; 1940-1941
(prime minister) Pierre Laval 1931-1932; 1935-1936; 1940; 1942-1944
(prime minister) Albert Sarraut (middle name Pierre) 1933; 1936
(prime minister) Pierre Mendès France 1954-1955
(prime minister) Pierre Pflimlin 1958
(prime minister) Michel Debré (middle name Pierre) 1959-1962
(prime minister) Pierre Messmer 1972-1974
(prime minister) Pierre Mauroy 1981-1984
(prime minister) Pierre Bérégovoy 1992-1993
(prime minister) Jean-Pierre Raffarin 2002-2005
Haitian Presidents:
4 presidents
(president) Jean-Pierre Boyer 1818-1843
(president) Pierre Théoma Boisrond-Canal 1876-1879
(president) Pierre Nord Alexis 1902-1908
(president) Daniel Fignolé (a.k.a. Pierre) 1957
Hall-of-Famers:
1 ice hockey
(ice hockey) Pierre Pilote 1975
Nobel Prize Winners:
3 physics, 1 chemistry
(physics) Pierre Curie 1903
(physics) Pierre-Gilles de Gennes 1991
(chemistry) Jean-Pierre Sauvage 2016
(physics) Pierre Agostini 2023
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
7 actors, 1 presenter/entertainer
Jean Hersholt (middle name Pierre) 1886-1956
Jean-Pierre Aumont 1911-2001
Peter Marshall (middle name Pierre) 1926-2024
Pierre Richard 1934-
Hervé Villechaize (middle name Pierre) 1943-1993
Tommy Wiseau (middle name Pierre) 195x-
Pierre Bokma 1955-
Romain Duris (middle name Pierre) 1974-
Notable Artists:
3 painters, 2 fashion designers, 1 cartoonist
Pierre-Auguste Renoir 1841-1919
Georges Seurat (middle name Pierre) 1859-1891
Pierre Bonnard 1867-1947
Pierre Balmain 1914-1982
Pierre Cardin 1922-2020
Peyo (a.k.a. Pierre) 1928-1992
Notable Athletes:
5 soccer, 2 tennis, 1 basketball, 1 ice hockey
(ice hockey) Pierre Pilote 1931-2017
(soccer) Jean-Pierre Adams 1948-2021
(soccer) Pierre van Hooijdonk 1969-
(soccer) Pierre Webó 1982-
(tennis) Nicolas Mahut (middle name Pierre) 1982-
(soccer) Benoît Assou-Ekotto (middle name Pierre) 1984-
(soccer) André-Pierre Gignac 1985-
(tennis) Pierre-Hugues Herbert 1991-
(basketball) Pierre Oriola 1992-
Notable Businesspeople:
1 businessperson
Pierre de Coubertin 1863-1937
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
1 explorer
Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza 1852-1905
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director
Jean-Pierre Melville 1917-1973
Notable Musicians:
2 musicians, 1 composer, 1 singer
Pierre Boulez 1925-2016
Pierre Kartner 1935-2022
David Guetta (a.k.a. Pierre) 1967-
Garou (a.k.a. Pierre) 1972-
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
2 mathematicians, 1 philosopher, 1 sociologist
Pierre Abélard 1079-1142
Pierre de Fermat 1607-1665
Pierre-Simon Laplace 1749-1827
Pierre Bourdieu 1930-2002
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
2 politicians
Pierre Lardinois 1924-1987
Bachir Gemayel (middle name Pierre) 1947-1982
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
2 physicists, 1 astronomer, 1 inventor
Pierre-Simon Laplace 1749-1827
Jean-Pierre Blanchard 1753-1809
Pierre Curie 1859-1906
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes 1932-2007
Notable Writers:
2 playwrights
Pierre Corneille 1606-1684
Pierre Beaumarchais 1732-1799
Olympic Medalists:
6 silver, 4 bronze, 2 silver/gold, 1 gold
(silver) Alexandre Tuffère (a.k.a. Pierre) 1896 triple jump
(silver) Pierre Failliot 1912 4x400 m relay
(silver) Pierre Nijs 1920 water polo
(silver) Pierre Dewin 1920; 1924 water polo
(silver/gold) Pierre Van Thielt 1920 archery - moving target 28 m, team; archery - moving target 33 m, team; archery - moving target 50 m, team
(bronze) Pierre Lewden 1924 high jump
(bronze) Paul Bontemps (middle name Pierre) 1924 3000 m steeplechase
(bronze) Pierre Coppieters 1936 water polo
(silver) André Buffière (a.k.a. Pierre) 1948 basketball
(silver) Pierre Thiolon 1948 basketball
(gold) Pierre Quinon 1984 pole vault
(silver/gold) Fabien Gilot (middle name Pierre) 2008; 2012 swimming
(bronze) Pierre-Alexis Pessonneaux 2012 4x100 m relay
Other Leaders:
9 prime ministers, 1 president
Prime Minister Pierre Prüm 1925-1926 Luxembourg
Prime Minister Pierre Dupong 1937-1953 Luxembourg
Prime Minister Pierre de Witasse 1944-1948 Monaco
Prime Minister Pierre Voizard 1950-1953 Monaco
Prime Minister Henry Soum (middle name Pierre) 1953-1959 Monaco
Prime Minister Pierre Frieden 1958-1959 Luxembourg
Prime Minister Pierre Werner 1959-1974; 1979-1984 Luxembourg
President Amine Gemayel (middle name Pierre) 1982-1988 Lebanon
Prime Minister Jacques Dupont (middle name Pierre) 1991-1994 Monaco
Prime Minister Pierre Dartout 2020-2024 Monaco
Saints:
13 blessed, 9 saints
Saint Peter of Chavanon (a.k.a. Pierre) 1003-1080
Saint Peter (a.k.a. Pierre) 1102-1174
Saint Peter of Osma (a.k.a. Pierre) ?-1109
Blessed Peter the Hermit (a.k.a. Pierre) ?-1115
Blessed Peter (a.k.a. Pierre) ?-1115
Blessed Peter the Venerable (a.k.a. Pierre) ?-1156
Saint Peter Nolasco (a.k.a. Pierre) 1189-1256
Blessed Peter of Castelnau (a.k.a. Pierre) ?-1208
Saint Pierre Thomas 1305-1366
Blessed Pierre of Luxembourg 1369-1387
Blessed Pierre Favre 1506-1546
Saint Pierre Fourier 1565-1640
Blessed Pierre Vigne 1670-1740
Blessed Pierre-René Rogue 1758-1796
Blessed Pierre-François Jamet 1762-1845
Blessed Pierre-Michel Noël ?-1794
Blessed Pierre Bonhomme 1803-1861
Saint Pierre Chanel 1803-1841
Saint Pierre Dumoulin-Borie 1808-1838
Blessed Pierre-Julien Eymard 1811-1868
Saint Pierre-Henri Dorie 1839-1866
Blessed Joseph-Marie Cassant (a.k.a. Pierre) 1878-1903
Swiss Presidents:
2 presidents
Pierre Graber 1975
Pierre Aubert 1983; 1987