Peirson

For other uses, see Pierson (disambiguation) and Pearson (disambiguation).

Peirson is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:

## Given name

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* Peirson Frank (1881–1951), British civil engineer and surveyor
* Peirson Mitchell Hall (1894–1979), head of the U.S. Selective Service System for Los Angeles in 1941, federal District Court judge 1942–1979
* Henry Peirson Harland (1876–1945), unionist politician in Northern Ireland

## Surname

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* Francis Peirson (1757–1781), British Army officer who served during the American War of Independence
* Jimmy Peirson (born 1992), Australian cricketer
* Johnny Peirson (1925–2021), Canadian ice hockey player
* Lydia Jane Wheeler Peirson (1802–1862), American poet
* Robert Peirson (1821–1891), English astronomer and theoretical physicist
* Robert Peirson (priest) (died 1805), English priest
* Samuel Peirson (c. 1647 – 1720), English organist

## See also

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* Pierson (surname)
* Pearson (surname)
* Pirson

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