Peirson

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

Given name

• 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

• 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

• Pierson (surname)
• Pearson (surname)
• Pirson