- a fermented beverage similar to cider, made from the juice of pears.
- U.S. actress, theatrical manager, and producer.
- U.S. educator, literary critic, and editor.
- British tennis player.
- U.S. commodore.
- U.S. naval officer.
- U.S. philosopher and educator.
- a male given name: from a Middle English word meaning “pear tree.”
- alcoholic drink made of pears, similar in taste to cider
- Fred (erick John). 1909–95, English tennis and table-tennis player; world singles table-tennis champion (1929); as a tennis player he won eight Grand Slam singles titles including the US Open three times (1933–34, 1936) and Wimbledon three times (1934–36)
- Grayson . born 1960, English potter, embroiderer, and film-maker; won the Turner Prize (2003).
- Matthew Calbraith. 1794–1858, US naval officer, who led a naval expedition to Japan that obtained a treaty (1854) opening up Japan to western trade
- his brother, Oliver Hazard. 1785–1819, US naval officer. His defeat of a British squadron on Lake Erie (1813) was the turning point in the War of 1812, leading to the recapture of Detroit
