Pease, in Middle English, was a noun referring to the vegetable pea; see that article for its etymology. The word survives into modern English in pease pudding.
Pease may also refer to:
People
- Pease family (Darlington), a prominent family in Darlington, UK
- Al Pease (1921–2014), Formula One driver
- Sir Alfred Pease, 2nd Baronet (1857–1939), English Liberal Party politician
- Alfred Pease (musician) (1838–1882), composer
- Arthur Pease (MP) (1837–1898), English MP
- Sir Arthur Pease, 1st Baronet (1866–1927), 1st Baronet and British coal magnate and railway director
- Arthur Stanley Pease (1881–1964), U.S. professor of Classics and amateur botanist
- Bas Pease (1922–2004), British physicist
- Bob Pease (1940–2011), analog integrated circuit design expert
- Don Pease (1932–2002), U.S. Representative from Ohio
- Edward Pease (disambiguation), several people
- Elisha M. Pease (1812–1883), Texas governor
- Francis G. Pease (1881–1938), astronomer
- Frank Pease (1879–1959), Hollywood anti-Communist
- Harl Pease (1917–1942), awarded the Medal of Honor
- Henry Pease (disambiguation)
- Herbert Pease, 1st Baron Daryngton (1867–1949), English MP
- Howard Pease (1894–1974), American writer of children's literature
- Jack Pease, 1st Baron Gainford (1860–1943), son of Sir Joseph Pease, 1st Baronet
- Joachim Pease (1842-unknown), Medal of Honor recipient
- John Pease (disambiguation), several people
- Joseph Pease (railway pioneer) (1799–1872), first Quaker elected Member of Parliament, railway owner
- Sir Joseph Pease, 1st Baronet, MP (1828–1903), son of Joseph Pease (1799–1872)
- Joseph Pease, 2nd Baron Gainford (1889–1971)
- Joseph Pease, 3rd Baron Gainford (1921–2013)
- Ken Pease (born 1943), British criminologist
- Lute Pease (1869–1963), American cartoonist
- Patsy Pease (born 1956), American actress
- Spencer A. Pease (1817–1889), American lawyer, physician, newspaper editor, and politician
- William Harper Pease (1824–1871), American malacologist
Places
United Kingdom
- Pease Pottage, West Sussex, UK
- Pease Dean, Scottish Borders, Scotland
- Pease Bay, a nature reserve at Pease Bay8
United States
- Pease, Minnesota
- Pease, Missouri
- Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire (now closed), named after Harl Pease
- Pease Air National Guard Base, located on a portion of the former Air Force base
- Portsmouth International Airport at Pease, often referred to as "Pease International Airport", at the former Air Force base, also named after Harl Pease
Other uses
See also
Search for "pease" on Wikipedia.
- Pea (disambiguation)
- Peace (disambiguation)
- Piece (disambiguation)
- All pages with titles beginning with Pease
- All pages with titles containing Pease
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