People
- Brian Tierney (born 1957), American businessman and newspaper publisher
- Charles Rust-Tierney (born 1955), American former ACLU chapter president
- Frank A. Tierney, secretary to Governor Glynn, and Deputy Commissioner under the Workmen's Compensation act
- Garrett Tierney (born 1980), American Musician
- Gary Tierney (born 1986), Scottish professional football (soccer) player
- Gene Tierney (1920–1991), American stage and film actress
- George Tierney (1761–1830), English Whig politician
- Harry Tierney (1890-1965), American composer of musical theatre
- Jacob Tierney (born 1979), Canadian actor, film director and writer
- James Tierney (born 1947), Director of the National State Attorneys General Program at Columbia University and former Attorney General of Maine
- John Tierney (disambiguation)
- Lawrence Tierney (1919–2002), Irish-American actor
- Lawrie Tierney (1959–2011), Scottish professional football (soccer) player
- Malcolm Tierney, British actor
- Marc Tierney (born 1985), English professional footballer (soccer)
- Matthew Tierney (born 1970), Canadian poet
- Maura Tierney (born 1965), American actres
- Michael Tierney (disambiguation)
- Neil Tierney, Australian rugby league footballer
- Patrick Tierney, who works as a UCIS volunteer at the University of Pittsburgh
- Paul Tierney (footballer) (born 1982 in England), Irish football player (soccer)
- Richard L. Tierney (born 1936), American writer
- Ryan Tierney (born 1976), British comedian
- Sydney Tierney (born 1923), former British Labour Party politician
- Tierney Gearon (born 1963), American photographer
- Tierney Sutton (born 1963), American jazz singer
- William "Bill" Tierney, lacrosse coach
- William Tierney Clark (1783–1852), English civil engineer of bridges
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