James Pierpont

James Pierpont may refer to:

  • James Pierpont (Yale founder) (1659-1714), US Congregationalist minister and founder of Yale University
  • James Pierpont (musician) (1822-1893), American songwriter and composer
  • James Pierpont (mathematician) (1866-1938), American mathematician

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    —Annie Dillard (b. 1945)