List of people who have been pied

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This is a list of well-known people who have been pied without consent. Consensual pieing is excluded from this list.

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Victim Notoriety Date[† 1] Details Location Perpetrator(s) Source
Jimmie Åkesson Leader of Sweden Democrats November 5, 2013 Book signing Nytorget, Stockholm, Sweden Irene Matkowitzc, who was later pied by supporters of Åkesson [1][2][3]
Yolanda Barcina President of the Chartered Community of Navarre October 27, 2011 Working Community of the Pyrenees[4] plenary Council[5] Toulouse, France Mugitu! movement[6] against High Speed Rail Line [7]
Abraham Beame New York City mayor August 30, 1977 Mayoralty-campaign primary debate Cooper Union, New York City, United States Aron Kay [8]
Kim Beazley Australian Opposition Leader June 18, 1999 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation lecture Melbourne, Australia Biotic Baking Brigade [9][10]
Medea Benjamin United States Green Party activist July 1, 2007 United States Social Forum Atlanta, Georgia, United States Bakers Without Borders [11]
James Bonk Chemistry professor Spring 1975 During a university chemistry lecture Duke University A member of a student organization called Pie Die [12][13][14][15][16]
John Boscawen New Zealand ACT Party MP May 25, 2009 Mount Albert by-election debate Auckland, New Zealand Malcolm France [17][18][19]
Georges-Louis Bouchez Leader of Reformist Movement September 2, 2023 Book signing Liège, Belgium [20]
Pierre Bourque Montreal mayor January 18, 1999 Montreal news conference Montreal, Quebec, Canada Les Entartistes [21][22]
Steve Bracks Victorian Premier September 11, 2000 World Economic Forum annual meeting Melbourne, Australia Marcus Brumer [23]
Robert Bresson Film director 1969 Noël Godin [24]
Dave Bronconnier Calgary mayor June 2007 Calgary Stampede Calgary, Alberta, Canada Donna McPhee [25]
Jerry Brown Governor of California October 25, 1979 Preceding a campaign speech Cooper Union, New York City, United States Aron Kay [26]
Willie Brown San Francisco mayor November 11, 1998 During speech San Francisco, California, United States Biotic Baking Brigade [27]
Anita Bryant Singer and anti-gay rights activist October 14, 1977[28] Press conference Des Moines, Iowa, United States Thomas Lawrence Higgins [29]
William F. Buckley Jr. Conservative political commentator April 12, 1976 New York University Aron Kay [8]
Melky Cabrera Center fielder, New York Yankees April 22, 2009 After walk-off home run Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York A.J. Burnett [30][31]
May 24, 2009 After walk-off hit [30][32]
Michel Camdessus International Monetary Fund Director February 12, 2000 Bangkok, Thailand [33]
Robinson Canó Second baseman, New York Yankees August 28, 2009 After walk-off home run (he has been pied twice) Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York A.J. Burnett [30][31]
Jean Chrétien Prime Minister of Canada August 16, 2000 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Evan Brown [34][35]
Jeremy Clarkson Journalist and TV personality September 12, 2005 Before receiving an honorary degree in engineering from Oxford Brookes University Oxford Environmentalists [36]
Charles Colson Watergate conspirator, Christian crusader February 10, 1978 Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco Jayson Wechter [37]
Ann Coulter Conservative columnist (missed) Lecture The University of Arizona Les Entartistes [38][39]
Johnny Damon Left fielder, New York Yankees May 17, 2009 After walk-off home run Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York A.J. Burnett [30][31]
Gábor Demszky Mayor of Budapest February 9, 2006 Tamás "Tomcat" Polgár [40]
Stéphane Dion Canadian politician May 7, 1999 Montreal, Quebec Patrick Robert [35]
Jean Doré Former mayor of Montreal October 28, 1998 Montreal, Quebec; the incident happened when Doré was doing a TV interview Les Entartistes [41][42]
Ujjal Dosanjh Canadian politician 11 March 1999 Due to his involvement in the Gustafsen Lake Standoff Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, Canada, during an impromptu press conference Meringue Marauders [43]
Philippe Douste-Blazy French politician Noël Godin [24]
Jacques Duchesneau Canadian politician Les Entartistes [44]
Marguerite Duras French novelist c. 1969 Noël Godin [45]
James Ehnes Violin soloist February 15, 2004 After a performance with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, to celebrate that feat, and his friendship with Nathan Frantz Dallas Westin City Center Ben Guthrie [46]
Pim Fortuyn Dutch politician March 14, 2002 Book presentation The Hague, Netherlands Biotic Baking Brigade [47]
Milton Friedman Economist October 9, 1998 At a corporate conference San Francisco, California Al Decker [48]
Thomas Friedman Op-ed contributor to The New York Times April 22, 2008 Lecture at Brown University Providence, Rhode Island Student Margaree Little and an unidentified male [49][50]
Courtney Friel Journalist, news anchor and reporter April 6, 2008 News report at Ringling Bros. Circus for Fox News Ringling Bros Circus, Madison Square Garden, New York City Tom Dougherty [51]
Bill Gates Founder and CEO of Microsoft February 4, 1998 Meeting of the European Union Brussels, Belgium Four tarts by Brian Keegan and Rémy Belvaux [52][53]
Dan Glickman United States Secretary of Agriculture May 31, 2000 National Nutrition Summit Washington, D.C. Arathi Jayaram [54]
Jean-Luc Godard Film director May 10, 1985 Shaving cream pie; in protest against his film Hail Mary during the Cannes Film Festival Cannes, France Noël Godin [55]
Carl XVI Gustaf King of Sweden September 5, 2001 During a visit to Varberg Varberg, Halland A 16-year-old boy [56]
Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg German politician of the Christian Social Union February 2012 Berlin, Germany Hedonist International [57]
Göran Hägglund Leader of Christian Democrats, Minister for Health and Social Affairs August 18, 2014 Party rally Kungsportsplatsen, Gothenburg, Sweden Member of the Fag Army [58][59]
Jerry Hairston Jr. Pinch hitter, New York Yankees October 18, 2009 walk-off error Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York A.J. Burnett [60]
Denny Hamlin Racecar driver, Joe Gibbs Racing September 15, 2006 Hamlin had pied fellow driver Kevin Harvick the day before New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Loudon, New Hampshire Kevin Harvick [61]
Kevin Harvick Racecar driver, Richard Childress Racing September 14, 2006 On the show Live with Regis and Kelly Manhattan, New York Denny Hamlin [61]
David Horowitz Conservative pundit [62]
E. Howard Hunt Operative of White House Plumbers March 23, 1977 Lobby of the RCA building, New York City Aron Kay [8]
Charles Hurwitz CEO of MAXXAM Corporation, parent company of Pacific Lumber Biotic Baking Brigade [63]
David Icke Conspiracy theorist, accused of anti-semitism 18 April 2000 During a book signing Granville Book Company bookstore, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Meringue Marauders [64][65]
Guru Maharaj Ji Spiritual leader of the Divine Light Mission August 8, 1973 Detroit Common Council Detroit, Michigan Fifth Estate reporter Pat Halley, who was later beaten by followers of Ji [66][67]
Alan Joyce CEO of Qantas May 9, 2017 While speaking at a business conference. Perth, Australia Tony Overheu [68]
Lierre Keith Author and radical environmentalist March 13, 2010 15th annual Bay Area Anarchist Bookfair San Francisco Three anonymous vegan activists [69][70]
Clark Kerr At UC Berkeley, Kerr was the first university president to call police to campus to mass arrest student protesters October 14, 1969 During Kerr's lecture series to college administrators on how to divert and defeat the student movement Indiana University School of Business lecture hall James Retherford, former underground newspaper editor and Jerry Rubin ghost-writer [71]
Calvin Klein Clothing designer (accidental hit) June 2001 On the red carpet of a New York fashion awards ceremony Lincoln Center,

New York City

 PETA activists [72]
Ralph Klein Premier of Alberta July 7, 2003 Premier's Stampede Breakfast Calgary, Alberta, Canada Banana-Cream Three [73]
William Kristol Pundit, columnist, and editor of The Weekly Standard March 29, 2005 Convocation at Earlham College Richmond, Indiana A student [74]
Sarah Kustok Television sports sideline reporter August 3, 2012 During a post-game interview with Chicago White Sox outfielder Alex Ríos U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois A.J. Pierzynski [75]
Bernard Landry Former Cabinet Minister and Quebec Premier April 7, 2000 Escaped most of the pie, which hit two other speakers beside Landry Marriott Château Champlain, Montreal, Quebec Internationale des Anarchos Pâtissiers [76]
Roger D. Landry Former President of La Presse newspaper March 21, 1999 During Les Oliviers awards Montreal Les Entartistes [77]
Karl Lagerfeld Clothing designer (target missed) [72]
Otto N. Larsen Commission Chairman May 13, 1970 President's Commission on Obscenity and Pornography Tom Forçade [78]
André-Joseph Léonard Archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels April 6, 2011 A public speech Université catholique de Louvain "The Glooper", to protest the Catholic Church's stands on abortion and homosexuality [79]
Carl Levin US Senator August 16, 2010 Armed Services Committee chairman's meeting Big Rapids, Michigan Ahlam M. Mohsen [80]
Bernard-Henri Lévy French philosopher On at least eight occasions, between 1985 and 2015 Brussels (1985), Namur (2015) Noël Godin [45][81][82]
Christian Lindner German politician of the Free Democratic Party January 9, 2025 Shaving cream pie; during an election campaign event Greifswald, Germany A member of The Left [83][84]
Lucy Liu Actress January 29, 2013 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon NBC Studios, Midtown Manhattan, New York City Jimmy Fallon and herself [85]
Bjørn Lomborg Danish author September 5, 2001 At a book event for The Skeptical Environmentalist Oxford, England Mark Lynas [86][87]
Blairo Maggi Brazilian plantation farmer September 7, 2003 Cuiabá, Brazil Confeiteiros sem Fronteiras [88]
Peter Mandelson British politician March 6, 2009 London [89]
Hideki Matsui Designated hitter, New York Yankees July 20, 2009 After walk-off home run Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York A.J. Burnett [30][31]
Daniel Patrick Moynihan American politician September 5, 1976 Intersection of Delancey and Orchard Streets, New York City Aron Kay [8]
Rupert Murdoch Australian-American media mogul July 19, 2011 Giving evidence before a Parliament select committee Portcullis House, London Jonnie Marbles[90] [91]
Ralph Nader American attorney, political activist and presidential candidate September 12, 2003 News conference endorsing Peter Camejo for recall governor San Francisco Unidentified male [92][93]
Michael O'Leary Irish businessman and CEO of Ryanair September 7, 2023 Press conference Brussels, Belgium Unidentified climate activists [94][95]
Jacques Parizeau Former premier of Quebec November 1998 Ahuntsic College, Montreal Bruno Caron [96]
Pierre Karl Péladeau President and CEO of Quebecor Media Inc. October 19, 2004 Montreal, Quebec (UQAM) Les Entartistes [97]
Pierre Pettigrew Canadian Human Resources Minister January 18, 1999 News conference Montreal, Quebec, Canada Entartistes [98]
Fred Phelps Religious activist May 31, 2003 Des Moines, Iowa, United States [99]
Jim Rhodes Governor of Ohio August 17, 1977 Opening ceremony of the 124th annual Ohio State Fair Columbus, Ohio Demonstrator protesting the building of a gym at Kent State University [100]
Bosse Ringholm Sweden's Minister for Finance April 17, 2001 During a ceremonial procession on his way to a presentation of Sweden's state budget Drottninggatan, Stockholm Stockholm Pie Brigade [101]
Allan Rock Canadian ambassador to the United Nations January 24, 2000 Montreal, Quebec [102]
Alex Rodriguez Third baseman, New York Yankees May 16, 2009 After walk-off home run Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York A.J. Burnett [30][31]
August 7, 2009
Ségolène Royal French politician June 16, 2006 La Rochelle, France Jonathan Joly, student [103]
Renato Ruggiero Former WTO director [104]
George Ryan Governor of Illinois May 1, 2000 Carbondale, Illinois Dawn Roberts [105]
Phyllis Schlafly Lawyer and conservative activist April 16, 1977 Women's Republic Club luncheon The Waldorf-Astoria, New York City Aron Kay [8]
David Shayler British spy
David Schwarz Australian rules footballer June 14, 2001 On the set of The Footy Show Melbourne, Australia Sam Newman [106][107]
Gail Shea Canadian Minister of Fisheries and Oceans January 25, 2010 Canada Centre for Inland Waters speech Burlington, Ontario Emily McCoy, PETA activist [108][109]
Clare Short British politician [110]
Jeffrey Skilling CEO of Enron June 21, 2001 Commonwealth Club of California Francine Cavanaugh representing the Biotic Baking Brigade [111][112]
Sylvester Stallone Action movie star July 28, 1998 During the grand opening of a Planet Hollywood restaurant in Montreal Montreal Les Entartistes [113]
Nick Swisher Right fielder, New York Yankees September 8, 2009 After walk-off home run (he has been pied twice) Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York A.J. Burnett [30][31]
Gerry Thompson Magic: The Gathering professional player During an interview with Mana Nation Patrick Chapin [114]
Gérald Tremblay Mayor of Montreal June 18, 2002 Meeting to discuss the future of the city Montreal, Quebec, Canada Les Entartistes [115]
Beatrix von Storch MEP deputy chairperson of German right wing party AfD February 28, 2016 Protest against her demand to lethally use fire arms against refugees as a last resort to protect the German borders[116][117] Local party meeting in a hotel, Kassel, Germany Peng Collective [118]
Claude Vorilhon Leader of the Raëlian Movement December 24, 1998 Les Entartistes [41][119]
Sahra Wagenknecht German MP and deputy chairperson of The Left May 28, 2016 Party conference of The Left Magdeburg Initiative Torten für Menschenfeinde (The Pies for Enemies of Humanity Initiative) [120]
Ann Widdecombe British Shadow Home Secretary April 20, 2000 Book signing for The Clematis Tree Oxford University, England Biotic Baking Brigade [121]
James Wolfensohn Former president of the World Bank Group October 29, 2001 Helsinki, Finland Anti-World Bank protester [122]
Tommy Yune Comic artist and anime director July 1, 2007 Anime Expo 2007 Long Beach, California Mr. Schiller [123]
Gerrit Zalm Dutch politician January 4, 1999 During the first day of trading in euros Amsterdam Stock Exchange, the Netherlands Biotic Baking Brigade / T.A.A.R.T. [124]
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