Irene Esme Pearce (5 January 1901 - 6 September 2012) was a British supercentenarian. She was the second oldest living person born in the 20th century. At the time of her death in Norwich, Pearce was the third oldest person in the United Kingdom (38th oldest in UK history). She became the 3rd oldest living person in the United Kingdom following the death of 111-year-old Margaret Cooke on 18 March 2012.