Basil Charles "Bill" Pearce (November 29, 1894 – August 2, 1968) was an American politician in the state of Florida.

Pearce also was a veteran of World War I, having served in France with the United States Army Corps of Engineers.

[1] He served in the Florida State Senate from 1947 to 1965 as a Democratic member for the 26th district.

[2] He also served briefly in the Florida House of Representatives, from 1933 to 1934.

[3] He was a member of the Pork Chop Gang, a group of legislators from rural areas that dominated the state legislature due to malapportionment and used their power to engage in McCarthyist tactics.