List of people named Peter
Peter is a common name. As a given name, it generally is derived from Peter the Apostle, born Simon, whom Jesus renamed "Peter" after he declared that Jesus indeed was the Messiah. The name "Peter" roughly means "rock" in Greek.
Religion
- Saint Peter (died 68), Jesus' disciple
- Peter the Deacon (died 605), a confidant of Pope Gregory I and rector of Sicily
- Peter of Canterbury (died c. 610), abbot
- Peter of Pavia (bishop) (died 735), saint and Bishop of Pavia
- Peter of Anagni (died 1105), saint and Bishop Of Anagni
- Peter, bishop of Zaragoza (Spain) in 1112
- Peter the Deacon (died c. 1140), "the Librarian" (Bibliothecarius)
- Peter of Tarentaise (1102–1174), Archbishop of Tarentaise and saint
- Peter Pareuzi (died 1199), Papal legate, martyr and saint
- Peter, a companion in martyrdom of Berard of Carbio (died 1220)
- Saint Peter of Verona (1206–1252), also known as Peter Martyr
- Peter of Auvergne (died after 1310), scholastic philosopher
- Saint Peter of Moscow (died 1326), Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia
- Peter of Aquila (died 1361), Italian Franciscan theologian and bishop
- Peter of Bergamo (died 1482), Dominican theologian
- Peter Martyr Vermigli (1499–1562), Reformation-era theologian
- Saint Peter the Aleut (died 1815?), Eastern Orthodox Christian martyr in California
- Pope Peter II, one of several 20th century antipopes
- Peter (Loukianoff) (born 1948), archbishop of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia
- Peter (Musteață) (born 1967), Russian Orthodox bishop of Ungheni and Nisporeni, Moldova
Other
- Peter (usurper) (died 506), Roman "tyrant" (usurper) against the Visigothic rulers of Spain
- Peter the Patrician (c. 500–565), East Roman or Byzantine official, diplomat and historian
- Peter (curopalates) (died 602), Byzantine general and brother of Emperor Maurice
- Peter (diplomat) (fl. 860s–870s), Bulgarian noble
- Peter (floruit 926), governor of Rome, Roman consul and brother of Pope John X
- Peter (stratopedarches), Byzantine eunuch general
- Peter I of Bulgaria (died 970), emperor of Bulgaria
- Peter, King of Hungary (born 1010s), King of Hungary twice
- Peter, Duke of the Romans, 11th century Roman consul
- Peter, Count of Dammartin (died 1106), son of Hugh I
- Peter (judge royal) (fl. 1183), nobleman in the Kingdom of Hungary
- Peter, son of Töre (died 1213), Hungarian lord, served as judge royal in 1198
- Petrus Peregrinus de Maricourt, or Peter Peregrinus of Maricourt, 13th century French scholar and magnetism experimenter
- Peter, Count of Alençon (1251–1284), Count of Perche, son of Louis IX of France
- Peter, son of Petenye (fl. c. 1400), Hungarian lord
- Peter, Duke of Coimbra (1392–1449), Portuguese prince of the House of Aviz
- Peter, Constable of Portugal (1429–1466), third Grand Master of the Order of Saint Benedict of Aviz
- Peter the Great (1672–1725), first Russian emperor
- Prince Peter of Greece and Denmark (1908-1980)
- Peter, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1922–1980), head of the Houses of Glücksburg and Oldenburg
- Peter Aerts (born 1970), Dutch kickboxer
- Peter Alexander (disambiguation)
- Peter Arguindegui (1931-2014), American petroleum businessman
- Peter Alldridge, British lawyer
- Peter Asch (born 1948), American water polo player
- Péter Bakonyi (fencer born 1938), Hungarian saber fencer
- Peter Baum (born 1990), American lacrosse player
- Peter Beale (British Army officer) (born 1934), lieutenant-general and Surgeon-General of the British Armed Forces (1991-1994)
- Peter Beard (born 1938) American artist, photographer, diarist and writer
- Peter Best (disambiguation)
- Peter Bogdanovich (born 1939), American film director and actor
- Peter Borish, American investor and trader
- Peter Boyle (1935-2006), American actor
- Peter Brocco (1903-1992), American actor
- Peter Capaldi (born 1958), Scottish actor, twelfth Doctor Who
- Peter Capell (1912-1986), German actor
- Peter Carter (disambiguation)
- Peter Chandler (soccer) (born 1953), American football player
- Peter Chandler (politician) (born 1965), Australian politician
- Peter Chester (born 1954), English convicted murderer and pedophile
- Peter Colotka, (born 1925), Slovak academic, lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Slovak Socialist Republic (1969-1988)
- Peter Crawford (born 1979), Australian basketball player
- Peter Cushing (1913-1994), English actor
- Peter Davison (born 1951), English actor
- Peter Dinklage (born 1969), American actor
- Peter Duncan (actor), (born 1954), Blue Peter presenter and UK Chief Scout
- Peter Elsbach (born 1924), Dutch physician
- Péter Esterházy (1950-2016), Hungarian author
- Peter Facinelli (born 1973), American actor and producer
- Peter Falk (1927-2011), American actor
- Peter Finch (1916-1977), English-Australian actor
- Peter Firth (born 1953), English actor
- Peter Fonda (born 1940), American actor
- Peter J. Fos (born 1949), first president and seventh chief executive of the University of New Orleans
- Peter Frame (1957–2018), American ballet dancer
- Peter Frampton (born 1950), English rock musician, singer-songwriter
- Peter Fuzes (born 1947), Australian soccer player
- Peter Gabriel (born 1950), English rock musician, singer-songwriter and humanitarian
- Peter Greenaway (born 1942), British filmmaker
- Peter Holmes (disambiguation)
- Peter Jackson (born 1961), New Zealand film director, screenwriter and film producer
- Peter Jacobs (fencer) (born 1938), British Olympic fencer
- Peter Jennings (1938-2005), ABC News anchor
- Peter Jurasik (born 1950), American actor
- Peter Kalambayi (born 1995), American football player
- Peter Kirkham, English footballer
- Peter Knight (disambiguation)
- Peter Linde (born 1946), Swedish sculptor
- Peter Lorre (1904–1964), Hollywood actor
- Peter Lougheed (1928–2012), Premier of Alberta, Canada
- Peter Max (born 1937), Jewish German-born American illustrator and graphic artist
- Peter Medawar (1915-1987), British biologist and Nobel laureate
- Pete Nice (born 1967, American rapper
- Peter Ostrum (born 1957), American veterinarian and child actor
- Peter O'Brian (actor), New Zealand/Indonesian actor
- Peter O'Brian (film producer) (born 1947), Canadian film producer
- Peter O'Brien (disambiguation)
- Peter O'Toole (1932-2013), English actor
- Peter Pellegrini (born 1975), Slovak politician
- Peter Petersen (disambiguation)
- Peter Peterson (disambiguation)
- Pete Price (born 1946), Radio presenter
- Peter Purves (born 1939), English actor
- Peter Rennert (born 1958), American tennis player
- Peter Revson (1939-1974), American racing driver
- Peter Schifrin (born 1958), American Olympic fencer and sculptor
- Peter Sellers (1925-1980), British actor
- Peter Shalson (born 1957), British businessman
- Peter Shaw (disambiguation)
- Peter Shukoff (born 1979), American comedian, musician and YouTube celebrity
- Peter Shumlin (born 1956), American politician
- Peter Stone (disambiguation)
- Peter Strauss (born 1947), American actor
- Peter Taylor (disambiguation)
- Peter Thomas (disambiguation)
- Peter Tork (born 1942), American vocalist and guitarist
- Peter Tosh (1944-1987) Jamaican reggae musician
- Peter Ustinov, (1921-2004), English actor, writer and dramatist
- Peter Wallace (born 1985), Australian rugby player
- Peter Williams (disambiguation)
- Peter Wingfield (born 1962), Welsh actor
- Peter Yarrow (born 1938), American singer and songwriter, Peter, Paul and Mary
Fictional characters
- Black Peter, from the Old maid (card game)
- Little Peter, in the fairy tale Little Peter's Journey to the Moon
- Peter the goatherd, in Heidi
- Peter the Young Pioneer, from the symphonic fairy tale Peter and the Wolf
- Peter Beale, on the BBC soap opera EastEnders, a later character
- Peter Bishop, on the Fox television series Fringe, portrayed by Joshua Jackson
- Peter Brady, on the TV sitcom The Brady Bunch
- Peter Dawe, in the film Cyberbully
- Peter Griffin, the protagonist of the television show Family Guy
- Peter Kirkland (Sealand) from the anime Hetalia
- Pete Lattimer, on the American television series Warehouse 13, portrayed by Eddie McClintock
- Pietro or Peter Maximoff, alias Quicksilver (comics); a character appearing in various Marvel Comics stories and in the X-Men film series
- Peter McCallister, in the Home Alone franchise
- Peter Pan, created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie
- Peter Parker, the secret identity of Spider-Man, a Marvel Comics superhero
- Peter Perfect, on the Hanna-Barbera animated series Wacky Races
- Peter Petrelli, on the NBC television series Heroes
- Peter Pettigrew, from Harry Potter novels
- Peter Pevensie, in the children's fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
- Peter Puppy, from the television series Earthworm Jim
- Peter Quill, leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy in the Marvel Universe
- Peter Rabbit, an anthropomorphic character in various children's stories by Beatrix Potter
- Piotr "Peter" Rasputin, the human form of the Marvel Comics superhero Colossus
- Pete Ross, a DC Comics character commonly associated with Superman
- Peter Solomon, in the novel The Lost Symbol, by Dan Brown
- Peter Stone (Degrassi character), from the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Peter Van Holp, in the novel Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates, by Mary Mapes Dodge
- Peter Venkman, a Ghostbuster
- Peter Vincent, a vampire slayer in the 1985 film Fright Night and its 2011 remake
- Peter Wiggin, Ender's older brother in the Ender's Game series by Orson Scott Card
- Struwwelpeter, in the German children's book by Heinrich Hoffmann
- Peter Friedkin, a character from Final Destination 5
- Peter from the nursery rhyme Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater
See also
- Peter (disambiguation)
- Pete (disambiguation)
- Peters (disambiguation)
- Pierre (disambiguation)
- Piter (disambiguation)
- Petrus (disambiguation)
- All pages beginning with Peter
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