List of people named Peter
Peter is a common name. As a given name, it generally is derived from Peter the Apostle, born Simon, who received the name "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 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
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 (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, Duke of the Romans, 11th century Roman consul
- Petrus Peregrinus de Maricourt, or Peter Peregrinus of Maricourt, 13th century French scholar and magnetism experimenter
- Peter the Great (1672–1725), the first Russian emperor
- Peter Aerts (born 1970), Dutch kickboxer
- Peter Alexander (disambiguation)
- Peter Arguindegui (1931-2014), American petroleum businessman
- Peter Asch (born 1948), American water polo player
- Péter Bakonyi (fencer born 1938), Hungarian saber fencer
- Peter Beale (British Army officer) (born 1934), retired 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)
- Pete Berezney (1923–2008), American football player
- Peter Bogdanovich (born 1939), American film director and actor
- Peter Borish, American investor and trader
- Peter Boyle (1935-2006), American actor
- Peter Capaldi (born 1958), Scottish actor best known for playing the twelfth Doctor Who
- Peter Capell (1912-1986), German actor
- Peter Carter (disambiguation)
- Peter Chandler (soccer) (born 1953), American former North American Soccer League player
- Peter Chandler (politician) (born 1965), Australian politician
- Peter Chester (born 1954), English convicted murderer and paedophile
- 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
- Pete D'Alonzo (1929–2001), American football player
- Peter Davison (born 1951), English actor
- Peter Dinklage (born 1969), American actor
- Peter Duncan (actor), (born 1954), former Blue Peter presenter and former 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 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 Frampton (born 1950), English rock musician, singer-songwriter
- Peter Gabriel (born 1950), English rock musician, singer-songwriter and humanitarian
- Peter Greenaway (born 1942), British filmmaker
- Pete Gudauskas (1916–2003), American football player
- Pete Hamilton (born 1942), American retired NASCAR driver
- Peter Jennings (1938-2005), ABC News anchor
- Peter Jurasik (born 1950), American actor
- Peter Knight (disambiguation)
- Peter Lougheed (1928–2012), Premier of Alberta, Canada
- Pete Maravich (1947-1988), American Hall-of-Fame National Basketball Association player
- Peter Max (born 1937), Jewish German-born American illustrator and graphic artist
- Peter Medawar (1915-1987), British biologist and Nobel laureate
- Pete Mikolajewski (born 1943), American football player
- Pete Murray (born 1969), Australian singer-songwriter
- Pete Murray (DJ) (born 1925), British radio and television presenter and actor
- Peter Ostrum (born 1957), American animal veterinarian and former 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 Oquist (born 1987), International Man of Mystery
- Peter Pellegrini (born 1975), Slovak politician
- Pete Perini (1928–2008), American football player
- Peter Petersen (disambiguation)
- Peter Peterson (disambiguation)
- Peter Purves (born 1939), English actor
- Peter Revson (1939-1974), American Formula One race car driver
- Peter Sellers (1925-1980), British actor
- Peter Shaw (disambiguation)
- Peter Shukoff (born 1979), American comedian, musician and YouTube celebrity
- Pete Smith (disambiguation)
- Peter Stone (disambiguation)
- Peter Strauss (born 1947), American actor
- Peter Taylor (disambiguation)
- Peter Thomas (disambiguation)
- Pete Townshend (born 1945), English musician, singer, songwriter and musician, lead guitarist and songwriter for the rock band The Who
- Peter Tosh (1944-1987) Jamaican reggae musician
- Peter Ustinov, (1921-2004), English actor, writer and dramatist
- Peter Wallace (born 1985), Australian rugby league player
- Peter Williams (disambiguation)
- Peter Wingfield (born 1962), Welsh actor
Fictional characters
- Pete Beale, on the BBC soap opera EastEnders
- 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
- 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
- Pete Miller, on the American television series The Office
- 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
- Peter Miedaner, student at Jamesville-Dewitt High School
See also
- Peter (disambiguation)
- Pete (disambiguation)
- Peters (disambiguation)
- Pierre (disambiguation)
- Piter (disambiguation)
- Petrus (disambiguation)
- All pages beginning with Peter
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