List of people named Peter

Last updated March 14, 2025

Peter is a common name. As a given name, it is generally 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 64–68), Jesus' disciple
Peter I of Alexandria (d. 311), Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria
Peter the Deacon (died 605), confidant of Pope Gregory I and rector of Sicily
Peter of Canterbury (died c. 610), the first abbot of the monastery of SS. Peter and Paul in Canterbury
Peter of Pavia (bishop) (died 735), a saint and Bishop of Pavia
Peter of Anagni (died 1105), a saint and Bishop Of Anagni
Peter, the bishop of Zaragoza (Spain) in 1112
Peter the Deacon (died c. 1140), "the Librarian" (Bibliothecarius)
Peter II of Tarentaise (1102–1174), Archbishop of Tarentaise and saint
Peter Pareuzi (died 1199), a 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), a scholastic philosopher
Saint Peter of Moscow (died 1326), Metropolitan of Moscow and all Russia
Saint Peter of Murom (1167–1228), Prince of Murom and Wonderworker
Peter of Aquila (died 1361), an Italian Franciscan theologian and bishop
Peter of Bergamo (died 1482), a Dominican theologian
Peter Martyr Vermigli (1499–1562), a Reformation-era theologian
Saint Peter the Aleut (died 1815?), an Eastern Orthodox Christian martyr in California
Manuel Corral, leader of the Palmarian Christian Church from 2005 to 2011 under the title Pope Peter II
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
Peter Chrysologus (died 450), bishop of Ravenna

Nobility

Peter (diplomat) (fl. 860s–870s), Bulgarian noble
Peter (judge royal) (fl. 1183), nobleman in the Kingdom of Hungary
Peter, Constable of Portugal (1429–1466), third Grand Master of the Order of Saint Benedict of Aviz
Peter, Count of Dammartin (died 1106), son of Hugh I
Peter, Duke of Coimbra (1392–1449), Portuguese prince of the House of Aviz
Peter, Duke of the Romans, 11th century Roman consul
Peter, King of Hungary (born 1010s), King of Hungary
Peter, son of Petenye (fl. c. 1400), Hungarian lord
Peter, son of Töre (died 1213), Hungarian lord, served as judge royal in 1198
Peter I, Count of Alençon (1251–1284), Count of Perche, son of Louis IX of France
Peter I of Aragon and Pamplona (c. 1068–1104), king of Aragon and Pamplona
Peter I of Arborea (d. 1214), king of Sardinia
Peter I of Bulgaria (died 970), emperor of Bulgaria
Peter I of Courtenay (1126–1183), French noble
Peter I of Cyprus (1328–1369), king of Cyprus
Peter I of Portugal (1320–1367), king of Portugal
Peter I of Serbia (1844–1921) king of Serbia
Peter of Castile (1334–1369), king of Castile and León
Peter of Greece and Denmark (1908–1980), prince
Peter the Great (1672–1725), first Russian emperor
Peter II of Russia (1715–1730), third Russian emperor
Peter III of Russia (1728–1762), seventh Russian emperor

Actors

Peter (actor) (born 1952), Japanese actor
Peter Bogdanovich (1939–2022), American film director and actor
Peter Boyle (1935–2006), American actor
Peter Billingsley (1971-present), American Actor
Peter Brocco (1903–1992), American actor
Peter Capaldi (born 1958), Scottish actor
Peter Capell (1912–1986), German actor
Peter Claffey (born 1996), Irish actor and rugby union player
Peter Cullen (born 1941), Canadian voice actor
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 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 (1940–2019), American actor
Peter Hawkins (1924–2006), British actor
Peter Hermann (born 1967), American actor
Peter Hooten (born 1950), American actor
Peter Jurasik (born 1950), American actor
Peter Kraus (born 1939), Austrian singer and actor
Peter Lorre (1904–1964), Hollywood actor
Peter Mayhew (1944-2019), American actor
Peter McRobbie (born 1943), Scottish-born American actor
Peter Noone, (born 1947) English singer-songwriter and actor. Lead singer of Herman's Hermits
Peter Ostrum (born 1957), American veterinarian and child actor
Peter O'Brian (actor), New Zealand/Indonesian actor
Peter O'Toole (1932–2013), English actor
Peter Purves (born 1939), English actor
Peter Scanavino (born 1980), American actor
Peter Sellers (1925–1980), British actor
Peter Serafinowicz (born 1972), British actor
Peter Strauss (born 1947), American actor
Peter Ustinov (1921–2004), English actor, writer and dramatist
Peter Wingfield (born 1962), Welsh actor
Peter Sallis (1921 - 2017) British actor

Sportsmen

Peter Aerts (born 1970), Dutch kickboxer
Peter Aitken (born 1954), Welsh footballer
Peter Alonso (born 1994), American baseball player
Peter Asch (born 1948), American water polo player
Péter Bakonyi (fencer, born 1938), Hungarian saber fencer
Peter Baum (born 1990), American lacrosse player
Peter Bonetti (1941–2020), English footballer
Peter Bore (born 1987), English footballer
Peter Bowden (born 2001), American football player
Peter Crawford (born 1979), Australian basketball player
Peter Creamer (born 1953), English footballer
Peter Crouch (born 1981), English footballer
Peter Desmond (1926–1990), Irish footballer
Peter Duffield (born 1969), English footballer
Peter Ezugwu (born 1976), English business man and former professional basketball player
Peter Fishbach (born 1947), American tennis player
Peter Foley (snowboarding) (born 1965 or 1966), American former snowboarding coach; suspended for 10 years for sexual misconduct
Peter Fuzes (born 1947), Australian soccer player
Peter Jacobs (fencer) (born 1938), British Olympic fencer
Peter Kalambayi (born 1995), American football player
Peter Khalife (born 1990), Lebanese-Swedish football agent, manager and player
Peter Kirkham (born 1974), English footballer
Peter Lorimer (1946–2021), Scottish footballer
Peter Mandelson (born 1953), British Labour politician
Peter Maru (born 2003), Ugandan long-distance runner
Peter McGiffin, Australian cricket coach
Peter Moylan (born 1978), Australian professional baseball player
Peter Paltchik (born 1992), Israeli Olympic and European champion judoka
Peter Reid (born 1956), English footballer
Peter Pickering (1926–2006), English footballer
Peter Polansky, Canadian tennis player
Peter Popely (born 1943), English footballer
Peter Rennert (born 1958), American tennis player
Peter Schaale (born 1996), German footballer
Peter Schifrin (born 1958), American Olympic fencer and sculptor
Peter Schmid (skier) (1898–?), Swiss Olympic skier
Peter Senerchia (born 1967), American professional wrestling commentator, wrestler, and radio personality best known by his ring name Taz
Peter Skoronski (born 2001), American football player
Peter Spooner (1910–1987), English footballer
Peter Thornley (born 1941), English professional wrestler best known for the ring character Kendo Nagasaki
Peter Till (born 1985), English footballer
Peter Verhoek (born 1955), New Zealand cricketer
Peter Wales (1928–2008), English cricketer
Peter Wallace (rugby league) (born 1985), Australian rugby player
Peter Wragg (1931–2004), English footballer
Peter Zauner (born 1983), Austrian badminton player
Peter Zoïs (born 1978), Australian football manager
Peter Zaťko (born 1983), Slovak wheelchair curler

Other

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 (usurper) (died 506), Roman "tyrant" (usurper) against the Visigothic rulers of Spain
Peter the Byzantine (fl. 1770–1808), Greek cantor and composer
Peter the Patrician (c. 500–565), East Roman or Byzantine official, diplomat and historian
Peter the Peloponnesian (c. 1735 – 1778), Greek cantor and composer
Peter Alexander, various people
Peter Usman Aliu (died 2014), Nigerian politician
Peter Alldridge, British lawyer
Peter Daniel Anthonisz (1822–1903), Sri Lankan Burgher doctor, 1st President of the Ceylon Branch of the British Medical Association
Peter Bainbridge, various people
Peter Banks (1947–2013), British musician, songwriter, and producer
Peter Bartsocas (born 1980), American musician
Peter Baxter, various people
Peter Beale (British Army officer) (born 1934), lieutenant-general and Surgeon-General of the British Armed Forces (1991–1994)
Peter Beard (1938–2020) American artist, photographer, diarist and writer
Peter Bently (born 1960) British children’s writer
Peter Best, various people
Peter Bishop (artist) (born 21 May 1953), English painter and art historian
Peder Björk (born 1975), Swedish politician
Peter Borish, American investor and trader
Peter William Cassey (1831–1917), African-American 19th-century school founder, minister, and abolitionist.
Peter Carter, various people
Alan Peter Cayetano, Filipino politician and current speaker of the House of Representatives
Peter Cetera (born 1944), American singer-songwriter
Peter Chandler (soccer) (1953–2022), American football player
Peter Chandler (politician) (born 1965), Australian politician
Peter Chester (born 1954), English convicted murderer and pedophile
Peter Colotka, (1925–2019), Slovak academic, lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of the Slovak Socialist Republic (1969–1988)
Peter Cornelius (opera singer) (1865-1934), Danish opera singer
Peter Crawford (1818–1889), Scottish-born surveyor and pioneer
Peter De Abrew (1862–1940), Sri Lankan Sinhala industrialist and philanthropist
Peter Dedon, American engineer
Peter Durant, American politician
Peter Elsbach (1924–2020), Dutch physician
Peter Elzinga (1944–2023), Canadian politician
Peter Elzinga (archer) (born 1981), Dutch archer
Péter Esterházy (1950–2016), Hungarian author
Peter Gajdoš (born 1959), Slovak general and politician
Peter F. Gontha (born 1948), Indonesian chief executive officer
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 Funch (born 1965), Danish zoologist
Peter Gabriel (born 1950), English rock musician, singer-songwriter and humanitarian
Peter J. Ganci Jr. (c. 1946–2001), American firefighter
Peter van Gestel (1937–2019), Dutch writer
Peter Gibb (1954–2011), Australian criminal and prison escapee
Peter Giles (born 1944), British singer and bassist
Peter Green (1946-2020), British singer and guitarist
Peter Greenaway (born 1942), British filmmaker
Peter C. Gøtzsche (born 1949), Danish physician and medical researcher
Peter Gavin Hall (1951–2016), Australian researcher in probability theory and mathematical statistics
Peter Hayes, various people
Peter Hayman (1914–1992), British diplomat and paedophile
Peter Hedberg (born 1990), Swedish politician
Peter Hederstedt (born 1963), Swedish officer
Peter Hepplewhite (born 1954), British author
Peter Hitchens (born 1951), English journalist and author
Peter Holmes, various people
Peter Jackson (born 1961), New Zealand film director, screenwriter and film producer
Peter Jeffrey (badminton) (born 1975), Badminton England Head Coach
Peter Jennings (1938–2005), ABC News anchor
Peter Johnsson (born 1962), Swedish politician
Peter Joseph, (born 1979), American independent filmmaker and activist
Peter Kloeppel, German journalist
Peter Knight, various people
Peter Kropotkin (1842–1921), anarcho-communist revolutionary and philosopher
Peter Kürten (1883–1931), German serial killer and rapist
Peter Laird (born 1954), American comic book writer and artist
Peter Law (1948–2006), Welsh politician
Peter Lee Shih Shiong (born 1966), Singaporean singer-songwriter
Peter Lester, various people
Peter Lim (born 1954), Singaporean businessman
Peter Linde (born 1946), Swedish sculptor
Peter Lougheed (1928–2012), Premier of Alberta, Canada
Peter Maffay (born 1949), Romanian-born German singer
Peter Max (born 1937), Jewish German-born American illustrator and graphic artist
Peter McReynolds, Northern Irish politician
Peter Medawar (1915–1987), British biologist and Nobel laureate
Peter Morris, various people
Peter Musñgi (born 1945), Filipino broadcast journalist, voice over artist and radio DJ
Péter Nógrádi (born 1952), Hungarian composer
Peter O'Brian (film producer) (born 1947), Canadian film producer
Peter O'Brien, various people
Peter Oliver, various people
Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg, commonly known as Pete Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend, Indiana and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate
Peter Pellegrini (born 1975), Slovak politician
Peter Peregrinus of Maricourt, 13th century French scholar and magnetism experimenter
Peter Perry, various people
Peter Persson (born 1955), Swedish politician
Peter Petersen, various people
Peter Peterson, various people
Peter Rådberg (born 1956), Swedish politician
Peter Rehberg (1968–2021), Austrian-British musician
Peter Rennert (born 1958), American tennis player
Peter Revson (1939–1974), American racing driver
Peter Righton (1926–2007), British child protection expert, social care worker and child molester
Peter Schiff, stock broker, financial commentator, and radio personality
Peter Schilling (born 1956), German singer
Peter Schmid (archaeologist) (1926–2022), German archaeologist
Peter Schmid (swimmer) (born 1949), Austrian swimmer
Peter Schowtka (1945–2022), German politician
Peter Scott (1909–1989), British ornithologist
Peter Scully (born 1963), Australian criminal
Peter Seabrook (1935–2022), British gardening writer
Peter Sekulic (born 1962), Canadian politician
Peter Shalson (born 1957), British businessman
Peter Shaw, various people
Peter Shukoff (born 1979), American comedian, musician, and YouTube celebrity
Peter Shumlin (born 1956), American politician
Peter Sinfield (born 1943), English poet, songwriter, and founding member of British rock band King Crimson
Peter Sloss, Scottish meteorologist and broadcaster
Peter Sohn (born 1977), American filmmaker and animator at Pixar
Peter Steffensen (born 1979), Danish badminton player
Peter Stöger (born 1966), Austrian football coach
Peter Stone, various people
Peter Stronach (born 1956), English footballer
Peter Sutcliffe, various people
Peter Sutcliffe (1946–2020), prolific English serial killer
Peter Swan, various people
Peter Tait, various people
Peter Tham, Singaporean stockbroker
Peter Thomas, multiple people
Peter Tobin (1946–2022), Scottish serial killer
Peter Tork (1942–2019), American singer and guitarist
Peter Tosh (1944–1987) Jamaican reggae musician
Peter Truong, convicted child sexual abuser
Peter Truscott, Baron Truscott, British Labour Party politician and peer
Peter van der Voort (born 1964), Dutch physician, professor, and politician
Peter Wallis (born 1935), British diplomat
Peter Wang (2002–2018), one of the 17 victims who was killed in the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
Peter Weinberger (1956–1956), American infant murdered in a ransom kidnapping
Peter Whittle, various people
Peter Arrell Brown Widener (1834-1915), American businessman and art collector
Peter Williams, various people
Peter Woodcock (1939–2010), Canadian serial killer, rapist, and necrophile
Peter Wu Junwei (1963–2022), Chinese Catholic Bishop
Peter Yarrow (1938–2025), American singer and songwriter, Peter, Paul and Mary
Peter Zaťko (1903–1978), Slovak economist

Fictional characters

Black Peter, from the card game Old Maid.
Peter Beaupre, a recurring protagonist in the movie Home Alone 3.
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 Barlow, a character from the British soap opera series Coronation Street .
Peter Beale, on the BBC soap opera EastEnders .
Peter Bishop, in the TV series Fringe .
Peter Blood, the protagonist of the novel Captain Blood .
Peter Brady, on the TV series The Brady Bunch .
Peter Burnford, on Disney's Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey .
Peter Campbell, a character on the TV sitcom Soap.
Peter Dawe, in the film Cyberbully .
Peter Dreyfuss, a character in GTA V.
Peter Fox, a character from the comic strip FoxTrot .
Peter Friedkin, a character from Final Destination 5 .
Peter Griffin, the protagonist of the animated TV series Family Guy .
Peter Gunn, private eye protagonist of Peter Gunn , a 1958–1961 American television series.
Peter Hayes, a protagonist in The Divergent Series.
Peter Kirkland (Sealand) from the anime Hetalia .
Pete Lattimer, in the TV series Warehouse 13 .
Peter Ludlow, the rich InGen CEO, main human villain of The Lost World: Jurassic Park.
Pietro or Peter Maximoff, aka Quicksilver, from Marvel Comics.
Sister Peter Marie, in the TV series Oz .
Peter McCallister, Kevin's father in the Home Alone franchise.
Peter McGee, a character from The Ghost and Molly McGee .
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 the Harry Potter novels.
Peter Pevensie, in The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis.
Peter Pinkerton, the younger brother of Pinkalicious in the Pinkalicious book series and its animated series adaptation Pinkalicious & Peterrific .
Professor Peter Port, a recurring character in the American animated web series RWBY .
Peter Puppy, Earthworm Jim's sidekick from the Earthworm Jim franchise.
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, aka Colossus, from Marvel Comics.
Pete Ross, a DC Comics character commonly associated with Superman.
Peter Rumancek from Hemlock Grove .
Peter Solomon, in the novel The Lost Symbol, by Dan Brown.
Peter Stone, from the TV series Degrassi: The Next Generation .
Peter Van Holp, in the novel Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates , by Mary Mapes Dodge.
Peter Venkman, one of the main characters in the Ghostbusters franchise.
Peter Vincent, a vampire slayer in the 1985 film Fright Night and its 2011 remake.
Peter Weyland, the CEO of the Weyland Corporation in TED 2023 , Prometheus , and Alien: Covenant.
Peter Wiggin, Ender's older brother in the Ender's Game series by Orson Scott Card.
Lord Peter Wimsey, Gentleman Detective in a series of novels by Dorothy L Sayers.
Peter Zylbergold, in the film Cyberbully .
Struwwelpeter, in the German children's book by Heinrich Hoffmann.
Peter from the nursery rhyme Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater .
Peter from the Wee Sing 1988 film Grandpa's Magical Toys.
Peter, in the film The Room .
Perfect Peter, from the British book and animated TV series Horrid Henry .
Peter Piper, a nursery rhyme character.
Peter Peterson, from George MacDonald's novels The Princess and the Goblin and The Princess and Curdie .

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