Peter
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[edit] People
[edit] Given name
Main article: Peter (given name)
[edit] In Religion
- Saint Peter (died 68), Jesus' disciple
- Peter the Deacon (died 605), a confidant of Pope Gregory I and rector of Sicily
- Peter (Bishop of Pavia) (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 (chronicler) (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, Metropolitan of Moscow (died 1326)
- Peter of Aquila (died 1361), Italian Franciscan theologian and bishop
- Peter of Bergamo (died 1482), Dominican theologian
- Saint Peter the Aleut (died 1815?), Eastern Orthodox Christian martyr in California
- Pope Peter II, one of several 20th century antipopes
[edit] Other persons
- Nice Peter, a YouTube celebrity
- Peter (usurper) (6th century), Roman general
- Peter the Patrician, Byzantine minister and diplomat
- Peter (curopalates) (died 602), Byzantine general and brother of Emperor Maurice
- Peter (floruit 926), Roman consul
- Peter Phokas, Byzantine eunuch general
- Peter I of Bulgaria (died 970), emperor of Bulgaria
- Peter, Duke of the Romans (11th century), Roman consul
- Peter of Maricourt, or Peter Peregrinus (13th century), writer on magnetism and astrolabes
- Peter I of Russia, or Peter the Great (1672–1725), the first Russian emperor
- Peter (actor) (born 1952), the stage name of Shinnosuke Ikehata, a Japanese dancer and actor who appeared in Akira Kurosawa's Ran
- Peter Aerts, a Dutch kickboxer
- Peter Asch, an American water polo player
- Péter Bakonyi (fencer born 1938), a Hungarian saber fencer
- Peter Carter (disambiguation)
- Peter Chandler (disambiguation)
- Peter J. Fos, university administrator
- Peter Revson, an American Formula One racecar driver
- Peter Stone (disambiguation)
[edit] Surname
Main article: Peter (surname)
[edit] Fictional characters
- Peter Pan, a character created by Scottish novelist and playwright J. M. Barrie
- Peter Pevensie, a character in the children's fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
- Peter Griffin, the protagonist of the television show Family Guy
- Peter Stone (Degrassi character), a character from Degrassi: The Next Generation
- Peter Parker, the secret identity of Spider-Man
- Peter Solomon, a character in the novel by Dan Brown, The Lost Symbol
- Peter Bishop, a fictional character on the Fox television series Fringe, portrayed by Joshua Jackson
- Peter Lattimer, a fictional character on the US television series Warehouse 13, portrayed by Eddie McClintock
[edit] Other uses
- "Peter" (Fringe), an episode of the television series Fringe
- "Peter" (short story), a 1892 short story by Willa Cather
- Peter (album), a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip
- Peter, the Lord's cat, a cat who lived at Lord's Cricket Ground in London
- The Peter, or Peter Pomegranate, medieval warship
[edit] See also
- Pete (disambiguation)
- Peters (disambiguation)
- Pierre (disambiguation)
- Petrus (disambiguation)
- All pages beginning with Peter, including many people with forename Peter
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