Peter

Peter is a popular male given name.

Peter may also refer to:

People

The following people are known primarily by the name Peter:

In religion:

Saint Peter (-68), Jesus' disciple
Petrus Diaconus (Peter the Deacon) (-605), a confidant of Pope Gregory I and rector of Sicily, and a few others
Peter the Deacon (chronicler) (-c.1140), "the Librarian" (Bibliothecarius)
Peter, bishop of Zaragoza (Spain) in 1112
Peter, a companion in martyrdom of Berard of Carbio (-1220)
Saint Peter of Verona (1206-1252), also known as Peter Martyr
Peter of Auvergne (- after 1310), scholastic philosopher
Saint Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow (-1326)
Peter of Aquila (-1361), Italian Franciscan theologian and bishop
Peter of Bergamo (-1482), Dominican theologian
Saint Peter the Aleut (-1815?), Eastern Orthodox Christian martyr in California
Pope Peter II (one of several antipopes, 20th century)

Other persons:

Peter (usurper) (6th century), Roman general
Peter (floruit 926), Roman consul
Peter (Byzantine General) (-602), Byzantine General and brother of Emperor Maurice
Peter I of Bulgaria (-970), emperor of Bulgaria
Peter, Duke of the Romans (11th century), Roman consul
Peter of Maricourt = Peter Peregrinus (13th century), writer on magnetism and astrolabes
Peter I of Russia (1672-1725), the first Russian emperor
Peter (actor) (1952), the stage name of Shinnosuke Ikehata, a Japanese dancer and actor who appeared in Akira Kurosawa's Ran

The Peter principle: "In a Hierarchy Every Employee Tends to Rise to His Level of Incompetence," coined by Dr. Laurence J. Peter
"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