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 64-68), 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 (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 (judge royal) (fl. 1183), nobleman in the Kingdom of Hungary
- Peter (stratopedarches), Byzantine eunuch general
- Peter (usurper) (died 506), Roman "tyrant" (usurper) against the Visigothic rulers of Spain
- Peter, Constable of Portugal (1429–1466), third Grand Master of the Order of Saint Benedict of Aviz
- Peter I, Count of Alençon (1251–1284), Count of Perche, son of Louis IX of France
- 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, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1922–1980), head of the Houses of Glücksburg and Oldenburg
- Peter, King of Hungary (born 1010s), King of Hungary twice
- Peter I of Bulgaria (died 970), emperor of Bulgaria
- Peter of Greece and Denmark (1908–1980), Prince
- Peter I of Serbia (1844–1921) King of Serbia
- Peter, son of Petenye (fl. c. 1400), Hungarian lord
- Peter, son of Töre (died 1213), Hungarian lord, served as judge royal in 1198
- Peter the Byzantine (fl. 1770–1808), Greek cantor and composer
- Peter the Great (1672–1725), first Russian emperor
- 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 Aerts (born 1970), Dutch kickboxer
- Peter Aitken (born 1954), Welsh footballer
- Peter Alexander (disambiguation)
- Peter Arguindegui (1931–2014), American petroleum businessman
- Peter Alldridge, British lawyer
- Peter Asch (born 1948), American water polo player
- Peter Bainbridge (disambiguation)
- 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 Bishop (artist) (born 21 May 1953), English painter and art historian
- Peter Bogdanovich (born 1939), American film director and actor
- Peter Bonetti (1941–2020), English footballer
- Peter Bore (born 1987), English footballer
- 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)
- Alan Peter Cayetano, Filipino politician and current speaker of the House of Representatives
- Peter Cetera (born 1944), American singer-songwriter
- 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 Crawford (1818–1889), Scottish-born surveyor and pioneer
- Peter Creamer (born 1953), English footballer
- Peter Crouch (born 1981), English footballer
- Peter Cushing (1913–1994), English actor
- Peter Davison (born 1951), English actor, fifth Doctor Who
- Peter Desmond (1926–1990), Irish footballer
- Peter Dinklage (born 1969), American actor
- Peter Duffield (born 1969), English footballer
- 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 F. Gontha (born 1948), Indonesian chief executive officer
- Peter Finch (1916–1977), English-Australian actor
- Peter Firth (born 1953), English actor
- Peter Fonda (1940–2019), 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 van Gestel (1937–2019), Dutch writer
- Peter Greenaway (born 1942), British filmmaker
- Peter Hawkins (1924–2006), British actor
- Peter Hayman (1914–1992), British diplomat and paedophile
- Peter Holmes (disambiguation)
- Peter Hooten (born 1950), American actor
- 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 Khalife (born 1990), Lebanese-Swedish football agent, manager and player
- Peter Kirkham (born 1974), English footballer
- Peter Knight (disambiguation)
- Peter Kraus (born 1939), Austrian singer and actor
- 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 Linde (born 1946), Swedish sculptor
- Peter Lorimer (born 1946), Scottish footballer
- Peter Lorre (1904–1964), Hollywood actor
- 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 Medawar (1915–1987), British biologist and Nobel laureate
- Peter Moylan (born 1978), Australian professional baseball player
- Peter Musñgi (born 1950), Filipino broadcast journalist and radio DJ
- Peter Noone, (born 1947) is an 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'Brian (film producer) (born 1947), Canadian film producer
- Peter O'Brien (disambiguation)
- Peter Oliver (disambiguation)
- Peter O'Toole (1932–2013), English actor
- Peter Paul Montgomery 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 Petersen (disambiguation)
- Peter Peterson (disambiguation)
- Peter Perry (1792–1851), businessman
- Peter Pickering (1926–2006), English footballer
- Peter Polansky, Canadian tennis player
- Peter Popely (born 1943), English footballer
- Peter Purves (born 1939), English actor
- 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 Schaale (born 1996), German footballer
- Peter Schifrin (born 1958), American Olympic fencer and sculptor
- Peter Schilling (born 1956), German singer
- Peter Schmid (1898–?), Swiss olympic skier
- Peter Schmid (archaeologist) (born 1926), German archaeologist
- Peter Schmid (swimmer) (born 1949), Austrian swimmer
- Peter Scott (1909–1989), British ornithologist
- 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 Spooner (1910–1987), English footballer
- Peter Stone (disambiguation)
- Peter Strauss (born 1947), American actor
- Peter Stronach (born 1956), English footballer
- Peter Sutcliffe (born 1946), prolific English serial killer
- Peter Swan (disambiguation)
- Peter Tait (disambiguation)
- Peter Taylor (disambiguation)
- Peter Thomas (disambiguation)
- Peter Thornley (born 1941), English professional wrestler best known for the ring character Kendo Nagasaki
- Peter Till (born 1985), English footballer
- Peter Tobin (born 1946), Scottish serial killer
- Peter Tork (1942–2019), American vocalist and guitarist
- Peter Tosh (1944–1987) Jamaican reggae musician
- Peter Truscott, Baron Truscott, British Labour Party politician and peer
- Peter Ustinov (1921–2004), English actor, writer and dramatist
- Peter van der Voort (born 1964), Dutch physician, professor, and politician
- Peter Wales (1928–2008), English cricketer
- Peter Wallace (born 1985), Australian rugby player
- Peter Whittle (disambiguation)
- Peter Williams (disambiguation)
- Peter Wingfield (born 1962), Welsh actor
- Peter Woodcock (1939–2010), Canadian serial killer, rapist, and necrophile
- Peter Wragg (1931–2004), English footballer
- Peter Yarrow (born 1938), American singer and songwriter, Peter, Paul and Mary
Fictional characters
- Black Peter, from the card game Old maid
- 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
- Peter Bishop, in the TV series Fringe
- Peter Brady, on the TV series The Brady Bunch
- Peter Dawe, in the film Cyberbully
- Peter Griffin, the protagonist of the television show Family Guy
- Peter Hale, Teen Wolf
- Peter Kirkland (Sealand) from the anime Hetalia
- Pete Lattimer, in the TV series Warehouse 13
- Pietro or Peter Maximoff, alias Quicksilver (comics); a character appearing in various Marvel Comics stories and in the X-Men film series
- Peter McCallister, the main character in the movies Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, and Home Alone 4: Taking Back the House
- 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 Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis
- Peter Puppy, from the TV 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 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 movies Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters II, and Ghostbusters: Afterlife
- 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
- Peter Rumancek from Hemlock Grove
- Peter Zylbergold, in the film Cyberbully
- Peter, in the film The Room
- Peter, the name of many characters in the animated TV series South Park