Peter

Peter may refer to:

People

Given name

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

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 Revson, an American Formula One racecar driver
• Peter Stone (disambiguation)

Surname

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

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

See also

• Pete (disambiguation)
• Peters (disambiguation)
• Pierre (disambiguation)
• Petrus (disambiguation)
• All pages beginning with Peter, including many people with forename Peter