Peter may refer to:

People

List of people named Peter {{expand list, date=August 2020 Peter is a common name. Peter (given 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 ...

, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name *

Peter (given name) Peter is a common masculine given name. It is derived directly from Greek , ''Petros'' (an invented, masculine form of Greek ''petra,'' the word for "rock" or "stone"), which itself was a translation of Aramaic ''Kefa'' ("stone, rock"), the new na ...

Saint Peter Saint Peter; he, שמעון בר יונה, Šimʿōn bar Yōnāh; ar, سِمعَان بُطرُس, translit=Simʿa̅n Buṭrus; grc-gre, Πέτρος, Petros; cop, Ⲡⲉⲧⲣⲟⲥ, Petros; lat, Petrus; ar, شمعون الصفـا, Sham'un ...

(died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church *

Peter (surname) Peter is a surname which is also a common masculine given name (see here). It is derived, via Latin "petra", from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone" or "rock". List of people * Babett Peter (born 1988), German football (soc ...

, a surname (including a list of people with the name)

Culture

Peter (actor) (born August 8, 1952, in Sakai, Osaka, Japan) is a Japanese singer, dancer and actor who has appeared in Akira Kurosawa's ''Ran'' and Toshio Matsumoto's '' Bara no Sōretsu''. Ikehata uses the stage name when he appears on TV variety shows and ...

(born 1952), stage name Shinnosuke Ikehata, Japanese dancer and actor * ''Peter'' (album), a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip * ''Peter'' (1934 film), a 1934 film directed by Henry Koster * ''Peter'' (2021 film), Marathi language film * "Peter" (''Fringe'' episode), an episode of the television series ''Fringe'' * ''Peter'' (novel), a 1908 book by Francis Hopkinson Smith * "Peter" (short story), an 1892 short story by Willa Cather

Animals

Peter, the Lord's cat Peter, the Lord's cat (1950 – 5 November 1964), also known as The Marylebone mog, was a cat who lived at Lord's Cricket Ground in London from 1952 to 1964. He is the only animal to be given an obituary in the standard cricket reference book, ...

, cat at Lord's Cricket Ground in London *

Peter (chief mouser) Peter was a cat who served as Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office of the United Kingdom between 1929 and 1946. Whilst Peter was the second cat to serve in this role, he is often considered the first, as his predecessor, Treasury Bill, served for l ...

, Chief Mouser between 1929 and 1946 *

Peter II (cat) Peter II (October 1946 – 27 June 1947) was a black cat who was employed as Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office in 1946 and 1947, during the government of Clement Attlee. Peter II assumed the role on an unofficial basis from his predecessor, Nel ...

, Chief Mouser between 1946 and 1947 *

Peter III (cat) Peter III was a cat who served as the Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office from August 1947 to March 1964. History Peter III became Chief Mouser in August 1947, following the death of Peter II, who had been hit by a car. Peter III attracted th ...

, Chief Mouser between 1947 and 1964 *

Pete the Cat Pete the Cat is a fictional cartoon cat, created by American artist James Dean. The series started with four books illustrated by Dean and with text by Eric Litwin; since then, James Dean and his wife Kimberly Dean have written and illustrated ...

, fictional cartoon cat *

Peter (dog) Peter (1941–1952) was a collie dog who in 1945 was awarded the Dickin Medal, considered to be the Victoria Cross for animals. During the later stages of the Second World War he served as a search and rescue dog in London. He attended the 1946 C ...

, a collie awarded the Dickin Medal in 1945 *

Peter (eagle) Peter Jefferson was a bald eagle who lived at the Philadelphia Mint from until 1836. He became well known after a while and was let out of the Mint each night to fly around the city of Philadelphia. Background on Bald Eagles The bald eagl ...

, a bald eagle at the Philadelphia Mint c. 1830–36

Other uses

* ''The Peter'', or ''

Peter Pomegranate ''Peter Pomegranate'' was a warship of the English Tudor navy, built in 1510. Her name most likely was in honour of Saint Peter and the badge of Queen Catherine of Aragon, a pomegranate. History She had a tonnage of 450 when first built. In ...

'', a 16th-century English warship * Peter, Utah or Petersboro, a census-designated place (CDP) in Cache County, Utah, United States *

Act of Peter :''This article discusses a text which is quite distinct from the Acts of Peter''. The ''Act of Peter'' is a brief miracle text celebrating virginity that is found in the 5th-century papyrus Berlin Codex (Berolinensis Gnosticus 8502). It treats o ...

, a 5th-century miracle text *

Acts of Peter The Acts of Peter is one of the earliest of the apocryphal Acts of the Apostles in Christianity, dating to the late 2nd century AD. The majority of the text has survived only in the Latin translation of the Codex Vercellensis, under the title ...

, one of the apocryphal Acts of the Apostles *

Gospel of Peter The Gospel of Peter ( grc, κατά Πέτρον ευαγγέλιον, kata Petron euangelion), or the Gospel according to Peter, is an ancient text concerning Jesus Christ, only partially known today. It is considered a non-canonical gospel and w ...

, a non-canonical gospel *

Tropical Storm Peter The name Peter has been used for four tropical cyclones worldwide. In the Atlantic Ocean: * Tropical Storm Peter (2003), a strong off-season tropical storm that formed in the open ocean, northwest of the Cape Verde islands. * Tropical Storm Peter ( ...

, various storms named Peter

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