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Petr is a Czech
given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
for males and a Czech
surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
. Petr is the Czech form of ''Peter''. For information on Petr as a first name, see
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 ...
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Petr Aven Petr Olegovich Aven (also transliterated Pyotr Aven; russian: Пëтр Олегович Авен; Latvian: Pjotrs Avens; born 16 March 1955) is a Russian oligarch, businessman, economist and politician who also holds Latvian citizenship. Until M ...
(born 1955), Russian billionaire banker, economist and politician * Petr Čech (born 1982), Czech footballer *
Petr Čech (hurdler) Petr Čech (born 6 January 1944) is a Czech former hurdler. He competed in the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munic ...
(born 1944), Czech hurdler * Petr Chelčický (c. 1390 – c. 1460), Czech Christian spiritual leader and author in Bohemia *
Petr Cornelie Petr Cornelie (born July 26, 1995) is a French professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He stands 210 cm (6'11'’) tall and plays both the power forward and the center spots. Cornelie was ...
(born 1996), French basketball player *
Petr Duchoň Petr Duchoň (born 6 September 1956 in Brno) is a Czech politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Civic Democratic Party, part of the European Democrats and is vice-chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Control ...
(born 1956), Czech politician *
Petr Fiala Petr Fiala (; born 1 September 1964) is a Czech politician and political scientist who has been the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic since November 2021 and leader of the Civic Democratic Party (ODS) since 2014. He previously served as the ...
(born 1964), Czech politician and
Prime Minister of the Czech Republic The prime minister of the Czech Republic (Czech: ''Předseda vlády České republiky'') is the head of the government of the Czech Republic. The prime minister is the de-facto leader of the executive branch, chairs the Cabinet and selects its m ...
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Petr Ginz Petr Ginz (1 February 1928 – 28 September 1944) was a Czechoslovak boy of partial Jewish background who was deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp (known as Terezín, in Czech) during the Holocaust. He was murdered at the age of si ...
(1928–1944), Czechoslovak half-Jewish writer, diarist and publisher, victim of the Holocaust *
Petr Kellner Petr Kellner (20 May 1964 – 27 March 2021) was a Czech billionaire entrepreneur, the founder and majority shareholder (98.93%) of the PPF Group. At the time of his death, he had an estimated net worth of $17.5 billion, making him the wealthi ...
(1964–2021), Czech billionaire businessman *
Petr Korda Petr Korda (born 23 January 1968) is a Czech former professional tennis player. He won the 1998 Australian Open and was runner-up at the 1992 French Open, reaching a career-high ranking of No. 2 in February 1998. Korda tested positive for dopin ...
(born 1968), Czech tennis player *
Petr Mitrichev Petr Mitrichev (born 19 March 1985) is a Russian competitive programmer who has won multiple major international competitions. His accomplishments include gold (2000, 2002) and silver (2001) medals in the IOI, gold medals (2003, 2005) in the AC ...
(born 1985), Russian competitive programmer under the handle "Petr" * Petr Mrázek (born 1992), Czech ice hockey goaltender * Petr Nedvěd (born 1971), Czech ice hockey player * Petr Pavel (born 1961), Czech general *
Pětr Šołtka Peter Georg Schowtka (; 7 January 1945 – 5 August 2022) was a German politician who served as a member of the Landtag of Saxony from 1991 to 2014. Schowtka was an ethnic Sorb. Early life and education Schowtka was born on 7 January 1945 in ...
(1945–2022), German-Sorb politician * Petr Yan (born 1993), UFC Bantamweight Champion


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* Jacqueline Petr (born 1970), Canadian ice dancer * Jakub Petr (born 1990), Czech footballer * Jiří Petr (1931–2014), Czech agroscientist and Rector Emeritus of the CULS Prague * Radek Petr (born 1987), Czech footballer


See also

* * Petru * Pieter * Petro (disambiguation) * Petre {{given name, type=both Czech masculine given names Czech-language surnames