Pétur () or Petur is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Petur Alberg
Petur Alberg (15 December 1885 – 1940) was a Faroese violin player and songwriter from Tórshavn. He composed the anthem of the Faroes
The Faroe Islands ( ), or simply the Faroes ( fo, Føroyar ; da, Færøerne ), are a North Atlan ...
(1885–1940), Faroese violin player and songwriter from Tórshavn
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Pétur Blöndal
Pétur Haraldsson Blöndal (24 June 1944 – 26 June 2015) was an Icelandic parliamentarian in the Icelandic Independence Party and was president in the committees of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
The Organizatio ...
(1944–2015), Icelandic congressman in the Icelandic Independence Party
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Pétur Eyþórsson
Pétur Eyþórsson (born 22 July 1978 in Húsavík) is an Icelandic glima
Glima is the name that covers several types of Nordic folk wrestling practiced as sport and combat. In one common form of glima, players grip their opponent by the wais ...
(born 1978), glima champion, having won the glima grettisbelt multiple times
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Petur Gabrovski
Petar Dimitrov Gabrovski () (9 July 1898 – 1 February 1945) was a Bulgarian politician who briefly served as Prime Minister during the Second World War. Gabrovski was a lawyer by profession. He was also a member of the Grand Masonic Lodge of ...
(1898–1947), Bulgarian politician who briefly served as Prime Minister during the Second World War
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Pétur Guðmundsson (athlete) (born 1962), retired male shot putter from Iceland
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Pétur Guðmundsson (basketball)
Pétur Karl Guðmundsson (born 30 October 1958) is an Icelandic former professional basketball player and coach from Reykjavík. Standing 2.18 m (7'2"), weighing 118 kg (260 lb) and playing the center (basketball), center position, Pét ...
(born 1958), retired Icelandic professional basketball player
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Pétur Gunnarsson
Pétur Gunnarsson (born 15 June 1947) is an Icelandic writer.
__NOTOC__ Early life and education
Pétur was born in Reykjavík. After graduating from Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík, he earned a master's degree (maîtrise) in philosophy from Aix-Mars ...
(born 1947), Icelandic writer from Reykjavík
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Petur Hliddal
Petur Hliddal (born 1945) is an American sound engineer. He has been nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Sound. He has worked on more than 80 films since 1972.
Selected filmography
* ''Batman Forever
''Batman Forever'' (on ...
(born 1945), American sound engineer
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Pétur Marteinsson
Pétur Hafliði Marteinsson (born 14 July 1973) is a retired Icelandic football player. He played for Hammarby IF in Sweden, Stabæk in Norway and Stoke City in England during his professional career. Marteinsson was capped 36 times and scored ...
(born 1973), retired Icelandic football player
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Pétur Ormslev
Pétur Úlfar Ormslev (born 28 July 1958 in Iceland) is a retired football midfielder.
Career
During his club career, Ormslev mainly played for Fram Reykjavík, with three seasons at Fortuna Düsseldorf.
He also amassed 41 caps for the Icela ...
(born 1958), retired football midfielder
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Pétur Pétursson
Guðlaugur ''Pétur'' Pétursson (born 27 June 1959 in Akranes) is a retired Icelandic footballer who was active as a forward.
Club career
Pétur made his professional debut at ÍA and also played for Feyenoord Rotterdam, RSC Anderlecht (35 ...
(born 1959), retired Icelandic footballer who was active as a forward
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Pétur Pétursson (bishop)
Pétur Pétursson (3 October 1808 – 15 May 1891) was a prominent political leader in Iceland, eventually becoming the fourth Bishop of Iceland from 1866 to 1889.
Biography
Pétursson was born in Blönduhlíð, the son of Péturs Péturssonar, a ...
(1808–1891), Icelandic Lutheran bishop
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Pétur Sigurgeirsson
Pétur Sigurgeirsson (2 June 1919 – 4 June 2010) was the Bishop of Iceland from 1981 until 1989.
Biography
Pétur was the son of Sigurgeir Sigurdsson who later became Bishop of Iceland and Gudrún Pétursdóttir. He had 3 other siblings and wa ...
(1919–2010), the Bishop of Iceland from 1981 until 1989
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Pétur Þorsteinsson
Pétur Þorsteinsson (born May 5, 1955 in Borgarfjörður) is an Icelandic neologist, youth-leader and vicar of the ''Óháði Söfnuðurinn'' or Independent Parish, a Lutheranism, Lutheran church. He published the ''Pétrísk-Íslensk Orðabók'' ...
(born 1955), Icelandic
neologist
A neologism Greek νέο- ''néo''(="new") and λόγος /''lógos'' meaning "speech, utterance"] is a relatively recent or isolated term, word, or phrase that may be in the process of entering common use, but that has not been fully accepted int ...
, youth-leader and vicar of the Lutheran church
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Petur Tryggvi
Pétur Tryggvi Hjalmarsson (24 January 1956 - 8 March 2021) was an Icelandic gold and silversmith.
Background
Tryggvi was born in Ísafjörður in Iceland. He was first trained in the goldsmith shop of his father Hjálmar Torfason in Reykjav ...
(born 1956), Icelandic gold and silversmith
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Icelandic masculine given names
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