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List of people named Peter {{expand list, date=August 2020 Peter is a common 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" roughly means " ...
, 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 ...
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Saint Peter ) (Simeon, Simon) , birth_date = , birth_place = Bethsaida, Gaulanitis, Syria, Roman Empire , death_date = Between AD 64–68 , death_place = probably Vatican Hill, Rome, Italia, Roman Empire , parents = John (or Jonah; Jona) , occupa ...
(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 (so ...
, a surname (including a list of people with the name)


Culture

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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 a ...
(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

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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 b ...
, 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 ...
, Chief Mouser between 1929 and 1946 * Peter II (cat), Chief Mouser between 1946 and 1947 * Peter III (cat), Chief Mouser between 1947 and 1964 * Pete the Cat, fictional cartoon cat * Peter (dog), 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 eagle ...
, a bald eagle at the Philadelphia Mint c. 1830–36


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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. I ...
'', 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 ...
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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 ...
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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 Pete ...
, various storms named Peter


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Epistle of Peter (disambiguation) There are two books in the New Testament The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, ...
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King Peter (disambiguation) King Peter may refer to: ''Noble / Religious hierarchs'': * Peter I (disambiguation), multiple people * Peter II (disambiguation), multiple people * Peter III (disambiguation), multiple people * Peter IV (disambiguation), multiple people * Pe ...
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Pete (disambiguation) Pete or Petes or ''variation'', may refer to: People * Pete (given name) * Pete (nickname) * Pete (surname) Fictional characters * Pete (Disney), a cartoon character in the ''Mickey Mouse'' universe * Pete the Pup (a.k.a. 'Petey'), a charac ...
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Peters (disambiguation) Peters may refer to: People * Peters (surname) * Peters Band, a First Nations band in British Columbia, Canada Places United States * Peters, California, a census-designated place * Peters, Florida, a town * Peters Township, Kingman County, K ...
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Pierre (disambiguation) Pierre is a French given name. Pierre may also refer to: Places * Pierre, South Dakota, USA; the capital of South Dakota * Rivière à Pierre (Batiscan River tributary), in Portneuf Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada * Pierre River ...
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Piter (disambiguation) Piter, a variant of the name Peter, may refer to: ;People with the surname * Katarzyna Piter (born 1991), Polish tennis player ;People with the given name * Piter Wilkens (born 1959), Frisian singer, guitarist, composer, lyricist, and producer ...
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Petrus (disambiguation) Petrus may refer to: People * Petrus (given name) * Petrus (surname) * Petrus Borel, pen name of Joseph-Pierre Borel d'Hauterive (1809–1859), French Romantic writer * Petrus Brovka, pen name of Pyotr Ustinovich Brovka (1905–1980), Soviet B ...
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Petre Petre is a surname and given name derived from Peter. Notable persons with that name include: People with the given name Petre * Charles Petre Eyre (1817–1902), English Roman Catholic prelate * Ion Petre Stoican (circa 1930–1990), Romanian vi ...
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Petro (disambiguation) Petro is a masculine given name, a surname, and an Ancient Roman cognomen. Petro may also refer to: People * Chanel Petro-Nixon (1989–2006), an American teenager who was strangled to death in Brooklyn, New York, see Death of Chanel Petro-Ni ...
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Petru Petru is a given name, and may refer to: * Petru I of Moldavia (Petru Mușat, 1375–1391), ruler of Moldavia * Petru Aron (died 1467), ruler of Moldavia * Petru Bălan (born 1976), Romanian rugby union footballer * Petru Cărare (1935–2019), ...
, a Romanian name meaning Peter, including a list of people with the name *
Petteri Petteri is a Finnish masculine given name, meaning Peter. People with this name include: * Petteri Forsell (born 1990), Finnish footballer * Petteri Iivonen (born 1987), Finnish violinist * Petteri Koponen (born 1988), Finnish professional bas ...
, a Finnish name meaning Peter, including a list of people with the name * Saint Peter (disambiguation) {{Disambiguation