Peter may refer to:

People

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) **

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) , occupat ...

(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

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 ...

(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, fictional cartoon cat * Peter (dog), a collie awarded the Dickin Medal in 1945 * Peter (eagle), a bald eagle at the Philadelphia Mint c. 1830–36

Other uses

* ''The Peter'', or ''Peter Pomegranate'', a 16th-century English warship * Peter, Utah or Petersboro, a census-designated place (CDP) in Cache County, Utah, United States * Act of Peter, a 5th-century miracle text * Acts of Peter, one of the apocryphal Acts of the Apostles * Gospel of Peter, a non-canonical gospel * Tropical Storm Peter, various storms named Peter

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