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Pete (given Name)
Pete is a given name. It is a diminutive form of the given name Peter (given name), Peter. It is the given name of: People *Pete Accetturo, American YouTuber and voice actor *Pete Alonso (born 1994), American baseball player *Pete Appleton (1904–1974), American baseball player *Pete Buttigieg (born 1982), American politician *Pete Berezney (1923–2008), American football player *Pete Burns (1959-2016), British singer, member of the band Dead or Alive (band), Dead or Alive *Pete D'Alonzo (1929–2001), American football player *Pete Davidson (born 1993), American comedian *Pete Docter (born 1968), American animator, film director and producer *Pete Elverum, American politician *Pete Fairbanks (born 1993), American baseball player *Pete Fountain (1930–2016), American clarinet player *Pete Gardner (born 1964), American actor *Pete Gudauskas (1916–2003), American football player *Pete Ham (1947–1975), Welsh singer, songwriter and guitarist, member of the rock band Badfinger *Pe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Peter (given Name)
Peter is a common masculine given name. It is derived directly from Greek language, Greek , ''Petros'' (an invented, masculine form of Greek ''wikt:petra, petra,'' the word for "rock" or "stone"), which itself was a translation of Aramaic ''Kefa'' ("stone, rock"), the new name Jesus gave to apostle Simon bar Jonah. An Old English variant is Piers (name), Piers. In other languages The following names can be interpreted as Peter in English language, English. * Afrikaans: Pieter, Petrus (given name), Petrus * Albanian language, Albanian: Pjetër, Për * Amharic: ጴጥሮስ ("Ṗeṭros") * Arabic: بطرس (''Boutros''), بيار ("Pierre," mainly in Lebanon), بيتر ("Peter," exact transcription) * Aragonese language, Aragonese: Pietro, Pero, Piero, Pier * Armenian language, Armenian: Պետրոս (Bedros in the Western dialect, Petros (given name), Petros in the Eastern dialect) * Assamese: পিটাৰ * Asturian language, Asturian: Pedru * Azerbaijani language, Azerbaijani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pete Hamill
William Peter Hamill (June 24, 1935August 5, 2020) was an American journalist, novelist, essayist and editor. During his career as a New York City journalist, he was described as "the author of columns that sought to capture the particular flavors of New York City's politics and sports and the particular pathos of its crime." Hamill was a columnist and editor for the ''New York Post'' and the ''New York Daily News''. Early life and education The eldest of seven children of Catholic immigrants from Belfast, Northern Ireland, Hamill was born in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn. His father, Billy Hamill, lost a leg as the result of an injury during a semi-professional soccer game in Brooklyn. Hamill's mother, Anne Devlin Hamill, a high school graduate, arrived in New York on the day the stock market crashed in 1929. Billy Hamill was introduced to Anne Devlin i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pete Price
Peter Lloyd Price (born 25 January 1946) is a British radio presenter best known for his work in Liverpool. He hosted the Sunday night talk radio show ''Pete Price: Unzipped'', which was broadcast across Liverpool sister stations Radio City and Radio City Talk. The show aired live from 10pm to 2am and followed an open forum format. He also had a weeknight phone-in, ''Late Night City'', which aired live between 10 pm and 2 am from Monday to Thursday and was simulcast on Radio City Talk and Radio City 2. In 2017, he announced that he was cutting back his show from five nights a week to just Sunday night. From 2017 to 2020, he hosted ''Pete Price's Sunday Best'' from 10 pm to 1 am every Sunday, where his weekly phone-in guest was Paul McCartney's stepmother Angie, who lives in Los Angeles and provided Hollywood gossip. Price now broadcasts on ''Liverpool Live Radio'' every Sunday night at 10 pm till 1 am. As a comedian, Price was a winner on the I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pete Postlethwaite
Peter William Postlethwaite (7 February 1946 – 2 January 2011) was an English character actor. After various stage and minor television appearances, Postlethwaite's first major success arose through the film '' Distant Voices, Still Lives'' (1988), directed by Terence Davies. He had a breakthrough in Hollywood when he portrayed David in ''Alien 3'' (1992), and his international reputation was further solidified when he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Giuseppe Conlon, father of Gerry Conlon, in '' In the Name of the Father'' (1993). Following this role, he portrayed the mysterious lawyer Mr. Kobayashi in ''The Usual Suspects'' and went on to appear in a wide variety of films, including ''Dragonheart'', ''Romeo + Juliet'', '' Brassed Off'', '' The Lost World: Jurassic Park'', '' Amistad'', ''Animal Farm'', '' James and the Giant Peach'', and '' Inception''. On television, Postlethwaite played Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill on '' Shar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pete Perini
Evo Peter Perini (February 10, 1928 – September 11, 2008) was an American football fullback who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns. Born in the New Village section of Franklin Township, Warren County, New Jersey, he played at Washington High School, a predecessor to Warren Hills Regional High School. He played college football at Ohio State University. Early life Perini participated in high school football, baseball and wrestling at Washington High School. In football, he was a three-year letterman as a fullback and was a team captain in 1945. He earned First-team All-State honors in 1945. Perini was a four-year letterman and a four-time New Jersey state finalist in wrestling. He won the state championship in the 175 pound weight class in 1944 and in the heavyweight class in 1945. He also earned second place in the heavyweight class in 1946. In baseball, Perini earned four letters as a left fielder and pitcher. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pete Nice
Peter J. Nash (born February 5, 1967), known by his stage name Prime Minister Pete Nice or simply Pete Nice, is an American baseball historian and author, member of the Society for American Baseball Research, Hip Hop historian, and former rapper and record producer. Nash gained recognition as one-third of Def Jam's golden age hip hop group 3rd Bass. Early life Peter Nash was born on February 5, 1967, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, to Carole and Raymond Nash. After a successful high school basketball career, Nash graduated from Bishop Ford High School in 1985, joining the Columbia Lions Mens Basketball Team while majoring in English. He graduated magna cum laude from Columbia in 1989. Music career While in high school, Nash formed a rap group called Sin Qua Non with his friends Buddah B, Kibwe K, and Fresh Fred. Kibwe K's father was a friend of activist Sonny Carson, and through that connection Nash was introduced to Lumumba Carson, later known as Professor X the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pete Murray (DJ)
Peter Murray James, (born 19 September 1925), known professionally as Pete Murray, is a British radio and television presenter and actor. He is known for his career with the BBC, including stints on the Light Programme, Radio 1, Radio 2 and Radio 4. In the 1950s, Murray became one of Britain's first pop music television presenters, hosting the rock and roll programme ''Six-Five Special'' (1957–1958) and appearing as a regular panellist on ''Juke Box Jury'' (1959–1967). He was a recurring presence in the BBC's coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest. Murray returned to broadcasting for a Boom Radio special on Boxing Day 2021, over 70 years after his career began. He returned to the station on Boxing Day 2022 where he presented a two-hour show alongside his friend David Hamilton. Early life Murray was born in Hackney, London on 19 September 1925. Career Murray first joined the English service of Radio Luxembourg in 1949 or 1950 as one of its resident announcers in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pete Murray (Australian Singer-songwriter)
Peter Kenneth Murray (born 14 October 1969) is an Australian musician who has had three albums reach number 1 on the Australian (ARIA) charts. Murray has received 17 ARIA nominations throughout his career so far. He has sold over 1.2 million albums in Australia. Biography 1969–2002: Early life and career beginnings Peter Kenneth Murray was born in Chinchilla, on 14 October 1969. His mother is Jan and he has a sister. When Murray was 16 the family moved to Brisbane. He attended St Joseph's College, Nudgee, for his final two years of secondary schooling. At the college, Murray showed talent in rugby union, athletics, and swimming. He briefly played Brisbane club rugby for GPS and Brothers. When he was 18, his father died of a heart attack, which made him realise "how precious time was". While on the sidelines, Murray started to learn the guitar at age 22. Eventually, he worked up the courage to take his guitar to a barbecue, singing songs by Neil Young and Crowded House. However, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pete Mikolajewski
Peter James Mikolajewski (born February 26, 1943) is an American former professional football quarterback who played one season with the San Diego Chargers of the American Football League (AFL). He played college football at Kent State University. Early life and college Peter James Mikolajewski was born on February 26, 1943, in Portsmouth, Virginia. He attended Piqua Catholic School in Piqua, Ohio. Mikolajewski played college football for the Kent State Golden Flashes of Kent State University. Professional career Mikolajewski played for the Dayton Colts of the Midwest Football League (MFL) in 1966 and was named MFL MVP after setting league records with 123 completions, 1,842 yards, and 23 touchdowns. In November 1966, Mikolajewski signed with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League after an injury to Milt Plum. In 1967, he played in one game for the Lions' farm team, the Akron Vulcans of the Continental Football League (COFL). Mikolajewski returned to the Colts in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pete Maravich
Peter Press Maravich ( ; June 22, 1947 – January 5, 1988), known by his nickname Pistol Pete, was an American professional basketball player. He starred in college at Louisiana State University's Tigers basketball team; his father, Press Maravich, was the team's head coach. Maravich is the all-time leading NCAA Division I men's scorer with 3,667 points scored and an average of 44.2 points per game. All of his accomplishments were achieved before the adoption of the three-point line and shot clock, and despite being unable to play varsity as a freshman under then-NCAA rules. Maravich was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1970 NBA draft, playing four seasons for the team. He was traded to the New Orleans Jazz, then an expansion team, with whom he spent the majority of the rest of his career. His final season was split between the Jazz and the Boston Celtics. Injuries ultimately forced Maravich's retirement in 1980 following a 10-year professional basketball career. He w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Pete Maki
Pete Maki (born July 29, 1982) is an American professional baseball coach who is the pitching coach for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball. Early life and playing career Maki graduated from Nonnewaug High School in Woodbury, Connecticut. He enrolled at Franklin & Marshall College, where he played college baseball as a relief pitcher. He graduated in 2004. Coaching career Maki served as the pitching coach for the New Haven Chargers for two years, then coached for the Columbia Lions from 2008 to 2015, and became an assistant coach for the Duke Blue Devils in 2015. Maki joined the Minnesota Twins organization as their minor league pitching coordinator after the 2017 season. The Twins promoted him to their major league coaching staff for the 2021 season. On June 27, 2022, Twins pitching coach Wes Johnson Wes Johnson (born June 6, 1961) is an American actor, cartoonist, comedian and voice artist, who has appeared in such films as ''A Dirty Shame'', ''Head of State (20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Chevelle (band)
Chevelle is an American Rock music, rock band formed in Grayslake, Illinois, in 1995. The band was originally composed of two brothers, Pete Loeffler (lead vocals and guitar) and Sam Loeffler (drums and percussion), along with Matt Scott (bass and backing vocals). Scott was replaced by Sam and Pete's brother, Joe Loeffler, in 1996. When Joe left the band in 2005, Geno Lenardo subbed in as the touring bassist until he was replaced by Pete and Sam's brother-in-law, Dean Bernardini. Bernardini departed from the band in 2019, and in 2021, Kemble Walters joined the band as a touring bassist. The band's first studio album, ''Point No. 1, Point #1'', was released on a small record label called Squint Entertainment. Chevelle's second album, ''Wonder What's Next'' (2002), was certified double platinum by the RIAA after a debut at No. 14 on the United States albums chart, Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200. ''This Type of Thinking (Could Do Us In)'' (2004), the band's third album debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
