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People

List of people named Peter Peder, Peter or Péter is a common name. Peter (given 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 mean ...

, 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 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'' ...

Saint Peter Saint Peter (born Shimon Bar Yonah; 1 BC – AD 64/68), also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas, was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus and one of the first leaders of the Jewish Christian#Jerusalem ekklēsia, e ...

(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 * Aaju Peter (born 1960), Inuk lawyer, activist ...

, 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 known for his roles in the 1969 film '' Funeral Parade of Roses'', directed by Toshio Matsumoto, and the 1985 film '' Ran'', directed by Akira Kurosawa. Ikeh ...

(born 1952), stage name Shinnosuke Ikehata, a Japanese dancer and actor * ''Peter'' (1934 film), a film directed by Henry Koster * ''Peter'' (2021 film), a 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 * ''Peter'' (album), a 1972 album by Peter Yarrow * ''Peter'', a 1993 EP by Canadian band

Eric's Trip Eric's Trip is a Canadian indie rock band from Moncton, New Brunswick. Eric's Trip achieved prominence as the first Canadian band to be signed to Seattle's flagship grunge label Sub Pop in the early 1990s. The band had a minor hit in alternati ...

* "Peter", 2024 song by Taylor Swift from '' The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology''

Animals

Peter (Lord's cat) Peter (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, ''Wisden Cri ...

, 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) Peter II ( – 21 June 1947) was a cat who was employed as the chief mouser to the Cabinet Office from 1946 to 1947, during the premiership of Clement Attlee. He was a two-month-old kitten when appointed to the role. Peter served just six mo ...

, Chief Mouser between 1946 and 1947 *

Peter III (cat) Peter III ( – 9 March 1964) was a cat who served as the chief mouser to the Cabinet Office from 1947 to 1964. He was the successor to Peter II, who died after being hit by a car in Whitehall. He served under five prime ministers: Clement ...

, Chief Mouser between 1947 and 1964 * Pete the Cat, a 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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