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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'' ...

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Petr Aven Petr Olegovich Aven (also transliterated Pyotr Aven; ; Latvian: Pjotrs Avens; born 16 March 1955) is a Russian oligarch, economist and politician who also holds Latvian citizenship. Until March 2022 he headed Alfa-Bank, Russia's largest commer ...

(born 1955), Russian billionaire banker, economist and politician *

Petr Čech Petr Čech (; born 20 May 1982) is a Czech former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper and current ice hockey player who plays as a goaltender for Oxford City Stars. He has ...

(born 1982), Czech footballer *

Petr Čech (hurdler) Petr Čech (6 January 1944 – 11 December 2022) was a Czech hurdler. He competed in the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially b ...

(1944–2022), Czech hurdler *

Petr Chelčický Petr Chelčický (; c. 1390 – c. 1460) was a Czech Christian spiritual leader and author in 15th-century Bohemia, now the Czech Republic. He was one of the most influential thinkers of the Bohemian Reformation. Chelčický inspired the Uni ...

(c. 1390 – c. 1460), Czech Christian spiritual leader and author in Bohemia *

Petr Cornelie Petr William Cornelie (born July 26, 1995) is a French professional basketball player for AS Monaco of the French LNB Élite and the EuroLeague. He stands 210 cm (6'11'’) tall and plays at both the power forward and center positions. Co ...

(born 1996), French basketball player * Petr Druzhinin (born 1974), Russian-Israeli historian and author * Petr Duchoň (born 1956), Czech politician *

Petr Fiala Petr Fiala (; born 1 September 1964) is a Czech politician and political scientist who has been the prime minister of the Czech Republic since December 2021 and leader of the Civic Democratic Party (Czech Republic), Civic Democratic Party (ODS) ...

(born 1964), Czech politician and

Prime Minister of the Czech Republic The prime minister of the Czech Republic ( Czech: ''Předseda vlády České republiky'') is the head of the government of the Czech Republic and the '' de facto'' leader and most powerful member of the executive branch. The Constitution provid ...

* Petr Fiala (senator) (born 1968), Czech senator *

Petr Ginz Petr Ginz (1 February 1928 – 28 September 1944) was a Czechoslovak boy of partial Jewish background who was deported to the Theresienstadt Ghetto (known as Terezín, in Czech) during the Holocaust. He was murdered at the age of sixteen when ...

(1928–1944), Czechoslovak half-Jewish writer, diarist and publisher, victim of the Holocaust *

Petr Gumennik Petr Olegovich Gumennik (, born 11 April 2002) is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2020 Rostelecom Cup bronze medalist and 2019 CS Warsaw Cup silver medalist. He is also the 2020 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, 2020 World Junior bron ...

(born 2002), Russian figure skater *

Petr Hauser Petr Hauser (born 19 September 2003) is a Czech professional ice hockey winger who currently plays for HC Vitkovice of the Czech Extraliga (ELH). He is currently a prospect of the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing care ...

(born 2003), Czech ice hockey player *

Petr Kellner Petr Kellner (20 May 1964 – 27 March 2021) was a Czech billionaire entrepreneur, the founder and majority shareholder (98.93%) of the PPF Group. At the time of his death, he had an estimated net worth of $17.5 billion, making him the wealthi ...

(1964–2021), Czech billionaire businessman *

Petr Korda Petr Korda (born 23 January 1968) is a Czech former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 2 in men's singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in February 1998. Korda won ten singles titles, including the 1998 Austr ...

(born 1968), Czech tennis player *

Petr Mitrichev Petr Mitrichev (born 19 March 1985) is a Russian Competitive programming, competitive programmer who has won multiple major international competitions. His accomplishments include gold (2000, 2002) and silver (2001) medals in the International Ol ...

(born 1985), Russian competitive programmer under the handle "Petr" *

Petr Mrázek Petr Mrázek (; born 14 February 1992) is a Czech professional ice hockey goaltender for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the fifth round, 141st overall, by the Red Wings in the 2010 NHL Entry Dr ...

(born 1992), Czech ice hockey goaltender *

Petr Nedvěd Petr Nedvěd (born December 9, 1971) is a Czech-Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1990 and 2007. Early career Nedvěd was born in Liberec, Czechoslovakia to Jaroslav ...

(born 1971), Czech ice hockey player *

Petr Pavel Petr Pavel (; born 1 November 1961) is a Czech politician and retired army general, currently serving as the president of the Czech Republic since March 2023. Prior to this, he held the position of Chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 2 ...

(born 1961), president of the Czech Republic, former army general *

Pětr Šołtka Peter Georg Schowtka (, ; 7 January 1945 – 5 August 2022) was a German politician who served as a member of the Landtag of Saxony from 1991 to 2014. Schowtka was an ethnic Sorb. Early life and education Schowtka was born on 7 January 1945 ...

(1945–2022), German-Sorb politician *

Petr Yan Petr Evgenyevich Yan (; born 11 February 1993) is a Russian professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. He competes in the Bantamweight (MMA), Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UF ...

(born 1993), former UFC Bantamweight Champion

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Jacqueline Petr Jacqueline Petr (born October 9, 1970 in Winnipeg, Manitoba Manitoba is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province ...

(born 1970), Canadian ice dancer *

Jakub Petr Jakub Petr (born 10 April 1990) is a Czech football player who plays for Austrian club SC Wieselburg.

(born 1990), Czech footballer *

Jiří Petr Jiří Petr, Prof., DrSc. Dr.h.c. (13 May 1931 in Hradec Králové – 12 November 2014 in Prague) was a Czech agroscientist, university professor and Emeritus Chancellor (Rector Emeritus) of the Czech University of Agriculture Prague. Biograph ...

(1931–2014), Czech agroscientist and Rector Emeritus of the CULS Prague *

Karel Petr Karel Petr (; 14 June 1868, Zbyslav, Austria-Hungary – 14 February 1950, Prague, Czechoslovakia) was a mathematician from Bohemia in Austria-Hungary and later Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slov ...

(1868–1950), Czech mathematician *

Radek Petr Radek Petr (born 24 February 1987) is a Czech former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Club career Petr started his career at hometown club Baník Ostrava. In August 2007, he signed a four-year contract with Serie A side P ...

(born 1987), Czech footballer

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