Peter is a male given name.
Peter may also refer to:
The following people are known primarily by the name
Peter:
In
religion:
- Saint Peter
Simon Peter , Pétros “Rock”, Kephas in Hellenized Aramaic) was a leader of the early Christian Church, who features prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. Peter was the son of John, and was from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee...
(-68), Jesus' disciple
- Petrus Diaconus (Peter the Deacon) (-605), a confidant of Pope Gregory I and rector of Sicily, and a few others
- Peter (Bishop of Pavia) (d.735), saint and Bishop of Pavia
- Peter of Anagni
Peter of Anagni was Benedictine, Bishop, and papal legate. Born in Salerno, Italy, he entered the Benedictines and so distinguished himself as a monk that Pope Gregory VII appointed him Bishop of Anagni. As bishop, he improved the spiritual welfare of the city, built a new cathedral, and promoted...
(d.1105), saint and Bishop Of Anagni
- Peter, bishop of Zaragoza
The Archdiocese of Zaragoza is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Zaragoza, part of the autonomous community of Aragón...
(Spain) in 1112
- Peter the Deacon (chronicler) (-c.1140), "the Librarian" (Bibliothecarius)
- Peter of Tarentaise
Peter of Tarentaise was a Roman Catholic abbot and bishop. He has been declared a saint by that church, with a feast day of May 8.-Biography:...
(1102-1174), Archbishop of Tarentaise and saint
- Peter Pareuzi
Peter Pareuzi was a Papal legate and martyr. He was from Rome and worked served the papacy. As a papal legate, he was sent to Orvieto in 1199, to enter in dialogue with the Cathars, who were troubling the local Church. Peter then suffered martyrdom, at the hands of the Cathars....
(d.1199), Papal legate, martyr and saint
- Peter, a companion in martyrdom of Berard of Carbio
Saint Berard of Carbio is a thirteenth century saint and martyr. He was born into a noble family of Leopardi, and was a native of Carbio in Umbria, a province of Italy.-Life:Berard was received into the Franciscan Order by Saint Francis in 1213...
(-1220)
- Saint Peter of Verona
Saint Peter of Verona, O.P. also known as Saint Peter Martyr , was a 13th century Dominican preacher and Inquisitor in Lombardy, and a canonized Catholic saint.-Biography:...
(1206-1252), also known as Peter Martyr
- Peter of Auvergne
Peter of Auvergne was a French philosopher and theologian.He was a canon of Paris; some biographers have thought that he was Bishop of Clermont, because a Bull of Boniface VIII of the year 1296 names as canon of Paris a certain Peter of Croc , already canon of Clermont; but it is more likely that...
(- after 1310), scholastic philosopher
- Saint Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow (-1326)
- Peter of Aquila
Peter of Aquila was an Italian Friar Minor, theologian and bishop.Peter was born at Aquila in the Abruzzi, Italy, towards the end of the thirteenth century. In 1334 he figures as master of theology and provincial of his order in Tuscany. In 1334 he was appointed confessor of Queen Joan I of...
(-1361), Italian Franciscan theologian and bishop
- Peter of Bergamo
Peter of Bergamo was an Italian Dominican theologian.-Life:He entered the Dominican Order in his native town, and completed his studies at the University of Bologna, where he received his degree...
(-1482), Dominican theologian
- Saint Peter the Aleut
Cungagnaq is venerated as a martyr and saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church. He was allegedly a native of Kodiak Island , and is said to have received the Christian name of Peter when he was baptized into the Orthodox faith by the monks of St. Herman's missionaries operating in the north...
(-1815?), Eastern Orthodox Christian martyr in California
- Pope Peter II
Pope Peter II is a hypothetical Papal name and a common Antipapal name, particularly in recent times.-The name and its connotations:Out of respect for the Apostle Saint Peter, who is seen by Catholics as the first Pope, no Pope has ever adopted the name Peter II. It is considered unlikely that any...
(one of several antipopes, 20th century)
Other persons:
- Peter (usurper)
Peter was a Roman usurper of the early sixth century, recorded in two minor sources: the Consularia Caesaraugustana and the Victoris Tunnunnensis Chronicon. He was a "tyrant" against the Visigothic rulers of Spain. When the Visigoths captured the city of Dertosa in 506, he was arrested and...
(6th century), Roman general
- Peter (floruit 926)
Peter is a governor of Rome, Roman consul, brother of Pope John X. He became consul after the death of Alberic I of Spoleto.-Sources:*...
, Roman consul
- Peter (curopalates) (-602), Byzantine general and brother of Emperor Maurice
- Peter I of Bulgaria
Peter I was emperor of Bulgaria from May 27, 927 to 969, died January 30, 970.-Early Reign:Peter I was the son of Simeon I of Bulgaria by his second marriage to the sister of George Sursuvul. Peter had been born early in the 10th century, but it appears that his maternal uncle was very...
(-970), emperor of Bulgaria
- Peter, Duke of the Romans
Peter was a mediaeval Roman noble. He was the son of Alberic III, Count of Tusculum.-Sources:* George L. Williams. Papal Genealogy: The Families And Descendants Of The Popes...
(11th century), Roman consul
- Peter of Maricourt
Pierre Pelerin de Maricourt , Petrus Peregrinus de Maricourt or Peter Peregrinus of Maricourt; was a 13th century French scholar who conducted experiments on magnetism and wrote the first extant treatise describing the properties of magnets...
= Peter Peregrinus (13th century), writer on magnetism and astrolabes
- Peter I of Russia
Peter I the Great or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov ruled Russia and later the Russian Empire from until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his weak and sickly half-brother, Ivan V....
, or Peter the Great (1672-1725), the first Russian emperor
- Peter (actor)
is a Japanese singer, dancer and actor who has appeared in Akira Kurosawa's Ran and Toshio Matsumoto's Bara no Sōretsu. Ikehata also uses his stage name of when he appears on TV variety shows and musical revues...
(1952), the stage name of Shinnosuke Ikehata, a Japanese dancer and actor who appeared in Akira Kurosawa's Ran
People with the surname Peter
- Friedrich Peter
Friedrich Peter was an Austrian politician who served as the chairman of the Freedom Party of Austria from 1958 to 1978.- Early life :...
(1921 - 2005), Austrian politician
- John Peter (novelist)
John Desmond Peter was an English literature scholar, essayist, and novelist, was born in South Africa. He studied law at the University of South Africa, and English literature at Cambridge University, later obtaining his Ph.D. from Rhodes University.Peter came to Canada in 1950 and taught English...
(1921 - 1983), Canadian literary scholar and novelist
- John Peter (field hockey) (1937 - 1998), Indian field hockey player
- Jomo Kenyatta
Jomo Kenyatta[pron.] served as the first Prime Minister and President of Kenya.He was succeeded by Daniel arap Moi after his death in August 1978....
, former name of Kenyan leader Jomo Kenyatta
- Philipp Peter
Philipp Peter is a race car driver from Austria.In 2003 he won the 12 Hours of Sebring in a Team Joest Audi R8 with teammates Marco Werner and Frank Biela...
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Peter is a male given name.
Peter may also refer to:
People
The following people are known primarily by the name
Peter:
In
religion:
- Saint Peter
Simon Peter , Pétros “Rock”, Kephas in Hellenized Aramaic) was a leader of the early Christian Church, who features prominently in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. Peter was the son of John, and was from the village of Bethsaida in the province of Galilee...
(-68), Jesus' disciple
- Petrus Diaconus (Peter the Deacon) (-605), a confidant of Pope Gregory I and rector of Sicily, and a few others
- Peter (Bishop of Pavia) (d.735), saint and Bishop of Pavia
- Peter of Anagni
Peter of Anagni was Benedictine, Bishop, and papal legate. Born in Salerno, Italy, he entered the Benedictines and so distinguished himself as a monk that Pope Gregory VII appointed him Bishop of Anagni. As bishop, he improved the spiritual welfare of the city, built a new cathedral, and promoted...
(d.1105), saint and Bishop Of Anagni
- Peter, bishop of Zaragoza
The Archdiocese of Zaragoza is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory located in north-eastern Spain, in the province of Zaragoza, part of the autonomous community of Aragón...
(Spain) in 1112
- Peter the Deacon (chronicler) (-c.1140), "the Librarian" (Bibliothecarius)
- Peter of Tarentaise
Peter of Tarentaise was a Roman Catholic abbot and bishop. He has been declared a saint by that church, with a feast day of May 8.-Biography:...
(1102-1174), Archbishop of Tarentaise and saint
- Peter Pareuzi
Peter Pareuzi was a Papal legate and martyr. He was from Rome and worked served the papacy. As a papal legate, he was sent to Orvieto in 1199, to enter in dialogue with the Cathars, who were troubling the local Church. Peter then suffered martyrdom, at the hands of the Cathars....
(d.1199), Papal legate, martyr and saint
- Peter, a companion in martyrdom of Berard of Carbio
Saint Berard of Carbio is a thirteenth century saint and martyr. He was born into a noble family of Leopardi, and was a native of Carbio in Umbria, a province of Italy.-Life:Berard was received into the Franciscan Order by Saint Francis in 1213...
(-1220)
- Saint Peter of Verona
Saint Peter of Verona, O.P. also known as Saint Peter Martyr , was a 13th century Dominican preacher and Inquisitor in Lombardy, and a canonized Catholic saint.-Biography:...
(1206-1252), also known as Peter Martyr
- Peter of Auvergne
Peter of Auvergne was a French philosopher and theologian.He was a canon of Paris; some biographers have thought that he was Bishop of Clermont, because a Bull of Boniface VIII of the year 1296 names as canon of Paris a certain Peter of Croc , already canon of Clermont; but it is more likely that...
(- after 1310), scholastic philosopher
- Saint Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow (-1326)
- Peter of Aquila
Peter of Aquila was an Italian Friar Minor, theologian and bishop.Peter was born at Aquila in the Abruzzi, Italy, towards the end of the thirteenth century. In 1334 he figures as master of theology and provincial of his order in Tuscany. In 1334 he was appointed confessor of Queen Joan I of...
(-1361), Italian Franciscan theologian and bishop
- Peter of Bergamo
Peter of Bergamo was an Italian Dominican theologian.-Life:He entered the Dominican Order in his native town, and completed his studies at the University of Bologna, where he received his degree...
(-1482), Dominican theologian
- Saint Peter the Aleut
Cungagnaq is venerated as a martyr and saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church. He was allegedly a native of Kodiak Island , and is said to have received the Christian name of Peter when he was baptized into the Orthodox faith by the monks of St. Herman's missionaries operating in the north...
(-1815?), Eastern Orthodox Christian martyr in California
- Pope Peter II
Pope Peter II is a hypothetical Papal name and a common Antipapal name, particularly in recent times.-The name and its connotations:Out of respect for the Apostle Saint Peter, who is seen by Catholics as the first Pope, no Pope has ever adopted the name Peter II. It is considered unlikely that any...
(one of several antipopes, 20th century)
Other persons:
- Peter (usurper)
Peter was a Roman usurper of the early sixth century, recorded in two minor sources: the Consularia Caesaraugustana and the Victoris Tunnunnensis Chronicon. He was a "tyrant" against the Visigothic rulers of Spain. When the Visigoths captured the city of Dertosa in 506, he was arrested and...
(6th century), Roman general
- Peter (floruit 926)
Peter is a governor of Rome, Roman consul, brother of Pope John X. He became consul after the death of Alberic I of Spoleto.-Sources:*...
, Roman consul
- Peter (curopalates) (-602), Byzantine general and brother of Emperor Maurice
- Peter I of Bulgaria
Peter I was emperor of Bulgaria from May 27, 927 to 969, died January 30, 970.-Early Reign:Peter I was the son of Simeon I of Bulgaria by his second marriage to the sister of George Sursuvul. Peter had been born early in the 10th century, but it appears that his maternal uncle was very...
(-970), emperor of Bulgaria
- Peter, Duke of the Romans
Peter was a mediaeval Roman noble. He was the son of Alberic III, Count of Tusculum.-Sources:* George L. Williams. Papal Genealogy: The Families And Descendants Of The Popes...
(11th century), Roman consul
- Peter of Maricourt
Pierre Pelerin de Maricourt , Petrus Peregrinus de Maricourt or Peter Peregrinus of Maricourt; was a 13th century French scholar who conducted experiments on magnetism and wrote the first extant treatise describing the properties of magnets...
= Peter Peregrinus (13th century), writer on magnetism and astrolabes
- Peter I of Russia
Peter I the Great or Pyotr Alexeyevich Romanov ruled Russia and later the Russian Empire from until his death, jointly ruling before 1696 with his weak and sickly half-brother, Ivan V....
, or Peter the Great (1672-1725), the first Russian emperor
- Peter (actor)
is a Japanese singer, dancer and actor who has appeared in Akira Kurosawa's Ran and Toshio Matsumoto's Bara no Sōretsu. Ikehata also uses his stage name of when he appears on TV variety shows and musical revues...
(1952), the stage name of Shinnosuke Ikehata, a Japanese dancer and actor who appeared in Akira Kurosawa's Ran
People with the surname Peter
- Friedrich Peter
Friedrich Peter was an Austrian politician who served as the chairman of the Freedom Party of Austria from 1958 to 1978.- Early life :...
(1921 - 2005), Austrian politician
- John Peter (novelist)
John Desmond Peter was an English literature scholar, essayist, and novelist, was born in South Africa. He studied law at the University of South Africa, and English literature at Cambridge University, later obtaining his Ph.D. from Rhodes University.Peter came to Canada in 1950 and taught English...
(1921 - 1983), Canadian literary scholar and novelist
- John Peter (field hockey) (1937 - 1998), Indian field hockey player
- Jomo Kenyatta
Jomo Kenyatta[pron.] served as the first Prime Minister and President of Kenya.He was succeeded by Daniel arap Moi after his death in August 1978....
, former name of Kenyan leader Jomo Kenyatta
- Philipp Peter
Philipp Peter is a race car driver from Austria.In 2003 he won the 12 Hours of Sebring in a Team Joest Audi R8 with teammates Marco Werner and Frank Biela...
(b. 1969), Austrian racing car driver
- Rózsa Péter
Rózsa Péter , was a Hungarian mathematician. She is best known for her work with recursion theory....
(1905 - 1977), Hungarian mathematician
- Samuel Peter
Samuel Okon Peter , nicknamed "The Nigerian Nightmare," is a heavyweight boxer and the former WBC heavyweight champion. Peter is the fourth boxer from the African continent to win a heavyweight title, after Gerrie Coetzee, Corrie Sanders, and Francois Botha.-Early years and amateur...
(b. 1980), Nigerian heavyweight boxer
- Werner Peter
Werner Peter is a former football player from East Germany, who won the silver medal with the East German national team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. He obtained a total number of nine caps for his native country, scoring one goal.He was born in Sandersdorf,...
(b. 1950), former East German football player
Other
- "Peter" (short story)
Peter is a short story by Willa Cather. It was first published in The Mahogany Tree in 1892.-Plot summary:Peter Sadelack played second chair violin in Prague, and, despite losing his ability to play, continues to treasure his violin. His eldest son, Antone, tries to convince Peter to sell the...
, a 1892 short story by Willa Cather
- Peter (album)
Peter is an EP by Canadian lo-fi indie rock band Eric's Trip. It was released by Murderecords.- Credits :*Julie Doiron − bass, vocals*Mark Gaudet − drums*Chris Thompson − guitar*Rick White − vocals, guitar...
, a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip
- Peter, the Lord's cat
Peter, the Lord's cat , 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 Cricketers' Almanack.The obituary appeared in the 1965 edition of Wisden,...
, a cat who lived at Lord's Cricket Ground in London
- The Peter, or Peter Pomegranate
The Peter Pomegranate or the Peter was a 16th century warship completed for service in 1510. It is recorded as having a tonnage of 450, until 1536, when it was rebuilt - possibly as a new ship, but to the same approximate design as the old - with a tonnage of 600. The ship's fate is not recorded,...
, medieval warship
See also
- Pierre (disambiguation)
- Petrus (disambiguation)
- All pages beginning with Peter, including many people with forename Peter
TV Characters=
- Peter Griffin
Peter Löwenbräu Griffin is a fictional character, and the protagonist of the FOX animated comedy series Family Guy. Peter is the patriarch of the Griffin family. He is married to Lois, and is the father of Meg, Chris, and Stewie...
, one of the main characters from Family Guy
- Peter Petrelli
Peter Petrelli, portrayed by Milo Ventimiglia, is a fictional character on the NBC science fiction drama series Heroes. He is a hospice nurse-turned-paramedic in his mid-20s with the power to absorb and mimic the powers of other people with special abilities, or powers...
, one of the main characters from Heroes