Peter
From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
![]() |
Look up Peter, peter, Péter, or péter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
Peter often is used to refer to Saint Peter, a disciple of Jesus Christ. It can also refer to many other people, of which only a few are listed here. This page only lists people commonly referred to as "Peter" and nothing else; for others, please see List of people named Peter.
People
Given name
Religion
- Saint Peter (died 68), Jesus' disciple
- Peter the Deacon (died 605), a confidant of Pope Gregory I and rector of Sicily
- Peter (Bishop of Pavia) (died 735), saint and Bishop of Pavia
Other people
- Peter (usurper) (6th century), Roman general
- Peter (curopalates) (died 602), Byzantine general and brother of Emperor Maurice
- Peter (floruit 926), Roman consul
- Peter I of Russia, or Peter the Great (1672–1725), the first Russian emperor
- Peter (actor) (born 1952), the stage name of Shinnosuke Ikehata, a Japanese dancer and actor who appeared in Akira Kurosawa's Ran
Surname
Other uses
- Peter (film), a 1934 film directed by Henry Koster
- "Peter" (Fringe), an episode of the television series Fringe
- "Peter" (short story), an 1892 short story by Willa Cather
- Peter (album), a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip
- Peter, the Lord's cat, a cat who lived at Lord's Cricket Ground in London
- The Peter, or Peter Pomegranate, a 16th-century English warship
See also
- Pete (disambiguation)
- Peters (disambiguation)
- Pierre (disambiguation)
- Piter (disambiguation)
- Petrus (disambiguation)
- All pages beginning with Peter, including many people with forename Peter
![]() |
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Peter. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. |