Peter

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

• Peter (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

Main article: Peter (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