Peter is a male given name. Peter may also refer to: [edit] People The following people are known primarily by the name Peter: In religion: - Saint Peter (-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 (d.1105), saint and Bishop Of Anagni
- Peter, bishop of Zaragoza (Spain) in 1112
- Peter the Deacon (chronicler) (-c.1140), "the Librarian" (Bibliothecarius)
- Peter of Tarentaise (1102-1174), Archbishop of Tarentaise and saint
- Peter Pareuzi (d.1199), Papal legate, martyr and saint
- Peter, a companion in martyrdom of Berard of Carbio (-1220)
- Saint Peter of Verona (1206-1252), also known as Peter Martyr
- Peter of Auvergne (- after 1310), scholastic philosopher
- Saint Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow (-1326)
- Peter of Aquila (-1361), Italian Franciscan theologian and bishop
- Peter of Bergamo (-1482), Dominican theologian
- Saint Peter the Aleut (-1815?), Eastern Orthodox Christian martyr in California
- Pope Peter II, one of several 20th century antipopes
Other persons: - Peter (usurper) (6th century), Roman general
- Peter (floruit 926), Roman consul
- Peter (curopalates) (-602), Byzantine general and brother of Emperor Maurice
- Peter I of Bulgaria (-970), emperor of Bulgaria
- Peter, Duke of the Romans (11th century), Roman consul
- Peter of Maricourt, or Peter Peregrinus (13th century), writer on magnetism and astrolabes
- Peter I of Russia, or Peter the Great (1672-1725), the first Russian emperor
- Peter (actor) (1952), the stage name of Shinnosuke Ikehata, a Japanese dancer and actor who appeared in Akira Kurosawa's Ran
People with the surname Peter [edit] See also
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