List of Famous people named Pete

Often it's a shorthand for Peter. Similar names: Peter, Piet, Pit, Peta, Petey, Pita, Pitt, Petya, Petia. Here are some famous Petes:

Pete Thomas

First Name Pete
Last Name Thomas
Born on August 9, 1954 (age 71)

Peter Michael Thomas is an English rock drummer best known for his collaboration with singer Elvis Costello, both as a member of his band the Attractions and with Costello as a solo artist. Besides his lengthy career as a studio musician and touring drummer, he has been a member of the band Squeeze during the 1990s and a member of the supergroup Works Progress Administration during the early 2000s.

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Pete Aguilar

First Name Pete
Last Name Aguilar
Born on June 19, 1979 (age 46)

Peter Rey Aguilar is an American politician serving as the U.S. Representative from California's 31st congressional district. A Democrat, he served as Mayor of Redlands, California from 2010 to 2014 and as the President of the Inland Empire Division of the League of California Cities. Aguilar served on the Redlands City Council from 2006 until his election to Congress.

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Pete Philly

First Name Pete
Last Name Philly
Born on May 28, 1980 (age 45)
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Pete Michels

First Name Pete
Last Name Michels
Born on December 15, 1964 (age 61)

Pete Michels is an American animation director who is the supervising director of Future-Worm! on Disney XD. Prior, he was a supervising director on seasons 1 and 2 of Rick & Morty, an animation and supervising director on Family Guy, and supervising director of the short-lived TV show Kid Notorious. He started working on The Simpsons in 1990 as a background layout artist, and eventually became a director. He has also been a director on Rugrats, Rocko's Modern Life, and Bless the Harts.

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Pete Lau

First Name Pete
Last Name Lau
Born on May 5, 1975 (age 50)

Pete Lau, or Liu Zuohu, is a Chinese entrepreneur and business executive. He is the co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus.

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Pete Olson

First Name Pete
Last Name Olson
Born on December 9, 1962 (age 63)

Peter Graham Olson is an American politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Texas's 22nd congressional district from 2009 to 2021. His district included much of southern Houston, as well as most of the city's southwestern suburbs such as Katy, Pearland, and Sugar Land. He is a member of the Republican Party. On July 25, 2019, Olson announced that he would retire at the end of his term. He was succeeded by fellow Republican Troy Nehls.

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Pete Gill

First Name Pete
Last Name Gill
Born on June 9, 1951 (age 74)

Peter Gill is an English former heavy metal drummer, formerly a member of The Glitter Band, Saxon and Motörhead.

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Pete Ploszek

First Name Pete
Last Name Ploszek
Born on January 20, 1987 (age 39)

Peter Daniel Ploszek is an American actor best known for his role as Leonardo in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films. He is also known for his role as Garrett Douglas on the MTV supernatural drama series Teen Wolf.

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Pete Cashmore

First Name Pete
Last Name Cashmore
Born on September 18, 1985 (age 40)

Pete Cashmore is the founder and former CEO of the popular media and entertainment company, publication and digital platform Mashable, which started as a Technorati Top 10 blog worldwide. He grew up in Banchory, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, and founded Mashable in Aberdeenshire in 2005 when he was 19.

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Pete Sears

First Name Pete
Last Name Sears
Born on May 27, 1948 (age 77)

Peter Roy Sears is an English rock musician. In a career spanning more than six decades, he has been a member of many bands and has moved through a variety of musical genres, from early R&B, psychedelic improvisational rock of the 1960s, folk, country music, arena rock in the 1970s, and blues. He usually plays bass, keyboards, or both in bands.

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