List of Famous people named Peter

Name Peter is among the most common names in Germany, USA, England, Australia, Canada, Switzerland, Austria. Shortened forms: Pete. Similar names: Pete, Pieter, Petter, Peeter, Petteri, Petero, Peteiro. Here are some famous Peters:

Peter Zeitlinger

First Name Peter
Last Name Zeitlinger
Born on June 6, 1960 (age 65)

Peter Zeitlinger A.S.C. is a Czechoslovakian-born Austrian cinematographer, who has worked with the director Werner Herzog since 1995. Their film Encounters at the End of the World was nominated for the Academy Award 2009. Peter Zeitlinger studied from 1980 – 1987 at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna. He was influenced by Michael Snow and Peter Kubelka followed by Vittorio Storaro, Sven Nykvist and Vilmos Zsigmond. Zeitlinger's films have received considerable critical acclaim and achieved popularity on the art house circuit. He is represented by the Gersh Agency and is a member of the German Film Academy. Peter Zeitlinger is Professor of Cinematography at the University of Television and Film Munich. He lives in Premariacco, Friuli, Italy.

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Peter IV of Bulgaria

First Name Peter
Last Name Bulgaria
Died on January 1, 1197

Peter II, born Theodor, also known as Theodor-Peter was the first emperor of the restored Bulgarian Empire from 1185 to 1197. He was the son of a wealthy shepherd from the mountains of the Byzantine theme of Paristrion. He and his younger brothers, Asen and Kaloyan, were mentioned as Vlachs in most primary sources, but they were most probably of mixed Vlach, Bulgarian and Cuman origin.

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Peter Harry Cator

First Name Peter
Last Name Cator
Born on April 20, 1908 (age 118)
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Peter Armbruster

First Name Peter
Last Name Armbruster
Born on July 25, 1931 (age 94)
Born in Germany, Bavaria

Peter Armbruster is a German physicist at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung (GSI) facility in Darmstadt, Germany, and is credited with co-discovering elements 107 (bohrium), 108 (hassium), 109 (meitnerium), 110 (darmstadtium), 111 (roentgenium), and 112 (copernicium) with research partner Gottfried Münzenberg.

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Peter Murray-Rust

First Name Peter
Last Name Murray-Rust
Born on January 1, 1941 (age 85)

Peter Murray-Rust is a chemist currently working at the University of Cambridge. As well as his work in chemistry, Murray-Rust is also known for his support of open access and open data. However, he has also been criticised by Jeffrey Beall for his views on predatory publishers and especially his involvement with publisher MDPI.

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Peter Przygodda

First Name Peter
Last Name Przygodda
Born on October 26, 1941
Died on October 2, 2011 (aged 69)
Born in Germany

Peter Przygodda was a German filmmaker, best known for editing Wim Wenders' films. Przygodda died of cancer, aged 69, in 2011.

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Peter Gröning

First Name Peter
Last Name Gröning
Born on April 29, 1939 (age 87)
Born in Germany

Peter Gröning is a former East German track cyclist. Gröning competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin / Sportvereinigung (SV) Dynamo. He won the silver medal at the 1960 Olympics in Rome in the 4000-m team pursuit.

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Peter Vack

Peter S. Brown
First Name Peter
Last Name Vack
Born on September 19, 1986 (age 39)

Peter S. Brown, better known by the stage name Peter Vack, is an American actor, writer, director and producer. He is known for portraying Jason Strider in the MTV comedy series I Just Want My Pants Back (2011–2012), and Alex Merriweather in the Amazon Video comedy-drama series Mozart in the Jungle (2014–2015). Vack also voiced antagonist Gary Smith in the Rockstar Games video game Bully.

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Peter Kataev

First Name Peter
Last Name Kataev
Born on January 21, 1930
Died on August 15, 1986 (aged 56)
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Peter Dybwad

First Name Peter
Last Name Dybwad
Born on February 17, 1859
Died on October 13, 1921 (aged 62)
Born in Norway
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