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 von Matt

First Name Peter
Last Name Matt
Born on May 20, 1937 (age 88)

Peter von Matt is a Swiss philologist and author.

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Peter Robin Bagwell-Purefoy

First Name Peter
Last Name Bagwell-Purefoy
Born on October 1, 1932
Died on February 7, 2009 (aged 76)
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Peter Richard Coote

First Name Peter
Last Name Coote
Born on March 26, 1965 (age 61)
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Peter Sykes

First Name Peter
Last Name Sykes
Born on November 30, 1903
Died on January 1, 1975 (aged 71)
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Peter M. Melville

First Name Peter
Last Name Melville
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Peter Vavasour

First Name Peter
Last Name Vavasour
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Peter Pullyn

First Name Peter
Last Name Pullyn
Born on January 1, 1718
Died on September 24, 1753 (aged 35)
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Peter Nicholas Offord

First Name Peter
Last Name Offord
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Peter Bazalgette

First Name Peter
Last Name Bazalgette
Born on May 22, 1953 (age 72)

Sir Peter Lytton Bazalgette is a British television executive and producer, best known for producing over 3000 episodes of BBC's Food and Drink and Ready, Steady, Cook. He was elected President of the Royal Television Society and Deputy Chairman of the National Film School. He was knighted in the New Year Honours for 2012 for services to broadcasting. He has been a benefactor to the arts and Chairman of English National Opera. He was Chair of Arts Council England from 2012 until 2016 and Chairman of ITV from 2016 to 2022. He is also Chair of LoveCrafts, the online Retail and a Non-Executive Board member of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). He also serves on the Advisory Boards of BBH and YouGov. In January 2017, his latest book The Empathy Instinct was published.

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Peter Boizot

First Name Peter
Last Name Boizot
Born on November 16, 1929
Died on December 5, 2018 (aged 89)

Peter James Boizot MBE was an English entrepreneur, restaurateur, politician, art collector and philanthropist. He is best known as the founder of PizzaExpress.

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