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 Faber

First Name Peter

Last Name Faber

Born on April 13, 1506

Died on August 1, 1546 (aged 40)

Born in France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Peter Faber was the first Jesuit priest and theologian, who was also a co-founder of the Society of Jesus, along with Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier. Pope Francis announced his canonization on 17 December 2013.

Know him/her

Don't know him/her

Peter Stormonth Darling

First Name Peter

Last Name Darling

Know him/her

Don't know him/her

Peter Armitage

First Name Peter

Last Name Armitage

Born on July 15, 1924 (age 101)

Peter Armitage CBE is a statistician specialising in medical statistics.

Know him/her

Don't know him/her

Peter Duff

First Name Peter

Last Name Duff

Know him/her

Don't know him/her

Peter Jones

First Name Peter

Last Name Jones

Born on January 1, 1952 (age 74)

Peter Wilcox Jones is a mathematician at Yale University, known for his work in harmonic analysis and fractal geometry. He received his Ph.D. at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1978, under the supervision of John B. Garnett. He received the Salem Prize in 1981. He is an elected member of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (2008), the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (2008), and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1998). He is not related to the mathematician Vaughan Jones.

Know him/her

Don't know him/her

Peter Nolasco

First Name Peter

Last Name Nolasco

Born on November 30, 1179

Died on May 6, 1256 (aged 76)

Born in France, Occitania

Saint Peter Nolasco, Pere Nolasc in Catalan, Pierre Nolasque in French and Pedro Nolasco in Spanish, is a Catholic saint, born at Mas-des-Saintes-Puelles, Languedoc, today's France, although some historians claim he was born in Barcelona.

Know him/her

Don't know him/her