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 Whish-Wilson

First Name Peter
Last Name Whish-Wilson
Born on February 24, 1968 (age 58)

Peter Stuart Whish-Wilson is an Australian politician who has been a Senator for Tasmania since 2012, representing the Australian Greens. Formerly a lecturer in economics at the University of Tasmania, Whish-Wilson was appointed to the Senate to fill a casual vacancy caused by the retirement of former party leader Bob Brown, and has since won election in his own right in 2013 and 2016.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Peter Kollwitz

First Name Peter
Last Name Kollwitz
Born on February 6, 1896
Died on October 23, 1914 (aged 18)
Born in Germany
Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Peter Owen

First Name Peter
Last Name Owen
Born on January 1, 2000 (age 26)

Peter Owen is a makeup artist who won at the 74th Academy Awards in the category of Best Makeup for the film The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. He shared his win with Richard Taylor.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Peter Baker

First Name Peter
Last Name Baker
Died on January 1, 1813
Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Peter Bancroft

First Name Peter
Last Name Bancroft
Born on July 8, 1794 (age 231)
Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Peter Quinaln Dillon

First Name Peter
Last Name Dillon
Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Peter Annesley

First Name Peter
Last Name Annesley
Born on February 11, 1638 (age 388)
Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Peter Annesley

First Name Peter
Last Name Annesley
Born on October 3, 1631 (age 394)
Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Peter Royds Brocklebank

First Name Peter
Last Name Brocklebank
Born on November 30, 1898
Died on November 30, 1899 (aged 1)
Know him/her \
Don't know him/her

Peter Wood

First Name Peter
Last Name Wood
Born on January 1, 1946 (age 80)

Sir Peter John Wood is an English entrepreneur, most notable as the founder of the Direct Line and esure insurance companies. Wood was knighted in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to UK industry and philanthropy. In 2021 he was the 198th wealthiest person in Britain with an estimated personal fortune of £815 million, according to the Sunday Times Rich List 2021, and his activity in the past thirty years has given him an excellent reputation within the insurance industry.

Know him/her \
Don't know him/her
    index: 1x 0.060986995697021s
fmsppl-page-output: 1x 0.053863048553467s
t_/pages/list-of-people: 1x 0.053826093673706s
t_/blocks/list-of-people: 1x 0.035178899765015s
t_/blocks/person-card: 10x 0.022140741348267s
t_/common/header: 1x 0.0076289176940918s
headline: 8x 0.0071556568145752s
router_page: 1x 0.0063591003417969s
people-list-rectangle: 6x 0.005509614944458s
list-of-people-content: 1x 0.0054950714111328s
qids: 5.5x 0.0017731189727783s
related: 1x 0.00037217140197754s
t_/common/head: 1x 0.00033807754516602s
head-facts: 1x 0.00029921531677246s
t_/common/footer: 1x 0.00026988983154297s
t_/blocks/people-list-rectangle: 6x 0.00011467933654785s
t_/blocks/switcher: 1x 2.0027160644531E-5s
using-file-qids-cache: 6x 4.2915344238281E-6s
using-qids-cache: 1x 1.9073486328125E-6s
----- END OF DUMP (2026-05-02 01:56:05)  -----