List of Famous people named Peter

Peter James Armitage was an English television and stage actor best known for his role as Bill Webster on long-running soap opera Coronation Street. He was a regular on British screens from the 1970s onwards.

Peter Greene is an American character actor, generally known for playing villains. One of his most famous roles was in the film Pulp Fiction, in which he played Zed, a sadistic security guard, rapist, and serial killer who serves as an antagonist in the film.

Peter George Peterson was an American investment banker who served as United States Secretary of Commerce from February 29, 1972, to February 1, 1973, under the Richard Nixon administration. Before serving as Secretary of Commerce, Peterson was chairman and CEO of Bell & Howell from 1963 to 1971. From 1973 to 1984 he was chairman and CEO of Lehman Brothers. In 1985 he co-founded the private equity firm The Blackstone Group, and served as chairman. Peterson was chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations until retiring in 2007, after being named chairman emeritus. In 2008, Peterson was ranked 149th on the "Forbes 400 Richest Americans" with a net worth of $2.8 billion. He was also known as founder and principal funder of The Peter G. Peterson Foundation, which is dedicated to promoting fiscal austerity.

Peter Francis Baldwin was an English actor best known for his role of Derek Wilton in the British soap opera Coronation Street.

Peter Sodann is a German actor, director and politician. He was the Left Party's nominee for the 2009 presidential election, but was not considered a serious candidate by the German media.

Peter Matić was an Austrian actor and voice actor. He appeared in more than eighty films since 1961. In the German speaking countries he was well known as dubbing voice of Ben Kingsley.

Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch was an English-Australian actor. He is best remembered for his role as crazed television anchorman Howard Beale in the 1976 film Network, which earned him a posthumous Academy Award for Best Actor, his fifth Best Actor award from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and a Best Actor award from the Golden Globes.

Peter Douglas Nicholls was an Australian literary scholar and critic. He was the creator and a co-editor of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction with John Clute.

Peter Malcolm Sumner-Potts, professionally known as Peter Sumner, was an Australian actor, director and writer. He had a long career in theatre, television and film.

Peter Stephen Patrick Handscomb is an Australian cricketer who is the current captain for Victoria and Middlesex.