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 Michael Escovedo

First Name Peter
Last Name Escovedo
Born on July 7, 1961 (age 64)

Peter Michael Escovedo III is an American percussionist and musical director.

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Peter Baker

First Name Peter
Last Name Baker

Peter Eleftherios Baker is an American journalist and author who is the chief White House correspondent for The New York Times and a political analyst for MSNBC. He covers President Donald Trump, the fourth president he has covered after Barack Obama, George W. Bush and Bill Clinton.

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Peter Brown

First Name Peter
Last Name Brown
Born on October 5, 1935
Died on March 21, 2016 (aged 80)

Pierre Lind de Lappe, known professionally as Peter Brown, was an American actor who portrayed Deputy Johnny McKay opposite John Russell as Marshal Dan Troop in the 1958 to 1962 ABC-Warner Brothers western television series Lawman and Texas Ranger Chad Cooper on NBC's Laredo from 1965 to 1967.

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Peter Dillon

First Name Peter
Last Name Dillon
Born on June 15, 1788
Died on February 9, 1847 (aged 58)
Born in France

Peter Dillon was a ship's captain engaged in the merchant trade, explorer and writer. Dillon discovered in 1826–27 the fate of the La Pérouse expedition.

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Peter Malnati

First Name Peter
Last Name Malnati
Born on June 13, 1987 (age 39)

Peter Malnati is an American professional golfer who has played on both the PGA Tour and Web.com Tour.

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Peter Senior

First Name Peter
Last Name Senior
Born on July 31, 1959 (age 66)
Born in Singapore

Peter Albert Charles Senior is an Australian professional golfer who has won more than twenty tournaments around the world.

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Peter Lassally

First Name Peter
Last Name Lassally
Born on January 1, 1933 (age 93)
Born in Germany

Peter Lassally is a German-born American former executive who served as the executive producer of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Late Night with David Letterman, the Late Show with David Letterman and the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.

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Peter Cherif

First Name Peter
Last Name Cherif
Born on November 30, 1981 (age 44)

Peter Cherif, also known as Abu Hamza, is a French Islamic militant who has been a member of Al-Qaeda in Iraq and Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. He is also believed to have assisted the planning of the Charlie Hebdo shooting.

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Peter Pace

First Name Peter
Last Name Pace
Born on November 5, 1945 (age 80)

Peter Pace is a retired United States Marine Corps general who served as the 16th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Pace was the first Marine officer appointed as chairman, and the first Marine officer to be appointed to three different four-star assignments; the others as the 6th Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from October 1, 2001, to August 12, 2005, and as Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Southern Command from September 8, 2000, to September 30, 2001. Appointed chairman by President George W. Bush, Pace succeeded U.S. Air Force General Richard Myers on September 30, 2005.

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Peter Burroughs

First Name Peter
Last Name Burroughs
Born on January 27, 1947 (age 79)

Peter Burroughs is a British television and film actor, the director of Willow Management. He is the father-in-law of actor and TV presenter Warwick Davis.

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