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 Mond, 4th Baron Melchett

First Name Peter
Last Name Melchett
Born on February 24, 1948
Died on August 29, 2018 (aged 70)

Peter Robert Henry Mond, 4th Baron Melchett, also known as Peter Melchett, was an English jurist and politician. He succeeded to the title of Baron Melchett in 1973.

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Peter Pellegrini

Peter Pellegrini is a Slovak politician who has served as Prime Minister of Slovakia from 2018 to 2020 and Minister of Health from December 2019 to March 2020. He previously served as Deputy Prime Minister (2016–2018) and Minister for Education and Science (2014), as well as spending two years as Speaker of the National Council (2014–2016). Pellegrini was a member of Direction – Social Democracy until he left the party and founded Voice – Social Democracy in late June 2020.

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Peter Aerts

First Name Peter
Last Name Aerts
Born on October 25, 1970 (age 56)
Height 192 cm | 6'4

Peter Aerts is a Dutch semi-retired kickboxer. Known for his devastating high kicks, which earned him the nickname "The Dutch Lumberjack", he is widely considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight kickboxers of all time.

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Peter Winston

First Name Peter
Last Name Winston
Born on March 18, 1958
Died on December 31, 1977 (aged 19)

Peter Jonathan Winston was an American chess player from New York City. He shared first prize in the 1974 U.S. Junior Chess Championship. Winston disappeared in mysterious circumstances in January 1978. His last published FIDE rating was 2220.

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Peter Temple

First Name Peter
Last Name Temple
Born on March 10, 1946
Died on March 8, 2018 (aged 71)

Peter Temple was an Australian crime fiction writer, mainly known for his Jack Irish novel series. He won several awards for his writing, including the Gold Dagger in 2007, the first for an Australian. He was also an international magazine and newspaper journalist and editor.

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Peter Zeidler

First Name Peter
Last Name Zeidler
Born on August 8, 1962 (age 64)
Height 184 cm | 6'0

Peter Zeidler is a German football manager who manages Swiss club St. Gallen.

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Peter Ramseier

First Name Peter
Last Name Ramseier
Born on November 29, 1944
Died on October 10, 2018 (aged 73)

Peter Ramseier was a Swiss international football player who played as a defender during the 1960s and 1970s.

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Peter Boenisch

First Name Peter
Last Name Boenisch
Born on May 4, 1927
Died on July 8, 2005 (aged 78)
Born in Germany

Peter Boenisch was a German columnist and journalist.

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Peter Brook

Peter Stephen Paul Brook
First Name Peter
Last Name Brook
Born on March 21, 1925
Died on July 2, 2022 (aged 97)

Peter Stephen Paul Brook, CH, CBE is an English theatre and film director who has been based in France since the early 1970s. He has won multiple Tony and Emmy Awards, a Laurence Olivier Award, the Praemium Imperiale, and the Prix Italia. He has been called "our greatest living theatre director".

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Peter Altenberg

Richard Engländer
First Name Peter
Last Name Altenberg
Born on March 9, 1859
Died on January 8, 1919 (aged 59)
Born in Austria

Peter Altenberg was a writer and poet from Vienna, Austria. He was key to the genesis of early modernism in the city.

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