List of Famous people named Peter

Peter Wong Tung-shun, JP retires as CEO of HSBC Asia Pacific and becomes non-executive Chairman of The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, effective 7 June 2021. He holds a BComm degree from the University of Calgary, a master’s degree in computer science and another master's degree in marketing and finance from Indiana University in the United States.

Peter González, sometimes referred to as Pedro González Telmo, Saint Telmo, or Saint Elmo, was a Castilian Dominican friar and priest, born in 1190 in Frómista, Palencia, Kingdom of Castile and Leon.

Peter I of Alençon was the son of Louis IX of France and Margaret of Provence. He became Count of Alençon in 1269 and in 1284, Count of Blois and Chartres, and Seigneur de Guise in 1272 and 1284. He was also Count of Perche.

Peter Kuiper was a German actor of film, theatre and television.

Peter Jefferson was a planter, cartographer and politician possibly best known as the father of US President Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826). His "Fry-Jefferson Map" of 1751—created in collaboration with Joshua Fry—accurately depicted the Allegheny Mountains for the first time and showed the route of "The Great Road from the Yadkin River through Virginia to Philadelphia distant 455 Miles"—what would later come to be known as the Great Wagon Road.

Peter Lee Ka Kit, Justice of the Peace, Gold GBS Bauhinia Star winner, co-chairman of Henderson Land Development and Hong Kong and China Gas Company, Ltd., is the elder son of Dr. Lee Shau Kee, the 24th on the list of Forbes World's Billionaires. He is currently a member of the Standing Committee of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and vice chairman of the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce.

Peter Shand Kydd was the stepfather of Diana, Princess of Wales, and an heir to the wallpaper fortune built by his father Norman Shand Kydd (1895–1962). His mother was Francis Madalein Foy. He was half-brother to champion amateur jockey William Shand Kydd (1937–2014), who was the husband of Christina Muriel Duncan, sister of Veronica Bingham, Countess of Lucan.

Peter the Hermit, also known as Little Peter or Peter of Amiens, was a priest of Amiens and a key figure during the People's Crusade, the Rhineland massacres, and the First Crusade. He is sometimes called Blessed Peter the Hermit, though he has not been beatified in the Catholic Church.

Peter Angerer is a former West German biathlete.

Peter Appleyard, was a British–Canadian jazz vibraphonist, percussionist, and composer. He spent most of his life living and performing in the city of Toronto where for many years he was a popular performer in the city's nightclubs and hotels. He also played and recorded with many of the city's orchestras and been featured on Canadian television and radio programs. In the early 1970s he drew wide acclaim for his performances with Benny Goodman's jazz sextet with which he toured internationally. In 1992, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in recognition of his being an "internationally renowned vibraphonist [who] has represented the Canadian jazz community across North America, Europe, the Middle East and Australia".