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 Bancroft

First Name Peter
Last Name Bancroft
Born on November 5, 1746
Died on February 26, 1810 (aged 63)
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Peter Rickards Mynors

First Name Peter
Last Name Mynors
Born on November 27, 1787
Died on January 20, 1866 (aged 78)
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Peter Scrope

First Name Peter
Last Name Scrope
Born on January 3, 1955 (age 71)
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Peter Warren

First Name Peter
Last Name Warren
Born on March 10, 1703
Died on July 29, 1752 (aged 49)
Born in Ireland, Leinster

Admiral Sir Peter Warren, KB was a British naval officer from Ireland who commanded the naval forces in the attack on the French fortress of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia in 1745. He later sat as MP for Westminster.

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Peter Thellusson

First Name Peter
Last Name Thellusson
Died on January 1, 1797

Peter [de] Thellusson was a Genevan businessman and banker who settled in London, and became a British citizen in 1762. He amassed a fortune through commerce with slave traders and owners and, when he died in 1797, he owned more than 4,000 acres of land in England. His descendants built new Brodsworth Hall, which is maintained by the charity English Heritage Trust.

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Peter I, Count of Foix

Pierre Bernard de Foix
First Name Peter
Last Name Foix
Born on November 30, 1099
Died on January 1, 1071
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Peter Broggs

Henry James
First Name Peter
Last Name Broggs
Born on November 30, 1953
Died on December 19, 2015 (aged 62)

Henry James, better known as Peter Broggs, was a Jamaican roots reggae vocalist and songwriter.

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Peter Richard Hoare

First Name Peter
Last Name Hoare
Born on November 30, 1771
Died on November 30, 1848 (aged 77)
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Peter I, Count of Savoy

First Name Peter
Last Name Savoy
Born on January 1, 1048
Died on July 9, 1078 (aged 30)

Peter I was count of Savoy and margrave of Turin jointly with his brother Amadeus II of Savoy from c. 1060 to 1078. He ruled only nominally, as true power was in the hands of his mother, Adelaide of Susa.

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Peter of Navarre

First Name Peter
Last Name Navarre
Born on March 31, 1366
Died on July 29, 1412 (aged 46)
Born in France, Normandy
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