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 C. Doherty

First Name Peter

Last Name Doherty

Born on October 15, 1940 (age 86)

Born in Australia, Queensland

Peter Charles Doherty is an Australian immunologist and Nobel laureate. He received the Albert Lasker Award for Basic Medical Research in 1995, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with Rolf M. Zinkernagel in 1996 and was named Australian of the Year in 1997. In the Australia Day Honours of 1997, he was named a Companion of the Order of Australia for his work with Zinkernagel. He is also a National Trust Australian Living Treasure. In 2009 as part of the Q150 celebrations, Doherty's immune system research was announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for its role as an iconic "innovation and invention".

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Peter Evelyn

First Name Peter

Last Name Evelyn

Born on December 28, 1909 (age 116)

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Peter Derek Frescheville Ramsden

First Name Peter

Last Name Ramsden

Born on April 27, 1922

Died on January 1, 1993 (aged 70)

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Peter Daly

First Name Peter

Last Name Daly

Died on January 1, 1757

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Peter Jok

First Name Peter

Last Name Jok

Born on March 30, 1994 (age 32)

Born in Sudan, Khartoum

Kacoul Dut "Peter" Jok is a Sudanese basketball player for UCAM Murcia of the Spanish Liga ACB. He played college basketball for the University of Iowa of the Big Ten Conference. A 6 ft 6 in shooting guard, Jok is from Khartoum.

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