Peter is a common given name for males: see Peter (name).

Peter could refer to the following real people:

• Saint Peter, Jesus' disciple
• Peter the Deacon, a confidant of Pope Gregory I and rector of Sicily
• Antipope Peter II
• Peter the Hermit, a peasent religious icon during the First Crusade
• Peter of Portugal - Peter is the name of five Portuguese Kings and several Princes
• Peter I of Russia (Peter the Great), the first Emperor of the Russian Empire
• Saint Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow
• Peter (actor) (ピーター), a Japanese transvestite and actor who appeared in Akira Kurosawa's Ran
• Peter Frampton musician
• Peter, bishop of Zaragoza (Spain) in 1112.
• Peter Kim, tallest player in the NBA

Fictional people:

• Peter Parker, an alter ego of Spider-Man.
• The blond caveman from B.C. (comic)
• A principal character in Sheri S. Tepper's The True Game novels
• Peter Griffin, a main character on the animated series Family Guy.
• Peter is also a euphemism for penis; see There's a Skeeter on My Peter.

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