Peter (surname)
For other uses, see Peter.
Peter is a surname which is also a common masculine given name (see here). It is derived, via Latin "petra", from the Greek word πέτρος (petros) meaning "stone" or "rock".[1]
List of people with surname Peter
- Friedrich Peter (1921–2005), Austrian politician
- Fritz Peter (1899–1949) German mathematician
- Gustav Albert Peter (1853–1937), German botanist
- John Peter (novelist) (1921–1983), Canadian literary scholar and novelist
- John Peter (field hockey) (1937–1998), Indian field hockey player
- Jomo Kenyatta (around 1894–1978), Kenyan leader, who briefly assumed the name John Peter when he converted to Christianity in 1914
- Philipp Peter (born 1969), Austrian racing car driver
- Rózsa Péter (1905–1977), Hungarian mathematician
- Samuel Peter (born 1980), Nigerian heavyweight boxer
- Werner Peter (born 1950), East German football (soccer) player
- Babett Peter (born 1988), German football (soccer) player
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