Comments for the name Peter

Famous Bearer: Peter Pettigrew from the Harry Potter books.

Other famous literary bearer: Peter Pan, the boy who wouldn't grow up in J.M. Barrie's classic. [noted -ed]

A famous bearer of the name is Peter Griffin of the father in "Family Guy". That show is hilarious.

Famous bearer: Peter Doherty, frontman of British band Babyshambles and former co-frontman of the Libertines. Infamous for his drug use and reckless lifestyle.

Peter was the name of the oldest Son of Adam in C.S. Lewis's "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe".

A famous bearer is actor Peter Boyle (born October 18, 1935). He won an Emmy in 1996 for an appearance on "The X-Files". He also known for his role as Frank Barone, the cranky slob on "Everybody Loves Raymond," which he mainained until the show's final airing on May 16, 2005.

Peter Wentz: Bassist for Fall Out Boy, too emo for emo, and world renowned pedophile.

Peter Rabbit is the name of a Beatrix Potter character.

Peter Parker: Spider-Man's alter-ego.

A famous bearer of the name Peter is Peter Van Daan, one of the eight residents of the Secret Annex in Amsterdam. He was described thoroughly in The Diary of Anne Frank.

Another famous Peter is the tall British soccer player Peter Crouch.

The next Pope is susposed to be Pope Peter (The Roman). He is supposed to be the antichrist.

I find this comment rather bizarre. Good for a laugh perhaps, but I really hope nobody believes them! (The legend of Pope Peter II being the last pope as St Peter was the first is a very old one but no more sensible for that.)

A famous bearer is Peter Phillips, the son of Princess Anne and Captain Mark Phillips. He was born on November 15, 1977.

Famous fictional bearers: Peter Pevenesie in The Chronicles of Narnia, Peter Pan in J.M. Barrie's novel, and Peter Calamy in Master and Commander.

Peter Jackson is a Hollywood movie director most famous for his Lord of the Rings films. (I've heard that he is directing The Hobbit, too.)

There are authors named Peter Abrahams, Peter Blauner, Peter Clement, and Peter Robinson.

Peter Petrelli is one of the main characters in the television series Heroes.

In Denmark Winnie-the-Pooh is called Peter Plys. "Plys" is a word Danish children sometimes put in front of teddy ("Plysbjørn").

Famous bearer: James "Peter" Longsreet, a Confederate Civil War general who was blamed for the loss at Gettysburg.

Peter Cottontail is a famous bearer. Lol.

Peter was Ike Broflovski's name before he was adopted. Ike is Kyle's little brother in the show South Park.

A famous bearer was Peter Paul Rubens, the Flemish painter.

A famous dude of this name is Peter Tork from the Monkees.

Actually, Peter Tork was born Peter Halsten Thorkelson.

The name is borne by Dorothy L. Sayer's fictional detective, Lord Peter Wimsey. He's a beloved and well-known fictional character.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Peter_Wimsey

A famous bearer is English actor Peter Ustinov (April 16, 1921 – March 28, 2004). He's well known for his Academy Award-winning roles in 'Spartacus' (1960) and 'Topkapi' (1964), among other film roles. He was also an accomplished writer and playwright.

A famous bearer is Emmy Award-winning soap opera actor Peter Bergman (born June 11, 1953), best known for his role as Jack Abbott on the soap opera "The Young and the Restless," a role he's held since 1989.

Peter is sometimes listed as the first name of the composer P. I. Tchaikovsky, although his name was really Pyotr.

Peter Carlisle fom the the television show Blackpool.

Peter Corey, a children's writer who was born in Walsall, West Midlands (UK). He also acts and does stand up comedy.

Actor Peter Sellers who played Inspector Clouseau in the Pink Panther series.

Peter Facinelli is a famous bearer of the name.

Peter Forsberg is a Swedish ice hockey player who won two Stanley Cups with the Colorado Avalance.

Corporal Peter Newkirk of the RAF, played by Richard Dawson (who later went on to host Family Feud). He was one of the main characters in Hogan's Heroes.

Peter "Pete" is the oldest of the four Hollister children in the "Happy Hollisters" series of children's books.

I am in the process of attempting to respond to the first 1000 results in a google search for 'Peter the Roman', the final pontiff in the St. Malachy prophecies. Total results are over 3 million. Yet, the prophecy given in 1139 A.D. was in virtual obscurity for over 400 years until the invention of the printing press. In the computer age there has been a resurgence in the interest of the list of names.

Even Nostradamus spoke of 'Peter the Roman' in Century VII, #24.

Peter Tchaikovsky Russian composer.

Peter Jennings, the former news anchor of ABC World News Tonight.

Peter Yu Tae-chol was one of the Korean martyrs.
His story, even though undetailed and short, made me cry.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Yu_Tae-chol

Peter Yarrow is from the 1960's folk singing group, Peter Paul and Mary.

Famous bearer: Peter Townshend, who sometimes went by Pete, the guitarist from the English rock band, The Who.

Sir Peter Blake is a British painter, sculptor and designer, a leading exponent of Pop art.

Sir Peter Francis Bourgeois (1756-1811) was an English painter and collector of Swiss parentage.

Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. :D

Peter Sarsgaard is an American actor.