Namesakes for PETER:
Shakespearian Characters:
8 characters
Peter Quince A Midsummer Night's Dream
Peter Bullcalf Henry IV (2)
Peter Thump Henry VI (2)
Peter of Pomfret King John
Friar Peter Measure For Measure
Peter Romeo and Juliet
Peter Taming of the Shrew
Peter Simple The Merry Wives of Windsor
Biblical Characters:
1 character
Peter Matt. 16:17
Kings and Tsars of Bulgaria:
3 tsars
Tsar Saint Petar I (a.k.a. Peter) 927-969
Tsar Petar II (a.k.a. Peter, Delyan) 1040-1041
Tsar Petar III (a.k.a. Peter) 1072
Kings and Queens of Hungary:
1 king
King Péter Urseolo (a.k.a. Peter) 1038-1041/1044-1046
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms:
1 storm
Storm Peter 2003
Nobel Prize Winners:
3 chemistry, 3 medicine
(chemistry) Peter Agre 2003
(chemistry) Peter D. Mitchell 1978
(chemistry) Petrus Josephus Wilhelmus Debye (a.k.a. Peter) 1936
(medicine) Sir Peter Mansfield 2003
(medicine) Peter C. Doherty 1996
(medicine) Peter Brian Medawar 1960
Oscar Award Winners:
2 actors, 1 director
(director) Peter Jackson 2003
(actor) Peter Finch 1976
(actor) Peter Ustinov 1960, 1964
Bishops of Rome and the Popes:
1 pope
Pope Peter ?-67
Grand Dukes and Tsars of Russia:
3 tsars
Tsar Pyotr I the Great (a.k.a. Peter) 1682-1725
Tsar Pyotr II (a.k.a. Peter) 1727-1730
Tsar Pyotr III (a.k.a. Peter) 1762
Saints:
69 saints, 26 blessed
Blessed Peter Zuniga
Blessed Peter Wright
Saint Peter of Verona
Blessed Peter the Venerable
Blessed Peter Vasquez
Saint Peter Van
Saint Peter Urseolus
Saint Peter Tuy
Saint Peter Tuan
Saint Peter Tu
Saint Peter Tu
Saint Peter Truat
Saint Peter of Trevi
Saint Peter Thomas
Saint Peter Thi
Blessed Peter Tecelano
Saint Peter of Tarntaise
Saint Peter the Spaniard
Saint Peter Shukeshiko
Blessed Peter of Seville
Saint Peter Severus
Saint Peter of Sebaste
Saint Peter the Scribe
Blessed Peter Sanz
Blessed Peter Sanga
Blessed Peter Sampo
Saint Peter Rodriguez
Blessed Peter Rinshei
Blessed Peter Rene Roque
Saint Peter Regulatus
Saint Peter Quy
Blessed Peter of Poitiers
Saint Peter of Perugia
Saint Peter of Pavia
Saint Peter of St. Claire
Saint Peter Pascual
Saint Peter Pareuzi
Saint Peter of Pappacarbone
Blessed Peter Ou
Saint Peter of Osma
Blessed Peter Onizuko
Saint Peter Nolasco
Saint Peter of Nicomedia
Saint Peter Nangashi
Saint Peter of Mount Athos
Saint Peter Martyr
Saint Peter Martinez
Saint Peter of Luxembourg
Blessed Peter Lieou
Blessed Peter Kufioji
Saint Peter Khanh
Saint Peter of Juilly
Saint Peter Julian Eymard
Saint Peter Julian
Blessed Peter Ikiemon
Saint Peter Igneus
Blessed Peter of the Holy Mother of God
Saint Peter Hieu
Saint Peter
Blessed Peter the Hermit
Saint Peter Gonzalez
Saint Peter Gonzales
Saint Peter Fourier
Saint Peter Francisneron
Saint Peter Duong
Blessed Peter da Duenas
Saint Peter Domoulin Bori
Saint Peter the Deacon
Saint Peter Damian
Saint Peter of Damascus
Saint Peter Claver
Saint Peter Chrysologus
Saint Peter of Chavanon
Saint Peter Chanel
Saint Peter in Chains
Blessed Peter of Castelnau
Saint Peter of Canterbury
Saint Peter Canisius
Blessed Peter de la Cadireta
Saint Peter of Braga
Saint Peter Baptist
Blessed Peter Berna
Blessed Peter of Avila
Blessed Peter of the Assumption
Saint Peter of Asche
Saint Peter Arbues
Blessed Peter Arakikobjoje
Saint Peter of Anagni
Saint Peter of Alexandria
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Kings and Queens of Spain:
5 kings
King Pedro I the Cruel (Castile) (a.k.a. Peter) 1350-1369
King Pedro I (Aragon) (a.k.a. Peter) 1094-1104
King Pedro II (Aragon) (a.k.a. Peter) 1196-1213
King Pedro III the Great (Aragon) (a.k.a. Peter) 1276-1285
King Pedro IV the Ceremonious (Aragon) (a.k.a. Peter) 1336-1387
Sports Stars:
1 basketball, 1 hockey, 1 soccer
(basketball) Peter P. Maravich (a.k.a. Pete) 1987
(hockey) Peter Stastny 1998
(soccer) Peter Shilton
Notable Artists:
5 artists
(artist) Pietro Perugino (a.k.a. Peter) 1446-1524
(artist) Pieter Brueghel the Elder (a.k.a. Peter) 1525-1569
(artist) Peter Paul Rubens 1577-1640
(artist) Pierre Auguste Renoir (a.k.a. Peter) 1841-1919
(artist) Piet Mondrian (a.k.a. Pieter, Peter) 1872-1944
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
7 explorers
(explorer) Pêro da Covilhã (a.k.a. Pedro, Peter) 1460-1526
(explorer) Pedro Álvares Cabral (a.k.a. Peter) 1467-1520
(explorer) Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa (a.k.a. Peter) 1532-1602
(explorer) Pedro Fernandes de Queirós (a.k.a. Peter) 1565-1614
(explorer) Peter Pond 1739-1807
(explorer) Peter Skene Ogden 1790-1854
(explorer) Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza (a.k.a. Pietro, Peter) 1852-1905
Notable Writers:
1 playwright
(playwright) Pierre Corneille (a.k.a. Peter) 1606-1684
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
1 mathematician, 1 philosopher
(philosopher) Peter Abelard 1079-1142
(mathematician) Pierre Simon Laplace (a.k.a. Peter) 1749-1827