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Peter (surname)

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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".

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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