Peleg (name)

Peleg is a masculine given name, and a surname. Historically, Peleg was one of the two sons of Eber, the ancestor of the Hebrews. Other notable people with the name include:

Given name Peleg Arnold, lawyer, tavern-keeper, jurist, and statesman from Smithfield, Rhode Island Peleg Chandler, lawyer, journalist, and politician Peleg Coffin Jr., financier, insurer, and politician

Peleg Sprague, politician from Maine Peleg Sprague, politician from New Hampshire Peleg Tallman, Representative from Massachusetts Peleg Wadsworth, officer during the Revolutionary War, and a Congressman Peleg Wiswall, lawyer, judge, and politician, Nova Scotia

Surname Anat Peleg (born 1957), author

David Peleg, historian and diplomat David Peleg (computer scientist), computer scientist

Israel Peleg (born 1949), politician

Fictional characters Capt. Peleg, Moby Dick fictional character, retired ship-captain and "fighting"-Quaker part-owner of whaling ship

Peleg (name)

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