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 Aaju Peter (born 1960), Inuk lawyer, activist and clothing designer Babett Peter (born 1988), German football (soccer) player Daniel Peter (1836–1919), Swiss chocolatier and inventor of milk chocolate Ema Peter (born 1977), Canadian architectural photographer Franz Peter (1896–1968), Austrian military pilot Friedrich Peter (1921–2005), Austrian politician Fritz Peter (1899–1949), German mathematician Gustav Albert Peter (1853–1937), German botanist Henry Peter (born 1957), Swiss lawyer John Peter (disambiguation), several people Jomo Kenyatta (around 1894–1978), Kenyan leader, who briefly assumed the name John Peter when he converted to Christianity in 1914 Karene Peter (born 1991), English actress Philipp Peter (born 1969), Austrian racing car driver Rózsa Péter (1905–1977), Hungarian mathematician Samuel Peter (born 1980), Nigerian heavyweight boxer Taelon Peter (born 2002), American basketball player Werner Peter (born 1950), East German football (soccer) player
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