Petter is the surname of:
Anton Petter (1781–1858), Austrian painter Charles Petter (1880–1953), Swiss firearms designer Ernest Petter (1873–1954), English industrialist and unsuccessful politician Isabelle Petter (born 2000), English field hockey player Kurt Petter (1909–1969), German Nazi physician, deputy leader of the Hitler Youth and educational administrator W. E. W. Petter (1908–1968), English aircraft designer Willy Petter, Austrian pairs figure skater in the early 1930s
See also Steven De Petter (born 1985), Belgian retired footballer Petters, another surname