Pete (name)

Pete is a short form of the male given name Peter, especially in the English-speaking world . Pete is not known as an English family name and is only a very rare surname.

Name bearer

First name

• Pete Ariel (1941–2012), German film director
• Pete Best (born 1941), British musician
• Pete Beyer (* 1987), British biathlete
• Pete Brown (saxophonist) (1906–1963), American saxophonist and band leader
• Pete Brown (songwriter) (born 1940), British poet and songwriter
• Pete Candoli (1923-2008), American trumpeter
• Pete Christlieb (* 1945), American musician
• Pete Conacher (born 1932), Canadian ice hockey player
• Pete Cosey (1943–2012), American guitarist
• Furious Pete (* 1985), Canadian competitive eater
• Pete Docter (* 1968), American director and screenwriter
• Pete Domenici (1932–2017), American politician
• Pete Dwojak (* 1982), German presenter
• Pete Fenson (* 1968), American curler
• Pete Fountain (1930-2016), American clarinetist
• Pete Henderson (1895-1940), Canadian racing car driver
• Pete Henry (1897–1952) American football player and coach
• Pete Hoekstra (* 1953), American politician
• Pete Jacobs (* 1981), Australian triathlete
• Pete Johnson (1904–1967) American pianist
• Pete LaRoca (1938–2012), American jazz drummer
• Pete LoPresti (* 1954), American ice hockey goalkeeper
• Pete Lovely (1926–2011), American racing car driver
• Pete Mahovlich (born 1946), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• Pete Postlethwaite (1946-2011), British actor
• Pete Rock (* 1970), American DJ, producer and rapper
• Pete Rozelle (1926–1996), American sports official
• Pete Rugolo (1915–2011), American composer
• Pete Sampras (* 1971), American tennis player
• Pete Seeger (1919-2014), American musician
• Pete Smith (1892–1979), American film producer
• Pete Smith (born 1940), American baseball player
• Pete Smith (born 1966), American baseball player
• Pete Tong (* 1960), English DJ
• Pete Townshend (* 1945), British musician
• Pete Travis (* unknown), British film director
• Pete Trewavas (born 1959), British musician
• Pete Vandermeer (* 1975), Canadian ice hockey player
• Pete Wentz (* 1979), American musician
• Pete Wilson (* 1933), American politician
• Pete York (born 1942), British drummer
• Pete Yorn (* 1974), American singer-songwriter

Surname

• Adam Marian Pete (* 1966), German-Polish painter and poet
• Lee Pete (1924–2010), American radio presenter and American football player
• Sharon Walsh-Pete (* 1952), American tennis player

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Pete on behindthename.com (Engl.)