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
- ↑ Pete on behindthename.com (Engl.)