Peters

This article deals with the family name; for further meanings see Peters (disambiguation) .

Peters is a German, English and Dutch family name .

Origin and meaning

Peters is a patronymic family name meaning son of Peter . For variants see ibid.

Name bearer

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A.

• Achim Peters (* 1957), German neurobiologist and diabetologist
• Adolf Peters (1803–1876), German mathematician and poet
• Albert Peters (physician) (1862–1938), German ophthalmologist and university professor
• Albert Peters (singer) , German opera singer (tenor)
• Albert Peters (administrative officer) († 1989), German administrative officer
• Albrecht Peters (1924–1987), German theologian and university professor
• Alexander Peters (1848–?), German philologist, philosopher and teacher
• Alfred Peters (1888–1974), German communication scientist
• Alice Peters (* 1929), German artist
• Anderson Peters (* 1997), Grenadian javelin thrower
• Andrew Peters (snooker player) (born 1967), Welsh snooker player
• Andrew Peters (ice hockey player) (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player
• Andrew James Peters (1872–1938), American politician
• Angelika Peters (* 1946), German politician (SPD)
• Anna Peters (painter) (1843–1926), German painter
• Anna Peters (politician) (* 1996), German politician
• Anne Peters (* 1964), German law scholar and university professor
• Antje Peters-Hirt (* 1953), German specialist in German
• Antonia Peters (* 1958) German educator and author
• Aribert Peters (* 1948), German scientist and consumer advocate
• Arno Peters (1916–2002), German historian and geographer
• Arnold Peters (politician) (1922-1996), Canadian politician (New Democratic Party)
• Arnold Peters (actor) (1925-2013), British actor
• Audrey Peters (1927–2019), American actress
• August Peters (writer) (1817–1864), German writer
• August Peters (bishop) (1931–1986), German clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Aachen
• August Peters (prelate) (* 1936), German clergyman, cathedral chapter in Aachen
• Axel Peters (* 1944), German sculptor

B.

• Barbara Peters (actress) (* 1942), German actress, voice actress and singer
• Barbara Peters (author) (* 1954), German author
• Beate Peters (* 1959), German athlete
• Bernadette Peters (* 1948), American actress and singer
• Bernd Peters , German lawyer
• Bernhard Peters (painter, 1817) (1817–1866), German painter, draftsman and drawing teacher
• Bernhard Peters (political scientist) (1949–2005), German political scientist
• Bernhard Peters (painter, 1956) (* 1956) German painter and installation artist
• Bernhard Peters (sports official) (* 1960), German sports official and trainer
• Bernhard E. Peters (1893–1949), American painter
• Bill Peters (* 1965), Canadian ice hockey coach
• Bijou Peters , maiden name of Bijou Bidwell (1927–2014), Gambian journalist and human rights activist
• Bobby Peters (* 1949), American lawyer and politician
• Brock Peters (1927-2005), American actor
• Bruno Peters (1884–1960), German railway engineer
• Burkhard Peters (* 1953), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
• Butz Peters (* 1958), German lawyer and television presenter

C.

• Carl Peters (instrument maker) (1819–1891), German instrument maker
• Carl Peters (entrepreneur, 1843) (1843–1922), German industrialist
• Carl Peters (1856–1918), German politician, publicist, colonialist and Africa researcher
• Carl Peters (entrepreneur, 1868) (1868–1936), German commercial entrepreneur
• Carl Ferdinand Peters (1825–1881), Bohemian physician, geologist, mineralogist and paleontologist
• Carl Friedrich Peters (publisher) (1779–1827), German bookseller and music publisher, see Edition Peters
• Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Peters (1844-1894), German astronomer
• Carol Peters (* 1932), American figure skater
• Caroline Peters (* 1971), German actress
• Charles Peters (* 1926), American journalist, historian and publicist
• Chris Peters (* 1949), Dutch mathematician
• Christa Peters (1933–1981), German photographer
• Christel Peters (1916–2009), German actress
• Christian Peters (councilor) (1711–1755), German lawyer and politician, councilor of Lübeck
• Christian Peters (church historian) (* 1961), German church historian and university professor
• Christian Peters (musician) (* 1964), German saxophonist
• Christian August Friedrich Peters (1806–1880), German astronomer
• Christian Beppo Peters (* 1979), German actor
• Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters (1813–1890), German-American astronomer
• Christian Johann Friedrich Peters (1822–1889), German teacher
• Christoph Peters (* 1966), German writer
• Clarke Peters (* 1952), American actor, singer, dancer and author
• Corey Peters (* 1988), American football player
• Corrie Peters (1964-2014), German activist
• Crispian St. Peters (1939-2010), British singer
• Curt Peters (1905–1943), German orientalist

D.

• Dan Peters (* 1967), American drummer
• Daniel Peters (ice hockey player) (born 1977), American ice hockey player
• Daniel Peters (politician) (* 1981), German politician
• David Peters (manufacturer) (1808–1874), German textile manufacturer
• David Peters (politician) (* 1954), American politician
• David Peters (medic) , British medic and university professor
• David Peters (Poker Player) ( David Patrick Peters ; * 1987), American poker player
• David Keith Peters (* 1938), British medic, see Keith Peters (medic)
• Dierk Peters (* 1986), German jazz musician
• Dieter Peters (* 1946/1947), German homeland researcher
• Dieter Stefan Peters (* 1932), German ornithologist and paleontologist
• Dietmar Peters (* 1949), German ice hockey player and coach
• Dimitri Peters (* 1984), German judoka
• Dipuo Peters (* 1960), South African politician
• Dirk Peters (* 1949), German engineering and shipping historian
• Don Peters (1921–2002), American screenwriter
• Duane Peters (* 1961), American skateboarder and punk singer
• Dwight Peters (* 1986), Guyanese football player

E.

• Edith Peters (1926–2000), American singer and actress
• Eduard Peters (1869–1948), German prehistoric
• Egbert Peters (1928–2011), German legal scholar
• Eginhard Peters (1932–2014), German meteorologist
• Ekhart Peters Seevers (* 1943), Costa Rican entrepreneur and diplomat
• Elisabeth Peters (* 1964), German art historian
• Elizabeth Peters (1927–2013), American writer
• Ellis Peters , pseudonym of Edith Pargeter (1913–1995), British writer
• Emil Peters (technician) (1864–1950), Sudeten German technician, company founder and politician
• Emil Peters (publicist) (1877–1925), German publicist
• Emil Peters (politician) (1882–1934), German politician, mayor of Detmold
• Eric Peters (* 1952), German painter
• Ernst Peters (composer) (1869–1960), German music teacher, musician and composer
• Ernst Peters (architect) (1886–1975), German architect and construction clerk
• Eva Peters (* 1939), German politician (CDU)
• Eva Sternheim-Peters (1925–2020), German teacher and psychologist
• Evan Peters (* 1987), American actor
• Evelyn Peters (1925–2014), German actress and writer

F.

• Fabian Peters († after 1576), Dutch organ builder
• Felicitas Peters , German actress
• Femi Peters (around 1946–2018), Gambian politician
• Francis Edward Peters (* 1927), American scholar of religion
• Frank Peters (* 1942), German legal scholar
• Franz Peters (politician) (1888–1933), German politician (SPD)
• Franz Peters (artist) (* 1956), German artist and poet
• Franz Joseph Peters (1875–1957), German priest, theologian and university professor
• Fred Peters (* 1977), German radio and television presenter
• Friedrich Peters (theologian) (1549–1617), German theologian and proverb collector
• Friedrich Peters (politician) (1906–1977), German politician (DP)
• Friedrich Ernst Peters (1890–1962), German writer
• Friedrich Wilhelm Ernst Peters (1812–1874), German government official
• Fritz Peters (farmer) (1819–1897), German farmer and author
• Fritz Peters (officer) (actually Frederick Thornton Peters ; 1889–1942), Canadian officer
• Fritz Peters (writer) (actually Arthur Anderson Peters ; 1913–1979), American writer
• Fritz Peters (archivist) , German archivist and local history researcher
• Fritz Wilhelm Emanuel Peters (1865–1932), German civil engineer

G

• Gary Peters (baseball player) (born 1937), American baseball player
• Gary Peters (soccer player) (born 1954), English soccer player and coach
• Gary Peters (politician) (* 1958), American politician
• Gary Peters (snooker player) , Welsh snooker player
• Georg Peters (politician, 1849) (1849–1929), German politician, mayor of Springe
• Georg Peters (politician, 1908) (1908–1992), German typesetter and politician (SPD), Member of the Bundestag
• Georg Peters (local history researcher) (* 1943/1944), German local history researcher and museum founder
• Georg Peters (physician) (1951–2018), German physician, microbiologist and university professor
• Georg Wilhelm Peters (writer) , German writer and poet
• Georg Wilhelm Peters (entrepreneur) , German liqueur manufacturer and distiller
• George Peters (actor) , American actor
• George Henry Peters (1863–1947), American astronomer
• George W. Peters (1907–1988), American missiologist
• Gerard Peters ( Gerrit Peters ; 1920–2005), Dutch cyclist
• Gerd Peters (* 1934), German naval officer and journalist
• Gerd Peters (medic) (1906–1987), German medic
• Gerhard Peters (1900–1974), German chemist and manager
• Gerhard Peters (art historian) (1899–1995), German art historian
• Gerrit Peters , known as Tasek (* 1973), German graffiti artist and illustrator
• Glen Peters , climate scientist
• Greg Peters (1962–2013), American comic artist and author
• Grégoire Peters (* 1961), French jazz musician
• Gretchen Peters (* 1957), American singer-songwriter
• Gudrun Peters (* 1951), German politician (SPD)
• Guido Peters (1866–1937), Austrian composer and pianist
• Günter Peters (painter) (1907–1987), German painter, museum director and founder of the zoo
• Günter Peters (building historian) (1928–2013), German building historian and building official
• Günter Peters (politician) (* 1944), German politician (SPD)
• Günter W. Peters (1927–2006), German homeland researcher
• Günther Peters (musician) (1893–1971), German organist
• Günther Peters (zoologist) (* 1932), German zoologist
• Günther Peters (soccer player) , German soccer player
• Gustav Peters (politician) (1885–1959), German-Bohemian publicist and politician (SdP)
• Gustav Peters (local history researcher) (1891–1979), German teacher and local history researcher
• Gustav Peters (zoologist) (* 1947), German biologist and zoologist

H

• Hank Peters (1924-2015), American baseball official
• Hannah Peters (1911–2009), German-American physician
• Hanns Peters (1930–2015), German rower and association official
• Hans Peters (social worker) (1851–1936), German social worker
• Hans Peters (Admiral) (1884–1947), German Vice Admiral
• Hans Peters (painter) (1885–1978), German painter and graphic artist
• Hans Peters (legal historian) (1886–1915), German legal historian
• Hans Peters (legal scholar) (1896–1966), German legal scholar and politician (CDU)
• Hans Peters (zoologist) ( Hans Martin Peters ; 1908–1996), German zoologist
• Hans Peters (1927–1999), German politician (SPD), see Johannes Wilhelm Peters
• Hans Peters (politician, 1933) (* 1933), German politician (SPD)
• Hans-Günter Peters (* 1936), German archaeologist and university professor
• Hans Heinrich Peters (* 1945), German economist and stock exchange official
• Hans-Helmut Peters (1908–1987), German theologian
• Hans Jochen Peters (1944–2008), German diplomat
• Hans O. Peters (1894–1980), German-American architect and set designer
• Hans-Otto Peters (* 1941), German soccer player
• Hans-Rudolf Peters (* 1932), German economist
• Hans-Walter Peters (* 1955), German banker
• Harold Seymour Peters (1902-1998), American entomologist and ornithologist
• Hartwig Peters (1784–1848), German pastor
• Hartwig Patrick Peters (* 1957), German director, screenwriter and actor
• Heinrich Peters (banker) (1879–1963), German banker, patron and founder of the foundation
• Heinrich Peters (sailor) , German sailor
• Heinrich Peters (District Administrator) († 1951), German administrative lawyer
• Heinrich Peters (SS member) (1890–1957), German SS Obersturmführer
• Heinrich August Peters , German stone sculptor
• Heinz Peters (naval officer) , German naval officer
• Heinz Peters (pilot) (1912–1980), German pilot and gliding instructor
• Heinz Peters (politician) (* around 1924), German youth functionary (FDJ) and politician
• Heinz Peters (singer) (1926-2001), German opera singer (bass) and director
• Heinz Peters (diplomat) (* 1951), German diplomat
• Heinz Friedrich Peters (1910–1990), German-American university professor and literary scholar
• Heinz-Joachim Peters (* 1950), German legal scholar
• Helge Peters (* 1937), German sociologist
• Helmut Peters (sinologist) (* 1930), German sinologist
• Helmut Peters (musician) (* 1938), German church musician, organist and music teacher
• Henri Peters-Arnolds (1897–1988), Dutch-German actor
• Herbert Peters (1925–2006), German sculptor and graphic artist
• Hermann Peters (pharmacy historian) (1847–1920), German pharmacist and pharmacy historian
• Hermann Peters (politician, 1872) (1872–1940), German politician (SPD), MdL Prussia and Schleswig-Holstein
• Hermann Peters (politician, 1873) (1873 – after 1920), German politician (SPD), MdL Mecklenburg-Schwerin
• Hermann Peters (painter) (1886–1970), German painter and graphic artist
• Hermann Peters (zoologist) (1907–1985), German zoologist
• Hermann Werner Peters (1931–1984), German writer
• Hertha Peters (1905–1987), German politician (SPD) and district administrator
• Hildegard Peters (1923–2017), German painter and teacher
• Hinrich Peters (1898–1971), German politician (SPD)
• Horst Peters (lawyer) (1910–2000), German lawyer and judge
• Horst Peters (speaker) (* 1947), German speaker and actor
• Horst Peters (cameraman) , German cameraman
• House Peters senior (1880–1967), British-American actor
• House Peters Jr. (1916–2008), American actor
• Hugo Peters (1911–2005), German painter and university professor

I.

• Ignaz Peters (also Ignaz Petters ; 1834–1913), German Germanist and dialect researcher
• Ilse Peters (religious educator) (1893–1980), German religious educator
• Ilse Peters (botanist) , German botanist
• Ilse Peters (film editor) (1932–2019), German film editor
• Ina Peters (1928–2004), Austrian actress
• Ingrid Peters (* 1954), German pop singer and presenter
• Insa Peters-Rehwinkel (* 1968), German politician (SPD), Member of the Bundestag
• Isabella Peters (* 1983), German information scientist

J

• JJ Peters ( Joseph John W Peters ; * 1982), Australian rock musician
• Jaime Peters (* 1987), Canadian soccer player
• Jakob Peters (1873–1944), German animal breeder
• Jakob Peters-Messer (* 1963), German opera director
• Jakow Christoforowitsch Peters ( Jēkabs Peterss ; 1886–1938), Latvian-Soviet revolutionary
• James Arthur Peters (1922–1972), American herpetologist
• James Lee Peters (1889–1952), American ornithologist
• Jan Peters (actor) (1927-2013), actor
• Jan Peters (historian) (1932–2011), German historian
• Jan Peters (soccer player, 1953) (* 1953), Dutch soccer player
• Jan Peters (soccer player, 1954) (* 1954), Dutch soccer player
• Jan Peters (filmmaker) (* 1966), German filmmaker and university lecturer
• Jan Peters (computer scientist) (* 1976), German computer scientist and university professor
• Jan-Eric Peters (* 1965), German journalist
• Jan-Michael Peters (* 1962), German biologist
• Janice G. Peters , American entomologist
• Jarno Peters (* 1993), German soccer goalkeeper
• Jason Peters (* 1982), American football player
• Jean Peters ( Elizabeth Jean Peters ; 1926-2000), American actress
• Jean Peters (astronomer) ( Johann Theodor Peters ; 1869–1941), German mathematician and astronomer
• Jens Peters (* 1943), German physicist
• Jim Peters (1918–1999), British marathon runner
• Jimmy Peters senior ( James Meldrum Peters ; 1922-2006), Canadian ice hockey player
• Jimmy Peters junior ( James Stephen Peters ; * 1944), Canadian ice hockey player
• Joachim Peters (1712–1788), German politician, mayor of Lübeck
• Joachim H. Peters (* 1958), German police officer, writer and cabaret artist
• Joan Peters (1936–2015), American journalist and author
• Joanne Peters (* 1979), Australian soccer player
• Johann Peters (composer) (1820–1870), German musician and composer
• Johann Peters (theologian) (1831-1897), Luxembourgish theologian
• Johann Peters (politician) , German politician (DBD), MdV
• Johann Peters (entrepreneur) (1919–2002), German entrepreneur
• Johann Anton de Peters (1725–1795), German painter and draftsman
• Johann Heinrich Peters (1697–1754), German stone sculptor
• Johann Theodor Peters (1869–1941), German mathematician and astronomer, see Jean Peters (astronomer)
• Johannes Peters (politician, 1841) ( Johannes Wilhelm Matthias Peters ; 1841–1909), German lawyer and politician (NLP), MdR
• Johannes Peters (politician, 1899) (1899–1990), German lawyer and politician (CDU), Member of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
• Johannes D. Peters (1915–1986), German radio play author
• Johannes Wilhelm Peters ( Hans Peters ; 1927–1999), German politician (SPD)
• Johannes Wilhelmus Peters (* 1954), Dutch soccer player, see Jan Peters (soccer player, 1954)
• John Peters (mercenary) (1922 / 1926–1986), British mercenary
• John Peters (actor) , actor
• John Peters (cinematographer) , American cinematographer and director
• John Peters (Entrepreneur) , American entrepreneur, co-founder of Triple Canopy
• John A. Peters (Politician, 1822) ( John Andrew Peters ; 1822–1904), American politician (Maine)
• John A. Peters (Politician, 1864) ( John Andrew Peters ; 1864–1953), American politician (Maine)
• John Samuel Peters (1772-1858), American politician (Connecticut)
• Jon Peters (* 1945), American film producer
• Jörg Michael Peters (* 1960), German clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Trier
• Josef Peters (engineer) (1876–1933), Czech lawyer and mining engineer
• Josef Peters (racing driver) (1914–2001), German automobile racing driver
• Joseph Peters (musician) , American oboist and conductor
• Joshy Peters (* 1957), German actor
• Julie Anne Peters (* 1952), American author
• Julius Peters (1900 – after 1951), German politician (NSDAP)
• Jürgen Peters (designer) (1931–2009), German designer
• Jürgen Peters (Germanist) (1940–2013), German Germanist
• Jürgen Peters (union official) (* 1944), German union official
• Justin Peters (* 1986), Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper

K

• Kari Peters (* 1985), Luxembourg cross-country skier
• Karin Peters ( Catharina Johanna Pieterse-Kodde ; 1938–2011), Dutch writer
• Karl Peters (1856–1918), German politician, publicist, colonialist and Africa researcher, see Carl Peters
• Karl Peters (architect) (1876–1947), German architect, conservator and preservationist
• Karl Peters (politician) (1894–1977), German politician and local researcher
• Karl Peters (legal scholar) (1904–1998), German criminalist and legal scholar
• Karl Peters (photographer) (* 1937), German photographer
• Karl Peters (judge) (* 1939), German judge
• Karl Christian Peters (1911–1944), German painter, draftsman and illustrator
• Karl-Heinz Peters (1903–1990), German actor
• Karl Kurt Peters (1905– ??), German translator and actor
• Karsten Peters (1935–1990), German journalist, film critic and actor
• Katharina Peters, pseudonym of the writer Manuela Kuck (born 1960)
• Katharina Peters (film director) (born 1958), German director, screenwriter, camerawoman, film producer and film architect
• Kay Peters (* before 1968), German business economist and university lecturer
• Keith Peters (soccer player) (1915-1989), English soccer player
• Keith Peters (medic) ( David Keith Peters ; * 1938), British medic
• Keith Peters (rugby player) (* 1986), Papua New Guinea rugby player
• Klaus Peters (lawyer) (* 1936), German administrative lawyer
• Klaus Peters (politician) (* 1950), German politician (CDU)
• Klaus Peters (publisher) (1937–2014), German mathematician and publisher
• Kristina Peters (* 1968), German hockey player
• Kristina-Maria Peters (* 1985), German actress
• Kurd Peters (painter) , German painter and graphic artist
• Kurd Peters (officer) (1914–1957), German major in the Air Force
• Kurt Peters (chemist) (1897–1978), Austrian chemist
• Kurt Peters (dancer) (1915–1996), German dancer and dance teacher
• Kyle Walker-Peters (born 1997), English soccer player

L.

• Laine Peters (* 1970), Canadian curler
• Lana Peters , later name of Svetlana Iossifowna Allilujewa (1926–2011), Russian teacher
• Lauri Peters (* 1943), American actress
• Lenrie Peters (1932–2009), Gambian surgeon, writer and publisher
• Lenrie Peters Senior (1894–1968), Gambian journalist, publisher and political activist
• Leo Peters (botanist) (1869–1958), German phytopathologist and civil servant
• Leo Peters (* 1944), German archivist, historian and university professor
• Lilo Peters (1913–2001), German painter and sculptor
• Lisa Peters (1933-2010), German politician (FDP)
• Lorenz Conrad Peters (1885–1949), German author
• Louise Otto-Peters (1819–1895), German writer and women's rights activist
• Luan Peters (1946-2017), British actress
• Luisa Peters (* 1993), weightlifter from the Cook Islands
• Ludwig Peters (? –1846), German lawyer and entrepreneur

M.

• Maisie Peters (* 2000), English singer and songwriter
• Manfred Peters (* 1937), German handball player
• Marcus Peters (* 1993), American football player
• Mareike Peters (* 1986), German athlete
• Margit Kobeck-Peters (* 1933), German singer (mezzo-soprano) and singing teacher
• Maria Liberia-Peters (* 1941), politician of the Netherlands Antilles
• Mario Peters (* 1944), German jazz pianist and composer
• Mark Peters (sound engineer) , sound engineer and producer
• Mark Peters (football player, 1972) ( Mark Peters ; * 1972), Welsh football player
• Mark Peters (musician) (* 1975), British composer, musician and producer
• Mark Peters (Soccer Player, 1983) ( Mark William Peters ; * 1983), English soccer player
• Markus Peters (* 1965), German journalist and writer
• Martin Peters (pastor) (1870–1948), German pastor
• Martin Peters (soccer player) (1943-2019), English soccer player
• Martin Peters , maiden name of Martin Espenhorst (* 1965), German historian
• Martina Peters (* 1985), German comic artist
• Mary Peters (athlete) (born 1939), British athlete
• Mary Peters (politician) (* 1948), American politician
• Mary Peters (stunt woman) , American stunt woman and actress
• Mason S. Peters (1844–1914), American politician
• Max Peters (composer, 1849) (1849–1927), German composer, organist and pianist
• Max Peters (civil servant) (1856–1933), German administrative lawyer and ministerial official
• Max Peters (District Administrator) (1878–1934), German administrative lawyer, District Administrator in Lyck
• Max Peters (naval officer) (1888–1961), German rear admiral
• Max Peters (composer, 1888) (1888–1963), German composer and conductor
• Maximilian Peters (1908-2001), German medic and SS-Obersturmbannführer
• Meike Peters (* 1975), German cookbook author and blogger
• Meinolf Peters (* 1952), German psychologist and psychotherapist
• Michael Peters (* 1971), Franco-German media manager
• Mike Peters (cartoonist) (* 1943), American comic artist
• Mike Peters (musician) (born 1959), Welsh musician
• Molly Peters (1942-2017), British actress
• Moritz Peters (* 1981), German theater director and actor

N

• Nans Peters (* 1994), French racing cyclist
• Nicolas Peters (1968-2019), English cricketer
• Norbert Peters (priest) (1863–1938), German priest, theologian and university professor
• Norbert Peters (engineer) (1942–2015), German engineer and university professor
• Norbert Walter Peters (* 1954), German musician, educator and artist

O

• Olaf Peters (weightlifter) (* 1956), German weightlifter
• Olaf Peters (art historian) (* 1964), German art historian and university professor
• Olaf Peters (show jumper) (* 1966), German show jumper
• Olivier Peters (* 1955), French jazz saxophonist
• Otto Peters (painter) (1835–1920), German painter
• Otto Peters (architect) (1850–1927), German architect and construction clerk
• Otto Peters (editor) (1896 – after 1930), German editor and historian
• Otto Peters (sculptor) (1926–2003), German sculptor
• Otto Peters (pedagogue) (* 1926), German pedagogue and university professor
• Otto Seraphim Peters (1858–1908), Austrian painter

P

• Paul Peters (1859–1944), German architect and construction officer
• Paulhans Peters (1923–2011), German architect and publicist
• Pete Peters , American rockabilly musician
• Peter Peters (football official) (* 1962), German football official
• Peter Friedrich Peters (1848–1918), German architect
• Peter J. Peters ( Peter John Peters ; 1946–2011), American pastor
• Peter Johann Peters (1820–1870), German musician and composer, see Johann Peters (composer)
• Peter P. Peters (* 1952), German cabaret artist and writer
• Petra Peters (actually Ursula Helene Aline Peters ; 1925-2004), German actress
• Philine Peters-Arnolds (* 1954), German actress and voice actress
• Philipp Peters-Arnolds (* 1990), German actor
• Pierre Peters (* 1953), Luxembourg politician, economist and author
• Pierre Peters-Arnolds (* 1957), German actor, voice actor and voice director
• Pieter Francis Peters (1818–1903), Dutch painter
• Pietronella Peters (1848–1924), German painter

R.

• Ralf Peters (photographer) (* 1960), German photographer
• Ralf Peters (process engineer) (* 1965), German process engineer and university lecturer
• Ralf Peters (economist) (* 1966), German economist and university professor
• Ralph Peters (actor) (1902–1959), American actor
• Ralph Peters (singer) (* 1923), German singer (tenor)
• Ralph Peters (Author) (born 1952), American military writer
• Ray Peters (1946-2019), American baseball player
• René Peters (* 1981), Luxembourg soccer player
• Reinhard Peters (officer) (1922–1992), German officer
• Reinhard Peters (conductor) (1926–2008), German conductor and musician
• Richard Peters Jr. (1744–1828), American lawyer and politician
• Richard Peters (engineer) (1835–1869), German engineer and association official
• Richard Peters (politician, I) , German politician (SPD, KPD), MdL Mecklenburg-Strelitz
• Richard Peters (Mayor) (1872–1956), German politician, Mayor of Northeim
• Richard Peters (politician, II) , German politician, MdL Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
• Richard Peters (historian) (1897–1965), German historian and journalist
• Richard Stanley Peters (1919–2011), British philosopher
• Robert Peters (1924–2014), American poet and university professor
• Roberta Peters (1930-2017), American singer (soprano)
• Roland Peters (ice hockey player) (1951–2018), German ice hockey player
• Roland Peters (basketball player) , German basketball player
• Rolf-Herbert Peters (* 1961), German historian, journalist and author
• Ronja Peters (* 1989), German actress
• Rotimi Peters (* 1955), Nigerian athlete
• Rudolf Peters (naval officer) (1899–1990), German naval officer
• Rudolf Peters (composer) (1902–1962), German composer
• Rudolf Peters (mountaineer) (1913-2008), German mountaineer
• Rudolph Peters (* 1943), Dutch lawyer and Islamic scholar
• Russell Peters (* 1970), Canadian comedian

S.

• Sabine Peters (actress) (1913–1982), German actress
• Sabine Peters (writer) (* 1961), German writer
• Sabine Meschkat-Peters , German historian
• Samuel R. Peters (1842–1910), American politician
• Sandra Peters (* 1969), German artist
• Scott Peters (* 1958), American politician
• Sidney Peters (1885–1976), British politician (Liberal Party, National Liberal Party)
• Silke Peters (* 1967), German author, artist and editor
• Sonja Peters (* 1976), Dutch wheelchair tennis player
• Stefan Peters (athlete) , German athlete
• Stefan Peters (musician) (* 1970), German singer, composer and music producer
• Stefan Peters (racing driver) , German automobile racing driver
• Steffen Peters (* 1964), American dressage rider
• Susan Peters (1921–1952), American actress
• Susanne Peters-Lange (* 1961), German law scholar and university professor

T

• Theo Peters (architect) (1902 / 1903–1951), German architect
• Theo Peters (diplomat, I) , British diplomat
• Theo Peters (Diplomat, 1961) (* 1961), Dutch diplomat
• Theo Peters (economist) (* 1964), German economist and university professor
• Theodoor Peters (* 1950), Dutch painter and sculptor
• Theodor Peters (engineer) (1841–1908), German engineer and association official
• Theodor Peters (missionary) (1848–1921), German religious and missionary
• Theodor Peters (physician) (1926–2008), German occupational physician
• Thomas Peters (Freetown) (1738–1792), de facto founder of the Sierra Leonean capital Freetown
• Thomas Peters , real name of Tommi Stumpff (* 1958), German musician
• Thomas Maria Peters (* 1969), German actor and theater director
• Thoralf Peters (* 1968), German rower
• Tiemo Rainer Peters (1938–2017), German theologian
• Tim Peters (* 1973), German lawyer and political scientist
• Tim A. Peters , American clergyman and human rights activist
• Tom Peters (* 1942), American author and consultant
• Trevor Peters (* 1943), German film director and screenwriter

U

• Udo Peters (1883–1964), German painter
• Ulrich Peters (pedagogue) (1878–1939), German historian, pedagogue and university professor
• Ulrich Peters (canoeist) (* 1951), German canoeist
• Ulrich Peters (director) (* 1955), German opera director and artistic director
• Ulrich Peters (basketball player) (* 1957), German basketball player
• Ulrike Peters (* 1957), German religious scholar
• Ulrike Blank-Peters (* 1967), German triathlete
• Ursula Peters (Germanist) (* 1944), German Germanist
• Ursula Peters (politician) (* 1955), German politician (FDP)
• Uwe Henrik Peters (* 1930), German psychiatrist and neurologist

V

• Veronika Peters (* 1966), German writer
• Violetta Oblinger-Peters (* 1977), Austrian canoeist

W.

• Wallace Peters (1924-2018), British parasitologist
• Walter Peters (1912–1979), German farmer and politician (FDP)
• Warren Peters (* 1982), Canadian ice hockey player
• Werner Peters (naval officer) (1893–1962), German naval officer and ministerial official
• Werner Peters (politician) (1906–1990), German farmer and politician (CDU), MdL Rhineland-Palatinate
• Werner Peters (actor) (1918–1971), German actor
• Werner Peters (mining scientist) (1921–2005), German mining scientist
• Werner Peters (zoologist) (1929–2003), German zoologist
• Werner Peters (entrepreneur, 1931) (1931–2017), German company founder and patron
• Werner Peters (philosopher) (* 1941), German philosopher, entrepreneur, author and politician (party of non-voters)
• Wilfried Peters (* 1957), German manager
• Wilhelm Peters (entrepreneur) (1814–1889), German cloth manufacturer and patron
• Wilhelm Peters (natural scientist) (1815-1883), German natural scientist, zoologist and anatomist
• Wilhelm Peters (painter, 1817) (1817 / 1818–1903), German painter
• Wilhelm Peters (painter, 1851) (1851–1935), Norwegian painter
• Wilhelm Peters (psychologist) (1880–1963), Austrian psychologist
• Wilhelm Peters (architect) , German architect
• Wilhelm Peters (soccer player, 1901) (1901–1941), German soccer player and referee
• Wilhelm Peters (soccer player, 1925) (* 1925), German soccer player
• Willem Peters (1903–1995), Dutch athlete
• William Lee Peters (1939-2000), American entomologist
• Willy Peters (1859–1905), German actor and director
• Winston Peters (* 1945), New Zealand politician
• Wolfgang Peters (soccer player) (1929–2003), German soccer player
• Wolfgang Peters (journalist) (* 1946), German journalist
• Wolfgang Peters (canoeist) (* 1948), German canoeist

See also

• Peeters
• Peter

Web links

Wiktionary: Peters  - Explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Peters on surnames.behindthename.com (English)