Peters
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
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
Web links
Wiktionary: Peters - Explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peters on surnames.behindthename.com (English)