Peters

Peters, Hugh: see Peter, Hugh.

Peters, Richard, 1744-1828, American jurist, b. Philadelphia. After serving as secretary of the board of war (1776-81), he was briefly in the Continental Congress (1782-83) and then in the state legislature (1787-91). After 1792 he was a judge of the U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania and handed down decisions in many admiralty cases. He was very interested in the improvement of agriculture.

Peters, Samuel, 1735-1826, American clergyman and historian, b. Hebron, Conn. Because of his Loyalist sympathies, he fled to England in 1774. There he wrote for English periodicals and published A General History of Connecticut by a Gentleman of the Province (1781). An unflattering and inaccurate description of the colony, it is particularly noted for its misrepresentation of the Connecticut blue laws.

Peters is a surname, and may refer to

• Alan Peters, British furniture maker
• Andrew Peters, Canadian ice hockey player
• Andi Peters, British television presenter
• Arno Peters (1916-2002), German filmmaker
• Arnold Peters, Canadian politician
• Arthur Peters, Canadian politician
• Aulana L. Peters, American lawyer
• Barry Peters, American author
• Bernadette Peters, American actress
• Brock Peters, American actor
• Butz Peters, German television presenter
• Caleigh Peters, American musician, daughter of Jon Peters
• Caroline Peters, German actress
• Cash Peters, British travel writer
• Christian August Friedrich Peters, German astronomer
• Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters, Danish-born American astronomer
• Clarence James Peters, known as C.J. Peters, American physician and virologist
• Clayre Peters, American model
• Cortez Peters Jr., American champion typist
• Dan Peters, drummer
• Darren Peters, Canadian political candidate
• David Wilfrid Peters, Canadian economist
• Dean Peters, American wrestler
• Dennis Peters, American telecoms executive
• Douglas Peters, Canadian banker and politician
• Duane Peters, skateboarder
• Elizabeth Peters, pseudonym used by American author Barbara Mertz
• Ellis Peters, pseudonym used by author Edith Pargeter
• Emmitt Peters, American dog sled racer
• Erik Peters, Canadian civil servant
• F. E. Peters, American scholar on Middle Eastern religions
• Frederick Peters, Canadian lawyer and politician
• Frederick Emerson Peters, American fraudster
• Frederick Thornton Peters, Canadian Captain in the Royal Navy
• Gary Peters (baseball player), American baseball player
• Gary Peters (footballer), British football manager
• Gary Peters (Michigan politician), former Michigan state senator
• Geoff Peters, British DJ
• George Henry Peters, American astronomer
• Gretchen Peters, American country singer
• Hugh Peters, English preacher and regicide
• Ivo Peters, English photographer of steam railways
• J. Peters, head of secret apparatus of the CPUSA in the 1930s
• Jaime Peters, Canadian soccer player
• James Peters (1879-1954), English rugby player
• James Peters (athlete) (1918-1999), English long-distance runner
• James Lee Peters, American ornithologist
• Jan Peters (football), Dutch football (soccer) player
• Jason Peters, American football player
• Jean Peters, American actress
• Jeff Peters, computer consultant
• Jim Peters, New Zealand politician
• Joan Peters, American journalist
• John Peters (chess), American chess player
• John A. Peters (1822-1904), a US representative from Maine
• John A. Peters (1864-1953), a US representative from Maine
• John S. Peters, former governor of the state of Connecticut
• Jon Peters, American film producer
• Josef Peters (driver), German Formula One driver
• Julie Anne Peters, American children's writer
• Karl Peters, German traveller in East Africa
• Kenroy Peters, cricketer from St Vincent
• Lauri Peters, American actress
• Lennie Peters, British singer from Peters and Lee
• Martin Peters, English footballer
• Mary Peters (athlete), British athlete
• Mary Peters (politician), U.S. transportation official
• Michael Peters, American choreographer
• Mike Peters, American cartoonist
• Mitchell Peters, percussionist and composer
• Molly Peters, British actress
• Nicole Peters, British model
• Ralph Peters, American soldier and writer
• Ralph Peters (LIRR), American railroad president
• Ray Peters, American baseball player
• Raymond Peters, British polymer chemist
• Rebecca Peters, Australian gun activist
• Red Peters, broadcaster
• Richard Peters, one of several people including
• Richard Peters (cleric) (1704–1776) American colonial minister, uncle to Richard Jr.
• Richard Peters, Jr. (1744–1828), soldier with George Washington and judge
• Richard Peters (Supreme Court) (1780–1848), Supreme Court of the United States Reporter of Decisions and son of (1744), uncle to (1810)
• Richard Peters (Atlanta) (1810–1889), a founder of Atlanta, Georgia, and grandson of (1744)
• Rick Peters, American actor
• Robert Peters, American poet
• Roberta Peters, American singer
• Russell Peters, Canadian comedian
• Ryan Peters, English footballer
• Shina Peters, Nigerian politician
• Stephen Peters, English cricketer
• Steve Peters (politician), Canadian politician, from Ontario
• Steve Peters (Manitoba politician), Canadian politician, from Manitoba
• Steve Peters (game designer), American game designer
• Susan Peters, American actress
• Susan Peters (TV anchor), American broadcaster
• Thomas Peters, disambiguation
• Tim Peters, disambiguation
• Timothy Peters, American racing driver
• Tina Peters, German field hockey player
• Tom Peters, American business consultant and writer
• Vicki Peters, American model and actress
• Volney Peters, American football player
• Wendi Peters, British actress
• Wilfred Peters, Belizean accordionist
• Wilhelm Peters (1815-1883), German naturalist
• William Peters (lawyer), American colonial period judge
• William Wesley Peters, American architect
• Winston Peters, New Zealand politician and leader of the New Zealand First Party
• Winston Peters, Trinidad and Tobago politician usually known as Gypsy (calypsonian)
• Yakov Peters, Latvian deputy director of the Cheka

Other uses

• Peters, Florida, a town in the United States
• Peters Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
• Peters Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania
• Gall-Peters projection in cartography
• Edition Peters, a German music publishing house, also known as C.F. Peters Musikverlag
• Peters (bakery) a bakery chain in the United Kingdom
• Peters Ice Cream, an Australian ice cream brand now owned by Nestlé