Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''

Peter Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a su ...

''. Its French equivalent is

Pierre Pierre is a masculine given name. It is a French form of the name Peter. Pierre originally meant "rock" or "stone" in French (derived from the Greek word πέτρος (''petros'') meaning "stone, rock", via Latin "petra"). It is a translation ...

while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, b ...

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

of the name Pedro, meaning "son of Peter" (compared with the English surname Peterson) is

Pérez Pérez is a very common Castilian Spanish surname of patronymic origin. Origins The surname, written in Spanish orthography as , is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Pedro" ("Pero" in archaic Spanish), the Spanish equivalent of Peter (given n ...

in Spanish,

Peres Peres is a patronymic Portuguese and Galician surname. Its modern variant is Pires. There exists also a branch among jewish people, not related with the first ones. In this case is the name of the Bearded vulture or ''Gypaetus barbatus'', comm ...

in Galician and Portuguese,

Pires Pires is a common surname in the Portuguese language, namely in Portugal and Brazil. It was originally a patronymic, meaning ''Son of Pedro'' or ''Son of Pero'' (). Its Spanish equivalent is ''Pérez''. It is a variant form of ''Peres''. It may me ...

also in Portuguese, and

Peiris Peiris, Peries or Pieris ( Sinhalese: පීරිස්) is a surname attributed to the Sinhalese people of Sri Lanka. It is a common surname in the coastal regions of the island nation. The name originated from the Portuguese surname Peres, ...

in coastal area of

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...

(where it originated from the Portuguese version), with all ultimately meaning "son of Pero". The name Pedro is derived via the Latin word "petra", from the Greek word "η πέτρα" meaning "stone, rock". The name

itself is a translation of the

Aramaic Aramaic (; ) is a Northwest Semitic language that originated in the ancient region of Syria and quickly spread to Mesopotamia, the southern Levant, Sinai, southeastern Anatolia, and Eastern Arabia, where it has been continually written a ...

''Kephas'' or '' Cephas'' meaning "stone". An alternative archaic variant is Pero. Notable people with the name Pedro include:

Monarchs, mononymously

Pedro I of Portugal Peter I (; 8 April 1320 – 18 January 1367), known as Peter the Just () or Peter the Cruel (), was King of Portugal from 1357 until his death in 1367. Early life Born on 8 April 1320 in Coimbra, Peter was the fifth child of Afonso of Portug ...

Pedro II of Portugal ''Dom (title), Dom'' Pedro II (Peter II; 26 April 1648 – 9 December 1706), nicknamed the Pacific (''Português:'' O Pacífico) was King of Portugal from 1683 until his death, previously serving as regent for his brother Afonso VI of Portugal, ...

Pedro III of Portugal '' Dom'' Peter III (, ; 5 July 1717 – 25 May 1786), nicknamed the Builder, was King of Portugal from 24 February 1777 to his death in 1786, by marriage to his niece Queen Dona Maria I. Early life Peter was born at 12:00 noon on 5 July 17 ...

Pedro IV of Portugal ''Don (honorific), Dom'' Pedro I (12 October 1798 – 24 September 1834), known in Brazil and in Portugal as "the Liberator" () or "the Soldier King" () in Portugal, was the founder and List of monarchs of Brazil, first ruler of the Empire of ...

, also Pedro I of Brazil *

Pedro V of Portugal Dom (honorific), Dom Pedro V (; 16 September 1837 – 11 November 1861), nicknamed "the Hopeful" (), was King of Portugal from 1853 until his death in 1861. Early life and reign As the eldest son of Maria II of Portugal, Queen Maria II and ...

Pedro II of Brazil ''Don (honorific), Dom'' PedroII (Pedro de Alcântara João Carlos Leopoldo Salvador Bibiano Francisco Xavier de Paula Leocádio Miguel Gabriel Rafael Gonzaga; 2 December 1825 – 5 December 1891), nicknamed the Magnanimous (), was the List o ...

Pedro of Castile Peter (; 30 August 133423 March 1369), called Peter the Cruel () or the Just (), was King of Castile and List of Leonese monarchs, León from 1350 to 1369. Peter was the last ruler of the main branch of the House of Ivrea. He was excommunicated ...

Peter I of Aragon and Navarre Peter I (, , ; 1068 – 1104) was King of Aragon and also Pamplona from 1094 until his death in 1104. Peter was the eldest son of Sancho Ramírez, from whom he inherited the crowns of Aragon and Pamplona, and Isabella of Urgell. He was named i ...

, also known as Pedro I *

Peter II of Aragon Peter II the Catholic (; ) (July 1178 – 12 September 1213) was the King of Aragon and Count of Barcelona from 1196 to 1213. Background Peter was born in Huesca, the son of Alfonso II of Aragon and Sancha of Castile, Queen of Aragon, Sancha ...

Peter III of Aragon Peter III of Aragon (In Aragonese, ''Pero''; in Catalan, ''Pere''; in Italian, ''Pietro''; November 1285) was King of Aragon, King of Valencia (as ), and Count of Barcelona (as ) from 1276 to his death. At the invitation of some rebels, he con ...

Peter IV of Aragon Peter IV (Catalan: ''Pere IV d'Aragó;'' Aragonese; ''Pero IV d'Aragón;'' 5 September 1319 – 6 January 1387), called the Ceremonious (Catalan: ''El Cerimoniós''; Aragonese: ''el Ceremonioso''), was from 1336 until his death the king of ...

Peter V of Aragon Peter of Coimbra (also known as Peter the Constable) (, pronounced ; c. 1429 – Granollers, 30 June 1466), sometimes known as Peter V of Aragon or the Intruder King (el Rey Intruso), was the son of Infante Peter, Duke of Coimbra, who became ...

, also Pedro IV of Barcelona

Sport

Mononymously

Pedri Pedro González López (born 25 November 2002), more commonly known as Pedri, is a Spanish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club FC Barcelona, Barcelona and the Spain national football team, Spa ...

, Pedro González López, Spanish footballer *

Pedró José Pedro Azevedo Ferreira (born 1 September 1987), known as Pedró, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for F.C. Amares as a midfielder. Club career Born in Braga, Pedró played lower league and amateur football until the age ...

, José Pedro Azevedo Ferreira, Portuguese football player *

Pedro (footballer, born 1978) Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meanin ...

, Pedro Hernández Martínez, Spanish football player, right-back *

Pedro (footballer, born 1984) Pedro Santa Cecilia García (born 10 March 1984), known simply as Pedro, is a Spanish former footballer who played as a right midfielder. Club career Born in Gijón, Asturias, Pedro made his professional debut with hometown's Sporting de ...

, Pedro Santa Cecilia García, Spanish football player, midfielder * Pedro (footballer, born 1986), Pedro Antonio Sánchez Moñino, Spanish footballer, forward *

Pedro (footballer, born 1987) Pedro Eliezer Rodríguez Ledesma (born 28 July 1987), known as Pedro, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Lazio. Pedro scored 99 goals in 321 appearances across all competitions for Barcelona from 200 ...

, Pedro Eliezer Rodríguez Ledesma, Spanish footballer, forward/winger *

Pedro (footballer, born 1997) Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for '' Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meani ...

, Pedro Guilherme Abreu dos Santos, Brazilian football player, forward *

Pedro (footballer, born 1999) Pedro Augusto Cabral Carvalho (born 26 March 1999), simply known as Pedro, is a Brazilian Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Uzbekistan Super League club FC Navbahor, Navbahor. Career Ped ...

, Pedro Augusto Cabral Carvalho, Brazilian football player, forward *

Pedro (footballer, born 2006) Pedro Henrique Silva dos Santos (born 5 February 2006), known as Pedro or Pedrinho, is a Brazilian association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Russian Premier League club FC Zenit Saint Petersburg ...

, Pedro Henrique Silva dos Santos, Brazilian football player, forward

Others in sport

* Pedro Acosta, 2021 Moto3 World Champion * Pedro Acosta, Venezuelan football player * Pedro Aroche, Mexican race walker *

Pedro Botelho (footballer, born 1989) Pedro Roberto da Silva Botelho (born 14 December 1989) is a Brazilian professional Association football, footballer who plays for Rio Branco Sport Club, Rio Branco. Mainly a Defender (association football)#Full-back, left back, he can also play ...

, Brazilian footballer *

Pedro Casado Pedro Casado Bucho (20 November 1937 – 10 January 2021) was a Spanish footballer who played as a defender. Club career Casado spent one full decade under contract to Real Madrid, but only played seven La Liga seasons effectively with the tea ...

(1937–2021), Spanish footballer *

Pedro Chirivella Pedro Chirivella Burgos (; born 23 May 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 1 club Nantes, whom he also captains. He began his professional career at Liverpool, playing 11 games, of which one ...

, Spanish football player * Pedro Collins, West Indian cricketer *

Pedro de la Rosa Pedro Martínez de la Rosa (; born 24 February 1971) is a Spanish former racing driver, motorsport executive and broadcaster, who competed in Formula One between and . In Japanese motorsport, de la Rosa won the Formula Nippon Championship a ...

, Spanish racing driver *

Pedro Diniz Pedro Paulo Falleiros dos Santos Diniz (; born 22 May 1970) is a Brazilian former racing driver, businessman and motorsport executive, who competed in Formula One from to . Born and raised in São Paulo, Diniz began karting aged 18 and achi ...

, Brazilian racing driver * Pedro Feliciano (1976–2021), Puerto Rican baseball player *

Pedro Gil Pedro Gil y Hernández (November 13, 1889 – January 5, 1965) was a Filipino physician, journalist, and legislator. He served in different distinguished roles - as a labor leader, as a doctor of medicine, as a crusading newspaperman, as a soc ...

, Spanish roller hockey player * Pedro Gusmão, Brazilian football player * Pedro Iznaga, Cuban volleyball player *

Pedro Jirón Pedro Jose Jirón Rugama "Peche Jirón" (18 December 1939 – 7 September 2018) was a Nicaraguan professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Pedro played in the First Division only with Diriangén for 15 years and was thei ...

, Nicaraguan footballer *

Pedro Lamy José Pedro Mourão Nunes Lamy Viçoso, OIH, known as Pedro Lamy (; born 20 March 1972), is a Portuguese former professional racing driver. He was the first Portuguese driver to score a point in a Formula One World Championship event, in the ...

, Portuguese Grand Prix driver * Pedro Lima (swimmer) (born 1971), former Olympic swimmer from Angola *

Pedro Lima (boxer) Pedro Álvaro Santos de Lima (born 29 June 1983) is a Brazilian amateur boxer best known to win the 2007 PanAm welterweight (152 lbs) title in 2007. Career Lima fought in his home country and beat Ecuadorian Jaime Cortez 13-3, Jamaican Ric ...

(born 1983), Brazilian boxer *

Pedro Martínez Pedro Jaime Martínez (born October 25, 1971) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball starting pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from to , for five teams—most notably the Boston Red Sox from to . As of 2023, M ...

, Dominican baseball player * Pedro Miguel Pauleta, Portuguese football player *

Pedro Morales Pedro Antonio Morales (October 22, 1942 – February 12, 2019) was a Puerto Rican professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances in the United States with Worldwide Wrestling Associates (WWA) and the World Wide Wrestling Federati ...

, Puerto Rican professional wrestler *

Pedro Pérez Pedro Damián Pérez Dueñas (; February 23, 1952 – July 18, 2018) was a Cuban triple jumper, who set the world record in the men's triple jump event on August 5, 1971, jumping 17.40 metres, while still a 19-year-old Junior athlete, in the fi ...

, Cuban triple jumper *

Pedro Pineda Pedro Pineda (born 30 November 1971) is a Mexican former professional footballer who played as a forward. He was a member of the Mexico national team competing at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Born and raised in Nezahualcóy ...

, Mexican football player * Pedro Porro (born 1999), Spanish footballer *

Pedro Rivas Pedro Rivas (24 November 1945 – 23 June 2007)

(1945–2007), Panamanian basketball player *

Pedro Rodríguez (disambiguation) Pedro Rodriguez may refer to: Sports * Pedro Rodríguez (athlete), Cuban shot putter who won in the Athletics at the 1926 Central American and Caribbean Games * Pedro Rodríguez (racing driver) (1940–1971), Mexican racing driver * Pedro Rodrígue ...

, multiple people * Pedro Senatore Ramos, Ecuadorian football referee * Pedro da Silva (decathlete), Brazilian decathlete * Pedro Zabála, Bolivian footballer

Politicians and leaders

Pedro, Marshal of Navarre Pedro de Navarra (; before 1471 - 24 November 1522) was a nobleman in the Kingdom of Navarre and its highest military authority as Marshal of Navarre during the kingdom's last years of independence, as well as the following tumultuous period. He ...

(-1522), 15th- and 16th-century nobleman *

Pedro Aguirre Cerda Pedro Abelino Aguirre Cerda (; February 6, 1879 – November 25, 1941) was a Chilean political figure, educator, and lawyer who served as the 22nd president of Chile from 1938 until his death in 1941. He was Political moderate, moderate. A me ...

(1879–1941), Chilean political figure *

Pedro Atacho Pedro José Atacho (born 20 September 1960) is a Curaçaoan politician. He was a member of the Party for the Restructured Antilles. During his political career he was Minister of Justice of the Netherlands Antilles from 1994 to 1998. He served in ...

(born 1960), Curaçaoan politician *

Pedro Eugenio Aramburu Pedro Eugenio Aramburu Silveti (May 21, 1903 – June 1, 1970) was an Argentine Army general and the ''de facto'' President of Argentina from 1955 to 1958. He was a major figure behind the ''Revolución Libertadora'', the military coup against J ...

(1903-1970), President of Argentina from 1955 to 1958 * Pedro Espada Jr. (born 1953), American politician *

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Godard (; born 3 October 1938), also known simply as PPK (), is a Peruvian economist, public administrator, and former politician who served as the 59th President of Peru from 2016 to 2018. He served as Prime Minister of ...

(born 1938),

President of Peru The president of Peru (), officially the constitutional president of the Republic of Peru (), is the head of state and head of government of Peru. The president is the head of the executive branch and is the supreme head of the Peruvian Armed ...

from 2016 to 2018 *

José Pedro Pérez-Llorca José Pedro Pérez-Llorca (30 November 1940 – 6 March 2019) was a Spanish lawyer who served as the minister of foreign affairs from 1980 to 1982. His term witnessed Spain's accession to NATO and significant events in relation to the accession ...

(1940–2019), Spanish politician * Pedro Lascuráin (1856–1952), President of Mexico *

Pedro Pablo Ramírez Pedro Pablo Ramírez Menchaca (30 January 1884 – 12 May 1962) was President of Argentina from 7 June 1943, to 9 March 1944. He was the founder and leader of ''Guardia Nacional'', Argentina's fascist militia. Life and career After graduati ...

(1884-1962), President of Argentina from 1943 to 1944 *

Pedro Rosselló Pedro Juan Rosselló González (; born April 5, 1944) is a Puerto Rican physician and politician who served as the governor of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001. He was President of the New Progressive Party from 1991 to 1999 and 2003 to 2008, an ...

(born 1944), Governor of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001 * Pedro I. "Pete" Saenz (born 1951), American politician *

Pedro Sánchez Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón (; born 29 February 1972) is a Spanish politician who has served as Prime Minister of Spain since 2018. He has also been Secretary-General of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) since July 2017, having p ...

(born 1972),

Prime Minister of Spain The prime minister of Spain, officially president of the Government (), is the head of government of Spain. The prime minister nominates the Spanish government departments, ministers and chairs the Council of Ministers (Spain), Council of Mini ...

since 2018 * Pedro Agulto Tenorio (born 1941), Northern Marianan politician *

Pedro Pangelinan Tenorio Pedro "Teno" Pangelinan Tenorio (April 18, 1934 – May 21, 2018) was a Northern Mariana Islander politician who served as the second and fifth governor of the Northern Mariana Islands from January 11, 1982, to January 8, 1990, and then from Jan ...

(1934–2018), Northern Mariana Islander politician * Pedro Nel Ospina Vázquez (1858–1927), Colombian general and political figure

Explorers

Pedro Álvares Cabral Pedro Álvares Cabral (; born Pedro Álvares de Gouveia; ) was a Portuguese nobleman, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the European discoverer of Brazil. He was the first human in history to ever be on four continents, ...

, Portuguese navigator and explorer * Pedro Escobar, Portuguese explorer who discovered São Tomé and Príncipe *

Pedro Teixeira Pedro Teixeira (b.1570-1585 - d.4 July 1641), occasionally referred to as the Conqueror of the Amazon, was a Portuguese conquistador and military officer, who became, in 1637, the first European to travel up and down the entire length of the Am ...

, Portuguese explorer

Criminals

*Pedro Castillo, one of two murderers of a 4 year-old girl * Pedro Costa de Oliveira, Brazilian serial killer * Pedro Padilla Flores, Mexican serial killer *Pedro Hernandez, convicted in the

Disappearance of Etan Patz Etan Kalil Patz (; October 9, 1972May 25, 1979) was a six-year-old American boy who disappeared on May 25, 1979, on his way to his school bus stop in the SoHo neighborhood of Lower Manhattan. His disappearance helped launch the missing children ...

* Pedro López (serial killer), Colombian serial killer * Pedro Medina, Cuban murderer *

Pedro Pablo Nakada Ludeña Pedro Pablo Nakada Ludeña (born February 28, 1973) a.k.a. "El Apóstol de la Muerte" ("The Apostle of Death") is a Peruvian serial killer who claimed 25 victims and was convicted of 17 murders. He was sentenced to 35 years in prison. Early lif ...

, Peruvian serial killer *

Pedro Rodrigues Filho Pedro Rodrigues Filho (29 October 1954 – 5 March 2023), also known as , Killer Lil' Pedro, Killer Killer Petey, or simply Killer Petey, was a Brazilian serial killer, spree killer, vigilante, and YouTuber known for pursuing and killing exclusi ...

, Brazilian serial killer *

Pedro Rosa da Conceição Pedro Rosa da Conceição was a Brazilian spree killer who killed three people and wounded thirteen others in Rio das Pedras, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on April 22, 1904, before being arrested.

, Brazilian mass murderer

Other people

* Pedro Acerden, Filipino playwright *

Pedro Almodóvar Pedro Almodóvar Caballero (; born 25 September 1949) is a Spanish film director, screenwriter and author. His films are distinguished by Melodrama (film genre), melodrama, irreverent humour, bold colour, glossy décor, quotations from popular c ...

, Spanish filmmaker *

Pedro de Ayala Don Pedro de Ayala also Pedro López Ayala (died 31 January 1513) was a 16th-century Spanish diplomat employed by Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile at the courts of James IV of Scotland and Henry VII of England. His mission to S ...

, Spanish diplomat *

Pedro Calungsod Pedro Calungsod ( or archaically ; July 21, 1654 – April 2, 1672), also known as Peter Calungsod and Pedro Calonsor, was a Catholic Filipino- Visayan migrant, sacristan and missionary catechist who, along with the Spanish Jesuit missionary ...

, Filipino saint * Pedro de San José de Betancur, Spanish saint and missionary in Guatemala *

Pedro Alcantara de Souza Pedro Alcantara de Souza (died 1 April 2010) was a Brazilian land reform activist operating in the state of Pará. He was shot dead on April 1, 2010. Souza was a farmers' union president, and city councilor of Redenção, Pará, Redenção. In 200 ...

(died 2010), Brazilian land reform activist * Pedro Dimas, Mexican musician *

Pedro Duro Pedro Duro Benito (1810–1886) was an important Spanish businessman of the 19th century; founder of the industrial group Duro Felguera and a pioneer of ironworking in Spain. Biography Duro was born in Brieva de Cameros, La Rioja, and he ...

, Spanish businessman *

Perucho Figueredo Pedro Felipe Figueredo, (born 18 February 1818 – 17 August 1870), mostly known as Perucho, was a Cubans, Cuban poet, musician, and freedom fighter of the 19th century. In the 1860s, he was active in the planning of the Cuban uprising agains ...

, Cuban poet *Pedro Gomez (dance instructor), Cuban Salsa dance instructor *

Pedro Gomez (journalist) Pedro Gomez (August 20, 1962 – February 7, 2021) was an American sports journalist. He worked as a reporter for ESPN from 2003 to 2021, contributing to the network's ''SportsCenter'' show. He was primarily a baseball reporter and was also a me ...

, American television reporter *

Pedro X. Molina Pedro Xavier Molina Blandón (born 1976) is a Nicaraguan political cartoonist who has worked for the news outlet ''Confidencial''. Biography Molina was born in Estelí, Nicaragua, in 1976. He was forced to flee Nicaragua when he was ten years ...

(born 1976), Nicaraguan caricaturist *

Pedro Nunes Pedro Nunes (; Latin: ''Petrus Nonius''; 1502 – 11 August 1578) was a Portuguese mathematician, cosmographer, and professor, probably from a New Christian (of Jewish origin) family.Leitão, Henrique, "Para uma biografia de Pedro Nunes: O ...

, Portuguese mathematician *

Pedro Páez Pedro Páez Jaramillo, S.J. (; 1564 – 20 May 1622) was a Spanish Jesuit missionary in Ethiopia. Páez is considered by many experts on Ethiopia to be the most effective Catholic missionary in Ethiopia. He is believed to be the first European ...

, Spanish Jesuit missionary in Ethiopia *

Pedro Pascal José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal (; born April 2, 1975) is a Chilean and American actor. After nearly two decades of taking small roles on stage and television, Pascal had his breakthrough role, breakout role as Oberyn Martell in the Game of Thr ...

, Chilean-American actor * Pedro Reyes (comedian), Spanish comedian *

Pedro Rodriguez (scientist) Pedro Rodriguez (born 1953) is an American scientist who is the Director of a test laboratory at NASA and inventor of a portable, battery-operated lift seat for people suffering from knee arthritis. Early years Pedro Rodriguez was born in Brookly ...

, Puerto Rican scientist and inventor *

Pedro Rodríguez (soldier) Master Sergeant Pedro Rodríguez (January 3, 1912 – October 19, 1999) was a U.S. Army soldier from Puerto Rico who earned two Silver Stars within a seven-day period during the Korean War. He is one of the few U.S. Army soldiers and perhaps the ...

, Puerto Rican Korean War hero *

Pedro Sousa Pedro Barreiros Cardoso de Sousa (; born 27 May 1988) is a Portuguese tennis coach and a former professional player who primarily competed on the ATP Challenger Tour. In February 2019, he achieved a career-high singles ranking of world No. 99. ...

, Portuguese comedian *

Pedro Trebbau Pedro Trebbau (born Karl Peter Trebbau Millowitsch; 20 May 1929 – 16 January 2021) was a German-born Venezuelan zoologist. His career was characterized by the promotion and preservation of Venezuelan wildlife and nature. His research and colla ...

, German-born, Venezuelan zoologist * Pedro Vieira, portuguese scientist * Pedro Wonaeamirri (born 1974), Aboriginal Australian artist * Pedro Yap, former Philippine Chief Justice *

Pedro Zamora Pedro Pablo Zamora (born Pedro Pablo Zamora y Díaz, February 29, 1972 – November 11, 1994) was a Cuban-American AIDS educator and television personality.''Pedro Zamora'', WPBT Channel 2-New Florida, November 11–17, 2004, Oscar Lopez Produc ...

, cast member on ''The Real World'' * Pedro Zarraluki, Spanish writer *

Pero Vaz de Caminha Pero may refer to: * Pero (mythology), several figures in Greek mythology and one in Roman mythology * Pero (name), a list of people with either the given name or surname * Pero language, a language of Nigeria * Pero, Lombardy, an Italian comm ...

, Portuguese knight

Fictional characters

* Don Pedro, a character from ''

Much Ado About Nothing ''Much Ado About Nothing'' is a Shakespearean comedy, comedy by William Shakespeare thought to have been written in 1598 and 1599.See textual notes to ''Much Ado About Nothing'' in ''The Norton Shakespeare'' (W. W. Norton & Company, 1997 ) p. ...

'', a comedy by William Shakespeare * Don Pedro, a character from the Philippine story ''

Ibong Adarna ''Ibong Adarna'', also known as ''The Adarna Bird'', is an early 19th century Filipino Epic poetry, epic poem that centers around a magical bird of the same name. During the History of the Philippines (1565–1898), Spanish era, the longer form ...

'' * Pedro, from ''

The Power of Five ''The Power of Five'' (known as ''The Gatekeepers'' in the US) is a series of five fantasy and suspense novels, written by English author Anthony Horowitz. Published between 2005 and 2012, it is an updated re-imagining of Horowitz's ''Pent ...

'' novel series by Anthony Horowitz * Pedro, a character from the ''

One Piece ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and his crew, the Straw Hat Pirates, as he explores the Grand Line in search of the myt ...

'' manga series * Pedro, a character from the ''

Excel Saga is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kōshi Rikudō. It was serialized in Shōnen Gahōsha's Seinen manga, manga magazine ''Young King OURs'' from 1996 to 2011, and its individual chapters were collected and published in 27 ...

'' manga series * Pedro, the name of the gardener in the 1984 video game ''Pedro'' * Pedro, another name of Panama Joe, a character from ''Montezuma's Revenge'' (video game) * Pedro, in the '' Sam & Max Season Two'' video game series * Pedro, a mascot of '' South of the Border

roadside attraction A roadside attraction is a feature along the side of a road meant to attract tourists. In general, these are places one might stop on the way to somewhere, rather than being a destination. They are frequently advertised with billboard (advertis ...

'' * Pedro, a Red-crested Cardinal from ''

Rio Rio or Río is the Portuguese and Spanish word for "river". The word also exists in Italian, but is largely obsolete and used in a poetical or literary context to mean "stream". Rio, RIO or Río may also refer to: Places United States * Rio, Fl ...

'' * Pedro the Mail Burro, a mascot of the Boy Scouting magazine ''

Boys' Life ''Scout Life'' (formerly ''Boys' Life'') is the monthly magazine of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). Its target readers are children between the ages of 6 and 18. The magazine‘s headquarters are in Irving, Texas. ''Scout Life'' is published ...

'' * Pedro Hernández, a serial killer/supervillain in the comic book series '' Nemesis: Rogues' Gallery'' *

Pedro Penduko Pedro Penduko is a Filipino fictional comic book character created by National Artist for Literature Francisco V. Coching. The character, who is styled as a folk hero, debuted in the magazine ''Liwayway'' in 1954. In his numerous incarnations, ...

, a Filipino comic book character * Pedro Plane, protagonist in the ''

Saludos Amigos ''Saludos Amigos'' (Spanish for "Greetings, Friends") is a 1942 American live-action/animated anthology film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Radio Pictures. Set in Latin America, it is made up of four different segments; Donald Duck ...

'' segment ''Pedro'' * Pedro Pony, a character from the animated TV series ''

Peppa Pig ''Peppa Pig'' is a British preschool animated television series created by Neville Astley and Mark Baker. Produced by Hasbro Entertainment and Karrot Animation and formerly produced by Astley Baker Davies, the show follows Peppa, an anthro ...

'' * Pedro Sanchez, character from the film ''

Napoleon Dynamite ''Napoleon Dynamite'' is a 2004 American Independent film, independent Coming-of-age story, coming-of-age comedy film produced by Jeremy Coon, Chris Wyatt (producer), Chris Wyatt and Sean C. Covel (producer), Sean Covel, written by Jared and J ...

'' * Pedro, the name of the talking banana in the game My Friend Pedro

References

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