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Saint Peter [note 1] (born Shimon Bar Yonah; died AD 64–68), [1] also known as Peter the Apostle, Simon Peter, Simeon, Simon, or Cephas, [6] was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ and one of the first leaders of the early Christian Church.
The Apostle Peter, also known as Saint Peter, Shimon "Keipha" Ben-Yonah/Bar-Yonah, Simon Peter, Cephas and Keipha—original name Shimon or Simeon (Acts 15:14)—was one of the Twelve Apostles whom Jesus chose as his original disciples. His life is prominently featured in the New Testament Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles.
Simon Gagné (born 1980), Canadian ice hockey player; Simon Gallup (born 1960), bassist in English rock band The Cure; Simon Harris (born 1986), Irish Fine Gael politician, Taoiseach and leader of Fine Gael since 2024; Simon Harris (musician) (born 1962), British music producer; Simon Helberg (born 1980), American actor, comedian, and musician
Simon Magus (Greek Σίμων ὁ μάγος, Latin: Simon Magus), also known as Simon the Sorcerer or Simon the Magician, was a religious figure whose confrontation with Peter is recorded in the Acts of the Apostles. [1] The act of simony, or paying for position, is named after Simon, who tried to buy his way into the power of the Apostles.
James Tabor, in his controversial book The Jesus Dynasty, suggests that Simon was the son of Mary and Clophas. [7] While Robert Eisenman suggests he was Simon Cephas (Simon the Rock), known in Greek as Peter (from petros "rock"), who led the Jewish Christian community after the death of James in 62 CE. [8]
Peter J. Fos (born 1949), first president and seventh chief executive of the University of New Orleans; Peter Frame (1957–2018), American ballet dancer; Peter Frampton (born 1950), English rock musician, singer-songwriter; Peter Funch (born 1965), Danish zoologist; Peter Gabriel (born 1950), English rock musician, singer-songwriter and ...
Simon Peter Nelson (October 2, 1931 – June 18, 2017) [1] was an American mass murderer who was convicted of murdering his six children, aged 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, and 3. He also killed his dog. He also killed his dog.
Peter Simon (born August 1949) [1] is a British businessman who is the founder and owner of fashion retailer Monsoon Accessorize. According to The Sunday Times Rich List , Simon has a net worth of £480 million.