Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Movies:
1 hero
Pete 1977 Pete's Dragon 
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
1 character
(character) Pete 2009 Outlaw Pete
Fictional Characters from Television:
4 characters
Pete Cavanaugh 1997 Dharma & Greg
Pete Miller 2005 The Office
Pete Campbell 2007 Mad Men
Pete Wilder 2007 Private Practice
Hall-of-Famers:
3 football, 1 baseball, 1 basketball
(football) Pete Henry 1963
(football) Pete Pihos 1970
(football) Pete Rozelle 1985
(basketball) Pete Maravich 1987
(baseball) Pete Hill 2006
Most Valuable Players:
1 winner
Pete Rose 1973 baseball
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
2 actors
Pete Postlethwaite 1946-2011
Pete Davidson 1993-
Notable Athletes:
1 baseball, 1 basketball, 1 tennis
(baseball) Pete Rose 1941-
(basketball) Pete Maravich 1947-1988
(tennis) Pete Sampras 1971-
Notable Musicians:
3 musicians, 1 singer
Pete Seeger 1919-2014
Pete Townshend 1945-
Pete Ham 1947-1975
Pete Parada 1973-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
1 politician
Pete Buttigieg 1982-
Olympic Medalists:
2 gold, 1 silver/gold
(silver/gold) Pete Desjardins 1924; 1928 diving - springboard; diving - platform
(gold) Pete McCaffrey 1964 basketball
(gold) Pete Reed 2008; 2012 rowing
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
6 musicians
Pete Quaife 1990 The Kinks
Pete Townshend 1990 The Who
Peter Graves (a.k.a. Pete) 2000 The Moonglows
Pete Thomas 2003 Elvis Costello & the Attractions
Pete Farndon 2005 The Pretenders
Pete Willis 2019 Def Leppard