Namesakes
Bishops of Rome and the Popes:
1 pope
Peter (a.k.a. Petrus) c. 30-67 
Dutch Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Piet de Jong 1967-1971
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 chemistry
(chemistry) Peter Debye (a.k.a. Petrus) 1936
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
3 actors
Piet Römer 1928-2012
Peer Mascini 1941-2019
Frank Lammers (middle name Petrus) 1972-
Notable Athletes:
4 soccer, 2 rugby
(soccer) Piet Keizer 1943-2017
(rugby) Fourie du Preez (a.k.a. Petrus) 1982-
(rugby) Schalk Burger (middle name Petrus) 1983-
(soccer) Davy Pröpper (middle name Petrus) 1991-
(soccer) Vincent Janssen (middle name Petrus) 1994-
(soccer) Jorrit Hendrix (middle name Petrus) 1995-
Notable Musicians:
1 musician
Pierre Kartner (a.k.a. Petrus) 1935-2022
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
5 politicians
Hans Gruijters (middle name Petrus) 1931-2005
Pim Fortuyn (middle name Petrus) 1948-2002
Ad Melkert (middle name Petrus) 1956-
Marianne Thyssen (middle name Petrus) 1956-
Camiel Eurlings (middle name Petrus) 1973-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 physicist
Peter Debye (a.k.a. Petrus) 1884-1966
Olympic Medalists:
1 gold
(gold) Piet de Brouwer 1920 archery - moving target 28 m, team
Other Leaders:
2 presidents
President Johan Kraag (middle name Petrus) 1990-1991 Suriname
President Kgalema Motlanthe (middle name Petrus) 2008-2009 South Africa
Saints:
2 saints
Saint Peter (a.k.a. Petrus) ?-67
Saint Petrus van Assche ?-1572