Peter Bently is a British children's writer. He is best known for his rhyming picture books including The Great Dog Bottom Swap, Meet the Parents, The Shark in the Dark and Potion Commotion. Cats Ahoy!, his first picture book with Jim Field, won the Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2011 and King Jack and the Dragon was named as an American Library Association Notable Book of the year.

Peter Berresford Ellis is a British historian, literary biographer, and novelist who has published over 98 books to date either under his own name or his pseudonyms Peter Tremayne and Peter MacAlan. He has also published 100 short stories. Under Peter Tremayne, he is the author of the international bestselling Sister Fidelma historical mystery series. His work has appeared in 25 languages.

Peter Bichsel is a popular Swiss writer and journalist representing modern German literature. He was a member of the Gruppe Olten.

Peter Biskind is an American cultural critic, film historian, journalist and former executive editor of Premiere magazine from 1986 to 1996.

Peter Blauner is an American author, journalist, and television producer.

Peter Block is an American author, consultant, and speaker in the areas of organization development, community building, and civic engagement.

Peter Bofinger is a German economist and a former member of the German Council of Economic Experts.

Peter Bogdanovich was an American director, writer, actor, producer, critic, and film historian of Serbian extraction. He started his career as a film critic for Film Culture and Esquire before becoming a film director in the New Hollywood movement. He received accolades including a BAFTA Award and Grammy Award, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards.

Peter Bondanella (1943–2017) was Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Italian, Comparative Literature, and Film Studies at Indiana University, United States.

Peter Bowen was an American writer born May 22, 1945, and died April 8, 2020.