Peter Ellis may refer to:
- Peter Ellis (architect) (1808–1888), architect who designed the Oriel Chambers in Liverpool
- Peter Ellis (actor) (born 1936), actor in The Bill
- Peter Ellis (director) (1948–2006), British television director
- Peter Ellis (footballer) (born 1947), former Australian rules footballer
- Peter Ellis (rugby league) (born 1976), former professional rugby league footballer
- Peter Berresford Ellis (born 1943), historian; expert on Celtic history
- Peter Hugh McGregor Ellis (born 1958), New Zealander jailed for child molestation in 1993
- Peter J. Ellis, candidate of the Christian Heritage Party
- Peter Ellis, candidate of the Green Party of Canada
Famous quotes containing the words peter and/or ellis:
“A fanatic is a man that does what he thinks the Lord would do if He knew the facts of the case.”
—Finley Peter Dunne (1867–1936)
“It is curious how there seems to be an instinctive disgust in Man for his nearest ancestors and relations. If only Darwin could conscientiously have traced man back to the Elephant or the Lion or the Antelope, how much ridicule and prejudice would have been spared to the doctrine of Evolution.”
—Havelock Ellis (1859–1939)