Peleg is a masculine given name, and a surname. Historically, Peleg was one of the two sons of Eber, the ancestor of the Hebrews. Other notable people with the name include:
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Given name
Peleg Arnold, lawyer, tavern-keeper, jurist, and statesman from Smithfield, Rhode Island
Peleg Chandler, lawyer, journalist, and politician
Peleg Coffin Jr., financier, insurer, and politician
Peleg Emory Aldrich, Teacher, lawyer, politician, and jurist in Massachusetts
Peleg Nott, 18th-century African American leader
Peleg Sanford, Rhode Island colonial governor
Peleg Sanford, Rhode Island colonial governor
Peleg Sprague, politician from Maine
Peleg Sprague, politician from New Hampshire
Peleg Tallman, Representative from Massachusetts
Peleg Wadsworth, officer during the Revolutionary War, and a Congressman
Peleg Wiswall, lawyer, judge, and politician, Nova Scotia
Surname
Anat Peleg (born 1957), author
Dana G. Peleg (born 1969), Israeli writer, translator, journalist and LGBTQI activist
Danit Peleg, Israeli fashion designer of printed clothing
David Peleg, historian and diplomat
David Peleg (computer scientist), computer scientist
Guy Peleg (born 1969), Israeli journalist, publicist, and commentator
Hila Peleg (born 1976), Israeli filmmaker
Kobi Peleg (born 1958), Israeli professor of Emergency and Disaster Management
Matan Peleg, Guatemalan footballer
Israel Peleg (born 1949), politician
Orit Peleg, Israeli biophysicist
Fictional characters
Capt. Peleg, Moby Dick fictional character, retired ship-captain and "fighting"-Quaker part-owner of whaling ship