# Peter the Painter

> Peter the Painter, also known as Peter Piatkow, was a member of a gang of immigrant Latvian anarchists in London in the early 20th century. After supposedly fighting in and escaping the siege of Sidney Street in 1911, he became an anti-hero in London's East End. He was never caught, and there is some question as to whether he had participated in the Sidney Street incident, or even whether he existed at all.

*Latvian gangster (fl. 1911)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Activist
- **Category:** Activists
- **Country:** Latvia
- **Status:** unknown
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Peter the Painter, also known as Peter Piatkow, was a member of a gang of immigrant Latvian anarchists in London in the early 20th century. After supposedly fighting in and escaping the siege of Sidney Street in 1911, he became an anti-hero in London's East End. He was never caught, and there is some question as to whether he had participated in the Sidney Street incident, or even whether he existed at all.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 41.9

## Sources
- [Peter the Painter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_the_Painter)
- [Peter the Painter](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_the_Painter)
- [Pēteris Krāsotājs](https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C4%93teris_Kr%C4%81sot%C4%81js)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7177943)

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