Peter Hunter (bioengineer)

Sir Peter John Hunter is a New Zealand bioengineer, whose work includes the computer modelling of human organs.

In 1994, Hunter was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of New Zealand, and in 2006, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. In 2009, he received the Rutherford Medal, New Zealand's highest science award.

In the 2010 New Year Honours, Hunter was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to science. In the 2024 King's Birthday Honours, he was promoted to Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to medical science.