Arent Schuyler DePeyster was an American-born military officer best known for his term as commandant of the British controlled Fort Michilimackinac and Fort Detroit during the American Revolution. Following the capture of Lieutenant-Governor General Henry Hamilton, DePeyster is often credited as being the military leader of British and Indian forces in the Western American and Canadian frontiers.

Abraham de Peyster was the 20th mayor of New York City from 1691 to 1694, and served as Governor of New York, 1700–1701.