- a person who makes pottery.
- English writer and illustrator of children's books.
- Dutch painter.
- a person who makes pottery
- to busy oneself in a desultory though agreeable manner
- to move with little energy or direction
- to waste (time)
- the act of pottering
- (Helen) Beatrix. 1866–1943, British author and illustrator of children's animal stories, such as The Tale of Peter Rabbit (1902)
- Dennis (Christopher George). 1935–94, British dramatist. His TV plays include Pennies from Heaven (1978), The Singing Detective (1986), and Blackeyes (1989)
- Paulus. 1625–54, Dutch painter, esp of animals
- Stephen. 1900–70, British humorist and critic. Among his best-known works are Gamesmanship (1947) and One-Upmanship (1952), on the art of achieving superiority over others
