# People and Peoples (O-P)

O. Max Gardner
O Max Gardner was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of North Carolina from 1929 until 1933.

O.B. Clarence
O.B Clarence was an actor. He was born in 1870 and died in 1955.

O.E. Hasse
O.E Hasse was an actor. He was born in 1903 and died in 1978.

O.J. Simpson
O.J Simpson is an actor. He was born in 1947.

O.P. Heggie
O.P Heggie was an actor. He was born in 1879 and died in 1936.

O.W. Fischer
O.W Fischer was an actor. He was born in 1915 and died in 1973.

Oakley C. Curtis
Oakley C Curtis was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Maine from 1915 until 1917.

Oblates
Oblates are members of the Roman Catholic Church who dedicate themselves to the service of religion as laymen, as the Oblates of St Charles, founded in 1578; the Oblates of St Frances of Rome, founded 1433; the Oblates of Italy, founded 1816.

Octa
Octa was king of the Heptarchy in 512 and a son of Aesc.

Octave Feuillet
Octave Feuillet was a French author. He was born in 1821 and died in 1890. He earned great praise and the favour of the Napoleonic Court by his novels and plays.

Octaviano A. Larrazolo
Octaviano A Larrazolo was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of New Mexico from 1919 until 1921.

Oden Bowie
Oden Bowie was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Maryland from 1869 until 1872.

Odette Myrtil
Odette Myrtil was an actress. She was born in 1898 and died in 1978.

Odile Versois
Odile Versois was an actress. She was born in 1930 and died in 1980.

Offa
Offa was king of the East Saxons in 700 until he became a monk at Rome.
Offa was King of Mercia in 755. He died in 796.

Ojibwa
Ojibwa is another spelling for Ojibway.

Ojibway
The Ojibway are a North American Indian tribe.

Okey L. Patteson
Okey L Patteson was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of West Virginia from 1949 until 1953.

Olaf Hytten
Olaf Hytten was an actor. He was born in 1888 and died in 1955.

OLan Jones
OLan Jones is an actress.

Olaus IV
Olaus IV (Olaus the Hungry) was king of Denmark in 1086.

Olaus the Hungry
see "Olaus IV"

Olaus V
Olaus V was king of Denmark in 1376.

Old Pretender
see "James Stuart"

Ole H. Olson
Ole H Olson was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of New Dakota from 1934 until 1935.

Ole Olsen
Ole Olsen was an actor. He was born in 1892 and died in 1965.

Olga Baraclanova
Olga Baraclanova is an actress.

Olga Bellin
Olga Bellin is an actress.

Olga Lindo
Olga Lindo was an actress. She was born in 1898 and died in 1968.

Olga Petrova
Olga Petrova was an actress. She was born in 1886 and died in 1977.

Olga SanJuan
Olga SanJuan is an actress. She was born in 1927.

Olga Slade
Olga Slade is an actress.

Olimpia Cavalli
Olimpia Cavalli is an actress.

Olin D. Johnston
Olin D Johnston was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of South Carolina from 1935 until 1939.

Olive Sloane
Olive Sloane was an actress. She was born in 1896 and died in 1963.

Oliver Ames
Oliver Ames was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Massachusetts from 1887 until 1890.

Oliver Conant
Oliver Conant is an actor.

Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell was protector of the commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland. He was born at huntingdon in 1599, dying in 1658. During the English civil war he first served under the earl of Essex before reorganising the parliamentary army. He promoted the trial and execution of Charles I.

Oliver Goldsmith
Oliver Goldsmith was a journalist. He was born in 1728 at Ireland and died in 1774.

Oliver Gruner
Oliver Gruner is an actor. He was born in 1960.

Oliver H. Shoup
Oliver H Shoup was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Colorado from 1919 until 1923.

Oliver Hardy
Oliver Hardy was an American actor. He was born in 1892 and died in 1957.

Oliver Johnston
Oliver Johnston was an actor. He was born in 1888 and died in 1906.

Oliver P. Morton
Oliver P Morton was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Indiana from 1861 until 1867.

Oliver Reed
Oliver Reed is an English actor. He was born in 1938.

Oliver Tobias
Oliver Tobias is an actor. He was born in 1947.

Olivia Dabo
Olivia Dabo is an actress. She was born in 1970.

Olivia deHavilland
Olivia deHavilland was an actress. She was born in 1916.

Olivia Hussey
Olivia Hussey is an actress. She was born in 1951.

Olivia NewtonJohn
Olivia NewtonJohn is an actress. She was born in 1948.

Olivier Messiaen
Olivier Messiaen was a French composer and organist. He was born in 1908 and died in 1992.

Olympia Dukakis
Olympia Dukakis is an actress.

Omar Khayyam
Omar Khayyam was a Persian poet, mathematician and astronomer. He was born in 1050 and died in 1123.

Omar Sharif
Omar Sharif is an actor and acclaimed bridge player. He was born in 1932.

Ombudsman
An ombudsman is a government official who hears and investigates complaints by private citizens against other officials or government agencies.

Ona Munson
Ona Munson was an actress. She was born in 1906 and died in 1955.

Oneida
The Oneida were an Iroquois indian race who lived east of Lake Oneida in north America.

Oneidas
The Oneidas were a North American tribe of the Iroquois.

Onondaga
The Onondaga were an Iroquois Indian tribe who inhabited the region around Lake Onondaga, in New York.

Onondagas
The Onondagas were a North American tribe of the Iroquois living between Lake Champlain and the St Lawrence River.

Onslow Stearns
Onslow Stearns was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of New Hampshire from 1869 until 1871.

Onslow Stevens
Onslow Stevens was an actor. He was born in 1902 and died in 1977.

Oona Chaplin
Oona Chaplin was an actress. She died in 1991.

Oramel H. Simpson
Oramel H Simpson was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Louisiana from 1926 until 1928.

Oran M. Roberts
Oran M Roberts was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Texas from 1879 until 1883.

Orangeman
An Orangeman is a member of the Ulter Protestant Orange Society which was formed in 1795 in opposition to the United Irishmen and the Roman Catholic secret societies. It is a revival of the Orange Institution of 1688 which was formed in support of William III of Orange. The Orangemen celebrate William III defeat of the Catholic James II at the Battle of the Boyne in 1690.

Orangemen
see "Orangeman"

Order of the Bath
The Order of the Bath is an English class of knighthood which was constituted on the 11th of October 1399 by Henry IV when he conferred the order upon forty-six esquires, who had watched the night before, and bathed. After the coronation of Charles II the order was neglected until May 1725 when it was revived by George I who fixed the number of knights at 37.

Oreste Kirkop
Oreste Kirkop is an actor.

Origen
Origen was a christian theologian and writer of the early christian church. He was born in Alexandria in 185 and died in 254.

Oriya
The Oriya are the majority ethnic group living in the Indian state of Orissa. Oriya is Orissa's official language; it belongs to the Eastern group of the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European family.

Orlando Gibbons
Orlando Gibbons was an English composer. He was born in 1583 and died in 1625.

Orson Welles
Orson Welles was an actor. He was born in 1915 and died in 1985.

Orval E. Faubus
Orval E Faubus was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Arkansas from 1955 until 1967.

Orville L. Freeman
Orville L Freeman was an American politician. He was a Democratic-Farmer-Labor governor of Minnesota from 1955 until 1961.

Orville Wright
Orville Wright was an American pioneer of flying. He was born in 1871 and died in 1948. Together with his brother he made the first controlled flight of an aeroplane.

Osa Massen
Osa Massen is an actress. She was born in 1915.

Oscar B. Colquitt
Oscar B Colquitt was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Texas from 1911 until 1915.

Oscar Homolka
Oscar Homolka is an actor.

Oscar K. Allen
Oscar K Allen was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Louisiana from 1932 until 1936.

Oscar Levant
Oscar Levant was an actor. He was born in 1906 and died in 1972.

Oscar Rennebohm
Oscar Rennebohm was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Wisconsin from 1947 until 1951.

Oscar Wilde
Oscar Fingall O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was a British writer who was persecuted for his homosexuality. He was born in 1854 at Dublin and died in 1900. He wrote 'The Importance Of Being Earnest'.

Osgood Perkins
Osgood Perkins was an actor. He was born in 1892 and died in 1937.

Oskar Kokoschka
Oskar Kokoschka was an Austrian painter. He was born in 1886.

Oskar Werner
Oskar Werner was an actor. He was born in 1922 and died in 1984.

Osman Digna
Osman Digna was originally a slave-dealer at Suakin, he graduated to become leader of the Sudan tribesman. He was born in 1836 and died in 1900 after bein captured at the Battle of Omdurman and put to death at Wady Halfa.

Osred
Osred was king of Northumberland in 705.
Osred, son of Alred, was king of Northumberland in 789.

Osric
Osric was king of Deira in 634.
Osric, son of Alefrid, was king of Northumberland in 718.

Ossi Oswalda
Ossi Oswalda is an actress.

Ossian B. Hart
Ossian B Hart was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Florida from 1873 until 1874.

Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis is an actor. He was born in 1917.

Ostrogoth
The Ostrogoths were the eastern branch of the Goths who became divided around 370.

Oswald
Oswald was king of Northumberland in 635. He was killed in battle.

Oswald Spengler
Oswald Spengler was a German philosopher. he was born in 1880 at Blankenburg and died in 1936.

Oswald West
Oswald West was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Oregon from 1911 until 1915.

Osweo
Osweo was king of Northumberland in 642.

Oswulf
Oswulf was king of Northumberland in 757. He was slain in a sedition.

Othneil Looker
Othneil Looker was an American politician. He was a Democratic-Republican governor of Ohio during 1814.

Otis R. Bowen
Otis R Bowen was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Indiana from 1973 until 1981.

Otis Skinner
Otis Skinner was an actor. He was born in 1858 and died in 1942.

Otis Young
Otis Young is an actor. He was born in 1932.

Otto Bismarck
Otto Eduard Leopold Von Bismarck was a Prussian diplomat and statesman. He was born in 1815, dying in 1898. He was the main architect of the German empire.

Otto Hahn
Otto Hahn was a German physical chemist who discovered nuclear fission. He was born in 1879 and died in 1968.

Otto I
Otto I, or Otto The Great as he was known was Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. He was born in 912 and died in 973. He was the son of Henry The Fowler. In 936 he was elected king of Germany.

Otto II
Otto II was the son of Otto I. He was Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. He was born in 955 and died in 983.

Otto III
Otto III was Emperor of The Holy Roman Empire. He was born in 980 and died in 1002. He sought to revive the greatness of the Roman Empire, but was frustrated by a general revolt in Italy in 1001.

Otto IV
Otto IV was son of Henry The Lion and Matilda of England. He was born in 1175 and died in 1218. He was Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. He was excommunicated in 1210 for annexing Apulia.

Otto Kerner
Otto Kerner was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Illinois from 1961 until 1968.

Otto Kruger
Otto Kruger was an actor. He was born in 1885 and died in 1974.

Otto Lederer
Otto Lederer is an actor.

Otto Messmer
Otto Messmer was an American cartoonist. He was born in 1894 and died in 1985. He is best known for his creation 'Felix the cat' which became the first cartoon superstar.

Otto Preminger
Otto Preminger is an actor. He was born in 1906.

Otto The Great
see "Otto I"

Otto von Guericke
Otto von Guericke was a German physicist. He was born in 1602 at Magdeburg and died in 1686. He invented the air pump and demonstrated air pressure.

Ottone Visconti
Ottone Visconti was the first lord of Milan. he was born in 1208. He headed the Ghibellines and defeated the Della Torres. He was made archbishop in 1263.

Ouida
see "Louise De la Ramee"

Ovid
Publius Ovidius Naso Ovid was a Roman poet. He was born in 43BC and died in 17AD. He was born at Sulmo the son of a Roman knight and was educated in Rome with a view to a legal career.

Owen Moore
Owen Moore was an actor. He was born in 1887 and died in 1939.

Owen Nares
Owen Nares was an actor. He was born in 1888 and died in 1943.

Ozra A. Hadley
Ozra A Hadley was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Arkansas from 1871 until 1873.

Ozzie Nelson
Ozzie Nelson was an actor. He was born in 1906 and died in 1975.

P. B. S. Pinchback
P B S Pinchback was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Louisiana from 1872 until 1873.

P. Hansborough Bell
P Hansborough Bell was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Texas from 1849 until 1853.

P.G. Wodehouse
Pelham Grenville Wodehouse was an English humorous novelist. He was born in 1881. He invented the characters 'Jeeves and Wooster'.

P.J. Sales
P.J Sales is an actor.

P.J. Soles
P.J Soles is an actor.

Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso was a Spanish artist born in 1881, dying in 1973.

Pal
Pal is an actress.

Palestrina
Palestrina was an Italian composer. He was born in c 1525 and died in c 94. He composed Masses, madrigals.

Palikur
The Palikur are a South American Indian people living in north Brazil and numbering about 1 million. Formerly a warlike people, they occupied a vast area between the Amazon and
Orinoco rivers.

Paloma Picasso
Paloma Picasso is an actress.

Pam Grier
Pam Grier is an actress. She was born in 1949.

Pam Huntington
Pam Huntington is an actress.

Pamela Bach
Pamela Bach is an actress. She was born in 1962.

Pamela Britton
Pamela Britton was an actress. She was born in 1923 and died in 1974.

Pamela Bryant
Pamela Bryant is an actress.

Pamela Carme
Pamela Carme is an actress.

Pamela Franklin
Pamela Franklin is an actress. She was born in 1949.

Pamela Hensley
Pamela Hensley is an actress.

Pamela King
Pamela King is an actress.

Pamela Reed
Pamela Reed is an actress.

Pamela Stephens
Pamela Stephens is an actress.

Pamela Stephenson
Pamela Stephenson is an actress. She was born in 1951.

Pamela Sue Martin
Pamela Sue Martin was an actress.

Pamelyn Ferdin
Pamelyn Ferdin is an actress.

Paola Borboni
Paola Borboni is an actress.

Paolo Stoppa
Paolo Stoppa is an actor. He was born in 1906.

Paolo Veronese
Paolo Veronese (Paolo Cagliari) was an Italian painter. He was born in 1528 at Verona and died in 1588. He painted processional, ceremonial and festival pictures. His greatest work was the decoration of the church of San Sebastiano.

Papuan
The Pauan are natives to or inhabitants of Papua New Guinea; a speaker of any of various Papuan languages, used mainly on the island of New Guinea, although some 500 are used in New Britain, the Solomon Islands, and the islands of the south-west Pacific. The Papuan languages belong to the Indo-Pacific family.

Paris
Paris was a Trojan prince whose abduction of Helen of Sparta caused the Trojan war.

Paris Bordone
Paris Bordone was an Italian painter of the Venetian school. He was born in 1500 at Treviso and died in 1570 at Venice. He was a pupil of Titian and was invited to France by Francis I whose portrait he painted.

Paris C. Dunning
Paris C Dunning was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Indiana from 1848 until 1849.

Paris Tselios
Paris Tselios is an actor.

Park Jong Sod
Park Jong Sod is an actor.

Park Trammell
Park Trammell was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Florida from 1913 until 1917.

Parkyakarkus
Parkyakarkus was an actor. He died in 1958.

Partice Munsel
Partice Munsel is an actress. She was born in 1925.

Pascale Petit
Pascale Petit is an actress. She was born in 1938.

Pasquale Villari
Pasquale Villari was an Italian historian and statesman. He was born in 1827 and died in 1917. He was appointed professor of history at Florence in 1866 and was minister of public instruction from 1891 to 1892.

Pat Benatar
Pat Benatar is an actress.

Pat Bishop
Pat Bishop is an actress.

Pat Boone
Pat Boone is an actor. He was born in 1934.

Pat Brady
Pat Brady was an actor.

Pat Buttram
Pat Buttram is an actor.

Pat Cardi
Pat Cardi is an actress.

Pat Carrol
Pat Carrol is an actress.

Pat Crowley
Pat Crowley is an actress. She was born in 1929.

Pat Harrington
Pat Harrington is an actress.

Pat Henning
Pat Henning is an actress.

Pat Heywood
Pat Heywood is an actress. She was born in 1927.

Pat Hingle
Pat Hingle is an actor. He was born in 1923.

Pat M. Neff
Pat M Neff was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Texas from 1921 until 1925.

Pat McCormick
Pat McCormick is an actress.

Pat O'Brien
Pat O'Brien was an actor. He was born in 1899 and died in 1983.

Pat O'Malley
Pat O'Malley was an actor. He was born in 1901.

Pat Paterson
Pat Paterson was an actress. She was born in 1911 and died in 1978.

Pat Patterson
Pat Patterson was an actress. She was born in 1910 and died in 1978.

Pat Paulsen
Pat Paulsen is an actress.

Pat Stich
Pat Stich is an actress.

Patamonas
The Patamonas are a South American indian tribe still found in Guyana.

Pathan
The Pathan are a people of north west Pakistan and Afghanistan, numbering about 14 million (1984). The majority are Sunni Muslims. The Pathans speak Pashto, a member of the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European family. The Pathans comprise distinct groups, some living as nomads with herds of goats and camels, while others are farmers.

Patience Collier
Patience Collier was an actress. She died in 1987.

Patric Knowles
Patric Knowles is an actor. He was born in 1911.

Patrice Chereau
Patrice Chereau is an actress.

Patrice Donnelly
Patrice Donnelly is an actress.

Patrice Townsend
Patrice Townsend is an actress.

Patrice Wymore
Patrice Wymore is an actress. She was born in 1926.

Patricia breslin
Patricia breslin is an actress.

Patricia Collinge
Patricia Collinge was an actress. She was born in 1892 and died in 1974.

Patricia Ellis
Patricia Ellis was an actress. She was born in 1916 and died in 1970.

Patricia Gozzi
Patricia Gozzi is an actress. She was born in 1950.

Patricia Hitchcock
Patricia Hitchcock is an actress. She was born in 1928.

Patricia Hodge
Patricia Hodge is an actress. She was born in 1946.

Patricia Jessel
Patricia Jessel was an actress. She was born in 1920 and died in 1968.

Patricia Laffan
Patricia Laffan is an actress. She was born in 1919.

Patricia Medina
Patricia Medina is an actress. She was born in 1921.

Patricia Morison
Patricia Morison is an actress. She was born in 1915.

Patricia Neal
Patricia Neal is an actress. She was born in 1926.

Patricia Owens
Patricia Owens is an actress. She was born in 1925.

Patricia Pearcy
Patricia Pearcy is an actress.

Patricia Plunkett
Patricia Plunkett is an actress. She was born in 1928.

Patricia Roc
Patricia Roc is an actress. She was born in 1918.

Patrick Allen
Patrick Allen is an actor. He was born in 1927.

Patrick Cargill
Patrick Cargill is an actor. He was born in 1918.

Patrick Dewaere
Patrick Dewaere was an actor. He died in 1982.

Patrick Dray
Patrick Dray is an actor.

Patrick Duffy
Patrick Duffy is an actor.

Patrick Geddes
Patrick Geddes was a Scottish town planner. He was born in 1854 and died in 1932. He established the importance of surveys, research work, and properly planned "diagnoses before treatment". His major work is City Development 1904. His protégé was Lewis Mumford.

Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry was an American politician. He was a governor of Virginia from 1776 until 1779.

Patrick Holt
Patrick Holt is an actor. He was born in 1912.

Patrick Houser
Patrick Houser is an actor.

Patrick J. Lucey
Patrick J Lucey was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Wisconsin from 1971 until 1977.

Patrick Jennings
Patrick Jennings is a British footballer. He was born in 1945 at Newry. He played for Northern Ireland 119 times and became Britain's most capped player before retiring in 1986.

Patrick K. Hinses
Patrick K Hinses is an actor.

Patrick MacNee
Patrick MacNee is an actor. He was born in 1922.

Patrick Magee
Patrick Magee was an actor. He was born in 1924 and died in 1982.

Patrick Malahide
Patrick Malahide is an actor.

Patrick McGoohan
Patrick McGoohan is an actor. He was born in 1928.

Patrick McNee
Patrick McNee is an actor. He was born in 1922.

Patrick Mower
Patrick Mower is an actor. He was born in 1940.

Patrick Noble
Patrick Noble was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of South Carolina from 1838 until 1840.

Patrick ONeal
Patrick ONeal is an actor. He was born in 1927.

Patrick Stewart
Patrick Stewart is an actress. She was born in.

Patrick Swayze
Patrick Swayze is an actor. He was born in 1952.

Patrick Troughton
Patrick Troughton was an English actor. He was born in 1920 and died in 1987. He played the second Doctor Who in the popular BBC Sci-Fi series.

Patrick Wayne
Patrick Wayne is an actor. He was born in 1939.

Patrick Wymark
Patrick Wymark is an actor.

Patsy Kelly
Patsy Kelly was an actress. She was born in 1910 and died in 1981.

Patsy Kensit
Patsy Kensit is an actress. She was born in 1969.

Patsy Rowlands
Patsy Rowlands is an actress. She was born in 1934.

Patsy Ruth Miller
Patsy Ruth Miller is an actress. She was born in 1905.

Patti D'Arbanville
Patti D'Arbanville is an actress.

Patti Hansen
Patti Hansen is an actress.

Patti Page
Patti Page is an actress. She was born in 1927.

Patti Scialfa
Patti Scialfa is an actress.

Patty Duke Astin
Patty Duke Astin is an actress. She was born in 1946.

Patty McCormack
Patty McCormack is an actress. She was born in 1945.

Paul A. Dever
Paul A Dever was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Massachusetts from 1949 until 1953.

Paul B. Johnson
Paul B Johnson was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Mississippi from 1964 until 1968.

Paul Bartels
Paul Bartels is an actor. He was born in 1940.

Paul Benedict
Paul Benedict is an actor.

Paul Birch
Paul Birch was an actor. He was born in 1900 and died in 1969.

Paul Boensh III
Paul Boensh III is an actor.

Paul Brigham
Paul Brigham was an American politician. He was a governor of Vermont during 1797.

Paul Burke
Paul Burke is an actor. He was born in 1926.

Paul Carr
Paul Carr is an actor.

Paul Cavanagh
Paul Cavanagh was an actor. He was born in 1895 and died in 1964.

Paul Cezanne
Paul Cezanne was a French painter. He was born in 1839 at Aix-en-Provence. He studied with Picasso.

Paul Delaroche
Paul Delaroche was a French painter. He was born in 1797 and died in 1856.

Paul Dillingham
Paul Dillingham was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Vermont from 1865 until 1867.

Paul Dooley
Paul Dooley is an actor. He was born in 1928.

Paul Dore
Paul Gustav Dore was a French artist. He was born in 1833 at Strasbourg and died in 1883.

Paul Douglas
Paul Douglas was an actor. He was born in 1907 and died in 1959.

Paul Drake
Paul Drake is an actor.

Paul Du Chaillu
Paul Du Chaillu was a French anthropologist. He was born in 1835 and died in 1903. He travelled into west Africa.

Paul Dukas
Paul Dukas was a French composer. He was born in 1865 at Paris and died in 1935. His most popular work is the Sorcerer's Apprentice which was used by Walt Disney in his film Fantasia.

Paul Dupuis
Paul Dupuis was an actor. He was born in 1916 and died in 1976.

Paul Ehrlich
Paul Ehrlich was a German bacteriologist. He was born in 1854 and died in 1915. He shared the Nobel prize for medicine in 1908 and invented Salvarsan.

Paul Fannin
Paul Fannin was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Arizona from 1959 until 1965.

Paul Fix
Paul Fix was an actor. He was born in 1901 and died in 1983.

Paul Ford
Paul Ford was an actor. He was born in 1901 and died in 1976.

Paul Frankeur
Paul Frankeur is an actor.

Paul Freedman
Paul Freedman is an actor.

Paul Freeman
Paul Freeman is an actor.

Paul Gauguin
Paul Gauguin was a French painter. He was born in 1848 at Paris and died in 1903.

Paul Gleason
Paul Gleason is an actor.

Paul Guilfoyle
Paul Guilfoyle was an actor. He was born in 1902 and died in 1961.

Paul Hamilton
Paul Hamilton was an American politician. He was a Democratic-Republican governor of South Carolina from 1804 until 1806.

Paul Hartman
Paul Hartman is an actor.

Paul Harvey
Paul Harvey was an actor. He was born in 1884 and died in 1955.

Paul Henreid
Paul Henreid was an actor. He was born in 1907 and died in 1992.

Paul Hindemith
Paul Hindemith was a German composer. He was born in 1895.

Paul Hoerbiger
Paul Hoerbiger was an actor. He died in 1981.

Paul Hogan
Paul Hogan is an actor.

Paul Hubschmid
Paul Hubschmid is an actor. He was born in 1917.

Paul Hurst
Paul Hurst was an actor. He was born in 1889 and died in 1953.

Paul Kelly
Paul Kelly was an actor. He was born in 1899 and died in 1956.

Paul Klee
Paul Klee was a Swiss painter. He was born in 1879 near Berne and died in 1940.

Paul Kukas
Paul Kukas is an actor.

Paul L. Patterson
Paul L Patterson was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Oregon from 1952 until 1956.

Paul Lambert
Paul Lambert is an actor.

Paul Laxalt
Paul Laxalt was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Nevada from 1967 until 1971.

Paul LeMat
Paul LeMat is an actor. He was born in 1952.

Paul Lukas
Paul Lukas was an actor. He was born in 1887 and died in 1971.

Paul Lupone
Paul Lupone is an actor.

Paul Lynde
Paul Lynde was an actor. He was born in 1926 and died in 1982.

Paul Mantee
Paul Mantee is an actor. He was born in 1936.

Paul Massie
Paul Massie is an actor. He was born in 1932.

Paul Mazursky
Paul Mazursky is an actor. He was born in 1938.

Paul Michael Glaser
Paul Michael Glaser is an actor. He was born in 1943.

Paul Muni
Paul Muni was an actor. He was born in 1896 and died in 1967.

Paul Nash
Paul Nash was an English artist. He was born in 1899 at London and died in 1946.

Paul Nevens
Paul Nevens is an actor.

Paul Newman
Paul Newman is an actor. He was born in 1925.

Paul O. Hebert
Paul O Hebert was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Louisiana from 1853 until 1856.

Paul Olivier
Paul Olivier is an actor.

Paul Panzer
Paul Panzer was an actor. He was born in 1872 and died in 1958.

Paul Picerni
Paul Picerni is an actor. He was born in 1922.

Paul Porcasi
Paul Porcasi was an actor. He was born in 1880 and died in 1946.

Paul Reuter
Paul Julius Reuter was a German newsman. He was born in 1816 at Kassel and died in 1899. He founded the Reuter's news agency. In 1851, on the laying of the cable between Calais and Dover he transferred his chief office to London and became a naturalized Englishman.

Paul Revere
Paul Revere was an American soldier and patriot. He was born in 1735 at Boston and died in 1818. In april 1775 he rode from Boston to Concorde to warn the population of the approach of British troops.

Paul Rhys
Paul Rhys is an actor.

Paul Richards
Paul Richards was an actor. He was born in 1924 and died in 1974.

Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson was an actor. He was born in 1898 and died in 1976.

Paul Rogers
Paul Rogers is an actor. He was born in 1917.

Paul Rudd
Paul Rudd is an actor. He was born in 1970.

Paul Sand
Paul Sand is an actor. He was born in 1944.

Paul Scofield
Paul Scofield is an actor. He was born in 1922.

Paul Shaffer
Paul Shaffer is an actor.

Paul Simon
Paul Simon is an actor. He was born in 1942.

Paul Smith
Paul Smith was an actor.

Paul Sonkkila
Paul Sonkkila is an actress.

Paul Sorvino
Paul Sorvino is an actor. He was born in 1939.

Paul Stewart
Paul Stewart was an actor. He was born in 1908 and died in 1986.

Paul V. McNutt
Paul V McNutt was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Indiana from 1933 until 1937.

Paul Verlaine
Paul Verlaine was a French poet. He was born in 1844 at Metz and died in 1896. He formed the Symbolists school of poetry.

Paul von Hindenburg
Paul von Hindenburg was a German soldier and the second president of the German Reich. He was born in 1847 and died in 1934.

Paul Wegener
Paul Wegener was an actor. He was born in 1874 and died in 1948.

Paul Whiteman
Paul Whiteman was an actor. He was born in 1890 and died in 1967.

Paul Whitsun-Jones
Paul Whitsun-Jones was an actor. He was born in 1923 and died in 1974.

Paul Williams
Paul Williams is an actor. He was born in 1940.

Paul Winchell
Paul Winchell is an actor.

Paul Winfield
Paul Winfield is an actor. He was born in 1941.

Paula Kelly
Paula Kelly is an actress.

Paula Prentiss
Paula Prentiss is an actress. She was born in 1939.

Paula Raymond
Paula Raymond is an actress. She was born in 1923.

Paula Sheppard
Paula Sheppard is an actress.

Paula Wessely
Paula Wessely is an actress. She was born in 1908.

Paulette Goddard
Paulette Goddard was an actress. She was born in 1911 and died in 1990.

Pauline Collins
Pauline Collins is an actress. She was born in 1940.

Pauline Frederick
Pauline Frederick was an actress. She was born in 1883 and died in 1938.

Pauline Lord
Pauline Lord was an actress. She was born in 1890 and died in 1950.

Pauline Starke
Pauline Starke was an actress. She was born in 1901 and died in 1977.

Payne Ratner
Payne Ratner was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Kansas from 1939 until 1943.

Peada
Peada was king of Mercia in 655. He was killed to make way for his brother Wulfhere.

Pearl Bailey
Pearl Bailey was an actress. She was born in 1918 and died in 1990.

Pearl White
Pearl White was an actress. She was born in 1889 and died in 1938.

Pedro Almodovar
Pedro Almodovar is an actor.

Pedro Armendariz
Pedro Armendariz was an actor. He was born in 1912 and died in 1963.

Pedro de Covilham
Pedro de Covilham was a Portugese explorer. he was born in 1460 and died in 1530. he was sent by John II of Portugal in 1487 to search for the legendary empire of Prester John. He travelled to India and journeyed down the east African coast to Sofala and reached Abyssinia where he was treated honourably, but never allowed to leave.

Pedro DeCordoba
Pedro DeCordoba was an actor. He was born in 1881 and died in 1950.

PeeWee Herman
PeeWee Herman is an actor.

Peggy Ann Garner
Peggy Ann Garner is an actress. She was born in 1931.

Peggy Ashcroft
Peggy Ashcroft was an actress. She was born in 1907 and died in 1991.

Peggy Cummins
Peggy Cummins is an actress.

Peggy Dow
Peggy Dow is an actress. She was born in 1928.

Peggy Mount
Peggy Mount is an actress. She was born in 1916.

Peggy Ryan
Peggy Ryan is an actress. She was born in 1924.

Peggy Sawyer
Peggy Sawyer is an actress.

Peggy Simpson
Peggy Simpson is an actress.

Peggy Wood
Peggy Wood was an actress. She was born in 1892 and died in 1978.

Pele
Pele is a famous Brazilian football player, perhaps the greatest soccer player the world has ever known.

Penda
Penda was king of Mercia in 626. He was said to be fierce and cruel. he died in battle.

Pendleton Murrah
Pendleton Murrah was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Texas from 1863 until 1865.

Penelope Ann Miller
Penelope Ann Miller was an actress.

Penelope Milford
Penelope Milford is an actress.

Penelope Windust
Penelope Windust is an actress.

Penny Marshall
Penny Marshall is an actress.

Penny Singleton
Penny Singleton is an actress.

Peppino DeFillippo
Peppino DeFillippo is an actor.

Per Oscarsson
Per Oscarsson is an actor. He was born in 1927.

Percival Bromfield
Percival Bromfield was an English table tennis champion. He was born in 1886 and died in 1947. He perfected the backhand flick and won the English championship in 1904 and again in 1924.

Percival P. Baxter
Percival P Baxter was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Maine from 1921 until 1925.

Percival W. Clement
Percival W Clement was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Vermont from 1919 until 1921.

Percy Herbert
Percy Herbert is an actor. He was born in 1925.

Percy Kilbride
Percy Kilbride was an actor. He was born in 1888 and died in 1964.

Percy Marmont
Percy Marmont was an actor. He was born in 1883 and died in 1977.

Percy Pilcher
Percy Pilcher, an Englishman, may be said to have invented the hang glider. During the late 19th century he invented a man launched glider.

Percy Rodriques
Percy Rodriques is an actor. He was born in 1924.

Percy Shelley
Percy Bysshe Shelley was an English poet. He was born in 1792 at Warnham and died in 1822 when he drowned following the capsizing of a sailing-boat. He entered Oxford in 1810, but not before he had written a volume of poetry and several romances of the gothic type. In 1811 he had published his work 'Necessity of Atheism'.

Pericles
Pericles was an Arthenian ruler and orator. He was born in 490BC and died in 429BC.

Pernell Roberts
Pernell Roberts is an actor. He was born in 1930.

Pernilla Ostergren
Pernilla Ostergren is an actress.

Perry Cook
Perry Cook is an actor.

Perry King
Perry King is an actor. He was born in 1948.

Perry Lang
Perry Lang is an actor.

Perry Lopez
Perry Lopez is an actor.

Persis Khambatta
Persis Khambatta is an actress. She was born in 1950.

Person C. Cheney
Person C Cheney was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of New Hampshire from 1875 until 1877.

Pert Kelton
Pert Kelton was an actor. He was born in 1907 and died in 1968.

Pete Duel
Pete Duel was an actor. He was born in 1940 and died in 1971.

Peter Ackroyd
Peter Ackroyd is an actor.

Peter Arne
Peter Arne was an actor. He was born in 1920 and died in 1983.

Peter Billingsley
Peter Billingsley is an actor.

Peter Bonerz
Peter Bonerz is an actor.

Peter Boyle
Peter Boyle is an actor. He was born in 1933.

Peter Brocco
Peter Brocco is an actor.

Peter Brown
Peter Brown is an actor.

Peter Bull
Peter Bull was an actor. He was born in 1912 and died in 1984.

Peter Coe
Peter Coe is an actor. He was born in 1929.

Peter Cook
Peter Cook is an actor. He was born in 1937.

Peter Coyote
Peter Coyote is an actor.

Peter Cushing
Peter Cushing was an actor. He was born in 1913 and died in 1994.

Peter D. Vroom
Peter D Vroom was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of New Jersey from 1829 until 1832.

Peter Donat
Peter Donat is an actor.

Peter Dvorsky
Peter Dvorsky is an actor.

Peter Early
Peter Early was an American politician. He was a Jeffersonian-Republican governor of Georgia from 1813 until 1815.

Peter F. Causey
Peter F Causey was an American politician. He was an American governor of Delaware from 1855 until 1859.

Peter Falk
Peter Falk is an actor. He was born in 1927.

Peter Finch
Peter Finch was an actor. He was born in 1916 and died in 1977.

Peter Firth
Peter Firth is an actor. He was born in 1953.

Peter Fonda
Peter Fonda is an actor. He was born in 1939.

Peter Gallagher
Peter Gallagher is an actor.

Peter Gawthorne
Peter Gawthorne was an actor. He was born in 1884 and died in 1962.

Peter Godfrey
Peter Godfrey was an actor. He was born in 1899 and died in 1970.

Peter Gonzales
Peter Gonzales is an actor.

Peter Graves
Peter Graves is an actor. He was born in 1925.

Peter Gwynne
Peter Gwynne is an actor.

Peter H. Burnett
Peter H Burnett was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of California from 1849 until 1851.

Peter Hooten
Peter Hooten is an actor.

Peter Horton
Peter Horton is an actor.

Peter Jason
Peter Jason is an actor.

Peter Kastner
Peter Kastner is an actor. He was born in 1944.

Peter Lawford
Peter Lawford is an actor. He was born in 1923.

Peter Lebedev
Peter Nikolaievich Lebedev was a Russian physicist. he was born in 1866 and died in 1912. He demonstrated that light exherts minute pressure upon a physical body.

Peter Lind Hayes
Peter Lind Hayes is an actor.

Peter Lorre
Peter Lorre was an actor. He was born in 1904 and died in 1964.

Peter MacNicol
Peter MacNicol is an actor.

Peter Madden
Peter Madden was an actor. He was born in 1905 and died in 1976.

Peter Masterson
Peter Masterson is an actor.

Peter Matthey
Peter Matthey is an actor.

Peter Mayhew
Peter Mayhew is an actor.

Peter McEnery
Peter McEnery is an actor. He was born in 1940.

Peter Miles
Peter Miles is an actor. He was born in 1938.

Peter MurrayHill
Peter MurrayHill was an actor. He was born in 1908 and died in 1957.

Peter Norbeck
Peter Norbeck was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of South Dakota from 1917 until 1921.

Peter OToole
Peter OToole is an actor. He was born in 1932.

Peter Palmer
Peter Palmer is an actor. He was born in 1931.

Peter Ratray
Peter Ratray is an actor.

Peter Reigert
Peter Reigert is an actor.

Peter Reynolds
Peter Reynolds was an actor. He was born in 1926 and died in 1975.

Peter Riegert
Peter Riegert is an actor.

Peter Sallis
Peter Sallis is an actor. He was born in 1921.

Peter Sellers
Peter Sellers was an actor. He was born in 1925 and died in 1980.

Peter Strauss
Peter Strauss is an actor. He was born in 1942.

Peter Stuyvesant
Peter Stuyvesant was a Dutch soldier and an administrator of Dutch North America. He was born in 1592 and died in 1672. He was instrumental in furthering the prosperity of New Amsterdam which he had to surrender to the British in 1664.

Peter T. Washburn
Peter T Washburn was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Vermont from 1869 until 1870.

Peter Tchaikovsky
Peter I. Tchaikovsky was a Russian composer. He was born in 1840 and died in 1893. He composed Nutcracker, Swan Lake, The Sleeping Beauty.

Peter The Great
Peter The Great was a Czar of Russia. He was born in 1672 and died in 1725.

Peter Turney
Peter Turney was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Tennessee from 1893 until 1897.

Peter Ustinov
Peter Ustinov is an actor. He was born in 1921.

Peter VanEyck
Peter VanEyck was an actor. He was born in 1911 and died in 1969.

Peter Vaughan
Peter Vaughan is an actor. He was born in 1923.

Peter von Cornelius
Peter von Cornelius was a German painter. He was born in 1783 at Dusseldorf and died in 1867. He painted the important frescoes of the Ludwigskirche. He is renowned for reviving the art of mural decoration.

Peter Whitney
Peter Whitney was an actor. He was born in 1916 and died in 1972.

Petrarch
Francesco di Petracco (Petrarch) was an Italian poet and scholar. He was born in 1304 and died in 1374.

Petula Clark
Petula Clark is an actress. She was born in 1932.

Peyton Randolph
Peyton Randolph was an American politician. He was a Democratic-Republican governor of Virginia from 1811 until 1812.

Pharaoh
Pharaoh was the title of the ruler of Ancient Egypt.

Pharisee
The Pharisee were a Jewish sect from 1BC to 1AD which were charcterized by their strict observance of the traditional and written laws.

Pheidias
Pheidias was a Greek sculptor. He was born in 500BC and died in 433BC.

Phil Brock
Phil Brock is an actor.

Phil Bruns
Phil Bruns is an actor.

Phil Carey
Phil Carey is an actor. He was born in 1925.

Phil Collins
Phil Collins is an actor.

Phil Foster
Phil Foster is an actor.

Phil Harris
Phil Harris is an actor. He was born in 1904.

Phil M. Donnelly
Phil M Donnelly was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Missouri from 1945 until 1949.

Phil Silvers
Phil Silvers was an actor. He was born in 1912 and died in 1985.

Philemon Dickerson
Philemon Dickerson was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of New Jersey from 1836 until 1837.

Philip Abbott
Philip Abbott is an actor. He was born in 1923.

Philip Ahn
Philip Ahn was an actor. He was born in 1911 and died in 1978.

Philip Allen
Philip Allen was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Rhode Island from 1851 until 1853.

Philip Dorn
Philip Dorn was an actor. He was born in 1905 and died in 1975.

Philip F. La Follette
Philip F La Follette was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Wisconsin from 1931 until 1933.

Philip Francis Thomas
Philip Francis Thomas was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Maryland from 1848 until 1851.

Philip Friend
Philip Friend is an actor. He was born in 1915.

Philip H. Hoff
Philip H Hoff was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Vermont from 1963 until 1969.

Philip Locke
Philip Locke is an actor.

Philip Massinger
Philip Massinger was a British dramatist. He was born in 1583 and died in 1640. He wrote 'A New Way to Pay Old Debts'.

Philip Merivale
Philip Merivale was an actor. He was born in 1886 and died in 1946.

Philip Reed
Philip Reed is an actor. He was born in 1908.

Philip Sheridan
Philip Henry Sheridan was an American general. He was born in 1831 at Albany, New York of Irish parents and died in 1888. He received distinction as a Federal Cavalry leader during the Civil War and was given command of the cavalry by Grant in 1864. In 1883 he was appointed commander-in-chief.

Philip Stainton
Philip Stainton was an actor. He was born in 1908 and died in 1961.

Philip Stone
Philip Stone is an actor.

Philip Terry
Philip Terry is an actor. He was born in 1909.

Philip VanZandt
Philip VanZandt was an actor. He was born in 1904 and died in 1958.

Philip W. McKinney
Philip W McKinney was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Virginia from 1890 until 1894.

Philip W. Noel
Philip W Noel was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Rhode Island from 1973 until 1977.

Philip Winter
Philip Winter is an actor.

Philipe Noiret
Philipe Noiret is an actor. He was born in 1931.

Philippe Bauche
Philippe Bauche was a French geographer. He was born in 1700 at Paris and died in 1773. He produced the 'Atlas Physique' in 1754.

Phillip Berrigan
Phillip Berrigan is an actor.

Phillip Bourneuf
Phillip Bourneuf was an actor. He was born in 1912 and died in 1979.

Phillippus Paracelsus
Phillippus Aureolus Paracelsus was a Swiss alchemist and physician. He was born in 1493 and died in 1541. He was the first to note occupational diseases.

Phillips Holmes
Phillips Holmes was an actor. He was born in 1907 and died in 1942.

Phillips Lee Goldsborough
Phillips Lee Goldsborough was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Maryland from 1912 until 1916.

Philo Remington
Philo Remington invented the typewriter and also the breach loading rifle.

Phineas Barnum
Phineas Taylor Barnum was an American showman who launched the enterprise known as 'the greatest show on earth'. He was born in 1810 and died in 1891.

Phoebe Cates
Phoebe Cates is an actress. She was born in 1963.

Phyllis Brooks
Phyllis Brooks is an actress. She was born in 1914.

Phyllis Calvert
Phyllis Calvert is an actress. She was born in 1915.

Phyllis Davis
Phyllis Davis is an actress.

Phyllis Diller
Phyllis Diller is an actress. She was born in 1917.

Phyllis Kirk
Phyllis Kirk is an actress. She was born in 1926.

Phyllis Konstam
Phyllis Konstam was an actress. She was born in 1907 and died in 1976.

Phyllis Love
Phyllis Love is an actress.

Phyllis Povah
Phyllis Povah is an actress.

Phyllis Thaxter
Phyllis Thaxter is an actress. She was born in 1921.

Pia Degermark
Pia Degermark is an actress. She was born in 1949.

Pia Zadora
Pia Zadora is an actress. She was born in 1956.

Pier Angeli
Pier Angeli was an actress. She was born in 1932 and died in 1971.

Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brosnan is an actor. He was born in 1952.

Pierce M. Butler
Pierce M Butler was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of South Carolina from 1836 until 1838.

Piero
Piero was an Italian painter. He was born in 1420 and died in 1492. He painted frescoes in Florence and at Loretto.

Piero DiOrio
Piero DiOrio is an actor.

Pierre Abelard
Pierre Abelard was a French philosopher. He was born in 1079, dying in 1142. He founded scholastic theology.

Pierre Barouh
Pierre Barouh is an actor.

Pierre Blanchar
Pierre Blanchar was an actor. He was born in 1892 and died in 1963.

Pierre Blanchard
Pierre Blanchard is an actor.

Pierre Bonnard
Pierre Bonnard was a French painter famous for painting nudes. He was born in fontenay-aux-roses in 1867 and died in 1947.

Pierre Bouguer
Pierre Bouguer was a French mathematician and astronomer. He was born in 1698 and died in 1758. He was strongly involved in an expedition to South America to measure the length of a degree of the meridian.

Pierre Brasseur
Pierre Brasseur was an actor. He was born in 1903 and died in 1972.

Pierre Clementi
Pierre Clementi is an actor. He was born in 1941.

Pierre Corneille
Pierre Corneille was a French dramatist. He was born in 1606, dying in 1684. He was a master of the classical tragedy.

Pierre de Fermat
Pierre de Fermat was a French mathematician. He was born in 1601 at Toulouse and died in 1665. His most important work was on the theory of numbers.

Pierre de Ronsard
Pierre de Ronsard was a French poet. He was born in 1524, dying in 1585.

Pierre De Villeneuve
Pierre Charles Jean Baptiste Sylvestre De Villeneuve was a French admiral. He was born in 1763 and died in 1806. He was commander of the combined French and Spanish fleets in 1803 and was defeated by Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar where after he was a prisoner in England until his release in 1806 when he returned to France and committed suicide.

Pierre Derbigny
Pierre Derbigny was an American politician. He was a Jeffersonian Republican governor of Louisiana from 1828 until 1829.

Pierre Fresnay
Pierre Fresnay was an actor. He was born in 1897 and died in 1975.

Pierre Jean de Beranger
Pierre Jean de Beranger was a French lyric poet, born in Paris in 1780. The first collection of his songs was published in 1815, with a second collection published in 1821. This second collection of songs were disapproved of by the Bourbon government, and he was imprisoned for three months and fined 500 francs. A third collection of songs was published in 1825 and a fourth in 1828 which again led to his imprisonment and a fine of 10,000 francs. In 1833 his fifth and final collection of songs were published.

Pierre Laplace
Pierre Simon Laplace was a French mathematician and astronomer. He was born in 1749 at Beaumont-en Auge. He argued that the whole physical universe could be explained by the law of cause and effect so that, given enough information, both the past and the future of the universe could be determined in every detail.

Pierre Laval
Pierre Laval was a French statesman. He was twice Prime Minister during the 1930s. He was born in 1883 and died in 1945.

Pierre Mondy
Pierre Mondy is an actor. He was born in 1925.

Pierre Renoir
Pierre Renoir was an actor. He was born in 1885 and died in 1952.

Pierre S. du Pont IV
Pierre S du Pont IV was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Delaware from 1977 until 1985.

Pierre Segui
Pierre Segui is an actor.

Pierre Vernier
Pierre Vernier was a French scientist. He was born in 1580 and died in 1637. He invented the vernier.

Pierre Watkin
Pierre Watkin was an actor. He was born in 1894 and died in 1960.

Pierre-Richard Willm
Pierre-Richard Willm is an actor.

Piet Cronje
Piet Arnoldus Cronje was a Boer general. He was born in 1840 and died in 1911. He led the Transvaal insurrection of 1880 and besieged Potchefstroom in 1881 during the first Boer War. He was captured at Magersfontein in 1899 and sent as a prisoner to St Helena.

Pieter De Hooch
Pieter De Hooch was a Dutch painter. He was born in 1629 and died in 1680. He mainly painted pictures of bright domestic interiors.

Pietro Mascagni
Pietro Mascagni was an Italian composer. He was born in 1863 and died in 1945. He composed Cavalleria Rusticana.

Pilar Seurat
Pilar Seurat is an actress.

Pina Pellicer
Pina Pellicer is an actress.

Pinky Lee
Pinky Lee is an actor.

Piper Laurie
Piper Laurie is an actress. She was born in 1932.

Pippa Scott
Pippa Scott is an actress. She was born in 1935.

Pitilaga
see "Tobas"

Placido Domingo
Placido Domingo is an actor. He was born in 1940.

Plato
Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher. He was born in 427bc, dying in 347bc.

Plautus
Titus Marcius Plautus was a Roman comic poet. He was born in 254BC and died in 184BC.

Plett Creighton
Plett Creighton is an actor.

Pocahontas
Pocahontas was a North American Indian girl, the daughter of chief Powhatan. She was kidnapped by white settlers and married by John Rolfe who took her to England in 1616.

Pola Negri
Pola Negri was an actress. She was born in 1897 and died in 1987.

Polly Bergen
Polly Bergen is an actress. She was born in 1929.

Polly Moran
Polly Moran was an actress. She was born in 1884 and died in 1952.

Polly Ward
Polly Ward is an actress. She was born in 1908.

Pope
The pope is the leader of the Roman catholic church.

Porfirio Diaz
Porfirio Diaz was a Mexican general and politician. He was born in 1830 and died in 1915. He was elected president in 1876.

Porter Hall
Porter Hall was an actor. He was born in 1888 and died in 1953.

Potiguara
The Potiguara are a group of South American Indians living in north west Brazil, and numbering about 1 million. Their language belongs to the Tupi-Guarani family. Their religion is centered around a shaman, who mediates between the people and the spirit world.

Powell Clayton
Powell Clayton was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Arkansas from 1868 until 1871.

Powers Boothe
Powers Boothe is an actor.

Praxiteles
Praxiteles was a 4th century bc Greek sculptor. He carved hermes carrying dionysus.

Prentice Cooper
Prentice Cooper was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Tennessee from 1939 until 1945.

Preston Foster
Preston Foster was an actor. He was born in 1901 and died in 1970.

Preston H. Leslie
Preston H Leslie was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Kentucky from 1871 until 1875.

Preston Lea
Preston Lea was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Delaware from 1905 until 1909.

Preston Smith
Preston Smith was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Texas from 1969 until 1973.

Price Daniel
Price Daniel was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Texas from 1957 until 1963.

Prince
Prince is an American actor and singer. He was born in 1958.

Prince Eugene
Prince Eugene of Savoy was an Imperial general. He was born in 1663 and died in 1736. Dislike of Louis XIV caused him to leave France and serve under the Emperor Leopold against the French and the Turks, sharing in Marlborough's victories at Blenheim, Oudenarde and Malplaquet. In 1717 he overthrew the Turks and captured Belgrade. He was governor of the Austrian Netherlands from 1714 to 1724, when he was made Vice-General of Italy. He died at Vienna.

Prince Iwao Oyama
Prince Iwao Oyama was a Japanese Samurai soldier-statesman. He was born in 1842 and died in 1916. He was attache with the German army during the Franco-German war.

Prince of Wales
Prince of Wales is the title of the heir apparent of the British throne. It was first conferred by Edward I on his son, who afterwards was Edward II, at the time of his conquest of the Prinicipality of Wales. Edward III was never Prince of Wales, but the title has been conferred on all the male heirs-apparent to the English (and afterwards British) throne from Edward the Black Prince, son of Edward III. The heir-apparent is made Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester by special creation and investiture, or by proclamation, but as the king's eldest son he is by inheritance Duke of Cornwall.

Princess Elizabeth
Princess Elizabeth was the eldest daughter of James I of England. She was born in 1596 and died in 1662. It was she that the Gunpowder Plot conspirators planned to set upon the throne. In 1613 she married Frederick V who was later to be King of Bohemia.

Priscilla Barnes
Priscilla Barnes is an actress.

Priscilla Lane
Priscilla Lane is an actress. She was born in 1917.

Priscilla Presley
Priscilla Presley is an actress. She was born in 1950.

Proletarii
Proletarii was the name given to those Roman citizens who, in the classification of their means by Servius Tullius, stood in the sixth or lowest class.

Prophet
A prophet is some one who claims to reveal or interpret god's will.

Provost
A Provost is the chief magistrate in a Royal burgh in Scotland. His position is like that of an English Mayor.

Prunella Ransome
Prunella Ransome is an actress. She was born in 1943.

Ptolemy XIV
Ptolemy XIV was the brother of Cleopatra, and joint ruler of Egypt.

Pueblo
The Pueblo were a tribe of American Indians which lived in New Mexico and Arizona. They were a farming tribe.

Pueblo Indian
Pueblo Indian is a generic name for a member of any of the farming groups of the south west USA and north Mexico, living in communal villages of flat-topped adobe or stone structures arranged in terraces. Surviving groups include the Hopi and the Zuni.

Puritan
The Puritans were a group of religious people who wanted what they perceived to be extreme purity in church services. They observed a strict code of behaviour with few amusements.

Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Tchaikovsky was a 19th century Russian composer.

Pythagoras
Pythagoras was a Greek philosopher. He was born on the island of samos in 582bc, dying in 500bc.

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