American Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a Costa Rican soccer player, who plays for Brujas FC.Brenes' first team in MLS was the MetroStars

Is a Costa Rican soccer player, who plays for Brujas FC.Brenes' first team in MLS was the MetroStars, whom he joined from Municipal Pérez Zeledón in Costa Rica, signing with the team on June 4, 2004. He finished the year with no goals or assists in 14 games. Brenes was then taken by Real Salt Lake in the 2004 MLS Expansion Draft, but never played a game with the team.

Is a Costa Rican football (soccer) player who currently plays for LASK Linz in the Austrian Football

Is a Costa Rican football (soccer) player who currently plays for LASK Linz in the Austrian Football Bundesliga.Chinchilla played for the Ticos on various youth levels, and was a late addition to their 2002 World Cup squad, replacing the injured Reynaldo Parks. He earned 39 caps for the senior team by October 2008.

Is a Costa Rican professional football player. Who currently plays for LD Alajuelense in the Costa R

Is a Costa Rican professional football player. Who currently plays for LD Alajuelense in the Costa Rican Primera División.Herrera has made three appearances for the Costa Rica national football team, his debut coming in a friendly against Peru on 22 August 2007.

(born August 25, 1974 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is currently a utility man for the Chica

(born August 25, 1974 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is currently a utility man for the Chicago White Sox, he has also played for the Florida Marlins (2000, 2002) and the Colorado Rockies (2003)

Was an Olympic swimmer for the United States. He won a relay gold and two silver medals swimming But

Was an Olympic swimmer for the United States. He won a relay gold and two silver medals swimming Butterfly at the 1984 Summer Olympics and set the world record in the 100 m Butterfly at the Olympic Trials that year as well as setting relay records with teammates Rick Carey, Steve Lundquist, and Rowdy Gaines.

Is a Costa Rican professional football player. He currently plays for LD Alajuelense in the Costa Ri

Is a Costa Rican professional football player. He currently plays for LD Alajuelense in the Costa Rican Primera División.

Is an American stand-up comedian now living in Redondo Beach, California. He started his career doin

Is an American stand-up comedian now living in Redondo Beach, California. He started his career doing improv in Tempe, Arizona.In the 1990's, he began appearing on MADtv as a featured player. His stand-up act was finally introduced to America at large whe

Is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA.A 6' 7" (2.00 m) shooting guard from

Is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA.A 6' 7" (2.00 m) shooting guard from the University of Utah, he was selected 43rd overall by the Golden State Warriors in the 1983 NBA Draft. Over six seasons with as many teams, he averaged 3.1 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game.

Is the Chairman of the Progressive Nationalist Party of British Columbia, which says it will contest

Is the Chairman of the Progressive Nationalist Party of British Columbia, which says it will contest both provincial and federal elections in British Columbia, Canada on a platform of independent nationhood for British Columbia. In the 2001 provincial election, Roberts ran for the British Columbia Marijuana Party (BCMP) in Shuswap, receiving under 900 votes. He also served as the party's justice critic. He was later critical of the BCMP and of its prominent figure Marc Emery, and began to propose a separatist party in 2001.

Was a lightweight professional boxer from Brooklyn, New York. DeMarco had his professional debut in

Was a lightweight professional boxer from Brooklyn, New York. DeMarco had his professional debut in March 1945, a points decision against 1-16 Sal Giglio. DeMarco won his first five professional fights, losing for the first time against Butch Charles in

Was an Irish-American and the first World Welterweight champion of the gloved era of boxing. Duffy w

Was an Irish-American and the first World Welterweight champion of the gloved era of boxing. Duffy won his first fight by KO over Skin Doherty in 1884 at age nineteen. Duffy’s final fight was against Australian champion Tom Meadows. After 45 rounds Duffy

Was an American jazz and pop pianist, vocalist, and arranger.While serving in the military during Wo

Was an American jazz and pop pianist, vocalist, and arranger.While serving in the military during World War II, Cavanaugh met guitarist Al Viola and bassist Lloyd Pratt, with whom he formed a trio. After the war's end they performed together in the style

Paige started on the hit children's show, Barney & Friends (PBS), in her hometown of Dallas, Texas.

Paige started on the hit children's show, Barney & Friends (PBS), in her hometown of Dallas, Texas. Paige took a summer trip to New York where she signed with two agencies, Cunningham, Escott, Dipene (CED) and Wilhemenia Modeling. After a decision to move to California, she transferred to CED in Los Angeles and she immediately booked a role on the hit television show "Felicity" (WB). Since, she has co-starred in the films "Cradle to the Grave" with DMX (Warner Bros.), "Never Die Alone" (20th Century Fox), "The Cat in the Hat" with Mike Myers (Universal), “Time Out” Executive Produced by John Singleton and as the female lead in “Virginia.” On the TV side, she has appeared in hit television shows such as "Felicity", "ER", "Medium"

Is a Canadian pair skater with partner Rudi Swiegers.

Is a Canadian pair skater with partner Rudi Swiegers.

Is a professional golfer currently playing on the United States LPGA Tour.Mackenzie was born in Yaki

Is a professional golfer currently playing on the United States LPGA Tour.Mackenzie was born in Yakima, Washington. While attending and playing golf at Eisenhower High School, she was selected as a first-team All-Big-9 selection all four seasons.

Is an American painter and illustrator specializing in acrylic landscapes, portraits, and figural im

Is an American painter and illustrator specializing in acrylic landscapes, portraits, and figural images. She is the daughter of billionaire and former US Secretary of Commerce Peter George Peterson. She now lives and works in New York City and East Hampton, Long Island. Peterson's work has been characterized as "lyrical" by the Philadelphia Inquirer[1] and "spare but evocative" by the San Francisco Chronicle.[2] Peterson has been exhibited regularly in galleries from California to Maine (where, in 2004, her paintings appeared in a group show that also featured works by Christo, Chuck Close, and Alex Katz).

Is an American sailor who races in the Laser Radial division. She has been a member of U.S. Sailing

Is an American sailor who races in the Laser Radial division. She has been a member of U.S. Sailing Team Alphagraphics since 2005 and is also a member of the Harken and McLube Speedteam.She nearly qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics but was edged out

Was an American attorney and judge in the state of Oregon. He was the 6th Chief Justice of the Orego

Was an American attorney and judge in the state of Oregon. He was the 6th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court serving in that role from three times between 1864 and 1878. Prim served on Oregon’s highest court for 21 years. Prim was the first graduat

Is a chess grandmaster, author, and composer of endgame studies and chess problems.Benko finished in

Is a chess grandmaster, author, and composer of endgame studies and chess problems.Benko finished in first place (or tied for first place) in eight U.S. Open Chess Championships, a record. His titles were: 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1974, 1975. He won the 1964 Canadian Open Chess Championship.

Is a Canadian snowboarder. She competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in the women's half

Is a Canadian snowboarder. She competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in the women's halfpipe competition.

A principal ballet dancer with the American Ballet Theatre.Ms. Herrera was born in Buenos Aires, Arg

A principal ballet dancer with the American Ballet Theatre.Ms. Herrera was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and began studying ballet there at the age of seven with teacher Olga Ferri. She quickly became a noted prodigy in South America, winning many competitions throughout and was able to continue her training at the Minsk Ballet School in the Belorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (now Belarus); returning to Buenos Aires, she was cast as Cupid in a performance of Don Quixote at the Teatro Col=n.

Was a politician who left politics in February 2000, after having a life-changing near-death experie

Was a politician who left politics in February 2000, after having a life-changing near-death experience.Pam came back to politics after she contested and won the party leadership in 1996 following the resignation of Ross Harvey. In the 1997 Alberta general election she ran for the re-created district of Edmonton Highlands and won. She served the third time from 1997 to 2000.

Is a former American badminton player who excelled at both the national and international levels. No

Is a former American badminton player who excelled at both the national and international levels. Noted for her anticipation and crisp shot-making ability, she won twenty U.S. national titles between 1972 and 1985; four in singles, eleven in women's doubl

Is an American ice hockey player.At the games in Turin, she played 60 minutes and had 10 saves. She

Is an American ice hockey player.At the games in Turin, she played 60 minutes and had 10 saves. She graduated from Brown University in 2003.

Is an American actress whose only acting appearance was in The Pruitts Of Southampton in 1966 as Ste

Is an American actress whose only acting appearance was in The Pruitts Of Southampton in 1966 as Stephanie Pruitt a segment used in The Phyllis Diller Show.