American Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a former American football player and current television sportscaster.In 1960, he was selected as

Is a former American football player and current television sportscaster.In 1960, he was selected as an original American Football League Los Angeles Charger, where he served as both a punter and linebacker. Maguire joined the AFL's Buffalo Bills in 1964 and was an ace at the "coffin corner" punt. He contributed to three Bills' Eastern Division titles, and their AFL championships in 1964 and 1965.

(born August 22, 1956 in St. Paul, Minnesota) is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, elected in 2

(born August 22, 1956 in St. Paul, Minnesota) is a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, elected in 2004, his first year of eligibility. He played for 21 seasons with the Milwaukee Brewers (1978-1992), Toronto Blue Jays (1993-1995) and Minnesota Twins (1996-1998).

Is an American actor and a film director.Newman made his Broadway theater debut in the original prod

Is an American actor and a film director.Newman made his Broadway theater debut in the original production of William Inge's Picnic, with Kim Stanley. He later appeared in the original Broadway productions of The Desperate Hours and Sweet Bird of Youth with Geraldine Page. He would later star in the film version of Sweet Bird of Youth, which also starred Page.

Is a Canadian pair skater. With partner Barbara Underhill, he is the 1979-1983 Canadian national cha

Is a Canadian pair skater. With partner Barbara Underhill, he is the 1979-1983 Canadian national champion, the 1984 World champion, and the 1978 World Junior champion.

Was a Hungarian Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning actor.he arrived in Hollywood in 1927 after a

Was a Hungarian Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning actor.he arrived in Hollywood in 1927 after a successful stage and film career in Hungary, Germany and Austria where he worked with Max Reinhardt. He made his stage debut in Budapest in 1916 and his film debut in 1917. At first, he played elegant, smooth womanizers, but increasingly he became typecast as a villain. In 1933, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States. He was very busy in the 1930s, appearing in such films as Alfred Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes, the comedy Ladies in Love, and the drama Dodsworth. He followed William Powell and Basil Rathbone portraying the series detective Philo Vance, a cosmopolitan New Yorker, once in 1935 in The Casino Murder Case,

Is an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1952 Summ

Is an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1952 Summer Olympics. His son, Paul Makler, Jr. fenced at the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Was an American football player. He played college football at Boston College. He was drafted in the

Was an American football player. He played college football at Boston College. He was drafted in the 7th round by the Cleveland Browns in 2001 NFL Draft and played for the Browns from 2001-2004.

Was an American early dixieland jazz cornet & trumpet player, and leader of the New Orleans Rhythm K

Was an American early dixieland jazz cornet & trumpet player, and leader of the New Orleans Rhythm Kings.Mares was born in New Orleans. His father, Joseph E. Mares, played cornet with the military band at the New Orleans lakefront and ran a fur and hide business.

His roots were in bluegrass and Chuck Berry style rock & roll. In the seventies his high school rock

His roots were in bluegrass and Chuck Berry style rock & roll. In the seventies his high school rock band was called Your Mother. He also played in several jazz & motown cover bands. In 1978 he was a percussion major at San Jose State University.He moved

An American linguist and member of the faculty of New York University.An important figure in the ear

An American linguist and member of the faculty of New York University.An important figure in the early development of generative grammar, he became a proponent of the generative semantics movement along with George Lakoff, and James D. McCawley. He has since become a vocal critic of generative grammar in all forms, and specifically criticizes the manner in which Noam Chomsky promotes his current theories of language.[1]

Was an American politician from Illinois. He served in the United States House of Representatives fr

Was an American politician from Illinois. He served in the United States House of Representatives from 1975 to 1985 and United States Senate from 1985 to 1997. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1988. During the campaign, he briefly captured the national attention and was considered a major candidate. This led to an appearance on the popular television show Saturday Night Live, co-hosting with celebrated singer Paul Simon.[1]

Is a former professional Canadian football player and current front office executive with the Canadi

Is a former professional Canadian football player and current front office executive with the Canadian Football League Toronto Argonauts. Masotti played the wide receiver position for 12 seasons with the Toronto Argonauts, from 1988 to 1999, retiring just before the 2000 season to join the Argos front office first as Executive Vice-President, and then as General Manager.

Is an American former professional basketball player. Pressey is widely, though unofficially, credit

Is an American former professional basketball player. Pressey is widely, though unofficially, credited with being the originator of the point forward position, combining the best attributes of a point guard and forward. While playing small forward for the Milwaukee Bucks in the 1980s, Pressey took on many of the ball handling duties, even leading the team in assists for five straight years.

Is an American film director, screenplay writer and actor.Mazursky made his film debut as an actor i

Is an American film director, screenplay writer and actor.Mazursky made his film debut as an actor in Stanley Kubrick's first feature, Fear and Desire, in which he changed his first name to Paul, and later appeared as a juvenile delinquent in the 1955 film The Blackboard Jungle. He soon became a writer and worked on The Danny Kaye Show in 1963. In 1965, he collaborated with Larry Tucker in crafting the script of the original pilot of The Monkees television series, in which they both also appeared in cameos.

Is a professional Canadian football player currently playing as a placekicker and punter for the BC

Is a professional Canadian football player currently playing as a placekicker and punter for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL).McCallum played junior football with the Surrey Rams of the Canadian Junior Football League. He then travelled to Scotland to play professional soccer in the Scottish Third Division (his cousin, Brian O'Neill, is also a professional soccer player).

A contemporary artist who lives and works in Los Angeles, California.Paul McCarthy misleadingly is o

A contemporary artist who lives and works in Los Angeles, California.Paul McCarthy misleadingly is often considered to be influenced by the Viennese Actionism. Although by his own statement the happenings of the group were known to him in the 1970s, he sees a clear difference between the self-injurious actions of the Viennese and his own performances: "Vienna is not Los Angeles. My work came out of kids' television in Los Angeles. I didn' t go through Catholicism and World War II as a teenager, I didn' t live in a European environment. People make references to Viennese art without really questioning the fact that there is a big difference between ketchup and blood.

A Vancouver-based actor who has worked in television, film and theatre since 1990.McGillion was born

A Vancouver-based actor who has worked in television, film and theatre since 1990.McGillion was born in Paisley, Scotland and his family moved to Canada when he was only 2. When Paul was 11 the family moved back to Scotland for three years while his father worked on the Shetland Oil Rigs. He is the sixth of seven children and despite popular belief, does not speak with a Scottish accent except when with his family.

Was an American philanthropist, thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder. He is one of only five people

Was an American philanthropist, thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder. He is one of only five people ever designated an "Exemplar of Racing" by the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. Mellon owned many thoroughbred horses under his Rokeby Stables i

Was originally a singer and drummer. Most notable for his time as lead vocalist in L.A. Guns, with w

Was originally a singer and drummer. Most notable for his time as lead vocalist in L.A. Guns, with whom he wrote most of their self-titled debut album.He moved to Los Angeles in May 1980 still using his given name Paul Martin Marmorstein. His first L.A. b

February 12, 1943 - February 13, 1970) was a Major League Baseball pitcher.

February 12, 1943 - February 13, 1970) was a Major League Baseball pitcher.

An American actor and director, perhaps best known for his role as Detective David Starsky on the '7

An American actor and director, perhaps best known for his role as Detective David Starsky on the '70s television series Starsky and Hutch; he also appeared as Captain Jack Steeper on the 1999 to 2005 NBC series Third Watch.After appearing in several Broadway productions, Glaser appeared in his first feature film in 1971, playing Perchik in the film version of Fiddler on the Roof. He first gained notice on television playing Dr. Peter Chernak on the daytime series Love is a Many Splendored Thing, and made guest appearances on shows such as The Rockford Files,

A Canadian actor, producer, director, singer and writer born in Calgary, Alberta. He is known for hi

A Canadian actor, producer, director, singer and writer born in Calgary, Alberta. He is known for his lead role as Constable Benton Fraser in the television series Due South. During its final season, Gross acted as executive producer in addition to starring, wrote the season three opener and finale, the two part series finale and wrote and sang for the show, some of which can be found on the two Due South soundtracks. He currently has success with another Canadian show, Slings and Arrows.

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 311 games in the World Hockey Association and

Is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 311 games in the World Hockey Association and 1 game in the National Hockey League between 1969 and 1977. He played for the Boston Bruins, New England Whalers, Edmonton Oilers, and Calgary Cowboys. As

Before joining WWE, Levesque began his wrestling career with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1

Before joining WWE, Levesque began his wrestling career with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1993, wrestling under the ring name Terra Ryzing.[1] He changed his ring name to Jean-Paul Lévesque before joining the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) in 1

Is an American professional wrestler best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE

Is an American professional wrestler best known for his time with World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). After being trained at the Texas Wrestling Academy, London began competing for Ring of Honor, where although he never won a title, began being popular a