American Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Was a singer, songwriter, actress, feminist activist and Quebec sovereigntist.Julien was the compani

Was a singer, songwriter, actress, feminist activist and Quebec sovereigntist.Julien was the companion of the poet and Québec provincial MLA Gérald Godin, another Trifluvian and sovereigntist. She also worked with Gilles Vigneault and recorded with him. Julien performed pro-independence songs in Montréal clubs as early as 1964 and later made a career as one of Québec's most successful female popular singers. Julien's best-loved songs include "La Manic", the haunting ballad about love and separation in isolated Manicouagan, a river region of northern Québec near Labrador.

Was an American film critic who wrote for The New Yorker magazine from 1968 to 1991. Kael was known

Was an American film critic who wrote for The New Yorker magazine from 1968 to 1991. Kael was known for her "witty, biting, highly opinionated, and sharply focused" movie reviews. She approached movies emotionally, with a strongly colloquial writing style. She is often regarded as the most influential American film critic of her day and left a lasting impression on many major critics including Armond White and Roger Ebert, who has said that Kael "had a more positive influence on the climate for film in America than any other single person over the last three decades."

Is the current leader of the Parti Québécois in the province of Quebec, since June 27, 2007 and cu

Is the current leader of the Parti Québécois in the province of Quebec, since June 27, 2007 and current Leader of the Official Opposition of the National Assembly of Quebec, representing the riding of Charlevoix. In a political career spanning some 30 years, she has held a total of 15 ministerial titles.

Was an American female tennis player. She won five Grand Slam singles titles and was the runner-up o

Was an American female tennis player. She won five Grand Slam singles titles and was the runner-up on three other occasions. Jack Kramer has called her the second best female tennis player he ever saw, just behind Helen Wills Moody.

Also known as "Chope" or as "La Cobra" in Central America and South America, is a Costa Rican former

Also known as "Chope" or as "La Cobra" in Central America and South America, is a Costa Rican former professional footballer. As of February 2009, Wanchope is the second most prolific goalscorer in the history of the national football team, behind Rolando Fonseca, with 45 goals in 73 international matches.

Has linked up in his career with his family's musical tradition: He is the grandson of Professor Vil

Has linked up in his career with his family's musical tradition: He is the grandson of Professor Vilém Kurz, a prominent Czech piano educator, and the son of piano virtuoso and teacher Ilona Štepánová-Kurzová and musicologist/pianist Václav Štepán. His family maintained close personal contacts with the composer Josef Suk, and actually received instructions for the interpretation of his piano output from the composer himself. Pavel Štepán made his first public appearance at the age of sixteen, two years later to make his debut performance with the Czech Philharmonic (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No.24 in C minor K 491 ), playing under the baton of Rafael Kubelík.

A Soviet physicist of Nobel Prize laureate in physics in 1958 for his scientific contributions.

A Soviet physicist of Nobel Prize laureate in physics in 1958 for his scientific contributions.

Is a Russian professional basketball player formerly in the NBA and the NBA Development League. He i

Is a Russian professional basketball player formerly in the NBA and the NBA Development League. He is a 2.26 m (7' 5"), 127 kg (280 lb) center.Podkolzin made his debut with Lokomotiv Novosibirsk, in the Russian second division, during the 2001-02 season. He moved to Italy in December 2001, signed by Metis Varese, for which he played from 2002 to 2004. He was selected by the Utah Jazz in the 2004 NBA Draft and promptly traded to the Dallas Mavericks for their first round pick in the 2005 NBA Draft (Utah later traded that pick to the Portland Trailblazers, which used the pick to draft Linas Kleiza). He was originally available for selection in the previous year's draft,

Is a cosmonaut. As of 2006[update], he was one of the top 25 astronauts in terms of total time in sp

Is a cosmonaut. As of 2006[update], he was one of the top 25 astronauts in terms of total time in space.Vinogradov flew as the flight engineer on Soyuz TM-26 on August 5, 1997, living on Mir until returning to Earth on February 19, 1998. During their 197

Is an American bobsledder who has competed since 1997. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he fini

Is an American bobsledder who has competed since 1997. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he finished seventh both in the two-man event and in the four-man event.

Is an International Federation of BodyBuilders professional bodybuilder.

Is an International Federation of BodyBuilders professional bodybuilder.

Is an Argentine-American musician. She came to Los Angeles, California with her family at the age of

Is an Argentine-American musician. She came to Los Angeles, California with her family at the age of four. She speaks fluent Spanish and English. As her parents, Mario Merdirossian (of Armenian ancestry) and Ana Lia Lenchantin (of French ancestry) were bo

Is a two-time Grammy Award-winning American R&B and soul singer, born in Greenville, South Carolina.

Is a two-time Grammy Award-winning American R&B and soul singer, born in Greenville, South Carolina. He is well known for singing soft-rock ballads, often as a duo with female singers, and his contribution to several Disney animated feature soundtracks.

Was an American actress, most famous for her failed marriage to New York real estate mogul, Edward W

Was an American actress, most famous for her failed marriage to New York real estate mogul, Edward West "Daddy" Browning. On her sixteenth birthday, mere weeks after meeting the 51 year-old Edward Browning, Peaches and "Daddy" were wed. Peaches Brownings' manager Marvin Welt (1883-1953) was one of the first theatrical agents to demand a percentage of total ticket sales for some of his clients.

Is an American female singer. Her most notable role is as a backing singer in Meat Loaf's (her fathe

Is an American female singer. Her most notable role is as a backing singer in Meat Loaf's (her father's) touring band, Neverland Express. She has appeared on numerous albums and in various tours and television performances with her father, both as backing

Was an American singer and actress.

Was an American singer and actress.

A prolific American writer who won a Nobel Prize in Literature and a Pulitzer Prize.

A prolific American writer who won a Nobel Prize in Literature and a Pulitzer Prize.

Is a Cayman Islands cricketer. An all-rounder, he is a right-handed batsman and right-arm slow-mediu

Is a Cayman Islands cricketer. An all-rounder, he is a right-handed batsman and right-arm slow-medium bowler, he has played for the Cayman Islands national cricket team since the year 2000. His matches include two first-class[4] and four List A matches. B

Born October 23, 1980 in Dominican Republic) is a minor league relief pitcher.

Born October 23, 1980 in Dominican Republic) is a minor league relief pitcher.

(born June 29, 1956 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball p

(born June 29, 1956 in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic) is a former Major League Baseball player

(born October 25, 1971 in Manoguayabo, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for th

(born October 25, 1971 in Manoguayabo, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the New York Mets.

He has won three Cy Young Awards and is considered to be one of the top pitchers of his era. At the

He has won three Cy Young Awards and is considered to be one of the top pitchers of his era. At the time of his 200th win in April 2006, Martínez had the highest winning percentage of any 200-game winner. In 2007, he became the 15th pitcher to reach 3,000

Born November 28, 1969 in Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic) is a pitcher in Major League Baseball.

Born November 28, 1969 in Hato Mayor, Dominican Republic) is a pitcher in Major League Baseball.

Born April 27, 1975 in Ázua de Compostela, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball third bas

Born April 27, 1975 in Ázua de Compostela, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball third baseman for the Philadelphia Phillies

Born on 30 December 1962) is a professional golfer.

Born on 30 December 1962) is a professional golfer.