American Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is an American actor whose solid career has largely been the portrayal of authority figures, both as

Is an American actor whose solid career has largely been the portrayal of authority figures, both as a legal enforcer and criminal, in television, stage, and film. He is the father of actress Mira Sorvino.

Is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA.Griffin attended Western Michigan Un

Is a retired American professional basketball player in the NBA.Griffin attended Western Michigan University from 1972 to 1976, leading the Broncos to their first NCAA Basketball Tournament berth in 1976 and an appearance in the Sweet Sixteen. He finished his career as WMU's all-time leading rebounder.

Is a golf course designer and a member of a famous family of course designers. Dye has an honorary d

Is a golf course designer and a member of a famous family of course designers. Dye has an honorary degree from Purdue University. He is married to fellow designer and former amateur champion Alice Dye since 1950.Dye was born in Urbana, Ohio. He worked in the insurance business, and was a successful amateur golfer at the state level in Indiana. He visited Scotland, and made a thorough study of the classic courses there. He made a gradual career transition into golf course design in his mid 30s. His first well-known course was Crooked Stick Golf Club in Carmel, Indiana, which opened in 1964, and which later hosted the 1991 PGA Championship. In 1967, he designed The Golf Club near Columbus, Ohio, where he solicited input from a young Jack Nicklaus, a Columbus resident. The two would work together to design the acclaimed Harbour Town Golf Links, opened in 1969, the site of an annual PGA Tour event ever since. Nicklaus credits Dye with significant influence on his own approach to golf course design.

Was an American aeronautical engineer. He was the founder of AeroVironment and the inventor of the f

Was an American aeronautical engineer. He was the founder of AeroVironment and the inventor of the first practical flying machine powered by a human being. He devoted his life to developing more efficient transportation vehicles that could "Do more with less".

Is a Canadian soccer player, currently playing for Abbotsford Mariners in the USL Premier Developmen

Is a Canadian soccer player, currently playing for Abbotsford Mariners in the USL Premier Development League. Ballard played college soccer at Trinity Western University, where he was a four-time Canada West Conference First Team All-Star, a two-time All-Canadian in 2005 and 2006, and the Trinity Western University Athlete of the Year in both 2005 and 2006.

Was an American singer, most notable for his time in thrash metal band Exodus.Paul was a friend of g

Was an American singer, most notable for his time in thrash metal band Exodus.Paul was a friend of guitarist Kirk Hammett (one of the founding members of Exodus) and was asked to join the band at a party in 1982. Kirk Hammett played on their 1982 Demo and then left the band to join Metallica. Exodus released their first official album Bonded by Blood in 1985.

Is an American film actor and member of the band Ringside.

Is an American film actor and member of the band Ringside.

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the 1960s. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, he was

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the 1960s. At the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, he was eliminated in the semifinals of the K-1 1000 m event. Eight years later in Mexico City, Beachem was eliminated in the repechage round of the K-2 1000 m eve

Is a contemporary African-American author. Beatty received an MFA in creative writing from Brooklyn

Is a contemporary African-American author. Beatty received an MFA in creative writing from Brooklyn College and an MA in psychology from Boston University.

Is an American sportscaster based in Los Angeles, California.Over his broadcast career, Sunderland h

Is an American sportscaster based in Los Angeles, California.Over his broadcast career, Sunderland has covered almost every major sport played in Southern California. He has been a studio host for the local affiliate of Fox Sports Net, was the analyst for

Is a Brooklyn-based author known for works blending absurdism and crime fiction, such as The New Yor

Is a Brooklyn-based author known for works blending absurdism and crime fiction, such as The New York Trilogy (1987), Moon Palace (1989) and The Brooklyn Follies (2005).

Was the light heavyweight boxing champion of the world from May 30, 1925, when he wrested the crown

Was the light heavyweight boxing champion of the world from May 30, 1925, when he wrested the crown from Mike McTigue, until July 16, 1926, when he was defeated by his nemesis Jack Delaney. Known as the "Astoria Assassin", Berlenbach was known for his pun

Is an influential Canadian aeronautical engineer and the founder of Dilworth Secord and Meagher Asso

Is an influential Canadian aeronautical engineer and the founder of Dilworth Secord and Meagher Associates Ltd.As an employee of the National Research Council (NRC) in Ottawa, Dilworth was an executive member of the team involved in Canada's first jet eng

Was an American ecologist and writer. He was born in Bucyrus, Ohio. Sears attended Ohio Wesleyan Uni

Was an American ecologist and writer. He was born in Bucyrus, Ohio. Sears attended Ohio Wesleyan University (B.Sc. in Zoology, 1913; B.A. in Economics, 1914), the University of Nebraska at Lincoln (A.M. in Botany, 1915), and the University of Chicago (Ph.D. in Botany, 1922).Sears married Marjorie Lea McCutcheon on June 22, 1917, and their first child, Paul McCutcheon Sears, was born December 8, 1921. Two daughters were also born to the couple. Marjorie died October 31, 1982. Paul McCutcheon Sears died October 31, 1984.

Is a former American basketball coach. He coached the now-defunct Pittsburgh Ironmen of the Basketba

Is a former American basketball coach. He coached the now-defunct Pittsburgh Ironmen of the Basketball Association of America (a forerunner of the National Basketball Association (NBA)) in 1946, and the NBA's Fort Wayne Pistons from 1951 through 1954. Birch had played for the Pistons during the early 1940s.[1]

A Canadian professional ice hockey player.Bissonnette was selected in the fourth round, 121st overal

A Canadian professional ice hockey player.Bissonnette was selected in the fourth round, 121st overall, of the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins. When drafted, Bissonnette was playing with the Saginaw Spirit of the junior Ontario Hockey League. During the 2003-04 season, Bissonnette served as the Spirit captain, and ranked ninth in points. He played another half season with the Spirit before being traded to the Owen Sound Attack, where he finished the 2004-05 season.He began his professional career in 2005 with the Wheeling Nailers of the ECHL. Bissonnette finished the season with only 14 games in Wheeling, playing 55 games with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League. During the 2005-06 season

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He finished 14th in the K-2 10000 m ev

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the early 1950s. He finished 14th in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

He is currently married to Emi, who has been on tour with Paul as a keyboardist since 2007. This is

He is currently married to Emi, who has been on tour with Paul as a keyboardist since 2007. This is Paul's second marriage, the first in the late 90s. Following his departure from Mr. Big in 1997, Gilbert began releasing solo albums. He also joined Joe Sa

Is a retired American football quarterback in the National Football League. He was the Cleveland Bro

Is a retired American football quarterback in the National Football League. He was the Cleveland Browns starting quarterback in 1984.

Was an American politician and lawyer. Brown was born in Hartwell, Georgia, and graduated from the U

Was an American politician and lawyer. Brown was born in Hartwell, Georgia, and graduated from the University of Georgia School of Law in Athens with a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) degree in 1901. He was admitted to the state bar in that year and began practi

Was an American blues harmonica player and singer, and one of the earliest white exponents of the Ch

Was an American blues harmonica player and singer, and one of the earliest white exponents of the Chicago originated electric blues style. The impact on the course of rock and roll by the Butterfield Blues Band with the release of their first album, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, and the song "Born In Chicago" in particular, was pivotal. They, along with British acts The Rolling Stones, The Animals, The Yardbirds, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers

Is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA. He participated in four games for t

Is an American former professional basketball player in the NBA. He participated in four games for the Baltimore Bullets during the 1949-50 NBA season. He attended Notre Dame University.

Was an American amateur tennis player in the early part of the 20th Century. At the tennis tournamen

Was an American amateur tennis player in the early part of the 20th Century. At the tennis tournament in Cincinnati, Kunkel made six finals appearances between 1922 and 1927, winning the doubles title in 1927. Of the remaining five finals, two were in sin

Was an artist born in New York City. He is best known for his paintings and drawings of nude male fi

Was an artist born in New York City. He is best known for his paintings and drawings of nude male figures. His works combined elements of eroticism and social critique to produce a style often called magic realism. He painted with egg tempera, a medium which had been associated with Greek icons.In 1934 he painted The Fleet's In! while working for the Public Works of Art Project of the WPA. This painting, featuring carousing sailors, women, and a homosexual man, was the subject of a public outcry and was removed from exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery. The publicity helped to launch his career. He worked in commercial illustration as well, but Jared French, another tempera artist who befriended him and became his lover, convinced him to devote himself completely to fine art.[1]

Cafaro is a native of Highland Park, Illinois, and is most well-known as the front-man of Dwarves, a

Cafaro is a native of Highland Park, Illinois, and is most well-known as the front-man of Dwarves, a punk rock band.[3] With the Dwarves he has written and produced 10 full length records over a span of 24 years. He has authored two novels, Armed To The T