American Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a Golden Globe-nominated American comedienne, considered to be one of the pioneers of female stan

Is a Golden Globe-nominated American comedienne, considered to be one of the pioneers of female stand-up comedy. She created a stage character persona that was a wild-haired, eccentrically-dressed housewife who made jokes about a fictional husband named "Fang" while smoking from a long cigarette holder. Another distinct characteristic is her cackling laugh, one of the best-recognized in comedy. Diller is given credit for opening the doors for the stand-up comedy field to women such as Rita Rudner, Totie Fields, Joan Rivers, Lily Tomlin, Sandra Bernhard, Joy Behar, Rosie O'Donnell and Roseanne Barr.

Was an American singer.Nelson was born in Indiana. She worked and recorded for several years from th

Was an American singer.Nelson was born in Indiana. She worked and recorded for several years from the late 1970s into the mid 1980s without achieving much success. Her records were usually dance tracks, and she had also recorded quite a number of records

Was a Broadway actress and singer from the 1880s until the 1920s. Her full name was Phyllis McKee Ra

Was a Broadway actress and singer from the 1880s until the 1920s. Her full name was Phyllis McKee Rankin.[2]Rankin was in the supporting cast of Sara, a play performed at the Palmer Theatre (Wallack's Theatre), in the summer of 1890.[6] Sara was the aband

An American former bass guitarist and backing vocals for the female heavy metal band Vixen. She is m

An American former bass guitarist and backing vocals for the female heavy metal band Vixen. She is married to the famous rock guitarist Steve Vai, whom she met while they both attended the Berklee College of Music. They have two children, Fire and Julian

Is an American actress and singer. After work as a child actress on Broadway, in regional theater an

Is an American actress and singer. After work as a child actress on Broadway, in regional theater and in the film Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, she came to national attention in 1981 when, following her starring role in the critically lambasted[1] Bu

She was raised on a small farm in Triumph, several miles southeast of Sun Valley, Idaho, where she l

She was raised on a small farm in Triumph, several miles southeast of Sun Valley, Idaho, where she learned to ski and race. She attended Rowland Hall-St. Mark's School in Salt Lake City and participated in its skiing academy, Rowmark.[1] She first joined

Was an American ornithologist and paleontologist.Interested in birds since childhood, he was taught

Was an American ornithologist and paleontologist.Interested in birds since childhood, he was taught to prepare birds at the age of 16. Later, he received the opportunity to work as a staff technician in the Ornithology Division of the Field Museum.

Is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman for the San Francisco

Is an American former professional football player who was a defensive lineman for the San Francisco 49ers and Atlanta Falcons from 1988 to 1995. He played collegiately at Angelo State University and was selected by the 49ers in the 2nd round of the 1988 NFL Draft.

Was an American sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Was an American sailor who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Was a Canadian politician and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.He ran as a Union Natio

Was a Canadian politician and a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec.He ran as a Union Nationale candidate in a by-election held on October 15, 1958 in the provincial district of Labelle and won without opposition.

Was a farmer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Bellechasse in the Legislative Assembly

Was a farmer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Bellechasse in the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1878 to 1881 as a Liberal.He was elected to the Quebec assembly in 1878, defeating the incumbent Pierre Fradet, but was defeated by Narcisse-Henri-Édouard Faucher de Saint-Maurice when he ran for reelection in 1881.

A Canadian curler from Gatineau, Quebec. He currently plays third for Guy Hemmings, having joined hi

A Canadian curler from Gatineau, Quebec. He currently plays third for Guy Hemmings, having joined him in 2007.Charette has played in nine Briers, and is the only curler to have played every position (including alternate) at a Brier. He skipped teams in 19

Is a French Canadian musician, who is best known as the lead singer for pop punk band Simple Plan.He

Is a French Canadian musician, who is best known as the lead singer for pop punk band Simple Plan.He is co-owner of Role Model Clothing, along with Chuck Comeau and Simple Plan's webmaster, photographer, and videographer Patrick Langlois.Role Model Clothing is a clothing line owned by Bouvier, Langlois and Chuck Comeau (who are often seen wearing the shirts on stage and in the band's music videos). The line mostly markets shirts, which invariably include the words "ROLE MODEL" in the design. Erik Chandler, from the band Bowling for Soup, is often seen wearing a Role Model shirt. In the illustration in this article, Bouvier wears a Role Model shirt.

Better known by his ring name Pat Patterson, is a Canadian former professional wrestler. He works fo

Better known by his ring name Pat Patterson, is a Canadian former professional wrestler. He works for World Wrestling Entertainment as a Creative Consultant. In 1972, Patterson turned babyface, after feuding with Lars Anderson, who was managed by Dr. Ken

A TV executive producer and Broadway producer who worked on several of the Grammy Award shows. Cosse

A TV executive producer and Broadway producer who worked on several of the Grammy Award shows. Cossette was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 2005. He also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Is a Canadian ecologist known as one of the "fathers of ecology".he received a Bachelor of Science i

Is a Canadian ecologist known as one of the "fathers of ecology".he received a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (B.Sc.A.) in 1936 and a PH.d. in Science in 1939 from the University of Geneva. From 1939 until 1942 he worked at the Montreal Botanical Garden. From 1943 until 1950 he taught at the Université de Montréal. From 1950 until 1955 he worked at the University of Michigan Botanical Gardens. From 1955 until 1961 he worked in the Faculty of Science and as the director of the Botanical Institute at the Université de Montréal. In 1961 he returned back to the United States as the assistant director of the New York Botanical Garden and as a professor of botany and geography at the Columbia University. From 1972 until 1976 he was the Director of the Research Centre for Sciences and the Environment at the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). In 1976 he was made a Professor Emeritus at UQAM.

Is a former Canadian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. He spent his childhoo

Is a former Canadian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics. He spent his childhood in Montréal, and lived for a long time in what is known as "Le Plateau Mont-Royal".

Was a Canadian politician.He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons representing the Quebec ri

Was a Canadian politician.He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons representing the Quebec riding of Champlain in 1908 and 1911. A Conservative, he was defeated in Laurier—Outremont during the 1917 wartime election held during the Conscription Crisis of 1917 when conscription was highly unpopular in Quebec.

Is a former Canadian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Can

Is a former Canadian handball player who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.He was part of the Canadian handball team which finished eleventh in the 1976 Olympic tournament. He played all five matches and scored nine goals.

Is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 1990. He pilots both two-man and four-man bobsleigh.

Is a Canadian bobsledder who has competed since 1990. He pilots both two-man and four-man bobsleigh. He was born in Edmonton, Alberta.

A French Canadian singer/songwriter.Gage got his start in the music business while still attending h

A French Canadian singer/songwriter.Gage got his start in the music business while still attending high school by landing the role of Johny Roquefort after attending an audition for the rock opera Starmania. Thus began his career as a musician heavily inf

A French Canadian singer born as Pierre Garand on June 26, 1972 in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.Discov

A French Canadian singer born as Pierre Garand on June 26, 1972 in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.Discovered by Luc Plamondon singing American blues tunes in small Sherbrooke bars, he was drafted by Plamondon to play the role of Quasimodo in his musical Notre

Was a Liberal party and a Bloc populaire member of the Canadian House of Commons.On 27 January 1936,

Was a Liberal party and a Bloc populaire member of the Canadian House of Commons.On 27 January 1936, Gauthier won a federal by-election at the Portneuf riding, becoming a Liberal party member of Parliament. He was re-elected there in 1940. In 1941 and 1942, he served as a captain in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps. In 1943, he left the federal Liberals to join the Bloc populaire party which was opposed to World War II conscription.

Was a French-Canadian sculptor.Having studied at the École de Beaux-Arts de Montréal and the Unive

Was a French-Canadian sculptor.Having studied at the École de Beaux-Arts de Montréal and the Université de Vincennes in Paris, he taught in the art history department of the Université de Montréal for more than twenty years (1975-1997) until his death in Montreal.As a sculptor, his works are mainly abstract semi-representational pieces, many in aluminium. He was highly influential in the Quebec art world in the field of integrating art and architecture. Some of his public artworks include:

Is a lawyer and former Canadian politician. In 1986, he was appointed to the Canadian Cabinet as Min

Is a lawyer and former Canadian politician. In 1986, he was appointed to the Canadian Cabinet as Minister of Labour, and in 1989, was moved in a cabinet shuffle to Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. In 1990, he was shuffled again to the position of Solicitor-General of Canada, and in 1991, he became Deputy Government House Leader and Minister of State for Fitness and Amateur Sport and for Youth. Cadieux left Cabinet when Mulroney retired as Prime Minister, and did not run in the 1993 federal election.