American Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is a Montenegrin professional basketball player currently with Besiktas Cola Turka[1] of the TBL and

Is a Montenegrin professional basketball player currently with Besiktas Cola Turka[1] of the TBL and the ULEB Cup and who has formerly played in the American National Basketball Association.

Is a Serbian professional basketball player with also aSpanish passport, formerly of NBA's Denver Nu

Is a Serbian professional basketball player with also aSpanish passport, formerly of NBA's Denver Nuggets.Savovic graduated from Ivan Goran Kovacic High School 1994. He also graduated with honors from University of Hawaii at Manoa at year 2002 with two degrees in International and Finance. He also holds a minor degree in Economics from the same university.

Was a running back for the University of Oklahoma football team from 1956 to 1959. Gautt was the fir

Was a running back for the University of Oklahoma football team from 1956 to 1959. Gautt was the first black football player at the University of Oklahoma where he wore #38.

Was an American rhythm and blues singer in the 1950's. Barnes was born in Magnolia, Mississippi. He

Was an American rhythm and blues singer in the 1950's. Barnes was born in Magnolia, Mississippi. He sang bass for the legendary vocal group The Moonglows which had such hits as "Sincerely" and "The Ten Commandments of Love". Mentored by Alan Freed, the group’s doo-wop harmony style achieved great success on the national R&B charts and recorded on Chess Records.

Was a United States Senator from Kansas, as well as an officer in the Union Army during the American

Was a United States Senator from Kansas, as well as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.He was secretary of the Free-State convention in 1857 and a member of the Leavenworth constitutional convention in 1859. Plumb studied law and w

Was a Democratic governor of Texas from 1969-1973, and the lieutenant governor from 1963-1969.Smith

Was a Democratic governor of Texas from 1969-1973, and the lieutenant governor from 1963-1969.Smith was first elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1944 and then to the Texas State Senate in 1956. In 1962 he was elected lieutenant governor, and then in 1968 he was elected governor, a position he held from 1969 to 1973. He succeeded the popular Democratic Governor John B. Connally, Jr., who later switched parties. To win the governorship, Smith first defeated Don Yarborough in the 1968 Democratic runoff election. Two other candidates Dolph Briscoe, a large landholder from Uvalde in the Texas Hill Country, and former Attorney General Waggoner Carr, were eliminated in the primary.

Was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer, breeder, and owner. Preston Burch bred

Was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer, breeder, and owner. Preston Burch bred a number of successful horses, the most famous of which was the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame filly Gallorette foaled in 1942. The following year he took over a

Was a Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the Detroit Tigers (1934, 1937-45), Boston

Was a Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the Detroit Tigers (1934, 1937-45), Boston Red Sox (1946-47), Chicago White Sox (1947) and Philadelphia Athletics (1948). York was born in Ragland, Alabama. He batted and threw right-handed.

Was a Democratic Congressman from South Carolina. Brooks is primarily remembered for his severe beat

Was a Democratic Congressman from South Carolina. Brooks is primarily remembered for his severe beating of Senator Charles Sumner on the floor of the United States Senate with a gutta-percha cane, delivered in response to an anti-slavery speech in which S

Was an American automobile designer and entrepreneur.He is most remembered for his 1948 Tucker Torpe

Was an American automobile designer and entrepreneur.He is most remembered for his 1948 Tucker Torpedo, an automobile which introduced many features that have since become widely used in modern cars. Production of the torpedo was shut down amidst scandal and accusations of stock fraud on March 3, 1949. The 1988 movie, Tucker: The Man and His Dream is based around the car's production.

Was a U.S chess player. He is best known today for playing unorthodox chess openings. Ware was born

Was a U.S chess player. He is best known today for playing unorthodox chess openings. Ware was born in Wrentham, Massachusetts, and died in Boston, Massachusetts.

Is an American-Bulgarian professional basketball player.A 7' 4", 325 lb center, he was selected 28th

Is an American-Bulgarian professional basketball player.A 7' 4", 325 lb center, he was selected 28th overall in the 1996 National Basketball Association Draft by the Atlanta Hawks, after playing collegiately at Central State University and professionally in the Greek League for Peristeri Nikas. He also attended Kaskaskia College in Centralia, Illinois but did not play basketball there competitively.

Is a retired volleyball player from the United States, who represented her native country at the 200

Is a retired volleyball player from the United States, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she finished in fifth place with the USA National Team. She also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Nicknamed the Boxing Prince — is best known for taking a fight against former champion Roy Jones J

Nicknamed the Boxing Prince — is best known for taking a fight against former champion Roy Jones Jr. Ajamu was undefeated until July 5, 2003 when he lost in a unanimous decision to Rico Hoye. He is currently being trained by the legendary trainer Buddy Mc

Is a Major League Baseball player of who plays first base for the Milwaukee Brewers. He is currently

Is a Major League Baseball player of who plays first base for the Milwaukee Brewers. He is currently listed at 5'11" 270lbs. He was selected by the Brewers in the first round of the 2002 Major League Baseball Draft out of Eau Gallie High School in Melbourne, Florida.He is the son of former Detroit Tigers first baseman Cecil Fielder. Prince and Cecil are the only father-son combination in MLB history to each reach the exclusive 50 home run plateau in a single season. Fielder also holds the Brewers' team record for home runs in a season, as well as the MLB record for youngest player to reach the 50 home run mark. Prince Fielder is also the first Brewer to win the Home Run Derby, defeating Nelson Cruz 6–5 in the final round of the 2009 derby in St. Louis.

Prince Rogers Nelson was born in Minneapolis,Minnesota, on June 7, 1958, to John L. Nelson and Matti

Prince Rogers Nelson was born in Minneapolis,Minnesota, on June 7, 1958, to John L. Nelson and Mattie Shaw.[3] John was a pianist and songwriter, and Mattie was a singer. He is named after the Prince Rogers Trio, his father's jazz band, and as a boy he wa

Born on May 9, 1984, in Ontario, California) is an American Major League Baseball player who plays f

Born on May 9, 1984, in Ontario, California) is an American Major League Baseball player who plays first base for the Milwaukee Brewers.

Was the wife of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, the third son of George V and Queen Mary. She was

Was the wife of Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester, the third son of George V and Queen Mary. She was thus the sister-in-law of George VI and Edward VIII, and the mother of the current Duke of Gloucester. She was an aunt of Queen Elizabeth II through her marriage to the Queen's paternal uncle.

An American emcee and DJ.Her musical style, as she describes it, is flip-flop —a mixture of hip ho

An American emcee and DJ.Her musical style, as she describes it, is flip-flop —a mixture of hip hop, rock and electronica [2].After graduating from high school, she moved to New York City and studied acting at New York University. She took up the guitar[3

Before she made it big on Three's Company, Barnes was a beauty pageant contestant. During her teens

Before she made it big on Three's Company, Barnes was a beauty pageant contestant. During her teens she aspired to be a dancer. One of her earliest roles was a minor role in the horror film Tintorera. During a Hollywood Bowl performance, she fell off the stage, fracturing her jaw and breaking her leg, and putting a lid on her dancing career. Barnes eventually turned to acting and appeared on TV shows such as

Is an American actress and businesswoman. She is the ex-wife of singer and musician Elvis Presley, a

Is an American actress and businesswoman. She is the ex-wife of singer and musician Elvis Presley, and the mother of singer/songwriter Lisa Marie Presley. Priscilla is the founder of Elvis Presley Enterprises, where she served as chairman of the board from 1982 to 1998. As an actress, Priscilla is best known for co-starring with Leslie Nielsen in the three successful Naked Gun films, and for her five-year run on the popular television series, Dallas.

Is an American folk singer. Although she has written songs, she is notable chiefly for her interpret

Is an American folk singer. Although she has written songs, she is notable chiefly for her interpretations of other artists' work.

Is an American retired competitive figure skater who currently works as a coach. She was a two-time

Is an American retired competitive figure skater who currently works as a coach. She was a two-time medalist at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and competed twice at the World Figure Skating Championships. She was the first American woman to land th

An American singer, dancer, and actress.Lopez has the distinction of having appeared in two Broadway

An American singer, dancer, and actress.Lopez has the distinction of having appeared in two Broadway landmarks - one of its greatest hits, the highly-acclaimed, long-running A Chorus Line, and one of its biggest flops, the infamous musical version of Brea

Was an American country music singer.Ms Mitchell was a Rock 'n' Roll singer in in the 1950s and beca

Was an American country music singer.Ms Mitchell was a Rock 'n' Roll singer in in the 1950s and became most popular as a duet performer when she cut a string of duet recordings in the 1960s with country singer Roy Drusky. Drusky and Mitchell recorded a se