American Famous Names Starting with Letter P

(born June 29, 1966 in Brockville, Ontario, Canada) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseb

(born June 29, 1966 in Brockville, Ontario, Canada) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1992 season. Listed at 6' 7", 220 lb., Hoy batted and threw right-handed. He was selected by Boston in the 1988 draft out of the LeMoyne College.

(born June 8, 1942 in San Francisco, California) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Ba

(born June 8, 1942 in San Francisco, California) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the 1966 Boston Red Sox. He attended Santa Clara University, where he struck out Willie Mays during an exhibition game against the San Francisco Giants.

Is an American politician. He serves as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Oregon, representing t

Is an American politician. He serves as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Oregon, representing the 4th Congressional District and is currently serving his 11th term. DeFazio is Oregon's most senior member of Congress, which makes him the dean of Oregon's House of Representatives delegation.

Is an American Avant-garde jazz pianist, tenor saxophonist, drummer and composer born in Berkeley, C

Is an American Avant-garde jazz pianist, tenor saxophonist, drummer and composer born in Berkeley, California. He first emerged on the jazz scene in the late 1970s, performing with Carla Bley from 1978-1982 and touring with Warren Smith and Karl Berger. A

Was a U.S. cartoonist.Born Curtis Arnoux Peters, Jr. in New York, New York, and educated at the Hotc

Was a U.S. cartoonist.Born Curtis Arnoux Peters, Jr. in New York, New York, and educated at the Hotchkiss School and Yale University, his cartoons were published in The New Yorker from 1925–1968. They often depicted a cross-section of New York society fro

An American economist known for his analysis of U.S. Social Security policy and his work as an advis

An American economist known for his analysis of U.S. Social Security policy and his work as an advisor to the Advisory Council on Social Security in the late 1980s and 1990s.Diamond earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics from Yale University in 1960 and defended a Ph.D. at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1963. He was an assistant professor at the University of California, Berkeley from 1964-65 and an acting associate professor there before joining the MIT faculty as an associate professor in 1966. Diamond was promoted to full professor in 1970, served as head of the Department of Economics in 1985-86 and was named an Institute Professor in 1997.

A Senior Fellow in International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations and Walker Professor

A Senior Fellow in International Economics at the Council on Foreign Relations and Walker Professor of Economics and International Finance at Princeton University. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1932, earned his B.A. from Columbia University and his Ph.D. from Harvard. He taught at Columbia from 1957 to 1971, where he served as Chairman of the Department of Economics and then Provost of the University. He was Director of the International Finance Section at Princeton from 1971 to 1999. He is best known for his work on the theory of optimum currency areas, in which he argued that groups of countries with diversified domestic production are more likely to constitute optimum currency areas than groups whose members are highly specialized.

Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University. He has dedicated his entire c

Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University. He has dedicated his entire career to understanding the structure, function, and mechanism of the ribosome.in 1939 to Laura Bartlett Moore and Francis Daniels Moore. He received his B.S. degree in biophysics from Yale University in 1961, and his Ph.D. in biophysics from Harvard University in 1966, where he worked in the laboratory of James D. Watson. As a postdoctoral fellow and a sabbatical visitor, he has done research at the University of Geneva, Switzerland (with A. Tissieres), at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, England (with Hugh E. Huxley), and at the University of Oxford, England.

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Fleming was a highly successful profes

Is a former professional tennis player from the United States.Fleming was a highly successful professional tennis player. During the 1980s, Fleming teamed up with fellow American John McEnroe to dominate the men's doubles game. The duo won an astonishing 50 doubles titles together, including four at Wimbledon (1979, 1981, 1983 and 1984), and three at the US Open (1979, 1981 and 1983).

Was an American painter and sculptor. His work contained elements of folk art, precisionism, Parisia

Was an American painter and sculptor. His work contained elements of folk art, precisionism, Parisian Purism, Cubism, and Surrealism.[1]Blume, born in Smarhon, Russia (present-day Belarus) emigrated with his family to New York City in 1912; the family settled in Brooklyn.[1] He studied art at the Educational Alliance, the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design, and the Art Students League, establishing his own studio by 1926.[2] He trained with Raphael Soyer and Isaac Soyer, exhibited with Charles Daniel, and was patronized by the Rockefeller family.[3] Blume married Grace Douglas in 1931; they had no surviving children.[1]

An American writer born in 1945. He lives in Montana and is the author of the Yellowstone Kelly hist

An American writer born in 1945. He lives in Montana and is the author of the Yellowstone Kelly historical novels and the Gabriel Du Pré mysteries.

Was an American author best known for writing the novel Jaws and co-writing the screenplay for its f

Was an American author best known for writing the novel Jaws and co-writing the screenplay for its film adaptation. The subsequent film directed by Steven Spielberg and co-written by Benchley is generally acknowledged as the first summer blockbuster. Benchley also wrote The Deep and The Island which were also adapted into films.

Is a Canadian politician. He was elected to represent the electoral district of Kitchener—Waterloo

Is a Canadian politician. He was elected to represent the electoral district of Kitchener—Waterloo in the 2008 Canadian federal election, defeating incumbent Andrew Telegdi by a margin of 17 votes. He is a member of the Conservative Party. A judicial recount confirmed the margin of victory on November 1, 2008. As a Member of Parliament, Braid serves on the Standing Committee on National Defence, the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, and the Legislative Committee on Bill C-32 (Copyright). He is a member of the Canada-China Legislative Association, the Canada-Germany Interparliamentary Group, the Canada-India Interparliamentary Friendship Association, and the Canada-Armenia Friendship Group.

Is an American ice dancer. They represented the United States at the 1992 Winter Olympics where the

Is an American ice dancer. They represented the United States at the 1992 Winter Olympics where they placed 15th. Following that partnership, Breen teamed up with Kate Robinson. They are the 1997 U.S. bronze medalists.

Is an American mathematician and Professor of Mathematics at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburg

Is an American mathematician and Professor of Mathematics at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1964 under the tutelage of Alonzo Church. He received the Herbrand Award in 2003. His r

Was an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1932 and

Was an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team sabre events at the 1932 and 1936 Summer Olympics.[

Was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of

Was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1977, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Edward Schreyer. He first ran for the Manitoba legislature in the provincial election of 1958 as a candidate of the CCF in Ethelbert Plains, but lost to Liberal-Progressive incumbent Michael Hryhorczuk by 981 votes. He ran for the same riding in the 1959 election, this time losing to Hryhorczuk by 266 votes. He was elected to the Manitoba legislature in the 1969 election, defeating former Progressive Conservative leadership candidate Stewart McLean by 41 votes in Dauphin. He NDP formed a minority government after this election, and Burtniak was appointed Minister of Tourism and Recreation on July 15, 1969. He was also given responsibility for the Manitoba Telephone System on August 4, 1970, and was given the second portfolio of Minister of Cultural Affairs on November 4, 1970. After a cabinet shuffle on December 1, 1971, he was named Minister of Highways, retaining responsibility for the MTS.

Is an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey. He is currently a city councilman in Cli

Is an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey. He is currently a city councilman in Clifton, New Jersey, a position he has held since 2006. Eagler is currently in his fourth term as a Clifton councilman, having been elected three previous tim

One of the most important video artists who pioneered the field in the 1970s. His early experimentat

One of the most important video artists who pioneered the field in the 1970s. His early experimentation with studio shooting and high technology (of the time) video equipment opened up a vast new set tools for art-making, as well as pushed the conceptual envelope of video art and its potential.One of his most important single-channel works is titled "Three Transitions" in which he uses chromakey processors and video mixers to create videos in the studio. Part of the great potential in video art is that the artist receives instant feedback while shooting, being able to watch oneself in the monitor while recording is a major perceptual shift from from long delay in viewing film. "Three Transitions" engages this new method of perceiving oneself

Is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, who has had a wide-ranging career ranging from new w

Is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, who has had a wide-ranging career ranging from new wave music to folk rock to solo acoustic performance.Case was born in Buffalo, New York. A veteran of several rock bands and the local bar scene as a teenag

Is an American politician and Orthodontist from Utah. A Republican, he is a member of the Utah State

Is an American politician and Orthodontist from Utah. A Republican, he is a member of the Utah State Senate, representing the state's 17th senate district in Box Elder, Cache and Tooele Counties including Brigham City.

Is an Australian pair skater who currently works as a coach. With sister Elizabeth Cain, he is a the

Is an Australian pair skater who currently works as a coach. With sister Elizabeth Cain, he is a the 1976 World Junior bronze medalist and four time Australian national champion. Their highest placement at the World Figure Skating Championships was 12, in

A Canadian curler.Corner was a member of the 1993 "dream team" of his cousin Wayne Middaugh and the

A Canadian curler.Corner was a member of the 1993 "dream team" of his cousin Wayne Middaugh and the brothers of Glenn and Russ Howard. Corner played lead for the team. All four players would skip teams to provincial championships in the future. In 1993, t

Is an American actor and author, and has narrated many documentaries and audio books. His voice work

Is an American actor and author, and has narrated many documentaries and audio books. His voice work includes narrating the opening ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics. He has also served as on-camera cohost of the 2000 Oscar telecasts.

Is a retired American jockey and a current Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He began his riding caree

Is a retired American jockey and a current Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He began his riding career in the latter part of the late 1940s and was the leading apprentice jockey in New York in 1948. Like many of his compatriots, Anderson struggled througho