American Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Is an Academy Award-nominated and two time Golden Globe-winning American actor. He is the son of Hen

Is an Academy Award-nominated and two time Golden Globe-winning American actor. He is the son of Henry Fonda, the brother of Jane Fonda, and the father of Bridget Fonda. Fonda is associated with Western counterculture of the 1960s

Is a photographer, artist, diarist and writer.Peter Beard's photographs of fashion models, African a

Is a photographer, artist, diarist and writer.Peter Beard's photographs of fashion models, African animals, and the journals that often integrate his photographs have been widely shown and published since the 1970s[citation needed]. His grandmother, Ruth

Was a racecar driver during the golden age of the Trans-Am Series and a four-time winner of the 24 H

Was a racecar driver during the golden age of the Trans-Am Series and a four-time winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona. He was also the owner of Brumos, a Jacksonville, Florida car dealership.

Is a sailor from the U.S. Virgin Islands, who won a silver medal in Men's Finn Class in the 1988 Sum

Is a sailor from the U.S. Virgin Islands, who won a silver medal in Men's Finn Class in the 1988 Summer Olympics, his country's only Olympic medal so far. He was born on Saint Thomas.

Represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from 1953 to 19

Represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from 1953 to 1975. He was born in New York City.He has a brother, Henry Osborne Havemeyer Frelinghuysen, and a sister, Frederica Frelinghuysen Emert. Peter attended St. Mark's School in Southborough, Massachusetts and graduated from Princeton University in 1938. After practicing law in New York City, he served in the Office of Naval Intelligence from September 1942 to December 1945 obtaining the rank of lieutenant. He then studied at Columbia University, 1946–1947. He served as staff of the Foreign Affairs Task Force of the Hoover Commission in 1948 before returning to the private sector. He served as director of Howard Savings Bank in Livingston, New Jersey.

Is an American water polo player. He is a member of the United States men's national water polo team

Is an American water polo player. He is a member of the United States men's national water polo team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In the championship game, the USA team won the silver medal, defeated by Hungary.

Is a lacrosse player who was the first Australian to play in Major League Lacrosse, being drafted to

Is a lacrosse player who was the first Australian to play in Major League Lacrosse, being drafted to the Boston Cannons in 2003. Originally from the Woodville Lacrosse Club in South Australia, Inge first represented Australia at the 1996 ILF World Under 1

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He had a seven-season career in the majors from 1976 unti

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He had a seven-season career in the majors from 1976 until 1982, all with the Minnesota Twins.Redfern was the Twins' first-round pick, and the first pick overall in the secondary phase of the 1976 draft. He made his debut that May, and pitched for them until being released at the end of spring training in 1983.In 1982, Redfern was the starting pitcher in the first Twins game at the Metrodome, facing the Seattle Mariners. He lost the game to Floyd Bannister

Is an American Democratic Party politician, who served in New Jersey's General Assembly since 2007,

Is an American Democratic Party politician, who served in New Jersey's General Assembly since 2007, where he represents the 18th legislative district. Barnes serves in the Assembly on the Judiciary Committee (as Vice-Chair), the Appropriations Committee a

An American economist of the Austrian School.After receiving his doctoral degree, Boettke taught at

An American economist of the Austrian School.After receiving his doctoral degree, Boettke taught at several schools, including Oakland University, Manhattan College, and New York University. In 1998, he returned to George Mason University as a faculty member. In 2004, he was named a Hayek Fellow at the London School of Economics. He has also been a Faculty Fellow at the Charles University/Georgetown University American Institute for Political and Economic Studies in Prague and a Visiting Scholar at the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace at Stanford University. Boettke is Deputy Director of the James M. Buchanan Center for Political Economy at George Mason University where he is a professor of economics. He is also senior research fellow at the Mercatus Center. Until 2007,

Is a Democratic politician from the U.S. State of Oregon. He represents District 5, consisting of As

Is a Democratic politician from the U.S. State of Oregon. He represents District 5, consisting of Ashland, Phoenix, Talent, Jacksonville, Ruch and Applegate, in the Oregon House of Representatives. Buckley was first elected in 2004 and serves on the Educa

Is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, serving from 1953 to 1964.He served

Is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania State Senate, serving from 1953 to 1964.He served as Chairman of the Democratic City Committee of Philadelphia from September, 1970 through June, 1976. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventi

An American professional wrestler. Kidman is best known for his work with World Championship Wrestli

An American professional wrestler. Kidman is best known for his work with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWF/E) throughout the late 1990s and early 2000s.He joined World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and ultimately gained fame as a key member of several strong wrestling factions. In addition to being a member of Raven's Flock,[3] he also was a member of the Filthy Animals and later New Blood.[3] As a member of these factions, Gruner participated in memorable rivalries with top WCW names, including Hulk Hogan, Jeff Jarrett, and Rey Mysterio

Is a former professional lacrosse player. Jacobs graduated from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimor

Is a former professional lacrosse player. Jacobs graduated from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD in 1995. In his senior year, he was team captain of the Blue Jays was named first-team All-American in 1995 and lead his team to the Final Four.

Was an American Major League Baseball player who pitched for two seasons; one with the 1884 Richmond

Was an American Major League Baseball player who pitched for two seasons; one with the 1884 Richmond Virginians, and the other for the 1885 Pittsburg Alleghenys, both of the American Association.was an American Major League Baseball player who pitched for two seasons; one with the 1884 Richmond Virginians, and the other for the 1885 Pittsburg Alleghenys, both of the American Association.

(October 25, 1939 - November 29, 2006) was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from

(October 25, 1939 - November 29, 2006) was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played from 1964 through 1972 for the New York Yankees (1964-65),

Is an American physicist and former NASA astronaut.Wisoff graduated from Norfolk Academy, Norfolk, V

Is an American physicist and former NASA astronaut.Wisoff graduated from Norfolk Academy, Norfolk, Virginia, in 1976; received a bachelor of science degree in physics (with Highest Distinction) from University of Virginia in 1980, a master of science degr

Wagner's most famous role has been Frisco Jones on the soap opera General Hospital (1983-1988, 1989-

Wagner's most famous role has been Frisco Jones on the soap opera General Hospital (1983-1988, 1989-1991, 1994, 1995). He was half of a very popular supercouple with Kristina Wagner's Felicia and played the father of Georgie and Maxie Jones. He also playe

Peter DeLuise made his film debut in the 1979 film Hot Stuff. He landed his best known role, as Offi

Peter DeLuise made his film debut in the 1979 film Hot Stuff. He landed his best known role, as Officer Doug Penhall, in the 1987 Fox series 21 Jump Street. His brother Michael came on the show in the fifth season where he played his younger brother Offic

Is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. Ramos is the sixth player from Puerto Rico to play

Is a Puerto Rican professional basketball player. Ramos is the sixth player from Puerto Rico to play in an NBA game and the third Puerto Rican drafted by the NBA. Ramos has played in the NBA, the D-League and the National Superior Basketball League of Puerto Rico (BSN) with Caguas Creoles. Ramos has been a member of the Puerto Rican National Basketball Team since 2004. He was a member of the 2004 Puerto Rican National Team that defeated the United States in the 2004 Olympic Games. Ramos was selected as a NBDL All Star and earned All-NBA Development League Honorable Mention during the 2006-2007 season.

Is a former World Mogul Skiing Champion, United States Technical Delegate for the International Ski

Is a former World Mogul Skiing Champion, United States Technical Delegate for the International Ski Federation (FIS) and founder of the Pro Mogul Tour (World Pro Mogul Tour). His skiing career spans the early days of hot dog skiing, where in the early 70s

Was an American boxer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

Was an American boxer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics.

He was an American chess player. In 1974, he shared first prize in the U.S. Junior Chess Championshi

He was an American chess player. In 1974, he shared first prize in the U.S. Junior Chess Championship.He is most famous for his mysterious disappearance in early 1978. While some earlier reports indicated that he had disappeared in late 1977, this was lat

Is a retired American basketball player.He played collegiately for the University of North Carolina,

Is a retired American basketball player.He played collegiately for the University of North Carolina, where he was chosen ACC Men's Basketball Player of the Year in the 1957-58 season.

June 16, 1913 - July 24, 2002) was a second baseman/shortstop in Major League Baseball who played fo

June 16, 1913 - July 24, 2002) was a second baseman/shortstop in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1938-1941) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1942-1946).