American Famous Names Starting with Letter P

Known by the ring name Ray Steele, was an American professional wrestler born and raised in Norka, a

Known by the ring name Ray Steele, was an American professional wrestler born and raised in Norka, a German colony in Russia, in 1900 before immigrating to Lincoln, Nebraska in 1906. Steele worked a catch wrestling style in his early career and gained som

Is a Canadian ice hockey left winger, currently playing for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey

Is a Canadian ice hockey left winger, currently playing for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League. He was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. As a second-line, two-way forward, hockey fans refer to Schaefer as a player for defensive playing style.Schaefer was first traded to the Senators in 2002 for Sami Salo of the Vancouver Canucks.After an Eastern Conference championship, with a Stanley Cup loss to the Anaheim Ducks in five games, Schaefer was traded to the Boston Bruins on July 17, 2007. Bryan Murray, the team's general manager, admitted Schaefer requested a trade on a couple of occasions during the season, and Schaefer was not as productive in scoring as his role as a two-way forward should have. He was traded for gritty forward Shean Donovan

His first mass-audience exposure came from playing one of two crossdressing roommates in the 1980's

His first mass-audience exposure came from playing one of two crossdressing roommates in the 1980's ABC television sitcom Bosom Buddies. Though his co-star, Tom Hanks, went on to greater name recognition, Scolari worked with Hanks on 1996's That Thing You Do!, on the 1997 HBO miniseries From the Earth to the Moon, and on 2004's The Polar Express.

He is currently under contract to World Wrestling Entertainment, where he does commentary for the Sm

He is currently under contract to World Wrestling Entertainment, where he does commentary for the SmackDown brand.Senerchia debuted in professional wrestling in Puerto Rico in 1987 after being trained by Johnny Rodz. He wrestled as Kid Krush before moving

Is a distinguished American pianist.He was born in New York City and is the son of one of the world'

Is a distinguished American pianist.He was born in New York City and is the son of one of the world's leading pianists, Rudolf Serkin, and grandson of the influential violinist Adolf Busch, whose daughter Irene had married Rudolf Serkin.

Is a retired American basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA).Chilcutt played

Is a retired American basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA).Chilcutt played forward for seven teams over a nine-year professional career that spanned from the 1991-1992 to 1999-00 season. He won a NBA Championship in the 1994-1995 season with the Houston Rockets, which he played for in the '94-'95 and '95-'96 seasons.

Is a Los Angeles artist. Shire was born in the Echo Park district of Los Angeles, where he currently

Is a Los Angeles artist. Shire was born in the Echo Park district of Los Angeles, where he currently lives and works. His sculpture, furniture and ceramics have been exhibited in the United States, Italy, France, Japan and Poland; Shire has been associated with the Memphis Group of designers, has worked on the Design Team for the XXIII Olympiad with the American Institute of Architects, and has designed public sculptures in Los Angeles and other California cities. Shire has been honored by awards for his contribution to the cultural life of the City of Los Angeles.

Is a Progressive Conservative Member for Thornhill in the Ontario Legislature. Prior to his election

Is a Progressive Conservative Member for Thornhill in the Ontario Legislature. Prior to his election, he was a radio talk show host on CFRB in Toronto.Towards the end of 2008, York University (a university that is close to Shurman's political riding) was effectively shut down due to a call for a strike from CUPE 3903. Shurman became extremely involved with a student group, York Not Hostage, and was successful in bringing significant pressure to bear on the McGuinty Government. Back-to-work legislation was presented to the Legislature which was recalled from winter break to pass it and bring an end to the strike.

Was a prominent Confederate politician who served in the Confederate States Congress during the Amer

Was a prominent Confederate politician who served in the Confederate States Congress during the American Civil War.He represented that state in the Second Confederate Congress from 1864 to 1865.

Is a retired Canadian association football player who earned 1 cap for the Canadian national side in

Is a retired Canadian association football player who earned 1 cap for the Canadian national side in 1985. He attended McMaster University, and after retiring as a player became a police officer with the Toronto Police Service, where he is Deputy Chief of the service's Executive Command. He has held this position since September 22, 2009.

Was a Swiss-born American businessman, politician, and diplomat. He immigrated to the United States

Was a Swiss-born American businessman, politician, and diplomat. He immigrated to the United States in 1854, and moved to Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1856, where he lived for most of the remainder of his life. Staub served as mayor of Knoxville in the early

Is a former Canadian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He

Is a former Canadian cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler. He played three first-class matches for Canada on their 1954 tour of England, in which he took nine wickets at an average of 19.66.

Was a writer for theater, television and movies. He was born in Los Angeles. His father John Stone (

Was a writer for theater, television and movies. He was born in Los Angeles. His father John Stone (born Saul Strumwasser) was the writer and producer of many silent films, including Shirley Temple and Charlie Chan movies.[1] He graduated from University High School and he attended Bard College starting 1947, received Master's Degree from Yale University in 1953

Is an American television and movie actor, perhaps best known for his roles in several television mi

Is an American television and movie actor, perhaps best known for his roles in several television miniseries in the 1970s. He won an Emmy Award for his role on the 1979 made-for-television movie The Jericho Mile.

Currently living in New Jersey) is a scholar of writing systems, specializing in typology. He was co

Currently living in New Jersey) is a scholar of writing systems, specializing in typology. He was co-editor (with William Bright) of the book The World's Writing Systems (1996), and he introduced the terms abjad (an "alphabet" with no vowel letters) and abugida (a system partly alphabetic, partly syllabic) as modern linguistic terms for categories of scripts. (These terms had been used previously in a more restricted sense by specialists in the fields of the Arabic alphabet and Ge'ez script, from which languages they were borrowed respectively.)

Was an American judge from Queens, New York City, who served as a judge on Queens County Court and t

Was an American judge from Queens, New York City, who served as a judge on Queens County Court and the New York Supreme Court, where he primarily handled criminal cases. Farrell was best known for presiding over the trial of bank robber Willie Sutton, who

Was the first person of Samoan descent to be appointed governor of American Samoa and later became t

Was the first person of Samoan descent to be appointed governor of American Samoa and later became the territory's first popularly elected governor. A member of the Republican Party, he is the only U.S. governor whose service spanned five decades (1956-19

Is a Russian-American ice dancer. Competing with Naomi Lang, he captured five gold medals at the U.S

Is a Russian-American ice dancer. Competing with Naomi Lang, he captured five gold medals at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Tchernyshev was originally a singles skater and switched to ice dance at the age of 18. He first competed with Sofia Eliaze

(born September 23, 1966 in Commack, New York) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Bas

(born September 23, 1966 in Commack, New York) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played fourteen seasons for five teams from 1988 to 2001.

Is an American professional lacrosse player who plays for the Chesapeake Bayhawks of Major League La

Is an American professional lacrosse player who plays for the Chesapeake Bayhawks of Major League Lacrosse. Ricci played four years for Loyola College in Baltimore, Maryland and graduated from Conestoga High School in Berwyn, Pennsylvania in 2005, after s

Is an American musician and actor, best known as a member of The Monkees.Tork was born in Washington

Is an American musician and actor, best known as a member of The Monkees.Tork was born in Washington, D.C. and began studying piano at the age of nine, showing an aptitude for music by learning to play several different instruments, including the banjo and acoustic and bass guitars.

Is a retired lacrosse attackman who played professional field lacrosse in the Major League Lacrosse

Is a retired lacrosse attackman who played professional field lacrosse in the Major League Lacrosse (MLL) from 2007 to 2008. He starred as a member of the Princeton Tigers men's lacrosse team from 2004 through 2007. He earned Ivy League Rookie of the Year

An American actor and voice actor known for portraying the voice of Gary Smith in the video game Bul

An American actor and voice actor known for portraying the voice of Gary Smith in the video game Bully and playing Casey Hughes in As The World Turns. He was born to parents Jane Brown and Ron Brown, a movie producer and writer. Vack grew up in New York City and attended Riverdale Country School, but is currently a college student at USC.

Is an American freestyle swimmer. Most recently, he won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in

Is an American freestyle swimmer. Most recently, he won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 4x200 m freestyle relay, and a bronze medal in the 200 m freestyle.

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.