List of people by name: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
Pa-Pd - Pe - Pf-Pg - Ph - Pi - Pj-Pn - Po - Pp - Pq - Pr - Ps - Pt - Pu - Pv-Pz
- Peabody, Endicott, Governor of Massachusetts
- Peacock, Thomas Love, (1785-1866), English poet, novelist
- Peake, Mervyn, (1911-1968), author, illustrator
- Peale, Charles Willson, (1741-1824), American artist, portrait painter
- Peale, John Bishop, poet
- Peale, Norman Vincent, (died 1993), US religious writer
- Peale, Raphael, (born 1774), painter
- Peale, Rembrandt, (born 1778), artist
- Peale, Titian, (born 1799), artist
- Peano, Giuseppe, (1858-1932), Italian mathematician
- Pearce, Guy, (born 1967), actor
- Pearce, Michael, author
- Pearl, Daniel, (1963-2002), US journalist, murder victim
- Pearl, Minnie, (1912-1996), US stand-up comedian
- Pearse, Patrick, poet, teacher and leader of the Easter Rising
- Pearse, Richard, (1877-1953), Early New Zealand aircraft builder who is reputed to have made the first powered aircraft flight
- Pearson, Chris, 1978 to 1985
- Pearson, Drew, (1897-1969), newspaper columnist
- Pearson, Karl, (1857-1936), statistician
- Pearson, Landon, Canadian senator
- Pearson, Lester, prime minister of Canada
- Peart, Neil, (born 1952), musician
- Peary, Robert, (1856-1920), first man to reach the North Pole
- Pease, Elisha M, (1867-1869), Texas Governor
- Pecham, John, scholastic philosopher
- Pechstein, Max, (1881-1955), painter and graphic artist
- Peck, Gregory, (1916-2003), US actor
- Peckham, John, (died 1292), archbishop of Canterbury in 13th century
- Peckinpah, Sam, (1925-1984), US film director
- Pedersen, Carl-Henning, (born 1913), painter
- Pedersen, Holger, (1867-1953), Danish linguist
- Pedersen, Niels-Henning Řrsted, musician
- Pedley, Ethel, Dot and the Kangaroo
- Pedro II of Brazil
- Pedro I of Brazil, (1798-1834), Portuguese monarch
- Pedro Queiroz, portuguese punk, V.I.P.
- Pedrolo, Manuel de, writer
- Peebles, Ann, musician
- Peebles, Herbert Walter, (1919-1922)
- Peele, (Batsabe Sings)
- Peel, George, (1558-1597), poet
- Peel, John, (the radio presenter)
- Peel, Robert, (1788-1850), British prime minister and founder of British police
- Pegg, Simon, (born 1970), writer, actor and comedian
- Péguy, Charles, 20th century poet
- Pei, I. M, architect
- Peirce, Charles Sanders, (1839-1914), philosopher, invented abduction
- Pekar, Harvey, US comic artist
- Peklenik, Janez, (born 1926), technical scientist.
- Pekurinen, Arndt, Finnish pacifist
- Pelagius II, Pope, (579-590)
- Pelagius I, Pope, (556-561)
- Pelayo of Asturias, Asturian monarch
- Pelham, Henry, (1696-1754), UK Prime Minister
- Pelham-Holles, Thomas, (1693-1768), UK Prime Minister
- Pellonpää, Matti, (1951-1995), Finnish actor
- Peltier, Leonard
- Pelt, Jean-Marie, botanist
- Pena, Elizabeth, (born 1959), actress
- Penderecki, Krzysztof, (born 1933), Slav composer
- Pendergras, Teddy, (born 1950), singer
- Pender, Paul, world champion boxer
- Penfold, Peter Alfred, Governor of the British Virgin Islands
- Pengov, Tomaz, composer, musician and singer.
- Penicheiro, Ticha, (born 1974), WNBA basketball player
- Penikett, Tony, 1985 to 1992
- Penman, Sharon Kay, (born 1945), author
- Penn, Arthur, (born 1922), film director
- Penn, Clarence, musician
- Penner, Joe, (died 1941), comedian, actor
- Penney, James C, (born 1875), department store founder
- Penn, Irvin, (born 1917), photographer
- Penn, Irving, photographer
- Pennisi, Francesco, (born 1934), composer
- Penn, Leo, (died 1998), film director
- Pennoyer, Sylvester, US Oregon Governor
- Penn, Sean, (born 1960), US actor
- Penn, William, (1644-1718), English founder of Pennsylvania
- Penny, Hank, musician
- Penrose, Roger, (born 1931), astronomer, astrophysicist, mathematician
- Penzias, Arno, astronomer
- Pepin, Lucie, Canadian senator
- Peplowski, Ken, musician
- Peppard, George, (1928-1994), US actor
- Pepper, Barry, (born 1970), actor
- Pepusch, Johann Christoph, (1667-1752), songwriter
- Pep, Willie, (born 1922), world champion boxer
- Pepys, Samuel, (1633-1703), English diarist, public official
- Perceval, Spencer, (1762-1812), Prime Minister of Great Britain (assassination)
- Percier, Charles, (1764-1838)
- Percy, Henry of the Isle of Man, (1399-1405), king
- Percy, Walker, (1916-1990), American novelist
- Perdiccas II, Macedonian king
- Perdiccas III, Macedonian king
- Perdue, Sonny, US politician
- Perec, Georges, (1936-1982), French novelist
- Perec, Marie-José, (born 1968), athlete
- Peregrin, Belinda, (born 1989), singer
- Perelman, Grisha, mathematician
- Perelman, S.J, (died 1979), US writer
- Perens, Bruce
- Peres, Shimon, (born 1923), Israeli Prime Minister
- Peress, Gilles, (born 1946), photographer
- Peretz, Yitzok Lebesh, (1852-1915), novelist
- Pérez, Carlos Andrés, president
- Perez, Eddie (born 1956), Puerto Rican who is mayor of Hartfort, Connecticut
- Perez, Pascual, world champion boxer, first Argentine to be world boxing champion
- Pérez-Reverte, Arturo, : El Club Dumas
- Perez, Rosie, (born 1964), actress
- Perez, Silverio (born 1948), Puerto Rican show host
- Perez, Tony, baseball player
- Pergolesi, Giovanni Battista, (1710-1736), Italian composer, opera composer
- Pericles, (495 BC-429 BC)
- Peri, Jacopo, (1561-1633), composer
- Perkins, Anthony, (died 1992), actor
- Perkins, Carl, (1932-1998), musician
- Perkins, Marlin, (1905-1986), naturalist, television host
- Perkins, Pinetop, Ike Turner's teacher
- Perko, Drago, (born 1961), geographer.
- Perlman, Itzhak, (born 1945), violinist
- Perlman, Ron, (born 1950), actor
- Perls, Fritz, (1893-1970), psychologist
- Permeke, Constant, expressionist
- Peron, Eva, (1919-1952), Wife of Juan Peron and the first lady of Argentina
- Peron, Isabel, second wife of Juan Peron
- Peron, Isabel Martinez de
- Peron, Juan Domingo, (1895-1974), Argentinean dictator
- Perón, Juan Domingo, (died 1974), Argentinean military and politician, president of the Republic 1946 - 1955 and 1973
- Perot, H. Ross, (born 1930), US millionaire and presidential candidate
- Peroutka, Ferdinand, (1895-1978)
- Perowsky, Ben, musician
- Peroz II of Persia, year 629.
- Peroz I of Persia, (died 484), from 457 to 484.
- Perrault, Charles, (1628-1703), French writer
- Perreault, Annie, short track speed skaterOlympicOlympic Gold Medal - 1992 & 1998
- Perrier, Milo, the character based on Hercule Poirot in the film, Murder By Death
- Perrineau, Harold, actor
- Perrine, Valerie, US actor
- Perrin, Philippe, astronaut
- Perrot, Kim, WNBA basketball player
- Perry, Anne, (born 1938), author
- Perry, Edward A, US Governor of Florida
- Perry, Fred, (England)
- Perry, Gaylord, (born 1938), Baseball star
- Perry, James Richard, US Governor of Texas
- Perry, Joe, (born 1950), rock and roll musician, member of Aerosmith
- Perry, Luke, (born 1966), actor
- Perry, Madison S, US Governor of Florida
- Perry, Matthew, (1794-1858), American naval officer.
- Perry, Matthew, (born 1969), American actor.
- Perry, Oliver, (1785-1819), US Naval officer
- Perry, Scott, composer
- Perry, Stephen, rubber band
- Perry, Steve, author
- Perry, William, athlete
- Perseus of Macedon, Macedonian king
- Pershing, John, (1860-1948), US general
- Pershing, John J, (died 1948), American General
- Persoff, Nehemiah, (born 1920), actor
- Persoon, Christian Hendrik, (1761-1836), biologist
- Persson, Göran, (born 1949), Swedish Prime Minister
- Persson, Jörgen, table tennis player
- Pertinax, (126-193), Roman Emperor
- Pertinax, Patriarch, patriarch of Constantinople
- Pertini, Alessandro, Italian president
- Pertot, Bruno, poet
- Pertwee, Bill, (born 1926), British comedian
- Pertwee, John, British actor
- Pertwee, Jon, (1919-1996), British actor
- Perugino, (c.1445-1523), Italian painter
- Perusio, Matheus de, (c.1380-c.1410), composer
- Pervanje, Jure, (born 1940), film director, director of photography.
- Pescennius Niger, Roman Emperor
- Peschina, Helmut, dramatist, author
- Pesci, Joe, (born 1943), US actor
- Pessa, Fernando, (1902-2002), Portuguese journalist
- Pessoa, Fernando, (1888-1935), (poet)
- Pestalozzi, Johann Heinrich, (1746-1827), pedagogue
- Pestner, Oto, composer, musician and singer.
- Petard (botanist), Paul
- Petelin, Ruza Lucija, poet
- Peter de Rivo, scholastic philosopher
- Peter I, (1672-1725), tsar of Russia
- Peter III, (1728-1762), tsar of Russia
- Peter III of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria
- Peter III of Aragon, (1239-1285), king of Aragon and count of Barcelona
- Peter II (Maronite Patriarch)
- Peter II of Alexandria, (373-380), Coptic Pope, Patriarch of Alexandria
- Peter II of Aragon, (died 1213), at the Battle of Muret
- Peter II of Portugal, (1667-1706), Portuguese monarch
- Peter II of Yugoslavia
- Peter I (Maronite Patriarch)
- Peter I of Castile, the Cruel 1350-1369
- Peter I of Portugal, (1357-1367), Portuguese monarch
- Peter I of Serbia, (1903-1918), Serbian monarch
- Peter IV of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria
- Peterka, Primoz, alpine ski jumper, Olympic athlete.
- Peter le Bar, scholastic philosopher
- Peterlin, Anton, (1907-1993), Slovene
- Peter, Metropolitan of Moscow, (1304-1326)
- Peter of Alexandria, (300-311), Coptic Pope, Patriarch of Alexandria
- Peter of Auvergne, scholastic philosopher
- Peter of Blois, (born 1135), a French poet and diplomat
- Peter of Candia, scholastic philosopher
- Peter of Capua, scholastic philosopher
- Peter of Corbeil, scholastic philosopher
- Peter of Lamballe, scholastic philosopher
- Peter of Lehfed, Maronite Patriarch
- Peter of Poitiers, scholastic philosopher
- Peter of Poitiers, scholastic philosopher
- Peter of Spain, scholastic philosopher
- Petit, Buddie, jazz musician
- Peter, Patriarch, patriarch of Constantinople
- Peter , Paul and Mary
- Peter, Saint, (32-67), Pope
- Peters, Bernadette, (born 1948), actress, singer
- Peters, Elizabeth, author
- Peters, Ellis, British author of Brother Cadfael name
- Petersen, Ann, actress
- Petersen, Hans Christian, (1858-1861)
- Petersen, Julius, (1839-1910), Danish mathematician
- Petersen, Paul, (born 1945), actor
- Petersen, William, (born 1953), actor
- Petersen, Wolfgang, (born 1941), German film director
- Peters, Jean, (born 1926), actress
- Peters, Martin, athlete
- Peterson, Cassandra, (born 1951), (Elvira), actress
- Peterson, Debbi, (born 1960), drummer (The Bangles)
- Peterson, Donald, astronaut
- Peterson, Len, Canadian writer
- Peterson, Oscar, (born 1925), Canadian pianist
- Peterson, Roger Tory, (born 1908), ornithologist, illustrator
- Peterson, Val, US politician
- Peter the Archbishop, scholastic philosopher
- Peter the Hermit
- Peter the Small, scholastic philosopher
- Peter the Venerable, scholastic philosopher
- Peter VII of Alexandria, Patriarch of Alexandria
- Peter VI of Alexandria, (Coadjutor)
- Peter V of Alexandria, (Coadjutor)
- Peter V of Portugal, (1853-1861), Portuguese monarch
- Petiot, Marcel, (1897-1946), French serial killer
- Petit, Gabrielle, (1893-1916), Executed Spy
- Petitpierre, Max, (1899-1994), Swiss president
- Petkovsek, Jozef, (1861-1898), painter.
- Petlyura, Simon, (1879-1926), Ukrainian independence fighter
- Peto, John F, (born 1854), painter
- Peto, Samuel Morton, (1809-1889), railways, harbours
- Petrarca, Francesco, poet
- Petrarch, (1304-1374)
- Petrassi, Goffredo, Italian opera composer
- Petrenko, Victor, figure skater
- Petri, Elio, film director
- Petrie, William Flinders, (1853-1942), archaeologist
- Petri, J. R, (born 1852), bacteriologist, inventor of Petri dish
- Petrillo, James, (1892-1984), US musician's union leader
- Petronius Maximus, (died 455), Roman Emperor
- Petrosian, Tigran, (USSR, 1929-1984), chess player
- Petros III of Alexandria, (477-489), Coptic Pope
- Petros VII of Alexandria, (1810-1854), Coptic Pope
- Petros VI of Alexandria, (1718-1726), Coptic Pope
- Petros V of Alexandria, (1340-1348), Coptic Pope
- Petrovic, Drazen, (died 1993), basketball star, New Jersey Nets, considered by many Croatia's greatest player
- Petrovich, Alexius, (1690-1718)
- Petrovic, Rok, (1966-1993), alpine skier.
- Petrov, Ivan, general
- Petrov, Vladimir, ice hockey player
- Petrucciani, Michel, (died 1962), French jazz musician
- Pettersson, Alan, Swedish composer
- Pettersson, Christer, acquitted of assassination of Olof Palme
- Pettiford, Oscar, musician
- Pettit, Bob, (born 1932), basketball star
- Pettit, Donald, astronaut
- Petty, Kyle, (born 1960), NASCAR driver
- Petty, Richard, (born 1937), NASCAR driver
- Petty, Tom, (born 1953), US singer-songwriter, musician
- Peymann, Claus, (born 1937), theater director