Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Elvis Presley
Born: August 8, 1935 Tupelo, Mississippi Died: August 16, 1977 Memphis, Tennessee American singer Elvis Presley, the ...
Billy Preston
Born William Everett Preston, September 9, 1946, in Houston, TX; died of kidney failure, June 6, 2006, in Scottsdale, AZ. Musician. With his trademark Afro hairstyle and showstopping virtu...
AndrÉ Previn
Born: April 6, 1929 Berlin, Germany German-born American composer, musician, and music director/conductor German-born American composer André Previn ha...
Leontyne Price
Born: February 10, 1927 Laurel, Mississippi African American opera singer Leontyne Price was a prima donna soprano (the lead female singer in an ...
Larry Probst
Chief Executive Officer of Electronic Arts Born Lawrence F. Probst III, c. 1951; married Nancy; children: Scott, Chip. Education: Received undergradu...
E. Annie Proulx
Born: August 22, 1935 Norwich, Connecticut American writer E. Annie Proulx won the 1993 PEN/Faulkner Award for her novel Postcards ...
Deborah Pryce
Chairman of the House Republican Committee Born Deborah D. Pryce; July 29, 1951, in Warren, Ohio; married Randy Walker (divorced, 2001); children: Caroline, Mia. E...
Jacques Prévert
With the publication of his book Paroles in 1945, Jacques Prévert (1900–1977) became France's most popular poet of the twentieth century. He was...
Theodore Puck
Born Theodore Thomas Puckowitz, September 24, 1916, in Chicago, IL; died of complications from a fall, November 6, 2005, in Denver, CO. Biologist. Genetics researcher Theodore Puck spent 6...
Kirby Puckett
Born March 14, 1960, in Chicago, IL; died of a stroke, March 6, 2006, in Phoenix, AZ. Professional baseball player. Kirby Puckett, a member of baseball's Hall of Fame, was one of the most ...
Albert Pujols
Professional baseball player Born Jose Albert Pujols, January 16, 1980; son of Bienvenido Pujols (a minor league pitcher); married Deidre (a secretary), January 1, 2000; chi...
Joseph Pulitzer
Born: April 10, 1847 Mako, Hungary Died: October 29, 1911 Charleston, South Carolina Hungarian-born American publisher and editor ...
George Pullman
Born: March 3, 1831 Brocton, New York Died: October 19, 1897 Chicago, Illinois American industrialist George Pullman was an American industrial businessman who d...
Aleksandr Pushkin
Born: May 26, 1799 Moscow, Russia Died: January 29, 1837 St. Petersburg, Russia Russian author Aleksandr Pushkin is r...
Vladimir Putin
Born: October 1, 1952 Leningrad, Russia Russian president When Vladimir Putin was appointed prime minister of Russia, very little was known about...
Pythagoras
Born: c. 575 B.C.E. Samos, Greece Died: c. 495 B.C.E. Metapontum Greek philosopher, scient...