Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Grigory Perelman
The reclusive Russian mathematician Grigory Perelman (born 1949), in a series of short articles posted on the Internet beginning in late 2002, solved the Poincaré conjecture, one o...
Pericles
Born: c. 495 B.C.E. Athens, Greece Died: 429 B.C.E. Athens, Greece Greek statesman ...
Tyler Perry
Playwright and actor Born Emmitt Perry, Jr., September 13, 1969, in New Orleans, LA; son of Emmitt Perry Sr. Addresses: Office —Atlanta...
Stefan Persson
Executive Born October 4, 1947, in Stockholm, Sweden; son of Erling (an entrepreneur) and Margrit Persson. Addresses: Office —He...
Eva PerÓn
Born: May 7, 1919 Los Toldos, Argentina Died: July 26, 1952 Buenos Aires, Argentina Argentine political leader Eva Pe...
Elizabeth Peyton
Artist Born Elizabeth Joy Peyton in 1965 in Danbury, CT; daughter of candlemakers; married Rirkrit Tiravenija (an artist), early 1990s (divorced). Education:...
Michael Phelps
June 30, 1985 • Baltimore, Maryland Swimmer Young American swimmer Michael Phelps has broken several world records in his sport. Even h...
Aimee Semple Mc Pherson
Born: October 9, 1890 Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada Died: September 27, 1944 Oakland, California Canadian-born American evangelist ...
Mekhi Phifer
Actor Born December 29, 1975, in New York, NY; son of Rhoda Phifer (a teacher); married Malinda Williams (divorced); children: Omi (son). Addresses: ...
Sam Phillips
Born Samuel Cornelius Phillips, January 5, 1923, in Florence, AL; died of respiratory failure, July 30, 2003, in Memphis, TN. Record label executive. Recording studio owner Sam Phillips fo...
Jean Piaget
Born: August 9, 1896 Neuchâtel, Switzerland Died: September 17, 1980 Geneva, Switzerland Swiss psychologist The Swiss...
Pablo Picasso
Born: October 25, 1881 Malaga, Spain Died: April 8, 1973 Mougins, France Spanish painter, sculptor, and graphic artist ...
Wilson Pickett
Born March 18, 1941, in Prattville, AL; died of a heart attack, January 19, 2006, in Reston, VA. Singer and songwriter. Soul/Rhythm & Blues (R&B) singer Wilson Pickett was best kno...
Molly Picon
Jewish-American actress Molly Picon (1898–1992) was known as the great comedienne of Yiddish theater over a career that lasted for nearly 90 years. In later life her appearances in...
Pink
Singer and songwriter Born Alecia Beth Moore, September 8, 1979, in Doylestown, PA; daughter of James (an insurance salesman) and Judy (an emergency room nurse) Moore. ...
Jeremy Piven
Actor Born July 26, 1965, in New York, NY; son of Byrne (a drama teacher) and Joyce (a drama teacher; maiden name, Hiller) Piven. Education: Graduate...
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk
Architect and urban planner Born in 1950 in Bryn Mawr, PA; daughter of an architect and a landscape architect; married Andres Duany (an architect and urban planner), 1976. ...
Sylvia Plath
Born: October 27, 1932 Boston, Massachusetts Died: February 11, 1963 London, England American poet and novelist Best ...
Plato
Born: c. 427 B.C.E. Athens, Greece Died: c. 347 B.C.E. Athens, Greece Greek philosopher ...
George Plimpton
Born George Ames Plimpton, March 18, 1927, in New York, NY; died September 26, 2003, in New York, NY. Author, editor, and actor. American writer and editor George Plimpton was best known b...