Biography
1803 peopleBiographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Rafael Palmeiro
Professional baseball player Born Rafael Corrales Palmeiro, September 24, 1964, in Havana, Cuba; married Lynne; children: Patrick, Preston. Education: ...
Robert Palmer
Born Robert Allen Palmer, January 19, 1949, in Batley, Yorkshire, England; died after a heart attack, September 26, 2003, in Paris, France. Singer. British rocker Robert Palmer was firmly ...
Arnold Palmer
Born: September 10, 1929 Youngstown, Pennsylvania American golfer Arnold Palmer was the first person to make one million dollars playing golf. Pa...
Violet Palmer
Professional basketball referee Born c. 1964, in Compton, CA; daughter of James and Gussie Palmer. Education: Attended California State Polytechnic Univers...
Orhan Pamuk
Author Born June 7, 1952, in Istanbul, Turkey; married Aylin Tofajjal Turegen, 1982 (divorced, 2001); children: Ruya (daughter). Education: Earned de...
Christopher Paolini
1984 Author Author Christopher Paolini not only writes about fantasy, he lives it. When he was a mere fifteen years old, he penned a sweeping epic called ...
Eduardo Paolozzi
Born Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi, March 7, 1924, in Edinburgh, Scotland; died April 22, 2005, in London, England. Artist. Eduardo Paolozzi, one of the founders of the 1950s British Pop Art move...
Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus
Born: November 10, 1493 Einsiedeln, Switzerland Died: September 24, 1541 Salzburg, Austria Swiss alchemist and doctor ...
Wes Boyd and Eli Pariser
Wes Boyd c. 1961 Political activist Eli Pariser c. 1981 • Camden, Maine Political activist In the early ...
Suzy Parker
Born Cecilia Ann Renee Parker, October 28, 1932, in Long Island City, NY; died May 3, 2003, in Montecito, CA. Fashion model. Suzy Parker, an American fashion model of the 1950s, became one...
Charlie Parker
Born: August 29, 1920 Kansas City, Kansas Died: March 12, 1955 New York, New York African American musician Charlie P...
Laurie MacDonald and Walter Parkes
Movie producers Born Laurie MacDonald, c. 1954, in Watsonville, CA; married Walter Parkes, 1983. Born Walter Parkes, c. 1952, in Bakersfield, CA; married Laurie MacDonald, 1...
Rosa Parks
Born Rosa Louise McCauley, February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, AL; died of natural causes, October 24, 2005, in Detroit, MI. Civil rights activist. Rosa Parks was best known for her act of civi...
Gordon Parks
Born Gordon Roger Alexander Buchanan Parks, November 30, 1912, in Fort Scott, KS; died of complications from high blood pressure and prostate cancer, March 7, 2006, in New York, NY. Photog...
Richard Parsons
April 4, 1948 • Brooklyn, New York Chairman and CEO, Time Warner Business executive Richard Parsons has been called a teddy bear, a master ...
Gary Parsons
Chairman of XM Satellite Radio Born Gary M. Parsons, c. 1950, in Columbia, SC; married Kathy (an ad agency owner); children: Kenneth, Michael. Education: ...
Blaise Pascal
Born: June 19, 1623 Clermont-Ferrand, France Died: August 19, 1662 Paris, France French mathematician, scientist, and philosopher ...
Muhammad Ali Pasha
Often referred to as the founder of modern Egypt, Muhammad Ali Pasha (c. 1769–1849) was an Ottoman Turkish military leader who ruled Egypt for much of his adult life, amassing such...
Louis Pasteur
Born: December 27, 1822 Dôle, France Died: September 28, 1895 Paris, France French chemist and biologist The French c...
John Patton
Pharmaceutical researcher Born John S. Patton, c. 1947; married; children: three. Education: Pennsylvania State University, B.S.; University of Rhode Islan...