Biography

Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.

Eva PerÓn

Born: May 7, 1919 Los Toldos, Argentina Died: July 26, 1952 Buenos Aires, Argentina Argentine political leader Eva Pe...

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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 ...

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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: ...

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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. ...

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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...

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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 ...

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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...

Pocahontas

Born: c. 1595 Virginia Died: 1617 Gravesend, Kent, England Native American princess Pocahontas was the daughter of a ...

Edgar Allan Poe

Born: January 19, 1809 Boston, Massachusetts Died: October 7, 1849 Baltimore, Maryland American poet and writer One o...

Sidney Poitier

Born: February 20, 1924 Miami, Florida African American actor Actor Sidney Poitier's presence in film during the 1950s and 1960s opened up the po...

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Anna Politkovskaya

Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya (1958–2006) joined a long list of dissidents who died because of their outspoken criticism of their country's regime. A war reporter who chron...