Biography

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

Marco Polo

Born: c. 1254 Venice Died: January 8, 1324 Venice Venetian explorer and writer The traveler and writer Marco Polo lef...

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Pierre du Pont

Born: January 15, 1870 Wilmington, Delaware Died: April 5, 1954 Wilmington, Delaware American industrialist and businessman ...

Alexander Pope

Born: May 21, 1688 London, England Died: May 30, 1744 London, England English poet The English poet Alexander Pope is...

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John Pople

Born John Anthony Pople, October 31, 1925, in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, England; died of liver cancer, March 15, 2004, in Chicago, IL. Mathematician and chemist. Sir John A. Pople was a br...

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Carolyn Porco

Planetary scientist Born Carolyn C. Porco in 1953, in New York, NY. Education: State University of New York at Stony Brook, B.S. in physics and astro...

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Martín Porres

Saint Martín de Porres (1579–1639) spent his entire life in Lima, Peru. A Dominican monk known as a healer and an indefatigable worker in charitable service to the poor, Martín was...

Katherine Anne Porter

Born: May 15, 1890 Indian Creek, Texas Died: September 18, 1980 Silver Spring, Maryland American author American writ...

Cole Porter

Born: June 9, 1891 Peru, Indiana Died: October 15, 1964 Santa Monica, California American composer American composer ...

Zac Posen

October 24, 1980 • New York, New York Fashion designer American designer Zac Posen emerged as fashion's newest star in 2002 when his alluringly feminine dresses made th...

Emily Post

Born: October 3, 1873 Baltimore, Maryland Died: September 25, 1960 New York, New York American author For many years ...

Pol Pot

Born: May 19, 1928 Kompong Thom, Cambodia Died: April 15, 1998 Near Anlong Veng, Cambodia Cambodian premier Pol Pot w...

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Nora Pouillon

Chef, restaurateur, and author Born Nora Aschenbrenner in 1943, in Vienna, Austria; married Pierre Pouillon (a journalist; divorced); companion of Steven Damato; children: A...

Colin Powell

Born: April 5, 1937 New York, New York African American soldier, military official, and secretary of state During Colin Powell's long and impressive mi...

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Samantha Power

Author and journalist Born in 1970, in Ireland; daughter of a physician; emigrated to the United States, 1979. Education: Attended Yale University an...

Dith Pran

Born: September 27, 1942 Siem Reap, Cambodia Cambodian journalist, photographer, and activist Dith Pran was a Cambodian journalist who suffered four ye...

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Lisa Marie Presley

Singer and songwriter Born February 1, 1968, in Memphis, TN; daughter of Elvis (a rock 'n' roll star) and Priscilla (Beaulieu) Presley; married Danny Keough (a musician), 19...

Elvis Presley

Born: August 8, 1935 Tupelo, Mississippi Died: August 16, 1977 Memphis, Tennessee American singer Elvis Presley, the ...

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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 ...