Biography
1803 peopleBiographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
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...
Mae Questel
Movie lovers might remember American singer and actor Mae Questel (1908–1998) best as the dotty old woman who wrapped the family cat as a gift in National L...
Thomas De Quincey
English writer Thomas De Quincey (1785–1859) wrote prolifically and in numerous fields, ranging from fiction to biography to economics, and often crossing genre boundaries in uncla...
Daniel Radcliffe
Actor Born Daniel Jacob Radcliffe, July 23, 1989, in Fulham, England; son of Alan Radcliffe (a literary agent) and Marcia Gresham (a casting agent). Addresses: ...
Daniel Radcliffe
July 23, 1989 • London, England Actor While there may be a number of people in the world who do not recognize the name of Daniel Radcli...
John Raitt
Born John Emmet Raitt, January 20, 1917, in Santa Ana, CA; died of complications from pneumonia, February 20, 2005, in Pacific Palisades, CA. Actor. Broadway star John Raitt was one of the...
Walter Raleigh
Born: c. 1552 Devonshire, England Died: October 29, 1618 London, England English explorer, statesman, and courtier Th...
Sri Ramakrishna
Born: February 18, 1833 Kamapukur, India Died: August 16, 1886 Calcutta, India Indian religious leader and mystic Sri...
Estelle R. Ramey
Born Stella Rosemary Rubin, August 23, 1917, in Detroit, MI; died of complications from Alzheimer's disease, September 8, 2006, in Bethesda, MD. Endocrinologist. Estelle R. Ramey, an endoc...