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Peyton Manning
Peyton Manning
Professional Football Player

Sports

Peyton Manning is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons. Considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all-time, he spent 14 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts.

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Peter, Paul & Mary
Peter, Paul & Mary
Recording Group

Music

Peter, Paul & Mary was an American folk group formed in New York City in 1961, during the American folk music revival phenomenon. The trio was composed of tenor Peter Yarrow, baritone Noel Paul Stookey, and contralto Mary Travers.

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Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson
Film Director

Film

Peter Jackson is best known as the director, writer, and producer of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy (2001 - 2003) and the "Hobbit" trilogy (2012 - 2014), both of which are adapted from the novels of the same name by J. R. R. Tolkien.

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Peter Hedges
Peter Hedges
Film Director

Film

Peter Hedges is an American novelist, playwright, screenwriter, film director, and film producer. He is the father of Academy Award nominee Lucas Hedges.

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Peter Green
Peter Green
Founding Member, Fleetwood Mac

Music

Peter Green was an English blues rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. As the founder of Fleetwood Mac, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998. He was a major figure in the "second great epoch" of the British blues movement.

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Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Lead Singer, Genesis

Music

Peter Gabriel is an English singer, songwriter, and record producer who rose to fame as the original lead singer and flautist of the progressive rock band Genesis. After leaving Genesis in 1975, Gabriel launched a successful solo career.

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Pete Davidson
Pete Davidson
Cast Member, "Saturday Night Live"

Television

Pete Davidson is an American comedian and actor. He is a cast member on "Saturday Night Live". He has also appeared on the MTV shows "Guy Code", "Wild 'n Out", and "Failosophy". He has performed stand-up comedy on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!".

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Pete Buttigieg
Pete Buttigieg
Former Mayor, South Bend, Indiana

Politics

Pete Buttigieg is an American politician, former mayor of South Bend, Indiana and candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2020 United States presidential election.

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Pete Best
Pete Best
Drummer, The Beatles (1960 - 1962)

Music

Pete Best is known as an original member and first drummer of The Beatles. After working in a number of commercially unsuccessful groups, Best gave up the music industry to work as a civil servant for 20 years, before starting the Pete Best Band.

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Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys
Recording Group

Music

Pet Shop Boys are an English musical duo, formed in London in 1981 and consisting of Neil Tennant (main vocals, keyboards, occasional guitar) and Chris Lowe (keyboards, occasional vocals). Pet Shop Boys have sold more than 50 million records worldwide.

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Perri Gaffney
Actress and Co-Author, "The Business of Broadway"

Theatre

Perri Gaffney adapted her debut novel, "The Resurrection of Alice", into a one-woman play that won the 2014 African-American Arts Alliance of Chicago Outstanding Actress Award, and the 2014 Black Theater Alliance's Best Lead Actress Award (Chicago).

Tags: Black Theater Alliance · Author · New York City · Audelco Awards · National Black Theatre Festival · Girl Friends · Short Stories · African-American Arts Alliance of Chicago · One-Woman Play · Monodrama

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Peppermint
Finalist, "RuPaul's Drag Race" (Season 9)

Music

The hardest working woman in show business, drag queen and recording artist Peppermint has conquered the New York scene with her high-energy and engaging personality. She was a finalist on "RuPaul's Drag Race" (Season 9).

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Penny Marshall
Penny Marshall
3-Time Golden Globe Award Nominee

Television

Penny Marshall is an American actress, director, and producer. She rose to fame in the 1970s for her role as Laverne DeFazio on the television sitcom "Laverne & Shirley" (1976 - 1983), receiving three nominations for the Golden Globe Award.

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Penn Jillette
Penn Jillette
Magician, Penn & Teller

Art

Penn Jillette is a magician, juggler, comedian, musician, inventor, actor, filmmaker, television personality and best-selling author known for his work with fellow magician Teller, as half of the team Penn & Teller. Jillette serves as the act's orator.

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Penn & Teller
Penn & Teller
Magicians

Art

Penn & Teller (Penn Jillette and Teller) are American magicians and entertainers who have performed together since the late 1970s, noted for their ongoing act which combines elements of comedy with magic.

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Pelé
Pelé
Professional Footballer

Sports

Pelé is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played as a forward. He is regarded by many in the sport, including football writers, players, and fans, as the greatest footballer of all time. In 1999, he was voted World Player of the Century.

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Pee Shy
Recording Group

Music

Pee Shy were an indie pop band, whose clever, literate lyrics and unorthodox, if primitive instrumentation, led them to a brief major label career. Their second album, "Don't Get Too Comfortable", peaked at No. 2 in the national college music charts.

Tags: Tampa, Florida · Cindy Wheeler · Jenny Juristo Morrison · Bil Bowman · Mary Catherine Guidera · Billy Orrico · Don't Get Too Comfortable · Mercury Records · Accordion Feedback · Blue Gorilla Records

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Pedro López
Pedro López
Serial Killer

Crime

Pedro López is a Colombian serial killer, who was sentenced for killing 110 girls, but who claims to have raped and killed more than 300 girls across Colombia, Peru, and Ecuador.

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Pearl Jam
Pearl Jam
Grammy Award Winner

Music

Pearl Jam is an American rock band formed in 1990 in Seattle, Washington. The band sold nearly 32 million albums in the United States by 2012, and by 2018, they had sold more than 85 million albums worldwide.

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Peabo Bryson
Peabo Bryson
2-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Peabo Bryson is well known for singing soul ballads (often as a duo with female singers) and has contributed to two Disney animated feature soundtracks. He is a winner of two Grammy Awards.

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Paula Abdul
Paula Abdul
Recording Artist

Music

Paula Abdul's six number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 tied her with Diana Ross for seventh among the female solo performers who have topped the chart. Abdul won a Grammy Award for "Best Music Video – Short Form" for "Opposites Attract".

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Paul Williams
Paul Williams
Recording Artist

Music

Paul Williams is perhaps best known for writing popular songs performed by a number of acts in the 1970s, including the love theme from "A Star Is Born", for which he won a Grammy for Song of the Year and an Academy Award for Best Original Song.

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Paul Stanley
Paul Stanley
Co-Lead Singer, KISS

Music

Paul Stanley is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and painter best known for being the rhythm guitarist and co-lead singer of the rock band KISS. He is the writer or co-writer of many of the band's highest-charting hits.

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Paul Simon
Paul Simon
Member, Simon & Garfunkel

Music

Paul Simon is an American singer-songwriter and actor. His musical career has spanned seven decades, with his fame and commercial success beginning as half of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, which was formed in 1964 with Art Garfunkel.

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Paul Rudd
Paul Rudd
Actor

Film

Paul Rudd is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, he plays the superhero Ant-Man in "Ant-Man" (2015), "Captain America: Civil War" (2016), and "Ant-Man and the Wasp" (2018).

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