Index

Paul Anka

Music

Paul Anka is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and actor. He became famous during the late 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s with hit songs like "Diana", "Lonely Boy", "Put Your Head on My Shoulder", and "(You're) Having My Baby".

Paul Buckmaster

Music

Paul Buckmaster is a Grammy Award-winning English artist, arranger, conductor and composer. He is best known for his orchestral collaborations with Elton John and with The Rolling Stones in the 1970s.

Paul Laurence

Music

Paul Laurence is an American multi-platinum songwriter, producer, and keyboardist. He had several number one R&B hits, including Freddie Jackson's "Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)", "Jam Tonight", "Tasty Love", "Hey Lover", and "Do Me Again".

Paul McCartney

Music

Paul McCartney gained worldwide fame as the bass guitarist and singer for The Beatles, widely considered the most popular and influential group in the history of pop music. As of 2009, he has sold 25.5 million RIAA-certified units in the United States.

Paul McCartney & Wings

Music

Paul McCartney & Wings was formed in 1971 by former Beatle Paul McCartney with his wife Linda on keyboards, session drummer Denny Seiwell, and former Moody Blues guitarist Denny Laine. Laurence Juber was the lead guitarist from 1978 to 1981.

Paul Mooney

Comedy

Paul Mooney is an American comedian, writer, social critic, and television and film actor. He is best known for his appearances on "Chappelle's Show" and as a writer for comedian Richard Pryor.

Paul Rudd

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).

Paul Simon

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.

Paul Stanley

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.

Paul Williams

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.

Paula Abdul

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".

Peabo Bryson

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.

Pearl Jam

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.

Pedro López

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.

Pee Shy

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

Pelé

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.

Penn & Teller

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.

Penn Jillette

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.

Penny Marshall

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.

Peppermint

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).

Perri Gaffney

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

Pet Shop Boys

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.

Pete Best

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.

Pete Buttigieg

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.

Pete Davidson

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!".