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Next PLC

Consumer goods

Next plc (styled as next) is a British multinational clothing, footwear and home products retailer, which has its headquarters in Enderby, England. It has around 700 stores, o

IQE PLC

Industry and Production

IQE PLC is a British semiconductor company founded 1988 in Cardiff, Wales, which manufactures advanced epitaxial wafers for a wide range of technology applications for&nb

Ryanair Holdings PLC

Auto and Transport

Ryanair Holdings PLC is an Irish ultra low-cost carrier group headquartered in Swords, Dublin, Ireland. The company includes the subsidiaries Ryanair DACTooltip Designate

Drax Group PLC

Industry and Production

Drax Group PLC is a power generation business. The principal downstream enterprises are based in the UK and include Drax Power Limited, which runs a biomass and coal fueled po

Jack Paar

Born Jack Harold Paar, May 1, 1918, in Canton, OH; died January 27, 2004, in Greenwich, CT. Television personality, actor, and radio-show host. Jack Paar took over as host of ...

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

Born: October 27, 1919 Tehran, Iran Died: July 21, 1980 Cairo, Egypt Iranian shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was shah of I...

Chuck Palahniuk

Author Born February 21, 1962, in Pasco, WA; son of Fred and Carol Palahniuk. Education: University of Oregon, journalism major, 1986. Addre...

Brian De Palma

Director and screenwriter Born Brian Russell De Palma, September 11, 1940, in Newark, NJ; son of Anthony (an orthopedic surgeon) and Vivenne (also Vivienne) De Palma; marrie...

Rafael Palmeiro

Professional baseball player Born Rafael Corrales Palmeiro, September 24, 1964, in Havana, Cuba; married Lynne; children: Patrick, Preston. Education: ...

Robert Palmer

Born Robert Allen Palmer, January 19, 1949, in Batley, Yorkshire, England; died after a heart attack, September 26, 2003, in Paris, France. Singer. British rocker Robert Palmer was firmly ...

Violet Palmer

Professional basketball referee Born c. 1964, in Compton, CA; daughter of James and Gussie Palmer. Education: Attended California State Polytechnic Univers...

Arnold Palmer

Born: September 10, 1929 Youngstown, Pennsylvania American golfer Arnold Palmer was the first person to make one million dollars playing golf. Pa...

Orhan Pamuk

Author Born June 7, 1952, in Istanbul, Turkey; married Aylin Tofajjal Turegen, 1982 (divorced, 2001); children: Ruya (daughter). Education: Earned de...

Christopher Paolini

1984 Author Author Christopher Paolini not only writes about fantasy, he lives it. When he was a mere fifteen years old, he penned a sweeping epic called ...

Eduardo Paolozzi

Born Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi, March 7, 1924, in Edinburgh, Scotland; died April 22, 2005, in London, England. Artist. Eduardo Paolozzi, one of the founders of the 1950s British Pop Art move...

The i Paper

Advertising and media

The i Paper, known as i until December 2024, is a British national newspaper published in London by Daily Mail and General Trust and distributed across the United Kingdom. It is aimed at "readers and

Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus

Born: November 10, 1493 Einsiedeln, Switzerland Died: September 24, 1541 Salzburg, Austria Swiss alchemist and doctor ...

Paramount+

Advertising and media

Paramount+ is an American subscription video on-demand service owned by Paramount Global. The service's content is drawn primarily from the libraries of CBS Media Ventures&nbs

Wes Boyd and Eli Pariser

Wes Boyd c. 1961 Political activist Eli Pariser c. 1981 • Camden, Maine Political activist In the early ...

Charlie Parker

Born: August 29, 1920 Kansas City, Kansas Died: March 12, 1955 New York, New York African American musician Charlie P...