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The Alba Party

Politics and Administration

The Alba Party is a Scottish nationalist and pro-independence political party in Scotland. Founded in February 2021, it was led by former first minister of Scot

The Reclaim Party

Politics and Administration

The Reclaim Party is a right-wing populist political party in the United Kingdom. It was launched in 2020 by British actor and political activist Laurence Fox, with 100% fundi

Blaise Pascal

Born: June 19, 1623 Clermont-Ferrand, France Died: August 19, 1662 Paris, France French mathematician, scientist, and philosopher ...

Muhammad Ali Pasha

Often referred to as the founder of modern Egypt, Muhammad Ali Pasha (c. 1769–1849) was an Ottoman Turkish military leader who ruled Egypt for much of his adult life, amassing such...

Louis Pasteur

Born: December 27, 1822 Dôle, France Died: September 28, 1895 Paris, France French chemist and biologist The French c...

John Patton

Pharmaceutical researcher Born John S. Patton, c. 1947; married; children: three. Education: Pennsylvania State University, B.S.; University of Rhode Islan...

Linus Pauling

Born: February 28, 1901 Portland, Oregon Died: August 19, 1994 Big Sur, California American chemist The American chem...

Luciano Pavarotti

Born: October 12, 1935 Modena, Italy Italian opera singer Luciano Pavarotti is possibly the most operatic tenor (the highest male singing voice) ...

Ivan Pavlov

Born: September 26, 1849 Ryazan, Russia Died: February 27, 1936 Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), Russia Russian physiologist ...

Anna Pavlova

Born: January 31, 1881 St. Petersburg, Russia Died: January 22, 1931 The Hague, Netherlands Russian dancer Anna Pavlo...

PayPal

Financial services

PayPal Holdings, Inc. is an American company operating a worldwide online payments system that supports online money transfers and serves as an electronic alternative to traditional&nbs

Alexander Payne

Director and screenwriter Born February 10, 1961, in Omaha, NE; married Sandra Oh (an actress), January 1, 2003 (separated). Education: Earned underg...

El País

Advertising and media

El País is a Spanish-language daily newspaper in Spain. El País is based in the capital city of Madrid and it is owned by the Spanish media conglo

Black Eyed Peas

Pop group Group formed in Los Angeles, CA in 1995; members include apl.de.ap (born Alan Pineda Lindo, November 20, 1974, in the Philippines), rapper, dancer; Fergie (born St...

Gregory Peck

Born Eldred Gregory Peck on April 5, 1916, in La Jolla, CA; died June 12, 2003, in Los Angeles, CA. Actor. Gregory Peck seemed to embody the soul of the principled, upright, all–American m...

John Peel

As a longtime program host on Britain's BBC Radio 1 station network, British disc jockey John Peel (1939–2004) anticipated the appeal of popular musical innovators from the skiffle...

Holly Robinson Peete

Actress Born Holly Robinson, September 18, 1964, in Philadelphia, PA; daughter of Matthew (a television actor, producer, and writer) and Dolores (a school teacher, televisio...

I. M. Pei

Born: April 26, 1917 Canton, China Chinese-born American architect Chinese American architect, I. M. Pei, directed for nearly forty years one of ...

Nancy Pelosi

United States House of Representatives Minority Leader Born Nancy D'Alesandro, March 26, 1940, in Baltimore, MD; daughter of Thomas Jr. (a politician) and Annunciata D'Alesandro; ...

Nancy Pelosi

March 26, 1940 • Baltimore, Maryland Politician Nancy Pelosi is the first woman in American history to lead a political party in Congre...