Famous Personalities & Cultural Icons
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All Personalities (310 listed)
Paul Cézanne
French Post-Impressionist Master Painter ("The Father of Modern Art")
Paul Dirac
1933 Nobel Laureate in Physics, Theoretical Physicist, Predictor of Antimatter & Creator of the Dirac Equation
Pelé
The King of Football ("O Rei"), Three-Time FIFA World Cup Champion & Global Sports Icon
Peter Boyle
Emmy Award-Winning American Character Actor (*Young Frankenstein*, *Taxi Driver*, *Everybody Loves Raymond*)
Peter Tosh
Reggae Pioneer, Co-Founder of The Wailers, Grammy Award Winner & Rastafari Human Rights Icon
Pierre Larousse
Visionary French Lexicographer, Encyclopedist & Founder of Éditions Larousse
Pierre Trudeau
15th Prime Minister of Canada, Architect of Canadian Official Bilingualism & Father of the 1982 Charter of Rights and Freedoms
Pope John Paul I
263rd Pope of the Catholic Church & Sovereign of Vatican City
Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar
Philosopher, Social Reformer, Founder of Ananda Marga, Author of PROUT & Composer of Prabhat Samgiita
Primo Carnera
Italian World Heavyweight Boxing Champion ("The Ambling Alp") & International Sporting Icon
Puyi
The Last Emperor of China & Final Sovereign of the Qing Dynasty
Rabindranath Tagore
Poet, Polymath & Nobel Laureate
Rashidi Yekini
Nigeria’s All-Time Record Goalscorer, 1993 African Footballer of the Year & World Cup Legend
Richard Doll
Eminent British Epidemiologist & Physician (Proved Link Between Smoking & Lung Cancer)
Richard E. Byrd
Pioneering American Naval Officer, Aviator, Polar Explorer & Medal of Honor Recipient Who Flew Over the South Pole
Rita Hayworth
Iconic Golden Age Hollywood Actress, Dancer, Glamour Legend & Star of Gilda