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People in History A-Z: Letters P to Q

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Pacheco, Francisco
 

Francisco Pacheco (died 1917)

... - 1917
Zapatista general.

 

   

 

   

 

   

Palafox, Manuel
 

Manuel Palafox 1886-1959

1886 - 1959
Zapatista.

 

   
     
     

Pankhurst, Emmeline
 

Emmeline Pankhurst 1858-1928

1858 - 1928
Top Suffragette.

     
     
     

Paoli, Pasquale
 

Pasquale Paoli 1725-1807

1725 - 1807
Corsica's hero.

     
     
     

Parks, Rosa
 

Rosa Parks 1913-2005

1913 - 2005
Liked her seat.

     
     
     

Parr, Catherine
 

Catherine Parr 1512-1548

1512 - 1548
Henry's number six.

     
     
     

Pasteur, Louis
 

Louis Pasteur 1822-1895

1822 - 1895
French germ hunter.

     
     
     

Patton, George Smith
 

George Patton 1885-1945

1885 - 1945
Tank expert.

     
     
     

Paul I
 

Paul I 1754-1801

1754 - 1801
Russian czar.

     
     
     

Pausch, Randy
 

Randy Pausch 1960-2008

1960 - 2008
Computer scientist.

     
     
     

Pearse, Patrick Henry
 

Patrick Henry Pearse 1879-1916

1879 - 1916
Irish.

     
     
     

Pepin I the Elder
 

... - 640
Carolingian patriarch.

     
     
     

Pepin II of Herstal
 

Pepin II of Herstal (died 714)

... - 714
Pepin I's grandkid.

     
     
     

Pepin III the Short
 

Pepin III the Short  714-768

714 - 768
First Carolingian king.

     
     
     

Pericles
 

Pericles 495-429 BC

495 - 429 BC
Acropolis of Athens.

     
     
     

Peron, Eva
 

Eva Peron 1919-1952

1919 - 1952
Argentina.

     
     
     

Pershing, John Joseph
 

1860 - 1948
General
.

     
     
     

Peter the Great
 

Peter I the Great 1672-1725

1672 - 1725
Active.

     
     
     

Philip
 

20 BC - AD 34
Son of Herod I the Great.

     
     
     

Philip II Augustus
 

Philip II Augustus 1165-1223

1165 - 1223
The one who showed the English out.

     
     
     

Philip II of Macedon
 

Philip II of Macedon 382-336 BC

382 - 336 BC
King of Macedonia.

     
     
     

Philip II of Spain
 

Philip II of Spain 1527-1598

1527 - 1598
King of Spain.

     
     
     

Philip IV
 

Philip IV of Spain 1605-1665

1605 - 1665
King of Spain and Portugal.

     
     
     

Philip V
 

Philip V 238-179 BC

238 - 179 BC
King of Macedonia.

     
     
     

Picasso, Pablo
 

Pablo Picasso 1881-1973

1881 - 1973
Korean oyster fisher.

     
     
     

Pinochet, Augusto
 

Augusto Pinochet 1915-2006

1915 - 2006
Chile.

     
     
     

Pitt, William, the Younger
 

William Pitt, the Younger 1759-1806

1759 - 1806
British prime minister.

     
     
     

Pius VI
 

Pius VI 1717-1799

1717 - 1799
Pope.

     
     
     

Pizarro, Francisco
 

Francisco Pizarro 1475-1541

1475 - 1541
Spanish conquistador of Peru.

     
     
     

Planck, Max
 

Max Planck 1858-1947

1858 - 1947
Physics.

     
     
     

Plato
 

Plato 428-347 BC

428 - 347 BC
Academy
.

     
     
     

Plutarch
 

Plutarch 46 - 119 (?)

46 - 119
Writing maniac
.

     
     
     

Pocahontas
 

Pocahontas 1596-1617

1596 - 1617
Jamestown tourist.

     
     
     

Poe, Edgar Allan
 

Edgar Allan Poe 1809-1849

1809 - 1849
Mystery writer.

     
     
     

Pol Pot
 

Pol Pot 1925-1998

1925 - 1998
Red Khmer.

     
     
     

Polo, Marco
 

Marco Polo 1254-1324

1254 - 1324
Inventor of the suitcase.

     
     
     

Polybius
 

Polybius 200-118 BC

200 - 118 BC
History of Rome.

     
     
     

Pompey the Great
 

Pompey the Great 106-48 BC

106 - 48 BC
Financially very comfortable.

     
     
     

Pontiac
 

Pontiac Ottawa Chief 1720-1769

1720 - 1769
Ottawa chief.

     
     
     

Powell, Enoch
 

Enoch Powell 1912-1998

1912 - 1998
Rivers of Blood.

     
     
     

Priscus of Panium
 

Priscus of Panium (5th century)

5th Century
Attila negotiator.

     
     
     

Proust, Marcel
 

Marcel Proust 1871-1922

1871 - 1922
French novelist.

     
     
     

Ptolemy I Soter
 

Ptolemy I Soter 367-282 BC

367 - 282 BC
One of Alexander's successors.

     
     
     

Puchstein, Otto
 

Otto Puchstein 1856-1911

1856 - 1911
Archaeologist.

     
     
     

Puiset, Hugh de
 

1125 - 1195
Not Billy Longchamp's friend.

     
     
     

Pyrrhus
 

319 - 272 BC
King of Epirus.

     
     
     

Pythagoras of Samos
 

Around 580 - 500 BC
Good with numbers.

     
     
     

Quincy, Josiah
 

Josiah Quincy 1772-1864

1772-1864
U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts.

     
     
     
     
     
 

 

 

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