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Famous People in History - P

This category of our A to Z of famous people in history is for famous people with surnames beginning with the letter ''P''.

Pankhurst, Emmeline (1858-1928)

Emmeline (Emily) Pankhurst was an English suffragette, who helped the right for British women to vote.

Pascal, Blaise (1623-1662)

Blaise Pascal was a French philosopher and mathematician. He constructed the first calculating machine.

Penn, William (1644-1718)

William Penn was an English Quaker leader and founder of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia.

Plato (427-347 B.C.)

Plato was an Athenian philosopher, pupil of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle.

Poe, Edgar Allan (1809-1849)

Edgar Allan Poe was an American poet and short-story writer. He wrote 'Tales of Mystery and Imagination', one of which, 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue', is among the earliest detective stories.

Puccini, Giacomo (1858-1924)

Giacomo Puccini was an Italian composer of operas. He composed "Tosca", "Madame Butterfly" and "La Boheme".

Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)

Henry Purcell, Henry English composer and organist. He wrote the opera Dido and Aeneas.

Pushkin, Alexander (1799-1837)

Alexander Pushkin was a great Russian poet. He was author of 'Eugene Onegin'.