Alphabetical Author Index. Click a date to go to the Born (or Died) Today page for that author.

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Name Occupation Born Died
Paar, Jack US tv person 05/01/1918 01/27/2004
Pachet, Pierre Physiology prof ??/??/1872
Pacino, Al US actor 04/25/1940
Packard, Vance US writer 05/22/1914 12/12/1996
Paddleford, Clementine US writer 09/27/1900 11/13/1967
Page, Jimmy English guitarist 01/09/1944
Page, Walter H. US journalist 08/15/1855 12/21/1918
Paget, Reginald ??/??/1908
Paglia, Camille US writer 04/02/1947
Pagnol, Marcel French playwright 02/25/1895 04/18/1974
Paige, Satchel US sports baseball 07/07/1906 06/08/1982
Paine, Thomas English-US writer 01/29/1737 06/08/1809
Pal, George Hungarian animator 02/01/1908 05/02/1980
Palahniuk, Chuck US writer 02/21/1961
Palance, Jack US actor 02/18/1919
Paley, Grace US writer 12/11/1922
Paley, William S. US radio/TV magnate 09/28/1901 10/26/1990
Palin, Michael English comic actor 05/05/1943
Palmer, Arnold US golfer 09/10/1929
Palmer, Cecil ??/??/????
Palmer, Samuel English painter 01/27/1805 05/24/1881
Palmerston, Lord English statesman 10/20/1784 10/18/1865
Palminteri, Chazz US actor 05/15/1951
Paltrow, Gwyneth US actor 09/28/1972
Pankhurst, Sylvia English suffragist 01/18/1882 09/27/1960
Pappas, Doug US baseball statisticia 08/14/1962 05/20/2004
Parker, Alan English director 02/14/1942
Parker, Charlie US jazz great 08/29/1920 03/12/1955
Parker, Dorothy US writer critic 08/22/1893 06/07/1967
Parker, Sarah Jessica US actor 03/25/1965
Parkinson, C. Northcote English writer 07/30/1909 03/09/1993
Parkinson, Michael English writer, broadcaster 03/28/1935
Parks, Rosa US activist 02/04/1913
Parnell, Sir John English ??/??/1795
Parris, Matthew Africa-born English writer 08/07/1949
Parsons, Louella US gossip 08/06/1893 12/09/1972
Parton, Dolly US singer actor 01/19/1946
Partridge, Andy English music XTC 11/11/1953
Pascal, Blaise French mathematician 06/19/1623 08/19/1662
Pasternak, Boris Russian writer 02/10/1890 05/30/1960
Pasternak, Joe Transylvania producer 09/09/1901 09/13/1991
Pasteur, Louis French science 12/27/1822 09/28/1895
Paterno, Joe US football coach 12/21/1926
Patitz, Tatjana model 03/25/1966
Paton, Alan S. African writer 01/11/1903 04/12/1988
Patterson, Floyd US fighter 01/04/1935
Patton, General George S. US military 11/11/1885 12/21/1945
Patton, Ken ??/??/????
Patton, Michael ??/??/????
Paul, Alice US lawyer 01/11/1885 07/09/1977
Pauli, Wolfgang Austria-born physicist 08/10/1913 12/06/1993
Pauling, Linus US chemist 02/28/1901 08/19/1994
Paulsen, Pat US comic actor 07/06/1927 04/24/1997
Paup, Bryce US sports football 02/29/1968
Pavarotti, Luciano Italian singer 10/12/1935
Pavlov, Ivan Russian scientist? 09/14/1849 02/27/1936
Pavlova, Anna Russian dancer 01/03/1885 01/23/1931
Payne, Alexander US director 02/10/1961
Payton, Walter US football player 07/25/1954 11/01/1999
Paz, Octavio Mexican writer 03/31/1914 04/20/1998
Peacock, Thomas Love English writer 10/18/1785 01/23/1866
Peale, Norman Vincent US religious leader 05/31/1898 12/24/1993
Pearl, Minnie US comic actor 10/25/1912 03/04/1996
Pearl, Steven US comic ??/??/????
Pearson, Hesketh English actor 02/20/1887 04/09/1964
Pearson, Lester Bowles Canadian PM (14) 04/23/1897 12/27/1972
Pearson, Maryon ??/??/????
Peckinpah, Sam US director 02/21/1925 12/28/1984
Pedisich, Linda US still open 09/10/1950
Peers, John ??/??/????
Pegler, Westbrook US writer 08/02/1894 06/24/1969
Peguy, Charles French philosopher 01/07/1873 09/05/1914
Penn, Sean US actor 08/17/1960
Penn, William English colonist 10/14/1644 07/30/1718
Penniman, Little Richard US singer 12/05/1932
Penrose, Boies US Senator (PA) 11/01/1860 12/31/1921
Pepys, Samuel English writer 02/23/1633 05/26/1703
Percy, Walker US writer 05/28/1916 05/10/1990
Perelman, S. J. US writer 02/01/1904 10/17/1979
Peres, Shimon Israeli politician 08/16/1923
Perez, Louie US drummer (Los Lobos) 01/29/1953
Perignon, Dom French vintner ??/??/1638 ??/??/1715
Perkins, Anthony US actor 04/04/1932 09/12/1992
Perkins, Frances US educator 04/10/1880 05/14/1965
Perkins, Maxwell US editor ??/??/1884 ??/??/1947
Perlman, Ron US actor 04/13/1950
Peron, Eva Argentine pol 05/07/1919 07/26/1952
Perot, H. Ross US pol 06/27/1930
Perry, Joe US musician (Aerosmith) 09/10/1950
Perry, Luke US actor 10/11/1966
Peter, Dr. Laurence J. US writer 09/16/1919 01/12/1990
Peters, Bernadette US actor singer 02/28/1948
Peters, Jon US movie director 06/02/1945
Peters, Mike Welsh musician (Alarm) 02/25/1958
Peterson, Bill US sports coach ??/??/????
Peterson, Paul Arnold ??/??/????
Peterson, Virgilia US writer 05/16/1904 ??/??/1966
Petit-Senn, John ??/??/????
Petrarch, Francesco Italian writer 07/20/1304 07/20/1374
Petty, Tom US singer 10/20/1953
Peverett, Lonesome Dave English singer (Foghat) 04/16/1943 02/07/2000
Pfeiffer, Michelle US actor 04/29/1958
Pfost, Gracie US congress (ID) 03/12/1906 08/11/1965
Phaedrus, Italian writer ??/??/0015 ??/??/0050
Phelps, Austin US educator, clergy 01/07/1820 10/13/1890
Phelps, William Lyon US scholar critic 01/02/1865 08/21/1943
Philips, Emo US comic 02/07/1956
Phillips, Bum US football coach 09/29/1923
Phillips, John US singer songwriter 08/30/1935 03/18/2001
Phillips, Lou Diamond Filipino actor 02/17/1962
Phillips, Wendell US abolitionist 11/29/1811 02/02/1884
Phillpotts, Eden English writer 11/04/1862 12/29/1960
Piaf, Edith French singer 12/19/1915 10/11/1963
Picabia, Francis French artist 01/22/1879 11/30/1953
Picasso, Pablo Spanish artist 10/25/1881 04/08/1973
Pickens, Slim US actor 06/29/1919 12/08/1983
Pickens, T. Boone US businessman 05/22/1928
Pickford, Mary Canadian-US actor 04/08/1893 05/29/1979
Pierce, Charles US actor 07/14/1926 05/31/1999
Pierce, Franklin US President (14) 11/23/1804 10/08/1869
Piercy, Marge US writer 03/31/1936
Piersall, Jimmy US baseball 11/04/1921
Pinchot, Gifford US environmentalist 08/11/1865 10/04/1946
Pinero, Sir Arthur Wing English playwright 05/24/1855 11/23/1934
Pinochet, Augusto Chilean dictator 11/25/1915
Pinter, Harold English writer 10/10/1930
Pirandello, Luigi Italian playwright 06/28/1867 12/10/1936
Pirzig, Robert M. US writer ??/??/????
Pitt, Brad US actor 12/18/1963
Pitt, Elder, William English statesman 11/15/1708 05/11/1778
Pitts, Zasu US actor 01/03/1898 06/07/1963
Planck, Max German Physicist 04/23/1858 10/04/1947
Plant, Robert English singer (Led Zepellin 08/20/1948
Plath, Sylvia US writer 10/27/1932 02/11/1963
Plato, Greek philosopher 05/21/0427 ??/??/0348
Platt, Dave ??/??/????
Plauger, P. J. ??/??/????
Plautus, Titus Italian writer ??/??/0250 ??/??/0184
Player, Gary US golfer 11/01/1935
Pleshette, Suzanne US actor 01/31/1937
Plimpton, George English writer actor 03/18/1927 09/26/2003
Plomer, William African-Engl writer 12/10/1903 09/21/1973
Plummer, Christopher English actor 12/13/1929
Plutarch, Greek historian ??/??/0046 ??/??/0119
Poe, Edgar Allan US writer 01/19/1809 10/07/1849
Poincare, Henri French mathematician 04/29/1854 07/17/1912
Poitier, Sidney US actor 02/20/1924
Polanski, Roman Polish/US director 08/18/1933
Polk, James K. US President (11) 11/02/1795 06/15/1849
Pollard, John G. US Governor (VA) 08/09/1871 04/28/1937
Polley, Sarah Canadian actor 01/08/1979
Pollock, Jackson US artist 01/28/1912 08/11/1956
Pompidou, Georges French President 07/05/1911 04/02/1974
Poncela, Enrique Jardiel Spanish writer 10/15/1901 02/12/1952
Pond, Steve English musician 10/28/1960
Poole, Mary Pettibone ??/??/????
Pop, Iggy US singer 04/21/1947
Popcorn, Faith US mgt consultant 05/11/1947
Pope, Alexander English writer 05/21/1688 05/30/1744
Poplin, Sally ??/??/????
Porchia, Antonio Italian writer 11/13/1885 11/09/1968
Pordage, Matthew ??/??/????
Porgrebin, Letty Cottin US editor, writer 06/09/1939
Porizkova, Paulina model 04/09/1965
Porter, Cole US songwriter 06/09/1892 10/15/1964
Porter, Katherine Anne US writer 05/15/1890 09/18/1980
Porter, Sylvia US economist 06/18/1913 06/05/1991
Porter, Willie ??/??/????
Porterfield, ??/??/????
Post, Emily US etiquette authority 10/27/1862 09/25/1960
Potter, Beatrix English writer 07/28/1866 12/22/1943
Potter, Dennis British writer 05/17/1935 06/07/1994
Potter, Stephen English humorist 02/01/1900 12/02/1969
Pound, Ezra US writer 10/30/1885 11/01/1972
Poundstone, Paula US comic 12/29/1959
Powell, Anthony English writer 12/21/1905 03/28/2000
Powell, Colin US Sect'y State 04/05/1937
Powell, Dick US actor 11/14/1904 01/02/1963
Powell, Jane US actor 04/01/1923
Powell, Michael US director 09/30/1905 02/19/1990
Power, Jr., Tyrone E. US actor 01/22/1959
Power, Sr, Tyrone US actor 05/05/1914 11/15/1958
Powers, Jimmy ??/??/????
Powers, Stefanie US actor 11/02/1942
Pratchett, Terry English writer 04/28/1948
Preminger, Otto Austrian director 12/05/1906 04/23/1986
Prentice, George Dennison US writer 12/18/1802 ??/??/1870
Presley, Elvis Aron US musician 01/08/1935 08/16/1977
Presley, Lisa Marie US celeb daughter 02/01/1968
Prevert, Jacques French writer 02/04/1900 04/11/1977
Price, Anthony English? writer ??/??/1928
Price, Leontyne US singer 02/10/1927
Price, Vincent US actor 05/27/1911 10/25/1993
Priestly, J. B. English writer critic 09/13/1894 08/14/1984
Priestly, Joseph English chemist 03/13/1733 02/06/1804
Prior, Matthew British writer 07/21/1664 09/18/1721
Pritchett, V. S. English writer 12/16/1900 03/20/1997
Procter, Adelaide Anne English writer 10/30/1825 02/02/1864
Proctor, Phil US comic actor 07/28/1940
Proudhon, Pierre-Joseph French writer 01/15/1809 01/19/1865
Proust, Marcel French writer 07/10/1871 11/19/1922
Proxmire, William US Senator (WI) 11/11/1915
Pryor, Richard US comic actor 12/01/1940
Puccini, Giacomo Italian composer 12/22/1858 11/29/1924
Puckett, U. J. Pool hustler ??/??/????
Puente, Tito music 04/20/1923 05/31/2000
Pulitzer, Joseph Hungarian journalist, prize 04/10/1847 10/29/1911
Pullman, Bill US actor 12/17/1953
Putin, Vladimir Russian President 10/07/1952
Puzo, Mario US writer 10/15/1921 07/02/1999
Pyle, Robert ??/??/????