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Peştera Urşilor
Bear's Cave Bear's Cave (Peştera Urşilor, in Romanian), was discovered in 1975, by "Speodava", an amateur speleologists group. It's an interesting sightseeing spot. The cave is located at the outskirts of Chişcău Village, in Bihor County, Romania. ..
PET
PET may mean: Commodore PET (Personal Electronic Transactor)Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1919–2000), an influential Canadian politicianPreliminary English Test, the second level of the Cambridge University exams in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)Politiets Efterretningstjeneste, the D..
Pet
This page is about companion animals. For several meanings of the acronym PET, see PET. For the comedy tv series see Pets (tv programme). A pet is an animal that is kept for companionship and enjoyment, as opposed to livestock, laboratory animals, working animals or sport animals, which are kept f..
Peta
Peta can refer to: Peta (prefix), a prefix in the International System of UnitsPeople for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), an animal-rights organizationPeople Eating Tasty Animals, a parody of People for the Ethical Treatment of AnimalsPeta, a town in Greece and a village of the prefecture ..
Peta-Kaye Croft
Peta-Kaye Croft (born 5 August 1972 in Mount Isa) is a Queensland politician. In 2001 she was elected to the Queensland State Parliament in the seat of Broadwater for the Labor Party. Educated on the Gold Coast, gratuating from Griffith University with a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Japanese. Croft..
Petabit
Quantities of bits [ v]·[ d]·[ e] SI prefix(rare binary meaning) Binary prefix standardsfrom IEC 60027-2 Name Symbol Quantity Name Symbol Quantity kilobit kb 103 (210) kibibit Kibit 210 megabit Mb 106 (220) mebibit Mibit 220 gigabit Gb 109 (230) gibibit..
Petabyte
Quantities of bytes Popular use and(SI standard meaning) Binary prefix standardsfrom IEC 60027-2 Name Symbol Quantity Name Symbol Quantity kilobyte kB 210 (103) kibibyte KiB 210 megabyte MB 220 (106) mebibyte MiB 220 gigabyte GB 230 (109) gibibyte GiB 230 terabyte TB 240 (1012) tebibyte TiB 2..
Petacciato
Petacciato is a town and commune in the province of Campobasso (Molise), in southern Italy. Molise · Communes of province of Campobasso Acquaviva Collecroce | Baranello | Bojano | Bonefro | Busso | Campobasso | Campochiaro | Campodipietra | Campolieto | Campomarino | Casacalenda | C..
Petachiah of Ratisbon
Petachiah of Ratisbon, also known as Petachiah ben Yakov, Moses Petachiah, and Petachiah of Regensburg, was a Bohemian rabbi of the late twelfth and early thirteenth centuries CE. He is best known for his extensive travels throughout Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and the Middle East. Petachiah was ..
Petah Tikva
Petah Tikva in 1912. Petah Tikva, nicknamed the Mother of Settlements, is a city in the west of the Center District of Israel, north-east of Tel Aviv. Petah Tikva's jurisdiction covers 39,000 dunams (39 km² or 15 mi²). The population density is 4,600 people per km². According to the Cent..
Petah Tikva Central Bus Station
The Petah Tikva Central Bus Station, abbr. Petah Tikva CBS, is the main bus station in Petah Tikva, Israel. It serves Dan, Egged and Kavim buses. It is officially located on Zeev Orlov St. 64 on one side and Zeev Orlov St. 75 on the other. The Petah Tikva Central Bus Station has four platforms, eac..
Petah Tikva Municipal Stadium
Petah Tikva Municipal Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Petah Tikva, Israel. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Maccabi Petah Tikva FC. The stadium holds 8,499 and was built in 1965. ..
Petäjävesi
Petäjävesi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 3,691 (2003) and covers an area of 495.55 km² of which 37.59 km² is water. The population density is 8.1 inhabitants per k..
Petal
For the petals of chakras, see Petal (chakra). Tetrameric flower of the Primrose Willowherb (Ludwigia octovalvis) showing petals and sepals This tulip has dozens of petals. A petal (Greek: leaf, tablet), regarded as a highly modified leaf, is one member or part of the corolla of a flower..
Petal, Mississippi
Petal is a city in Forrest County, Mississippi, along the Leaf River. The population was 7,579 at the 2000 census. The American Checkers Federation is based in Petal, MS. Geography Petal is located at [31°20′48″N, 89°15′20″W] (31.346740, -89.255485)[Geographic references#1GR..
Petalas
Petalas or Petalá is the largest island (area 5.4 km2) of the Echinades, among the Ionian Islands group of Greece. Some, including Leake, have conjectured that Petalas is the ancient Dulichium, from which The Iliad reports that 40 ships sailed to Troy, but Strabo and most modern authors prefer the..
Petalburg City
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Petalburg Woods
Petalburg Woods is a forest that connects Petalburg City to Rustboro City. In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, the first time your character goes through Petalburg Woods, he or she is attacked by a member of Team Aqua or Team Magma. The member intends to steal some papers from a man in the woods. The ma..
Petalichthyida
The Petalichthyida was an order of small, flattened placoderm fish. They were typified by their splayed fins, and numerous tubercles that decorated all of the plates and scales of their armor. They reached a peak in diversity during the Early Devonian and were found throughout the world, particula..
Petalidi
> Statistics Prefecture: Messenia/Messinia Province: Province of Pylia Location: Petalidi (Greek, Modern Πεταλίδι, Ancient/Katharevousa: -on), is a village and the seat of the municipality of the same name in the southcentral part of the prefecture of Messenia. Petalid..
Petalies Gulf
The Petalies Gulf (Greek: Κόλπος Πεταλιών), also the South Evvian Gulf or the South Euboean Gulf is a gulf that connects with the South Evian Gulf]] near Agia Marina and to the to the north. The total length is approximately 50 to 60 km long from north to south and is approximately f..
Petalifera
Petalifera (Gray, 1847) is a genus of sea hare, belonging to the family Aplysiidae. Some authors place it in a separate family Dolabriferidae. A more general description can be found on the page of the superfamily Aplysioidea. The parapodia (= fleshy winglike outgrowths), as can be seen in these..
Petaling, Selangor
For other meaning(s), see Petaling (disambiguation) Petaling is a district located in the state of Selangor in Malaysia, not to be confused with the town of Petaling Jaya located in it. The district of Petaling was established on 1 January 1974, the same day Kuala Lumpur was declared a Federal Te..
Petaling (disambiguation)
Petaling could refer to: Petaling district in Selangor, Malaysia.term used to describe the shape made by shifted material after a projectile has passed through it. For example, a sheet of metal petals on the side where a bullet has exited after being fired through; the upturned metal looks like the ..
Petaling Jaya
Petaling Jaya is a satellite city of the federal territory Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and is located in the Petaling district of Selangor. Petaling Jaya has an area of approximately 97.2 km², arguably the state of Selangor's largest town. On 20 June 2006, Petaling Jaya was granted city status. The ..
Petaling Street
Today a "Green Dragon" covers Petaling Street. Petaling Street is a Chinatown located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Chinese Malaysians call it Chi-Cheong-Kai in Cantonese. It is infamous for pirated clothes and accessories along with bootleg DVDs and CDs. Petaling Street however does not exclusi..
Petalism
Petalism was a form of banishment in Sparta similar to ostracism in Athens. Petalism is the action of writing a name on an olive leaf (thus the bad translation 'petalism'), which compares well to the Athenian practice of scratching a name on an ostrakon or pot-shard (from which we get the term ost..
Petalite
Petalite Image needed General Category Mineral Chemical formula lithium aluminium tectosilicate mineral LiAlSi4O10 Identification Color colorless, grey, yellow, yellow grey, to white Crystal habit tabular prismatic crystals and columnar masses Crystal system monoclinic 2/m. Cle..
Petalodiscus
Petalodiscus is a genus of the family Phyllanthaceae. The genus is sometimes included in Savia. ..
Petalostigma
Petalostigma is a genus of plants under the family Picrodendraceae and the monogeneric subtribe Petalostigmatinae. It has 7 species found in New Guinea and Australia. In local medicine, pregnancy is said to be avoided by eating the fruit of the quinine bush (Petalostigma pubescens), which, as its ..
Petals Around the Rose
Petals Around the Rose is a lateral thinking mind game traditionally played with five dice. It is played by computer program or with physical dice that are rolled by a Potentate of the Rose, a person who knows the secret of the game. For each roll of all dice, there is a single numerical solution. ..
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Petals on the Wind
Petals on the Wind is a novel written by V.C. Andrews in 1980. It is the second book in the Dollanganger series. Plot [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. A continuation to the previous book flowers in the attic, the story starts off with Cathy, Chris and ..
Petaluma, California
Petaluma is a city with a well preserved historic city center Kay Ransom, C. Michael Hogan, Ballard George et al., Environmental Impact Report for the Petaluma General Plan, prepared by Earth Metrics Inc. for the city of Petaluma (1986), in Sonoma County, California, in the United States. As of t..
Petaluma High School
Petaluma High School '''Location 201 Fair Street Petaluma, Calif Principal Michael Simpson Vice Principal Bill Blackerby Vice Principal Paul Hunt '''Vice Principal Will Deeths Vice Principal Jake Colburn (on leave) Enrollment Approx. 1650 School Colors Purple and w..
Petaluma River
The Petaluma River is a river in Sonoma County, California that becomes a tidal slough near its mouth. It flows from the farmland northwest of Petaluma, through the heart of Petaluma's old town, on through ten miles of extensive marshes, before reaching the northwest corner of San Pablo Bay. The Uni..
Petaluridae
The Petaltails of the family Petaluridae are apparently the most ancient of the extant true dragonflies (infraorder Anisoptera), having fossil members from as early as the Jurassic (over 150 million years ago). Modern petalurids include only 11 species, one of which, the Australian Petalura ingenti..
Petal (chakra)
In chakrology (see also esotericism and Tantra) the number of petals in a chakra identifies a characteristic of an individual chakra. The significance for each chakra to have a specific number of petals is not generally known. The purpose of this article is to describe the reasons why each chakra ho..
Petanque at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games
Petanque at the 2005 Southeast Asian Games took place in the Hidden Vale Sports Club in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines. The event was held from December 1-4. Pétanque is a form of boules where the goal is to throw metal balls as close as possible to a jack (a small wooden ball called a co..
Petard
The petard by Francis Grose, 1812 A 19th Century British army petard A petard was a medieval term for a small bomb used to blow up gates and walls when breaching fortifications. Petard mortar was also the name of a demolition weapon fitted to the Churchill AVRE tank, a mortar of 290mm b..
Petarded
redirect [[Template:Infobox Family Guy Season 4a]] Petarded is the title of a fourth season episode of the animated series Family Guy. Written by Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild. Directed by Seth Kearsley. Guest starring Cloris Leachman as herself, LeVar Burton as a social worker and Gilbert Gottfrie..
Petaro
Petaro (پٹارو) is a small town near Hyderabad حيدرآباد, Sindh سندھ, Pakistan پاکستان. Cadet College Petaro کیڈٹ کالج پٹارو is also located at Petaro. ..
Petarwar block
Petarwar block, one of the six administrative blocks of Bokaro district, Jharkhand state, India, has a population (1991 census) of 113,608. The block is comprised of sixty-five villages. ..
Petar Berislavić
Petar Berislavić was the ban (viceroy) of Croatia from 1513 to 1520. Petar was born in Trogir. Before he became ban he rose to the title of bishop in the Roman Catholic Church. He is most known for being one of the leaders of the Croats during the Ottoman invasions into their territory. He is also..
Petar Beron
Petar Beron is also the name of a promiment political figure in present-day Bulgaria. Dr. Petar Beron (Bulgarian: ) (c. 1795, Kotel–March 21, 1871) was a famous Bulgarian educator. He created the first modern Bulgarian primer, called the Fish Primer (Рибен буквар, Riben bukvar) because..
Petar Bojović
Petar Bojović (Serbian: Петар Бојовић) (born July 16 1858 in Miševica near Nova Varoš, died January 20 1945 in Belgrade) was a Serbian army field-marshal, and one of four Serbian vojvodas ("dukes") in Balkan Wars and World War I. He fought in Serbian-Ottoman Wars from 1876 to 1878 a..
Petar Borota
Petar Borota (born 5 March 1952 in Belgrade) is a retired Yugoslavian footballer who played as a goalkeeper, most notably for Chelsea. He signed for Chelsea from Partizan Belgrade in March 1979 for £70,000 with the club on the verge of relegation from the First Division. He made his debut against ..
Petar Božović
Petar Božović (born May 22, 1946 in Zemun,Serbia) is a popular actor from Serbia. External link ..
Petar Brzica
Petar Brzica was a law student and an ardent member of the foremast Catholic organization called the Catholic Crusaders. He was one of the Ustaša-guards in Jasenovac concentration camp. After World War II he emigrated to the United States. Yugoslav authorities were never able to capture him and he..
Petar Dachev
Petar Dachev (born 15 June 1979) is a Bulgarian long jumper, best known for his gold medal at the 2000 European Indoor Championships. His personal best was 8.30 metres, achieved in June 2000 in Nicosia. Achievements Year Tournament Venue Result Extra 1998 European Championships Budapest, Hungary..
Petar Dobrnjac
Petar Dobrnjac (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар Добрњац) (1771-1831) was a Serbian Vojvoda in the First Serbian Uprising. He was born in the Požarevac nahia, in the village of Dobrinji. In his youth, he was a hajduk, and later a trader in farm animals. Role in the Uprising In 1804, the year o..
Petar Dobrović
Petar Dobrović (1890-1942, Serbian Cyrillic: Петар Добровић, Hungarian: Péter Dobrovits) was a famous Hungary-born Serbian painter and politician. A proponent of Serbian colorism, he was known for portraits and landscapes. He had earlier worked in impressionism and cubism. He was b..
Petar Drapšin
Petar Drapšin (November 15th, 1914 - December 2nd, 1945) was a Yugoslav Partisan commander. Petar Drapšin was born in a family of farmers in Turija, near Stari Bečej. He was in Belgrade high school when he got in touch with Communists through school's literary group. He joined SKOJ and in 1937 h..
Petar Erdödy
Petar Erdödy was the ban of Croatia from 1557 to 1567 and the founding member of the Croatian branch of the Erdödy noble family. Petar was born in 1504. He succeeded the famous Nikola Šubić Zrinski as ban in 1557. He firstgained notoriety with a series of military victories against the Ottoman..
Petar Hektorović
Petar Hektorović (1487, Stari Grad, Hvar, Dalmatia,Croatia-March 13, 1572, Stari Grad), Croatian writer. He was a poet and collector of Hvar's fishermen songs, and an important figure of the Renaissance period in Croatian literature. His major work "Ribanje i ribarsko prigovaranje"/Fishing and fish..
Petar II
Petar II may refer to: the Bulgarian tsar Petar II Teodor (ruled 1186-1197)the Montenegrin ruler Petar Petrovic Njegos (1813-1851)the Yugoslavian king Petar II Karadjordjevic (ruled 1934-1945) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title..
Petar II Petrović-Njegoš
Born : November 13 (November 1 Old Style) 1813 Njeguši, Montenegro Died : 31 October (October 19 Old Style) 1851 Cetinje, Montenegro Petar II Petrović-Njegoš (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар II Петровић-Његош) (November 13 (November 1 Old Style), 1813 - October 31 (Octo..
Petar I Petrović-Njegoš
Saint Peter of Cetinje Petar I Petrović Njegoš (St. Peter of Cetinje) (1747-1830) (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар I Петровић Његош) was the ruler of Montenegro, the Cetinje Episcop of the Eastern Orthodox Church (Владика in Serbian) and Exarch (claimholder) of the Serbian O..
Petar Kajevski
Petar Kajevski (Macedonian: Петар Кајевски) (born 1974) is an IT and management expert from Republic of Macedonia. He is most famous as creator of the Slavic Macedonian search engine "Najdi!"[Не барај, Најди!]. (Do not search, find!) Vreme daily. 30 November, 2004...
Petar Keglević
Petar Keglević of Bužim (-1554 or 1555) was the ban of Croatia, Dalmatia, and Slavonia from 1537 to 1542. From 1521 to 1522 he was captain, and later ban, of Jajce. He distinguished himself in battles against the Ottoman Empire. After the Battle of Mohács he sided with Emperor Ferdinand against ..
Petar Kočić
Petar Kočić Petar Kočić (Serbian Cyrillic: Петар Кочић) (1877 — 1916) was a Bosnian Serb poet and writer. Like Borisav Stanković who was self-made and successful poet of Slavic South, like Ivo Ćipiko who was poet of seaside - Kočić was poet of Bosnian mountains and fre..
Petar Konjović
Petar Konjović (1883-1970) was a Serbian composer. He was born in Čurug (Banat). While a pedagogy student in Sombor, Konjovic self-taught himself the art of compositure and conducting. He finished his education at the Prague Conservatorium in 1906. In 1907, he traveled to Belgrade, following an ..
Petar Krešimir IV of Croatia
Petar Krešimir IV was a notably energetic Croatian king (1058–1074) and last great ruler of Trpimirović dynasty. Under his rule the Croatia probably reached its peak. Under Petar Krešimir, Croatia was again encompassing large amounts of territory, the same or slightly larger than in Tomisla..
Petar Krpan
Petar Krpan (born 1 July, 1974) is a Croatian football player. He played for several clubs, including NK Osijek, Hajduk Split, Dinamo Zagreb, Sporting Lisboa and União Leiria in Portugal. He played for the Croatia national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, where Croa..
Petar Krstic
Petar Krstic (February 18, 1877, Belgrade - January 21, 1957) was a Serbian composer and conductor famous throughout Yugoslavia. Krstic studied under the Austrian composer Robert Fox in Vienna. He was a famed conductor and pedagogue in Belgrade as well as musical leader of Belgrade radio. His most ..
Petar Krumov
Petar Krumov (Bulgarian: ) is a composer, arranger and conductor born on the 6 August, 1934 in Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. He studied choral conducting with Professor Georgi Dimitrov at the Pancho Vladigerov State Academy of Music (Sofia), from which he graduated in 1957. During his studies and as a r..
Petar Lubarda
Petar Lubarda (Cetinje, 27th July 1907 - Belgrade, 13th February 1974) was an outstanding Montenegrin painter, considered to be the most influential figure on post-war painting in former Yugoslavia. He was born in Ljubotinj, near Cetinje. He studied painting in Belgrade and Paris. From 1932 unti..
Petar Mazev
Petar Mazev (1927-1993) was a Macedonian painter. External links [ArtFacts - Petar Mazev] ..
Petar Merkov
Petar Merkov (Bulgarian: Петър Мерков), born November 3, 1976 in Plovdiv, is a Bulgarian flatwater canoer, who won two Olympic silver medals in the K-1 event at the 2000 Summer Olympics, on both occasions finishing behind Knut Holmann of Norway. Merkov was K-1 500 European champion in ..
Petar Miloševski
Petar Miloševski (born 6 December 1973 in Bitola) is a Macedonian football goalkeeper who currently, as at June 2006, plays for Enosis Neon Paralimni FC. Miloševski made his debut for the Macedonian national team in 1998, and currently has 45 caps . Clubs 1997-1998: FK Vardar1998-2001: Trabzon..
Petar of Duklja and Travunia
Petar (Predimir) was the Prince of Duklja and Travunia during ca. 900. He was one of the first rulers of Duklja. ..
Petar Petrov
Petar Petrov may refer to: Petar Petrov, Bulgarian runner (born 1955).Petar Petrov, Bulgarian football player (born 1961). ..
Petar Petrov (runner)
Petar Petrov (born 17 February 1955) is a retired 100 metres runner from Bulgaria. He won three medals at the European Indoor Championships as well as a bronze medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Achievements Year Tournament Venue Result Extra 1976 European Indoor Championships Munich, West Ge..
Petar Pop-Arsov
Petar Pop-Arsov (1868, Bogomila, present day Republic of Macedonia - 1941, Sofia, Bulgaria) was a Macedonian revolutionary, one of the founders of "The Committee for Obtaining the Political Rights Given to Macedonia by the Congress of Berlin" from which, as Petar Pop Arsov says in his writings, late..
Petar Preradović
Petar Preradović (March 19, 1818 - August 18, 1872) was a Croatian poet. Preradović was born in the village of Grabrovnica, which was part of the Austrian Military Frontier. His parents were Serbian Orthodox and, like many from the area, he chose to become a professional soldier. He was educated ..
Petar Stojanović
Petar Stojanović (September 7, 1877 – September 11, 1957) was a Serbian violinist and composer of operettas, ballets and orchestral music. (His birthday is also variously given as September 6 and August 25.) He was born in Budapest and studied the violin there with Jenő Hubay. At the Vien..
Petar Stoyanov
Petar Stefanov Stoyanov (born May 25, 1952) was President of Bulgaria from 1997 until 2002. He won the 1996 presidential election as a candidate of the Union of Democratic Forces. He received more votes than the socialist candidate Ivan Marazov and the Bulgarian Business Block candidate, George Ga..
Petar Svačić
--> Petar Svačić (died in 1097), was the last [[wiktionary:native|native]] king of Croatia (reigned 1093–1097). He was elected king by Croatian feudal lords in 1093. Petar's seat of power was based in Knin. His rule was marked by a struggle for control of the country with Hungary. Duri..
Petar Tale
Petar Tale (August 15, 1947) is a renowned Norwegian painter. He was born Petar Pavicevic in Montenegro but has been living in Norway since 1977. Tale's art work consist of drawings, watercolours and paintings. The motives are both figurative - landscapes, people - and non-figurative. He has his a..
Petar Trbojević
Petar Trbojević (born September 9, 1973) is a Serbian water polo player who played on the bronze medal squad of FR Yugoslavia at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the silver medal squad of Serbia and Montenegro at the 2004 Summer Olympics. ..
Petar Trifunovic
Dr. Petar Trifunović (August 31, 1910 - December 8, 1980) was an International Grandmaster and Yugoslav Champion of chess. Yugoslavia was for many years the world's second strongest chess nation and so it is a measure of his strength that he was able to win the national championship five times in ..
Petar V. Kokotovic
Petar V. Kokotovic (1936-) is a professor in the Department of Engineering at the University of California Santa Barbara. He was born in Belgrade, Serbia. He received B.S. (1958) and M.S. (1963) in Electrical Engineering from the University of Belgrade, and a Ph.D. (1965) from the USSR Academy of..
Petar Zhekov
Petar Zhekov (Bulgarian: ) (born October 10, 1944) is a former Bulgarian football player. Zhekov was born in Knizhovnik, Haskovo Province, and began his career in Dimitrovgrad. Later he moved to Beroe, where he twice became Bulgaria's top goalscorer. Between 1968 and 1975 Zhekov played for CSKA Sof..
Petar Živković
Petar Živković (Петар Живковић) (January 1, 1879–February 3, 1947) was a Yugoslav soldier and political figure. He was Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia from January 7, 1929, to April 4, 1932. Živković was born in Negotin, Serbia. A soldier at the Serbian court, Ži..
Petar Zoranić
Petar Zoranić (1508 - after 1569) was a Croatian writer from Zadar. He is most important as the author of Planine, the first Croatian novel. Pastoral in nature, the novel shows influence of Virgil, Ovid, Dante Alighieri, Francesco Petrarca and Giovanni Boccaccio. The novel was written in 1538 and ..
Petar Zrinski
Petar Zrinski (Croatian: Petar Zrinski, Hungarian: Zrínyi Péter; 1621-1671) was a Croatian and Hungarian warrior and member of the Zrinski noble family. After the death of his brother Nikola Zrinski, Petar became ban of Croatia. Petar fought for greater Croatian independence from the Hapsburg dyn..
Petar Đurković
Petar Đurković (Петар Ђурковић) was a Serbian astronomer known for discovering two asteroids. One is named for the Serbian scientist Milutin Milankovitch, the other for Zvezdara, the hill in Belgrade where the Belgrade Astronomical Observatory is located. Asteroids discovered: 2 1..
Petasis reaction
The Petasis reaction is the chemical reaction of an amine, aldehyde, and vinyl- or aryl-boronic acid to form substituted amines.Petasis, N. A.; Akritopoulou, I. Tetrahedron Lett. 1993, 34, 583–586. Petasis, N. A.; Zavialov, I. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1997, 119, 445–446. [Abstract] Petasis..
Petasis reagent
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Petasites frigidus
Petasites frigidus (Arctic Butterbur or Arctic Sweet Coltsfoot; syn. P. speciosa) is a species of Petasites native to arctic to cool temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in northern Europe, northern Asia and northern North America. It is a herbaceous perennial plant producing flowering s..
Petasos
A petasos is a style of hat, usually made of wool felt, leather or straw, with a broad, floppy brim. It was worn primarily by farmers and travellers in classical times, and was considered characteristic of rural people. The name is the Greek and Latin word for any hat. The pilos is the brimless v..
Petasus
Petasus is the winged hat that is the symbol of Hermes, the Greek mythological messenger god (Roman equivalent Mercury). Also spelt petasos. Also notably worn by French cartoon character Asterix. ..
Petaton
A petaton is an unit of mass that is equal to 1,000 teratons. ..
Petauke
Petauke is a town located in the Eastern Province of Zambia. petauke is 400 km from the capital city lusaka or air port the many spoken language is nsenga and communication it as two radio station the most listerned station is radio explorers 88.3fm which covers up to 120km and mostry used by chi..
Petauridae
The family Petauridae includes 11 medium-sized possum species: four striped possums, the six species wrist-winged gliders in genus Petaurus, and Leadbeater's Possum which has only vestigal gliding membranes. Most of the wrist-winged gliders are native to Australia, most of the striped possums (gen..
Petaurus
The genus Petaurus contains flying phalangers or wrist-winged gliders, a group of arboreal marsupials. There are six species, Sugar Glider, Squirrel Glider, Mahogany Glider, Northern Glider, Yellow-bellied Glider and Biak Glider, and all are native to Australia. Flying phalangers are typically n..
Petavius (crater)
Crater characteristics Coordinates ..
Petawawa, Ontario
Petawawa is a town located in the Canadian province of Ontario. Situated in the Ottawa Valley, with a population of 15,500, Petawawa is the most populous municipality in Renfrew County. Contents 1 Geography2 Transportation3 Primary industries4 History5 Communities6 ..
Petawawa Airport
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Petawawa River
The Petawawa River is a river in eastern Ontario, Canada. It starts in northern Algonquin Park and flows east, emptying into the Ottawa River at Petawawa. The river is 187 km in length and drains an area of 4,200 km². The river's name comes from the Algonquian language, meaning "where one hears a..
Petaybee Series
The Petaybee Series is a trilogy of young-adult science fiction novels by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough. It is also known as the "Powers Series". The Petaybee Series consists of three books: Powers that Be published in 1993, Power Lines (1994) and Power Play (1995). The series cente..
Peta (prefix)
This article describes the SI prefix peta. For other meanings, including People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, see Peta. In physics and mathematics, peta- (symbol: P) is a prefix in the SI (system of units) denoting 1015, or 1 000 000 000 000 000. For example: 1 pet..
Peta Brady
Peta Brady (born 17 July 1972) is an Australian actress. She is best known for playing Cody Willis in the TV soap Neighbours. Since she left the show, Brady has appeared in the film Mullet and the TV sitcom Kath & Kim. Peta also appears in the SBS series RAN (Remote Area Nurse). Although shy of pub..
Peta Buscombe, Baroness Buscombe
Peta Jane Buscombe, Baroness Buscombe (born 12 March, 1954) is a Conservative member of the House of Lords. She was made a life peer in 1998. She is a barrister. ..
Peta Nocona
Peta Nocona (b. ? - d. 1860) was a Native American chief who led the Noconi Comanches in Texas from the 1830s to 1860. He was the husband of Cynthia Ann Parker, an Anglo-Texas woman kidnapped as a child in a Comanche raid on Fort Parker in May of 1836. The couple had three children, famed Comanche ..
Peta Rutter
Peta Rutter is the actress who played Udonna in [[Power Rangers: Mystic Force]]. Contents 1 Filmography1.1 Film1.2 TV Work2 External links Filmography Film This Is Not a Love Story (2002) .... SuzanneThe Footstep Man (1992) .... Lucie TV Work "[[Power Rangers: Mystic Force]]"..
Peta Seaton
Peta Seaton is an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. ..
Peta Teanet
The late Peta Teanet was a South African musician of Tsonga descent, known as one of the country's most popular disco musicians. ..
Peta Toppano
Peta Toppano (8 April 1952, London) is an actress who found success in Australian television, as part of the original casts of both The Young Doctors (playing Dr Gail Henderson) and Prisoner (playing Karen Travers). In some of her early appearances her name was credited as Peita Toppano. She is a..
Peta Wilson
Peta Wilson on the DVD cover of the second season release of La Femme Nikita Peta Gia Wilson (born November 18, 1970) is an Australian actress and model. Contents 1 Biography1.1 Early life1.2 Career2 Filmography2.1 Herself3 External links Biography Early life ..
Petbe
In Egyptian mythology, Petbe was the god of revenge, worshipped in the area around Akhmin, in central Egypt. His name translates as Sky-Ba, roughly meaning Soul of the Sky, or Mood of the sky. However, Petbe may instead be a semitic deity introduced by immigrant workers from the Levant, with his nam..
Petca Parasceva
Saint Petca Parasceva was born in the town of Epibata on the shore of the Sea of Marmara, near the imperial city of Constantinople. She became an ascetic and lived in the wilderness many years, returning to Epibata two years before her death. Her feast day is October 14. Alternate forms of her na..
Petchara Chaowarat
Petchara Chaowarat (Thai: เพชรา เชาวราษฎร์, born January 19, 1943, in Rayong Province, Thailand) is a Thai film actress who starred in around 300 films from 1961 to 1979. An icon of the "Golden Age" of Thai cinema, she was known for her round, pool-like eyes and elab..
Petchtai Wongkamlao
Petchtai Wongkamlao, Thai เพชรทาย วงคำเหลา, is a Thai comedian, actor and film director. He is best known in Thailand by his stage name, Mum Jokmok (หม่ำ จ๊กม๊ก), and is a popular Thai television personality. He is variously credited as Mom Jok Mok..
PETCO
PETCO Animal Supplies, Inc (NASDAQ: [PETC]) is a leading chain of retail stores that offers pet supplies and services such as grooming and dog training. Founded in 1965 and incorporated in Delaware, it is headquartered in San Diego, California. As of 2006, PETCO has over 800 locations i..
Petcore
PET Container Recycling Europe, commonly known as Petcore, is a Brussels-based non-profit European trade association. Petcore was founded in 1992 to promote the collection, sorting and recycling of post-consumer PET bottles. It networks with national collection agencies, governments, and the recycl..
PETCO Park
Redirect [[Template:Infobox Stadium]]PETCO Park is an open-air stadium in downtown San Diego, California. Opened in 2004, it replaced Qualcomm Stadium as the home park of the San Diego Padres. The stadium is named after the pet food retailer PETCO, which is based in San Diego and paid for the naming..
Pete
Pete could refer to: A short form of the name PeterThe Petersen Events Center, an athletics complex and basketball arena on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaBlack Pete, a Disney characterPolyethylene terephthalate (PETE), a form of polymerthe Allied reporting nam..
Pete's Brewing Company
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Pete's Dragon
Promtional poster for theatrical release of Pete's Dragon Pete's Dragon (first released on November 3, 1977) is a live-action/animated musical feature film from Walt Disney Productions. It is a live-action film but its title character, a dragon named Elliott is animated. It is about a young b..
Pete's Eats
Pete's Eats has several uses: Pete's Eats Cafe is in Llanberis, north WalesPete's Eats Catering is also the name of an innovative home cooking instructional company in NY, NYPete's Eats Blog is the name of the popular Flash/tech blog run by Pete Barr-Watson since 2001 This is a [disambiguation..
Pete's Eats (disambiguation)
Pete's Eats has several uses: Pete's Eats Cafe is in Llanberis, north WalesPete's Eats Catering is also the name of an innovative home cooking instructional company in NY, NYPete's Eats Blog is the name of the popular Flash/tech blog run by Pete Barr-Watson since 2001..
Pete's Eats Cafe
Pete's Eats is a cafe in Llanberis, north Wales, popular amongst walkers and climbers in the Snowdonia region of mountains. Contents 1 History2 Pints of tea3 Climbers4 External links History Pete's Eats opened in August 1978[link], taking its name from Peter Norton,..
Pete's Eats Catering
Pete's Eats is the name of a catering cooking instructional company in New York City owned by chef Peter Shelsky. External links [Pete's Eats home cooking in NY]..
Pete's Meteor
Pete's Meteor is an Irish dramatic film released in 1998. It was written and directed by Joe O'Byrne and stars Mike Myers in his first dramatic role. Mike Myers plays a drug dealer living in the slums of Dublin. He tries to financially provide for the three children of his dead brother. The chi..
Pete's Pond
Pete's Pond is a pond in Botswana named for Pete Le Roux, general manager of Mashatu Game Reserve. Le Roux created it as a watering hole in the hopes of protecting wildlife from poachers on the Limpopo River. The pond was the site of a National Geographic "WildCam" project in 2005, which involved a..
Peteca
Pronounced ‘PA-TECK-A’ Peteca is a traditional sport of "hand shuttlecock" indigenous to Brazil and is reputed to be as old as the country itself. The object of the game is to hit the shuttlecock with your hand over a high net, making it land on the floor of the oppositions court. Doubles and..
Petechia
A petechia (puh-TEE-kee-uh, plural petechiae puh-TEE-kee-eye) is a small red or purple spot on the body, caused by a minor hemorrhage (broken capillary blood vessels). Forceful coughing or vomiting can cause facial petechiae, especially around the eyes. Newborns often have facial petechiae from the..
Peteg913/warnings
Contents 1 Concordia1.1 Warnings2 Vandalism2.1 Warning templates2.2 Trace IP Address Concordia Warnings Code Result Usage It seems to me that you are acting in an uncivil manner. Please remain [Civilitycivil] and don't resort to making personal attacks or in..
Peteinosaurus
Peteinosaurus (Peh-TEIN-o-sore-us) was a genus of flying reptiles belonging to the Pterosauria. It existed in the late Triassic period in the middle Norian (about 210 million years ago). The genus name means "flying reptile", the species name honours Rocco Zambelli, the curator of the Bergamo natu..
Petén (department)
El Petén Petén is a department of the nation of Guatemala. It is geographically the northernmost department of Guatemala, as well as the largest in size — at 12,960 square miles (33,566 km²) it accounts for about one third of Guatemala's area. The capital is Flores. The populati..
Peter
Peter is a common given name for males: see Peter (name). Peter could refer to the following real people: Saint Peter, Jesus' disciplePeter the Deacon, a confidant of Pope Gregory I and rector of SicilyAntipope Peter IIPeter the Hermit, a peasent religious icon during the First CrusadePeter of Por..
Peter's confession
Peter's Confession refers to Peter's statement in Matthew 16:16, that Jesus is the "Christ," the Anointed One. The Passage Matthew 16:13-20 Peter's confession comes, when Jesus wanders with his diciples through Caesarea Philippi. He asks them, who do people say the Son of Man is. After his discp..
Peter's Done It!
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Peter's Friends
Peter's Friends (1992) is a British comedy-drama film written by Rita Rudner and her husband Martin Bergman, and directed and produced by Kenneth Branagh. It starred Hugh Laurie, Alphonsia Emmanuel, Imelda Staunton, Richard Briers, Stephen Fry, Rita Rudner, Tony Slattery, Phyllida Law, Alex Lowe, E..
Peter's Got Woods
Family Guy Season 4BSeptember 11, 2005 - May 21, 2006List of Family Guy episodes Episodes: Peter's Got WoodsThe Perfect CastawayJungle LovePTVBrian Goes Back to CollegeThe Courtship of Stewie's FatherThe Fat Guy StranglerThe Father, the Son, and the Holy FonzBrian Sings and SwingsPatriot GamesI..
Peter's Pence
Peter's Pence is the practice of lay members of the Roman Catholic Church providing financial support to the Holy See. While the regular tithe goes to the local parish or diocese, the Peter's Pence goes directly to Rome. The practice originated in the eighth century A.D. when Anglo-Saxons decided t..
Peter's Pocket Grandpa
Peter's Pocket Grandpa was a fictional character in a comic strip in the UK comic The Dandy. It first appeared in issue 1771, dated 1 November 1975. The strip told the rather whimsical and sad story of a schoolboy named Peter Parker, who lived with his parents and grandfather in perfectly ordinary c..
Peter, Hereditary Prince of Yugoslavia
Hereditary Prince Peter was born February 5, 1980 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is the eldest son of Crown Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia and Princess Maria da Gloria of Orleans-Braganca. Prince Peter is the grandson of HM King Peter II. His Godfather is HRH Prince Alexander of Yugoslavia, son of H..
Peter, Paul and Mary
-->The trio Peter, Paul and Mary (often PP&M) is an American musical group that was one of the most successful folk-singing groups of the 1960s. The trio comprises Peter Yarrow, Noel "Paul" Stookey, and Mary Travers. Contents 1 History2 Discography3 Videography4 Song sample5&..
Peter, Paul and Mary (album)
Peter, Paul and Mary is the first album by Peter, Paul and Mary, recorded on record with vitaphonic, monophonic, high fidelity and released by the Warner Bros. label. Back Cover ROUSING...AND REAL THE FOLK SINGERS THREE: Peter, Paul and Mary sing folk music. In your hands you hold their first alb..
Peter, Paul and Mommy
Peter, Paul and Mommy, released on Warner Bros./Seven Arts Records in 1969, is the trio Peter, Paul and Mary's first children's album. It has hits like "Puff the Magic Dragon" among others. Track listing "The Marvelous Toy" (T. Paxton)"Day Is Done""Leatherwig Bat""I Have A Song To Sing, O!""All Thr..
Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater
"Peter, Peter, Caviar Eater" is an episode from the second season of the FOX animated television series Family Guy. First aired on September 23, 1999. Written by Chris Sheridan, and directed by Jeff Myers. Guest starring Robin Leach as himself and Fairuza Balk as Connie D'Amico. Production code 1A..
Peter, Sue and Marc
Peter, Sue and Marc were a Swiss music group from Berne. The members were Peter Reber (born 1949, vocals / piano / guitar), Sue Schell (born 1950, vocals), and Marc Dietrich (born 1948, vocals / guitar). They represented Switzerland at the Eurovision Song Contest four times (in ESC1971, 1976, 1979,..
Peter-Blair
Peter-Blair is an upscale men's clothing retailer located in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Founded in 1993, it offers traditional male clothing such as suits, sweaters, and pants and specializes in ties and bowties. ..
Peter-Ernst Eiffe
also known as "Eiffe, der Bär" (german for 'Eiffe, the bear') born 1941, died December 1982 near Hamburg, Germany First Graffiti artist in Germany. Froze to death when he escaped a mental hospital during winter. A few of his famous graffito, that were written onto street signs, walls and mailbo..
Peter-Frans Pauwels
Peter-Frans Pauwels (born 1966) is a Dutch entrepreneur. In 1991, soon after he completed his studies in Business and Computer Science at the Universiteit van Amsterdam, he founded, with his former university mate Pieter Geelen, a company called Palmtop Software, which was later renamed to TomTom. ..
Peter-Hugo Daly
Peter-Hugo Daly (also known as Peter Hugo Daly) is an actor and drummer, who appeared (playing drummer Mick "Lethal") in the film Breaking Glass with Hazel O'Connor. He has also appeared as Dave Morris in the McLibel mini-series, as well as having roles in Minder, The Bill, Gangs Of New York and F..
Peter-John Vettese
Peter-John Vettese (born 15 August 1956 in Scotland), also known as Peter Vettese, is a British keyboardist, songwriter and producer. Vettese began his music studies with piano lessons at the age of 4. At 9, he began playing in public with his father's band. He ran away from home at 17 to join one ..
Peter-Lukas Graf
Peter-Lukas Graf (born 1929) is a flautist. He was born in Zürich in Switzerland. He was a pupil of André Jaunet, and later attended the Paris Conservatoire, where he won first prize with Marcel Moyse and Roger Cortot. Besides playing the flute both in orchestras and as a soloist, he is a conduct..
Peter-Michael Kolbe
Peter-Michael Kolbe (born August 2, 1953 in Hamburg) is a German rower and is one of the greatest single scullers ever. And, with the possible exception of Australia's Stuart Mackenzie, the greatest to have never won an Olympic Gold Medal. He won a record 11 Olympic and World Championship medals ..
Peter-Paul Pigmans
Peter-Paul Pigmans (January 31, 1961 - August 27, 2003) was a Dutch gabber music producer, best known for his production under the pseudonym 3 Steps Ahead. Pigmans' music is widely considered one of the most innovative specimens of the gabber genre; while many gabber producers favor raw force and l..
Peterbald
The Peterbald is a breed of Russian hairless cat. Peterbalds look very elegant and slim and have a distinctive head: narrow and long with a straight profile, almond-shaped eyes, and big set-apart ears. Peterbald cats look much like hairless Oriental Shorthair cats. Peterbalds are usually sweet-t..
Peterbilt
Peterbilt Motors is a manufacturer of medium and heavy-duty Class 6 though Class 8 trucks headquartered in Denton, Texas. The company is a subsidiary of PACCAR. Founded in 1939, Peterbilt operates manufacturing facilities in Madison, Tennessee (1969), Denton, Texas (1980), and Sainte-Thérèse, Que..
Peterboro, New York
Peterboro is a historic village located in the Town of Smithfield, Madison County in the U.S. state of New York. The Gerrit Smith Estate in the community was a stop on the Underground Railroad and an important meeting place for abolitionists. External links [New York Stops on the Undergroun..
Peterborough
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. The City of Peterborough is a cathedral city and Unitary Authority in the East of England, UK. For ceremonial purposes it is in the county of Cambridgeshire. It is a relatively prosperous city with low unemployment and an economic boom and is set to face ra..
Peterborough, New Hampshire
Peterborough is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA. The population was 5,883 at the 2000 census. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 Cultural life4 Education5 External links Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area..
Peterborough, Ontario
Peterborough Ontario (in detail) (in detail) City nickname: "The Electric City" Area¹ - Total - Water 61.37 km²? km² ?% Population (2004)¹ 74,600 % Change (1996 – 2001): 2.4 Racial Origins: White: 97.5%Asian: 0.8%mixed race: 0.5%Black: 0.3%Chinese: 0.3%Population density¹ 12..
Peterborough, South Australia
Location of Peterborough in South Australia (red) Peterborough ([32°58′S 138°50′E]) is a town in the mid north of South Australia, in wheat country, just off the Barrier Highway. It was originally named Petersburg after the landowner, Peter Doecke, who sold land to create the ..
Peterborough, Victoria
Peterborough is a small town on the historic Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia, about 3 hours drive from Melbourne. It was supposedly founded when the schooner The Schomberg was wrecked in the middle of the 19th century, and became a fishing village that is now a popular holiday destination. ..
Peterborough (CDP), New Hampshire
Peterborough CDP is a census-designated place (CDP) within the town of Peterborough in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The U.S. Census uses the CDP as a reporting level to provide separate demographic detail for the more densely populated village area of the town. All the values r..
Peterborough (disambiguation)
Contents 1 Places1.1 ..
Peterborough (electoral district)
Demographics Population, 2001 110,887 Electors 88,695 Area (km2) 2,175 Population density (people per km2) 51.0 Peterborough is a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1953. It will elect a member of the..
Peterborough (UK Parliament constituency)
Peterborough Borough constituency Peterborough shown within Cambridgeshire, and Cambridgeshire shown within England Created: 1547 MP: Stewart Jackson Party: Conservative Type: House of Commons County: Cambridgeshire EP constituency: East of England Peterborough is a constituency ..
Peterborough Airport
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Peterborough and District Football League
The Peterborough and District Football League is a football competition based in England. It has a total of six divisions including the Peterborough and District Football League Premier Division. The Premier Division sits at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System. It is a feeder to the U..
Peterborough and District Football League Premier Division
The Peterborough and District Football League Premier Division is a football competition based in England. It sits at step 7 (or level 11) of the National League System. The top club will get promoted to the United Counties Football League Division One, while the bottom club will get relegated to th..
Peterborough Cathedral
Peterborough Cathedral Plan Peterborough Cathedral is dedicated to Saint Peter, Saint Paul and Saint Andrew, and is very unusual amongst medieval cathedrals in Britain because of its triple front (dominated by the statues of the three saints) and overall asymmetrical appearance. Con..
Peterborough Chronicle
The Peterborough Chronicle (also called the Laud Manuscript), one of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles, contains unique information about the history of England after the Norman Conquest. According to philologist J.A.W. Bennett, it is the only prose history in English between the Conquest and the later 14..
Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School
Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School is a Public High School located at 201 McDonnel Street in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. As one of the oldest public schools in the country, PCVS was founded in 1827. As of 2005 it has to 975 students and 78 teachers and support staff. It is a membe..
Peterborough County, Ontario
Peterborough County is located in Ontario, Canada. The county was founded as the District of Colborne in 1838, centred around Peterborough, which became the County of Peterborough in 1850. In 1862, the County was redivided into Haliburton County, Peterborough County, and Victoria County (now the ..
Peterborough culture
Peterborough culture is the name given by some archaeologists to the prehistoric people who produced Peterborough ware pottery and also distinctive polished flint knives. The manufacturers of the pottery lived in north and eastern Britain during the late Neolithic. Advances in archaeological knowl..
Peterborough East
Peterborough East was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the County of Peterborough into two ridings. The East Riding consiste..
Peterborough Examiner
The Peterborough Examiner is a newspaper that services Peterborough, Ontario and area. The paper started circulation in 1847, and is currently owned by the Osprey Media Group. At one time, it was edited by Canadian man of letters Robertson Davies. See also Samuel Marchbanks ..
Peterborough Lift Lock
--> The Peterborough Lift Lock is a boat lift located on the Trent River in the city of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada and is Lock 21 on the Trent-Severn Waterway. The dual lifts are the highest hydraulic boat lifts in the world, rising 19.8 m (65 ft). This was a considerable accomplishment when c..
Peterborough Memorial Centre
The Peterborough Memorial Centre is a 4,329-seat multi-purpose arena in Peterborough, Ontario Canada. It was built in 1956. It is home to the Peterborough Petes ice hockey team. History Interior of Peterborough Memorial Centre before renovation The Peterborough Memorial Centre is a single-pa..
Peterborough Nene Valley
Peterborough Nene Valley is a station on the Nene Valley Railway and is the current eastern terminus of the line. Situated adjacent to Railworld, the station can be found west of the East Coast Main Line, at the Junction of London Road and Oundle Road. The station was built in 1986 as part of the ..
Peterborough Northern Star F.C.
Peterborough Northern Star F.C. are a football club based in Cambridgeshire, England. They joined the United Counties Football League Division One in 2003. In 2005, they changed their name from Eye United F.C. to their present name. For the 2005-06 season, they are members of the United Counties Foo..
Peterborough Petes
Peterborough Petes City: Peterborough, Ontario League: Ontario Hockey League Conference: Eastern Division: East Founded: 1956-57 Home Arena: Peterborough Memorial Centre Colours: Maroon and White Head Coach: Vacant General Manager: Jeff Twohey The Peterborough P..
Peterborough Phantoms
Peterborough Phantoms League: EPIHL Founded: 2002 Home Ice: Planet Ice Peterborough Capacity: 1250 Ice Size: 180ft x 85ft City: Peterborough, United Kingdom Colours: Maroon, Silver, White, and Black Head Coach: Kevin King Ownership: Unknown Peterborough Phanto..
Peterborough Pirates
Peterborough Pirates League: British National League Founded: 1982 Home Ice: Planet Ice Peterborough Capacity: 1250 Ice Size: 180ft x 85ft City: Peterborough, United Kingdom Colours: White, Orange, and Black Head Coach: Unknown Ownership: Unknown Peterborough ..
Peterborough railway station
Peterborough railway station serves the city of Peterborough, England. It lies on the East Coast Main Line (ECML). It is a major interchange, as it benefits from having both the North-South ECML as well as East-West local services. There is on site car parking, a large Royal Mail Sorting Office,..
Peterborough Rural District
Peterborough was a rural district near Peterborough in England from 1894 to 1974. It was created in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1972, from the part of the Peterborough rural sanitary district that was in the Soke of Peterborough (the rest, in Huntingdonshire, formed the Norman Cross Rural D..
Peterborough Stars
Peterborough Stars City Peterborough, Ontario League Ontario Provincial Jr A Founded 1965 Home Arena Evinrude Community Centre Colours Burgundy, Black, and White Coach Mike Lytle GM Joe Sullivan The Peterborough Stars are a Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey te..
Peterborough Summer Festival of Lights
Every summer, the City of Peterborough, Ontario has a series of free outdoor concerts with a display of fireworks at the end every Wednesday and Saturday night at Del Crary Park which is located in the downtown. Past Performers Tom Cochrane & Red RiderI Mother EarthKalan PorterGordon LightfootNatal..
Peterborough This Week
Peterborough This Week is a twice-weekly, community newspaper in Peterborough, Ontario that was established in 1989. It is one of three newspapers in the Kawartha Division of Metroland Publishing, a company that owns newspapers across Ontario. Peterborough This Week has a circulation reaching 47,5..
Peterborough to Lincoln Line
Peterborough-Lincoln Line Principal stations Peterborough for East Coast Main Line)Spalding Sleaford for Grantham-Skegness LineRuskington Metheringham Lincoln Central The Peterborough to Lincoln Line is a railway line linking Peterborough and Lincoln, via Sleaford and Spalding. The towns and v..
Peterborough Transmitter
Morbone hill site from west The Peterborough Transmitter is a broadcasting and telecommunications facility at Morborne Hill, near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, (Grid reference ). There are two tall structures on adjacent sites: a guyed steel lattice mast belonging to National Grid Wireless, ..
Peterborough United F.C.
Peterborough United F.C. are an English football team currently playing in League Two for the 2005-06 season. The club was formed in 1934, and was first admitted to the league in 1960, replacing Gateshead. In their first season as a league club, they scored 134 goals, a record which has never been..
Peterborough ware
Peterborough ware is a decorated pottery style of the later British Neolithic. It is known for the impressed pits made by bone or wood implements in its sides. Whipped cord was also used to make circular 'maggot' patterns. The earliest form of Peterborough ware is known as Ebbsfleet style and had m..
Peterborough West
Peterborough West was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1953. It was located in the province of Ontario. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867 which divided the County of Peterborough was into two ridings. The West Riding consi..
Peterchurch
Peterchurch is a small village within Herefordshire. ..
Peterculter
Peterculter (pronounced Peter-coo-ter) is a suburb on the western edge of Aberdeen, Scotland approximately 8 miles inland from the city centre. The latter part of the name is said to be derived from the Gaelic compound word "Cul-tir", which signifies the back part of the country, and would correc..
Petergeist
Family Guy Season 4BSeptember 11, 2005 - May 21, 2006List of Family Guy episodes Episodes: Peter's Got WoodsThe Perfect CastawayJungle LovePTVBrian Goes Back to CollegeThe Courtship of Stewie's FatherThe Fat Guy StranglerThe Father, the Son, and the Holy FonzBrian Sings and SwingsPatriot GamesI..
Peterhead
There is also a suburb of Adelaide named Peterhead, South Australia Peterhead is a town in Scotland with a population of approximately 18,000. It is situated in Aberdeenshire, at the easternmost point in mainland Scotland. Contents 1 Description1.1 Main Employers2 Tourism3 Ex..
Peterhead, South Australia
Peterhead is a north-western suburb of Adelaide 15km from the CBD, on the LeFevre Peninsula, in the state of South Australia, Australia and falls under the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. It is adjacent to Largs Bay and Birkenhead. The post code for Peterhead is 5016. It is bounded to the north by Wi..
Peterhead Community Hospital
Peterhead Community Hospital The services provided include a small midwife led maternity unit. In August 2005 Aberdeenshire Community Health Partnership issued a consultation document on Older People’s Services, Maternity Services and Diagnostic and Treatment Services which includes several pro..
Peterhead F.C.
Contents 1 Overview2 History3 Honours4 Club Records5 Current squad5.1 Out on loan6 External links Overview Peterhead FC are a football club based in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They currently play in the Scottish Football League Second Division, follo..
Peterhead railway station, Adelaide
Peterhead railway station is a railway station on the Outer Harbor railway line which is located in the northwestern Adelaide, straddling the suburbs of Peterhead, Birkenhead, and Exeter on the LeFevre Peninsula. It is located 14.6km by railway from the Adelaide Railway Station. Adjacent Stations ..
Peterhof
Peterhof: the Samson Fountain and Sea Channel Peterhof (Russian: , Petergof, originally Peterhof, Dutch for "Peter's Court") is a series of palaces and gardens, laid out on the orders of Peter the Great, and sometimes called the "Russian Versailles". It is located about twenty kilometers we..
Peterhouse, Cambridge
Peterhouse, Cambridge Full name Peterhouse Motto - Named after St Peter Previous names The Scholars of the Bishop of Ely St Peter’s College Established 1284 Sister College(s) Merton College Master The Lord Wilson of Tillyorn Location [Trumpington Street&#..
Peterhouse Boat Club
Peterhouse Boat Club is the rowing club for members of Peterhouse. Alumni of Peterhouse Boat Club are eligible to join the Cross Keys Boat Club. Peterhouse is the smallest of all of the colleges of Cambridge University which regularly admit both undergraduates and graduates, yet crews from Peter..
Peterhouse Group of Boarding Schools
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since June 2006. The Peterhouse group of scho..
Peterhouse school of history
The Peterhouse school of history was named after the Cambridge college of the same name where the history taught concentrated on 'high politics'. That is, the study of 'fifty or sixty politicians in conscious tension with one another', in the words of Maurice Cowling, the most prominent member of th..
Peterlee
redirect [[Template:Infobox England place]]Peterlee is a new town in County Durham, England. Founded in 1948, the town is named after Peter Lee, a prominent local miner, and originally mostly housed coal miners. Contents 1 General information2 Schools and Colleges2.1 Primary2.2&nb..
Peterlee Newtown F.C.
Peterlee Newtown F.C. are a football club based in Peterlee, England. They formed in 1976 and joined Northern Football Alliance. In 1979, they joined the Wearside League. They played in the Northern League from 1982 to 2006, when they were relegated to the Northern Alliance and changed their name to..
Peterlingen Priory
Peterlingen Abbey or Priory was a Cluniac monastery at Peterlingen, now Payerne, in Lausanne, Switzerland. It was founded in the 10th century by Queen Bertha of Burgundy and was a very early priory of the Abbey of Cluny, from 962. The reforming Cluniac, Saint Ulrich of Zell, was prior here in the..
Peterloo Massacre
Print of the Peterloo Massacre published by Richard Carlile The Peterloo Massacre of August 16, 1819 was the result of a cavalry charge into the crowd at a public meeting at St. Peters Field, Manchester, England. It is also called the Manchester Massacre. Eleven people were killed and over 40..
Petermann (crater)
Crater characteristics Coordinates ..
Petermann Island
Adelie Penguin rookery on Petermann Island; their droppings make the gray rock pinkish. Petermann Island is a small island just off the west side of the Antarctic Peninsula of Antarctica, located at 65 deg 10 min S, 64 deg 10 min W, just a short distance south of Booth Island and the Lemaire ..
Petermann Orogeny
The Petermann Orogeny was an intracontinental event that affected basement rocks of the northern Musgrave Province and Proterozoic sediments of the (now) southern Amadeus Basin between ~550-535 Ma. Prior to the Petermann Orogen, which resulted in exhumation of the Musgrave Block, the Amadeus Basin..
Peterotica
Family Guy Season 4BSeptember 11, 2005 - May 21, 2006List of Family Guy episodes Episodes: Peter's Got WoodsThe Perfect CastawayJungle LovePTVBrian Goes Back to CollegeThe Courtship of Stewie's FatherThe Fat Guy StranglerThe Father, the Son, and the Holy FonzBrian Sings and SwingsPatriot GamesI..
Petero Civoniceva
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Petero Mataca
Archbishop Petero Mataca Petero Mataca (born at Cawaci, on Ovalau Island, 28 April 1933) is the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Suva, Fiji. After his education at St. John's College, Cawaci, he was ordained as a priest on 19 December 1959. He became a Bishop on 27 August 1974 when he was appoin..
Peterpan (band)
Peterpan is an Indonesian pop rock band from Antapani, Bandung, famous through the following songs: "Mimpi yang Sempurna","Ada Apa Denganmu", "Topeng", and "Kukatakan Dengan Indah". This band has six members, among them are: Ariel (vocal), Uki (guitar), Loekman (bas), Reza (drum), Andika (keyboard..
Peters
Peters is a surname, and may refer to Alan Peters, British furniture makerAndrew Peters, Canadian ice hockey playerAndi Peters, British television presenterArno Peters (1916-2002), German filmmakerArnold Peters, Canadian politicianArthur Peters, Canadian politicianAulana L. Peters, American lawyerB..
Peters's Duiker
Peter's Duiker (Cephalophus callipygus), is a small antelope found in Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, southern Cameroon and northern Republic of Congo. Peter's Duikers weigh about 40 pounds (18 kilogrammes) on average, and are about 20 inches (50 centimetres) at the shoulder. They have a grey-brown coa..
Peters's tube-nosed bat
The Peters's tube-nosed bat (Murina grisea) is a Vesper bat endemic to Uttar Pradesh, India. It is listed as a critically endangered species due to habitat loss and human disturbance from tourism. This bat's range is restricted to under 100 km². References Participants of CBSG CAMP workshop: Sta..
Peters' elephantnose fish
Peters' elephantnose fish, Gnathonemus petersii, is an elephantfish in the genus Gnathonemus. Other names in English include elephantnose fish, long-nosed elephant fish, and Ubangi mormyrid, after the Ubangi River. It is native to the rivers of West and Central Africa, in particular the lower Nige..
Peters' Mouse Lemur
Peters' Mouse Lemur (Microcebus myoxinus), also known as the Pygmy Mouse Lemur, is the smallest of the mouse lemurs and the smallest primate in the world, only weighing around 30 grams (roughly 1 ounce). Its dorsal side is a rufous-brown colour, and creamy-white ventrally. They live in dry deciduo..
Petersberg
Petersberg may refer to a Mountains:*Petersberg near Bonn, with Hotel Petersberg, site of**Petersberg Agreement, 1949, reagarding international status of West Germany.**Petersberg Tasks, 1992 & 1997, regarding European security cooperation. Also known as 'Petersburg Missions' or 'Petersberg Objectiv..
Petersberg, Hesse
Petersberg is a municipality in the district of Fulda, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated 3 km east of Fulda. ..
Petersberg agreement
The Petersberg Agreement is an international treaty that extended the rights of the Federal Government of Germany vis-a-vis the occupying forces of Britain, France, and the United States, and is viewed as the first major step of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG) towards sovereignty. It was signe..
Petersberg tasks
Petersberg near Bonn The Petersberg tasks are a list of military and security priorities incorporated within the European Security and Defence Policy of the European Union. The Petersberg tasks were first fomulated by the Western European Union (WEU) in 1992 during a summit in at the Hotel P..
Petersboro, Utah
Petersboro is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cache County, Utah, United States. The population was 230 at the 2000 census. Geography Petersboro is located at [41°45′39″N, 111°59′3″W] (41.760838, -111.984191)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United Sta..
Petersburg, Alaska
Petersburg is a city in Wrangell-Petersburg Census Area, Alaska, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 3,224. Contents 1 Geography2 Demographics3 History4 Trivia5 External links Geography Petersburg is located at [56°48′16″..
Petersburg, Georgia
The dead town of Petersburg, Georgia was an upriver market located in Wilkes (now Elbert) County. Named after Petersburg, Virginia, it was founded by Dionysius Oliver in 1786 to serve the rapidly growing Broad River Valley region, and enjoyed a good connection with Augusta, Georgia via the Savannah ..
Petersburg, Illinois
Petersburg is a city in Menard County, Illinois, on the bluffs and part of the floodplain overlooking the Sangamon River. The population was 2,299 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Menard County[Geographic references#6GR6]. Petersburg is located approximately two miles north of ..
Petersburg, Indiana
Petersburg is a city in Pike County, Indiana, United States. The population was 2,570 at the 2000 census. The city is the county seat of Pike County[Geographic references#6GR6]. Geography Petersburg is located at [38°29′30″N, 87°16′49″W] (38.491653, -87.280372)[Ge..
Petersburg, Kentucky
Petersburg is a neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky centered along Petersburg Road & Indian Trail. References ↑  External links ..
Petersburg, Michigan
Petersburg is a city in Monroe County, Michigan, United States. The population was 1,157 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²), all land. Demographics As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,157 people, 423 hou..
Petersburg, Nebraska
Petersburg is a village in Boone County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 374 at the 2000 census. Geography Petersburg is located at [41°51′10″N, 98°4′48″W] (41.852867, -98.080131)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, t..
Petersburg, North Dakota
Petersburg is a city in Nelson County, North Dakota in the United States. The population was 195 at the 2000 census. Petersburg was founded in 1884. Geography Petersburg is located at [48°0′37″N, 98°0′3″W] (48.010224, -98.000698)[Geographic references#1GR1]. Accordin..
Petersburg, Ohio
Petersburg is a small village in Springfield Township, Mahoning County, Ohio, USA. It was founded in the 1790's by German immigrants from Pennsylvania. Including those from Pennsylvania was Peter Musser, Israel Warner and family who are now buried outside of Petersburg in the Old Springfield Towns..
Petersburg, Pennsylvania
Petersburg is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 455 at the 2000 census. Geography Petersburg is located at [40°34′21″N, 78°2′53″W] (40.572417, -78.048036)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census ..
Petersburg, Tennessee
Petersburg is a town in Tennessee, United States. The population was 580 at the 2000 census. Geography Petersburg is located at [35°19′7″N, 86°38′15″W] (35.318501, -86.637456)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a t..
Petersburg, Texas
Petersburg is a city in Hale County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,262 at the 2000 census. Geography Petersburg is located at [33°52′12″N, 101°35′50″W] (33.869948, -101.597208)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, th..
Petersburg, Virginia
Petersburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States. The population was 33,740 at the 2000 census. It is in Tri-Cities area of the Richmond-Petersburg region and is a portion of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Petersb..
Petersburg, West Virginia
Petersburg is a city in Grant County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 2,423 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Grant County[Geographic references#6GR6]. Petersburg was founded circa 1745 by Jacob Peterson, who owned the area's first merchandising store. It was in..
Petersburgh, New York
Petersburgh is a town located in the northeast section of Rensselaer County, New York, USA. The population was 1,563 at the 2000 census. The town was named after an early settler. Contents 1 History2 Geography3 Demographics4 Communities and locations in Petersburgh5 Ex..
Petersburg (disambiguation)
Several places in the United States of America have the name Petersburg: Petersburg, AlaskaPetersburg, IllinoisPetersburg, IndianaPetersburg, IowaPetersburg, KentuckyPetersburg, MichiganPetersburg, NebraskaPetersburg, OhioPetersburg, VirginiaPetersburg, West Virginia Slight variations appear in the ..
Petersburg (novel)
Petersburg or St. Petersburg, Russian: Петербург (1913, revised 1922) is the title of Andrei Bely's masterpiece, a Symbolist work that foreshadows Joyce's Modernist ambitions. For various reasons the novel never received much attention and was not translated into English until 1959 by Jo..
Petersburg High School
Petersburg High School can refer to: Petersburg High School in Petersburg, AlaskaPetersburg High School in Petersburg, TexasPetersburg High School in Petersburg, VirginiaPetersburg High School in Petersburg, West Virginia This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles a..
Petersburg Inn
The Petersburg Inn was built in what is now Petersburg, Ohio. The structure was an historical building and used to be an over-night inn for stage coach trips between Cleveland and Pittsburgh. The shell of this building revealed the old log cabin structures that made up the building. It was 160 years..
Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport
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Petersburg National Battlefield
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Petersburg National Battlefield Park
Petersburg National Battlefield Park is operated by the National Park Service in Petersburg, Virginia and the surrounding area. During the last years of the American Civil War, Union General Ulysses S. Grant determined that the successful capture of Petersburg and its network of railroads was the ke..
Petersburg Pilot
The Petersburg Pilot is a weekly newspaper published in Petersburg, Alaska established February 1974. External link [Petersburg Pilot] ..
Petersburg Public Schools
The following are schools in the Petersburg, Virginia school division. 21st Century Academy A. P. Hill Elementary School Blandford Elementary School J. E. B. Stuart Elementary School Peabody Middle School Petersburg High School Robert E. Lee Elementary School Vernon Johns Middle School Virginia Ave..
Petersburg Railroad
Petersburg Railroad was chartered in 1830 and opened in 1833. It ran from Petersburg, Virginia south to Garysburg, North Carolina, from which it ran to Weldon via trackage rights over the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad (later eliminated with a new alignment). The railroad saw much action and destruct..
Petersburg Township, Minnesota
Petersburg Township is a township in Jackson County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 269 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 93.6 km² (36.1 mi²). 93.5 km² (36.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of ..
Petersen
Petersen is a surname, and may refer to Alicia O'Shea Petersen, Australian activistAnders Petersen, Swedish photographerAnker Eli Petersen, Faroese writer and artistAnn Petersen, Belgian actressCarl PetersenCharles PetersenChris PetersenChristopher Flinder PetersenEwa Hedkvist PetersenFlo Bjelke-Pe..
Petersen Arboretum
Petersen Arboretum is a new arboretum located in Petersen Park, Alpine, Utah, USA. It was established prior to 2003, when 150 additional trees were planted. Its collection includes Big Tooth and Amur Maples, Tri-colored Oaks, and the Dawn Redwoods. See also List of botanical gardens in the United S..
Petersen Automotive Museum
The Petersen Automotive Museum is located on Wilshire Boulevard along Museum Row in the Miracle Mile neighborhood of Los Angeles. One of the world's largest automotive museums, the Petersen Automotive Museum is a non-profit organization specializing in the education and history of the automobile. F..
Petersen Events Center
The John M. and Gertrude E. Petersen Events Center is a 12,508-seat multi-purpose arena on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It hosts the men's and women's Pitt Panthers basketball teams. The arena opened in 2002 on part of the former site of Pitt Stadium, w..
Petersen graph
The Petersen graph is a small graph that serves as a useful example and counterexample in graph theory. The graph is named for Julius Petersen, who published it in 1898. Petersen constructed it to be the smallest bridgeless cubic graph with no three-edge-coloring.[The Petersen graph�..
Petersfield
Petersfield can refer to any of the following places: Petersfield, Hampshire, a market town in EnglandPetersfield, Manitoba, in CanadaPetersfield, South Carolina in the United States of AmericaPetersfield, an area of Cambridge, England This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a lis..
Petersfield, Hampshire
redirect [[Template:Infobox England place]]Petersfield is a market town in the English county of Hampshire, situated on the northern border of the South Downs. The town was founded at the end of the 11th Century. It grew as a coach stop on the Portsmouth to London route, and today is situated on bot..
Petersfield Herald
The Petersfield Herald is a broadsheet newspaper based in Petersfield, Hampshire, and published every Friday. It is one of a series of Herald titles, including the Alton Herald and Bordon Herald. Its direct competition in Petersfield is the tabloid Petersfield Post. External links http://www.pete..
Petersfield Museum
Petersfield Museum is situated in the Old Magistrates Courthouse, Petersfield, Hampshire. The museum was formed thanks to a group of local historians "The Petersfield Area Historical Society". Over the years, objects and archive material was collected, later formally transferred to the museum and no..
Petersfield Post
The Petersfield Post is a paid-for local tabloid newspaper based in Petersfield, Hampshire. It is owned and published by the Johnston Press, publishers of the Portsmouth News, every Wednesday. It is one of two paid-for Petersfield papers, the other being the broadsheet Petersfield Herald. External..
Petersfield railway station
right Petersfield railway station is a railway station serving the market town of Petersfield, Hampshire, England. It is located on the Portsmouth Direct Line which runs between London (London Waterloo) and Portsmouth (Portsmouth Harbour railway station). The station has two tracks, and two ..
Petersfield Town F.C.
Petersfield Town F.C. are an English Association football (soccer) team based in Petersfield, Hampshire, England. They are in the Wessex League Division One in the 2006-07 season. Petersfield's stadium is the Love Lane Stadium, in Love Lane, Petersfield. The club was founded in 1993 after the dem..
Petershagen
Petershagen is a town and a municipality in the Minden-Lübbecke district, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is situated on the river Weser, approx. 10 km north-east of Minden. ..
Petershagen-Eggersdorf
Petershagen-Eggersdorf is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany. It is situated 30 km east of Berlin (centre). ..
Petersham
See also Petersham, Massachusetts, United States, or Petersham, New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. Petersham is a place in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames on the east of the bend in the River Thames south of Richmond, which it shares with neighbouring Ham. It provides the foreground of ..
Petersham, Massachusetts
Petersham (pronounced "Peter's Ham") is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,180 at the 2000 census. Petersham is home to a considerable amount of conservation land, including the Quabbin Reservation, Harvard Forest and Federated Women's Club State Fore..
Petersham, New South Wales
Petersham is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Approximately 6 km south-west of the central business district, Petersham is in the Marrickville Council area and is bordered by the suburbs of Leichhardt to the north, Stanmore to the East, Marrickville t..
Petersham railway station, Sydney
Petersham railway station is on the Inner West Line CityRail line in Sydney, New South Wales. It is a small station and only receives 4 services an hour on weekdays and 2 on weekends. The Inner West line uses the two southernmost tracks of the six tracks of the main suburban line. Petersham has ..
Petershausen Abbey
Petershausen Abbey (Kloster, Reichskloster or or Abtei Petershausen) was a Benedictine monastery situated at Petershausen, now a part of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was founded in 983 by Bishop Gebhard of Constance, and settled from Einsiedeln Abbey. Under Abbot Theodoric (1086 - ..
Petershill F.C.
Petershill Football Club are a Scottish football (soccer) club from Springburn in the north of Glasgow. Nicknamed the Peasy, they were formed in 1897 and are traditionally one of the stronger clubs at their level, although they have not been as successful in recent years as they have historically. ..
Peterskirche, Vienna
The Peterskirche (English: St. Peter's Church) in Vienna is a church with a long and eventful history. Contents 1 The first church2 The new building3 Access4 References5 External links The first church The oldest church building (of which nothing remains today) dat..
Peterson
Peterson is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Peter". People with the surname Peterson: Adrian Peterson, two men of that nameAmanda Peterson (US actress)Cassandra Peterson (best known for her screen persona Elvira)Collin Peterson (US politician)David Peterson (twentieth Premier of Ontario, Canad..
Peterson's
Peterson's is an American test preparation and educational publishing company that publishes materials designed to prepare students to pass high school and college entrance exams. They offer admissions, financial aid, and career planning services to help students, parents, and educators find the so..
Peterson's algorithm
Peterson's algorithm is a concurrent programming algorithm for mutual exclusion that allows just two processes to share a single-use resource without conflict, using only shared memory for communication. [Note: Peterson's Algorithm can be generalised for more than two processes, as discussed in..
Peterson, Iowa
Peterson is a city in Clay County, Iowa, United States. The population was 372 at the 2000 census. Geography Peterson is located at [42°55′7″N, 95°20′29″W] (42.918490, -95.341502)[Geographic references#1GR1]. It is situated near the Little Sioux River. According to t..
Peterson, Minnesota
Peterson is a city in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 269 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²). 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (4.00%) is water. ..
Peterson 260SE
The Peterson 260SE The Peterson 260SE is a STOL conversion of a Cessna 182 airframe made by Todd Peterson. The conversion consists of the addition of a high-lift canard and a 260 hp (194 kW) engine. The 260SE traces its history to a STOL aircraft called Skyshark built by Jim Robertson in the ..
Peterson Air Force Base
Peterson Air Force Base (Peterson AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force located in El Paso County, Colorado near Colorado Springs. Peterson AFB is home to the 21st Space Wing. History Peterson AFB Peterson AFB was established on May 6, 1942 at the Colorado Springs Municipal Airport. I..
Peterson Events Center
Peterson Events Center also known as the "Pete" is the sports arena for the University of Pittsburgh men's and women's NCAA Division I Basketball teams and also hosts some Pittsburgh Xplosion ABA games. It is one of the newer basketball arenas in the world and has been touted as one of the best ven..
Peterson Island
Peterson Island ([66°28′S 110°30′E]) is an Antarctic rocky island, 2 mi long, with two inlets indenting the north side, lying immediately west of Browning Peninsula in the south part of the Windmill Islands. It was first mapped from air photos taken by USN Operation Highjump and Oper..
Peterson olefination
The Peterson olefination (also called the Peterson reaction) is the chemical reaction of α-silyl carbanions 1 with ketones (or aldehydes) to form a β-hydroxysilane 2 which eliminates to form alkenes 3.[#endnote_Peterson1968] Several review have been published.[#endnote_Birkofer19..
Peterson Pipes
Friedrich and Heinrich Kapp, German immigrants to Ireland from Nürnberg, Germany, founded the famed Kapp Brothers store on Grafton Street, Dublin in 1865. Shortly thereafter, a Latvian immigrant, Charles Peterson, strolled into the Kapp workshop and declared that he could make better pipes than the..
Peterson Quartet
The Petersen Quartet is a string quartet founded in 1979 by students at the Hanns Eisler Music Conservatory in Berlin. Its members are: Conrad Muck, (violin)Daniel Bell, (violin)Friedermann Weigle, (viola)Jonas Krejci, (cello) They have been guided by, amongst others, Sandor Vegh, Thomas Brandis an..
Peterson Road Elementary School
Peterson Road Elementary is a public elementary school in Langley, British Columbia part of School District 35 Langley. ..
Peterson Toscano
Peterson Toscano, a playwright, actor and gay activist, spent nearly two decades in the ex-gay movement attempting to alter his sexual orientation through reparative therapy. In addition to receiving pastoral counseling and discipleship training, he attended several ex-gay programs including Life Mi..
Petersson inner product
In mathematics the Petersson inner product is an inner product defined on the space of entire modular forms. It was introduced by the German mathematician Hans Petersson. Definition Let [\mathbb_k] be the space of entire modular forms of weight k and [\mathbb_k] the space of..
Peterstar
Peterstar Telecommunications is the leading CLEC in St. Petersburg, Russia. PeterStar offers a wide range of fixed telecom services including voice, data (ISDN, Frame Relay, ATM, Ethernet), calling cards, PBX sales (Avaya and Ericsson). PeterStar maintains the entire 32x-xxxx St. Petersburg numbe..
Peterston-super-Ely
Peterston-Super-Ely (Welsh: ) is a small village situated about eight miles from the centre of Cardiff in the Vale of Glamorgan. As its name suggests, it is on the River Ely and the local church is St. Peter's. Peterston-super-Ely is the primary outdoor filming location for the Welsh-language soap..
Peterstown, West Virginia
Peterstown is a town in Monroe County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 499 at the 2000 census. The town is the site of the 1928 discovery of the 34.48 carat (6.896 g) Jones Diamond by Grover C. Jones and his son, William "Punch" Jones. Geography Peterstown is located at [37..
Petersville
Petersville Australia Limited was an Australian public company which specialised in food product manufacture, distribution and marketing until its takeover by Adelaide Steamship Co. in the 1980s. Petersville was noted for establishing Peters Ice Cream in the 1930s by its founder Fred Peters. It div..
Petersville, Alaska
Petersville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 27 at the 2000 census. Geography Petersville is located at [62°22′37″N, 150°44′49″W] (62.376890, -150.746952)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According ..
Peterswald v Bartley
Peterswald v Bartley (1904) 1 CLR 497 is an early High Court of Australia case that dealt with section 90 of the Australian Constitution, which prohibits States from levying excise. Per Griffith CJ, an excise is a customs duty imposed on goods either in relation to quantity or value when produced..
Peters (crater)
Crater characteristics Location of Peters crater. Coordinates Wikimedia Commons has media related to: [Special] ..
Peters and Lee
Peters and Lee were a successful British folk/pop duo of the 1970s, comprising Lennie Peters (1933 - 1992) and Dianne Lee (born 1950). Lennie Peters, who was blinded in an accident when aged 16, was a pianist playing in London pubs when he teamed up with actress and dancer Dianne Lee in 1970. They e..
Peters Canyon Elementary School
Peters Canyon is an elementary school located in Tustin, California. It opened in 1997. The school is named after the nearby Peters Canyon Regional Park. Peters Canyon earned the 2004 California Distinguished School award. It was also nominated the National Blue Ribbon award in 2005. Peters Canyon i..
Peters Cartridge Company
The Peters Cartridge Co. founded along the banks of the Little Miami River near Kings_Mills,_Ohio. Started operations just prior to 1900. Peters had married into the King Family, founders of the King Powder Co. and makers of smokeless powder. With this and his invention of the automatic cartridg..
Peters Ice Cream
Peters Ice Cream is an Australian ice cream brand developed by former American Fred Peters in the 1930s, using his mother's recipe. The company (Petersville Australia Limited) became based in the Melbourne suburb of Mulgrave from the 1960s until it was taken over by Adsteam in the late 1980s. Subseq..
Peters Marland
Peters Marland is a small village in North Devon, England. The nearest town is Great Torrington. ..
Peters Plus, Ltd.
Russian company producing the Sprinter line of considerably-enhanced computers based on a clone of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum design. External link [Peters Plus Ltd. website (English-language version] ..
Peters Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Peters Township is a township in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,251 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 145.1 km² (56.0 mi²). 144.8 km² (55.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) ..
Peters Township, Pennsylvania
Peters Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania: Peters Township, Franklin County, PennsylvaniaPeters Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred y..
Peters Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania
Peters Township is a township in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 17,566 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 51.2 km² (19.8 mi²). 50.7 km² (19.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²)..
Peters Township School District
Peters Township School District is a public school district located in Washington County, Pennsylvania. It operates five schools, Bower Hill Elementary, Pleasant Valley Elementary, McMurray Elementary, Peters Township Middle School, and Peters Township High School. In 2005, all five schools met the ..
Petervale, Gauteng
Petervale is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is located in Region 3. Suburbs in Region 3 of Johannesburg Abbotsford | Atholhurst | Atholl Gardens | Atholl | Bagleyston | Benmore Gardens | Beverley Gardens | Birdhaven | Birnam | Blairgowrie | Blue Haven | Bordeaux | Bramley ..
Peterview, Newfoundland and Labrador
Peterview is a town located in the Exploits Valley area of central Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, where Peters River empties into the Bay of Exploits, just south of Botwood, off Route 350. Originally named Peters Arm, the community was incorporated as the Town of Peterview in 1962. The curr..
Peter "Black Prince" Jackson
For other people named , see {{{1. Peter "Black Prince" Jackson, born July 3,1861 in Frederiksted, St. Croix, British West Indies – died July 13, 1901 in Roma, Queensland, Australia. Standing at the Height of 6' 1 1/2" tall and weighing in at 192-210 lbs he became the winner of the Australian H..
Peter & Friends String Quartet
The Peter & Friends String Quartet is a Hong Kong mini-orhcestra based in the Department of Politics and Public Administration of the University of Hong Kong. One of the most notable orchestras in South China, it is considered by some to be the best university orchestra in Hong Kong. The String Qua..
Peter & Gordon
Peter & Gordon were a British Invasion-era performing duo, formed by Peter Asher and Gordon Waller, that rocketed to fame in 1964 with "A World Without Love". Peter Asher's sister (the actress Jane Asher) was dating Paul McCartney (of The Beatles), and so Peter & Gordon recorded several songs writte..
Peter 'Possum' Bourne
Peter Raymond George Bourne - better known as Possum Bourne (April 13, 1956 - April 30, 2003) - was a champion New Zealand rally car driver. He died of head injuries sustained in a non-competitive car crash on April 18, 2003, at the 'Race To The Sky' event held in Cardrona, Queenstown, New Zealand. ..
Peter 'Tubes' Dale
Tubes is a Soccer AM crew member and television personality. He has his own segment on the popular Sky Sports show by the name of Soccer AM called Tubes' Question. This segment involves him asking a celebrity "One Question And One Question Only" Peter Dale's nickname of Tubes comes from a previous ..
Peter (actor)
Peter (or ピーター) (b. August 8, 1952 in Osaka, Japan as Shinnosuke Ikehata) is a Japanese transvestite and actor who has appeared in Akira Kurosawa's Ran and Toshio Matsumoto's Bara no soretsu. He adopted the name Peter after his style of dress and dance which was said to ..
Peter (II) Delyan of Bulgaria
Peter Delyan being nominated for Bulgarian king. Illustration from John Skylitzes' Synopsis of Histories Peter II Delyan (Bulgarian Petăr II Deljan) was the leader of the Bulgarian revolt against the Byzantine Empire and was proclaimed emperor (tsar) of Bulgaria 1040–1041. His original..
Peter (name)
For disambiguation and list of people named "Peter", see: Peter. "Petros" redirects here. For , see Petros, Tennessee. Peter is a popular male given name. It comes from the Greek word πέτρα (read petra, in Latin used as petro-), meaning rock. According to the New Testament, Jesus gave the Apo..
Peter A. Carlesimo
Peter A. Carlesimo (September 2, 1915 in Newark, New Jersey - June 22, 2003 in Montclair, New Jersey) was a longtime coach and athletic director at the University of Scranton and Fordham University. He is sometimes credited with being the person most responsible for keeping the NIT alive in the lat..
Peter A. Peyser
Peter A. Peyser (born September 7, 1921) was a United States Representative from New York, serving from 1971 to 1977 as a Republican and from 1979 to 1983 as a Democrat. He was born in Cedarhurst, Long Island and grew up there and in Manhattan. He graduated from Dwight Preparatory School in New Yo..
Peter A. Quinn
Peter Anthony Quinn (1904-1974) ofNew York City was a U.S. Representative from New York from 1945 to 1947 and a Justice of New York Supreme Court from 1955 to 1974. ..
Peter A. Seligmann
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Peter A. Singer
For other persons with the name, see Peter Singer (disambiguation). Peter A. Singer, MD, MPH, FRCPC, is Sun Life Financial Chair in Bioethics and director of the University of Toronto Joint Centre for Bioethics and professor of medicine at the University of Toronto and University Health Network. He ..
Peter A. Sturrock
Peter Andrew Sturrock (born 1924) is a British scientist. Much of his career has been devoted to astrophysics, plasma physics, and solar physics, but Sturrock is interrested in other fields, including ufology, scientific inference and in the history of science and philosophy of science. Sturrock has..
Peter Abbay
Peter Abbay is an American actor. He plays the mysterious unseen Banker on NBC's hit game show, Deal or No Deal. He also appeared on several TV shows, such as House, Punk'd, and Another World. He recently co-starred in the independent film Manhattan Minutiae. External links ['Peter Abbay''&..
Peter Abelard
Pierre Abélard (in English, Peter Abelard) or Abailard (1079 – April 21, 1142) was a French scholastic philosopher. The story of his affair with his student, Héloïse has become legendary. Contents 1 Life1.1 Youth1.2 Rise to fame1.3 His love, Héloïse1.4 Later lif..
Peter Abeles
Sir Peter Emil Herbert Abeles AC (April 25, 1924–June 25, 1999) was an Australian transportation magnate. A refugee from Hungary, he became one of the most powerful businessmen in Australia, and was knighted in 1972. Abeles was born in Vienna, in Austria, but grew up in Budapest. When Germa..
Peter Abrahams
There are several notable individuals named Peter Abrahams For the crime fiction novelist see Peter Abrahams (crime fiction). Peter Abrahams photo taken by Carl Van Vechten, 1955 Peter Abrahams (born March 3, 1919) is a South African novelist. He was born in the poor township of Vrededorp, b..
Peter Abrahams (crime fiction)
Peter Abrahams is an American writer of crime thrillers. His works include Oblivion, The Tutor, The Fury of Rachel Monette, Hard Rain, The Fan, Crying Wolf, Last of the Dixie Heroes, and Lights Out, and many more, the last of which was nominated for an Edgar Award for best novel. His literary infl..
Peter Abrahams (US Author)
Peter Abrahams is an American writer of crime thrillers, including The Fury of Rachel Monette, Hard Rain, The Fan, Crying Wolf, Last of the Dixie Heroes, Down the Rabbit Hole, and Lights Out, the last of which was nominated for an Edgar Award for best novel. Stephen King has referred to him as "my f..
Peter Achinstein
Peter Achinstein is a Professor of Philosophy at Johns Hopkins University. He received his B.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard. He specializes in philosophy of science, and also has interests in the history of science. Professor Achinstein has held Guggenheim, NEH, and NSF fellowships, and has served as a..
Peter Ackerman
Peter Ackerman was born November 6 1946 in New York City, New York. As an undergraduate he attended Colgate University. After he graduated from Colgate, he attended the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy where in 1976 he earned a PhD in International Relations. One of Dr. Ackerman's advisor was Ge..
Peter Ackroyd
Peter Ackroyd (born October 5 1949 in London) is a British author. Ackroyd won a double first in English at Clare College, Cambridge as an undergraduate and was a Mellon Fellow at Yale University, in the United States. His career started in poetry, including works such as London Lickpenny (1973)..
Peter Acres
Peter Acres (born November 22 1987) is an actor and musician from London. He starred in Cold Blooded Killer, by David Collins, alongside Monika Kozlowska and Joseph Walkin. ..
Peter Adair
Peter Adair was a filmmaker and artist, best known for his pioneering documentary, Word is Out. He was born in Los Angeles County on 22 November, 1943. Adair entered the film industry in the 1960s and first gained critical attention with his 1967 documentary Holy Ghost People, a film record of a P..
Peter Adam
Peter Adam is a British filmmaker and author. Born in Nazi Germany, his work includes Art of the Third Reich (ISBN 0810919125). ..
Peter Adams
The Honourable Peter Adams, PC , BA, M.Sc, Ph.D (born April 17, 1936 in the United Kingdom) is a Canadian politician, and a former Liberal Member of Canada's House of Commons. He was a Member of Parliament from 1993 until 2005, representing the riding of Peterborough in eastern Ontario. Previous..
Peter Adamson
Peter Adamson (16 February 1930 - 17 January 2002) was a British actor born in Liverpool. He is best known for playing 'rough diamond' Len Fairclough in Coronation Street from 1961 to 1983. He died from stomach cancer in Lincoln County Hospital in 2002. Allegation In April 1983, a Sunday newspap..
Peter Adams (actor)
Peter Adams was a New Zealand-born actor, best remembered for his performances in Australian television. He appeared in the soap opera Number 96 in 1974-1975 and then became a leading cast member in the police procedural series Cop Shop as Detective Jeff Johnson starting in 1977. He left that s..
Peter Adkison
--> Peter Adkison is a game developer, one of the founders of game companies Wizards of the Coast and Hidden City Games. Peter Adkison is the current owner of Gen Con. His work includes the role-playing game The Primal Order. From 1993 through 2001 Adkison was CEO for Wizards of the Coast. In 20..
Peter Aerts
Peter Aerts (December 25,1970), also known as the "Dutch lumberjack", is a Dutch kickboxer who has won K-1 WORLD GP tournament 3 times. He belongs to Mejiro Gym. Aerts is probably best known for his extremely powerful strikes, namely high kicks to the head. His style is utilizing ones full powe..
Peter Agre
redirect[[Template:Portal]]Peter Agre (born January 30, 1949) is an American biologist who was awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry (which he shared with Roderick MacKinnon) for his discovery of aquaporins. Born in Northfield, Minnesota, he received his B.A. from Augsburg College in Minneapoli..
Peter Ahola
Peter Kristian Ahola is a former National Hockey League player that has played for the Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Calgary Flames, and the San Jose Sharks. He was born in Espoo, Finland Playing Career In his rookie year in Los Angeles, Ahola led all the Kings in +/- with a +12 in the 1..
Peter Ainsworth
Peter Michael Ainsworth (born 16 November 1956) is a British politician of the Conservative Party, the Member of Parliament for East Surrey and the Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. The son of a naval officer, he was educated at the Ludgrove School in Wokingham; B..
Peter Akinola
The Most Revd Peter Akinola The Most Reverend Peter Jasper Akinola (born 1944) is the current Anglican Primate of Nigeria. He is also Bishop of Abuja (Nigeria's capital) and Archbishop of Province III, which covers the northern and central parts of the country. A very "low church" Evangelica..
Peter Albach
Peter Albach (born July 26, 1956 in Sömmerda) is a German politician and member of the CDU. External link [Profile at bundestag.de] ..
Peter Alexander
Peter Alexander (born Peter Alexander Ferdinand Maximilian Neumayer June 30, 1926 in Vienna, Austria), is an Austrian singer and actor, who became popular in the 1950s and 60s with his numerous roles in German musical films. He married Hilde Haagen in 1952, they have two children, Susanne Alex..
Peter Alexander Macdonald
Peter Alexander Macdonald was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. ..
Peter Alexeyevich Bezsonov
Peter Alexeyevich Bezsonov (1828 - 1898) was a Russian student of folklore. He was born in Moscow, and graduated at Moscow University in 1851. After five years of graduate work in ancient and modern languages, he earned the government printing commission. From 1864 to 1867 he was supervisor of th..
Peter Alfonsi
Peter Alfonsior Pedro Alfonso, known also as Moshe Sephardi (Huesca, Spain, 1062 - 1140) was a Jewish Spanish writer and astronomer. He was the physician of Alfonso the Battler, and when he converted to the Christian faith was the same Alfonso the Battler that acted as godfather for his baptism, ..
Peter Allan
Peter Allan (September 6, 1799 - August 31, 1849) was an English recluse and eccentric who carved rocks in the Marsden Bay at Marsden, Tyne and Wear into a house. Contents 1 Early life2 Marsden3 Controversy4 Links5 References Early life Born to Peter Allan, a shoemaker ..
Peter Allan (cricketer)
Peter AllanAustralia (AUS) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type Right-arm fast-medium Tests First-class Matches 1 57 '''Runs scored - 689 Batting average - 10.59 100s/50s -/- -/- Top score - 41 Balls bowled 192 - Wickets 2 206 Bowling..
Peter Allen
--> Section>sections].Please format the article according to the guidelines laid out at[Manual of Style]. This article is about the Australian performer. For the broadcast host of the Metropolitan Opera see Peter Allen (broadcaster). Peter Allen, born Peter Allen Woolnough (Feb..
Peter Allen (broadcaster)
Peter Allen, American Broadcaster host of the Metropolitan Opera. redirect [[Template:Uncategorized]] ..
Peter Allgeier
Peter F. Allgeier was the Acting United States Trade Representative from February 18 to April 29, 2005. As Deputy Trade Representative, he assumed that post on February 18, 2005 following the resignation of Robert Zoellick serving until Rob Portman was confirmed for the permanent post. He has resume..
Peter Alliss
Peter Alliss on the cover of one of his books, Play Golf with Peter Alliss (1977) Peter Alliss (born February 28, 1931) is an English golfer, television presenter and commentator, author and golf course designer. His father Percy was a professional golfer who won several tournaments on the Eu..
Peter Alsop
Peter Alsop is an American children's musician whose songs try to help kids deal with life. He covers a broad range of subjects: fear of sleep, dealing with loss, dealing with invasion of privacy, being called 'gay' for showing emotion, gender differences, individual tastes, dealing with disabiliti..
Peter Altabef
Peter Altabef (born 1959) is the current CEO of Perot Systems, a position which he has held since October 2004. Born in New York, he received his bachelor's in economics from Binghamton University, and a degree in law from the University of Chicago. Despite his training in economics and law, he was..
Peter Altenberg
Peter Altenberg (1859 - 1919) was a writer and poet from Vienna, Austria. His was born Richard Engländer on March 9, 1859. The nom de plume, Altenberg, came from a small town on the Danube River. Allegedly, he chose the surname to honor a woman with whom he was in unrequited love. Although he gr..
Peter Altmaier
Peter Altmaier (born June 18, 1958 in Ensdorf, Saarland) is a German politician and member of the CDU. ..
Peter Aluma
Peter Aluma (born April 23 1973 in Lagos, Nigeria) is a former professional basketball player. After high school in Isolo, Nigeria, the 6'10" center became a star at Liberty University. Aluma played briefly for the NBA's Sacramento Kings during the lockout-shortened 1998-1999 season. He later pla..
Peter Ambroziak
Peter Ambroziak (born September 15, 1971, in Kanata, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger. He was drafted in the fourth round, 72nd overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft. Drafted from the Ontario Hockey League's Ottawa 67's, Ambroziak debuted with Buff..
Peter Ames
Peter Ames was the lead male character in the now-defunct American Soap Opera, The Secret Storm. Although played by many actors, Peter Hobbs was the actor most identified in the role. Sudden widower Peter was the father of three children who had suddenly lost his wife in a tragic car accident. ..
Peter Amigo
Peter Emmanuel Amigo (26 May, 1864-1 October, 1949) was a Catholic bishop. Peter Amigo was born at Gibraltar on 26 May, 1864. He studied at St Edmund's, Ware, and St. Thomas's, Hammersmith. He was ordained priest on 25 February, 1888. He was for a short time at Stoke Newington, then professor at S..
Peter anderson
Peter Anderson (1901-1984) Potter and founder of Shearwater Pottery, Ocean Springs, Mississippi. After receiving training from Edmund deF Curtis and Charles F. Binns, and with backing from his parents, George Walter Anderson and Annette McConell Anderson, Peter Anderson founded Shearwater in 1928,..
Peter Anderson
Peter Anderson was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. ..
Peter Anderson (footballer)
Peter Dennis Anderson (born September 11, 1932) was an English professional footballer, playing as a winger. He was born in Devonport, Devon. Peter Anderson began his career with local Devon side Oak Villa whilst studying at the Astor Institute, signing for Plymouth Argyle in July 1950. His league ..
Peter Andersson
Peter Andersson was born in Boxholm in 1973, 20th of March. He is music composer within the ambient, noise, industrial, electronic and experimental genre. His projects are raison d'être, Stratvm Terror, Necrophorus, Atomine Elektrine, Yantra Atmospheres, Panzar, Bocksholm, Svasti-ayanam, Cataclyst,..
Peter Andersson (hockey)
Peter Andersson (born March 2, 1962 in Federtalve, Sweden) is a retired Swedish ice hockey player who played briefly in the National Hockey League. Drafted in 1980 by the Washington Capitals, Andersson also played for the Quebec Nordiques. External Links [Career Statistics] ..
Peter André
André on stage Peter André, (born as Peter James Andrea February 27, 1973 in Harrow, London, UK) is a pop singer achieving success mainly in the United Kingdom. He was raised in Australia, and is of Cypriot descent. Born to Greek parents Savvas and Thea, André has four older brothers (Andre..
Peter Andreas Amundsen Morell
Peter Andreas Amundsen Morell (1868-1948) was the Norwegian Minister of Social Affairs 1926-1928. ..
Peter Andreas Blix
Peter Andreas Blix was born in Frederiksvern (near Stavern) on November 4, 1831 - died in Vik in Sogn January 31, 1901 was a Norway architect and engineer. Blix was educated at Polytechnikum Hannover and in Karlsruhe. His first work was in the Canal Works in Norway and designed his first structure,..
Peter Andreas Hansen
Peter Andreas Hansen (December 8, 1795 – March 28, 1874), Danish astronomer, was born at Tondern, in the duchy of Schleswig (now Tønder, Denmark). The son of a goldsmith, he learned the trade of a watchmaker at Flensburg, and exercised it at Berlin and Tondern, 1818–1820. He had, howev..
Peter Andreas Munch
Peter Andreas Munch (1810 - 1863) (usually known as P. A. Munch) was a Norwegian historian, known for his work on the medieval history of the nation that had recently regained its independence. He was one of the first non-Catholics to be allowed into the archives of the Vatican. His research there l..
Peter Andren
Peter Andren Peter James Andren (born 28 August 1946), is an Australian politician. He has been an independent member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the electorate of Calare in New South Wales. He was born in Gulargambone, New South Wales, and was ed..
Peter Andreoli
Peter Andreoli was born on April 28th, 1941, in New York. He grew up to become a record producer and vocalist. In 1968, working with his friend and colleague Vincent Poncia Jnr, he released The Anders And Poncia Album. Track 7, Smokey Joe's Cafe, features Ry Cooder on bottleneck guitar. With Jack S..
Peter Andrews
Peter B. Andrews is an American mathematician and Professor of Mathematics at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1964 under the tutelage of Alonzo Church. He received the Herbrand Award in 2003. His research group designed th..
Peter and Iona Opie
Peter and Iona (Archibald) Opie were a husband-and-wife team of folklorists, who applied modern techniques to children's literature, summarized in their studies, The Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes (1952) and The Lore and Language of Schoolchildren (1959) Their collection of some 1200 titles of ..
Peter and Murray Corren
Peter and Murray Corren are a same-sex couple in Coquitlam, British Columbia who have been appointed by the government of British Columbia to amend public school kindergarten through grade 12 curriculums to incorporate LGBT-related material such as same-sex marriage and remove "heterosexism". They ..
Peter and Paul
Peter and Paul is a 1981 film starring Anthony Hopkins as Paul of Tarsus and Robert Foxworth as Peter the Fisherman, directed by Robert Day. External links ..
Peter and Paul Cathedral
The Peter and Paul Cathedral is located inside the Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg, Russia. The fortress, originally built under Peter the Great and designed by Domenico Trezzini, is the first and oldest landmark in St. Petersburg built between 1703 and 1733 on Zayachy Island along the Ne..
Peter and Paul Fortress
View of the fortress in 1905 The Peter and Paul Fortress (Russian: Петропавловская крепость, also Fortress of SS Peter and Paul) is the original citadel of St. Petersburg, Russia, designed by Domenico Trezzini and founded in 1703. The fort contains a number of buildings ..
Peter and Rosemary Grant
Peter R. Grant and his wife, B. Rosemary Grant are both evolutionary biologists at Princeton University. They are noted for their work on Darwin's Finches on the Galapagos Island named Daphne Major. The Grants spent six months of the year since 1973 capturing, tagging, taking blood samples, and rel..
Peter and the Starcatchers
Peter and the Starcatchers is a prequel to Peter Pan written by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. A CGI (computer-generated imagery) animated feature film of Peter and the Starcatchers has been planned for development by Disney studios. A second book, Peter and the Shadow Thieves, has been announced..
Peter and the Test Tube Babies
Peter and the Test Tube Babies are a punk rock band formed around Brighton in 1977 and still touring today. In 1982 they covered the chart-topping Gary Glitter hit "I'm The Leader of The Gang (I Am)", on their album Pissed and Proud which got some notoriety, being called a contender for the worst co..
Peter and the Wolf (Prokofiev)
Peter and the Wolf is a composition by Sergei Prokofiev written in 1936 after his return to Russia. It is a children's story (also written by Prokofiev) spoken by a narrator accompanied by the orchestra. Stalin had ordered that art had to be reflective of the Communist ideal and that music had to ..
Peter Angelos
Peter G. Angelos (born July 4, 1929) is a trial lawyer and the current owner of the Baltimore Orioles, a baseball team in the American League East Division. He led a group of investors that purchased the team in 1993 for $173 million. He opposed the relocation of the Washington Nationals (formerly..
Peter Angelo Cavicchia
Peter Angelo Cavicchia, Member of the United States Congress, was born in Roccamandolfi, Province of Campobasso, Italy, May 22, 1879. He immigrated to the United States in 1888 with his parents, who settled in Newark, New Jersey Cavicchia attended the public schools and was graduated from the Ameri..
Peter Angelsen
Peter Angelsen (1935-) was the Norwegian Minister of Fisheries 1997-2000, and minister of Nordic cooperation 1999-2000. ..
Peter Angerer
Peter Angerer (b. July 14 1959 in Siegsdorf). Is a former German biathlete. At the 1984 Winter Olympic Games in Sarajevo he won gold medal in the 20 km individual. In addition he won silver in the sprint distance and bronze with the West German relay team. Already at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games i..
Peter Anghelides
Peter Anghelides is a British author and dramatist best known for his work on various spin-offs related to the BBC television series Doctor Who. Work Anghelides' first published work was the short story "Moving On" in the third volume of the Virgin Decalog collections, which led to further short s..
Peter Annet
Peter Annet (1693-1769), English deist, is said to have been born at Liverpool. A schoolmaster by profession, he became prominent owing to his attacks on orthodox theologians, as well as for his membership of a semi-theological debating society, the Robin Hood Society, which met at the Robin Hood an..
Peter Anthony Allen
Peter Anthony Allen was twenty-one years old when on 13 August 1964 he became one of the two last people in the United Kingdom to be executed. He was hanged for the murder the previous 7 April of John Alan West. See article on West for the story of the murder and trial and execution. See also Capit..
Peter Antonie
Peter Antonie is an Australian rower of high acclaim, having competed in a large number of international events. Thomas Keller Medal Outstanding International Rowing Career, Awarded by FISA ..
Peter Appleyard
Peter Appleyard (born August 26 1928) is a Canadian Jazz vibraphonist. In 1992, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada in recognintion of his being an "internationally renowned vibraphonist [who] has represented the Canadian jazz community across North America, Europe, the Middle Ea..
Peter Arbogast
Peter Arbogast (born December 5, 1954) is an American sportscaster, born in Chicago, Illinois but grew up mostly in Los Angeles, California. Contents 1 Biography1.1 Education1.2 Broadcasting1.3 Personal life2 Trivia Biography Arbogast is the child of legendary radio DJ a..
Peter Archer, Baron Archer of Sandwell
Peter Kingsley Archer, Baron Archer of Sandwell, PC (born 20 November 1926), is a Labour Party member of the House of Lords. He was made a Life Peer in 1992. He was previously the Member of Parliament for Warley, West. He held the post of Solicitor General from 7 March 1974 to 4 May 1979. Affil..
Peter Argetsinger
Peter Argetsinger is a race car driver born in the United States of America. Although his career spanned from 2000 until 2002, he only completed partial seasons, in the GrandAm Motorola Cup of 2000 and GrandAm Series of 2001. He also filled in for races in the GrandAm Series in other years (2000, ..
Peter Armbruster
Peter Armbruster (born July 25 1931 in Dachau, Bavaria) is a physicist at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung (GSI) facility in Darmstadt, Germany, and is credited with discovering elements 108 Hassium, 109 Meitnerium, 110 (darmstadtium), 111 (roentgenium), and 112 (ununbium). He studied ph..
Peter Armitage
Peter Armitage (born July 15, 1924) is a statistician specialising in medical statistics. Peter Armitage attended Huddersfield College and went on to read mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge. Armitage belonged to the generation of mathematicians who came to maturity in the Second World War. H..
Peter Arne
Peter Arne (born 29 September 1920 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaya, died 1 August 1983) is an actor best known for various performances in British film and television. Film credits include: Men of Sherwood Forest, The Cockleshell Heroes, Tarzan and the Lost Safari, The Moonraker, Ice Cold in Alex, Intent t..
Peter Arnett
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Peter Arnison
Major General Peter Maurice Arnison AC CVO KStJ (born Lismore, New South Wales 1940), was Governor of Queensland from 1997 until 2003. He graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon in 1962, and retired from the Australian Army in 1996. He was Land Commander of the Royal Australian Army fro..
Peter Arno
Peter Arno's grave in Kensico Cemetery Peter Arno (1904 - 1968) was a U.S. cartoonist. Born Curtis Arnoux Peters, Jr. in New York, New York, and educated at Yale University, his cartoons were published in The New Yorker from 1925-1968. They often depicted a cross-section of New York society fro..
Peter Arnold Heise
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since June 2006. Peter Heise (1830 - 1879) wa..
Peter Arshinov
Peter Andreyevich Arshinov (Marin, Пётр Андреевич Аршинов in Russian) (1887 - c. 1937) was a metal worker from Ukraine who, in 1904, joined the Bolshevik Party and became an anarchist after the 1905-06 revolution. He was later imprisoned, and escaped to France. In 1909 he retur..
Peter Artedi
Peter Artedi (February 22, 1705 – September 27, 1735) was a Swedish naturalist and is known as the "father of Ichthyology." Artedi was born in the province of Ångermanland. Intending to become a clergyman, he went, in 1724, to study theology at Uppsala University, but he turned his attention..
Peter Artner
Peter Artner (born May 20, 1966) is an Austrian football player. He played mostly for Admira Wacker and Austria Salzburg. He played for Austria national football team (55 caps/1 goal) and was a participant at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. ..
Peter Arundell
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Peter Ascanius
Peter Ascanius (Aure, 1723 - 1803) was a Norwegian biologist, and a student of Linnaeus. He taught zoology and mineralogy in Copenhagen in 1759-1771, later he worked as supervisor at the mines in Kongsberg and elsewhere in Norway. Among his works was the 5-volume illustrated Icones rerum naturalium...
Peter Ashby
Peter Ashby is a multi-instrumentalist British musician and composer. He has been a member of several groups whilst also releasing solo material including much experimental music. He started his musical career with Clacton-on-Sea's cult heroes Frenzid Melon before joining Blank Screens; Spasmodic ..
Peter Ashdown
For the politician and Internet entrepreneur, see Pete Ashdown. Peter Ashdown ..
Peter Asher
Peter Asher (born on June 22, 1944 in London, England) is a guitarist, singer and record producer. Asher is best known as 'Peter' of 1960s duo Peter & Gordon, whose biggest hit was "World Without Love"; since Peter & Gordon disbanded, Asher has enjoyed great success as a producer. While attending ..
Peter Athans
Pete Athans is one of the world's foremost high-altitude mountaineers. He is best known for being the only non-sherpa to summit Mount Everest seven times, and has appropriately earned the moniker "Mr. Everest". He first attempted to climb Everest in 1985 via the West Ridge. Unfortunately, he was ..
Peter Atherton
Peter Atherton is an English football player who can play in defence or midfield. Biography He was born in Wigan on June 4, 1970. Playing career He started out playing for home club Wigan Athletic before moving to Coventry City, Sheffield Wednesday and Birmingham City. He played for Bradford City ..
Peter Atkins
Peter William Atkins (born 1940) is a Fellow and professor of chemistry at Lincoln College in the University of Oxford. He is a prolific writer of popular chemistry textbooks, particularly Physical Chemistry (ISBN 0198792859), Inorganic Chemistry (ISBN 019850330X),and Molecular Quantum Mechanics, th..
Peter Atkinson
Peter Atkinson (born 19 January 1943, Northumberland) has been British Member of Parliament for Hexham since 1992. He is a member of the Conservative Party. Peter has caused controversy, both within his constituency and beyond, regarding his support for hunting and the war in Iraq, his campaign a..
Peter Aufschnaiter
Peter Aufschnaiter Peter Aufschnaiter (November 2, 1899–October 19, 1973) was an Austrian mountaineer, agricultural scientist ,geographer and cartographer. Life Born in Kitzbühel, Austria, he went to high school in Kufstein. During his school time he was drafted into military service ..
Peter August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck
Peter August, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck, was born on December 7, 1696. He was the son of Friedrich Ludwig, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck and Luise Charlotte of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg. Peter died on March 22, 1775. Peter married Sophie von Hessen-P..
Peter Auriol
Peter Auriol or Aureol (c. 1280 – January 10 1322) was a Franciscan theologian and philosopher at the University of Paris. Further reading Friedman, Russell (2002) "[Peter Auriol]", in The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy [The Peter Auriol Homepage] [Peter Aurio..
Peter Avanzino
Peter Avanzino is an American animation director. He has directed several episodes of Drawn Together, and currently serves as Supervising Director on the series. He has also directed episodes of Futurama, Duckman, The Wild Thornberrys, and Ren & Stimpy. External links [IMDB entry] ..
Peter Avery
Peter Avery OBE is an eminent British scholar of Persian and a Fellow of King's College, Cambridge. After gaining a BA at the School of Oriental and African Studies, he became principal language teaching officer at the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. He has contributed to English language work on Persi..
Peter Aylen
Peter Aylen (1799 – probably October, 1868) was a timber producer and later public official who was, for a time, known as "King of the Shiners". He was born Peter Vallely in Liverpool in 1799. He arrived in Canada in the 1810s, possibly as a result of running away while working as a sailor an..
Peter B. Gillis
Peter B. Gillis is a comic book writer who was quite prolific at Marvel Comics and First Comics in the mid-1980s. Comics which he has contributed to include numerous issues of What If...? Vol.1 (1980 - 1984), The Defenders Vol.1 (1984 - 1986), Micronauts: The New Voyages (1984 - 1986), Eternals V..
Peter B. Kronheimer
Peter Benedict Kronheimer is a British mathematician, famous for his work on gauge theory and its applications to 3- and 4-dimensional topology. He is presently a Professor of Mathematics at Harvard University. Kronheimer has frequently collaborated with Tomasz Mrowka of MIT. One of their first imp..
Peter Bacanovic
Peter Bacanovic was Martha Stewart's stockbroker involved in the ImClone scandal. Bacanovic grew up in New York City and graduated from Columbia University in 1984. He received his masters of business administration (MBA) from New York University in 1988. Before beginning work at Merrill Lynch i..
Peter Baco
Peter Baco (born on 9 April 1945 in Opatová) is a Slovak politician and Member of the European Parliament with the Ludova strana - Hnutie za demokraticke Slovensko, and is therefore a Non-Inscrit in the European Parliament. He sits on its Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, and is a ..
Peter Baden-Powell, 2nd Baron Baden-Powell
Arthur Robert Peter Baden-Powell, 2nd Baron Baden-Powell (30 October 1913 in Ewhurst, East Sussex – 9 December 1962) was the son of Lieutenant-General Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell and Olave St. Clair Soames. He married Carine Crause-Boardman, daughter of Clemen..
Peter Bagge
Peter Bagge (pronounced /bag/) (born December 11, 1957) is a US comics artist and creator of Buddy Bradley, Hate, Neat Stuff, Martini Baton, and Sweatshop. His stories often use black humor and exaggeratedly "cartoonish" art and dramatize the reduced expectations of middle-class Americans, especial..
Peter Bagrationi
Peter (Petre) Bagrationi (September 12, 1818-January 17, 1876) was an outstanding Georgian statesman, general and scientist, the inventor of the first dry galvanic cell, descendant of the Georgian Kings. His father Roman (Revaz) Bagrationi (1778-1834) was a famous general, brother of well-known gene..
Peter Baker
Peter Baker may refer to: Peter Baker (H&A) is a fictional character on soap opera Home And AwayPeter Baker (author), author of a book on the impeachment of US President Bill ClintonPeter Baker (golfer), (born 1967), a British golferPeter Baker (footballer), who played for Tottenham HotspursPeter B..
Peter Baker (golfer)
For other people with similar names, see Peter Baker Peter Baker (born 7th October 1967 in Shifnal, Shropshire) is an English golfer. He learned golf at his father's nine hole Himley Hall course and was taught by Sandy Lyle's father Alex. Baker represented Great Britain & Ireland in the 1985 Walker..
Peter Baker (H&A)
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Peter Baker (UK politician)
For other people with similar names, see Peter Baker Peter Arthur David Baker (April 20, 1921 - November 14, 1966) was a British Conservative politician and Member of Parliament (MP). He was the last MP to be expelled from the House of Commons. Baker was educated at Eastbourne College and served in..
Peter Bakowski
Peter Bakowski (15 October 1954-), an Australian poet, was born in Melbourne, to Polish-German immigrants. He commenced writing poetry while travelling through Texas in 1983. His early works, including his first book Thunder Road, Thunder Heart (1988), show the influence of American Beat writers s..
Peter Balakian
Peter Balakian (born 1951) is an Armenian-American poet, writer and academic. Among Balakian's books are Black Dog of Fate (1997), a memoir of his family's experiences during the Armenian Genocide which won the PEN/Martha Albrand Prize for Memoir, The Burning Tigris: The Armenian Genocide and Ameri..
Peter Baldwin
This is an article about the actor, for the Australian Labor politician, see Peter Baldwin (Australian politician) Peter Baldwin is an British actor, born in 1933, best known for his role of Derek Wilton in the UK soap opera Coronation Street. Baldwin had a love for acting when he was a child. He l..
Peter Baldwin (Australian politician)
Peter Baldwin is a former Australian Labor politician. He held the seat of Sydney from 1983 to 1998. He was previously a member of the NSW Legislative Council. In the 1970s he was prominent as a left-wing activist in the Australian Labor Party, seeking to break the grip over the corrupt right-wing ..
Peter Bales
Peter Bales (1547-1610?), English calligraphist, one of the inventors of shorthand writing, was born in London in 1547, and is described by Anthony Wood as a "most dexterous person in his profession, to the great wonder of scholars and others". We are also informed that "he spent several years in sc..
Peter Ballantine
Peter Ballantine (1781 – January 23, 1883) was founder of Patterson & Ballantine Brewing Company in 1840 in Newark, New Jersey. He was born in 1781 in Dundee, Angus, Scotland. He married Julia Wilson (1796-?) who was from Troy, New York, and they had the following children: Peter Hood Ballant..
Peter Baltes
In the past 26 years, Peter has made 14 albums with his heavy metal group Accept, selling 30 million records to fans around the world. Peter's music helped forge a new heavy metal musical style during the 70's, 80's and 90's that became part of mainstream popular culture, and which made ACCEPT one o..
Peter Bamford
Peter Bamford has been the Chief Marketing Officer of Vodafone during the period between 2003 - April 2006. He was also a Board director since: April 1998. Previously, he was Chief Executive, Northern Europe, Middle East & Africa Region and Managing Director of Vodafone UK. Before joining Vodaf..
Peter Banks
For the keyboard player Peter Banks, see the entry for the band After the Fire. Peter Banks is the stage name of Peter William Brockbanks (born July 15, 1947 in Barnet, Hertfordshire, England). He was the original guitarist of the progressive rock band Yes. When he was a young boy, his father bou..
Peter Barca
Peter Barca (born August 7, 1955) was a Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. His political career culminated in a short stint in the U.S. House of Representatives. Barca was born in Kenosha, Wisconsin and graduated from the University of Wisconsin. After attending graduate school..
Peter Bardens
[link title]Peter Bardens (born June 19, 1944) was one of the founding members of the British progressive rock group Camel, playing keyboards. Prior to Camel, his band Peter B's Looners or the Peter B's included several musicians who would go on to form Fleetwood Mac. During the late 80s..
Peter Barham
Dr. Peter Barham is a Reader of Physics at Bristol University and author of the book The Science of Cooking (ISBN 3540674667). Peter Barham's research at the University of Bristol is concerned with polymer physics, and he has found great ways to connect his research with his love of penguins, inclu..
Peter Barkworth
Peter Barkworth was born in Margate, Kent on 14 January 1929 but grew up in the North of England. He joined the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art on leaving school and became an actor, though he is now retired. A string of television and film appearances followed spanning four decades. He is perhaps be..
Peter Barlow
Peter Barlow Peter Barlow (October 1776 - March 1, 1862) was an English writer on pure and applied mathematics. Barlow was born in Norwich. In 1806 he was appointed mathematical master in the Royal Military Academy in Woolwich, south-east London, and he filled that post for 41 years. In 1823 ..
Peter Barlow (Coronation Street)
Coronation Street character Peter Barlow Played by Chris Gascoyne Duration 1965-1977, 1986-1988, 2003 Date of Birth 15th April 1965 Date of Death Marital Status Annulled Occupation Former Sailor Family Ken, Valerie, Deirdre, Susan, Peter, Tracy, Amy, Adam Peter Barlow..
Peter Barnes
For other people with the same name, see Peter Barnes (disambiguation). Peter Barnes, (January 10 1931–July 1 2004), was an English Olivier Award-winning playwright and screenwriter. His most famous work is the play The Ruling Class, which was made into a 1972 film for which Peter O'Toole rece..
Peter Barnes (disambiguation)
People named Peter Barnes include: Peter Barnes, an award-winning English playwright and screenwriterPeter J. Barnes, a New Jersey assemblymanPeter Barnes (footballer), a British soccer player ..
Peter Barnes (footballer)
Peter Simon Barnes (born June 10 1957), was an English footballer. He is most famous for winning the League Cup with Manchester City in 1976 at the age of 19. The same year he was voted Young Player of the Year by the Professional Footballers Association. Barnes was also West Bromwich Albion's most ..
Peter Barnhart
Peter Barnhart Peter Barnhart - after whom Barnhartvale, British Columbia, Canada is named. Barnhart was the conductor on the first CPR transcontinental train in 1886. In 1905 Barnhart purchased property in what was then known as Campbell Creek and in 1906 opened a Post Office there. Initially ..
Peter Barron
Peter Barron http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/news/peterbarron.shtml is the editor of Newsnight, a British daily news analysis, current affairs and politics program broadcast between 22.30 and 23.20 on weekdays on BBC Two. A proponent of investigative journalism, he and his team..
Peter Barry
Peter Barry (Irish: Piaras de Barra) (born August 10, 1928) is a retired Irish Fine Gael politician and businessman. As Minister for Foreign Affairs he helped negotiate the Anglo-Irish Agreement and served for a short time as Tánaiste (deputy prime minister). Peter Barry was born on 10 August 1..
Peter Barry (hurler)
Peter Barry (born 24 November, 1974) is an Irish sportsman. He is a player on the Kilkenny senior hurling team. A player with the James Stephens GAA club in County Kilkenny, Barry joined the county's senior hurling panel in 1996. An accountant by profession, Barry has won many honours with Kilken..
Peter Bart
Peter Bart, an American journalist and film producer born July 24, 1932 (some reports claim 1930), has been the editor-in-chief of Variety since 1989. Bart also serves as vice-president and editor-in-chief of Variety, Inc., and presides over its sister publications Daily Variety and Daily Variety - ..
Peter Bartholomew
Barthelemi Undergoing the Ordeal of Fire, by Gustav Dore Peter Bartholomew was a poor monk and mystic from France who accompanied the knights of the First Crusade. In December, 1097, during the siege of Antioch, Peter began to have visions, mostly of St. Andrew. Peter claimed St. Andrew took ..
Peter Bartlett
Peter Bartlett is a American-born soap opera actor. With appearances on shows such as Law & Order and films such as Meet the Parents, Bartlett currently portrays Nigel Bartholomew Smythe on the ABC soap opera, One Life to Live. He has portrayed this role since 1991. In 2004 he appeared on Broadway..
Peter Barton
Peter Thomas Barton (b. July 19, 1956 in Valley Stream, Long Island, New York, USA) has starred in several TV series in the 1980s and 1990s, including Shirley, with Shirley Jones; The Powers of Matthew Star, with Louis Gossett, Jr.; Burke's Law with Gene Barry; and soaps, The Young and the Restless ..
Peter Basch
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Peter Batchelor
Peter Batchelor (born 1950) is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly since 1990, representing the electorate of Thomastown. He is the state Minister for Transport, Manager of Government Business in the Legislative Assembly. Prio..
Peter Batten
Peter Batten is probably best known as the voice of George Harrison in the 1968 movie Yellow Submarine. In reality it turned out he was a deserter from the British Army and was arrested during recording, the voice had to be finished by someone else. ..
Peter Bauer (computer specialist)
This article is about the computer specialist. For the economist,see Peter Thomas Bauer. Peter Bauer (born October 29 1957) is perhaps best known as the Help Desk Director for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP). he is the author of a number of books on Adobe Photoshop, Adobe..
Peter Baumann
Peter Baumann (born January 29, 1953 in Berlin) formed the core line-up of the German electronic group Tangerine Dream with Edgar Froese and Christopher Franke in 1971. While touring with the band, Baumann composed his first solo album in 1976. Shortly thereafter, in 1978, he left the band and start..
Peter Bawden
Peter Colwell Bawden (January 1 1929 – February 28 1991) was a Canadian businessman and former Member of Parliament. He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons representing the riding of Calgary South in 1972. A Progressive Conservative, he was re-elected in 1974. In 1989, he was made a..
Peter Bayley
Peter Bayley was an English fellow at University College, Oxford. Peter C. Bayley was educated at University College, Oxford, England. He was subsequently Praelector in English and Keeper of the College Buildings at the college. Bayley was the author of books on John Milton and Edmund Spenser. He..
Peter Baynham
Peter Baynham is a British comedy writer and performer born in Cardiff, Wales. He often collaborates with Armando Iannucci and Chris Morris and has worked with Stewart Lee and Richard Herring. Arguably his best works not involving the above 'big names' were the "comic book in radio format" series Th..
Peter Bazalgette
Peter Bazalgette is the founder of the television production company Bazal, which produced the popular BBC2 'Food and Drink' programme from 1983 to 2000. Bazalgette took a degree in Law at Cambridge University where he was President of the Cambridge Union Society. He started in BBC News and then wo..
Peter Beadle
Peter Clifford William James Beadle (born May 13, 1972 in Lambeth) is an ex-professional footballer. A striker, he made his debut with Gillingham, and showed much promise, earning a move to Premiership side Tottenham in 1992. However, he never made a first team appearance for Spurs, and after loan s..
Peter Beagrie
Peter Beagrie (born in Middlesbrough, England, on August 28, 1965) is one of a small breed of traditional English 'left-wingers'. Dribbling and crossing were Peter's main attributes and he could shake off a defender with a drop of a shoulder. Even without the pace and agility of youth he still sho..
Peter Beale
Peter Beale is a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders. He is played by James Martin. Contents 1 Biography2 Trivia3 Mistakes4 Quotes5 Family6 External links Biography Peter is the twin brother of Lucy Beale and the son of Ian Beale and Cindy ..
Peter Beamish
Peter Beamish researches animal communication in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland. His focus is on the humpback whale and its capacity for what Beamish calls rhythm-based communication, a concept originally proposed by Soviet researchers in the 1970s and 1980s. Beamish's work has attracted support and at..
Peter Beardsley
Peter Andrew Beardsley MBE (born January 18, 1961, Newcastle-upon-Tyne) was a renowned English footballer of the 1980s and 1990s, who once set a record transfer fee in the game and represented his country 59 times. Contents 1 Early career2 Newcastle United3 Liverpool4 Everton5..
Peter Bearman
Peter Bearman is an American Sociologist, He is Chair of the Department of Sociology at Columbia University and Director of the Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy (ISERP), the direct descendant of the Bureau of Applied Social Research (BASR) founded by Paul Lazarsfeld. Bearman ..
Peter Beattie
Peter Beattie Peter Douglas Beattie (born November 18, 1952), Australian politician, is the Premier of the Australian state of Queensland and leader of the Australian Labor Party in that state. His sweeping victories in the 2001 and 2004 state election made him one of the most successful polit..
Peter Beckett
Musician and songwriter, Peter Beckett was born in the Aigburth district of Liverpool, England. He was greatly influenced by going to see the Beatles perform at the famous Cavern Club and at 16 he joined a band called The Thoughts before moving on to another outfit called Winston G. He then joined a..
Peter Beer
Air Vice Marshal Peter Beer, CBE LVO RAF was a senior Royal Air Force officer and was Equerry to The Queen 1971-1974, and was also in attendance on Princes Andrew and Edward. Beer was born in 1941. He attended the Royal College of Defence Studies, and the RAF Staff College, Cranwell. Beer was st..
Peter Behrens
Peter Behrens (April 14, 1868–February 27, 1940) was a German architect and designer. Biography Behrens was born in Hamburg. He studied painting in his native city, as well as in Düsseldorf and Karlsruhe, from 1886 to 1889. In 1890, he married Lilly Kramer and moved to Munich. At first, ..
Peter Beighton
Peter Beighton, a geneticist was born in England 1934 and in 1957 he qualified in medicine at the University of London's St Marys Hospital. In 1968 Beighton published a report in the British Heart Journal outlining that air travel can produce "an ideal climate for precipitating Deep vein thrombosis..
Peter Beilenson
Dr. Peter Beilenson is a Democratic Party politician in Maryland, United States. He is a former Health Commissioner of Baltimore, Maryland, having served for 13 years under the administrations of Kurt Schmoke and Martin J. O'Malley. He is currently seeking the Democratic Nomination for Maryland's th..
Peter Beinart
Peter Beinart (born 1971) is a journalist and editor-at-large for The New Republic, having served as editor of TNR from November 1999 until March 2006. He is a 1993 graduate of Yale University. Beinart won a Marshall Scholarship (declined) and a Rhodes Scholarship for graduate study at Oxford Univer..
Peter Belches
Lieutenant Peter Belches (1796–1890) was an early explorer in Western Australia. Born in Scotland in 1796, Belches joined the Royal Navy. He was a midshipman on the HMS Volage in December 1826, when it was anchored in Sydney Harbour along with the HMS Warspite under Sir James Brisbane and the ..
Peter Bell
Peter Bell is the name of several famous people. "Peter Bell" was also 19th century English slang for a "simple rustic". Peter Hansborough Bell, 1812-98, was a Governor of Texas, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and a Republic of Texas veteran. Two well-known Australian rules footballe..
Peter Bellamy
Peter Bellamy: Wake the Vaulted Echoes Peter Bellamy (8 September 1944 – 24 september 1991) was an English folk singer. He was a founding member of The Young Tradition but also had a long solo career, recording numerous albums and touring folk clubs and concert halls. He committed suicid..
Peter Bellinger Brodie
Peter Bellinger Brodie (1815-1897), English geologist, son of P. B. Brodie, barrister, and nephew of Sir Benjamin C. Brodie, was born in London in 1815. While still residing with his father at Lincoln's Inn Fields, he gained some knowledge of natural history and an interest in fossils from visits to..
Peter Bell (footballer)
Two well-known Australian rules footballers have been named Peter Bell: Peter F. Bell is captain of Fremantle and has also played for the Kangaroos. Peter R. Bell was a player with St Kilda between 1973 and 1977. For other prominent people with the name Peter Bell, see Peter Bell. This is a [..
Peter Benchley
Peter Bradford Benchley (May 8, 1940 – February 11, 2006) was an American author best known for writing the novel Jaws and co-writing the screenplay for its highly successful film adaptation. The success of the book led to publishers commissioning books about mutant rats, rabid dogs and the ..
Peter Benenson
Peter Benenson Peter James Henry Solomon Benenson (July 31, 1921 – February 25 2005) was a British lawyer and the founder of human rights group Amnesty International (AI). Biography Born in London, his army officer father died while Benenson was still young, and he was tutored privately ..
Peter Bengtson
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Peter Benjamin Golden
Peter Benjamin Golden (1941- ) is Professor of History at Rutgers University. He earned his bachelors degree from CUNY Queens College in 1963 and his PhD in History from Columbia University in 1970. He is the author of a wide array of books, articles and other written works on Turkic and Central ..
Peter Benoit
Peter Benoit (born August 17,1834, died March 8, 1901) was a Belgian composer and a music teacher. He founded the Royal Flemish Conservatory and had a great influence on modern Flemish music. External Links [Biography on Famous Belgians][Biography on Naxos.com]*Free scores by &#..
Peter Bensley
Peter Bensley (born 1954 in Warialda, New South Wales, Australia) was an Australian "pin up" actor of the 1970s. He appeared in such soap operas as The Restless Years, The Young Doctors, Prisoner, Neighbours and Home and Away. In 1992, Peter Bensley appeared as Dr. John Austin in the Australian m..
Peter Bentley
Peter John Gerald Bentley (born March 17, 1930) is a Canadian businessman and the third Chancellor of the University of Northern British Columbia. Born in Vienna, Austria, the son of Leopold Bloch-Bauer and Antoinette Ruth Pick, his family fled Vienna in 1938 and settled in British Columbia. His fa..
Peter Benton
Dr. Peter Benton was a fictional surgeon on the television series ER from season one through season eight. He was portrayed by Eriq La Salle. His character was often portrayed as irritable and hostile, concealing a hidden passion for medicine. Dr. Benton was fired from County General by Doctor Ro..
Peter Berg
Director Peter Berg and Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson discuss his next big stunt on the set of The Rundown. Peter Berg (born March 11, 1964 in New York City, New York) is an American actor, film director, film producer, & writer. Born to a Jewish American father, Larry Berg and a Catholic mother, S..
Peter Bergen
Peter Bergen is a print and televison journalist who appears as a terrorism analyst on CNN. He is known for conducting the first television interview with Osama Bin Laden in 1997. He has written several books on terrorism, including Holy War, Inc. and The Osama bin Laden I Know (ISBN 0743278925)...
Peter Bergeron
Peter Francis Bergeron (born November 9, 1977, in Greenfield, Massachusetts) is a Major League Baseball outfielder. Drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the 4th round of the 1996 MLB amateur draft, Bergeron would make his Major League Baseball debut with the Montreal Expos on September 7, 1999. A..
Peter Berglar
Peter Berglar (1919–10 November 1989) was a German historian. Professor of Modern and Contemporary History in the University of Cologne, he is known for his many publications, amongst which his biography of Thomas More is considered one of the best. Early life and education Peter Berglar w..
Peter Bergman
This article is about the soap opera actor. For the Firesign Theatre member, see Peter Bergman (comedian). Peter Bergman as Jack Abbott Peter Bergman (born June 11, 1953) is an American soap opera actor. The son of an American Naval officer, he was born in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. His most not..
Peter Bergman (comedian)
Peter Bergman (born November 29, 1939, in Cleveland, Ohio) is a founding member of The Firesign Theatre. He is "the bald one" who plays Lt. Bradshaw in the Nick Danger series. His other claim to fame is coining the word "love-in" in 1966. ..
Peter Berkowitz
Peter Berkowitz is an American political scientist, presently holding a fellowship at the Hoover Institution and an associate professorship of law at George Mason University School of Law. He holds a J.D. and a Ph.D. in political science from Yale University; an M.A. in philosophy from the Hebrew Un..
Peter Berlin
Peter Berlin is a renowed photographer, artist, filmmaker, model, and gay sex symbol. In the early to mid-1970s, Berlin created some of the most recognizable gay male erotic imagery of his time. Serving as his own photographer, model, and fashion designer, Berlin redefined self-portraiture and becam..
Peter Berling
Peter Berling (March 20, 1934 in Meseritz-Obrawalde) is a german actor and writer. For a number of its Middle Ages novels Berling processed the conspiracy theory around the Prieuré de Sion Films Aguirre, the Wrath of God (1972)The Name of the Rose (1986)Cobra Verde (1987)Gangs of New York (2002)T..
Peter Bernard Luccin
Peter Bernard Luccin aka Luccin (born 9 April 1979 in Marseille, France) is French football player who currently plays for Atlético de Madrid of the Spanish La Liga. His usual demarcation is Midfielder. Teams 1996-1997: AS Cannes1997-1998: FC Girondins de Bordeaux1998-2000: Olympique de Marseille2..
Peter Berner
Peter Berner is an Australian comedian. He is the host of the ABC television show The Einstein Factor. From 1999 to 2002 he hosted the political satire series BackBerner. In 2001, a portrait of him was hung in the Archibald Prize, painted by Martine Emdur, titled Laughing on the inside Peter Berne..
Peter Berngardovich Struve
Peter (or Pyotr) Berngardovich Struve (January 26, 1870, Perm - February 22, 1944, Paris) was a Russian political economist, philosopher and editor. He started out as a Marxist, later became a liberal and after the Bolshevik revolution joined the White movement. Contents 1 Biography1.1 ..
Peter Berresford Ellis
Peter Berresford Ellis is a historian, literary biographer and novelist who has published over 50 books to date under his own name and that of his pseudonym Peter Tremayne. An expert on Celtic history and culture, he is best known in Cornwall as the author of 'The Cornish Language and its Literature..
Peter Best (actor)
Peter Best is an actor who played Walden Macnair in the third Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Macnair makes an appearance in the graveyard though he is not played by Peter Best. There are several actors credited "Death Eater" and M..
Peter Betz
Note: The name of the defendant in this article has been changed to protect their identity as they were a minor at the time of the court proceeding. Peter Betz (May 5, 1949 – March 7 1988) was a Philadelphia Phillies executive and a prominent member of the Upper Dublin community. His father ..
Peter Bialobrzeski
Peter Bialobrzeski originally studied politics and sociology in Germany before gaining considerable celebrity as a photographer. His photographs have been published in many magazines, and Bialobrzeski has worked for corporate clients such as Daimler-Chrysler, Philip Morris, Siemens, and Volkswagen...
Peter Bichsel
Peter Bichsel (born March 24, 1935) is a popular Swiss-German writer and journalist representing modern German literature. Bichsel was born 1935 in Luzern, Switzerland the son of craftsmen, manual laborers. Shortly after he was born, the Bichsels moved to Olten, also in Switzerland. To this day, Pe..
Peter Biddle
Peter Nicholas Biddle (born December 22, 1966) joined Microsoft in 1990. Biddle is the original inventor of the Darknet, a founder of SDMI, CPTWG, and TCPA, an early Technical evangelist for DVD and DVR, the founding father of Microsoft’s Next-Generation Secure Computing Base (NGSCB, aka Palladium..
Peter Billingsley
Peter Billingsley (born April 16, 1972 in New York City), is an American actor probably best known for his role as Ralphie in the 1983 movie A Christmas Story, whose requests for a genuine Red Ryder B-B gun were repeatedly greeted with "You'll shoot your eye out!" He is also remembered as Messy Mar..
Peter Binsfeld
Peter Binsfeld (c. 1545 - 1598), son of a farmer and craftsman, was born in the village Binsfeld in the German Eifel region; he died in Trier as a victim of the Bubonic plague. Binsfeld grew up in the rural Catholic environment of the Eifel region. Considered by a local abbot as a very gifted boy, h..
Peter Binsfield
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Medieval demonologist and Jesuit priest. In 1589, the same year Galileo was beginning his revolutionary experim..
Peter Birch-Reichenwald
Peter Birch-Reichenwald (1843-1898) was the Norwegian Minister of Labour 1889-1891, and Minister of the Interior 1894-1895. ..
Peter Birks
Peter Birks (3 October 1941- 6 July 2004) was the Regius Professor of Civil Law at the University of Oxford from 1989 until his death and a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford. He is widely credited as having sparked academic enthusiasm for the English law of Restitution. Before taking up his Oxfo..
Peter Biros
Peter Biros (born April 5, 1976 in Miskolc) is a Hungarian water polo player, who played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics. He is nicknamed Facan, meaning 'pheasant', and made his debut for the national side in 1997, during an international tournament in..
Peter Birrel
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Peter Biskind
Peter Biskind is a journalist and author famous for some of his entertaining and provocative portrayals of life in Hollywood in books like Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-and-Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood, Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance, and the Rise of Independen..
Peter Bjärgö
redirect [[Template:Importance]]This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Peter Bjärgö, born 26th of April in 1974 in Eskilstuna, Sweden. At the age of..
Peter Bjornson
Peter Bjornson is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He is currently a Cabinet Minister in the government of New Democratic Premier Gary Doer. Bjornson has lived for his entire life in the community of Interlake, Manitoba. He worked as a teacher before entering politics, and has extensive experience..
Peter Blackmore
Peter Blackmore was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. ..
Peter Black (Australian politician)
Peter Black is an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. ..
Peter Black (Welsh politician)
Peter Black (born 1960) is a Welsh Liberal Democrat politician, and Member of the Welsh Assembly for South Wales West Region. He is currently chairman of the Welsh Assembly Education Select Committee, and is the education spokesman for his party in Wales. Peter, who is based in Swansea, is activ..
Peter Bladen
Peter Bladen was born at Perth in 1922. He was later educated at the University of Western Australia, and the University of Melbourne. He travelled extensively through Australia, later moving to Turkey, and travelling through the United States. Bibliography The Old Ladies at Newington (1953)Masqu..
Peter Blaikie
Peter Macfarlane Blaikie (born May 10, 1937 in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada) is a prominent lawyer and statesman. He is the son of Kenneth Guy ("Bill") Blaikie (1897-1968), a chemist who emigrated from his native Scotland to Canada. In 1958, Blaikie earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bishop's Uni..
Peter Blake
There have been several notable individuals named Peter Blake. Peter Blake (actor)Peter Blake (artist)Peter Blake (yachtsman)Peter Blake (editor)Peter Blake (sprint car driver) ..
Peter Blaker, Baron Blaker
Peter Blaker, Baron Blaker KCMG (born 4 October 1922) is a British Conservative politician. He was MP for Blackpool South from 1964 until he retired in 1992, after which he accepted a peerage and became Baron Blaker. He served as a Minister for the Army (1972-74), Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs ..
Peter Blake (actor)
Peter Blake, British actor, was born on December 8, 1951, in Selkirk, Scotland. He has appeared in many British TV series, including Minder, Bergerac and The New Statesman. In 2005 he earned plaudits playing 'Sgt Bill Kent' in the long running detective Television program Taggart, who appears to b..
Peter Blake (artist)
Blake's Sgt. Pepper album cover Sir Peter Thomas Blake (born June 25, 1932) is a British pop artist, best known for his design of the sleeve for The Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Contents 1 Early life2 Career3 Work4 External links Early life Blak..
Peter Blake (editor)
Peter Blake is a founder and editor of Throttle, a Richmond Virginia based alternative music and culture magazine. ..
Peter Blake (sprint car driver)
Peter Blake is an Australian sprint car driver. His car number is 48N (N for New South Wales). Peter races at Parramatta City Raceway which is a Dirt track racing in Australia#New_South_Wales External link [Official Website] ..
Peter Blake (yachtsman)
Sir Peter James Blake, KBE (October 1, 1948–December 6, 2001) was a New Zealand yachtsman who led his country to two successive America’s Cup victories. He previously won the Whitbread Round the World Race in 1989, and the Jules Verne Trophy in 1994 by setting the fastest time around the wor..
Peter Blau
Peter Blau Peter Michael Blau (February 7, 1918–March 12, 2002) was a sociologist. Born in Vienna, Austria, he emigrated to the United States in 1939. He received his PhD at Columbia University in 1952 before moving on to teach at the University of Chicago from 1953 to 1970. In 1970 he ..
Peter Blauner
Peter Blauner is an American fiction author. Novels 1992 - Slow Motion Riot1996 - Casino Moon1997 - The Intruder2000 - Man of the Hour2004 - The Last Good Day2006 - Slipping Into Darkness ..
Peter Blegvad
Peter Blegvad (born 14 August 1951) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, and cartoonist. He was a founding member of the avant-rock band Slapp Happy and released several solo albums after Slapp Happy split up. He collaborated with bassist John Greaves (recording Kew.Rhône with Greaves in ..
Peter Bleser
Peter Bleser (born July 23, 1952 in Brachtendorf, Cochem-Zell) is a German politician and member of the CDU. ..
Peter Blume
Peter Blume (October 27, 1906 - November 30, 1992) was an American painter (born in Russia) of the magic realism school. He and his family emigrated from Russia to New York City in 1906. He painted The Eternal City which is a reference to Rome, Italy. In 1934 he won the Carnegie International Awa..
Peter Blusch
Peter Blusch (born June 11, 1942) is a former German footballer. Blusch began his career at Sportfreunde Siegen, before beginning professionally in 1964 for Eintracht Frankfurt. He made it into the first team in Frankfurt and played 110 games altogether. In 1968 he moved to 1. FC Köln, where he pl..
Peter Boardman
Peter Boardman (1950-1982) was a British climber, Everest summiteer, and author of several mountaineering books. Born in Stockport, England, he began climbing in his teens, and at the age of 16 made his first visit to the Alps. He quickly became a proficient Alpine climber, and made the first Brit..
Peter Boatman
Peter Boatman is a former British police officer who now works as a consultant to, amongst others, the Youth Justice Board. His company, Pro-Tect Systems, is currently the only authorised importer of Taser devices to Britain. The Sunday Times has claimed that he had a 50% stake in the company while..
Peter Bodrogi
This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. Peter Bodrogi was born on the 30th of July, 1969, in New York, USA. His parents, Michael Bodrogi (1925-..
Peter Boettke
Peter J. Boettke (b. 3 January 1960) is an American economist of the Austrian School. Contents 1 Early life and education2 Professional history3 Books3.1 As author:3.2 As editor:4 External links Early life and education Boettke was born in Rahway, New Jersey to F..
Peter Bogdanovich
redirect [[Template:Context]] --> Peter Bogdanovich (born July 30 1939) is an American film director, writer and actor born in Kingston, New York. The son of immigrants fleeing the Nazis, his father is a Serbian painter and pianist and his mother descended from a rich Austrian Jewish family, Bogdan..
Peter Bolgar
Peter Bolgar is a British television and radio announcer, married since 1962 to Archers actress Angela Piper. He announced for BBC Television from 1967 to 1995, and since then he has announced for the BBC World Service. He speaks with a distinctive, slow-paced Received Pronunciation accent which is ..
Peter Bondra
Peter Bondra, #12 (#10 while with the Ottawa Senators in the 2003-2004 NHL season) is a Slovak professional hockey player born on February 7, 1968 in Luck in the U.S.S.R., now in Ukraine. When he was 3 years old, his family moved to Poprad in Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia. He played for hockey team..
Peter Bone
--> Peter William Bone (October 19. 1952) British politician and is the Conservative MP for Wellingborough. Peter Bone was born in 1952 in Billericay and was educated at Westcliffe Grammar School. 1977 was an important year for Peter Bone, he was elected as a councillor to Southend-on-Sea Boroug..
Peter Bonerz
Peter Bonerz (b. August 6, 1938) is a New Hampshire-born American actor and director. He is best known for playing the role of "wacky" dentist Jerry Robinson on The Bob Newhart Show, whose frequent foil was Marcia Wallace as Carol, the sharp-tongued secretary. In motion pictures he played a wort..
Peter Bonetti
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Peter Boro
Peter Boro was a performer of Croatian music, best known for his playing of the gusle and misnice. In the 1930s and 40s, he brought Croatian music to an American audience, and is featured on the Library of Congress's California Gold: Northern California Folk Music from the Thirties Collection. Exte..
Peter Borwein
Peter B. Borwein (St. Andrews, Scotland, 1953) is a Canadian mathematician, co-developer of an algorithm for calculating π to the nth digit, co-discoverer of the billionth, four billionth, 40th billionth, and quadrillionth digits of π, and professor at Simon Fraser University. Contents 1&nb..
Peter Bosustow
Peter Bosustow (born October 27, 1957) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. Known as "The Buzz", Bosustow was a flamboyant character recruited from Western Australia who regularly took big marks and once took Mark of the Year. While Bosustow only played from 19..
Peter Bottomley
Peter James Bottomley (born 30 July 1944) is a British politician. He is the Conservative Member of Parliament for Worthing West. Peter Bottomley was born in Newport, Shropshire, the son of a diplomat and of a social worker, he received his schooling in Washington, D.C. and then Westminster School ..
Peter Boulware
Peter Boulware (born December 18, 1974 in Columbia, South Carolina) is an American football linebacker who plays for the Baltimore Ravens. He graduated first from Spring Valley High School, and went on to play for Florida State University. In 1997 Boulware was named The NFL Defensive Rookie of the ..
Peter Bourne
Dr. Peter Bourne is a physician, anthropologist, biographer, author and international civil servant with experience in several senior government positions. He is currently chairman of the board of the American Association for World Health, and Professor and Vice Chancellor Emeritus at St. George's U..
Peter Bowler
This page is about the Australian lexicographer; for the historian of science, see Peter J. Bowler. Peter Bowler is an Australian lexicographer and author of The Superior Person's Book of Words, The Superior Person's Second Book of Weird and Wondrous Words, and The Superior Person's Third Book of We..
Peter Bowles
Peter Bowles (born October 16, 1936 in London) is an English actor. He became famous in the late 1970s and 1980s for portraying upper class characters typically caught in hilarious situations. He starred in television comedies including To the Manor Born, The Irish R.M., The Bounder, and Perfect Sco..
Peter Bowness
Peter Spencer Bowness, Baron Bowness CBE DL (b. 19 May 1943) is a British Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords. Bowness was educated at Whitgift School, South Croydon and the Law Society School of Law and College of Law. He began work as a solicitor in 1966. Peter Bowness becam..
Peter Boyle
Peter Boyle (born October 18, 1935, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American actor. A native Philadelphian of Irish descent, Boyle has won praise for playing both comic and dramatic roles. He served in the Army, but his military career was shortened by a nervous breakdown. Boyle was also a m..
Peter Boyle de Blaquière
Peter Boyle de Blaquière (April 26 1783-October 23 1860) was a political figure in Upper Canada and the first chancellor of the University of Toronto. He was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1783, the son of John Blaquiere who emigrated from France and became a member of the peerage. He served in the Ro..
Peter Brabeck-Letmathe
Peter Brabeck-Letmathe (* November 13 1944 in Villach, Austria) is CEO of Nestlé. He was born in Austria in 1944, in a family with its origins in Iserlohn-Letmathe in North West Germany. After completing his studies in Economics at the University of World Trade in Vienna, he joined Nestlé in 1968..
Peter Brachacki
Peter Brachacki was a production designer who worked for BBC Television in the 1960s. Although he worked on several programmes, he is best remembered as the first production designer for Doctor Who in 1963, making him responsible for the iconic design of the TARDIS interior. Contents 0.1 Doc..
Peter Brackley
Peter Brackley is a football commentator, perhaps most famous for covering Football Italia on Channel 4 in the 1990s. He is a supporter of Brighton and Hove Albion. He also provides the often condemned commentary for the Pro Evolution Soccer series of games, for which he has attained cult status. In..
Peter Bradley
Peter Charles Stephen Bradley (born April 12, 1953) is an English politician, and was Labour Member of Parliament for The Wrekin from the 1997 election until the 2005 election, when he lost his seat to Mark Pritchard of the Conservative Party. He had previously served on Westminster Council, and ..
Peter Bradshaw
Peter Bradshaw is a British writer and film critic. Bradshaw is film critic for The Guardian. He wrote a novel, Dr Sweet and his Daughter, published in 2004. He wrote and performed a BBC radio programme titled For One Horrible Moment, recorded October 10, 1998 and first broadcast January 20, 1999...
Peter Brame
Peter Brame (born 25 July, 1979 in Chelmsford) is an English singer-songwriter, pop singer and guitarist, based in Colchester, Essex. He first became well known through his appearances on television as a contestant on Fame Academy. Brame taught himself to play the guitar when he was 17, and perfor..
Peter Brand
Dr Peter Brand (born 1947) is a United Kingdom general practitioner and Liberal Democrat politician. He was elected Member of Parliament for the Isle of Wight from 1997, but lost his seat to the Conservatives in 2001. External links [Guardian Politics Ask Aristotle - Peter Brand][Th..
Peter Braunstein
Peter Braunstein (born 1964) is a New York City-based journalist, writer and playwright who became infamous as the prime suspect in an October 31, 2005 rape, leading police on a multi-state manhunt until his capture and self-injury in Memphis, Tennessee on December 16, 2005. Dubbed the "Halloween..
Peter Brearey
Peter Leslie Brearey (23 December 1939 - 7 May 1998) was a British secularist, socialist and journalist. He was born in Dewsbury. Although his family background was Methodist, Brearey rejected religion as a teenager. He was a member of the Young Communist League and subsequently the Communist Party..
Peter Breck
Peter Breck (born March 13, 1929 in Haverhill, Massachusetts, United States) is an American actor who has played roles on television and in movies. One early role was as Doc Holliday on the TV series Maverick, a part that had been played twice earlier in the series by Gerald Mohr. Prior to that, he ..
Peter Breen
Peter Breen was an American figure skater. He competed in ice dance with Rachel Mayer at the 1992 Winter Olympics. He later partnered with Kate Robinson. Competitive highlights (with Mayer) 1992 U.S. Championships - 2ndOlympics - 15thWorld Championships - 15th(with Robinson) 1997 U.S. Championships..
Peter Breggin
Peter R. Breggin is a controversial psychiatrist from the United States. Dr. Breggin is best known as a critic of biological psychiatry and psychiatric medication, and as the author of books such as Toxic Psychiatry, Talking Back to Prozac, and Talking Back to Ritalin. Contents 1 Early car..
Peter Breiner
Peter Breiner (b. 1957 in Humenné, Slovakia) is one of the most successful living Slovak musicians as well as one of the world's most recorded ones (over 1.2 million CDs sold on Naxos/Marco Polo labels only). He composes, conducts and performs as a pianist. Biography He began to play the piano at ..
Peter Bridgewater
The original president of the San Jose Clash, Peter Bridgewater was involved with professional soccer in San Jose since 1984, when he was named general manager of the original San Jose Earthquakes of the North American Soccer League. Bridgwater later bought the Earthquakes franchise, and then after ..
Peter Briggs
Peter Briggs is a British screenwriter, responsible for many high-profile subjects, a number of which have suffered due to "bad luck". Briggs hit the screenwriting scene in 1991 (after being a film cameraman for several years) with his well-received Alien vs. Predator screenplay, sold to 20th Centu..
Peter Brimelow
Peter Brimelow Peter Brimelow (born 1947) is a British-American financial journalist and author. Brimelow has been the editor of many publications, including Forbes, the Financial Post, and the National Review. Outside financial circles, he is best known for his controversial writings on immi..
Peter Brixtofte
Peter Brixtofte (born 1949-12-11, son of Keld Brixtofte and Inger Elise Brixtofte). Brixtofte was a Member of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) representing Venstre (Liberals) from 1973-12-04 to 1977-02-14 and again from 1990-12-12. He left Venstre on 2002-05-14 when a scandal broke about his adm..
Peter Broadbent
Peter Broadbent is the current Anglican Bishop of Willesden. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood, Middlesex. He studied English at Jesus College, Cambridge. He was 15 when he became a Christian through a youth organisation called 'Crusaders'. He attended at St John's College, No..
Peter Brocco
Peter Brocco (January 16, 1903 – December 20, 1992) was an American film and TV actor for nearly 60 years. He appeared as a criminal type in several episodes of The Adventures of Superman. He holds the distinction of having been killed off in two of them, a relative rarity for villains in the..
Peter Brock
Peter Geoffrey Brock (born February 26, 1945) is an Australian racecar driver. Brock rose to fame in touring car racing, winning the Bathurst 1000, Australia's most prominent domestic motorsport event, a total of nine times through the 1970s and '80s. As the lead driver for the pseudo-factory Hold..
Peter Broeker
Peter Broeker (May 15, 1929 in Hamilton, Ontario - 1980) was a Formula One driver from Canada. He participated in 1 grand prix, debuting on October 6, 1963. He scored 0 championship points. Peter Broeker ..
Peter Broggs
Peter Broggs (born 1954 in Hanover Parish, Jamaica) ist a Jamaican reggae musician. He is a successful artist in Jamaica and well-known in the international reggae scenes. Broggs suffered a stroke on August 27, 2004, and since then he is almost unable to move his right body half and can hardly spea..
Peter Bromhead
Peter Bromhead is a New Zealand cartoonist and illustrator. External link [Peter Bromhead] ..
Peter Bronfman
Peter Frederick Bronfman (1928 – December 1 1996) was a Canadian businessman born in Montreal, and member of the Bronfman family. He was the co-founder with his brother Edward Bronfman of Edper Group Limited. On November 14, 1996, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. It was present..
Peter Brook
For the Conservative British politician, see Peter Brooke. Peter Stephen Paul Brook CH CBE (born 21 March 1925) is a highly influential British theatrical producer and director. Born in London, England, United Kingdom, he studied at Westminster School, Gresham's School and Oxford, and made his di..
Peter Brooke
For the British theatrical producer and director, see Peter Brook. Peter Leonard Brooke, Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville, CH, PC (born March 3, 1934), is a British politician, a former Conservative Cabinet member, and former Member of Parliament for the Cities of London and Westminster. He is t..
Peter Brötzmann
Peter Brötzmann (born March 6, 1941) is a German free jazz saxophonist. Peter Brötzmann at Avant Jazz, Jazz Club 'Die Röhre', Moers/Germany, 12. Feb 2006 Brötzmann is among the most important European free jazz musicians. His rough, lyrical timbre is easily recognized on his many recordi..
Peter Brough
Peter Brough (February 26, 1916 - June 3, 1999) was an English radio ventriloquist who became a well-known name to audiences in the 1950s. He is associated with the puppet Archie Andrews. Radio days Born in Shepherd's Bush, London, Peter began his radio career in 1944 in ventriloquism (audiences d..
Peter Broun
Portrait of Peter Broun Peter Nicholas Broun (August 17 1797–November 5 1846), known for most of his life as Peter Nicholas Brown, was the first Colonial Secretary of Western Australia, and a member of Western Australia's first Legislative Council. Contents 1 Early life2 Co..
Peter Brown
There have been several people named Peter Brown. Peter Brown (anthropologist)Peter Brown (astronomer), Canadian astronomer and physicistPeter Brown (Beatles), personal assistant to The Beatles and Brian EpsteinPeter Brown (classical scholar), Head of the Faculty of Classics at the University of Ox..
Peter Brownback
Peter Brownback is a retired military officer and lawyer.[#endnote_UsaToday040824] He was appointed to be a presiding officer on the Guantanamo military commissions, by retired General John D. Altenburg. . The Washington Post reported: "...that Brownback and Altenburg have known each othe..
Peter Browne
Peter Browne (?1665 - August 27, 1735), Irish divine and bishop of Cork and Ross, was born in County Dublin, not long after the Restoration. He entered Trinity College, Dublin, in 1682, and after ten years' residence obtained a fellowship. In 1699 he was made provost of the college, and in the same..
Peter Brown (actor)
Peter Brown was an American television actor best known for his role as Deputy Johnny McKay opposite John Russell as Marshal Dan Troop in the 1958 Warner Bros. western series Lawman. Brown also appeared on dozens of other television shows and did several crossovers with other western series as John..
Peter Brown (anthropologist)
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Peter Brown (Beatles)
Peter Brown was an assistant to Brian Epstein and The Beatles during the 1960s. He was the witness at John Lennon and Yoko Ono's wedding in Gibraltar on 20 March, 1969. Lennon immortalized Brown in a line from The Bealtes' 1969 hit "The Ballad of John and Yoko." Brown later wrote a "tell-all" book..
Peter Brown (historian)
Peter Robert Lamont Brown (b. 1935) was born in Dublin, Ireland, to a Protestant family. He is a fellow of All Souls', Oxford. He has taught at Oxford, the University of London, and UC Berkeley, as well as Princeton University, where he is currently the Philip and Beulah Rollins Professor of History..
Peter Brown (politician)
Peter Brown (born 1939) is a member of the New Zealand Parliament, and deputy leader of the New Zealand First party. He formerly managed a stevedoring company and led the New Zealand Stevedoring Employers Association; he holds a sea captain's certificate. Brown was nearly elected to parliament as ..
Peter Brown (rugby player)
Peter Brown (born December 16, 1941) played No. 8 and lock for West of Scotland R.F.C. and Gala R.F.C., and captained Scotland 10 times in his 27 internationals (1964-73). Peter is an independent member of Scottish Rugby's appeals panel and acts as a match and discipline commissioner for both the ..
Peter Brown (singer)
Peter Brown (born July 11, 1953) is an artist, writer and producer who was also a pioneer in home recording, having recorded his seminal hit in his bedroom. He signed with the label Drive Records, a subsidiary of T.K. Records. He released his first album, A Fantasy Love Affair which was issued in ..
Peter Brown (South African politician)
Peter Brown (1924–2004) was a founding member of the South African Liberal Party and succeeded Alan Paton as its national chairman in 1958. Brown was arrested in March 1960, 10 days after the Sharpeville massacre and was released without charge after 98 days in prison. Brown was born on 24 Decem..
Peter Brown (VC)
Peter Brown (1837-10 September, 1894) was a Swedish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Details He was approximately 42 years old, and a Trooper in the Mounted Rifleme..
Peter Bruff
--> Section>sections].Please format the article according to the guidelines laid out at[Manual of Style]. Peter Schuyler Bruff (1812 - 1900), born in Portsmouth, was an astute civil engineer most well known for founding the seaside resort town of Clacton on Sea, Essex, and for ..
Peter Bruinvels
Peter Bruinvels is a British Conservative Party politician, born March 30, 1950. He was educated at St. John's School, Leatherhead, a public school in Surrey. Bruinvels held various voluntary offices in the Conservative Party in Dorking and at regional level in South East England. Never having he..
Peter Brunt
Peter Astbury Brunt (born June 23, 1917 in Coulsdon, Surrey; died November 5, 2005 in Oxford) was an eminent ancient historian at Oxford University. Brunt, son of a Methodist minister, was the Camden professor of ancient (Roman) history and a fellow of Brasenose College, Oxford, from 1970 to 1982. ..
Peter Bryant
Peter Bryant (born 27 October 1923 in London - died 19 May 2006) was the fourth producer of the BBC science fiction programme Doctor Who. Bryant was originally an actor and appeared in the 1950s soap opera The Grove Family. Later, he became a BBC Radio announcer whilst writing radio scripts as a s..
Peter Buchan
Peter Buchan (1790 - September 19, 1854), Scottish editor, was born at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. In 1816 he started in business as a printer at Peterhead, and was successful enough to be able eventually to retire and devote himself to the collection and editing of Scottish ballads. His Ancient Ball..
Peter Buck
For the New Zealand Maori leader and academic, see Te Rangi Hiroa (Peter Buck) redirect [[Template:Not verified]] Peter Lawrence Buck (born December 6, 1956 in Berkeley, California) is the guitarist and co-founder, along with Bill Berry, Mike Mills, and Michael Stipe of the seminal 1980s alternativ..
Peter Bucknell
Peter Bucknell, a Viola player, held the position of Viola Professor at the Crane School of Nusic (State University of New York at Potsdam) He can be heard performing with [The New York Harp Trio]. In 1992, Peter won the Auckland International Viola Congress Competition and the Queen ..
Peter Bucktrout
Pete Bucktrout is currently a photographer, digital imaging specialist and film cameraman with the British Antarctic Survey based in Cambridge, England. Bucktrout was the cameraman in 1997, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies's Antarctic Symphony. External link [BBC article on the Antarctic Symphony&..
Peter Buck (restaurateur)
Peter Buck is a nuclear physicist and co-founder of the Subway restaurant chain. He loaned Fred DeLuca $1,000 in 1965 to open a sandwich shop to help pay for college. Buck currently lives in Danbury, Connecticut. ..
Peter Budaj
Peter Budaj, #31 (born September 18, 1982 in Banská Bystrica, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak ice hockey goaltender currently (2006) with the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL. Peter Budaj was drafted by the Avalanche in 2001, as the first pick for the Avalanche (63rd overall). He wears number 31 for the..
Peter Buell Porter
Peter Buell Porter Peter Buell Porter (August 14, 1773 - March 20, 1844) was a U.S. political figure and soldier. He served as the Secretary of War between 1828 and 1829. Porter was born in Salisbury, Connecticut. He graduated from Yale College in 1791, studied law in Litchfield, Connecticu..
Peter Buffett
Peter Andrew Buffett (born May 4, 1958[#endnote_birth]) is an American musician, composer, and producer. Buffett is the second son of billionaire investor Warren Buffett and his late wife Susan Buffett. Contents 1 Biography2 Discography3 Filmography4 References5 ..
Peter Bull
Peter Bull (21 March 1912 - 20 May, 1984) was a British character actor. He was the son of Hammersmith MP Sir William Bull. His performance as the Russian Ambassador, Alexi de Sadesky, in [[Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb]] (1963) is among the best-known of his..
Peter Bullfrog Moore
Peter "Bullfrog" Moore (1932 - 5 July 2000) was an Australian Rugby League administrator, particularly associated with the Canterbury Bulldogs, where he was Chief Executive 1969-1995, serving a record 26 years at the helm. The Canterbury club won four grand finals during his 25 years at its head, a..
Peter Burchard
Peter Burchard is an author. He wrote the book One Gallant Rush, which the movie Glory was based on. ..
Peter Burge
Peter BurgeAustralia (AUS) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type Right-arm medium Tests First-class Matches 42 233 '''Runs scored 2290 14640 Batting average 38.16 47.53 100s/50s 4/12 38/68 Top score 181 283 Balls bowled 0 195 Wickets 0 1..
Peter Burgoyne
Peter Burgoyne (born January 29, 1978) is an indigenous Australian rules footballer. Beginning his AFL career with the inaugural Port Adelaide side to enter the AFL, Burgoyne has become well-regarded for his performance as an attacking midfielder. He was selected straight from the Port Adelaide si..
Peter Burke
Peter Burke (born 1937) is a British historian. He received his doctorate from Oxford University. For sixteen years he was part of the School of European Studies at the University of Sussex, before moving to the University of Cambridge where he still holds the title of Professor Emeritus of Cultura..
Peter Burnett
Peter Hardeman Burnett (November 15, 1807 – May 17, 1895) was California's first Governor, serving from December 20 1849 to January 9 1851. He had previously served (during December 1849) as California's territorial and military governor. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Peter Hardeman Burnett..
Peter Burnett Academy
Peter Burnett Academy, or Burnett Academy for short, is a middle school located in San Jose, California which is affiliated with the International Baccalaureate Organization. The school first opened in 1931. As of 2005, the school principal is Dr. Robert Perez. Their mascot is the grizzly bear..
Peter Burtniak
Peter Burtniak (born March 26, 1925 in Fork River, Manitoba, died April 8, 2004) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1977, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Edward Schreyer. Burtniak was educa..
Peter Burton
Peter Burton (April 4, 1921 - November 1989) is an English film and television actor born in Bromley, England. His biggest claim to fame is being the first actor to portray Major Boothroyd, better known as Q, in the first James Bond film, Dr. No (1962). Due to a scheduling conflict Burton was not av..
Peter Burwash
--> Peter Burwash is a former Canadian professional tennis player who reached a career high of World No. 64 in singles and number one in Canada in singles [[http://www.tennisserver.com/circlegame/circlegame_99_03.html]]. Burwash was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the National Hockey League but..
Peter Butcher
Peter Butcher (1947 - ) is a British diplomat. As of 2006, he is the Ambassador to Turkmenistan. Born August 6 1947, Butcher was attended the University of Bath, graduating in Development Studies. He entered the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1974. After serving as a desk officer until 1979,..
Peter Butler
Peter Butler (born 10 June, 1951) is a British Conservative politician. In 1992, he became the first MP for Milton Keynes North East. In 1997, he lost the seat by only 240 votes to Labour's Brian White. References "Times Guide to the House of Commons", Times Newspapers Limited, 1997 edition. ..
Peter Butterworth
Peter Butterworth Peter Butterworth (February 4 1919 - January 16 1979) was an English comic actor who appeared in sixteen of the Carry On films. He was married to fellow actor Janet Brown, who presented Picture Book on 1950s BBC Children's Television and later was a celebrated impersonator of..
Peter Byrne (accountant)
Peter E Byrne is an English chartered accountant. He is the current treasurer of The Cricket Society and he is also the company secretary of the Cricket Society Limited. He is also active as an statistician with the ACS, MCC and Middlesex CCC. ..
Peter Byrne (actor)
Peter Byrne (born 29 January 1928) is an English actor and director. He was born in London and trained at the Italia Conti Stage School. He made his name by playing George Dixon's son-in-law Andy Crawford in the long-running BBC Television serial Dixon of Dock Green for twenty years from 1955. He..
Peter B Evans
For the English poker player known as "The Bandit", see Peter Evans (poker player). [Peter B. Evans] (1944-) is a sociologist and political scientist, Chair of the Department of Sociology at the Institute of International Studies, University of California, Berkeley. Evans is widely publis..
Peter C. Aichelburg
Peter C. Aichelburg is an Austrian physicist well-known for his contributions to general relativity, particularly the Aichelburg-Sexl ultraboost of the Schwarzschild vacuum. Aichelburg teaches at the University of Vienna, where he holds an appointment in the Institute of Theoretical Physics. Ref..
Peter C. B. Phillips
Peter Charles Bonest Phillips (March 23 1948 Weymouth, UK) is a leading American econometrician. He received his PhD from LSE in 1974. Since 1979 he was Professor of Economics and Statistics at Yale University. He is a founding editor of the journal Econometric Theory. Phillips has published an enor..
Peter C. Eagler
Peter C. Eagler (born November 23, 1954, Clifton, New Jersey) is an American Democratic Party politician from New Jersey. He is currently a city councilman in Clifton. Eagler a former member of the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 34th legislative district. He served as an assemblyman..
Peter C. Elco
Peter C. Elco is the current Democratic mayor of the city of Absecon,_New_Jersey ..
Peter C. Fishburn
Peter C. Fishburn (born 1936) is known as a pioneer in the field of decision making processes. He received his B.S. in Industrial engineering from Pennsylvania State University in 1958, his M.S. in Operations Research in 1961, and a Ph.D in Operations Research in 1962, the latter two from the Case ..
Peter C. Lemon
Peter C. Lemon is one of the youngest surviving recipients of the Medal of Honor. He was born in Toronto, Canada, on 5 June 1950. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on 1 April 1970 while serving in Tay Ninh province during the Vietnam War. He was the only Canadian citizen to win the..
Peter C. Newman
Peter Charles Newman, CC (born May 10 1929) is a Canadian journalist. Born in Vienna, Austria, he emigrated from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia to Canada in 1940 as a Jewish refugee. His father, Peter, was a wealthy factory owner. Newman was educated at Upper Canada College and the University of Tor..
Peter C. O'Malley
Peter C. O'Malley (born 1970) , brother of Baltimore mayor Martin O'Malley, was admitted to the Maryland bar in 2000. He received his undergraduate degree from Catholic University and law degree from the University of Baltimore. He is General Counsel of GovStat, LLC. He is also considered one of the..
Peter C. Perdue
Peter C. Perdue is an American author, professor, and historian. He holds the title of T.T. and Wei Fong Chao Professor of Asian Civilizations in Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Perdue has a Ph.D. degree(1981) from Harvard University in the field of History and East Asian Languages. He is the..
Peter Cadbury
Peter Egbert Cadbury (February 6 1918 – April 17 2006) was a British entrepreneur. He was the son of Sir Egbert Cadbury, a World War I flying ace and managing director of Cadbury Brothers, the chocolate enterprise. He was educated at Leighton Park, a Quaker school founded by his grandfathe..
Peter Caddy
Peter Caddy (March 20, 1917—February 18, 1994) was a British caterer, hotelier, and founder of the Findhorn Foundation community. Educated at Harrow, he apprenticed as a director with J. Lyons and Company, and was a member of the Rosicrucian Order Crotona Fellowship. On the outbreak of the Se..
Peter Callanan
Peter Callanan is an Irish politician and member of the 22nd Seanad Éireann for Fianna Fáil. Born in Clonakility, County Cork, Callanan was educated in Mount Melleray College, County Waterford. Married with six children, he is a farmer at Innishannon, County Cork. A member of Cork County Council..
Peter Calthorpe
Peter Calthorpe has been named one of twenty five "innovators on the cutting edge" by Newsweek magazine for his work redefining the models of urban and suburban growth in America. Starting practice in 1972, he has had a long and honored career in urban planning and architecture, combining his experi..
Peter Camani
Peter Camani is an eccentric and ingenious artist who teaches at Almaguin Highlands Secondary School outside of Sundridge, Ontario, Canada. A favourite among his students, Camani is best known for his legendary castle in Burk's Falls, Ontario, which he has spent over 25 years constructing. Monolith..
Peter Camejo
--> Peter Miguel Camejo Peter Miguel Camejo (born December 31, 1939) is a financier, businessman, political activist, author, and one of the founders of the socially responsible investment movement. In 2004, he was selected by independent candidate Ralph Nader as his vice-presidential running..
Peter Camenzind
Peter Camenzind was the first novel by Hermann Hesse and contains a number of themes that were to preoccupy many of Hesse's later works, most notably the individual's search for a unique spiritual and physical identity amidst the backdrops of nature and modern civilization and the role of art in th..
Peter Cameron
Peter Cameron (born in Pompton Plains, New Jersey in 1959) is an American novelist and writer living in New York, NY. He is best known for his novels Andorra, The Weekend and The City of Your Final Destination. Contents 1 Biography2 Select bibliography2.1 Fiction3 External lin..
Peter Campbell Blaicher
Peter Campbell Blaicher was mayor of Hamilton, Ontario from 1892 to 1893. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Peter Canavan
Peter Canavan is an Irish Gaelic Football player who played inter-county football for his native Tyrone. Canavan plays his club football for Tyrone club, Errigal Ciarán. Interestingly enough, Canavan was also on the panel for the Underaged Hurling team in Killyclogher, although he never played for ..
Peter Canero
Peter Canero (born January 18, 1981 in Glasgow) is a Scottish football (soccer) defender and midfielder, who currently plays for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer. Canero came up through the youth ranks with Kilmarnock in 1987 and stayed with the club until 2004, earning a £250,000 transf..
Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt
Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt is a fictional character originally owned by Charlton Comics and later acquired by DC Comics. Still later, ownership of the character reverted back to its creator, writer-artist Pete Morisi. Charlton Comics The character debuted in Peter Cannon ... Thunderbolt #1 (Jan. 19..
Peter Cantrell
Peter CantrellNetherlands (NED) Batting style Right-handed batsman (RHB) Bowling type Right-arm offbreak (RO) Tests ODIs Matches 0 5 '''Runs scored N/A 160 Batting average N/A 32.00 100s/50s N/A -/- Top score N/A 47 ..
Peter Capaldi
Peter Capaldi (born 1958) in Glasgow is a Scottish actor and director. He is currently best known for playing Malcolm Tucker in the BBC sitcom The Thick of It, written by fellow Scottish-Italian, Armando Iannucci. This character is reportedly based on the New Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell. A..
Peter Caras
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Peter Caras (b. April 11 1941), with an international reputation, is considered one of today’s foremost illust..
Peter Cardinal Shirayanagi
Peter Seiichi Cardinal Shirayanagi (白柳誠一, born 17 June 1928) is a Cardinal Priest and Archbishop Emeritus of Tokyo in the Roman Catholic Church. Born in Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan, Shiryanagi studied at Sophia University, earning a degree in philosophy in 1951 and a speciali..
Peter Cardinal Turkson
Peter Kodwo Appiah Cardinal Turkson (born October 11 1948) is a Ghanaian prelate, the Archbishop of Cape Coast and Cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church. Biography Born in Wassaw Nsuta, in Ghana, Turkson studied in New York City and Rome as well as his native country, earning a doctorate in Sacred S..
Peter Carew
Sir Peter Carew (1514–1575) was a Devonshire adventurer, who served during the reign of Queen Elizabeth of England and became a controversial figure in the Tudor re-conquest of Ireland. Contents 1 Early life and career2 Ireland3 Legacy4 References Early life and career ..
Peter Carey
Peter Carey Peter Philip Carey (born May 7, 1943) is an Australian novelist. Born in Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, and after living in Melbourne, London and Sydney he is now based in New York. He wrote advertising copy in the early days of his literary career. He also collaborated on the screenpl..
Peter Carey (umpire)
Peter Carey (born 19--) is a former Australian Rules football umpire in the Australian Football League. Carey is perhaps most famous for the mark that he took whilst umpiring his 299th AFL match between Fremantle and St. Kilda at Subiaco Oval in 1999. Fremantle's Adrian Fletcher kicked the ball fr..
Peter Cargill
Peter Cargill (born 2 March, 1964) is a retired Jamaican football player. He played mostly for Harbour View F.C.. He played for the Jamaica national football team and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. ..
Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington
Peter Alexander Rupert Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, KG, GCMG, CH, MC, PC, DL (born 6 June 1919) is a British Conservative politician and served as British Foreign Secretary between 1979 and 1982 and as Secretary-General of NATO from 1984 to 1988. Carington was educated at Eton and RMA Sandhurst..
Peter Carlisle
Peter Benson Carlisle is the Prosecuting Attorney of Honolulu in the state of Hawaii. Carlisle was born in 1952 in Ridgewood, New Jersey. He attended Kent School in Connecticut and pursued an undergraduate degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After graduating with a bachelor..
Peter Carlstein
Peter CarlsteinSouth Africa (RSA) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type Legbreak Tests First-class Matches 8 148 '''Runs scored 190 7554 Batting average 14.61 31.60 100s/50s -/- 9/46 Top score 42 229 Balls bowled - - Wickets - 9 Bowlin..
Peter Carl Fabergé
Bouquet of Lilies or Madonna Lily Egg by Fabergé Peter Carl Fabergé original name Carl Gustavovich Fabergé (May 30, 1846–September 24, 1920) was a Russian jeweller, best known for the fabulous Fabergé eggs, made in the style of genuine Easter eggs, but using precious metals and gemst..
Peter Carl Goldmark
Peter Carl Goldmark (1906 – 1977) was a Hungarian-born, American engineer who, during his time with Columbia Records, was instrumental in developing the long-playing (LP) microgroove 33-1/3 rpm vinyl phonograph discs which defined home audio for two generations. Goldmark's LP records were int..
Peter Carnley
The Most Reverend Dr Peter Carnley AO (1937-) was the Archbishop of Perth, Australia and was Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia from 2000 until July 2005. He was born in New Lambton, New South Wales and became warden of St John's College at the University of Queensland before he became a bi..
Peter Carroll
Peter Carroll is about the author. For the American football coach, see: Pete Carroll. Peter J. Carroll (born 8th January 1953, 1:30am; 50 degrees 50 minutes N, 0 degrees 25 minutes W, i.e. Patching, England) is a modern occultist, author and co-founder of the Illuminates of Thanateros. Carroll t..
Peter Carruthers
Peter Carruthers was an American figure skater. He competed in pairs with his adopted sister Kitty Carruthers. The duo captured four gold medals at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and a silver medal at the 1984 Winter Olympics. Since retiring from skating, Carruthers has worked as a skating ..
Peter Carter-Ruck
Peter Frederick Carter-Ruck (February 26, 1914-December 19, 2003) was an English lawyer, specialising in libel cases. Carter-Ruck was educated at St Edward's School, Oxford. He spent three months in Germany during the 1930s, observing the rising popularity of Hitler, an experience that greatly affe..
Peter Cartwright
Peter Cartwright (exhorter) was a "hellfire and brimstone" preacher born in Amherst County, Virginia.Peter Cartwright (New Zealand) is the husband of the Governor-General of New Zealand, Silvia Cartwright and is chair of the Broadcasting Standards Authority, and holds various other posts. This is a ..
Peter Cartwright (exhorter)
Peter Cartwright Peter Cartwright, (September 1, 1785 – September 25, 1872), was an early American "hellfire and brimstone" preacher. Born in Amherst County, Virginia, Cartwright was a missionary who helped start the Second Great Awakening and personally baptized twelve thousand people..
Peter Caruana
Peter Richard Caruana Peter Richard Caruana QC (born October 15, 1956) is a Gibraltarian politician, and has been Chief Minister since 1996, when his party, the Gibraltar Social Democrats, first came to power. His party was re-elected to office in 2000 and 2003. He is a barrister by profession...
Peter Case
Peter Case is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Buffalo, New York, April 5, 1954. Case has had a wide-ranging career ranging from new wave music to solo acoustic performance. In 1976, Case teamed up with Jack Lee and Paul Collins, to form early new wave band The Nerves in San ..
Peter Cash
Peter Cash is a Canadian singer-songwriter. He was a member of Skydiggers from 1987 to 1996. After leaving that band, he began to write and record music with his brother, singer-songwriter Andrew Cash, which was released as The Cash Brothers. ..
Peter Casserly
Peter Casserly (January 28, 1898 – June 24, 2005) was the last surviving member of the 1st AIF serving in France in World War I. At the time of the death, he was believed to be the oldest living Australian male and his marriage to Monica Delgrado was also believed to be Australia's longest. Con..
Peter Catalanotto
Educated at the Pratt Institute, Peter's career as an illustrator began in the 1980's, painting jackets for young adult books, and illustrating for newspapers and magazines. In 1987 he was asked to illustrate All I See by Cynthia Rylant. Peter then went on to write several picture books, the first..
Peter Cathcart Wason
Peter Cathcart Wason (22 April 1924 - 17 April 2003) was a cognitive psychologist, who worked on the psychology of reason. He made great progress in explaining why people make certain consistent mistakes in logical reasoning. He designed logical problems and tests to demonstrate these processes, f..
Peter Cavanagh
Peter Cavanagh is an English footballer currently playing for Accrington Stanley. ..
Peter Caven
Peter Caven (born May 16, 1970) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League. Tony Lockett incident In 1994, playing for the Sydney Swans, Caven made the headlines by being involved in a brutal incident with St Kilda full-forward Tony Lockett. Lockett elbowed..
Peter Cellier
Peter Cellier is an English actor who has appeared in film, stage and television. He is from a family of actors including his father Frank and sister Antoinette. One of his more recognisable roles was that of Sir Frank, the Treasury Secretary, in the BBC comedy series Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime ..
Peter Celsing
Façade of the Bank of Sweden building Interior of Celsing's Reading Room C of Carolina Rediviva Peter Celsing (1920-1974) was a Swedish modernist architect. Celsing studied at the architectural school of the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, and at the Royal Swedish Academy o..
Peter Cetera
Peter Paul Cetera (born September 13,1944 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American singer, songwriter, and bass player best known for his tenure in the band Chicago. The voice of major Chicago hits such as "25 or 6 to 4," "If You Leave Me Now," and "You're The Inspiration," Cetera is also an accomplis..
Peter Cetera (album)
Peter Cetera, released in 1981, is the self-titled first solo release by then-Chicago member and lead vocalist Peter Cetera. A much more rock-oriented album than Chicago had been producing at the time, Cetera released the album in December 1981 while still a member of the band. Released on Full ..
Peter Chamberlen
Peter Chamberlen was the name of two brothers, the sons of William Chamberlen, a Huguenot surgeon who fled from Paris to England. They are famous as they discovered the modern use of obstetrical forceps. It remained a family secret for over a century. Obstetrical Forceps 1792 Peter the Elder..
Peter Chan
Peter Chan, or Chan Ho-sun (陳可辛; born in 1962 in Hong Kong) is a film director and producer. He spent his teens in Bangkok, Thailand and studied in the United States, where he attended film school at UCLA. He returned to Hong Kong in 1983 and started working in the film industry. He served as..
Peter Chanel
St. Peter Chanel (1803-1841), Catholic priest, missionary and martyr. He was declared a saint and the first martyr of Oceania (the South Pacific). Peter Louis Mary Chanel was born on July 12 1803 in Cuet, near Belley, France. His piety and intelligence attracted the attention of the local priest, a..
Peter Charles Larkin
Peter Charles Larkin, PC (1856-1930) was a Canadian businessman, diplomat, and political patron. Larkin, a world traveller who specialized in finding foodstuffs for import, was best known for founding the Salada Tea Company in 1892. Larkin introduced the concept of packaging tea in foil to maintia..
Peter Checkland
British academic Peter Checkland (1930 - ) is the developer of soft systems methodology (SSM) in the field of systems thinking. Peter Checkland was Professor of Systems at the Lancaster University. Prior to that he worked in industry for 15 years. He is the author of three books on the Soft Systems..
Peter Chen
Dr. Peter Chen is the originator of the Entity-Relationship Model (ER Model). The ER Model serves as the foundation of many systems analysis and design methodologies, computer-aided software engineering (CASE) tools, and repository systems. The ER Model is the basis for IBM's Repository Manager/MV..
Peter Chernin
Peter Chernin (born May 29, 1951 in Harrison, New York) is President and Chief Operating Officer of News Corporation, and Chairman and CEO of the Fox Group. Widely considered one of the most powerful media executives in the world, Chernin has been credited in particular with the success of Fox's ca..
Peter Cheyney
Peter Cheyney (1896 - 1951) was a British author of hard-boiled fiction. He wrote a considerable number of short stories and novels, some of which were adapted to film; his character Lemmy Caution was famously appropriated by French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard for the science fiction movie Alphaville..
Peter Chiarelli
Peter Chiarelli is the current general manager of the Boston Bruins. He was hired on May 26, 2006. He was signed to a four-year contract. He previously worked as an assistant general manager for the Ottawa Senators over the last two years, including the Lockout season. The Senators were given a cond..
Peter Chilvers
Peter Chilvers is the inventor of the Windsurfer. His idea for a board with a sail was conceived as a 12 year old on Hayling Island, off the south coast of Britain. Among many things, Peter Chilvers has been a successful engineer for Lotus and has founded a sailing and windsurfing centre in Londo..
Peter Chin
"Peter Chin" may refer to: Peter Chin (mayor), mayor of DunedinPeter Chin (minister), Plantation, Industries and Commodities Minister, MalaysiaPeter Chin (golfer), a Bronx golferPeter Chin (associate professor), Associate Professor Science Education – Chemistry at Queen's University, Kingston, Ca..
Peter Chingoka
Peter Chingoka (born 2 March 1954) in Bulawayo) is a Zimbabwean cricket administrator. Helped by a family background that enabled him to attend prestigious schools despite the pro-white Ian Smith regime, as a player in 1970s Rhodesia he was the first black cricketer to play to a high level, appearin..
Peter Chin (mayor)
Peter (Wing Ho) Chin born 1941 is the current Mayor of Dunedin. He was elected in 2004, replacing the retiring Sukhi Turner. Mr Chin's family owned a takeaways in Stuart St. Chin was a student in the 1950s at Otago Boys' High School then the University of Otago. He has worked in Dunedin as a lawyer..
Peter Chrisp
Peter Chrisp is a widely acclaimed children's author of books on history. With over sixty books published, his various works include Blitzkrieg!, Dorling Kinderserly's Ancient Egypt Revealed and Ancient Rome Revealed, The Spanish Conquests of the New World, and many more. See also Dorling Kinders..
Peter Christensen
Peter Christensen (born April 25 1975) is a Danish politician representing the Liberal Party Venstre. He is an electrician by profession and has been a Member of Parliament since November 20 2001. He is currently the spokesman of finances for Venstre, and served as Chairman of Venstres Ungdom 1999..
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
PC Asbjørnsen Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812-1885) was a Norwegian writer and scientist. He and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe (1813-1882) were collectors of Norwegian folklore. They were so closely united in their lifes' work that their folk tale collections are commonly mentioned only as "Asbj�..
Peter Christiansen
Peter Christiansen is a Danish football player, currently playing for Helsingborgs IF in Sweden. His position is left back. Christiansen joined the club after several seasons at FC Copenhagen in Denmark. His mother club is Vejle. ..
Peter Christopherson
Peter Martin Christopherson, a.k.a. Sleazy (born February 27, 1955) is a musician, video director and designer, a member of the influential British design agency Hipgnosis. He was one of the original members of the infamous Industrial Records band, Throbbing Gristle. He also helped create the firs..
Peter Chrysologus
Saint Peter Chrysologus (Latin for golden word) (406–450) was the Archbishop of Ravenna from 433 to his death. He is revered as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church, and was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Benedict XIII in 1729. Peter was born in Imola, where he was ordained a deacon..
Peter Chung
Peter Chung Peter Chung (born 1961 in Seoul, South Korea) is a Korean American animator. He is best known as the creator and director of Æon Flux, which ran as shorts on MTV's Liquid Television before launching as its own half-hour television series. He studied animation at CalArts. Chung's ..
Peter Chura
Peter Chura is a Canadian television journalist in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He has been National Affairs Reporter for CHUM Limited TV stations A Channel and Citytv since 2000. He has a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and History from Carleton University in Ottawa and has worked since 1992 at CBC..
Peter Churcher
Peter Churcher (born 1964) is an Australian artist. He was born in Brisbane, Australia. He often paints portraits and figures in a realistic style. He is the son of Betty Churcher, who was the director of the National Gallery of Australia from 1990-1997. He holds a Bachelor of Music (Hons) from ..
Peter Churchill
Peter Morland Churchill (1909 - 1972) was an SOE officer during the World War II. His code name was "Michel". Peter Churchill was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands in January 14 1909. In Cambridge University he mainly excelled in athletic pursuits. After the outbreak of World War II he became an in..
Peter Cincotti
Born on July 11, 1983 in New York City, he started playing a toy piano at the age of three. While in high school, he gigged regularly at top clubs throughout Manhattan, studied with renowned jazz masters David Finck and James Williams, starred in the off-Broadway hit Our Sinatra and performed at ..
Peter Cipollone
Peter Cipollone was the coxswain of the 2004 gold-medal winning U.S. men's eight rowing team. External links [Biography of Peter Cipollone] ..
Peter Clack
Peter Clack was a drummer with rock band AC/DC. He joined the band in April 1974, joining Malcolm Young (Rhythm Guitar), Angus Young (Lead Guitar), Dave Evans (Lead Vocals) and Rob Bailey (Bass). He was one of the more regular members of the band's rhythm section during 1974, continuing until J..
Peter Clarke
Peter Clarke can refer to: The current Children's Commissioner for WalesPeter Clarke (footballer), a soccer player with Blackpool F.C.Peter Clarke (footballer), a soccer player with Un-attachedPeter Clarke (cartoonist), a cartoonist for The Guardian ..
Peter Clarke (cartoonist)
Peter Clarke was at school with John Bratby. They both failed ‘O’ level Art. Clarke later won Prestigious ‘Cartoonist of the Year’ award. Bratby became a Royal Academician -so much for education. Clarke introduced the Apple Macintosh Graphics computer into The Guardian. By the ingenious ma..
Peter Clarke (footballer)
Peter Clarke (born January 3rd 1982 in Southport) is a professional footballer who started his career with Everton where he gained England U21 honours and represented his club side in the Premiership a handful of times, largely at the unfamiliar position of right back (as opposed to his preffered ce..
Peter Clavelle
Peter Clavelle speaking 12 October 2004 Peter A. Clavelle (born May 10, 1949) is a prominent Vermont politician and former mayor of Burlington. He was first elected mayor in 1989, serving seven terms. Prior to his election, he was a community development consultant and public official, serving..
Peter Claver
Saint Peter Claver (in Spanish: Pedro Claver) was a Jesuit who, due to his remarkable life and work, become the patron saint of slaves, of Colombia and of African Americans. ' Saint Pedro Claver Saint Peter Claver Confessor Born 1580 in Catalonia, Spain, Died 1654 in Cartagena, Colombia..
Peter Clodt von Jürgensburg
Baron Peter Clodt von Jürgensburg, known in Russian as Pyotr Karlovich Klodt (1805-1867), was a favourite sculptor of Nicholas I of Russia. Stemming from a distinguished family of Baltic Germans, Klodt started his career as a professional artillery officer and amateur sculptor. He attended the ..
Peter Coad
In the 1990s, Peter Coad built a small consulting firm (Object International), co-authored six software design books, and became a well-known software development methodologist. In 1999, he was one of the founders of the software company TogetherSoft, which was sold to Borland Software Corp. in Ja..
Peter Coates
Peter Coates is a businessman from Stoke-on-Trent who made his money in catering (Stadia and Lindley Catering) and gambling (Bet 365). He recently sold his Bet 365 street stores to Coral for a figure believed to be around £40 million (73 million USD). He's currently the owner of Stoke City Footba..
Peter Cochran
Peter Cochran was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. ..
Peter Coe
Percy N 'Peter' Coe father and athletics coach to Sebastian Coe. As an engineer he found athletics coaching offered to his son to be 'all tales, nothing seemed coherent' , and was determined to systematically apply his expertise to this field. References Publications Winning Running: Succ..
Peter Coffee
Peter Coffee is a commentator for Ziff Davis. He is the Technology Editor of eWEEK, Ziff Davis Media's national news magazine of enterprise infrastructure. He has twenty years' experience in evaluating information technologies and practices as a developer, consultant, educator, and internationally p..
Peter Coffin
Peter Mathias Coffin (born July 20, 1984) is a former member of the defunct sketch comedy group (The Stupid Show), filmmaker, and musician from Watervliet, Michigan. Peter is also a blogger (see [petercoffin.com], his site) as well as an internet performance artist. The most known of his ..
Peter Cohan
Peter Cohan is an American businessman. Education Cohan earned a B.A. in art history in 1979 and a B.S. in electrical engineering in 1980 from Swarthmore College. He did graduate work in computer science at MIT and earned an MBA from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Achievements ..
Peter Coke
Peter Coke (1913 -) British actor, playwright and artist. Coke studied at RADA, acted on stage and screen and wrote comic plays, but he is best known for playing the part of Paul Temple in the long-running BBC radio drama series based on the novels of Francis Durbridge. Still very alert at the age o..
Peter Collecott
Dr Peter Collecott, CMG, is the British Ambassador to Brazil. Biography Born on 8 October 1950.Graduated in Mathematics from St John's College, Cambridge, where he was Captain of Soccer.PhD in Theoretical Physics from University of Cambridge.Married Judith Patricia Pead in 1982. Career Entered Dip..
Peter Collier
For other Peter Colliers, see Peter Collier (disambiguation) Peter Collier is an Australian politician. He has been a Liberal member of the Western Australian Legislative Council since 2005, representing the North Metropolitan region. He is currently the Liberal Shadow Minister for Education and Tr..
Peter Collier (disambiguation)
Peter Collier, Australian politicianPeter Collier (political author), co-author of seven books with David Horowitz[Peter Collier], professor of French and translator redirect[[Template:Disambig]]..
Peter Collier (political author)
Peter Collier was the founding publisher of Encounter Books in California. He held that position until he resigned in 2005, when Encounter Books offices were moved from San Francisco to New York City, and Collier was replaced as publisher by Roger Kimball. Collier is also an associate with David Hor..
Peter Collins
The name Peter Collins may apply to one of the following: Peter Collins (organ builder)Peter Collins (racing driver)Peter Collins (record producer)Peter Collins (soccer player)Peter Collins (speedway rider) ..
Peter Collinson
Peter Collinson may refer to: Peter Collinson, scientist and friend of Benjamin Franklin.Peter Collinson, film director.Peter Collinson, computer scientist.The pseudonym used by the American author Dashiell HammettThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associate..
Peter Collinson (computer scientist)
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations.Peter Collinson is best known as an old-school Unix hacker who contributed greatly to the BSD Unix kernel. A par..
Peter Collinson (film director)
Peter Collinson (April 1, 1936 – December 16, 1980) was a British film director probably best known for directing the 1969 cult movie The Italian Job. Peter Collinson was born in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire in 1936. His parents, an actress and a musician, separated when he was 2 years old; he ..
Peter Collinson FRS
Peter Collinson Peter Collinson (January 1694–August 11, 1768) was a Fellow of the Royal Society best known for his friendship with Benjamin Franklin and their correspondence about electricity. Born the son of a London woollen draper he entered his father's business and developed an in..
Peter Collins (Australian politician)
Peter Collins was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. References [NSW Parliament member profile] ..
Peter Collins (organ builder)
Peter Collins is an English pipe organ builder based in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. He specialises in tracker action organs typically with clean, modernist light wood casework and well-balanced classical voicing. Collins is an advocate of computer-aided design, using it to produce remarkably ..
Peter Collins (racing driver)
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Peter Collins (speedway rider)
Peter Collins MBE is a former speedway rider who spent his whole career (1971-1986) with the Belle Vue Aces, the team he supported as a child. The only other club he rode for was the now defunct Rochdale Hornets (Belle Vue's nursery team), with whom he spent the first season of his career on loan. ..
Peter Collyer
Peter Collyer (born Northampton, 28 November 1952) is a British artist and author. His odyssey around Britain's surrounding seas to paint the sea areas and coastal stations of the Shipping Forecast for his first book Rain Later, Good brought him to a wide audience, with several television appearan..
Peter Coman
Peter George Coman (b. 13 April, 1943) was the first player to play one-day internationals and never appeared in a Test match. ..
Peter Connolly
Peter Connolly (born 1935) is a renowned British scholar of the ancient world, Greek and Roman military equipment historian and artist. Connolly has also written and illustrated many books for children about the ancient world, including the award-winning Legend of Odysseus. Connolly studied at th..
Peter Connolly (Australian politician)
Peter Connolly was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. ..
Peter Conrad
Peter Conrad or Conradi may refer to several people: Charles Pete Conrad (1930-1999) was an United States astronaut.Peter Conrad (academic) (b. 1948) an Australian academic long resident in the United Kingdom. Peter Conradi an author and journalist who is Deputy Foreign Editor of the London Sunday ..
Peter Conradi
For other people with similar names, see Peter Conrad. Peter Conradi is an author and journalist who should not be confused with Peter J. Conradi, another author with a similar name. He is the author of: The Red Ripper: Inside the Mind of Russia's Most Brutal Serial Killer (about Andrei Chikatilo)..
Peter Conrad (academic)
Peter Conrad (b. 1948, Hobart, Tasmania) is an Australian academic specializing in English literature, currently teaching at Christ Church at Oxford University. Conrad moved to Oxford on a Rhodes Scholarship in 1968. He became a Fellow of All Souls, Oxford, from 1970 to 1973 before taking up his cu..
Peter Cook
This article is about the British comedian, Peter Cook. For others that are similarly named, see Peter Cook (disambiguation). Peter Edward Cook (17 November, 1937 – 9 January, 1995) was an English satirist, writer and comedian who is widely regarded as the leading figure in the British satire ..
Peter Cookson
Peter Cookson (May 8, 1913 - January 6, 1990) was a film actor of the 1940s. Cookson, once married to stage and film actress Beatrice Straight, acted in films G.I. Honeymoon (1945) and Fear. The actor was born in Milwaukie, Oregon. ..
Peter Cook (architect)
This article is about the British architect Peter Cook. For other people called Peter Cook, see Peter Cook (disambiguation). Peter Cook (born in 1936 in Southend, Essex) is a notable English architect, teacher and writer about architecture. From 1953 to 1958, he studied architecture at Bournemouth..
Peter Cook (Australian politician)
This article is about the Australian politician Peter Cook. For other people called Peter Cook, see Peter Cook (disambiguation). Peter Francis Salmon Cook (8 November 1943 - 3 December 2005), Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the Senate from 1983 to 2005, representing t..
Peter Cook (disambiguation)
Peter Cook may be: The British architect, Peter Cook (born 1936)The British comedian, Peter Cook (1937-1995)The Australian politician Senator Peter CookThe American Poet, Peter Cook This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an r..
Peter Coombs
Peter W G Coombs is an English artist living in St Albans, Hertfordshire. He works in media including pastels and acrylics, and cartoons in various media, and specialist subjects include landscape, steam trains and aircraft. He runs demonstrations of pastel techniques and has written a book, Pai..
Peter Cooper
Peter Fennimore Cooper (February 12, 1791–April 4, 1883) was an American industrialist, inventor and philanthropist. Contents 1 History1.1 Industry1.2 Politics1.2.1 Presidential candidacy2 External links History Cooper was born in New York City, the son of Dutch..
Peter Cooper Hewitt
Peter Cooper Hewitt (May 5, 1861 - August 25, 1921) was an American electrical engineer, who demonstrated the mercury-vapor lamp for which he deposited a patent. He fabricated a discharge lamp in a vapor of mercury heated by the current passing through the liquid phase. The lamp was started by tilt..
Peter Cooper Village
Peter Cooper Village is a residential development on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. It sits just north of its sister community, Stuyvesant Town, stretching between the Avenue C and 1st Avenue from 20th to 23rd Street. Peter Cooper is a venerated figure in the cultural history of New York. Among..
Peter Cope
redirect [[Template:Not verified]]Peter Roland Cope (December 7, 1921 - April 4 2005) was the last surviving test pilot from the Avro Arrow program. Born in Croydon, England, Cope signed up for the Royal Air Force in 1939 after graduating from Croydon College with a degree in science and applied ma..
Peter Copley
Peter Copley (born 20 May 1915 in Bushey, Hertfordshire, England) is an actor, best remembered for his appearances on television. Credits include: Danger Man, The Saint, The Avengers, The Forsyte Saga, The Troubleshooters, The Champions, Department S, Doomwatch, Z Cars, Fall of Eagles, Survivors, D..
Peter Corey
Peter Corey is the writer of a series of books whose titles always begin with Coping With... These books are targeted and younger people like teenagers because they are humourous. He has written other books but they are serious. He has also written scripts for many television programs and he has p..
Peter Cormack
Peter Barr Cormack (born Edinburgh, July 17 1946) was a Scottish footballer who reached his peak in the first great Liverpool side of the 1970s. A skilful midfield player who won nine caps for Scotland, Cormack was signed by manager Bill Shankly from Nottingham Forest in 1972, having started his ca..
Peter Cornelius
Peter Cornelius Carl August Peter Cornelius (24 December 1824 – 26 October 1874) was a German composer, writer about music, poet and translator. He was born and died in Mainz. Cornelius played violin and composed lieder from an early age, and began studying composition with Heinrich ..
Peter Cornelius (musician)
Peter Cornelius, born in Vienna, Austria on January 29, 1951, is an Austrian musician and, later, a member of Enigma. ..
Peter Corroon
Peter Corroon (born 1964) is the current mayor of Salt Lake County, Utah. He graduated from Golden Gate University School of Law in San Francisco, California. He is also the first cousin of former US Presidential candidate Howard Dean. Preceded by:Nancy Workman Mayor of Salt Lake County 20..
Peter Cory
The Honourable Peter Cory Peter deCarteret Cory, CC, BA, LL.B, LL.D (born October 25, 1925) was a puisne judge of the Supreme Court of Canada from 1989 to 1999. Born in Windsor, Ontario, the son of Andrew and Mildred (Beresford Howe) Cory, he was educated at the University of Western Ontario ..
Peter Cosgrove
General Peter Cosgrove AC, MC General Peter John Cosgrove, AC, MC, CNZM (born 28 July 1947) is an Australian general. He was the Chief of the Australian Defence Force from 3 July 2002 to July 2005, when he retired from active service. Contents 1 Military service2 Cyclone Larry Ta..
Peter Costa
Peter Costa Peter Costa in the William Hill Poker Grand Prix Nickname(s) The PoetThe Silver Fox Hometown Las Vegas, Nevada World Series of Poker Bracelet(s) None Money finishes 8 Highest ITM main event finish None World Poker Tour Titles None Final tables None Money Fin..
Peter Costello
Peter Costello Peter Howard Costello (born 14 August 1957), Australian politician, has been Deputy Leader of the Liberal Party since 1994, and Treasurer in the Australian government since 1996. Costello was born in Melbourne, into a middle-class family of committed Christians: his brother, Tim..
Peter Costigan
Peter Costigan (born June 21, 1935; died August 5, 2002) was an Australian journalist, and Lord Mayor of Melbourne from 1999 to 2001. ..
Peter Coudrin
Peter Coudrin, depicted in a stained-glass window of the Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace in Honolulu, founded the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary. Peter Coudrin or Pierre Coudrin of France was the founder of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, a religiou..
Peter Courtenay
Peter Courtenay (Died September 23,1492) English prelate. A grandnephew of Richard Courtenay. Educated at Exeter College, Oxford, Peter became dean of Windsor, then dean of Exeter; in 1478 Bishop of Exeter; and in 1487 Bishop of Winchester in succession to William Waynflete. With Henry Stafford, 2..
Peter Cousens
Peter Cousens is an Australian actor, remembered for his performances in a number of soap operas on television during the 1980s - Dr. Russell Edwards in The Young Doctors, Luke Carlyle in Sons and Daughters and Dennis Harper in Return to Eden. More recently, he has a successful career in musical th..
Peter Cousins
Peter Cousins was the computer scientist who created the first EAI product, "Geneva". Understanding the limitations of the hub and spoke architecture, he recast the notion of integration using Web Services, and ESB approaches to distribute integration to the edge of the network, thereby greatly imp..
Peter Coveney
Peter V. Coveney is currently (April 2005) Professor in Physical Chemistry and Director, Centre for Computational Science (CCS) at University College London (UCL). Coveney is probably best known to the general public for his two popularizations in science: PV Coveney and RR Highfield, The Arrow of..
Peter Cowhey
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Peter Cowie
Peter Cowie (born 1939, England) is a film historian and author of more than twenty books on film. He has been well known since 1963 as the founder/publisher and general editor of the annual The International Film Guide, a survey of worldwide film production. His books include definitive surveys o..
Peter Cox (album)
This is the debut solo album from Go West frontman Peter Cox. It features 11 tracks mostly written by Peter and album producer Peter-John Vettesse. Tracks Track 1. Ain't Gonna Cry Again Track 2. If You Walk Away Track 3. Change Track 4. One More Kiss Track 5. I'll Be Good To You Track 6. Tender ..
Peter Cox (Australian politician)
Peter Cox was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. ..
Peter Coyote
Peter Coyote Peter Coyote (born Robert Peter Cohon October 10, 1941) is an American actor and author. He is the cofounder, with Emmett Grogan, of the San Francisco Diggers and a veteran of the San Francisco Mime Troupe. Coyote became a member, and later chairman, of the California State Arts ..
Peter Craig
Peter Craig is an American writer known for his darkly comic novels of imploding father-child relationships. His first novel, The Martini Shot, published by William Morrow in 1998, chronicles has-been action film star Charlie West's troubled relationship with his two children. His second novel, Hot..
Peter Craine
Peter Craine was a Manx politician. He died in 2003. He was originally with Mec Vannin. In the 1976 election they put up ten candidates. Only Peter Craine was successful. He remains to this day the only Mec Vannin MHK there has ever been, although several ex-members have gone on to become MHKs. ..
Peter cramp
Peter Cramp teaches Economics and Politics at Nottingham High School. He has written a number of books for students and teachers of AS and A-level Economics and has examined for Edexcel. Books Economic Development, 2nd Edition (2001) ..
Peter Crampton
Peter Crampton was a United Kingdom member of the European Parliament from 1994 to 1999, representing the region of Hull for the Labour Party. ..
Peter Crane
Professor Sir Peter Crane is the Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, London. He is a fellow of the Royal Society, a foreign associate of the United States National Academy of Sciences and a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. He was awarded a knighthood on June 12, 200..
Peter Craven
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Peter Crawford
Peter Charles Anson Crawford Born 18 May 1979 Peter Crawford is Scotland's joint highest goal polo player (3 handicap), yet is it's most up and coming star. Playing professionally in England, he represents Scotland in the annual [Festival Cup] at Scone Palace. His father, James, is a f..
Peter Craze
Peter Craze (born 27 August 1946) was a British actor and brother to Michael Craze. He has had many film and television appearances including in Doctor Who, EastEnders and Blake's 7. External links [Peter Craze] at the Internet Movie Database ..
Peter Cresswell
Peter Cresswell is an Auckland, New Zealand architect and libertarian activist. He was the Libertarianz party leader from 1999 to 2002, and has been a political candidate for that party in several general elections. He writes a blog called 'Not PC.' External links [Not PC] ..
Peter Crill
Sir Peter Leslie Crill KBE (February 1, 1925 – October 3, 2005) was Bailiff of Jersey from 1986 to 1995. As a young man, he was one of the few people who successfully escaped from German-occupied Jersey during the Second World War. He later followed a legal career, and entered politics, being ele..
Peter Crimmins
Peter Crimmins was a rover for the Hawthorn Football Club in the VFL, playing 184 games and kicking 252 goals from 1966 to 1975. He was an inspirational player and captain from 1974 who wore number 5. He died of cancer just days after the club's 1976 premiership win. Was an inspiration to the Hawth..
Peter Crimmins Medal
The Peter Crimmins Medal is an Australian rules football award given to the player(s) from the Hawthorn Football Club deemed best and fairest for the season. Peter Crimmins was a rover for Hawthorn, playing 1966-1975. He died of cancer just days after the club's 1976 premiership win. Recipients: 20..
Peter Criss
Peter Criss as he appeared on his 1978 solo album George Peter Criscuola (born December 20, 1945) a.k.a. Peter Criss, is an American musician best known as the drummer for the rock band KISS. Contents 1 Early years2 KISS3 Solo career3.1 The homeless urban legend4 The..
Peter Criss (album)
Peter Criss is a 1978 solo album from the drummer of American hard rock band KISS. It was one of four solo albums released by the members of KISS on September 18, 1978. The other albums were released by Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley and Ace Frehley.The album would also be the weakest selling of all ..
Peter Croker
Born - 21/12/1921 Place Of birth - Kingston, England Peter Croker was a full-back who played for Charlton Athletic and watford He is one of two survivors left from charlton fa cup victory in 1947 Links http://sport.independent.co.uk/football/charlton/article12060.ece ..
Peter Crombie
Peter Crombie is an American film and television actor. He has appeared in movies such as Born on the Fourth of July, Natural Born Killers, Se7en, and My Dog Skip. His best-known television role was as the recurring minor character "Crazy" Joe Davola on Seinfeld. He also made guest appearances in ..
Peter Cronin
Peter Michael Cronin, (born 21 December 1947), was an Australian Test cricket match umpire, from South Australia. He umpired 1 Test match in 1980 between Australia and England at Melbourne on 1 February to 6 February 1980, won by Australia by 8 wickets, with Greg Chappell scoring a century and Denn..
Peter Cross
Peter Cross can also mean Cross of St. Peter Peter Cross (born 1951 in Guildford) is a British illustrator. He first worked as a technical illustrator for Hawker Siddeley. His style features lifelike drawings of British wildlife, in cartoon-like situations. Ostensibly produced for children, the i..
Peter Crouch
Peter James Crouch (born January 30 1981 in Macclesfield, Cheshire) is an English international football player, known simply as "Crouchy" to many fans. He currently plays for the English club Liverpool as a striker. His height of 2.01 m / 6 ft 7 in makes him the tallest man ev..
Peter Crüger
Peter Crüger (1580—1639) was a German mathematician and astronomer. He was also professor of poetry and mathematics at the Danziger Akademikum (Danzig Academy), in which capacity he was associated with the poet Johannes Plavius. Plavius' Institutio Poetica mentions Crüger in its opening letter..
Peter Cullen
Peter Cullen provided the voice for Optimus Prime in the Transformers animated series. Peter Cullen, a member of the first graduating class of the National Theatre School of Canada, is a voice actor who has provided the voices for Optimus Prime, Ironhide and Slugslinger in Transformers, Eeyore..
Peter Cundall
Peter Cundall (born in 1927 in Manchester, England, UK) is a horticulturalist and television personality in Australia. He currently lives in Tasmania's Tamar Valley, and is a presenter of the ABC TV program Gardening Australia. Military career Near the end of World War II, Cundall joined the Britis..
Peter Cundy
Wing Commander Peter John Cundy DSO AFC RAF (3 October, 1916 – 4 August, 2005) was a British pilot credited as one of the top U-boat killers of the Second World War At RAF Coastal Command he was involved in new techniques for locating and destroying enemy submarines - among these air to sea r..
Peter Cunnah
Peter Cunnah (born on 30 August, 1966, in Derry, Northern Ireland) is best known as lead singer and song writer with 1990s dance-pop duo [[D:ream]] (alongside DJ Al Mackenzie). Prior to forming D:ream, he was lead guitarist with Belfast-based band Tie The Boy who were briefly signed to the Mother R..
Peter Cunningham
Peter Cunningham (1816 - 1869) was a Scottish writer, son of Allan Cunningham. Cunningham published several topographical and biographical studies, of which the most important are his Handbook of London (1849) and The Life of Drummond of Hawthornden (1833). References External links ..
Peter Curtin
Peter Curtin is an actor. Selected filmography [[Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid]] - lawyer External Links ..
Peter Curzon, 4th Viscount Scarsdale
Peter Ghislain Nathaniel Curzon, 4th Viscount Scarsdale (b. 6 March 1949) is the son of the 3rd Viscount Scarsdale to whose titles he succeeded in 2000. Lord Scarsdale has chosen not to take up residency at the family seat in Kedleston, but instead spends his time in the United States. His half brot..
Peter Cushing
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Peter Cushing OBE Cushing (left) in the television adaptation of Nineteen Eighty-Four in the winter of ..
Peter D'Adamo
Peter J. D'Adamo ND (born 17 July, 1956) is a practicing American naturopathic physician noted for his popular book series on the blood type diet. Co-authored by health writer Catherine Whitney, D'Adamo's books suggest that appropriate diet and lifestyle depend on an individual's blood type. Conte..
Peter D'Amato
Peter D'Amato is a well-known carnivorous plant grower who has over thirty years experience in the field. His nursery, California Carnivores, houses the world's largest collection of carnivorous plants. In 1998, D'Amato published his first and only book, The Savage Garden (Ten Speed Press), which ..
Peter D. Clark
Peter D. Clark was Regional Chair of Ottawa-Carleton from 1991-1997. He received a BComm degree from the University of Windsor in 1964 and an MBA from the University of Michigan in 1974. He was mayor of Cumberland Township, Ontario from 1980 to 1989. Clark was defeated by Bob Chiarelli in an electi..
Peter D. Eimas
Peter D. Eimas (1934-October 28 2005) was an expert in psychology and cognitive sciences and a professor at Brown University. His seminal paper showed that infants have greater linguistic and cognitive abilities than previously thought. Eimas was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He died in Providenc..
Peter D. Feaver
Peter D. Feaver is a professor of political science at Duke University and director of the Triangle Institute for Security Studies. He is on sabbatical until August 2006 in the Bush administration, as a special advisor for strategic planning and institutional reform on the National Security Council...
Peter D. Keisler
Peter D. Keisler is the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division of the United States Department of Justice. He was sworn into the position on July 1, 2003. Prior to that, he served as Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General and Acting Associate Attorney General. He joined the Departme..
Peter D. Kramer
Peter D. Kramer, M.D., is a psychiatrist and faculty member of Brown Medical School specializing in the area of depression. He considers depression to be a serious illness with tangible physiological effects such as disorganizing the brain and disrupting the functioning of the cardiovascular system..
Peter D. Mitchell
Peter D. Mitchell (September 29 1920- April 10 1992)[#endnote_Saier] was a British biochemist who was awarded the 1978 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his discovery of the chemiosmotic mechanism of ATP synthesis. Contents 1 Chemiosmotic hypothesis2 Biography3 Independant res..
Peter Daicos
Peter Daicos (born September 20, 1961 in Fitzroy, Victoria) is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL/AFL. Commonly known as The Macedonian Marvel due to his heritage, the mulleted Daicos is known as one of the most exciting forward pockets of his time - with an incredible knack to score g..
Peter Daji
Peter Parkas Daji (born July 18, 1960 in Auckland) is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that finished seventh at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Eight years later Daji ended up in eight position at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Ba..
Peter Daka
Peter M. Daka is a member of the Pan-African Parliament from Zambia. During the Third Ordinary Session of The Pan-African Parliament, Hon. Daka proposed the creation of a Pan-African Parliament Trust Fund. External links [Members of the Pan-African Parliament] ..
Peter Dale
See also Peter Dale (Derbyshire) for the valley in the Peak District. Peter Dale is a UK poet and translator. He was Head of English at Hinchley Wood School and has published many collections of verse. His other books include translations of François Villon, Jules Laforgue, and Dante, and An Int..
Peter Dale's classification of rhymes
Peter Dale classifies forty types of rhymes in his book ''An Introduction To Rhyme (ISBN 1-85725-124-5). Contents 1 Traditional Pure Rhyme2 Pararhyme3 Assonance Rhyme3.1 Pure Assonance Rhyme4 Consonance Rhyme5 Syllable Rhyme6 Uneven Rhyme7 Other types of rh..
Peter Dale Scott
Peter Dale Scott (born 1929) is a Canadian poet and a former English professor at the University of California, Berkeley. The son of noted Canadian poet and constitutional lawyer F. R. Scott, he is known for his anti-war stance and his criticism of U.S. foreign policy dating back to the Vietnam War...
Peter Dalle
Peter Dalle (born December 5, 1956) is a Swedish actor, comedian, writer and film director. Dalle grew up in Täby outside Stockholm. External link ..
Peter Danckert
Peter Wilhelm Danckert (born July 8, 1940 in Berlin) is a German politician and member of the SPD. ..
Peter Danielson
Peter Danielson is the author of a series of 19 books published by Bantam Books between 1984 and 1995. The series, called Children of the Lion is loosely based on Old Testament Biblical events. The original Peter Danielson was a writer named George Warren. He wrote #1 through #14. #15 was by Frank..
Peter Darrell
Peter Darrell CBE, a ballet choreographer who founder of the Scottish Ballet, was born at Richmond, Surrey, on September 16 1929 and died in Glasgow on December 2 1987. For almost four decades had been one of the most productive and imaginative talents in British Ballet. He studied at the Sadler's ..
Peter Darvill-Evans
Peter Darvill-Evans (born 1954, Buckinghamshire, England) is a British writer and editor. He lived in Buckinghamshire until he went to university, graduating in 1975 from University College, London with a degree in History. In 1976 Darvill-Evans joined the staff of Games Centre, a specialist games ..
Peter Dasent
Peter Dasent is a New Zealand musician and composer. He played keyboards in the bands Spats, and The Crocodiles. He leads the chamber-jazz group the Umbrellas, is writing a book on the music of Nino Rota and currently works in music composition for film and television. External links [Peter Da..
Peter Davenport
Peter Davenport is the Director of the National UFO Reporting Center since July 4, 1994. He was born in St. Louis, Missouri and graduated from Stanford University in California. He completed his graduate program at University of Washington in Seattle. Davenport is a regular guest on Coast-to-Coast..
Peter Davenport (footballer)
Peter Davenport (born March 24, 1961 in Birkenhead) was an English football player. Peter was purchased from Nottingham Forest F.C. in 1986 by Manchester United. The much maligned striker went on to score 26 goals for United before leaving the club for Middlesbrough F.C. in 1989. In 1992 Peter pl..
Peter Davey
Peter Davey was a British actor and the father of the actor-director Mark Wing-Davey. ..
Peter David
Peter David Peter Allen David (often abbreviated PAD) (born September 23, 1956) is an American writer, best known for his work in comic books and Star Trek novels. David often jokingly describes his occupation as "writer of stuff". David is noted for his prolific writing, characterized by its ..
Peter David Hamilton
Pete Hamilton (fl. 2000s)is a British visual artist and film maker. He started his academic career studying garden design in 1999 and has since completed a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree in Contemporary Creative Practice. His Re:Photo Series of video works has developed from searches through..
Peter Davies
Peter Davies (born March 22, 1989) is an English actor who has appeared in many minor roles in such BBC productions as Little Britain, Holy Cross, and the more recent Sweeney Todd. Davies has also played several roles in many of the Hijinx Welsh Theatre Company's productions. TV Appearances Holy Cr..
Peter Davis
Peter Davis is the name of several prominent people: Sir Peter Davis - British businessmanPeter Davis (New Zealand) - Husband of current New Zealand Prime Minister Helen ClarkPeter Davis (Mayor of Melbourne) - Major of Melbourne This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of arti..
Peter Davison
Peter Davison (born 13 April, 1951) is an English actor, best known for his roles as Tristan Farnon in the television version of James Herriot's All Creatures Great and Small and as the fifth incarnation of the Doctor in Doctor Who, which he played from 1981 to 1984. Peter Davison as the Fifth D..
Peter Davis (New Zealand)
Professor Peter Davis (BA S’ton, MSc Lond, PhD) is the husband of New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark. The couple married in 1981 after her campaign for Parliament. His speciality is in medical sociology, and he is currently Head of Department and Professor of Sociology at the University of Au..
Peter Dawkins
Peter Dawkins may refer to: Pete Dawkins: Vice Chairman of the CitiGroup Private Bank and former Chairman/CEO of Primerica Financial Services, Inc. Peter Dawkins (FBRT): English founder of the Francis Bacon Research Trust Peter Dawkins (musician): New Zealand musician and producer, based in Austral..
Peter Dawkins (FBRT)
Peter Dawkins (born in England) is an internationally known author, teacher, consultant and leader of workshops and pilgrimages worldwide. Peter is a recognised authority on the Baconian-Rosicrucian philosophies and Ancient Wisdom teachings, including especially the wisdom enshrined within the Sha..
Peter Dawkins (musician)
Peter Dawkins (b. 1946) is a New Zealand-born record producer and musician, best known for his hit 1970s productions for Australian-based pop artists, including Dragon, Australian Crawl and Air Supply. He has won multiple production awards, including the Countdown Producer of the Year. In the late 1..
Peter Dawson
Peter Dawson (31 January 1882-27 September 1961) was an Australian bass/baritone in the 1920s and 1930s when he was possibly the most popular singer of that era. Dawson made his first recording in 1904, and continued to release songs for EMI and HMV until 1958. In this time he performed classical t..
Peter Dawson (Alberta politician)
The Honorable Peter Dawson was a politician and member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. He was elected as the member for Little Bow in 1935 and served until 1963. He represented the Alberta Social Credit Party and served the longest tenure as the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly for twent..
Peter Dawson (golfer)
Peter Dawson (born 9 May 1950 in Doncaster) is an English golfer. He was a member of the European Tour in the 1970s and won his sole European Tour title at the 1975 Double Diamond Stroke Play. However his most consistent season by far was 1977, when he finished seventh on the European Tour Order of ..
Peter Day
Professor Peter Day (b. 20 Aug 1938) is a distinguished British inorganic chemist. He held the post of Director of the Royal Institution from 1991 to 1998. He was elected to the Royal Society in 1986. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Peter Deakin
Peter Deakin (1954-2004) was raised in Oldham, England. He played Rugby League in the town but made his name through his extraordinary drive in the field of sports marketing. After a spell learning the industry in America, he returned to make Bradford Bulls big at the box office again, and was so ..
Peter Dean
Peter Dean (born 2nd May 1939, in Hoxton, London) is a British actor, probably most famous for his role as Pete Beale in the BBC soap opera EastEnders. Although other TV credits include 'Jeff Bateman' in Coronation Street (1980); Sergeant Jack Wilding in Woodentop (prequel to ITV police drama The..
Peter Debnam
--> Peter Debnam (born 21 April 1954), Australian politician, is the leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party and is the Shadow Treasurer, Shadow Minister for Western Sydney, Redfern/Waterloo and Citizenship. He was elected unopposed on 1 September 2005 following the resignation of former leade..
Peter DeBoer
Peter DeBoer (born June 13, 1968 in Dunnville, Ontario, Canada) is currently the head coach of the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League. Contents 1 Playing career2 Coaching Career3 Awards4 Head Coaching Statistics5 NHL Players6 References Playing career De..
Peter Debye
Petrus Josephus Wilhelmus Debije (March 24, 1884 – November 2, 1966) was a Dutch physical chemist. He later legally changed his name to Peter Joseph William Debye. Contents 1 Early life2 Scientific contributions prior to the Nobel Prize3 His Nobel Prize4 War years5 ..
Peter Deeley
--> Peter Deeley is a prominent British journalist and until Jan 2006, was a talk radio presenter on the London phone-in station LBC 97.3. Peter Deeley has lately become known as 'Fish' because of his love for Fish & Chips. Listeners and the production team on the through the night show came up w..
Peter DeFazio
Congressman Peter DeFazio Peter Anthony DeFazio (born May 27, 1947 in Needham Massachusetts) is a Democratic U.S. Representative from Oregon, representing the 4th Congressional District ([map]) in Eugene. DeFazio served in the U.S. Air Force from 1967 to 1971. He received a bachelor..
Peter DeLuise
Peter DeLuise is an American actor and director, (born November 6,1966) in New York, New York, born in a family full of actors. Peter DeLuise is the son of actor/comedian Dom DeLuise and actress Carol DeLuise, brother of actors Michael DeLuise and David DeLuise. Contents 1 Biography1.1 ..
Peter Demens
Peter Demens (1850-1919) Born Pyotr Alexeyevitch Dementyev to a wealthy family in the Tver Oblast of Russia. Demens was a well educated aristocrat who was also liberal-minded. He became a member of the Imperial Guard and later became outspoken about the Czarist regime. He left Russia following the a..
Peter Denny
Shipbuilder and Shipowner based in Dumbarton,Scotland Director of William Denny and Brothers Limited, British & Burmese Steam Navigation Company, the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company and others. ..
Peter Denoyelles
Peter Denoyelles was a Representative from New York; born in Haverstraw, New York, in 1766; completed preparatory studies; engaged in the manufacture of brick; member of the State assembly in 1802 and 1803; held several local offices; elected as a Republican to the Thirteenth Congress (March 4, 1813..
Peter Dens
Peter Dens (12 September 1690 - 15 February 1775) was a Belgian Roman Catholic theologian He was born at Boom near Antwerp. Most of his life was spent in the archiepiscopal college of Mechelen, where he was for twelve years reader in theology and for forty president. His great work was the Theologi..
Peter DeRose
Peter DeRose (March 10, 1900 – April 23, 1953) was an American Hall of Fame composer of jazz and pop music during the Tin Pan Alley era. DeRose was born in New York City and as a boy exhibited a gift for things musical. He learned to play the piano from an older sister but composing music was a ..
Peter Derow
Peter S. Derow PhD is tutor, fellow and lecturer in ancient history at Wadham College, Oxford, most noted for his translations of Herodotus and Polybius. He is also Dean of graduate studies in ancient history for Oxford University. He is a contributor to the Oxford Classical Dictionary in matters r..
Peter Desaga
Instrument maker at the University of Heidelberg, who worked with Robert Wilhelm Bunsen. In 1855, Desaga perfected an earlier design of the laboratory burner by Michael Faraday into the "Bunsen burner". The Desaga family held the right to market the burner for generations, as part of an agreement m..
Peter Desbarats
Peter Desbarats is a Canadian author and journalist. He is the former dean of journalism at the University of Western Ontario. ..
Peter DeSeve
Peter DeSeve is an artist who has worked in the illustration field. He received the National Cartoonist Society Magazine Illustration Award for 2000. External links [NCS Awards] ..
Peter des Roches
Peter des Roches (died 1238) was bishop of Winchester in the reigns of John of England and his son Henry III. Roches was not an Englishman, but a Poitevin. Towards the end of Richard I reign, Roches became Lord Chamberlain and an influential counsellor. In 1205, through John's influence, he was ele..
Peter Detkin
Peter Detkin is a managing partner for Intellectual Ventures. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania, with a B.S.E.E. in 1982 and J.D. in 1985. He worked as a patent attorney for Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich and Rosati of Palo Alto, becoming a partner in 1992. Following this, he worked ..
Peter Deunov
Peter Constantinov DeunovMaster Beinsa DounoMaster of Esoteric Christianity Peter Constantinov Deunov (Bulgarian Петър Константинов Дънов, pronounced [pɛtar kɔnstantinɔv dɤnɔv]) was a spiritual teacher and founder of a school of Esoteric Christianity. He is ..
Peter Deutsch
This article deals with politician Peter R. Deutsch. Ghostscript creator L. Peter Deutsch and Archie search engine founder Peter J. Deutsch are also called Peter Deutsch. Peter R. Deutsch (born April 1, 1957), an American politician, was a Democratic member of the United States House of Represent..
Peter Dews
Peter Kenneth Dews is a British philosopher, in the fields of critical theory and continental philosophy. He is known mainly for his book Logics of Disintegration, on the limitations of post-structuralism. As of 2005, he is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Essex. His first degree was in..
Peter Dews (director)
Peter Dews was an English stage director He succeeded Keith Michell as the fourth artistic director of the Chichester Festival Theatre in 1978 and directed three Festival seasons. ..
Peter de Klerk
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Peter de Lane
Peter de Lane was a fictional television director, created by Rob Brydon, and featured in the series Director's Commentary. This series took the format of de Lane providing a commentary over episodes of programmes which he had directed - these being: BonanzaOnly When I LaughThe BounderFlambardsMr ..
Peter de la Billière
General Sir Peter de la Billière (b. 1934) KCB, KBE, DSO, MC (& Bar) is a British soldier, who was Director of the UKSF during the Iranian Embassy Siege and Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in the 1990 Gulf War. He was born as Peter Edgar Delacour, to Surgeon Lieutenant Commander Denis de..
Peter de la Mare
Sir Peter de la Mare, (died c. 1387), was an English politician who is best remembered as the Speaker of the House of Commons during the Good Parliament of 1376. Before becoming speaker, de la Mare worked variously as a toll collector, Sheriff of Herefordshire, and as a steward to Edmund Mortimer, 3..
Peter de Montfort
Peter de Montfort (died 4 August 1265) is said to have presided over a meeting of the British House of Commons at a Parliament held in Oxford in 1258 (dubbed by the supporters of Henry III as the "Mad Parliament"). He is the earliest person recorded as the presiding officer of the Commons, an offic..
Peter de Noronha
Chevalier Peter Bertram Cypriano Castellino de Noronha KSG, CE (April 19, 1897–July 24, 1970) was a well known businessman, philanthropist and civil servant of Kanpur, India. He was also knighted by Pope Paul VI in 1965 for his work for the Christian community in India. Contents 1 E..
Peter de Preaux
Peter de Preaux (d.1212) was a Norman knight in the service of the Angevin kings of England. Osbert, Peter's father, was a minor Norman baron in the Roumois (the neighborhood of Rouen, the capital of Normandy). He held the tower and ville of Preaux as well as land at Darnetal. Osbert also owned a sc..
Peter de Rivaux
Peter de Rivaux held the offices of Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports and Constable of Dover Castle from the year 1236, and intermittently up until the outbreak of the Second Barons' War. At this time the two offices were held separately and the title Lord Warden had not become established, so that d..
Peter De Smedt
Peter De Smedt is a City Councillor in the St. Charles ward in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He served 36 years as a navigator and pilot in the Canadian Air Force. He moved to St.Charles in 1978 and was elected to represent St.Charles ward in 1998. He was then re-elected in 2002. DeSmedt is the Chair..
Peter de Smet
Peter de Smet (1944 - 2003) was a Dutch comic-strip artist. He was the author of 'De Generaal'. ..
Peter De Vries
Peter De Vries (February 27, 1910 - September 28, 1993) was an American editor and comic novelist known for his satiric wit. De Vries was born in Chicago, Illinois of Dutch immigrant parents. He was educated in Dutch Christian Reformed Church schools, graduating from Calvin College in Grand Rapids..
Peter De Wint
Peter De Wint (21 January 1784 - 30 January 1849) was an English landscape painter. Of Dutch extraction, son of an English physician, he was born at Stone, Staffordshire. He studied art in London, and in 1809 entered the Royal Academy schools. In 1812 he became a member of the Society of Painters i..
Peter Diamandis
Peter Henry Diamandis (born 20 May 1961) in Bronx, New York, is considered a key American figure in the development of the private spaceflight industry, having created many space-related businesses or organizations. He is the Founder and Chairman of the X Prize Foundation, an educational non-profit..
Peter Diamond
Peter Diamond (1929 – 27 March 2004) was an actor who had trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art who is best remembered as probably the UK's leading stuntman on television or film. His appearances total over 1,000 credits in the industry as a stuntman, co-ordinator or fight arranger. P..
Peter Dickinson
Peter (Malcolm de Brissac) Dickinson (born December 16, 1927) is an English author who has written a wide variety of books over a long and distinguished career. Dickinson was born in Africa, but his parents moved back to England so that he and his brothers could attend English schools. Dickinson ..
Peter Dickinson (architect)
Peter Allgood Rastall Dickinson, (born October 21, 1925 in London, England, died October 15, 1961 in Montreal, Quebec) was a renowned architect and responsible for many buildings in Toronto. Born in England, he studied architecture during World War II and served duing 1944-1945. He came to Canada ..
Peter Dickinson (disambiguation)
The name Peter Dickinson may refer to: Peter Dickinson, a British authorPeter Dickinson, a British composer ..
Peter Dickson
Peter Dickson is a British radio presenter, television announcer and voice over artist who rose to prominence in the 1990s. He has worked extensively as an announcer in the gameshow genre on (amongst others) The Price Is Right (Bruce Forsyth and Joe Pasquale versions), Family Fortunes, They Think I..
Peter Dignan
Peter Dignan may refer to: Peter Dignan (mayor), mayor of Auckland, New ZealandPeter Dignan (rower), New Zealand Olympic rower This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the li..
Peter Dignan (rower)
Peter Dignan was born on March 6 1955 in Gibraltar, to a former Berlin airlift pilot. His father later enetered the diplomatic corps, and as a result, Dignan spent much time outside of his parents' native New Zealand. He subsequently relocated to Auckland, New Zealand, where he attended and board..
Peter Dillon
Peter Dillon (June 15, 1788 - February 9, 1847), was a sandalwood trader, self-proclaimed explorer, raconteur, and discoverer of the fate of the La Pérouse expedition. Early career Peter Dillon was born in Martinique the son of an Irish immigrant also called Peter Dillon. Not much is known of his ..
Peter Dinklage
Peter Dinklage, born in Morristown, New Jersey, USA on June 11, 1969 is an American actor and 1987 graduate of Delbarton School and 1991 graduate of Bennington College, Bennington, Vermont. He is a Dwarf. He lives in Brooklyn, New York. His "break out" role is generally deemed to be The Statio..
Peter DiStefano
Peter DiStefano is best known as the guitarist for the alternative rock band Porno For Pyros (the Jane's Addiction offshoot featuring vocalist Perry Farrell and drummer Stephen Perkins). DiStefano has enjoyed wide creative freedom with a variety of projects since Farrell dissolved the band in 1997. ..
Peter Dizozza
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Peter Dmytruk
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Peter Doak
Silver medal 1964Tokyo Swimming Men's 4x100m Medley Relay Bronze medal 1964Tokyo Swimming Men's 4x100m Freestyle Relay Peter Doak (born June 17 1943) was an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1960s, who won a bronze medal in the 4x100m freestyle relay at the 1964 Tokyo O..
Peter Dobbie
Peter Dobbie is a newsreader on the BBC's 24 hour international news channel, BBC World. He usually presents at weekends on the channel and as a relief presenter elsewhere. Before this he presented on BBC World's sister channel, BBC News 24 . Dobbie first began his television career working for..
Peter Dobkin Hall
Peter Dobkin Hall, historian, author, and educator, is Hauser Lecturer on Nonprofit Organizations at the Kennedy School of Government, and Lecturer in the Department of History, Harvard University . He was born on February 22, 1946 in New York City, to David Hall and Bernice (Dobkin) Hall. Content..
Peter Docter
Peter Docter is a film director, best known for Monsters, Inc., a Pixar film. He graduated from John F. Kennedy High School in Bloomington, Minnesota. He is also a former member of the Mentor Connection. ..
Peter Dodds McCormick
Peter Dodds McCormick (1834? - October 30, 1916), a Scottish-born schoolteacher, was the composer of the Australian national anthem Advance Australia Fair. Born in Glasgow, Scotland, he arrived in Sydney (at that time the principal city of the British colony of New South Wales) in 1855. Details of ..
Peter Doherty
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Peter Doherty (comics)
This article is about the comic artist Peter Doherty. For other people of the same name, see Pete Doherty (disambiguation). Peter Doherty is a British comic book artist and colourist, whose work over a 15 year career has mainly been concentrated on the classic 2000AD character Judge Dredd. He illu..
Peter Doherty (footballer)
Peter Doherty was a football (soccer) player and manager from Northern Ireland. Contents 1 Playing career2 Management career3 Awards4 External links Playing career He played for Manchester City,Derby County, Huddersfield Town and Doncaster Rovers, winning a league champion..
Peter Doig
Peter Doig (born 1959) is a British painter. Doig was born in Edinburgh, but moved with his family to Trinidad in 1962, where his father worked with a shipping and trading company, and then to Canada in 1966. He went to London in 1979 to study art at the Wimbledon School of Art, St Martin's Schoo..
Peter Doig (politician)
Peter Muir Doig (27 October 1911 - 31 October 1996) was British Labour Party Member of Parliament for Dundee West from a 1963 by-election to 1979, preceding Ernest Ross. Source: Times Guide to the House of Commons October 1974 This page incorporates information from [Leigh Rayment's Peerage P..
Peter Dolan
Peter R. Dolan is the CEO of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. and is a Director at American Express. ..
Peter Dollond
Peter Dollond (February 24, 1731 - July 2, 1821 born Kensington, England) was an English optician, the son of John Dollond. Working together with his father and subsequently with his younger brother and nephew he successfully designed and manufactured a number of optical instruments. He is particul..
Peter Dolving
Peter DolvingBorn 1969 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Vocalist, guitarist, songwriter, writer, producer and spoken word performer. Main band The Haunted, also vocalist/rhythm-guitar of BringTheWarHome. Dolving began his music career doing punkrock shows and singer/songwriter performances in 1986 at 17. Af..
Peter Dombrovskis
Peter Dombrovskis (1945– 28 March, 1996) was born in Wiesbaden, Germany. Peter Dombrovskis was a highly influential Tasmanian photographer. The protege of noted wildlife photographer and activist Olegas Truchanas, his photos of the Tasmanian Wilderness - particularly in the annual Wilderness So..
Peter Donald
Peter Donald (b. 1918 in Bristol, England - d. April 20, 1979) was a well-known TV host. ..
Peter Donaldson
Peter Donaldson is a main newsreader on BBC Radio 4. He was born in Cairo, Egypt on 23 August 1945 and moved to Cyprus in 1952 at the time of the overthrow of King Farouk. He was a frequent listener to the BBC World Service and the BFBS. He boarded at Woolverstone Hall in Suffolk from the age of..
Peter Donat
Peter Donat (born Pierre Collingwood Donat on 20 January 1928 in Nova Scotia, Canada) is an actor best known for his roles in American television. He is a nephew of the late British actor Robert Donat. His credits include: [[Mission: Impossible]], Banacek, The Waltons, Hawaii Five-O, Charlie's A..
Peter Donen
Peter Donen was borin in 1953 and is the eldest son of Marion Marshall and Stanley Donen. On December 31, 2003, Peter sadly died of heart failure at the age of 50. The movie Ladder 49 is dedicated to Peter Donen, this can be seen at the end of the credits. ..
Peter Donnelly
Peter Donnelly is an Australian mathematician who was head of the Department of Statistics at Oxford University from 1996 to 2001 and currently heads Oxford's Mathematical Genetics Group. He was educated at the University of Queensland and took his doctorate at Balliol College, Oxford. He is a spec..
Peter Donohoe
Peter Donohoe (born 1953) is a British pianist. Born in Manchester, he studied with Derek Wyndham at the Royal Northern College of Music, and then with Yvonne Loriod in Paris. For a period he was engaged by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra as an extra percussionist (having played with the..
Peter Donolo
Peter Donolo is a veteran political organizer in Canada. From 1993 to 1999, he was the Director of Communications in the office of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien. He is now executive vice president and partner in The Strategic Counsel, a communications firm. ..
Peter Donovan
Peter Donovan is an accomplished bassist. He is the husband of Audra McDonald and father of Zoe Madeline. ..
Peter Doohan
Peter Doohan (born May 2, 1961 in Newcastle, NSW) is a former tennis player from Australia, who won one singles title (1984, Adelaide) and five doubles titles during his career. The righthander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on August 3, 1987, when he became the number 43 of the world. Ext..
Peter Dorman
Peter Fitzgerald Dorman is an epigraphist, philologist, and cultural anthropologist. He is professor and chair in the department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations (NELC) of the University of Chicago, and was director of Chicago House and the Epigraphic Survey project of the Oriental Instit..
Peter Doroshenko
Peter Doroshenko (born 1962) is the Ukrainian-American director at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead, England. Previous to his arrival in the United Kingdom, Doroshenko was the director of the SMAK - Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Ghent, Belgium. He as held directorial and cu..
Peter Dougherty
Peter Dougherty is a Catholic priest, peace activist, and specialist in non-violence. He co-founded Covenant for Peace, Great lakes Life Community, Michigan Faith and Resistance, and Michigan Peace Team. He serves in the Diocese of Lansing, Michigan. See also Christian Peacemaker Teams ..
Peter Dowdeswell
English gourmand Peter Dowdeswell is among the most successful competitive eaters in the recorded history of the sport. During the period when the Guinness Book of World Records kept data, Dowdeswell held more speed records than any other person, including records for the drinking of ale and the ea..
Peter Dowding
Peter M'Callum Dowding SC (born October 6, 1943 in Melbourne) was the 24th Premier of Western Australia, serving from February 25, 1988 until his resignation on February 12, 1990 due to alleged corruption charges. He was educated at three independent schools: Caulfield Grammar School, The Scots Co..
Peter Draper
Peter Draper is an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. ..
Peter Dreyer
Peter Richard Dreyer (b. November 15, 1939) is the author of A Beast in View (André Deutsch), The Future of Treason (Ballantine), A Gardener Touched with Genius: The Life of Luther Burbank (Coward, McCann & Geoghegan; rev. ed., University of California Press; new, expanded ed., Luther Burbank Home ..
Peter Driscoll
Peter Driscoll (born October 27 1954, in Powassan, Ontario) was a professional ice hockey left wing in the WHA and NHL. Selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft and the Vancouver Blazers in the 1974 WHA Amateur Draft, Driscoll signed with the Blazers, moving to Calgary with..
Peter Drost
Peter Willem Drost (born February 25, 1958 in Amersfoort, Utrecht) is a former freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed for his native country at two consequentive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980. His best individual result came in Los Angeles, California, when he finished in seventh p..
Peter Drucker
Peter Ferdinand Drucker (November 19, 1909–November 11, 2005) was an Austrian author of management-related literature. The son of a high level civil servant in the Habsburg empire, Drucker was born in a suburb of Vienna in a small village named Kaasgraben. Following the defeat of the Austria-Hunga..
Peter Drummond
Peter Drummond (1850-1918) was a Scottish locomotive engineer in the Glasgow and South Western Railway. He was the younger brother of the engineer Dugald Drummond's. Peter also designed the 2-6-0 'Austrian Goods' ..
Peter Drury
"Drury" is a football commentator for ITV Sport. He is the second choice after Clive Tyldesley. He also covered the The Boat Race in 2006 for the channel. ..
Peter Dubovský
Peter Dubovský (May 7, 1972 — June 23, 2000) was a football striker from Slovakia. He debuted for the Czechoslovakian national team in 1991, at the age of 19. He scored 6 goals in 14 matches before Czechoslovakia was dissolved, and representing the new Slovak team he became their record scorer w..
Peter Duchin
Peter Duchin is a famous pianist and band leader. He graduated from Yale. He is the son of legendary pianist and band leader Eddy Duchin. One of his second cousins is actress Drew Barrymore. ..
Peter Duck
Peter Duck is a metafictional book in the Swallows and Amazons series by Arthur Ransome. It was first published in 1932 and is about the Swallows and Amazons sailing to Crab Island with Captain Flint and Peter Duck to recover buried treasure. During the voyage the Wildcat, (Captain Flint's boat),..
Peter Dudley
Peter Dudley (died 20 October, 1983) was a (homosexual) British character actor best known for his role as Bert Tilsley in television's Coronation Street; a role he played continuously from 1979 until 1983. His period in the programme was however dogged by controversy. In the early 1980s, he was a..
Peter Duesberg
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Peter Duff
Professor Peter Duff is Professor of Criminal Justice at the University of Aberdeen. He has a detailed knowledge of the Scottish criminal justice process on which he has published numerous works. Although the bulk of his career has been spent in Aberdeen, he has also worked at the Centre for Crimin..
Peter Dumbreck
Peter Dumbreck (born 13 October 1973 in Kirkcaldy) is a racing driver from Scotland. In 1994 he dominated the British Formula Vauxhall Junior championship and followed this in 1996 with a similarly strong performance when he won ten races to take the full Formula Vauxhall Championship. In 1998 he ..
Peter Dumont Vroom
Peter Dumont Vroom (December 12, 1791 – November 18, 1873) served as the 9th Governor of New Jersey, serving two terms in office; from 1829–1832 and 1833–1836. He was born in Hillsborough, New Jersey. Vroom was a member of the New Jersey General Assembly from 1826 to 1829. He then..
Peter Duncan
Peter Duncan is the name of several people: Peter Duncan (actor), former Blue Peter presenter and UK Chief ScoutPeter Duncan (politician), former UK Conservative Member of ParliamentPeter Duncan (mariner), American sea captainPeter Duncan (Australian politician), former member of the South Australi..
Peter Duncan (actor)
Peter Duncan (born May 3, 1954) is a British actor and television presenter, best known as a former presenter of Blue Peter. A graduate of the Italia Conti Academy stage school, Duncan began his television career as a child actor, appearing in series such as a BBC dramatisation of Treasure Island,..
Peter Duncan (politician)
Peter John Duncan (born July 10, 1965) was the only Conservative & Unionist MP in Scotland during the 2001–2005 parliament, when he was member for Galloway and Upper Nithsdale, Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland. He was appointed Chairman of the Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party in Oc..
Peter Dunn
For the New Zealand politician, see Peter Dunne. Peter Dunn (born April 14, 1947) is currently the Commissioner for ACT Emergency Services Authority responsible for the ACT Fire Brigade, ACT Ambulance Service, Rural Fire Service and State Emergency Service. He was appointed to this position in 2003 ..
Peter Dunne
Peter Dunne The Honourable Peter Dunne (born 17 March 1954 - ) leads New Zealand's United Future political party. He has served as a Cabinet minister in governments dominated both by the centre-left Labour Party and by the centre-right National Party. He is currently minister of Revenue and the..
Peter Dupas
Part of the series onAustralian criminals Peter Norris Dupas (b. 6 July 1953) is an Australian serial killer, currently serving two life sentences for multiple murder and rape. His signature or stamp was to remove the breasts of his victims. Ian Joblin, a Melbourne based Forensic Psychologist ..
Peter Durand
In 1810, Peter Durand (also known as Pierre Durand) was granted a patent by King George III of England for his idea of preserving food in "vessels of glass, pottery, tin, or other metals or fit materials." Durand's patent was based on 15 years of experimentation by a Frenchman, Nicolas François Ap..
Peter Dutton
Hon Peter Dutton Peter Craig Dutton (born 11 November 1970), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since November 2001, representing the Division of Dickson, Queensland. He was born in Brisbane, Queensland, and was educated at the Queenslan..
Peter Dyakowski
Peter Stefan Dyakowski (born April 19, 1984, in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a back up offensive lineman for the LSU Tigers football team. Peter played his high school football for Vancouver College High School, where he was one of the best high school football players in all of Canada. After hi..
Peter Dyneley
Peter Dyneley (13 April 1921 - 19 August 1977) was a British actor, born in Hastings, East Sussex, England. Although cast in many smaller roles in both film and television, he is best remembered for his 1964 performance of the voice of Jeff Tracy in the Gerry Anderson show, Thunderbirds (and the s..
Peter Dzubay
Peter Dzubay (born January 6, 1984 in Sylvania, Ohio) is an American soccer player, who currently plays for the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. Dzubay played college soccer at the University of Michigan from 2002 to 2005 where he appeared in 70 games recording a 36-24-5 record. He hold..
Peter E. Costello
Peter Edward Costello (June 27, 1854-October 23, 1935) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania. Peter Costello was born in Boston. He moved to Philadelphia in 1877. He engaged in various manufacturing industries and general construction work and re..
Peter E. Martin
Peter Edmund (Ed) Martin (born Wallaceburg, Ontario 1888, died Detroit, Michigan, 1944) was a leading early production executive of the Ford Motor Company. Peter E. Martin was hired by close Henry Ford associate C. Harold Wills on December 15, 1903, and at that time was the fifth employee hired. ..
Peter Early
Peter Early (June 20, 1773 – August 15, 1817) was an American lawyer, jurist and politician. He was born near Madison, Virginia in 1773 and graduated from Princeton University in 1792. He began his law practive in Wilkes County, Georgia in 1796. He was elected to both the 8th and 9th United ..
Peter Easton
Peter Easton (c. 1570 – 1620 or after) was a pirate in the early 17th century who operated along the Newfoundland coastline between Harbour Grace and Ferryland from 1611 to 1614. Contents 1 Loyal Service2 Becoming a pirate3 Legend4 External link Loyal Service Peter Eas..
Peter Ebdon
Peter Ebdon (born August 27, 1970) is an English professional snooker player. He was born in Kettering and lived in Wellingborough, going to Highbury Grove School. He lived in Islington, north London, until he was 18. He began playing snooker at the age of 14. Ebdon turned professional in 1991, a..
Peter Eckersley
Captain Peter Pendleton Eckersley (PP Eckersley) (1892-1963) was a pioneer of British broadcasting. He was born on 6th January 1892 in Puebla, Mexico. In 1920 he was the on-air announcer, broadcaster (he used to recite poetry and sing songs) and engineer of 2MT, the first licensed radio station in ..
Peter Eddey
Peter Eddey (born August 11, 1947 in Melbourne, Australia) was the original bass player in the second incarnation of '60s band, the Wild Cherries and appeared on the group's first two singles for Festival label. ..
Peter Edelman
Peter B. Edelman is a lawyer, is a policy maker, and is a law professor at Georgetown University Law Center, specializing in the fields of poverty, welfare, juvenile justice, and constitutional law. He received his A.B. and LL.B. from Harvard University. He has taught at Georgetown since 1982. He to..
Peter Egan
Peter Egan (born September 28, 1946) is a British actor best known for playing smooth neighbour Paul Ryman in 1980s sitcom Ever Decreasing Circles. He had other starring roles in the John le Carré dramatisation A Perfect Spy and another BBC sitcom Joint Account. He is currently starring in the BB..
Peter Eigen
Peter Eigen (* June 11 1938 in Augsburg, Germany) is a jurist. He is founder and chairman of Transparency International. ..
Peter Eisenman
Installation art by Peter Eisenman in the courtyard of Castelvecchio Museum in Verona, Italy, Entitled: "Il giardino dei passi perduti", ("The garden of the lost steps") Peter Eisenman (born August 11, 1932 in Newark, New Jersey) is one of the foremost practitioners of deconstructivism in Ame..
Peter Elias
Professor Peter Elias (November 23, 1923 - December 7, 2001) was a pioneer in the field of information theory. In 1955, Elias introduced convolutional codes as an alternative to block codes. He also established the binary erasure channel. External links ["MIT Professor Peter Elias dies at 78"..
Peter Ellefson
Peter Ellefson Peter Ellefson joined the faculty of Indiana University in August 2002. Since his arrival in Bloomington, Mr. Ellefson has performed with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic and the New York Philharmonic Brass Quintet. He c..
Peter Elliott
The Very Rev. Peter Elliott is a Canadian priest. He studied at Trent University and the Episcopal Divinity School and was ordained a priest in 1980. He is the Dean of New Westminster and the Rector of Christ Church Cathedral (Vancouver). He was elected Prolocutor (vice-chair and highest elected o..
Peter Elliott (athlete)
Peter Elliott (born October 9, 1962) was a British middle distance runner who won several medals at international championships. Elliott won a bronze medal at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh and a silver medal at the 1987 World Championships in Rome, both over 800 metres. The following..
Peter Ellis
There are several people of note named Peter Ellis: Peter Ellis (actor), an actor in the British soap opera The BillPeter Ellis (CHP politician), a candidate of the Christian Heritage Party of CanadaPeter Ellis (director), an American directorPeter Ellis (Green Party candidate), a candidate of the ..
Peter Ellis (architect)
Peter Ellis is a virtually unknown 19th century Liverpool architect. He designed the revolutionary Oriel Chambers in 1864 at the corner of Water Street and Covent Garden in Liverpool. Said by some to be the finest building in Liverpool and one of the most influential buildings of its age. The resu..
Peter Elmsley
Peter Elmsley (1773-1825) was an English classical scholar. He was educated at Westminster and Christ Church, Oxford, and having inherited a fortune from his uncle, a well-known bookseller, devoted himself to the study of classical authors and manuscripts. In 1798 he was appointed to the chapelry ..
Peter Elson
Peter Elson (1947-1998) was a British science fiction illustrator whose work appeared on the covers of numerous science fiction paperback novels, as well as in the Terran Trade Authority series of illustrated books. Elson, whose illustrations often placed detailed, brightly-liveried spacecraft agai..
Peter Elyakim Taussig
Peter Elyakim Taussig (born 1944) is a Bach pianist. He was born in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia, and studied with Edith Kraus and Artur Schnabel. After a long career, carpal tunnel syndrome coupled with osteoarthritis occurred in his right hand. External links [Official Website] ..
Peter Elzinga
Peter Elzinga (born April 6 1944) is executive director of the Progressive Conservative Party in Alberta, Canada. He is also a former Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons and former cabinet minister in Alberta. A farmer and rancher by training, Elzinga was first elected to the fed..
Peter Emery
Sir Peter Frank Hannibal Emery (February 27 1926–December 9 2004) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. Emery was born in London, but was evacuated to the United States during World War II. He was educated at Scotch Plains High School, New Jersey before serving with the ..
Peter Emslie
Peter Emslie is a professional illustrator, who lives in Mississauga, Ontario. Emslie has illustrated well over 50 books for Disney licensees, including Random House. Emslie's caricatures have appeared in magazines including Entertainment Weekly. Bibliography His books include: Disney Learn to Draw..
Peter Enckelman
Peter Enckelman (born March 10, 1977 in Turku) is a Finnish football goalkeeper who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers F.C. in the English Premiership. Enckelman signed for his first English club, Aston Villa, from his hometown team, TPS Turku in February 1999. Signed due to fellow goalkeeper Da..
Peter Engel
For executive producer, see Peter Engel (television producer) Peter Engel (born 1959) is a science writer, graphic designer, and architect, perhaps best known as one of the foremost American origami artists and theorists. Engel studied the history and philosophy of science as an undergraduate at H..
Peter Engel (television producer)
Peter Engel (television producer) is a television producer who is best known for his teenage sitcoms which formally appeared on TNBC, a former Saturday morning block on NBC which featured all teenage-oriented program for educational purposes. His most well known work was the teenage sitcom Saved by..
Peter Englert
--> History Peter Englert was the Chancellor of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa from 2002 until 2005. He was appointed by then-UH President Evan Dobelle. Before coming to the University of Hawaii, Englert served as Pro Vice Chancellor and Dean of Science, Architecture and Design at..
Peter Englund
Peter Englund (born April 4, 1957) is a Swedish author and historian, and a member of the Swedish Academy since 2002. Englund was born into a military family in Boden and studied caretaking for two years and then humanistic subjects for another two years in secondary school. He was then conscripted..
Peter Enright
Peter Robert Enright, (born 18 January 1925 in Brisbane, Queensland) was an Australian cricket Test match umpire. He umpired three Test matches between 1972 and 1974. His first match was between Australia and Pakistan at Melbourne on 29 December 1972 to 3 January 1973, won by Australia by 92 runs ..
Peter Eötvös
Peter Eötvös (born January 2, 1944) is a composer and conductor. Peter Eötvös was born in Odorheiu Secuiesc/Székelyudvarhely in the Transylvanian region of Romania. He studied composition in Budapest and Cologne. From 1962, he composed for film in Hungary. Eötvös played regularly with the ..
Peter Erasmus Müller
Peter Erasmus Müller (May 29, 1776 - September 4, 1834), was a Danish Bishop, historian, theologian professor and linguist. ..
Peter Eriksen
Peter Eriksen, of Sweden, is the 1998 Manhunt International winner. By winning the Mister Sweden title in 1998, he earned his ticket to compete in the Manhunt International in Gold Coast, Australia. Aside from capturing the title, he also won the Best in National Costume Award. External link htt..
Peter Eriksson
Peter Eriksson This article is about the politician. For the Olympic medallist, see Peter Eriksson (equestrian). For the NHL player, see Peter Eriksson (hockey player). For the footballer, see Peter Eriksson (footballer) Peter Eriksson (born 1958, Tranås, Småland) is one of the two spokesper..
Peter Ernst von Lasaulx
Peter Ernst von Lasaulx (1805–1861) was born on March 16, 1805 in Coblenz, the son of a well-known architect, Johann Claudius von Lasaulx. His maternal uncle was Johann Joseph von Görres, a priest and writer. At a young age, Lasaulx became fascinated with classical philosophy. He studies ..
Peter Erskine
Peter Erskine (born June 5, 1954) is a jazz drummer. He was born in Somers Point, New Jersey, USA. He began playing the drums at the age of four. His professional career started in 1972 when he joined the Stan Kenton Orchestra. After three years with Kenton he joined Maynard Ferguson for two years...
Peter Eustace
Peter Eustace is a former football manager. He moved into management in November 1988 at Sheffield Wednesday, being promoted from assistant manager after Howard Wilkinson moved to Leeds United. Eustace was sacked after just three months and replaced by Ron Atkinson, and is rated by many as the worst..
Peter Evans
Peter Evans may refer to: Peter B Evans, a sociologist and political scientistPeter "The Bandit" Evans, an English poker playerPeter Evans an Australian swimmer, who won a gold medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated wi..
Peter Evans (poker player)
Peter Evans Peter Evans in Late Night Poker episode 3.3 Nickname(s) The Bandit Hometown ''For other uses, see Peter Evans. Peter "The Bandit" Evans is an English scrap metal dealer and poker player, who came to the limelight when finishing as runner-up in the first series of Late Night..
Peter Evans (swimmer)
Peter Evans (born August 1, 1961) was an Australian breastroke swimmer of the 1980s, who won four medals in Olympics competition, including a gold in the 4x100m medley relay at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. He also won two medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Evans was again selected for the 1980..
Peter Everitt
Peter "Spider" Everitt (born May 3, 1974) is an Australian rules footballer. He is known as one of the real larrikins of the AFL. Everitt was born and bred on the Mornington Peninsula. Sporting a range of ever-changing wacky hairstyles as well as tattoos on his chest and arms, Everitt is a strang..
Peter Evrard
Peter Evrard Peter Evrard (born October 19, 1974) is the winner of the first season of Idool 2003, the Belgian version of Pop Idol. Evrard defied the traditional rules of the Idols series by singing punk rock music instead of the expected pop. Regardless, he managed to win the series, and in ..
Peter Ewart
Peter Ewart (May 14, 1767 - September 15, 1842) was a British engineer who was influential in developing the technologies of turbines and theories of thermodynamics. He was son of the Church of Scotland minister of Troqueer near Dumfries, and was one of eleven children. His brother Joseph Ewart bec..
Peter Eyre
Peter Eyre is a American actor, born in 11 March 1942, New York, New York. Filmography The Situation (2006) - U, S. AmbassadorThe Affair of the Necklace (2001) - Monsieur BassengeFrom Hell (2001) - Lord HallshamThe Golden Bowl (2000, by James Ivory) - A.R. Jarvis, ShopkeeperDangerous Beauty (1998)..
Peter F. 'Rius Jílek
Peter F. 'Rius Jílek (born 1983 in Poprad, Slovakia, European Union), full name Peter František Liberius Jílek, is a literary criticist in Slovakia. Has has published mainly book reviews for the Let, the Slovak Literary Review and the Slovo. List of Reviewed Writers and Books External Links &#..
Peter F. Bell
For information about the former St Kilda player named Peter Bell, see Peter R. Bell. Peter F. Bell (born March 1, 1976) is an Australian rules footballer. He plays as a rover (or follower), is the current captain of the Fremantle Football Club, and has twice been named a member of the All-Austral..
Peter F. Causey
Peter Foster Causey (January 11, 1801 – February 17, 1871) was an American merchant and politician from Milford, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the American Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware. Contents 1 Early Life and Fami..
Peter F. Flaherty
Peter Francis Flaherty (1924 – 2005), an American politician from Pennsylvania, was a Democratic mayor of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and county commissoner of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Electoral history 1980 Race for U.S. Senate*Arlen Specter (R), 51%*Pete Flaherty (D), 48%..
Peter F. Hamilton
Peter F. Hamilton signing books in London Peter F. Hamilton (born March 2 , 1960, Rutland, England), is a British science fiction author. He is best known for writing space opera. Contents 1 Biography2 Writing style3 Prominent books3.1 ..
Peter F. Paul
, a foundation designated by the California state legislature and governor to direct California's role in the 1987-1989 Bicentennial celebration of the Constitution and Bill of Rights."Most Unconstitutional: Editorial", The Los Angeles Times Times, September 2, 1987, Paul's efforts on behalf of t..
Peter F. Rothermel
Peter Frederick Rothermel (July 8, 1817 - August 15, 1895) an American painter born in Nescopeck, Pennsylvania 18 July, 1817, although some date his birth earlier in 1813 or 1814. He studied under John R. Smith and Bass Otis before studying in various places in Europe. He specialized in portraits..
Peter F. Secchia
Peter F. Secchia, (born 15 April 1937), is an Italian-American diplomat and businessman. Secchia served as the United States Ambassador to Italy from 1989 to 1993. Biography Peter F. Secchia was born on 15 April 1937 at Englewood, New Jersey. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 1956 ..
Peter F. Woeste
Peter F. Woeste is currently a director and Cinematographer for Stargate SG-1. External links ..
Peter Faber
Peter Faber [Blessed Peter Faber, S.J. (󣚲-1546)[link][link] INTRO Peter Faber (the Latin and English version of Pierre Favre), grew up in the south of France, attended the University of Paris with Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Xavier. Much of his ministry w..
Peter Facinelli
Born November 26, 1973, Peter Facinelli is perhaps best-known as the star of FOX's 2002 television series Fastlane. The 5'10" Facinelli grew up in Ozone Park, Queens, New York, in a family with a rich Italian-American heritage. [link] He studied acting at the Atlantic Theater Company Ac..
Peter Fairley
During the late sixties and early seventies, Peter Fairley was the Science Editor for Independent Television News and TV Times magazine. His name became synonymous with ITN's extensive live coverage of the Apollo moon landing missions. He was also a familiar face to ITV's younger viewers with regula..
Peter Falconio
Peter Falconio and Joanne Lees. Peter Falconio was a British tourist from Hepworth, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who disappeared in the Australian outback whilst travelling with girlfriend Joanne Lees during July 2001. He was a graduate of Brighton University and was 28 years-old at the time ..
Peter Falk
DVD cover of Columbo - The Complete First Season Peter Michael Falk (born September 16, 1927 in New York City) is an American actor. He is a descendent of Miksa Falk, who was the editor of the liberal Hungarian newspaper, the Pester Lloyd. He was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Academy ..
Peter Falkner
Peter Falkner is the name of a German fencing master, active in the late 15th century (roughly 1470s or 1480s), influenced by Paulus Kal. He is the author of a fechtbuch, now P 5012, at the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna. ..
Peter Fallon
This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. Peter Robert Fallon (born June 25, 1946) is a British economist known primarily for his work in develo..
Peter Faneuil
Peter Faneuil (June 20, 1700–March 3, 1743) was a wealthy American colonial merchant and philanthropist who donated Faneuil Hall to Boston. The eldest child of one of three Huguenot brothers who fled France with considerable wealth after the 1685 revocation of the Edict of Nantes, Peter Faneu..
Peter Farb
Peter Farb (1929-1980) author, anthropologist, linguist, ecologist, naturalist and spokesman for conservation, was born July 25, 1925, in New York, NY to Solomon and Cecelia Farb. In 1950, he graduated magna cum laude from Vanderbilt University. He attended Columbia University graduate school from 1..
Peter Farrell
Peter Desmond Farrell (August 16, 1922 - March 16, 1999) was a Dublin-born professional footballer. He played 28 times for the Republic of Ireland and 7 times for Northern Ireland in the days when Northern Ireland were allowed to play players from the Republic of Ireland in Home Internationals. A ve..
Peter Farrelly
Peter Farrelly is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and novelist from Cumberland, Rhode Island. Career He graduated from Providence College which he described himself as a relatively poor student who partied hard, before moving onto a salesman job in Boston, Massachusetts. Ashamed of..
Peter Featherby
Peter Featherby (born December 22, 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. His first stint in the VFL was with the Footscray Football Club, where he was considered a disappointing player and only lasted 2 seasons before moving back to Subiaco Football Club. ..
Peter Fechter
Portrait photograph of Peter Fechter Peter Fechter (14 January 1944 – 17 August 1962) was a bricklayer from East Berlin, who at the age of 18 became one of the first of the victims of the Berlin Wall. Contents 1 Background2 Death3 Commemoration4 Trial5 Exter..
Peter Fernandez
Peter Fernandez (b 29 January 1927 in New York City) is an actor, voice actor, director, and film crew person from the United States with extensive experience in screenwriting, production, and voice and dialogue direction. Despite a vast and varied career in entertainment extending from the late 193..
Peter Ferrara
Peter J. Ferrara is a American policy analyst and columnist, known for the proposal to privatize Social Security championed by the George W. Bush administration, and for taking money from convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff to write op-ed pieces favorable to Abramoff clients such as the Northern Marian..
Peter Ferraro
Peter Ferraro (Born on January 24, 1973 in Port Jefferson, New York) is a former NHL hockey player and current DEL player who, along with his twin brother, Chris Ferraro, became the first set of identical twins to play on the same NHL team, which was the New York Rangers in the 1995/96 NHL hockey se..
Peter Filichia
Peter Filichia is a New York-based theater critic for The Newark Star Ledger newspaper in New Jersey and New Jersey's television station News 12. He also writes a regular column, "Peter Filichia's Diary," for the website TheaterMania.com. Filichia is the author of the book Let's Put on a Musical..
Peter Finch
This article is about the actor. For the poet see Peter Finch (poet) Peter Finch Peter Finch (28 September, 1916 – 14 January, 1977) was an English-born actor with strong Australian connections. Born Frederick George Peter Ingle-Finch in London, he lived as a child in France and India, a..
Peter Fincham
Peter Fincham is the current controller of British television channel BBC One as of 2005. He took over from Lorraine Heggessey, who in turn succeeded him in his previous job as Chief Executive of the production company talkbackTHAMES. On the 28th August 2005, he announced to the audience at the Edi..
Peter Fincham (producer)
Peter Fincham is a television producer, working mostly with comedies. Notable shows have included Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Partridge, Brass Eye, Smack the Pony and Green Wing. Producer A Life In Pieces - (1990) Tales From The Poop Deck - (1992) Knowing Me, Knowing You... with Alan Part..
Peter Finch (poet)
Peter Finch is a Welsh poet and author. He managed a Cardiff bookshop, Oriel, for thirty years, and was editor of several poetry magazines, notably Second Aeon. He is also an expert on self-publishing. Since 1998, he has been chief executive of Yr Academi Gymreig, the Welsh National Literature P..
Peter Firmin
Peter Firmin (born in Essex in 1928) was the founder of Smallfilms, along with Oliver Postgate. Between them they created The Saga of Noggin the Nog, Ivor the Engine, The Clangers, Bagpuss and Pogles' Wood. Most of Smallfilms' animation was done in a shed in Kent. Peter is an illustrator. He has ..
Peter Firth
Peter Firth (born October 27 1953 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK) is a British actor, well known for a variety of starring roles in film and on television from the 1970s to the 2000s. Firth was a leading child actor by 1970, starring in the Flaxton Boys as Archie Weekes and a cult television s..
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Peter Fisher
Peter Fisher could be: Peter Fisher (Australian actor)Peter Fisher (Australian politician)Peter Fisher (Canadian historian) is sometimes referred to as “the first historian of New Brunswick.” ..
Peter Fisher (Australian actor)
Peter Fisher is an Australian film and television actor, born in 1955. Filmography Danny Deckchair (2003) .... Fire Captain RobboMurder CallWater RatsBig SkyReprisal (1997) (TV) .... ChandlerMy Two Wives (1992) TV Series .... Geoffrey KennedyRatbag Hero (1991) (TV) .... Pop[[More Winners: Second Ch..
Peter Fisher (Canadian historian)
Peter Fisher, (b. June 9, 1782 – d. August 15 1848) came to New Brunswick from Staten Island, N.Y at 15 months of age. He was the son of a Loyalist who came north in 1783 to St Anne’s Point, (soon to be renamed Fredericton), which was an area set aside for the loyalist military regiments. H..
Peter Fitzgerald
Peter Fitzgerald Peter G. Fitzgerald (born October 20, 1960) was the junior United States Senator from Illinois from 1999 until 2005. He is a member of the Republican Party. He previously served in the Illinois State Senate from 1992–98, where he was a member of the 'fab five' group o..
Peter Fitzgerald-Moore
Peter Fitzgerald-Moore, born May 28, 1919, in London (UK), died May 5, 2004, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He was a geologist, environmentalist and political activist. Contents 1 Education2 Military History3 Career4 Politics & Activism5 External links Education He earned..
Peter Fitzroy Godber
Peter Fiztroy Godber (official name in Chinese: 葛柏) (born April 7, 1922) was Kowloon's Deputy District Commissioner of the Royal Hong Kong Police Force and was caught in a bribe scandal after his retirement in 1973. He fled Hong Kong (to England and then Australia), but he was later captured a..
Peter FitzSimons
Peter FitzSimons is a former Australian Rugby Union International or Wallaby and a current sports columnist and writer for The Sydney Morning Herald. He is also an established author with such books as Kokoda, which recounts the numerous battles between Australian and Japanese Troops on the Kokoda t..
Peter Flache
Peter Flache (born 4 March 1982 in Ennismore, Ontario) is an ice hockey player. OHL Priority Selection- Guelph Storm 7th Round(123rd) 1999 NHL Entry Draft- Chicago Blackhawks 9th Round(262nd) 2000 Season Team League GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM 1999-2000 Guelph Storm OHL 56 3 6 9 40 - - -..
Peter Flannery
Peter Flannery (born October 12 1951 in Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom) is a British playwright and scriptwriter. In the theatre, he is best known for the work he did while a resident playwright at the Royal Shakespeare Company in the late 1970s and early 1980s. His notable plays during his t..
Peter Fleischmann
Peter Fleischmann (born 26 July 1937) is a German film director. Contents 1 Biography1.1 Awards1.2 Filmography2 External links Biography Peter Fleischmann was born in Zweibrücken. He studied at the German Institute of Film and Television (Deutsches Institut für Film und Fe..
Peter Fleming
This article is about Peter Fleming the writer. For information on the tennis player of the same name, see Peter Fleming (tennis player). Peter Fleming, OBE (May 31 1907 – August 9 1971) was a British adventurer and travel writer. Contents 1 Biography2 Family3 Other Connections4..
Peter Fleming (tennis player)
This article is about Peter Fleming the tennis player. For information on the writer of the same name, click on the following link: Peter Fleming. Peter Blair Fleming (born January 21, 1955 in Chatham, New Jersey) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. During the 1980s, Fle..
Peter Fluck
Peter Fluck (born April 7 1941) is a caricaturist and one half of Fluck and Law (with Roger Law), creators of the satirical TV puppet show Spitting Image. ..
Peter Folger
Peter Folger (1905-1980) was an American coffee heir, socialite, and member of the prominent United States Folger family. He was also the long time Chairman of the board and President at the Folgers Coffee Company. He is the great-grandson of founder J. A. Folger, and the father of Abigail Folger...
Peter Fonda
Peter Fonda Peter Henry Fonda (born February 23, 1940) is an American actor. More than any other actor, Fonda is associated with Western counterculture of the 1960s. Contents 1 Biography1.1 Early life1.2 Career2 Selected filmography3 Primary sources4 External..
Peter Fonseca
Peter Fonseca (born October 5, 1966 in Lisbon, Portugal) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Mississauga East for the Ontario Liberal Party. Fonseca was raised in Toronto, Canada, and attended the Universit..
Peter Forbes
Peter Forbes is an English actor. One of his most remarkable roles was in the musical Mamma Mia! at the Prince Edward Theatre in London. Other theatre works include the Shakespearean roles in Twelfth Night, Richard III and A Midsummer Night's Dream. On television Forbes had an appearance in Casual..
Peter Force
Peter Force was a 19th century politician, archivist, historian, publisher and editor. Born 26 November 1790 near the Passaic Falls in New Jersey, to William, a soldier in the Revolutionary War and descendant of French Huguenots who arrived on America's shores in the 17th century, and Sarah Force (..
Peter Forney
Peter Forney (1756 – 1834) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born near Lincolnton, North Carolina, April 21, 1756; attended the public schools; served as a captain during the Revolutionary War; engaged in the manufacture of iron; member of the State house of commons 1794-..
Peter Forsberg
[Peter Mattias "Foppa" Forsberg] ([Media helphelp]·[info]) (born July 20 1973 in Örnsköldsvik, Västernorrlands län, Sweden) is a professional ice hockey player from Sweden. He is currently a center for the Philadelphia Flyers, an NHL franchise. Forsberg is 6'0" in..
Peter Forsskål
Peter Forsskål (sometimes also Pehr Forsskål, Peter Forskaol, Petrus Forskål or Pehr Forsskåhl) (born in Helsinki, 11 January, 1732, died in Yemen, 11 July 1763), Swedish explorer, orientalist and naturalist. Forrsskål was born in Helsinki in Finland where his father, Johannes Forsskål, serve..
Peter Fossett
Peter A. Fossett (born circa 1962) is a teacher who was a candidate for the Republican nomination for Congress to replace Rob Portman in the Second District of Ohio in the special primary held June 14, 2005. He placed 6th out of the 11 candidates on the ballot, garnering the most votes of any candid..
Peter Foster
Peter Foster, (born in Australia on 26 September 1962) has been described as the ultimate “international man of mischief”, a super salesman to some, conman to others, but undoubtedly a person who has lived a champagne lifestyle in the fast lane for over two decades, mixing with the rich and..
Peter Fourier
Peter Fourier (November 30, 1565 - December 9, 1640) was a French saint in the Roman Catholic Church and priest of Mattaincourt (Vosges) who founded the Daughters of Our Lady order. He began his monastic career as a canon in the Abbey of Chamousey, and he was ordained a priest at the age of twenty..
Peter Fowler
Peter Fowler (born 9 June, 1959) is an Australian golfer. He turned professional in 1977 and won the Australian Open in 1983. He has spent a large part of his career playing on the European Tour, where he made the top one hundred on the Order of Merit every year from 1983 to 1993, with a best rankin..
Peter Fox
Peter Fox (May 31, 1921-July 3, 1989) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1966 to 1986, representing the New Democratic Party. From 1971 to 1977, he served as Speaker of the legislature. Fox was born in Yugoslavia shortly after that c..
Peter Foy
Peter Foy (11 June 1925-17 February 2005) was the stage flight effects specialist who founded "Flying by Foy", most widely known for its work flying actors in the play Peter Pan. Born in London, England, he began in show business as a child actor, and in one of his roles (as a Sea Witch in Where th..
Peter Frampton
Peter Frampton's solo career skyrocketed after the release of Frampton Comes Alive!, one of the most successful live albums. Peter Frampton (born 22 April, 1950 in Beckenham, Kent) is an English musician, best known today for his solo work in the mid-1970s as an "arena rocker". He originally ..
Peter Franchin
Peter Franchin (born 9 May 1986 in Mississauga, Ontario) is an ice hockey player. OHL Priority Selection- Kitchener Rangers 5th Round(96th) 2002 Season Team League GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM 2003-2004 Kitchener Rangers OHL 63 5 6 11 23 5 3 1 4 4 2004-2005 Saginaw Spirit OHL 30 9 3 12 17 -..
Peter Francis
Peter William Francis (1944–1999) was a British volcanologist specialising in the study of active volcanoes on both the Earth and other planets in our solar system. He was also renowned for his ability as a communicator, reaching the general public in a series of popular and acclaimed books on..
Peter Francis-Macrae
Peter Francis-Macrae (born 1982) is a spammer found guilty of two counts of fraudulent trading, one of concealing criminal property, two of making threats to kill, one charge of threatening to destroy or damage property and one count of blackmail. He was running his own internet business from his f..
Peter Francisco
''This article is about Peter Francisco, a soldier in the American Revolutionary War. For the South African snooker player, see Peter Francisco (snooker player). Peter Francisco Fighting Tarleton's Cavalry (1814 engraving) Peter Francisco (c. 1760/61-January 16,1831), known variously as the "..
Peter Francisco (snooker player)
Peter Francisco is a former South African professional snooker player, nephew of Silvino Francisco. He is most famous for a match-fixing scandal in a first round match against Jimmy White in the 1995 World Snooker Championship. Before the match, many bets were placed on Francisco losing by the sco..
Peter Francis Tague
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Peter Frankenfeld
Peter Frankenfeld (May 31, 1913 – January 4, 1979) was a German radio and television personality. He was born in Berlin. After World War II he became an interpreter with the U.S. military government. In 1948 he went into broadcasting. He pioneered quiz programs on West German radio and televi..
Peter Frankl
This article is about pianist. There is also a mathematician Péter Frankl. Peter Frankl (born 1935) is a Hungarian-born British pianist. He performs music from Classical period (particularly Mozart), Romantic period and early Modern period. He appeared on many international festivals throughout Eu..
Peter Fraser
This article discusses the New Zealand Prime Minister. For the Scottish politician, see Peter Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie. A statue of Fraser outside the Government Buildings Historic Reserve in Wellington The Right Honourable Peter Fraser (1884 - 1950) served as Prime Minister of New Ze..
Peter Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie
Peter Lovat Fraser, Baron Fraser of Carmyllie, PC, QC (b. 29 May 1945) is a Scottish politician and lawyer. He was educated at Loretto School, Musselburgh, East Lothian, and graduated BA (Hons) and LLM (Hons), Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, before going to Edinburgh University. He was elected..
Peter Frechette
Peter Frechette (October 3 1956–) is a film, stage and television actor. His long-time partner is Abby who loves his song in Grease 2. Contents 1 Roles1.1 Film1.2 Stage1.3 Television2 External links Roles Film Chasing the DragonGrease 2 (1982) Stage The Odd Couple..
Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr.
Peter Hood Ballantine Frelinghuysen, Jr. (born January 17, 1916 in New York City) represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from 1953 to 1975. Peter Frelinghuysen comes from a long line of New Jersey politicians. He was the great-grandson of Frederick T. F..
Peter French
Contents 1 A Cattleman is Born2 The Cattle King3 Fall of the King4 Another Lost Battle A Cattleman is Born --> Peter French was born John William French in Missouri on April 30, 1849. In 1850, his father moved the family to Colusa County, California to begin a small ranch...
Peter Freuchen
Peter Freuchen, born Lorenz Peter Elfred (February 2 1886 Nykøbing Falster - September 2 1957) was a Danish explorer, writer and traveler. He spent many years in Thule, Greenland, living with the Polar Inuit. He worked with Knud Rasmussen, crossing the Greenland icecap with him. Freuchen marri..
Peter Friederich
Peter Friederich (born 1942 in St Gallen) is a former Swiss ambassador to Luxembourg, who in July 2002 was arrested for assisting drug smugglers, embezzlement and fraud. He was a career diplomat, working in the Swiss Foreign Ministry since 1971 and had served as ambassador to Vietnam and Cuba. He w..
Peter Frishauf
Peter Frishauf, born in 1949, is best known as the founder of Medscape, and SCP Communications, Inc. Frishauf started his career as a medical writer in 1972 after graduating from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He founded three New York City-based medical information companie..
Peter Fry
Sir Peter Derek Fry (born 26 May 1931) is a British Conservative politician. He was elected an MP at the 1969 Wellingborough by-election. He represented the seat until 1997, when he lost to Labour's Paul Stinchcombe by a margin of 187 votes. References "Times Guide to the House of Commons", Tim..
Peter Fryer
Peter Fryer (born February 18, 1927) is an English Socialist writer and journalist. Peter Fryer joined the Young Communist League in 1942 and the Communist Party in 1945. On leaving school in 1943 he became a reporter on the Yorkshire Post, and was dismissed by the paper in 1947 for refusing to lea..
Peter Fulton
Peter FultonNew Zealand (NZ) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type Right-arm medium Tests ODIs Matches 4 10 '''Runs scored 138 382 Batting average 27.60 47.75 100s/50s -/1 1/2 Top score 75 112 ..
Peter Funt
Peter Funt is the son of acclaimed Candid Camera creator Allen Funt and is also the current host of that show. He has also written numerous articles for the New York Times and TV Guide. External link ..
Peter Furler
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Peter Andrew Furler was born in South Australia on September 8, 1966. He has five siblings, named Debbie, Vicki..
Peter F Welch
Peter F. Welch (1947 - ) Vermont State Senator (D-Windsor) and Congressional Candidate. Welch is currently the President Pro Tempore of the Vermont State Senate, and a candidate for the 2006 Democratic nomination for Vermont's at-large U.S. House seat. Contents 1 Biography2 Childhood..
Peter G. Camden
Peter G. Camden (May 23, 1801 - July 23, 1873) The eleventh mayor of Saint Louis, Missouri Term: 1846 - 1847 Party: American Born: May 23, 1801 Amherst County, Virginia Died: July 23, 1873 Jennings, Missouri |- style="text-align: center;" References http://exhibits.slpl.lib.mo.us/mayors/..
Peter G. Engelman
Peter G. Engelman, CPA, is a naturalized American writer, born in London, England during World War II. He immigrated to the U.S. in November 1940 sailing from Liverpool to New Orleans on the Steamship Orbita[link]. After living on a rural farm in Atoka, Oklahoma, Engelman and his parents m..
Peter G. Gerry
Senator Peter G. Gerry Office: Rhode Island Political party: Democratic Term of office: 1917-1929, 1935-1947 Date of birth: September 18, 1879 Preceded by Henry F. Lippitt 1917 and Felix Hebert 1935 Succeeded by Felix Herbert 1929 and James ..
Peter G. Gyarmati
Contents 1 Peter G. Gyarmati2 Bibliography3 See also4 External links Peter G. Gyarmati Peter G. Gyarmati (born July 14, 1941) is a software engineer and computer scientist, best-known for the development of OS/360+HASP for the System/360, then later the OS/VS for the System/3..
Peter G. Neumann
Peter G. Neumann is a researcher who has worked on the Multics operating system in the 1960s. He edits the Computer Risks columns for ACM Software Engineering Notes and ''Communications of the ACM. He founded ACM SIGSOFT and is a Fellow of the ACM, IEEE and AAAS. He studied at Harvard University (1..
Peter G. Rossos
Peter G. Rossos is a Canadian gastroenterologist and one of Canada's leading researchers in electronic health delivery and medical informatics. Contents 1 Biography2 eHealth delivery3 Other roles4 See also5 External links6 References Biography Dr. Rossos trained ..
Peter G. Torkildsen
Peter Gerard Torkildsen was born Roman Catholic in a family with 10 children in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on January 28, 1958. Torkildsen served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1985 to 1991. He then went on to represent Massachusetts' 6th Congressional District as a Republican from 19..
Peter G. Tsouras
Peter G. Tsouras is a military historian and author. Tsouras served in the United States Army and retired with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He served in armor, military intelligence, and civil affairs assignments. He currently works as a senior analyst with the Battelle Corporation and resides ..
Peter G. Van Winkle
Peter Godwin Van Winkle (September 7, 1808 - April 15, 1872) was a United States Senator from West Virginia. Born in New York City, he completed preparatory studies, studied law, and was admitted to the bar, commencing practice in Parkersburg, Virginia (now West Virginia) in 1835. He was president o..
Peter Gabriel
| Origin = Chobham, Surrey, England | Instrument = singing, guitar, piano, flute, drums | Genre = world music, pop, art rock, progressive rock | Occupation = recording artist, producer | Years_active = 1967 – Present | Label = Geffen | URL = [petergabriel.c..
Peter Gabriel (I)
Peter Gabriel is the first album Peter Gabriel recorded after leaving the progressive rock band Genesis, and the first of four with the same eponymous title (as though each album were an issue of a magazine). Upon the album's release, Gabriel began touring with a seven-piece band under his own na..
Peter Gabriel (II)
Peter Gabriel, Peter Gabriel's second solo album, was released in 1978 to lukewarm reviews. The album is the second of four with the same eponymous title (as though each album were an issue of a magazine). Guitarist Robert Fripp served as producer. The album did not sell as well as the first Pe..
Peter Gabriel (III)
Peter Gabriel, released in 1980, is Peter Gabriel's third eponymous album and his first (and only) for the Mercury Records. The album was met with wide critical acclaim and contains two of Gabriel's most famous songs, "Games Without Frontiers," which reached the U.S. Top 50, and "Biko". It was rem..
Peter Gabriel (IV Security)
Security (1982) is the fourth album released by the British progressive rock musician Peter Gabriel. This album was originally released as Gabriel’s fourth eponymous album, but was released in the United States as Security, which has since become its default title. This album is an early full d..
Peter Gabriel discography
This is the discography documenting the albums and singles of pop musician Peter Gabriel as a solo artist. This is not inclusive of his work with Genesis. For a list of Genesis albums, see Genesis discography. Contents 1 Albums1.1 Studio albums1.2 Live albums1.3 Compilations..
Peter Gade
Peter Gade (born December 14, 1976) born Peter Gade Christensen is a professional badminton player from Terndrup, Denmark. He currently resides near Charlottenlund in Copenhagen with his girlfriend and accomplished handball player Camilla Høeg. Together they have a daughter, Nanna, born in 2..
Peter Gad Naschitz
Peter Gad Naschitz (b. Hungary on July 16, 1932) is an Israeli lawyer and founder of Naschitz Brandes & Co.. Naschitz recieved his LL.B (cum laude) in 1955, and LL.M in 1972 (both from Tel Aviv University). He was admitted to the Israel Bar in 1957. Naschitz is considered an expert in torts, Mariti..
Peter Gago
Peter Gago is an Australian winemaker and author, and the current custodian of Penfolds Grange, a famous Australian wine. He was born in Newcastle, England, where he lived until the age of six before emigrating to Australia, settling in Melbourne. He became a high school teacher of mathematics and ..
Peter Galison
Peter Louis Galison is the Pellegrino University Professor in History of Science and Physics at Harvard University. Galison received his Ph.D. from Harvard University in both Physics and the History of Science in 1983. His publications include Image and Logic: A Material Culture of Microphysics ..
Peter Gallagher
Peter Killian Gallagher (born August 19, 1955 in Armonk, New York) is an American actor of Irish Catholic descent, first becoming famous for his role in Steven Soderbergh's Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989). He currently stars as Sandy Cohen, a public defender and corporate lawyer, on the Fox televisi..
Peter Galton
Peter Galton is a British vertebrate paleontologist working in America, who has to date written or co-written about a hundred papers in scientific jounals or chapters in paleontology textbooks ([list of papers]), especially on ornithischian and prosauropod dinosaurs. With Robert Bakker in..
Peter Gamble
Lieutenant Peter Gamble (about 1790 - 11 September 1812) was an officer in the United States Navy during the War of 1812. Born in Bordentown, New Jersey, Gamble was appointed midshipman 16 January 1809 and served on Thomas Macdonough's flagship Saratoga in the Battle of Lake Champlain. He was kille..
Peter Gammons
redirect [[Template:Current]] Peter Gammons gives his Baseball Hall of Fame induction speech for excellence in sportswriting on July 31 2005. Peter Gammons (born April 9 1945) is a sportswriter, media personality and a National Baseball Hall of Fame honoree. Contents 1 Career2 Pe..
Peter Gandolfi
Peter Gandolfi was the Liberal Party of Australia candidate for the 2006 state election in the electoral district of Mount Gambier. Gandolfi began his career as a carpenter before moving to the Northern Territory in 1991 where he worked in newspapers and later began an eight year career as a politi..
Peter Gandy
Peter Gandy has written extensively on world Mysticism and classical civilization, and in particular the mystery religions, having obtained an M.A. specializing in ancient pagan mystery religions. He is known mainly for his books co-authored with Timothy Freke. Their popular yet controversial works ..
Peter Gansevoort
Peter Gansevoort (July 17, 1749 - July 2, 1812) was a Colonel in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War who withstood St. Ledger's siege of Fort Stanwix in 1777. Contents 1 Early life2 Invasion of Canada (1775-1776)3 Siege of Fort Stanwix4 1778-17815 ..
Peter Garland
Peter Garland (born January 27, 1952) is a composer best known for publishing Soundings Press, one of the few sources of new music scores and articles while in print. A student of James Tenney and Harold Budd, much of Garland's work could be considered post-minimal, and he is also an expert on Amer..
Peter Garrett
Peter Garrett campaigning in Melbourne for the 9 October 2004 Australian election Peter Garrett (born 16 April 1953), Australian musician and politician, has been an Australian Labor Party member of the House of Representatives for the seat of Kingsford Smith, New South Wales, since October 2..
Peter Garza
Peter Garza (born August 6, 1960) is an acclaimed computer forensics expert and cybercrime investigator. As a Special Agent with the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Peter Garza conducted the first court-ordered Internet wiretap in the United States while investigating the Julio Cesar Ardit..
Peter Gasperino
Peter Gasperino is an American professional wrestler, better known simply as Pete Gas from his appearances with the World Wrestling Federation. Career In 1999 he was hired by the World Wrestling Federation along with his friend Rodney. Gasperino (known simply as Pete Gas) and Leinhardt were both ch..
Peter Gay
Peter Gay (June 20, 1923-), a Jewish American historian of the social history of ideas, born in Berlin as Peter Joachim Fröhlich . After witnessing Kristallnacht (better: Pogromnacht) in 1938, he fled Nazi Germany in 1939. His family initially booked passage on the SS St. Louis (whose passengers we..
Peter Geach
Peter Thomas Geach (b. 29 March 1916) is one of the foremost contemporary British philosophers. His areas of interest are the history of philosophy, philosophical logic, the theory of identity, and the philosophy of religion. His early work includes the classic texts Mental Acts, and Reference ..
Peter Gelb
Peter Gelb is the General Manager Elect of the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. Contents 1 Early life2 Career at Sony Classical3 Manager of Metropolitan Opera4 External links Early life Gelb is the son of Arthur Gelb, onetime Managing Editor of the New York Times. He bega..
Peter Gennaro
Peter Gennaro (1919-2000) was a Tony Award-winning American dancer and choreographer. He was born on November 23, 1919 in Metairie, Louisiana. After making his Broadway debut in the ensemble of Make Mine Manhattan in 1948, Gennaro danced in such hits as Kiss Me, Kate (1948) and Guys and Dolls (19..
Peter Gent
Peter Gent is a former Michigan State University basketball player and National Football League wide receiver turned novelist. He was born George Davis Gent on August 23, 1942 in Bangor, Michigan. Gent played for the Dallas Cowboys football team from 1964 to 1968. After leaving the team, he wrote..
Peter George
For the Canadian university administrator, see Peter George (professor). Peter Bryan George (March 24 1924 - June 11 1966) was a British author, most famous for the Cold War thriller novel Red Alert. He was born in Treorchy, Wales, and died in Hastings, East Sussex by his own hand. George was deep..
Peter George (professor)
Dr. Peter J. George C.M. is a Canadian economist and university administrator. He is currently president of McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. George was educated at the University of Toronto and joined the faculty at McMaster in 1965. He served in a variety of administrative roles at McMa..
Peter George Dyck
Peter George Dyck is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He is currently a member of the Manitoba legislature. Before entering provincial politics, Dyck was a public school music teacher (one of his students was Loreena McKennitt). He also served on the board of directors for the Winkler Credit Uni..
Peter George Peterson
''This article is about the Pete Peterson who was a U.S. government official during the Nixon administration; there is also a Pete Peterson who was a former Florida Congressman and ambassador to Vietnam. Peterson's official portrait as Commerce Secretary Peter George Peterson (born June 5, 192..
Peter Georg Bang
Peter Georg Bang (1797–1861) was a Danish politician and jurist. He served as the Prime Minister of Denmark 1854-1856 as leader of the Cabinet of Bang. |- style="text-align: center;" |- style="text-align: center;" |- style="text-align: center;" |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Peter Georg Niger
Peter Georg Niger (1434, Kaaden - 1481/84) was a Dominican order theologian, preacher and controversialist. He studied at different universities (Salamanca, Montpellier, Bologna, etc.) and entered the Dominican order in 1452 at Eichstätt, Bavaria. In 1465 he taught philosophy and was regent of stud..
Peter Gerety
Peter Gerety (born May 17, 1940) is an American actor. Gerety began acting while a student at Boston University, participating in productions at the Charles Playhouse. In 1965, he joined the Trinity Square Repertory Company, a theater troupe in Providence, Rhode Island where he appeared in over 12..
Peter Gethin
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Peter Ghyczy
Peter Ghyczy born in 1940 at Budapest is a furniture designer. Ghyczy fled after the 1956 revolution to West Germany where he studied architecture at the University of Aachen. He worked for Reuter in Lemförde where he headed the design section. He most famously designed the Garden Egg chair in 19..
Peter Gibbons
Peter Gibbons is also a fictional character in the popular movie Office Space. Peter Gibbons (born July 9, 1962 in Lindsay, Ontario) was the champion of the CASCAR Super Series in 1999 and 2000. ..
Peter Gibbs
Peter Gibbs is a BBC Weather forecaster, appearing regularly on BBC One and BBC News 24. ..
Peter Gifford
Peter Gifford (borm 1955) was an Australian musician. From 1979 until 1989 he played bass guitar for rock band Midnight Oil. After leaving the band, he started a business making bikinis. ..
Peter Gilbert
Peter Gilbert, (born July 31 1983), is a professional footballer who is currently playing for Sheffield Wednesday after joining from Leicester City. He plays at left back. He joined Leicester in July 2005 from Plymouth Argyle where he had originally signed on loan from Brimingham City at the start ..
Peter Gilbert (footballer)
Peter Gilbert (born 31 July 1983, Newcastle) is an English footballer with Welsh nationality who is currently playing for Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Gilbert joined Sheffield Wednesday in January 2006 from Championship rivals Leicester City, after impressing during a six week loan at the club. He had ..
Peter Giles
Peter Giles (born 17 June, 1944 in Portsmouth, England) is a bass player and vocalist who, with his brother Michael Giles and Robert Fripp, formed Giles, Giles and Fripp. Peter was replaced by Greg Lake when Fripp and Mike Giles formed King Crimson. Peter later guest appeared on Crimson's second alb..
Peter Gill
For the Victoria Cross recipient see Peter Gill (VC). For the Saxon and Motörhead drummer see Pete Gill. For the Australian rugby league player see Peter Gill. Peter Gill (born March 8, 1964, Liverpool, England), known by the nickname Pedro or Ped, was the drummer with 1980s pop band Frankie Goes ..
Peter Gill (rugby league footballer)
Peter Gill is a former professional Rugby League footballer from Queensland, Australia. Gill played for NSWRL sides St. George and Gold Coast and for English club London Broncos ..
Peter Gill (VC)
Peter Gill(VC)(September 1831-26 July 1868) was born St Paul's Parish Dublin and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Contents 1 Details2 Furth..
Peter Gilmore
''For the High Priest of the Church of Satan, see Peter H. Gilmore. Peter Gilmore is a UK actor born 25th August 1931 in Leipzig, Germany, best known for his portrayal of Captain James Onedin in the BBC Television period drama The Onedin Line. He also had roles in eleven Carry On films, and played ..
Peter Gizzi
Peter Gizzi (born 1959 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts) is an American poet. He attended Brown University, New York University and the State University of New York at Buffalo. His publications include Periplum (Avec, 1992), Artificial Heart (Burning Deck, 1998) and Some Values of Landscape and Weathe..
Peter Glaser
Dr. Peter Glaser, Vice President, Advanced Technology (retired), was associated with Arthur D. Little, Inc., Cambridge, MA (1955-1994), now serves as a consultant to the company. He is also on the Board of Governors of the National Space Society. He was project manager for the Apollo 11 Laser Ran..
Peter Glaze
Peter Glaze (17 September 1924 – 20 February 1983) was a 20th Century British comedian. He hosted Crackerjack with Leslie Crowther in the 1960s and with Michael Aspel, Don Maclean, and Bernie Clifton in the 1970s. In Crackerjack sketches, he often played a slightly unpleasant character. He wa..
Peter Gleick
Dr. Peter H. Gleick (b. 1956) is a scientist working on issues related to the environment, economic development, and international security, with a focus on global freshwater challenges. He works at the Pacific Institute in Oakland, California, which he co-founded in 1987. In 2003 he was awarded a M..
Peter Glob
Peter V. Glob, (1911 – 1985), was Director of the National Museum of Denmark in Copenhagen. He is well known for his book The Bog People about human remains found in the peat. He was co-founder of the Scandinavian Institute of Comparative Vandalism. He is the father of the Danish artist Lotte..
Peter Glotz
Peter Glotz Prof. Dr. Peter Glotz (born March 6, 1939 in Eger, Sudetenland (now in the Czech Republic) - died August 25, 2005 in Zurich, Switzerland) was a German social democrat politician (SPD) and social scientist. His father was German while his mother was Czech. In 1945, his family was e..
Peter Gloystein
Peter Gloystein was the Economy Minister of Bremen, a state in Germany until May 2005. He belongs to the centre-right Christian Democrat Party. In May of 2005 he poured wine over Udo Oelschlaeger, a homeless man who was standing near the podium from which Mr Gloystein was speaking, saying "Here's so..
Peter Goalby
Peter Goalby is a former member of Uriah Heep. He was the lead vocalist for Uriah Heep between 1982-1985. Before singing for Uriah Heep, Goalby was lead singer and second guitarist in Trapeze on the studio recording 'Hold On' (1978) and the live album '[[Live in Texas: Dead Armadillos]]' (1981). ..
Peter Goddard
Peter Goddard (born September 3 1945) is a mathematical physicist who works in string theory and conformal field theory, and proved the no-ghost theorem. Goddard was educated at Emanuel School and the University of Cambridge, where he was a professor in DAMTP, and until 2004, Master of St John's..
Peter Godsoe
Peter Cowperthwaite Godsoe, OC , MBA , LL.D , FCA (born 1938) is a Canadian businessman and former Chairman and Chief executive officer of the Bank of Nova Scotia from 1992 to 2003. He is a member of the board of directors of multiple corporations, and serves as the Chairman of Fairmont Hotels & Re..
Peter Godwin
For the singer, see Peter Godwin (singer) Peter Godwin wrote Mukiwa: A White Boy in Africa, a memoir about growing up in Southern Rhodesia in 1970s, as the British colony collapsed to become Zimbabwe. Mukiwa won the Apple/Esquire/Waterstones award, and the Orwell Prize. Godwin was formerly a fore..
Peter Godwin (singer)
Peter Godwin was a musician in the band Metro (with Duncan Browne) in the late 1970s who became a mildly successful New Wave artist in the early 1980s. His most well-known song is probably his 1982 Images of Heaven, which got some alternative airplay throughout the 1980s. He also got a little airp..
Peter Goldmark
Peter Goldmark is one of the following people: Peter Carl Goldmark (engineer and inventor)Peter J. Goldmark (rancher, geneticist and politician)Peter C. Goldmark, Jr. (Chairman and CEO of International Herald Tribune) ..
Peter Goldreich
Peter Goldreich (born July 14, 1939) is a U.S. astrophysicist. He is currently the Lee DuBridge Professor of Astrophysics and Planetary Physics at California Institute of Technology. Honors Woodrow Wilson Honorary Fellowship, 1960-1961Andrew Dixon White Fellowship, 1960-1961National Foundation Fel..
Peter Goldring
Peter Goldring (born December 12, 1944 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian politician. Goldring is currently a member of the Conservative Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Edmonton East since 2004, Edmonton Centre-East since 2000, and Edmonton East from ..
Peter Goldsmith, Baron Goldsmith
The Lord GoldsmithAttorney General Peter Henry Goldsmith, Baron Goldsmith, PC, QC (born 5 January 1950), is the current Attorney General of England and Wales. Goldsmith was born in Liverpool and educated in law at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge and University College London. He was ca..
Peter Goldsworthy
--> Peter Goldsworthy (born 1951) is one of Australia's most prominent authors, having won awards for works from a wide variety of genres including short story, poetry, the novel, and opera. He grew up in various Australian country towns, finishing his schooling in Darwin in the Northern Territor..
Peter Gonzalez
The Blessed Peter Gonzalez, sometimes referred to as Pedro González Telmo, Saint Telmo, or Saint Elmo, was a Spanish Roman Catholic priest born in 1190 in Astorga, Spain. He was a member of the Dominican order. He died in 1246 at Tuy, Spain. He was beatified by Innocent IV in 1254 and his cult was ..
Peter Goodall
Peter Goodall is currently Acting Dean of Humanities at Macquarie University in the absence of Dean Christina Slade. His substantive position is Deputy Dean of Humanities and Acting Head of the Politics and International Relations Department. Goodall specialises in the study of medieval literature..
Peter Gordon
Peter Gordon can refer to several people: Peter Gordon, a psychology professor and researcher at Columbia UniversityPeter Gordon, a celebrity chef from New ZealandPeter Gordon, a composer based in New York CityPeter Gordon, a silver medalist in the 1932 OlympicsPeter Gordon, a hornistPeter Gordon..
Peter Goring
Harold (Peter) Goring (January 2, 1927 – December 1994) was an English footballer. Born in Bishops Cleve, Gloucestershire, Goring first played for local Southern League side Cheltenham Town, making a name for himself as a prolific centre forward. He was signed by First Division Arsenal in January..
Peter Gorman
Peter Gorman is an investigative journalist and former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine. He lives in New York and spends at least 3 months of every year living in Peru, where he works with Ayahuasca and other plant based medicines, as well as doing political work. Much of his writing, both i..
Peter Gotti
Peter Gotti is a Mafia member of the Gambino crime family and is the brother of John Gotti. Career Peter Gotti was born in 1939 to John and Fannie Gotti. He had four brothers, John, Gene, Richard and Vincent. He became an associate of the Gambino crime family around 1960 and became a made member ..
Peter Gouldthorpe
Peter Gouldthorpe (born July 30, 1954) is an Australian artist and illustrator who lives in Hobart, Tasmania. ..
Peter Gow
Peter Gow (November 20 1818-February 24 1886) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1876. He was born in Johnstone, Scotland in 1818, the son of a shoemaker, and came to Brockville in Canada West in 1842. He later mov..
Peter Gowland
Peter Gowland (born 3 April, 1916 in Los Angeles) is a famous Glamour photographer. He was the son of Gibson Gowland and Sylvia Andrew, both actors. He has acted in at least 12 films, mostly uncredited. He had a small part in Citizen Kane. He is known for designing and building his own studio equip..
Peter Graf
Peter Graf is the father of the German tennis star Steffi Graf. He introduced her to the game as a child and managed her career for several years. However in the 1990s scandals involving a Playboy model and the German tax authorities made Peter more a distraction than a help to Steffi's game, and en..
Peter Graham
For other persons with the name, see Peter Graham (disambiguation). Peter Graham (Lanarkshire, Scotland) is one of the leading composers for brass band. After his education at Edinburgh University, he followed postgratudate studies with Edward Gregson at Goldsmiths College, University of London. He..
Peter Graham (disambiguation)
Peter Graham may refer to: Peter Graham, Scottish composerPeter J.P. Graham (–1877), former Ontario MPP for FrontenacPeter Graham (1821–1900), former Ontario MPP for Lambton East ..
Peter Graham (Ontario MPP)
For other persons with the name, see Peter Graham (disambiguation). Peter Graham (July 16 1821 – July 19 1900 ) was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Lambton East in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Liberal member from 1875 to 1890. He was born in Kirkoswald, Eng..
Peter Grant
This article is about the manager, producer and actor Peter Grant. For the biologist, see Peter R. Grant. For the singer, see Peter Grant (singer). Peter Grant, (April 5, 1935 – November 21, 1995) was a manager for The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, and Bad Company, a record executive for Swan Song..
Peter Grant (singer)
Peter Grant is a British singer of easy listening music who has achieved success in early 2006 with his debut album New Vintage. He began singing at around the age of six or seven and played at working men's clubs from the age of 13. His first album New Vintage was released in April 2006 and ente..
Peter Grant (VC)
Peter Grant (1824 - 10 January 1868) born Ireland 1824 was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Contents 1 Details2 Further information3 The me..
Peter Graves
Peter Graves may mean: Peter Graves (born 1925), American actorPeter Graves, English author of novellasPeter Graves (1911-1994), English actor and peerPeter Graves (born 1946), English cricketer"Peter Graves (novel)", by William Pène du Bois ..
Peter Graves, 8th Baron Graves
Peter George Wellesley Graves, 8th Baron Graves was born on the 21st of October 1911 in London. He was the first son of Claude Thomas and Georgina. He was educated at Harrow and married 28 May 1960 Winifred Ruby Moule (Vanessa Lee). He died childless on June 6, 1994 in France of a heart attack. His ..
Peter Graves (actor)
--> Peter Aurness (born March 18 1926 [link]), better known as Peter Graves, is an American actor. He is best known for his starring role in the television series [[Mission: Impossible]] from 1966 to 1973. He won a Golden Globe award in 1971 for his role as Jim Phelps in the series. He..
Peter Graves (cricketer)
Peter John Graves (born 19 May 1946) is an English cricketer. He represented Sussex and Orange Free State as a batsman. He served as vice-captain under Tony Greig at Sussex and later coached at the club. External links [Cricinfo][Cricket Archive] ..
Peter Gray
Peter Gray is an American psychologist. Currently he is a research professor at Boston College. He is the author of a widely-used introductory psychology textbook, Psychology, currently in its fourth editon. Gray graduated from Cabot High School in Cabot, Vermont, where he was valedictorian. He maj..
Peter Green
At least three notable persons have been named Peter Green: Peter Green (musician) (b. 1946), EnglishPeter Green (historian) (b. 1924), British; also translatorPeter Green (PR manager), Australian; also writer See also: Peter Greene (b. 1959), American actor This is a [disambiguationdisambigua..
Peter Greenaway
Peter Greenaway (b. April 5, 1942) is a British filmmaker trained as a painter and famous for his movies and exhibitions. Contents 1 Career2 Films3 Television4 External links Career Greenaway was born in Newport in Wales (his mother is Welsh), but grew up in England. The ..
Peter Greenberg
Peter S. Greenberg is perhaps best known as the Travel Editor for NBC's Today, but is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and producer in his own right. Also known as the "Travel Detective"--he has published several books with that moniker--Greenberg was brought to NBC's Today by Jeff Zucker. Previou..
Peter Greene
Greene in Pulp Fiction as Zed, the officer of Maynard (Duane Whitaker)'s pawn shop. Peter Greene should not be confused with Peter Green of the band Fleetwood Mac. Peter Greene (born 8 October 1965 Montclair, New Jersey) is an American actor. A native of Montclair, New Jersey, Greene did not..
Peter Green (historian)
Peter Green (born 1924) is a British classical scholar noted for his Alexander to Actium, a general account of the Hellenistic Age, and other works. He is also the author of a vivid, and extremely funny, translation [link] of the Satires of the Roman poet Juvenal . After World War II serv..
Peter Green (musician)
Peter Green (born Peter Allen Greenbaum on October 29 1946 in Bethnal Green, London) is a British blues-rock guitarist and founding member of the band Fleetwood Mac. Contents 1 Overview2 Career3 Mental Illness4 Influence5 Discography5.1 Albums5.1.1 Solo Compil..
Peter Green (PR manager)
Peter Green is the PR manager for several Australian bands, most notably Skyhooks, Bic Runga and the "Frenz of the Enz" - the combined fanclub for all that is Finn-related; ie Split Enz, Crowded House, The Finn Brothers, Neil Finn, Tim Finn, etc. The fanclubmembers hold Peter in very high regard, ..
Peter Green Splinter Group
The Peter Green Splinter Group was a band led by renowned blues guitarist and singer, Peter Green. Green was the leader of Fleetwood Mac until he suffered a mental breakdown during the 1970s. He was rehabilitated with the aid of Nigel Watson, the late Cozy Powell and other friends, and then began ..
Peter Green Splinter Group (album)
Peter Green Splinter Group is an album by the British blues band of the same name, led by Peter Green. Released in 1997 (see 1997 in music), this was their first album, and essentially the comeback album for Green, who had been out of the music business for around 10 years. Green was the founder o..
Peter Gregg
This article is about Peter Gregg the musician. For the race car driver and car dealer see Peter H. Gregg. Peter Gregg (born March 6, 1951, Kent, Ohio) is a producer and musician. Gregg played lead guitar on the earliest recordings of the prototype predecessor to the musical group Devo, under h..
Peter Gregson
Professor Peter Gregson is the current Vice-Chancellor of the Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland taking over from Sir George Bain in August 2004. Gregson is a graduate of Imperial College London and before joining Queen's University he spent much of his career at the University of South..
Peter Gresham
Peter John Gresham is a former New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1990 to 1999, representing the National Party. He was first elected to Parliament in the 1990 elections as MP for Waitotara, and then re-elected in the 1993 elections. In the 1996 elections, the Waitotara seat was merged into t..
Peter Griesar
Peter Griesar is a keyboardist from Charlottesville, Virginia. He was a member of Dave Matthews Band in their early days. He left the band in 1993 because he did not want to spend his life touring around the country. Griesar went on to play in a band called The Ninth, which also featured Dave Mat..
Peter Griffin
Family Guy character Peter Lowenbrau Griffin Hometown: Quahog, Rhode Island Species: Human Gender: Male Height: 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm) Weight: 298 lb. Age: 42 (as of the third season episode "Brian Does Hollywood") Favorite beer: Pawtucket Patriot Ale Religion: Catholic..
Peter Griffin: Husband, Father...Brother?
Peter Griffin: Husband, Father...Brother? is an episode of Family Guy that first aired December 6, 2001. Written by Mike Barker and Matt Weitzmann. Directed by Scott Wood. Production code 3ACX06. Contents 1 Plot summary2 Notes3 Cultural references4 Trivia Plot summary Whe..
Peter Griffiths
Peter Harry Steve Griffiths (born May 24, 1928) is an English politician. He attended West Bromwich Grammar School, Leeds Teacher Training College and London and Birmingham Universities before entering a teaching career. In 1955 he was elected to Smethwick Borough Council as a Conservative. He ser..
Peter Grimes
Peter Grimes is an opera by Benjamin Britten, with libretto adapted by Montagu Slater from the poem by George Crabbe The Borough. It was first performed at Sadler's Wells in London on June 7, 1945, conducted by Reginald Goodall. It was the first of Britten's operas to be a critical and popular suc..
Peter Grimwade
Peter Grimwade (June 8, 1942-May 15 1990) was a British television writer and director, best known for his work on the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. After joining the BBC in the late 1960s, he first worked on Doctor Who as a Production Assistant on Jon Pertwee's first serial, Sp..
Peter Grodin
Dr. Peter Grodin was an English civilian scientist played by Craig Veroni in the science fiction television series Stargate Atlantis. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Peter Grodin was first see on the episode Grace in Season Seven of SG-1, where he's li..
Peter Grudzien
Peter Grudzien is an American country/psychedelic singer-songwriter and musician. His music is well-known in the outsider music community for its idiosyncratic instrumentation and often openly gay subject matter. Grudzien's music has strong roots in country, as he grew up listening to such artists..
Peter Grünberg
Dr Peter Grünberg is a German physicist and one of the discoverers of the Giant magnetoresistive effect which brought about a breakthrough in gigabyte hard disks. Grünberg received his Ph.D. in 1969 from the Darmstadt University of Technology in Germany. He later joined the Institute for Solid St..
Peter Gruner
Peter Jacob Gruner (born May 11, 1974 in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is an American professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Billy Kidman. Kidman is best known for his appearances with World Championship Wrestling and World Wrestling Entertainment throughout the late 1990s and early 20..
Peter Gruss
Dr. Peter Gruss (born June 28 1949 in Alsfeld, Hesse) is a German microbiologist and the current president of the Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (having been elected for the term from 2002 to 2008). In 1994, he received the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, which is th..
Peter Guber
Peter Guber is a Hollywood producer and executive. Guber was recruited by Columbia Pictures in 1968 and became the studio chief in 1970. During his six-year term, Columbia turned out box-office hits such as The Way We Were, Shampoo, Taxi Driver, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Guber resign..
Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn was an American private eye television series which aired on the NBC and later ABC television networks from 1958 to 1961. The show's creator (and also writer and director on occasion) was Blake Edwards. Contents 1 Peter Gunn2 Music3 Adaptations4 Selected songs from..
Peter Gunning
Peter Gunning (1614–July 6, 1684), was an English Royalist church leader, Bishop of Chichester and later of Ely. He was born at Hoo, in Kent, and educated at The King's School, Canterbury, and Clare College, Cambridge, where he became a fellow in 1633. Having taken orders, he advocated the r..
Peter Gunn (tele-movie)
Peter Gunn is a telemovie by Blake Edwards. Blake Edwards The Pink Panther The Pink Panther (1963) | A Shot in the Dark (1964) | The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) | The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976) | Revenge of the Pink Panther (1978) | Trail of the Pink Panther (1982) | Curse of t..
Peter Guralnick
Peter Guralnick (born December 15, 1943 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American music critic, author, screenwriter, and historian of American popular music. Peter Guralnick graduated from Boston University in 1971 with a master's degree in creative writing. He has authored several books chronic..
Peter Gusenberg
Peter Gusenberg and his brother Frank may have played a large role in the St. Valentines Day Massacre. He and his brother had planned to kill Jack McGurn but did not succeed. In return, McGurn had made a plan to counter this with his own assassination, on behalf of Al "Scarface" Capone. Peter Gusenb..
Peter Gustafsson
Peter Gustafsson (born 17 August 1976) is an Swedish golfer. His best European Tour Order of Merit finish is 46th in his rookie year on tour in 2005. External links [Profile on the European Tour's official site] ..
Peter Gustaf Tengmalm
Peter Gustaf Tengmalm (June 29, 1754 - August 27, 1803) was a Swedish physician and naturalist. Tengmalm was born in Stockholm and studied medicine at Uppsala University. He spent his spare time studying birds and became an accomplished taxidermist. He graduated in 1785 and moved to the town of Esk..
Peter Guthrie Tait
Peter Tait Peter Guthrie Tait (April 28, 1831 - July 4, 1901) was a Scottish mathematical physicist, best known for the seminal energy physics textbook Treatise on Natural Philosophy, which he co-wrote with Kelvin. Contents 1 Early years2 Middle years3 Later years4 Priva..
Peter Gutmann
Peter Gutmann is a computer scientist based in Auckland, New Zealand; he received his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Auckland. He is particularly interested in computer security issues, including cryptography, and has written widely in both fields, and has discovered assorted flaws..
Peter Gwynn-Jones
Peter Llewellyn Gwynn-Jones, CVO (born 1940) is a long-serving officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. He is the current Garter Principal King of Arms, the senior English officer of arms. Contents 1 Life and career2 Honours and appointments3 Coat of arms4 See also..
Peter Gzowski
CBC promotional image of Peter Gzowski, circa 2000 Peter Gzowski, CC , LL.D , D.Litt (July 13, 1934 - January 24, 2002) was a Canadian broadcaster, writer and reporter, most famous for his work on the CBC radio show Morningside. He became a giant on the Canadian journalism scene, known as 'Mr...
Peter H. Dominick
Peter Hoyt Dominick (July 7, 1915–March 18, 1981) was a United States Representative and a Senator from Colorado. He was born in Stamford, Connecticut and graduated from St. Mark’s School, Southborough, Massachusetts in 1933, Yale University in 1937, and Yale Law School in 1940. In 1942,..
Peter H. Gilmore
Peter H. Gilmore Peter H. Gilmore was appointed High Priest of the Church of Satan in 2001 by Magistra Blanche Barton, former High Priestess appointed by Anton LaVey. Within the church, he is known as ''Magus Peter H. Gilmore, High Priest of the Church of Satan. As a representative of the Ch..
Peter H. Gregg
Peter Holden Gregg (May 4, 1940–December 15, 1980) was a racecar driver during the golden age of the Trans-Am series and a 3 time winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona. He was also the owner of Brumos, a Jacksonville, Florida car dealership. Contents 1 Background2 Racing career3&nbs..
Peter H. Irons
Peter Irons is a political activist, civil rights attorney, legal scholar, and professor of political science. He emarked on his current path in 1963 when he was issued a 3 year sentence at the Federal Correctional Institution in Danbury, Connecticut for refusing military induction. It was while ser..
Peter H. Kostmayer
Peter Houston Kostmayer (Born September 27, 1946) was a Democrat member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Peter H. Kostmayer was born in New York City. He graduated from West Nottingham Academy in Colora, MD in 1965. He received a B.A. from Columbia University in New York ..
Peter H. Matthews
Peter H. Matthews (1873-1916) was an operator of policy games (illegal lotteries akin to the numbers racket) all over New York City. In 1915, agents of Charles Henry Parkhurst's Society for the Prevention of Crime and 45 police officers raided these gambling operations and rounded up a number of p..
Peter H. Raven
Peter H. Raven (born 1936) is a botanist and environmentalist. Raven was born in China on June 13 1936 to American parents. An uncle of his father's was, for a time, the wealthiest American in China, but was later jailed in a banking scandal. That incident and Japanese aggression in China led th..
Peter H. Salus
Peter H. Salus is a linguist, computer scientist, historian of technology, author and editor of books on computing. He has conducted research in germanistics, language acquisition and computer languages. After an intense academic career serving as professor and dean he is now largely retired. He ha..
Peter Habeler
Peter Habeler Peter Habeler (born July 22nd 1942 in Mayrhofen, Austria) is an Austrian mountaineer. Among his accomplishments as a mountaineer are first ascents in the Rocky Mountains (first European to climb on the Big Walls in Yosemite National Park). After he started climbing with Reinh..
Peter Häberle
Peter Häberle (born: 13th May 1934 in Göppingen, Baden-Württemberg) is a German legal scholar in Constitutional Law. Contents 1 Biography2 Publications (part of)3 Literatur4 External links Biography Häberle´s father was Dr. med Hugo Häberle; his mother Ursula Häberle (..
Peter Hacker
Peter M.S. Hacker (born 15 July1939 in London) is a British philosopher. His principal expertise is in the philosophy of mind and philosophy of language. He is well known for his detailed exegesis of the work of Ludwig Wittgenstein, and his outspoken criticism of neuroscience-based philosophy. C..
Peter Hacks
Peter Hacks ( b. March 21, 1928, Breslau/Wrocław - formerly in Germany, now in present-day Poland, d. 2003), was a German playwright, author, and essayist. Displaced by World War II, Hacks settled in Munich in 1947, where he made acquaintance with Thomas Mann and Bertolt Brecht. Hacks then follow..
Peter Haden-Guest, 4th Baron Haden-Guest
The Right Honourable Peter Haden Haden-Guest, 4th Baron Haden-Guest (1913–1996) the 4th Baron Haden-Guest of Saling in the County of Essex. Upon his death he was succeeded by his eldest son Christopher, an actor. His daughter-in-law is the actress Jamie Lee Curtis. |- style="text-align: cen..
Peter Hahn
Peter von Hahn (1798–1873), member of the Russian nobility, remembered in the United States mainly as the father of Blavatsky. Contents 1 Early Life and Marriage2 Polish Campaign and Birth of Helena3 Military Life and Death of Wife4 Marriage and Escape of Helena5 La..
Peter Hain
The Rt Hon. Peter Hain Constituency Neath Served 1991 — present Majority 12,710 (35.5%) Political Party Labour Party Portfolio Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and Secretary of State for Wales Peter Gerald Hain (born February 16, 1950, Nairobi, Kenya) is a British Labour..
Peter Haining
Peter Haining (born April 2, 1940) is a well-known journalist, author and anthologist who lives and works in London. He has also used the pen names "Ric Alexander" and "Richard Peyton." He has written several reference books on Doctor Who including the 21st anniversary special The Key to Time (198..
Peter Hajba
Peter Hajba (born December 15 1974) also known by his demoscene nickname Skaven, is a Finnish musician and graphic artist. In spite of having no formal training, he has won numerous awards for his music, including winning the Assembly music competition in 1993, 1995 and 2002. His most recent proje..
Peter Hall
This article is about the British theatre director, Sir Peter Hall; for other people called Peter Hall see Peter Hall (disambiguation) Sir Peter Reginald Frederick Hall CBE (born 22 November, 1930) is a British theatre and film director. He was born in Bury St. Edmunds, England and learned Russian..
Peter Hall (disambiguation)
Peter Hall may be: Peter Hall, Australian politicianSir Peter Hall, British theatre director (born 1930)Sir Peter Hall, British town plannerPeter Hall, British musician This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you t..
Peter Hall (politician)
Peter Ronald Hall (born May 27, 1952) is an Australian politician. He has been a National member of the Victorian Legislative Council since 1988, representing Gippsland Province. He is the current leader of the National Party in the Legislative Council, as well as their spokesperson for the portfoli..
Peter Hall (urbanist)
This article is about the British urban planner and geographer, Sir Peter Hall; for other people called Peter Hall see Peter Hall (disambiguation) Sir Peter Hall is Professor of Planning and Regeneration at The Bartlett, University College London and President of the Town and Country Planning Assoc..
Peter Ham
140px William Peter Ham (April 27, 1947 – April 23, 1975) was a Welsh singer and songwriter, best known as the leader of the ill-fated group Badfinger. Ham was born in Swansea, and formed the group while still in his teens. In 1968, the group came to the attention of Paul McCartney and wer..
Peter Hambro Mining and Gold
Contents 1 Peter Hambro Mining and Gold1.1 Location1.2 Mining1.2.1 Heap leaching1.2.2 Milling1.3 Board of Directors2 Family Business3 Other Russian Businesses4 See also5 External links Peter Hambro Mining and Gold Peter Hambro Mining PLC ([AI..
Peter Hamilton
Peter Hamilton may refer to: Peter F. Hamilton - British science-fiction and space-opera writerPeter J. Hamilton - Alabama lawyer/historian and Puerto Rico federal judge ..
Peter Hammerschlag
Peter Hammerschlag was an Austrian writer and graphic artist. ..
Peter Hammill
Peter Hammill portrayed on the cover of his solo album None of the Above (2000). Peter Joseph Andrew Hammill (born 5 November, 1948) is an English singer-songwriter, and a founder member of progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. Most noted for his vocal abilities, his main instruments ..
Peter Hammond
Peter Hammond may be: Peter J. Hammond (born c. 1930s), British writer - televisionPeter Hammond (fl. c. 1820s), Swedish-born American settler for whom Hammond, Louisiana is namedPeter Francis Hammond (1887-1971), American politician Peter Hammond (actor) (born 1923), British actor and director - f..
Peter Hand
Peter Hand (b. 1957) Australian radio journalist and broadcaster. Began working at Channel Seven as a trainee television journalist at age seventeen. Schooled in Sydney, Hand furthered his education at Macquarie University and the University of Wollongong. Hand worked at 2GB for 15 years in ..
Peter Handke
Peter Handke (born December 6, 1942) is an avant-garde Austrian novelist and playwright. Contents 1 Early life2 Career3 Works4 List of works5 English editions6 External links7 See also Early life Handke and his mother (who is said to be the model for the protago..
Peter Hannan
Peter Hannan (born on March 19, 1953 in Montreal, Canada) is a television director, writer, singer-songwriter. He is most famous for the creation of the Nickelodeon animated television series CatDog. External link ..
Peter Hansborough Bell
Peter Hansborough Bell was the 3rd Governor of Texas from 1849 to 1853. External link [] from the Handbook of Texas Online |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Peter Hansen
Peter Hansen may refer to: Peter Hansen (UN)Peter Andreas HansenPeter Hansen (actor) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended artic..
Peter Hansen (actor)
Peter Hansen (born December 5, 1921 in Oakland, California) is an American actor, best known for his role as Lee Baldwin on the soap opera General Hospital. He played the role from 1965 to 1986 and again since 1992. He also played the character on the sister show Port Charles. One of his first acti..
Peter Hansen (UN)
Peter Hansen (born June 2, 1941 in Aalborg) is a Danish Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). After completing graduate and postgraduate studies in political science at Arhus University in 1966, he joined the staff of the..
Peter Hanson
Peter Hanson (born 4 October 1977) is a Swedish golfer. He turned professional in 1998 and has played on the Challenge Tour and the European Tour. His professional wins include the 1998 Gunther Hamburg Classics on the Challenge Tour and the 2005 Open de España on the European Tour. He was a member ..
Peter Hansson
Peter Hansson is a co-founder and guitarist (1987-1993) of Swedish metal band Therion. Therion Christofer Johnsson | Kristian Niemann | Johan Niemann | Petter Karlsson List of Therion members Discography Albums: Of Darkness... | Beyond Sanctorum | [[Symphony_Masses:_Ho_Drakon_Ho_Megas|Sympho..
Peter Hans Kolvenbach
--> The Very Reverend Peter-Hans Kolvenbach, SJ (born in Druten, November 30, 1928), is the 29th and current Superior General of the Society of Jesus, the second largest religious order of the Roman Catholic Church. Kolvenbach's childhood was spent in Druten, the Netherlands, near Nijmegen where ..
Peter Harding
Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Peter BOB Harding GCB DSc FRAeS CBIM was British Chief of the Air Staff, and subsequently Chief of Defence Staff from January 1 1993 until March 13 1994. Harding resigned after it was revealed by Max Clifford and the News of the World that he had an affair with Lad..
Peter Hardy, Baron Hardy of Wath
Peter Hardy, Baron Hardy of Wath (1931-2003) was a British Labour politician. The son of a Wath-upon-Dearne miner, Hardy trained as a teacher, rising to be head of English at a Mexborough school. After a spell as a local councillor, during which he stood as a candidate in several safe Conservative..
Peter Harold Wright
Peter Harold Wright was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Details He was 27 years old, and a Company Sergeant-Major in the 3rd Bn., Coldstream Guards, Bri..
Peter Harris
Peter Harris (1961–), popularly known as Blu Peter, is an electronic dance music record producer and disc jockey from South Wales who pioneered the Nu-NRG music genre in the late 1990s. In the early 1990s he served as resident DJ at major London nightclubs such as Heaven and Turnmills, and fou..
Peter Harrison
Peter Harrison (1716-1775) was born in England and emigrated to the colonies in 1740. He was a businessman, who taught himself architecture through books; making him the first nearly professional architects in the colonies. [from a Digital Archive of American Architecture] ..
Peter Harris (entrepreneur)
Peter Harris (born 1934, UK), has a stake worth £175m in Hemel Hempstead-based Bourne Leisure. The Sunday Times Rich List guesses that he has £20m more for his racing interests and other wealth which places him at 314th on the 2006 Rich List. He remains very active within his businesses. ..
Peter Harry Carstensen
Peter Harry Carstensen (born 12 March 1947 in Elisabeth-Sophien-Koog, on the Nordstrand coast of the state of Schleswig-Holstein) is a German politician, in the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party. Since 2005 he has been premier of the state of Schleswig-Holstein and patron of the state’s S..
Peter Hartley
Peter John Hartley (born April 18, 1960) is a former England county cricketer. He was born in Keighley, Yorkshire, and made his debut for Warwickshire in 1982. He returned to Yorkshire in 1985, and stayed there until 1998, when he moved to Hampshire. When he retired at the end of the 2000 season, H..
Peter Hartz
Peter Hartz (born 14 August 1943 in Sankt Ingbert), was the human resources executive at the German public company Volkswagen AG (VW). Twenty percent of Volkswagen's shares are owned by the state of Lower Saxony. Hartz gained notoriety as adviser to German chancellor and former head of the state ..
Peter Hathaway Capstick
Peter Hathaway Capstick is a famous hunter and author. A New Jersey native, he left Wall Street and hunted in Central and South America before going to Africa, where he held pro hunting licenses in Ethiopia, Zambia, Botswana, and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). He spent most of his life in Africa, and died..
Peter Hawkins
Peter John Hawkins (3 April 1924 – 8 July 2006) was a British actor and voice artist, whose voice may be more familiar than his name. Hawkins' long association with British children's television began in 1952 when he voiced both Bill and Ben, the Flowerpot Men. He also provided all the voices..
Peter Hayes
Peter Hayes is a contemporary sculptor now based in Bath, England. Aged 12, Peter Hayes was selected to attend the Moseley School of Art in Birmingham, England. In 1961 he left to study at the Birmingham College of Art before travelling extensively in Africa. Over the course of several years, he wo..
Peter Hayes (singer)
Peter Hayes is an American indie rock guitarist and singer. He is currently a member of San Francisco band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and was, for a time, a guitar player in The Brian Jonestown Massacre. He also Appears on the documentary DiG! with The Brian Jonestown Massacre ..
Peter Hayman
Peter Hayman (born 1930 in Taunton) is a British ornithologist and illustrator. After his education in Taunton school he studied architecture. He worked as an architect for several years in London but in 1969 he became an artist. His main interest were water-colour paintings of the British birds. I..
Peter Haynes
Peter Haynes is a New Zealand director of short films and a comic book illustrator. He is mostly known for his short films, most of which deal in some way with obsessive fans of popular culture, but he has also touched on more serious subjects. He also currently writes and illustrates the webcomic A..
Peter Heard
Peter Heard is chairman of Colchester United Football Club, a English Football Association Councillor and former Board member. As the representative for Football League Division One he failed in his attempt to be re-elected to the FA Board after Colchester were promoted to the Championship in 2006...
Peter Heather
Peter Heather is a fellow of Medieval History at Worcester College, University of Oxford who is considered a leading authority on the barbarians of the Roman era. As of 2006, he has written four historical works set in this time period: The Goths, Goths and Romans, The Huns, and The Fall of the Rom..
Peter Heathfield
Peter Heathfield was general secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers during the UK miners' strike (1984-1985). He was married to Betty Heathfield, but they later divorced. He came from Derbyshire ..
Peter Hebblethwaite
Peter Hebblethwaite (September 30, 1930, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire - December 18, 1994, Oxford), was a British academic and critic. The son of Charles and Elsie Ann Hebblethwaite, he was a British journalist on Vatican affairs (indeed, he was regarded by many during his lifetime as the leading ..
Peter Heck
Peter Jewell Heck is a science fiction and mystery author. His books include the "Mark Twain Mysteries"—historical whodunits featuring the famous author as a detective—and the "Phule's Company" series, in collaboration with Robert Asprin, best described as "F-Troop in space". Heck has a..
Peter Hedblom
Peter Hedblom (born 20 January 1970) is a Swedish golfer who turned professional in 1988. He has played mainly on the European Tour, on which he won the 2001 Moroccan Open Open. His best season on the European Tour Order of Merit through 2005 was 2003, when he came 35th. He also has three wins on th..
Peter Hedges
--> Peter Hedges (born July 6, 1962) is an American writer and film director. Peter grew up in Des Moines, Iowa, where he attended Valley High School. He later went to the North Carolina School of the Arts. His novel, What's Eating Gilbert Grape was adapted into a critically acclaimed motion pictu..
Peter Heering
Peter Heering is a Danish manufacturer of liqueurs. They are most famous for Cherry Heering, a proprietary brandy based liqueur flavoured with cherries which is often referred to simply as Peter Heering in cocktail recipes. They also produce Ashanti Gold chocolate liqueur and a range of generic li..
Peter Hehir
Peter Hehir (born 1949 in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian film and television actor. He is best known for his role as Bert Duggan on the soap opera The Sullivans from 1976 to 1983, when the series was cancelled. His film appearances included Rikki and Pete (1988), The Girl Who Came Late (1..
Peter Heier
Father Peter Heier, S.V.D. was a Roman Catholic priest of Hague, North Dakota. He also served as an exorcist. While as a Missioner in China he was put in charge of a noted demonic possession case in 1926 and again in 1929, concerning a Chinese woman named Lautien in Henan, China. External links ..
Peter Heine
Peter HeineSouth Africa (RSA) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type Right-arm fast Tests First-class Matches 14 61 '''Runs scored 209 1255 Batting average 9.95 15.12 100s/50s -/- -/4 Top score 31 67 Balls bowled 3890 - Wickets 58 277 B..
Peter Heine Nielsen
Peter Heine Nielsen (born May 24 1973) is a Danish chess player. He became an International Grandmaster in 1994. By September 2005 his ELO rating in the FIDE list was 2668, the highest rating for any player from the Nordic countries. On January 30th, 2004 he played against [Chessbrain]..
Peter Helliar
Peter Jason Matthew Helliar (born June 16, 1975) is an Australian comedian and television personality. Contents 1 Early career2 Commercial Television3 Radio4 Trivia5 External links Early career Helliar initially worked the Melbourne Stand-up comedy circuit in the mid nin..
Peter Hemingway
Peter Hemingway (1929-1995) was an award-winning English architect who practised mainly in Canada on public works. Hemingway was born in Minster, Kent and after gaining a diploma from Rochester Technical College he emigrated to Canada in 1955. Serving briefly in the Alberta Department of Public Wo..
Peter Hendy
Peter Hendy (born 19 May 1953) started his career in the public transport industry in 1975 as an LT graduate trainee. He moved up the career ladder, and eventually took on the role of Managing Director of CentreWest London Buses Ltd, managing it under London Transport ownership. He led the company..
Peter Henlein
Peter Henlein (1479/1480 - August 1542) from Nuremberg is considered the inventor of the portable watch. Literatur Jürgen Abeler: In Sachen Peter Henlein. Wuppertaler Uhrenmuseum, Wuppertal 1980Maren Winter: Der Stundensammler. Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München 2004 (Roman), ISBN 3-453-40146-8, Exter..
Peter Henley (presenter)
Peter Henley is the Political Editor for the BBC in the South and South East, presenting the regional segment of The Politics Show - broadcast every Sunday at 12.30 (Politics Show 11.55am - 1pm) Peter also appears regularly on the evening regional TV news programmes and the five BBC local radio s..
Peter Hennessy
Peter Hennessy is an English historian of government. Since 1992 he has been Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History at Queen Mary, University of London. He is a Fellow of the British Academy. From the early 1970s he was a journalist. He wrote leaders for The Times, for whom he was also it..
Peter Henry
Peter Henry was a New Zealand soccer player who represented his country 13 times. Seven of those matches were against full international opposition. Club history North Shore United (1983)North Shore United (1985)Mt Wellington (1987) ..
Peter Henry Emerson
Peter Henry Emerson (1856–1936) was a Cuban-born photographer. His photographs are early examples of promoting photography as an art form. He is known for taking photographs that displayed natural settings. Emerson was born in Cuba to a British mother and an American father. He spent most of ..
Peter Heppner
Peter Heppner Peter Heppner is the lead singer for the German electro band Wolfsheim, and has collaborated with many other electronic music acts, such as Paul van Dyk, Schiller, and Goethes Erben ..
Peter Hermann
Peter Hermann (born 15 August 1967 in Greenwich, Connecticut) is an actor perhaps more famous for his marriage to actress Mariska Hargitay than for his acting. They met on the set of [[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]], where Hargitay has enjoyed a starring role since the show's beginning in 1999..
Peter Herman Adler
Peter Herman Adler (1899, Jablonec nad Nisou - 1990) was a U.S. (Czech-born) conductor. He was the music and artistic director of the NBC Opera. pioneering the broadcast of opera on U.S. television. He later conducted the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra from 1959 until 1968. |- style="text-align:..
Peter Herrndorf
Peter Herrndorf is a Canadian lawyer and media businessman. He is the president and chief executive officer of the National Arts Centre. He graduated with a BA in political science and English from the University of Manitoba in 1962 and a law degree from Dalhousie University. In 1970, he received a..
Peter Heylin
Peter Heylin or Heylyn (1600–1662) was an English ecclesiastical writer. He was born in Burford, Oxfordshire, and was one of the clerical followers of King Charles I of England. He suffered for his loyalty to the king, when he was deprived under the Commonwealth of his living of Alresford in..
Peter Heywood
Peter Heywood, oil painting by John Simpson Captain Peter Heywood (1772- 1831) was a Manx naval officer and mutineer best known for being part of the Mutiny on the Bounty. The voyage on the Bounty in 1787 was Heywood's first, and he served as a midshipman. He was close friends with Fletcher C..
Peter Hide
Peter Hide is an English born, abstract sculptor. Hide is well known for his welded-steel sculpture. He has worked in the assembled sculpture tradition of Pablo Picasso, David Smith and Anthony Caro. He is represented in many private and public collections throughout North America and Europe and cu..
Peter Higgs
Peter Ware Higgs (born May 29, 1929), FRSE, FRS, until recently held a personal chair in theoretical physics at the University of Edinburgh and is now an emeritus professor. Higgs is best known for his 1960s proposal of broken symmetry in electroweak theory, explaining the origin of mass of element..
Peter Hill
Peter Hill is the editor of the UK newspaper Daily Express. After working as editor on the Daily Star, Hill became editor of the newspaper in December 2003, taking over from Chris Williams. Trivia Hill has the nickname Peter 'Mentally' Hill in satirical magazine Private Eye. |- style="text-alig..
Peter Hill-Norton
Peter John Hill-Norton, Baron Hill-Norton GCB (8 February 1915-16 May 2004) was an Admiral of the Fleet, former Chief of the Defence Staff of the United Kingdom and former Chairman of the NATO Military Committee. He was known as an outspoken advocate on the importance of sea power and a strong defe..
Peter Hill-Wood
Peter Denis Hill-Wood (born 25 February 1936) is the current chairman of Arsenal football club. Hill-Wood was born in Kensington, London. His father, three uncles and grandfather all played first-class cricket for Derbyshire CCC. He is the third generation of his family to serve as Chairman of Ar..
Peter Hillebrand
Peter Hillebrand is a traditionalist Catholic bishop from Kyoto, Japan. He was consecrated bishop on July 27, 1984 by Pierre Sallé and consecrated again conditionally on July 17, 1991 by Moises Carmona. Episcopal Lineage Consecrated by: Pierre Sallé Date of consecration: J..
Peter Hill (pianist)
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since May 2006. Contents 0.1 Biograph..
Peter Hill Beard
Peter Hill Beard b. 22 January 1938 in New York is a photographer, artist, diarist and writer. Peter Beard began keeping diaries as a child and, after discovering photography at the age of twelve, used photographs to extend and enhance them. He attended Yale University where he enrolled as a medic..
Peter Hilt
Peter Hilt is a former New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1990 to 1996, representing first the National Party and then United New Zealand. He was first elected to Parliament in the 1990 elections, defeating Labour's Judy Keall in the Glenfield seat. In 1995, however, he left National to join ..
Peter Himmelman
Peter Himmelman, formerly of the band Sussman Lawrence, is a Minnesota-born rock musician. Early Years On November 23, 1960, Peter Himmelman was born in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, to David and Beverly Himmelman. He was the third of four kids. He began playing the guitar at age 12. He has been qu..
Peter Hinwood
Peter Hinwood was born May 17, 1946, and worked as both a photographer and a professional model while he was pursuing his acting career. Hinwood is most noted for his film appearance as the well-oiled and mostly mute title character in the cult classic, The Rocky Horror Picture Show. While the body..
Peter Hirsch
For the Danish ice hockey player, see Peter Hirsch (ice hockey) Sir Peter Hirsch (born January 16, 1925) is a leading figure in British materials science who has made fundamental contributions to the application of transmission electron microscopy to metals. He attended the Sloane School, Chelsea a..
Peter Hirsch (ice hockey)
Peter Hirsch (born March 6, 1979 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish professional ice hockey goaltender. Playing career After playing three seasons for MoDo Hockey in the Swedish Elitserien, Hirsch spent a season with the Bakersfield Condors in the ECHL. He currently represents the Malmö Redhawks..
Peter Hirt
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Peter Hitchcock
Peter Hitchcock (October 19, 1781–March 4, 1854) was an attorney, teacher, farmer, soldier, legislator, and jurist. His judicial career included 28 years service on the Ohio Supreme Court, 21 years of them as Chief Justice. (Some sources give his date of death as March 4, 1853.) Contents 1..
Peter Hitchener
Peter Hitchener (born February, 1947) is an Australian television presenter. A longtime newsreader for the Nine Network's Melbourne station, Hitchener was the understudy to first-choice newsreader Brian Naylor for the 1980s, until Naylor retired in 1998. Since then, Hitchener has presented Nine's 6..
Peter Hitchens
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Peter Hoagland
Peter D. Hoagland (b. 1941) is a Nebraska Democratic politician. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska on November 17, 1941. He graduated from Omaha Central High School and then Stanford University in 1963. He was a first lieutenant in the United States Army from 1963 to 1965 during the Vietnam war. H..
Peter Hobbs
Peter Hobbs is the author of The Short Day Dying, a novel, and I Could Ride All Day in my Cool Blue Train, a book of short stories. He is also published in New Writing 13, an annual anthology of new work, and 'Zembla'. He was nominated for the Whitbread first book award for The Short Day Dying in 2..
Peter Hobson
R. P. Hobson, or Peter Hobson, is a Professor of Developmental Psychopathology at University College London known for his work on autism and experimental child psychology. His research leads him to conclusions concerning the origins of consciousness, summarized in a book for the general reader, The ..
Peter Hochachka
Peter William Hochachka (March 9, 1937 – September 16, 2002) was a Canadian professor and zoologist. Born in Bordenave, Alberta, the son of the very Rev. William and Pearl Hochachka, he obtained his B.Sc. from the University of Alberta in 1959. He received his M.Sc. from Dalhousie University ..
Peter Hoekstra (footballer)
This article is about the Dutch footballer. For the American politician, see Pete Hoekstra. Peter Martin Hoekstra (born April 4, 1973 in Assen, Drenthe) is a former football winger from The Netherlands, who earned five caps for the Netherlands national football team, in which he didn't score. He wa..
Peter Hogan
Peter K. Hogan was editor of cult political British comics Crisis and Revolver in the late 1980's and early 1990's. After Revolver folded, Hogan became a scriptwriter for the 2000 AD comic, working on short story series "Vector 13" and "Tharg's Dragon Tales", as well as reinventing the long-running..
Peter Hogg
Peter Wardell Hogg, C.C., Q.C., Ph.D., F.R.S.C. (born 1939) is a Canadian lawyer, author and legal scholar. He is best known as a leading authority on Canadian constitutional law. Born in Lower Hutt, New Zealand, Hogg earned his LL.B. from the University of New Zealand in 1962, his LL.M. from Harv..
Peter Hollander Ridder
Peter Hollander Ridder (1608-1692) was the governor of the Swedish colony of New Sweden in Delaware (1640-1643). Peter Hollander Ridder's father was a Dutchman living in Ekenäs, Finland. Peter Hollander Ridder was serving in the Swedish Navy when he was appointed as governor of New Sweden. After..
Peter Hollingworth
Peter Hollingworth AC OBE (born April 10, 1935), is an Australian bishop and was the 23rd Governor-General of Australia. On 28 May 2003, he resigned his office as a result of criticism of his conduct following the release of an Anglican Church report finding that he had mishandled allegations of ..
Peter Holm
Peter Holm (born June 13, 1947) is a former pop singer and Swedish playboy who was married to actress Joan Collins between 1985-1986. He was 12 years her junior and sported a blonde mane with a center parting. He became her manager and co-produced two of her mini-series, Sins and Monte Carlo. Acc..
Peter Holsapple
Peter Holsapple (born February 19, 1956) formed, along with Chris Stamey, the singing, songwriting, and guitar-playing core of the dB's, a 1980's jangle-pop band from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He became the band's principal songwriter and singer after Stamey's departure. After the dB's broke u..
Peter Holt
Peter M. Holt Peter M. Holt, a Peoria, Illinois native, lived in San Antonio, Texas as a child before moving to Corpus Christi, Texas. Today, the great-grandson of Benjamin Holt, who developed the first practical track-type tractor 100 years ago, is the chief executive officer of HOLT CAT, the..
Peter Honess
Peter Honess is an ACE-certified film editor. He has edited up to thirty films, including L.A. Confidential (1997), The Next Best Thing (2000), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), Troy (2004), Aeon Flux (2005), and Poseidon (2006). He was nominated for an Academy Award for Film Editing ..
Peter Hook
Peter Hook (born February 13, 1956 in Salford, Lancashire, England) was the bass player for the influential British post-punk band Joy Division and later New Order. His nickname is "Hooky"(from his surname), which he is usually referred to by the rest of the band. When bassist for Joy Division Hook..
Peter Hooton
Peter Hooton (b. Liverpool, 28 September 1962) was the lead vocalist of Liverpool-based pop group The Farm. He was also one of its founder members in the 1980s under the name 'Soul of Socialism'. Prior to his involvement in music, he had been a youth worker and edited a football fanzine, 'The End'. ..
Peter Hopkirk
Peter Hopkirk, born December 15 1930, in Nottingham, England is a British journalist and author. He worked for ITV news as a reporter and The Times newspaper as a foreign affairs specialist and latterly as chief reporter. His books include: Foreign Devils on the Silk Road. (Amherst: The University..
Peter Hordern
Sir Peter Maudslay Hordern (b. 18 April 1929) is a United Kingdom Conservative politician. Hordern was educated at Geelong Grammar School, Australia and Christ Church, Oxford. He served with the 60th Rifles 1947–49 and became a stockbroker. He served as Member of Parliament for Horsham from..
Peter Hore
--> Peter Hore is the nom de guerre of Peter Michael Howard (born 1960 in Australia). He is known as a 'serial pest', though he considers himself a political activist. Hore currently resides in Newcastle, New South Wales. Hore says of his actions: "I'm a future politician of Australia. I'm the boy..
Peter Horsley
Air Marshal Sir Beresford Peter Torrington Horsley KCB CBE LVO AFC RAF (26 March, 1921 – 20 December, 2001), usually Peter Horsley, was a senior Royal Air Force commander. Horsley was the youngest of seven children of a West Hartlepool merchant, who shot himself in 1922 after the collapse of..
Peter Horton
'Peter Horton''' (born August 20 1953) is an American actor and director. Born in Bellevue, Washington, he is best known for his role as Prof. Gary Shepherd on the popular television series thirtysomething. During that time, in 1991, People Magazine named him one of the "50 Most Beautiful People"..
Peter Houghton
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since April 2006. Peter Houghton is the long..
Peter Hounam
Peter Hounam (born 1944) is a British journalist who has worked for Sunday Times, The Mirror, the London Evening Standard, and BBC Television, as well as having published several books: Secret Cult, with Andrew Hogg, about the School of Economic Science in London, ISBN 0856488372The Mini-Nuke Co..
Peter Housden
Peter Housden is Permanent Secretary to the [for Communities and Local Government] (formally Office of the Deputy Prime Minister) (UK) from October 2005. Housden is unusual for a senior civil servant, having neither graduated from Oxbridge nor worked in the service for a great number of..
Peter Houseman
Peter Houseman (24 December 1945 – May 1977) was an English footballer. Born in Battersea, Houseman signed professional terms with Chelsea in 1963, having played for the Chelsea Juniors. Playing mainly as a left-winger, he was key to Chelsea's FA Cup triumph in 1970, scoring a goal in the fin..
Peter Howard
Peter Howard may refer to: Peter Howard (Canadian politician) (ca 1741-1843), a Canadian businesssman and politicianPeter Howard (journalist), a British journalistPeter Howard (sailor) (born 1829), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipientPeter Michael Howard, the Australian 'serial pes..
Peter Howard (Canadian politician)
Peter Howard (May 21 1772-November 24 1843) was a farmer, businessman, doctor and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in Albany County, New York in 1772. His father served with the British during the American Revolution. Peter settled in Elizabethtown Township in Upper Canada. In 1804, he..
Peter Howell
Peter Howell is a musician and composer best known for his work, as a member of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, on Doctor Who. Howell's musical career began in the late 1960s as a member of various psych folk bands including Agincourt, Ithaca and Friends. His psych folk work also included a musica..
Peter Howell (actor)
Peter Howell is a British actor. A regular in 1950s television hospital drama series Emergency Ward 10, he has made guest appearances in The Avengers, The Prisoner, and Doctor Who. He played the prison governor in the 1979 film Scum. He played Saruman in the 1981 BBC Radio production of The Lord ..
Peter Howes
Peter Howes is a retired professional clarinettist and the older brother of singer/actress Sally Ann Howes. His father was famous British comedian/actor Bobby Howes, and his mother was actress Patricia Malone. A professional musician of primarily the clarinet but also of the bassclarinet.His prin..
Peter Howitt
Peter Howitt (born May 5, 1957 in Manchester) is an English actor and film director. He first found success playing Joey Boswell in the British TV series Bread. In 1998 he wrote and directed his first film, Sliding Doors (1998). Since then he has directed several films, including AntiTrust (2001)..
Peter Howson
For the Australian politician, see Peter Howson (Australian politician). Peter Howson is a Scottish painter. Born in London in 1958, his family moved to Prestwick, South Ayrshire, when Peter was aged four. Howson spent a short time in the Royal Highland Fusiliers but left to study at the Glasgow..
Peter Hoyle House
A mid- to late-18th century two-story house in Gaston County, North Carolina, the Peter Hoyle House is an important house due to its notable German-American construction features. The main block of the house reflects two, and possibly three, phases, but the exact construction dates have not been det..
Peter Ho Davies
Peter Ho Davies (born August 30, 1966) is a contemporary British writer of Welsh and Chinese descent. Davies is the author of two short story collections The Ugliest House in the World (1997), awarded the John Llewelyn Rhys and PEN/Macmillan Prizes in the UK, and Equal Love (2000), a New York Times..
Peter Hubbard-Miles
Peter Charles Hubbard-Miles (born 9 May 1927) is a Conservative Party (UK) politician. He was elected Member of Parliament for the normally safe Labour seat of Bridgend in the 1983 Conservative landslide. However, he lost the seat back to Labour Party (UK) candidate Win Griffiths in 1987. Sources..
Peter Hubert Evermode Backx
Peter Hubert Evermode Backx (1805-1868) was a nineteenth Century French abbot. [Catholic Encyclopedia article] ..
Peter Huchel
Peter Huchel (born Helmut Huchel, April 3, 1903 in Lichterfelde near Berlin, died April 30, 1980, in Staufen) was a German poet. Life From 1923 to 1926 Huchel studied literature and philosophy in Berlin, Freisburg and Vienna. Between 1927 and 1930 he travelled to France, Romania, Hungary and Turke..
Peter Huchthausen
Peter Huchthausen is a former US Navy officer and the author of several maritime books. After serving on destroyers for several years in the Atlantic Ocean, he became the chief engineer of the USS Orleck, operating off the coast of Vietnam. He later commanded a unit of ten swift boats on the Meko..
Peter Hudecki
Peter Hudecki is a Canadian animator who has been in the industry since 1976. He was a line producer for 1986's [[The Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation]]. During the next 14 years, he was a storyboard artist for the live action films Cocktail, The Freshman, Searching for Bobby Fischer, A Simple ..
Peter Hudson
Peter Hudson (born February 19, 1946) is arguably the greatest Australian rules full-forward in the game's history. In a career beginning with the Hawthorn Football Club in 1967, he kicked 727 goals at an average of 5.59 a game. Hudson won the Coleman Medal four times in his career, in 1968, 1970..
Peter Hughes
Peter Hughes is the name of: Peter Hughes (civil servant), Chief Executive of Ministry of Social Development, New Zealand, Head of CYFS New Zealand. Harvard educated.Peter Hughes (actor)Peter Hughes (musician), member of The Mountain GoatsPeter Hughes (politician) (Ireland, 1920's)Peter Hughes (socc..
Peter Hughes (actor)
Peter Hughes (born London 20 May 1922) is an English actor. He has extensive film, television and theatre experience as a character actor. He played a recurring role as a bank manager, in the BBC television series "Bergerac" and he played General Franco, in Sir Alan Parker's film adaptation of "Evi..
Peter Hughes (musician)
Peter Hughes is a multi-instrumentalist currently with the band the Mountain Goats. During live performances, he accompanies leader John Darnielle on bass. His first official recording with the band was 2002's Tallahassee, but he also sang backup vocals on the song "Cubs in Five" from the 1995 EP Ni..
Peter Hughes (politician)
Peter Hughes (died 24th June 1954) was a senior Irish politician. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann in 1921 as a Sinn Féin TD for Louth. As a supporter of the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 he later went on to join Cumann na nGaedhael. He was appointed to the Cabinet in 1924, serving until 1927. A..
Peter Hugh McGregor Ellis
Peter Hugh McGregor Ellis (born March 30, 1958) is a former Christchurch child care worker who has been at the centre of one of New Zealand's most enduring judicial controversies. In June 1993 Ellis was found guilty on 16 counts of sexual offences involving children in his care at the Christchurch C..
Peter Hujar
Peter Hujar (1934-1987) was a master of black and white photography. He was born in Trenton, New Jersey and later moved to Manhattan to work for magazines, advertising, and the fashion industry. Mainly a portrait photographer, his subjects also consisted of farm animals and nudes. His most famous ..
Peter Hulme-Cross
Peter Hulme-Cross is a politician in the United Kingdom and One London Party Member of the London Assembly. He is also a member of the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority. He was one of the United Kingdom Independence Party's first two members of the London Assembly, having been elected to..
Peter Hultqvist
Peter Hultqvist is a member of the Swedish Social Democratic Party and is the current leader of Borlänge Municipality. According to the local newspaper Dala-Demokraten, Peter Hultqvist earns about 41 000 Swedish krona per month. Currently his goal is to enter the Swedish Parliament (Riksdag) 2006. ..
Peter Hume
Peter E. Hume is a city councillor in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He represents Alta Vista Ward. He was first elected as a city councillor in 1991. In 1994 he was elected to the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton council. He was re-elected in 1997. In the 2000 Ottawa election, he ch..
Peter Humrickhouse
Peter Humrickhouse was am American Revolutionary War hero who enlisted in the Continental Army in 1776, crossed the Delaware with Washington, wintered at Valley Forge and led the wagon train of ammunition from Philadelphia to the war's final battle at Yorktown, contributing greatly to the American v..
Peter Hunt
Peter Hunt could refer to: General Sir Peter Hunt is a former Chief of the General Staff of the British Army.Peter R. Hunt is a director and film editor.Peter Hunt is a scholar of children's literature.Peter Hunt is the General Secretary of the British political party, the Co-operative Party.Peter ..
Peter Hunter
Peter Hunter (1746 – 21 August 1805) was a British Army officer and colonial administrator. Hunter was born to a landed gentry family in Perthshire, Scotland. In 1767 he entered the British Army by purchasing an Ensign's commission. He rose to Lieutenant in 1770 and served in Minorca from 177..
Peter Hunt (soldier)
General Sir Peter Hunt was Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, between 1973 and 1976. Commanded BAOR 1970 to 1973 Commander Far East Land Forces 1968 to 1970. Commandant of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst from Jan 1966 to August 1968. |-style="text-align: c..
Peter Hurd
Peter Hurd (February 22, 1904 - July 9, 1984) was an American artist, born Harold Hurd, Jr., in Roswell, New Mexico. Nicknamed "Pete" by his parents, he later legally changed his name to Peter. Hurd enrolled at New Mexico Military Institute in 1918 as a high school freshman where he began a lifelo..
Peter Hurford
Peter Hurford is a British organist, born St Cecilia's day (November 22) 1930 in Minehead, Somerset. He studied both music and law at Jesus College, Cambridge, graduating with dual degrees, subsequently obtaining an enviable reputation for both musical scholarship and his organ playing. He is best..
Peter Hurkos
Peter Hurkos (21 May, 1911 – 1 June, 1988), born Pieter van der Hurk, was a Dutchman who claimed that he manifested extra-sensory perception following a head injury that resulted from a fall off a ladder when he was age 30. With the help of businessman Henry Belk and parapsychologist Andrija P..
Peter Hussing
Peter Hussing (born May 15, 1948 in Brachbach, Sieg) was a West German heavyweight boxing champion. Although one of the favorites in European Championship in Katowice in 1975, he was heavily KOed by Andrzej Biegalski from Poland (who later became the champion). Four years later, Hussing became the..
Peter Hutchinson
Peter Hutchinson (born December 17, 1949) is an American politician and businessman from the U.S. state of Minnesota. He is running as an Independent candidate for Governor of Minnesota in 2006. He has received the endorsement of the Independence Party of Minnesota. Hutchinson was born in Faribau..
Peter Hutton
Peter Hutton (born 1944 in Detroit, Michigan) is an experimental filmmaker, known primarily for his silent cinematic portraits of cities and landscapes around the world. He has also worked as a professional cinematographer, most notably for his former student Ken Burns. Hutton studied painting,..
Peter Hyams
Peter Hyams (born July 26, 1943) is an American screenwriter, director and cinematographer. Born in New York City, New York, Hyams is the son of Barry Hyams (a theatrical producer and publicist on Broadway) and grandson of Sol Hurok, the Russian impresario. His stepfather was blacklisted Arthur L..
Peter Hyman
Peter Hyman is an American cultural reporter and journalist. He is the author of The Reluctant Metrosexual: Dispatches From An Almost Hip Life (ISBN 0812971639), which was published in August 2004. A former Vanity Fair staffer and senior editor at Drill, he has written feature articles, critical rev..
Peter Hynes
Peter Hynes (born November 28, 1983 in Dublin) is a footballer. He began his career with Aston Villa, where he won the FA Youth Cup in 2002. He had loan spells at Doncaster Rovers and Cheltenham Town, before being released in 2004. He had a spell with Tamworth in the Conference, before joning Dublin..
Peter Høeg
Peter Høeg (b. May 17, 1957, Copenhagen) is a celebrated Danish writer of fiction. He received a Master of Arts in Literature from the University of Copenhagen in 1984. Before becoming a writer, he lived a very varied life — from working on ships to being a ballet dancer (in addition to fenci..
Peter I
Peter I may refer to the following: Rulers: Latin Emperor Peter I of ConstantinoplePeter I the Great of Russia, last Tsar and first EmperorCzar Peter I of BulgariaKing Peter I Karadjordjevic of Serbia, later Peter I King of the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (i.e. of Yugoslavia)King Peter I (the Cruel..
Peter I, Duke of Bourbon
Peter I of Bourbon (1311 – September 19 1356, Poitiers) was the second Duke of Bourbon, from 1342 to his death. Peter was son of Louis I of Bourbon, whom he also succeeded as Grand Chamberlain of France, and Mary of Hainaut. Duke Peter is reported to have been mentally somewhat instable, a t..
Peter I, Duke of Brittany
The coat of arms of Peter I, duke of Brittany and his successors. Pierre I, Duke of Brittany (c. 1190–1251), also known as Peter of Dreux, was duke of Brittany (in right of his wife) from 1213–1221, then regent of the duchy (for his minor son) from 1221–1237. He was the seco..
Peter I. Blute
Peter I. Blute (born January 28 1956), American politician, was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives between January 3 1993-January 3 1997, representing the Third District. He was born in Worcester, Massachusetts, attended parochial schools, and got his B.A. at Boston C..
Peter Ihnacak
Peter Ihnačák (born May 3, 1957 in Poprad, Czechoslovakia, now Slovakia) is a former Slovak ice hockey centre. He played for eight seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League from 1982 until 1990. He was drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1982 NHL Entry draft as th..
Peter II
Peter II may refer to several monarchs or nobles: Peter II of RussiaPeter II of YugoslaviaPeter II of AragonPedro II of BrazilPeter II of PortugalPeter II, Duke of BrittanyPeter II, Duke of BourbonPeter II of CyprusAntipope Peter IIThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of a..
Peter II, Count of La Marche
Peter of Bourbon-La Marche (1342–1362, Lyon) was the eldest son of James I, Count of La Marche and Jeanne of Châtillon. He was knighted by his father shortly before the Battle of Brignais, in which both father and son fought. Both were severely wounded during the battle, but were carried awa..
Peter II, Duke of Bourbon
Peter II presented by patron saint, painting by Master of Moulins Peter II, Duke of Bourbon (1438-October 8 1503) was the son of Charles I, Duke of Bourbon and Agnes of Burgundy. He succeeded to the title of Duke of Bourbon in 1488 (which he held until his death) after both his elder brothe..
Peter II, Duke of Brittany
Peter II (in French Pierre II) (1418 – 1457, Nantes), was duke of Brittany, count of Montfort and titular earl of Richmond, from 1450 to his death. He was son of Duke John VI and younger brother of Francis I. In 1442, he married Françoise d'Amboise (d. 1485), daughter of Louis d'Amboise, Vi..
Peter III
Peter III of Russia (1728 - 1762)Peter III of Portugal (1717 - 1786)Peter III of Aragon (1239 - 1285)Peter III of Alexandria (477) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the..
Peter III of Aragon
Peter III of Aragon Peter III (Catalan: Pere, Spanish: Pedro) (1239 – November 2, 1285), called the Great, was the king of Aragon and Valencia (as Peter I) and count of Barcelona (as Peter II) from 1276 to 1285. In 1262, he married Constance, daughter and heiress of Manfred of Sicily. ..
Peter III of Portugal
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Peter III of Russia
Grand Duke Peter, 1753, by Alexei Antropov Peter III (February 21, 1728 - July 17, 1762) (Russian: Пётр III Федорович or Pyotr III Fyodorovitch) was Emperor of Russia for six months in 1762. According to most historians, he was mentally immature and very pro-Prussian, which made h..
Peter II of Alençon
Peter II of Alençon, called the Noble (1340 – September 20, 1404, Argentan), was the son of Charles II of Alençon and Maria de la Cerda. He was Count of Alençon 1361–1404 and Count of Perche 1377–1404. Knighted in 1350, he was one of the hostages exchanged for King John after t..
Peter II of Alexandria
Peter II served as Patriarch of Alexandria (head of the church that became the Coptic Church and the Orthodox Church of Alexandria) between 373 and 380. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Peter II of Aragon
Peter II of Aragon (1174 – September 12 1213), surnamed the Catholic, was the king of Aragon (as Pedro II) and count of Barcelona (as Pere I) from 1196 to 1213. He was the son of Alfonso II of Aragon and Sancha of Castile. In 1205 he acknowledged the feudal supremacy of the Papacy and was cr..
Peter II of Cyprus
Peter II of Cyprus (c. 1357 – October 13, 1382), called The Fat, was king of Cyprus from January 17, 1369 until his death. He was the son of Peter I of Cyprus and his second wife Eleanor of Aragon. He ascended the throne underage, at the murder of his father. In 1372, he was crowned in Nicosi..
Peter II of Portugal
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Peter II of Russia
Peter II (Russian: Пётр II Алексеевич or Pyotr II Alekseyevich) (October 23, 1715 – January 29, 1730) was Emperor of Russia from 1727 until his death. He was the only son of Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich, son of Peter I of Russia by his first Empress consort Eudoxia Lopukhina, and ..
Peter II of Sicily
Peter II (July 1305 – August 15, 1342 in Calascibetta) was crowned king of Sicily (then called Trinacria) in 1321 and gained full sovereignty when his father died in 1337. His father was Frederick III of Sicily and his mother was Leanora d'Anjou, a daughter of Charles II of Naples and Maria..
Peter II of Yugoslavia
Petar II ReignOctober 9, 1934 - November 29, 1945 QueenAlexandra of Greece DynastyKaradjordjevic dynasty PredecessorAlexander I (Aleksandar) Date of BirthSeptember 6, 1923 Date of DeathNovember 3, 1970 King Peter II (Serbian Cyrillic: Краљ Петар II Карађорђевић) (6 Septemb..
Peter Ijeh
Peter Ijeh (born 28 March 1977) is a Nigerian football striker currently playing for Viking F.K. in the Norwegian Premier League. After playing for clubs in Nigeria, he joined Swedish club Malmö FF in 2001. He was the top scorer in Allsvenskan in 2002 with 24 goals. In 2004, he transferred to IFK..
Peter Imbert, Baron Imbert
Peter Michael Imbert, Baron Imbert QPM (born 27 April 1933) was Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police from 1987 to 1993. He is now Lord Lieutenant of Greater London. He was made a life peer in 1999. |- style="text-align: center;" |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Peter Ing
Peter Ing (born April 28, 1969 in Toronto, Ontario) was a goaltender for the professional ice hockey team the Toronto Maple Leafs from 1989 to 1991. He also briefly played for the Edmonton Oilers and the Detroit Red Wings. Reference [on HockeyDB] ..
Peter Inge, Baron Inge
Field Marshal Peter Anthony Inge, Baron Inge, KG, GCB, PC, DL (born 5 August 1935) was the Chief of the General Staff, the professional head of the British Army, between 1992 and 1994. On 15 March 1994 he was promoted to the rank of Field Marshal and made Chief of the Defence Staff. Since retiring i..
Peter Ingram
Peter John Ingram (born 17 January 1977 in Hawera) is a cricket player from New Zealand who plays for Central Districts. He is a right handed batsman (top score 105*) and an average bowler. ..
Peter Inverso
Sen. Peter Inverso Peter A. Inverso (born December 24, 1938) is an American Republican Party politician, who has been serving in the New Jersey State Senate since 1992, where he represents the 14th Legislative District. Before entering the Senate, Inverso served two stints on the Mercer County B..
Peter Iredale (ship)
The Peter Iredale was a four-masted steel barque sailing vessel built in June 1890 in Maryport by R. Ritson & Co Ltd for P. Iredale & Porter. It weighed 2,075 tons and measured 87 meters in length and was fashioned from steel plates on an iron frame. It had royal sails above double top and topgall..
Peter Irniq
Peter T. Irniq (born 1947, Lyon Inlet, Northwest Territories) is an Inuit Canadian and served as the second Commissioner of Nunavut from April of 2000 to April of 2005. He is an Inuit cultural teacher and has lived most of his life in the Kivalliq Region of Nunavut, including Repulse Bay (Naujaat),..
Peter Island
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Peter Island is a small island 15 metres in diameter on the coast of the UK, next to the Orkney Islands and Shet..
Peter Isola
Peter Isola succeeded Maurice Xiberras as leader of the Democratic Party of British Gibraltar (DPBG), a political party in Gibraltar. In 1963 and 1964 he went to the United Nations together with Sir Joshua Hassan to defend Gibraltar from Spain’s attempt to obtain sovereignty over Gibraltar using ..
Peter Is the Wolf
Peter Is the Wolf is a webcomic written by Kris Overstreet and drawn by Benjamin A. Rodriguez, who draws under the pseudonym "BAR-1". The comic is about a werewolf named Peter Stubbe, the "runt" of his town's werewolf pack. The first page debuted on the website of adult comic publisher White Light..
Peter Ittinuar
Peter Ittinuar (born January 19, 1950 in Chesterfield Inlet, Northwest Territories) is a former Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Nunatsiaq in the Canadian House of Commons from 1979 to 1984. He was originally elected as a member of the New Democratic Party, but on Nove..
Peter IV
Peter IV is the name of two monarchs: Peter IV of AragonPeter IV of Portugal (I of Brazil) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended..
Peter Ivanovich Shuvalov
Count Pyotr Ivanovich Shuvalov (Петр Иванович Шувалов in Russian) (1711 - 1762) was a Russian statesman and Field Marshal who, together with his brother Aleksandr Shuvalov, paved the way for the elevation of the Shuvalov family to the highest offices of the Russian Empire. Pyotr..
Peter Ivany
Peter Alexander Ivany is an Australian born, media mogul. Son to Alex and Agota Ivany and brother to Paul. He currently runs Ivany Investment Group (IIG) and previously was the CEO of Hoyts (1988-1999). ..
Peter Ivers
Peter Scott Ivers (1946 - March 3, 1983) was an American musician, best known as the host of New Wave Theatre. Ivers was born in Illinois, but raised in West Roxbury, a suburb of Boston, Massachusetts. He attended Harvard University, majoring in political science, but chose a career in music. H..
Peter IV of Aragon
Some of the information in this has not been [Verifiabilityverified] and might not be reliable. It should be checked for inaccuracies and modified as needed, [cite sourcesciting sources]. Majorca Kings Palace at Perpinyà Peter IV of Aragon (1319-1387), king of Aragon (1..
Peter Iwers
Peter Iwers was born on May 18, 1975 in Stockholm, Sweden. He is the current bass player of the Swedish melodic death metal band In Flames. He has played in In Flames since their album 'Colony' (released in 1999), replacing Johan Larsson. Peter has two daughters and an ex-wife. Peter plays ESP, ..
Peter I Island
Location of Peter I Island Elevation: 1,755 m 5381 ft Coordinates: [68.85° S 90.58° W] Location: Antarctica Type: Shield volcano Last eruption: Unknown First ascent: Easiest route: Fabian von Bellingshausen discovered Peter I Island (in Norwegian Peter 1.s øy)..
Peter I Monument in Taganrog
The idea to open a memorial to Peter I of Russia, who founded Taganrog in 1698, came to Achilles Alferaki, Mayor of Taganrog 1880-1887. The Russian Emperor Alexander III of Russia gave his permission on June 5, 1893. In 1897, Taganrog City Council (Duma) issued a resolution to request the sculptor ..
Peter I of Aragon and Navarre
Peter I of Aragón (ca. 1068-1104) was king of Aragon and Navarre from 1094 to 1104. He was the son of Sancho I of Aragon and V of Navarre and Isabel of Urgel. He succeeded his father in 1094. He conquered Huesca in 1095. His first marriage, to Inés of Aquitaine, was performed in Jaca in 1086. ..
Peter I of Bulgaria
Peter I (Bulgarian: Петър I, Petăr I), was emperor (tsar) of Bulgaria from May 27, 927 to 969, died January 30, 970. Peter I was the son of Simeon I of Bulgaria by his second marriage to the sister of George Sursuvul. Peter had been born early in the 10th century, but it appears that his m..
Peter I of Cyprus
Peter I of Cyprus (9 October, 1328 – 17 January, 1369) was King of Cyprus and titular King of Jerusalem from his father's abdication in 1358 until his own death in 1369. He was the second son of Hugh IV of Cyprus, the first by his second wife Alice of Ibelin. He also received the title Count..
Peter I of Portugal
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since May 2006. Pedro I of Portugal (pron. I..
Peter I of Russia
Peter was a tall figure, with an extremely striking build of over 2 meters (6 feet 7 inches), and large, green eyes. Peter I the Great (Russian: Пётр I Алексеевич or Pyotr I Alekseyevich) (Peter Alexeyevich Romanov). (9 June 1672–8 February 1725 [30 May 1672– 28..
Peter I of Savoy
Count Peter I (d. 1078) ruled Savoy jointly with his brother#redirect [[Template:Fact]] Amadeus II of Savoy from 1060 to 1078. Married with Agnes of Aquitaine (or Agnes of Poitiers), one daughter : Alix of Savoy married with Boniface of Saluces "|Preceded by:Otto |width="30%" align="center" rowspa..
Peter I of Yugoslavia
Peter I of Serbia King Peter I of Serbia, Petar Karađorđević (June 29, 1844 – August 16, 1921) became Serbia's first constitutional monarch in the aftermath of the 1903 military coup that resulted in the overthrow of the Obrenović dynasty, returning from exile to take his place as King...
Peter J.K. Wisoff
Peter Jeffrey Kelsay "Jeff" Wisoff (Ph.D) (born August 16, 1958) is a NASA Astronaut. Born August 16, 1958, in Norfolk, Virginia. Married to Tamara E. Jernigan. He enjoys scuba diving, racquetball, swimming, and sailing. His parents, Carl & Pat Wisoff, reside in Norfolk. Graduated from Norfolk A..
Peter J.P. Graham
For other people with the same name, see Peter Graham (disambiguation). Peter J.P. Graham (September 1827 – January 1877) was an Ontario farmer and political figure. He represented Frontenac in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a Conservative member from 1875 to 1877. He was born in Arg..
Peter J. Barnes
Peter J. Barnes, Jr. (born September 12, 1928 in East Providence, Rhode Island) has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 1996 where he represents the 18th legislative district. In the Assembly, he has served as the Majority Whip since 2002. Barnes serves in the Assembly on the Law and P..
Peter J. Biondi
Peter J. Biondi (born June 23, 1942) is a Republican who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 1998, where he represents the 16th legislative district. He has served as the Republican Conference Leader since 2006 and was the Assembly's Assistant Republican Leader from 2002-2003. Bion..
Peter J. Bowler
This page is about the historian of science. For the Australian lexicographer, see Peter Bowler. Peter J. Bowler is a historian of biology who has written extensively on the history of evolutionary thought and on the history of genetics. His 1984 book, Evolution: The History of an Idea is a standard..
Peter J. Brennan
The official portrait of Peter J. Brennan hangs in the Department of Labor Peter Joseph Brennan (May 24, 1918 - October 2, 1996) was United States Secretary of Labor under President Nixon and President Ford. He served in that role between February 2 1973 and March 15 1975. Brennan had previous..
Peter J. Conradi
For other people with similar names, see Peter Conrad. Peter J. Conradi is an author and journalist. He is known as a biographer, having written Iris Murdoch: A Life, an official biography of Iris Murdoch, and also a life of Angus Wilson. Peter Conradi is English [[Professor#Other positions:|Prof..
Peter J. Cutino
Peter J. Cutino was a legendary California swimming and water polo coach and educator for over 40 years, and the author of several books and numerous articles on coaching aquatic sports. In his 26 years as Head Coach at the University of California, Berkeley, he was the all-time winning coach in U..
Peter J. Cutino Award
The Peter J. Cutino Award, named after former college water polo player and legendary UC Berkeley coach Peter J. Cutino, is considered the most prestigious individual award in American collegiate water polo. It is given annually to the top male and female player in the National Collegiate Athletic ..
Peter J. Dalessondro
Peter J. Dalessondro (May 18 1918 - 15 October 1997) earned the United States' highest military honor — the Medal of Honor — on December 22 1944 for action occurring in the European Theatre of Operations during World War II. Contents 1 Medal of Honor citation2 After the War..
Peter J. Denning
Peter J. Denning is a computer scientist and one of the team members of the Multics project. Multics was influential in Ken Thompson's development of Unix. Contents 1 Career2 Family3 See also4 Bibiography5 External links Career He graduated with PhD from MIT in 1968 an..
Peter J. De Muth
Peter Joseph De Muth (January 1, 1892–April 3, 1993) was a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Peter J. De Muth was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He received a B.S. from the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh, and worked as a civil engin..
Peter J. Freyd
Peter J. Freyd CV Ph.D. Princeton University 1960. Publications Peter J. Freyd: Path Integrals, Bayesian Vision, and Is Gaussian Quadrature Really Good? Electr. Notes Theor. Comput. Sci. 29: (1999)Peter J. Freyd, Peter W. O'Hearn, A. John Power, Makoto Takeyama, R. Street, Robert D. Tennent: Birefl..
Peter J. Ganci, Jr.
Peter J. Ganci, Jr. was the New York City Fire Department chief who was killed in the September 11 terrorist attacks. Ganci Air Base in Kyrgyzstan was named for him. External links http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2001/memorial/people/1618.html ..
Peter J. Goldmark
Peter James Goldmark is a Democrat from a rural part of Okanogan County, Washington, outside of the town of Okanogan. Goldmark is running a campaign to unseat 1st term U.S. Representative Cathy McMorris in the 5th Congressional District in Washington.[link] Peter J. Goldmark is the owne..
Peter J. Gomes
Peter John Gomes is a prominent African American preacher and theologian at Harvard University's Divinity School. Born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1942, Gomes graduated from Bates College in 1965 and Harvard Divinity School in 1968. He also spent time at the University of Cambridge and is now an..
Peter J. Hamilton
Peter Joseph Hamilton (1859-1927) was an Alabama lawyer and historian who also served as Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico from 1913 to 1921. Hamilton was born in Mobile, Alabama. He studied at Princeton University and the University of Leipzig before obtain..
Peter J. Hammond
Peter J. Hammond (born c. 1930s; sometimes credited as P. J. Hammond) is a British television writer. He is best known for the creation of the highly-regarded science-fiction series Sapphire & Steel, produced by ATV and screened on the ITV network in the UK from 1979 to 1982. Hammond, who had concei..
Peter J. Jugis
The Most Rev. Peter J. Jugis currently serves as the fourth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte. Bishop Jugis, a native of Charlotte, succeeded Bishop William G. Curlin, bishop emeritus, as shepherd of the 46-county diocese, which was established in 1972. Biography Bishop Peter J...
Peter J. Katzenstein
Peter Katzenstein (b. February 17, 1945) is the Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. Professor of International Studies at Cornell University. He was educated in his native Germany. Katzenstein has received degrees from the London School of Economics, Swarthmore College, as well as a Ph.D. from Harvard Univer..
Peter J. Kelly
For other people named , see {{{1. Peter J. Kelly is the current mayor of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. Kelly is the second mayor of HRM, serving in this capacity since beating the incumbent Walter Fitzgerald in 2000. He was re-elected by a massive majority in 2004. Peter Kelly w..
Peter J. King
thumb Peter J. King (born March 27, 1956) is a British poet and humanist philosopher. He teaches philosophy at Pembroke College, Oxford and is the author of One Hundred Philosophers: The Life and Work of the World's Greatest Thinkers (2004), which has been published in three English-language e..
Peter J. Landin
Peter Landin is a British computer scientist. He is responsible for inventing the SECD machine and the ISWIM programming language, defining the Landin off-side rule and for coining the term syntactic sugar. The off-side rule allows bounding scope declaration by use of white spaces as seen in languag..
Peter J. Liacouras
Peter James Liacouras was the President of Temple University forom 1981-2000. He is also a former Dean of the Temple University School of Law. Currently chancellor of Temple University http://www.temple.edu/chancellor/ ..
Peter J. McDonald
Peter J. McDonald (born July 16, 1912 in Cartwright, Manitoba; died 1970) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1962 to 1966. McDonald was educated at Holmfield, Manitoba and worked as an implement dealer and far..
Peter J. McGuire
Peter J. McGuire (July 6, 1852 - February 18, 1906) was an American labor leader of the nineteenth century, the founder of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America and one of the leading figures in the first three decades of the American Federation of Labor. He is credited with fi..
Peter J. Murray
Peter J. Murray is a mathematics teacher, famed for his Mokee Joe books. Peter was born in 1951 and brought up in a council estate in Rotherdam, Yorkshire. Peter has two sons, one of which illustrates his Mokee Joee books. Career Peter trained as a metallurgist and graduated with a masters degree f..
Peter J. Peters
Pastor Peter J. Peters Peter John Peters is pastor of the LaPorte Church of Christ in Laporte, Colorado. Peters achieved national notoriety in the 1980s when it became known that several members of The Order, a white-supremacist terrorist group, had attended Peters' church. Through a mail-or..
Peter J. Quinn
Peter J. Quinn, an information technology (IT) worker, is the former Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a role he held from September 2002 through January 2006. He is noted for his controversial support for OpenDocument, a standard format for office documents (draf..
Peter J. Salzman
Peter J. Salzman was a computer hacker in the early 1980s, being the first hacker caught during Operation Sundevil. Salzman was the founder and many time president of the Linux Users Group of Davis. He finished a Ph.D. at University of California at Davis in physics, doing a dissertation on the se..
Peter J. Shields
Peter J. Shields (1862 - September 28, 1962) is best known for his contributions leading to the establishment of the University of California, Davis, beginning in 1908 as the University Farm. See also University of California, Davis External links [Peter J. Shields Library at UC Davis]&#..
Peter J. Somers
Peter J. Somers (April 12, 1850 – February 15, 1924) was an Irish-American mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and member of the United States House of Representatives. Somers was born in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. He grew up in the state of Wisconsin. He became a lawyer and moved to Milwaukee, wh..
Peter J. Tobin
Peter J. Tobin is the former Chief Financial Officer of the Chase Manhattan Corporation. He has led the company through several successful mergers and acquisitions in the course of its history. Mr. Tobin graduated with a bachelor's degree from St. John's University in 1965. In 2000, the university's..
Peter J. Vita
Peter J. Vita (April 30, 1910 - January 7, 2004) holds the world record for the longest working career as a barber. Vita started cutting hair professionally in 1922, starting his career in his father's barbershop when he was 12 years old. He opened his own barbershop in 1930 where he worked until ..
Peter J. Wagner
Peter J. Wagner (born 27 September 1964) is a paleontologist and associate Curator at the Field Museum of Natural History. He received his Ph.D. in Geophysical Sciences, from The University of Chicago in 1995. His research focuses on macroevolutionary issues, especially as regards the systematics,..
Peter J. Ward
For other people named , see {{{1. Peter Joseph Ward (1st November 1891 – 6th January 1970) was an Irish Sinn Féin (later Cumann na nGaedhael) politician who served as a TD in the first four Dáil Éireann. He was elected at the 1918 general election as a Sinn Féin candidate in the Donegal ..
Peter J. Weinberger
Peter J. Weinberger is a computer scientist who works at Google. He worked at AT&T Bell Labs and contributed to the design of the pioneering AWK programming language (he is the "W" in AWK). A detailed explanation of his contributions to AWK and other Unix tools can be found in an [interview tr..
Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson is also a brand of cigarettes owned by Imperial Tobacco, a boxer [link], a Democratic political consultant, and a men's clothing store that sells suits in Australia. Peter Jackson CNZM (born October 311961, Pukerua Bay) is a New Zealand-born filmmaker best-known as the dire..
Peter Jackson's King Kong (video game)
For other King Kong video games, see King Kong. Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie is a multiplatform videogame based on the movie King Kong. It is a collaboration between the film's director Peter Jackson and famed videogame designer Michel Ancel (Rayman, Beyond Good & Evil..
Peter Jackson (footballer)
Peter Jackson (born 6 April 1961 in Bradford, England) was a footballer and is currently the football manager for Huddersfield Town. He played mainly as a central defender for Bradford City, Newcastle United, Huddersfield Town 1990-1994, Chester City and Halifax Town. He returned to Huddersfield ..
Peter Jackson (rugby)
Peter Jackson (born 1930, died 2004) is a former England rugby union international. He earned the nickname 'Nijinsky' after the Russian ballet dancer. He scored three tries in the 1957 Five Nations and helped England to their first grand slam since the Twenties. In 1958 against Australia at Twic..
Peter Jacobsen
Peter Jacobsen (born March 4, 1954) is a professional golfer. He was born in Portland, Oregon. Jacobsen is one of golf's most colorful personalities, that makes him quite popular with fans. He has always been a fine golfer, with a 23 year stretch between first and last victories. He has taken part ..
Peter Jaffrey Wheatley
Peter Jaffrey Wheatley (1921-1997); chemist, with over 100 published papers and 5 books on physical chemistry, crystallography and structural chemistry. Early Years Wheatley was born in 1921. He was educated at King Edward VII School (Sheffield), where he was Head Prefect in 1938/1940, Captain of..
Peter Jairus Frigate
Peter Jairus Frigate is a fictionalized version of the science fiction author Philip José Farmer, which appeared in his Riverworld series of novels. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Confusingly, it is only towards the end of the series that the true Pe..
Peter James
Peter James is the primary author of Centuries of Darkness. At the time of the publication of Centuries of Darkness, James had graduated in ancient history and archaeology at Birmingham University and was engaged in postgraduate research at University College, London. Centuries of Darkness Centur..
Peter James Bryant
Peter James Bryant is a Hollywood actor best known for his role as Bling in the television series Dark Angel. Select filmography Underclassman (2005)Fantastic Four (2005)Taken (2002)Dark Angel (2000-2001)Jumanji (1995) External link [IMDB] ..
Peter James Coates
Peter Coates was born on March 11th 1970 in Farnborough Kent. Coates started out composing for School productions when he was only 10 years old - reworkings of this pieces can be seen in his later works. In 1988 he entered the London College of Music studying composition under such illuminaries as R..
Peter James Knight
Part of the series onAustralian criminals ..
Peter Jankowitsch
Peter Jankowitsch (born in Vienna, July 10, 1933) is a former Austrian diplomat and politician. A law graduate, he is a member of the Austrian Social Democratic Party (SPÖ). From 1983 to 1986, 1987 to 1990 and 1992 to 1993 he was a member of the Nationalrat, from 1986 to 1987 Federal Minister of Fo..
Peter Jansen
Peter Jansen (1852–1923) was a Beatrice, Nebraska sheep rancher and Nebraska state representative and senator. Contents 1 Russia2 Immigration3 Ranching4 Political involvement5 Retirement6 Notes7 References8 Further reading Russia Jansen was born on 1852..
Peter Jay
The Honourable Peter Jay (born 7 February 1937) is a British economist, broadcaster and diplomat. Peter Jay was the son of Douglas Jay, Baron Jay and Peggy Jay, both Labour Party politicians. He was educated at the University of Oxford and served in the Royal Navy, then worked as a civil servant at..
Peter Jefferies
Peter Jefferies is a musician from New Zealand. In 1981 Peter and his brother Greame Jefferies formed the post-punk band Nocturnal Projections. The band released a few records, and played regularly around their hometown of New Plymouth, as well as Auckland. After Nocturnal Projections disbanded ..
Peter Jefferson
Peter Jefferson (29 February 1708 - 17 August 1757), was the father of President Thomas Jefferson. He was the son of Thomas Jefferson (1679-1731) and Mary Field (1680-1715). Peter Jefferson was born at "Osborne's" in present-day Chesterfield County, Virginia, the third son and fourth child of six ..
Peter Jefferson (Radio)
Peter Jefferson is a BBC Radio 4 continuity announcer. He joined the BBC as a Studio Manager in 1968. In May 2005 he stood in as a newsreader due to strike action by other staff. He is often dubbed "Voice of the Shipping Forecast". ..
Peter Jeffrey
Peter Jeffrey (born 18 April 1929 in Bristol, died 25 December 1999) was a British actor with many roles in television and film. Television roles include his 1978 guest appearance in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who as Count Grendel in the serial The Androids of Tara and his 196..
Peter Jehle
Peter Jehle (born January 22, 1982) is the current first choice goalkeeper for the Liechtensteiner national football team. Until 2006 he played his club football for Grasshopper-Club Zürich in the Swiss Super League (The top flight in Switzerland), but previously played for FC Schaan in Liechtenste..
Peter Jenkins
Peter Jenkins may refer to: Peter Jenkins (travel author), a U.S. travel author.Peter Jenkins (diplomat), a British diplomat.Peter Jenkins (journalist), British journalist. ..
Peter Jenkins (diplomat)
Peter Jenkins is the UK ambassador to the IAEA in Vienna. He featured in the media in March 2006 due to his role representing the UK at the IAEA meetings regarding the Iranian nuclear program. ..
Peter Jenkins (journalist)
Peter Jenkins (d. 29 May, 1992) was a British journalist for The Guardian and The Independent. He was married to fellow journalist Polly Toynbee. ..
Peter Jenkins (travel author)
Peter Jenkins is a travel author who is most well known for his book, A Walk Across America, and its sequel A Walk Across America 2: The Walk West in which he spent seven years walking from New York to Oregon. He is a graduate of Alfred University, with a BFA in Sculpture/Ceramics (1973), as well a..
Peter Jenner
Peter Jenner is a British manager of rock bands and acts, and a record producer. He has also worked as an A&R man. With Andrew King, he was part of Blackhill Enterprises, which managed Pink Floyd, Syd Barrett's solo career, Marc Bolan, Roy Harper (whose records Jenner also produced), The Edgar Broug..
Peter Jennings
Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings, CM (July 29, 1938 – August 7, 2005) was a Canadian-American news anchor for the ABC network. He anchored ABC's World News Tonight from 1978 to 2005, becoming the lead anchor in 1983. Contents 1 Early life2 Anchor career3 ..
Peter Jennings Reporting
Peter Jennings Reporting was a continuing series of documentaries produced and hosted by the late ABC News anchor Peter Jennings that aired on ABC. Many of these documentaries were produced by Peter Jennings's production company, PJ Productions. The series debuted in 1990. Documentaries include Th..
Peter Jensen
The Most Rev Peter Jensen (born 11 July 1943), is the Anglican Archbishop of Sydney, Australia, and Metropolitan of the Province of New South Wales. Jensen was born in Sydney and educated at Bellevue Hill Public School and The Scots College. After completing his Leaving Certificate, he studied law ..
Peter Jöback
Peter Jöback (born June 4 1971 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish singer. He competed in the Swedish Melodifestivalen 1990, finishing 9th of 10 competers. Peter Jöback sang the song En sensation. In 1992 he sang a duet with the Swedish singer Towe Jaarnek. The song was More Than a Game, which was..
Peter Jobson
Peter Jobson is the bassist for Manchester band I Am Kloot. He is also a co-founder of the record label "Skinny Dog Records" along with Guy Garvey. External Links [Skinny Dog Records] ..
Peter Johannes Brandl
Self-portrait, 1700 Self-portrait, c. 1720 Apostel, painting by Petr Jan Brandl Peter Johannes Brandl (October 24, 1668 – September 24, 1739), whose name is more frequently written "Petr Brandl" or "Jan Petr Brandl," was a painter of the late Baroque, famous in his time but ..
Peter Johannes Potgieter
Peter Johannes Potgieter (1822 – 1854) was a South African Boer political figure. He served as the acting head of state of Zoutpansberg between 1852 and 1854. He was the son of Andries Potgieter. ..
Peter Johnsen
Dr. Peter Johnsen was appointed Provost of Bradley University after an extensive candidate search. He will begin his responsibilities in early July 2006. Dr. Johnsen will head the positions of Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Prior to coming to Bradley Dr. Johnsen has had a plethora ..
Peter Johnstone
Peter Johnstone (born 1944) was the governor of Anguilla from February 4, 2000 until April 29, 2004. External links [World Statesmen - Anguilla] |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Peter John Badcoe
Peter John Badcoe (January 11, 1934 - April 7, 1967) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Contents 1 Early life2 Military Service3 Vic..
Peter John Cashin
Major Peter John Cashin (March 8 1890 - May 21 1977) was a Newfoundland politician, businessman and soldier. He was a Roman Catholic and a political and social conservative. Cashin, a son of Sir Michael Cashin, joined the Newfoundland Regiment during World War I and ultimately served in command of..
Peter John Locke King
Peter John Locke King (1811 - 1885), was member of parliament for East Surrey UK from 1847 to 1874. He was a descendant of Peter King, 1st Baron King of Ockham. He won some fame as an advocate of reform, being responsible for the passing of the Real Estate Charges Act of 1854, and for the repeal of..
Peter John North
Peter John North (born August 23, 1960 in St. Thomas, Ontario) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was elected to serve two terms in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and was a member of that body between 1990 and 1999. North graduated from high school in 1979, and worked as a buildin..
Peter John Ramos
Peter John Ramos (born May 23, 1985) is a basketball player from Puerto Rico. He was born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico and began playing basketball in the streets of this city. Ramos began capturing the attention of basketball scouts because of his height; he was 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) when he was only 15 ye..
Peter John Taylor
For the former Nottingham Forest goalkeeper, also a manager of Brighton & Hove Albion, who died in 1990, see Peter Thomas Taylor. For other people named Peter Taylor, see Peter Taylor. Peter Taylor (born January 3, 1953 in Southend-on-Sea) is an English football manager. He is currently manager of ..
Peter Jones
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Peter Jones in an episode of Rumpole of the Bailey Peter Jones (June 12, 1920 – April 10, 2000) was an English actor, born at Wem in Shropshire. He was most noted for his lead role in the TV sitcom The Rag Trade and his elegant repartee on the B..
Peter Jones (broadcaster)
Peter Jones (1930–1990) was a Welsh-born broadcaster, best known as a sports commentator on BBC radio in the United Kingdom, although many of his commentaries were also broadcast internationally on the BBC World Service. He was educated at Bradfield College, where he later became a teacher. H..
Peter Jones (department store)
Peter Jones is one of the largest and best known department stores in London, England. It is a store of the John Lewis Partnership and located in Sloane Square in the fashionable Chelsea district and close to the elite districts of Belgravia and Knightsbridge. Peter Jones was founded as an indepen..
Peter Jones (disambiguation)
Several people are named Peter Jones: Peter Jones, an English actor best known for his roles in The Rag Trade and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyPeter Jones (art director), Artist and Gallery director of the Peter Jones Gallery, ChicagoPeter Jones (drummer), drummer who replaced Paul Hester in ..
Peter Jones (drummer)
Peter Jones is a Liverpool-born Australian session drummer, who replaced Paul Hester in Crowded House. After the band split up, he played in Deadstar with Caroline Kennedy and Nick Seymour. Other bands which he has been in are Harem Scarem and a currently one called Stove Top. He has also played w..
Peter Jones (mathematician)
Peter Jones is a mathematician at Yale University, known for his work in harmonic analysis and fractal geometry. He received his Ph.D. at the University of California, Los Angeles in 1978, under the supervision of John Garnett. He received the Salem Prize in 1981. He is not related to the Fields ..
Peter Jones (mobile phone businessman)
For other uses, see Peter Jones (disambiguation). Peter Jones is a British businessman. His extraordinary business fortune began when he started his own tennis academy at the age of just 16. Since then, he has built an empire worth an estimated £250 million. Peter has also featured in American ..
Peter Jones (Ojibway Methodist minister)
Peter Jones was born on January 1, 1802 and died in 1856. He was a Mississauga from the Credit River, where he lived with his mother until he was 14, and an ordained Methodist minister. To the Ojibway he became known as Kahkewaquonaby or "Sacred Waving Feathers" (referring to eagle feathers). He pre..
Peter Jones (rugby league footballer)
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Peter Josef von Lindpaintner
Peter Josef von Lindpaintner (born in Koblenz, 9 December 1791 - died Nonnenhorn (Bavaria), on Lake Constance, 21 August 1856) was a German composer and conductor. The son of a tenor, he studied with Peter Winter and Joseph Graetz. From 1819 onwards he was based in Stuttgart. His early operas were..
Peter Joseph Lenné
Peter Joseph Lenné (29 September 1789 — 23 January 1866) was a Prussian gardener and landscape architect from Bonn who worked in the German classicist style. His father was Jewish and his mother was Prussian. Contents 1 Life and works1.1 Childhood and development1.2 Assistant..
Peter Julian
Peter Julian Riding Burnaby—New Westminster Political party: New Democratic Party First elected: 2004 election Previous Profession(s): Community activist, executive director, financial administrator Peter Julian (born April 16 1962 in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a Can..
Peter Julian Eymard
Peter Julian Eymard (1811-1868) was a French Catholic priest, founder of two religious orders, and a canonized saint Eymard was born 4 February 1811 at La Mure d'Isère, Grenoble, France. His first attempt as a seminarian ended when he departed because of poor health. Nevertheless, on 20 July ..
Peter Julien Ortiz
One of the most decorated Marine officers of World War II, Colonel Peter Ortiz served in both Africa and Europe throughout the war, as a member of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). Although born in the U.S., he was educated in France and began his military service in 1932 at the age of 19 wit..
Peter Jurasik
Peter Jurasik in Stuttgart, Germany in 2000 Peter Jurasik (born 25 April 1950, Queens, New York) is an American actor best known for his television roles as Londo Mollari in the 1990s science fiction series Babylon 5, and Sid the Snitch on the 1980s series Hill Street Blues. Jurasik also star..
Peter Kaestner
Peter G. Kaestner is an American diplomat and amateur ornithologist currently serving as the consul general of the American Embassy in Cairo, Egypt. He also serves as chairman of the board at Cairo American College. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Kaestner entered the Foreign Service in 1981, and has..
Peter Kakhovsky
Peter Grigorievich Kakhovsky (Russian: , 1797 - July 25 N.S. 1826) was a Russian officer, active participant of Decembrist revolt, killer of Mikhail Andreyevich Miloradovich and colonel Sturler. Biography Peter Grigorievich Kakhovsky was born in Smolensk gubernia in 1797. His parents were of imp..
Peter Kalifornsky
Peter Kalifornsky, born in 1911, is a self-taught writer and scholar of Kenai, Alaska, who wrote and compiled traditional stories, poems and language lessons in the Dena'ina Athabaskan language of Lower Cook Inlet for nearly 20 years. The largest of his works, A Dena'ina Legacy, K'tl'egh'i Sukdu: T..
Peter Kambasis
Peter Kambasis (born September 22, 1974) is a Canadian-born writer/director known for his role as 'MC Terapetakia' in the online series about a controversial rap group known as "[The Wife Beaters]". He graduated from Ryerson University (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) in June 1999, where he rec..
Peter Kane
Peter Kane (1918-1991), of Lancashire, was one of England's greatest flyweight boxers and a world champion in the 1930s. Kane was born in Heywood, Lancashire, on February 28, 1918, but grew up in the town of Golborne, near Wigan, after his family moved there before his first birthday. Renowned for h..
Peter Kaplan
Peter Kaplan is Editor-In-Chief of the New York Observer, a weekly newspaper. ..
Peter Karlsson
Peter Karlsson is the name of three Swedish athletes: Peter Karlsson (table tennis player)Peter Karlsson (track athlete)Peter Karlsson (hockey player) redirect [[Template:Disambig]]..
Peter Karlsson (hockey player)
Peter Karlsson, was a Swedish ice hockey player for Vasteras IK in Elitserien, the highest-level Swedish ice hockey league. On March 11, 1995, he was murdered with 64 knife stabs by a 19-year-old skinhead who claimed that Karlsson tried to date him. The murder is belived to have happened because Ka..
Peter Karlsson (table tennis)
Peter Karlsson (born May 29, 1969, Stenstorp, Sweden), is a table tennis player. He was 1991 World Champion in men's doubles (with Thomas von Scheele), and 2000 European Champion in men's singles. ..
Peter Karmanos, Jr.
Peter Karmanos, Jr. (born in Detroit, Michigan) is the CEO of Compuware Corporation and owner of the Carolina Hurricanes, Plymouth Whalers, and Florida Everblades hockey franchises. He founded the Karmanos Cancer Institute in 2001 in memory of his wife Barbara Ann Karmanos, who died of breast can..
Peter Karmel
Peter Karmel AC CBE is an Australian economist and professor. Educated at Caulfield Grammar School, the University of Melbourne and the University of Cambridge where he received a Ph.D., Karmel has served as the Vice-Chancellor of both the Australian National University and Flinders University (he w..
Peter Karran
Peter Karran MHK is currently the Member of the House of Keys for Onchan. He is also a member of the Manx Labour Party. Peter was elected to the House of Keys in a 1985 by-election and has been very popular ever since, toping the Onchan polls at most elections. He is highly critical of the Manx..
Peter Karrie
Peter Karrie (born August 10, 1946), is a Welsh singer, best known for his portrayal of the lead role in the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, Phantom of the Opera. He played the part in London, Toronto, Vancouver, Singapore, Hong Kong and on the UK Tour in Bradford, and Manchester. He was twice voted th..
Peter Kattuk
Peter Kattuk was born 2 June 1950 on the Belcher Islands, Nunavut and lives in Sanikiluaq, Canada. Kattuk is currently the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the electoral district of Hudson Bay having won the seat in the 2004 Nunavut election. Prior to becoming an MLA in the Legislative ..
Peter Kaufman
Peter Kauffman is a commercial real estate broker and a former civic politician in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Kauffman, who is also a former co-owner of Kaufman’s Fine Foods, was elected to Winnipeg City Council in 1989 and served until 1992. In 1995 Kauffman ran as a candidate for Mayor of Winnipe..
Peter Kaufmann
Peter Kaufmann is known as one of the "Ohio Hegelians", along with John Bernhard Stallo, Moncure Daniel Conway and August Willich. ..
Peter Kay
Peter Kay Peter Kay (born 2 July 1973 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) is a writer, producer, actor and comedian. His work includes That Peter Kay Thing (2000), both series of Phoenix Nights (2001, 2002), Max and Paddy's Road to Nowhere (2004), as well as other independent productions Contents..
Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights
Peter Kay's Phoenix Nights is a British sitcom about The Phoenix Club, a working men's club in the northern English town of Bolton. The show is written by Neil Fitzmaurice, Peter Kay and Dave Spikey, produced by Goodnight Vienna Productions and Ovation Entertainments, and was broadcast on Channel 4..
Peter Keane
Peter Keane is an American blues/folk musician, currently living in Austin, Texas and working as a librarian at the University of Texas at Austin. Bill Morrissey produced his second album, Walkin' Around. As of 2005, his web page states that he is "semi-retired" as a musician, and he has made most o..
Peter Kearney
Peter Kearney (born 10 February 1963 in Paisley, Scotland) is a former Scottish National Party (SNP) candidate for the United Kingdom Parliament, as well as being the Director of the Scottish Catholic Media Office (SCMO), headquartered in Glasgow. On 6 May 1999 Kearney contested the devolved Scotti..
Peter Keisler
Peter D. Keisler (born 1961) is an attorney who is a current nominee for a seat as a Judge in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He was nominated for the position on June 29, 2006. ..
Peter Kelamis
Peter Kelamis (c. 1967) is an Australian-born actor and comedian of Greek origin. Biography Born in Sydney, he has performed many characters to draw on. He lived with his grandparents in Greece, then moved to Canada. He had the talent to impersonate any kind of people. When ran out, he streamed up..
Peter Keleghan
Peter Keleghan is a Canadian television actor, who has played roles in many of Canada's most popular comedy series. His best-known roles have been film industry CEO Alan Roy on Made in Canada, low-IQ news anchor Jim Walcott on The Newsroom, and lonely, forgotten, deluded Ranger Gord on The Red Gre..
Peter Kellogg
Peter Kellogg is the son of James Kellogg of Wall Street specialist firm Spear, Leeds & Kellogg, he joined fathers firm as director in 1945. His fortune is part inheritance and part the sale of Spear, Leeds & Kellogg to Goldman Sachs in 2000 for $5.5 billion. With an estimated current net worth of ..
Peter Kelly
Peter Kelly may refer to: Peter Kelly (Irish politician) (born 1944), Irish Fianna Fáil politician and TD for Longford-RoscommonPeter J. Kelly, current mayor of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada ..
Peter Kelly (Irish politician)
For other people named , see {{{1. Peter Kelly (born 1944) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He is a TD for the constituency of Longford-Roscommon. Kelly was first elected to Dáil Éireann in the 2002 General Election. External links [Peter Kelly's page on the Fianna Fáil website]&..
Peter Kember
Peter Kember (born 19 November 1965) is a British musician, more usually known as Sonic Boom. Kember and Jason Pierce (born on the same day in Rugby, Warwickshire) formed Spacemen 3 in 1985. Sonic Boom's first solo album, Spectrum, was recorded in 1989 while Spacemen 3 were still a going concern, ..
Peter Kempadoo
Peter Lauchmonen Kempadoo is a writer from Guyana. He was born on a sugar estate in 1926. He has worked as a writer, broadcaster and development worker. His novel Guyana Boy (1960; re-issued 2002) draws on his own life as the son of sugar workers to portray a world lacking in freedom, but where th..
Peter Kenen
Peter B. Kenen (b. November 30, 1932) is an American economist born in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated in 1954 summa cum laude from Columbia University and later received his master's degree from Harvard University and later researched at the London School of Economics. He is currently Walker Profes..
Peter Kenilorea
The Honourable Sir Peter Kenilorea (born 23 May 1943) is a Solomon Islands politician. Kenilorea was born in Takataka village on Malaita island. As a young man he helped to found the Solomon Islands United Party. He became chief minister of the Solomon Islands in 1976 and led the country to indepen..
Peter Kennard
Peter Kennard, a London-based artist is widely seen as the most accomplished photomontage artist of the second half of the 20th century. Currently, his widely praised installation and digital works are ubiquitous throughout the anti-war and anti-capitalist movements. External link [Peter Kenna..
Peter Kent
Peter Kent (born in Sussex, England ca. 1943) is a Canadian television journalist and politician. He was the host of MoneyWise on Prime, and deputy news editor for the Global Television Network. Kent began his career as a radio journalist in the early 1960s. He then moved to television, joining Ca..
Peter Kenyon
Peter Kenyon (born 1954) is the chief executive of Chelsea Football Club, of the FA Premier League in England, and probably the highest profile sports executive in the United Kingdom. He is the former production director and chief executive of sportswear firm Umbro. His first job at a football club ..
Peter Kerley
Peter Kerley , born 1900, died 1978 was a radiologist from Dundalk, Ireland and a graduate of University College Dublin (1923). He discovered several of the medical signs used in interpreting radiographs. Kerley B lines are a finding of congestive heart failure. These are horizontal lines perpendicu..
Peter Kerr
Other people named Peter Kerr are the 12th Marquess of Lothian and the Australian water polo official who swore the judge oath at the 2000 Summer Olympics. Peter Kerr is a best-selling Scottish author of travel books and fiction. Contents 1 Early Career2 Travel Writing3 Fiction4&n..
Peter Kerr, 12th Marquess of Lothian
Peter Francis Walter Kerr, 12th Marquess of Lothian, KCVO (8 September 1922–11 October 2004) was a British peer, politician and landowner. He married Antonella Newland, daughter of Major General Sir Foster Newland, on 30 April 1943 and Lord and Lady Lothian had six children: two sons and four ..
Peter Kessler
Peter Kessler may refer to: Peter Kessler (songwriter)Peter Kessler (rabbi) (an openly gay rabbi) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the i..
Peter Kessler (songwriter)
Peter Kessler p/k/a Pete Warner a well versed producer,writer & musician also happens to be the husband of Rainy Davis. From era to era, Pete keeps his skills razor sharp having worked with and/or participating artistically with some of the industry's biggest hitmakers! The Persuaders, The Kay-Gee..
Peter Kiel
Peter Kiel is a former Australian rules footballer. Played for St Kilda as a utility. Won the club's best and fairest award in his first year, but never quite recaptured the same form. Later in his career he was given tagging roles. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Peter Kierkegaard
Peter Christian Kierkegaard (6 Jul 1805 — 24 Feb 1888), Danish theologian and Lutheran bishop of Aalborg from 1857 until 1875, brother of Søren Kierkegaard. As a theologian of the official church, he had on several occasions criticized his brother’s works, notably at the Roskilde Ecclesiastica..
Peter Kiewit Sons'
Peter Kiewit Sons, a private company, is a Fortune 500 contractor, based in Omaha, Nebraska. Founded in 1884 by its namesake, Peter Kiewit, a bricklayer of Dutch descent, it has grown to be one of the largest contractors in the world. Recent projects have included a major role in The Big Dig, seve..
Peter Kilabuk
Peter Kilabuk was born 27 September 1960 in Pangnirtung, Nunavut, Canada. Kilabuk is currently the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the electoral district of Pangnirtung having won the seat in both the 1999 election and the 2004 election. He recently stepped down from his ministerial pos..
Peter Kilfoyle
Peter Kilfoyle (born on June 9, 1946 in Liverpool) is a UK politician. Eleventh of 14 children born to an Irish Catholic family in the Merseyside, he was educated by the Irish Christian Brothers at St. Edward's College in Liverpool; his father died when he was 10 years old. Obtaining 4 A-levels he w..
Peter Kinder
Peter D. Kinder is an American politician from the State of Missouri. In 2004 he was elected lieutenant governor of the state. He is a Republican. Education and Early Career Kinder was born and raised in Cape Girardeau and attended public schools there. He attended Southeast Missouri State Univers..
Peter King
Well-known people called Peter King include: Pete King, English jazz-musician (sax) and manager of Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club; b.1929.Peter King (sculptor), English sculptor; 1928–1957.Peter King (saxophonist), English jazz-musician (saxes and clarinet); b.1940.Peter King (philosopher), Canadia..
Peter King, 1st Baron King
Peter King, 1st Baron King (c. 1669–22 July 1734), lord chancellor of England, was born at Exeter in 1669. In his youth he was interested in early church history, and published anonymously in 1691 An Enquiry into the Constitution, Discipline, Unity and Worship of the Primitive Church that fl..
Peter King, 5th Earl of Lovelace
Peter Axel William Locke King, 5th Earl of Lovelace (born 26 November 1951), styled Viscount Ockham before 1964, succeeded his father, the 4th Earl. He lives in the Highlands of Scotland and is reported to be a great admirer of natural life and supporter of the protection of the wild life and fight..
Peter Kingsbery
Peter Kingsbery is an American singer songwriter who cofounded Cock Robin in the 80s. After the band split up in the early 90s, he went on a solo career, releasing 4 albums over a decade. Discography 1991: A Different Man1995: Once In A Million1997: Pretty Ballerina2002: Mon Inconnue ..
Peter Kingsley
Peter Kingsley is a fictional character from the TV series 24. He was portrayed by Tobin Bell. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Kingsley is an American businessman with military and intelligence ties. He learns that the terrorist group Second Wave is..
Peter King (Australian politician)
Peter King Peter Edward King (born 29 June 1952), Australian politician, was a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Australian House of Representatives from November 2001 to October 2004, representing the seat of Wentworth, New South Wales. He was born in Bingara, New South Wales, and was ..
Peter King (saxophonist)
Peter King (b. 11 August 1940 is an English jazz saxophonist, composer, and clarinettist. King was born in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, and taught himself to play the clarinet at the age of fifteen, quickly switching to alto saxophone. In 1959, at the age of nineteen, he was booked by Ronnie Scot..
Peter King (sportswriter)
right Peter King (b. 1958, Springfield, Massachusetts) is a well-respected football columnist for Sports Illustrated, the author of five books, most notably Inside the Helmet, as well as a TV analyst and reporter. Beginning in 2006, he will be a part of Football Night in America, NBC's new Sun..
Peter Kirk
Peter Kirk (February 15, 1860 – May 4, 1916) was the founder of the City of Kirkland, for whom it is named. Kirk was born in Townend, Chapel-En-Le-Firth, Derbyshire, England and died during his sleep in Friday Harbor, Washington. He is buried outside Friday Harbor. ..
Peter Kirstein
Several people have been named Peter Kirstein: Peter T. Kirstein, British computer scientist who played a significant role in the creation of the InternetPeter N. Kirstein, professor of history at Saint Xavier University in Chicago, Illinois This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: ..
Peter Kirsten
Peter KirstenSouth Africa (RSA) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type Right-arm offbreak Tests ODIs Matches 12 40 '''Runs scored 626 1293 Batting average 31.30 38.02 100s/50s 1/4 -/9 Top score 104 97 ..
Peter Kjaerulff
Peter Kjærulff (b. 1947) is a Danish writer. He is the author of The Ringbearer's Diary. Originally published in 1985, the book describes the supposed reality behind J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen - a ring of self-reinforcing but destructive i..
Peter Kjær
Peter Kjær (born November 5, 1965 in Fredericia, Denmark) is a former Danish professional football goalkeeper who played most of his club games for Silkeborg IF in the Danish Superliga. He represented the Denmark national football team in four matches, and he was included in the Danish squads for t..
Peter Klaus
Peter Klaus, the German prototype of Rip Van Winkle, a goatherd who slept for the same number of years and at the end had similar experiences. This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. ..
Peter Klein
Peter Klein is a professor of philosophy at Rutgers University, New Jersey. He is the author of Certainty: A Refutation of Skepticism (1982) and a variety of articles and reviews addressing issues in epistemology. He is associated with infinitism, the somewhat counter-intuitive view that a belief ..
Peter Knight
For the Australian anti-abortion activist who opened fire in an abortion clinic, see Peter James Knight. Peter Knight (b 1947) is a folk musician, formerly with the group Steeleye Span. Peter Knight was born in London on 27th May 1947. As a child he learned the violin and mandolin before going to ..
Peter Knights
Peter Knights (born 30 March, 1952) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach. VFL career He played 267 games with Hawthorn in the Victorian Football League (VFL) from 1967 to 1985, and was most well-known for his blond hair and his spectacular high marking. Knights was a member of Hawth..
Peter Kocan
Peter Raymond Kocan (born 4 May 1947), Australian author and poet, is remembered in Australia for his attempt to assassinate federal Opposition Leader Arthur Calwell in 1966. Kocan was born Peter Raymond Douglas in Newcastle, New South Wales and raised in Melbourne. His father, an engineer, was ki..
Peter Kocot
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Peter Koech
Silver medal 1988Seoul Athletics Men's 3,000m Steeplechase Peter Koech (born February 18, 1958) is a former long-distance runner from Kenya who won the bronze medal in 3,000 metres steeplechase at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He held the world record in this event for some time, running 8:..
Peter Koelewijn
Peter Koelewijn (born 29 december 1940, Eindhoven, the Netherlands) is a founding father of Dutch language rock and roll. Koelewijn is also a successful producer and songwriter for other Dutch artists. His most famous song is Kom van dat dak af ('Come Off Of That Roof'). Peter Koelewijn was born on..
Peter Kolény
Peter Kolény is a Slovak astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids. ..
Peter Kollman
Peter Andrew Kollman (born 1944-07-24, died 2001-05-25) was a professor of chemistry and pharmaceutical chemistry at the University of California, San Francisco. He developed the AMBER force field and molecular dynamics software. External links [Biophysical Journal obituary of Peter Kollman&#..
Peter Kolosimo
Peter Kolosimo, pseudonym of Pier Domenico Colosimo (1922-1984) was an Italian journalist and writer. Together with the later Erich von Däniken, he is ranked amongst the founders of pseudoarchaeology (in Italian: fantarcheologia). Born in Modena, he lived in Bolzano for much of his life. In 1969..
Peter Konyegwachie
Peter Konyegwachie (born November 26, 1965) is a Nigerian boxer. At the 1984 Summer Olympics he won Nigeria's first ever silver medal in the men's Featherweight (54-57 kg) category. ..
Peter Koppes
Peter Koppes is a guitarist and founding original member of Australian independent rock band The Church. As well as his contribution to The Church, he has also released his own unique solo albums. Peter Koppes presently lives on the Sunshine Coast of Australia where he also produces albums and tea..
Peter Kopteff
Peter Kopteff (born April 10, 1979 in Helsinki) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Stoke City F.C. in the English Championship. Kopteff is a left midfielder or winger who last played for Viking F.K. in Norway (2002–2005). He has previously played for FC Jazz and HJK Helsinki in t..
Peter Kormos
Longtime Ontario NDP MPP Peter Kormos Peter Kormos (born October 7, 1952 in Welland, Ontario) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. A former lawyer, he was first elected as an MPP to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as candidate of the New Democratic Party in the riding of Welland in a by-el..
Peter Kornbluh
Peter Kornbluh is director of the National Security Archive's Chile Documentation Project. He played a large role in the campaign to declassify government documents relating to the history of the U.S. Government's support for the Pinochet dictatorship. He is the author of several books, most recentl..
Peter Kostis
Peter Kostis (b. December 23 1946 in Sanford, Maine) is an American golf analyst and instructor. Kostis is a world-renowned golf instructor and has been a member of the Golf Digest teaching staff for over 20 years. Among his many students are Bernhard Langer, Steve Elkington, Dan Marino, Maury Povi..
Peter Kowald
Peter Kowald (born April 21, 1944, died September 21, 2002) was a German free jazz musician. A member of the Globe Unity Orchestra, and touring double-bass player, Kowald collaborated with a large number of European and American free-jazz players during his career, including Peter Brötzmann, Irèn..
Peter Kowalke
Peter Kowalke (born February 6, 1979) is the producer and editor of Grown Without Schooling. Released in 2002, Grown Without Schooling was one of the first documentaries produced about homeschooling. Peter currently writes about grown homeschoolers for Life Learning Magazine. He has also been a colu..
Peter Kowitz
Peter Kowitz is an Australian actor. His television credits include: Prime Time, Richmond Hill, Chances, Pacific Drive, Water Rats, Wildside, Farscape, Murder Call, Grass Roots, All Saints and Supernova. External link ..
Peter Kozler
Peter Kozler (February 16, 1824 - April 16, 1879) was a Slovene lawyer, geographer, cartographer, politician and manufacturer, born in Koče, south of Kočevje, Austria-Hungary (now Slovenia). Some sources also allege he was of a German origin. In 1854 Peter Kozler made the almanac Kratki slovensk..
Peter Kraus
Peter Kraus (born March 18, 1939) as Peter Siegfried Krausenecker, is a German singer and actor. Born in Munich, Kraus was popular especially in the 1950s, notably in those musical comedy films where he played opposite Cornelia Froboess. ..
Peter Krause
For the comic book artist, see Peter Krause (artist). Peter Krause as Nate Fisher on Six Feet Under Peter Krause (last name pronounced Krow-saa) (born 12 August 1965) is an American film and television actor. His most recent role was playing the character Nate Fisher on the popular HBO dram..
Peter Krause (artist)
Peter Krause is an American comic book artist. He is best known for his work on various DC Comics titles, most notably the Superman-related titles and The Power of Shazam! with Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family. Krause, a graduate of the University of Minnesota, currently works as a freelance ..
Peter Kravitz
Peter Kravitz is a figure in the Scottish literary scene. he was born in London, England, but has lived most of his life in Edinburgh. He is best known for editing Contemporary Scottish Fiction, which has been reprinted by both Picador and Faber, and was seminal in bringing new Scottish writers to a..
Peter Kreeft
Peter Kreeft is a Catholic apologist for Christianity, professor of philosophy at Boston College and The King's College, and author of many books. His ideas draw heavily from religious and philosophical tradition, especially Thomas Aquinas, Socrates, and C.S. Lewis. Kreeft is especially known for h..
Peter Kropotkin
Peter Kropotkin Prince Peter (Pyotr) Alexeyevich Kropotkin (Russian: ) (December 9, 1842–February 8, 1921) was one of Russia's foremost anarchists and one of the first advocates of what he called "anarchist communism": the model of society he advocated for most of his life was that of..
Peter Kuber
Peter Kuber was born in Montony, Arizona on July 8, 1947. He is known for his abilities as a cartoonist. He started out drawing political comics for the Montony Tribune and gradually made his way to the top. Eventually he obtained a job working as a backup cartoonist for Bill Watterson (Calvin and ..
Peter Kuhlman
Peter Kuhlman is a Danish headmaster, currently headmaster of Frederiksborg Gymnasium in Hillerød, Denmark. He worked in the Danish Ministry of Education before becoming headmaster. Kuhlman is the head chairman of Gymnasieskolernes Rektorforening (the union of Danish headmasters of Gymnasiums) . H..
Peter Kunhardt
Peter W. Kunhardt, is a documentary film-maker and co-founder (with Tom Bernstein) of the International Freedom Center. He was a producer and director of the PBS series "Freedom: A History of US" (2003), which served as one of the inspirations for the creation of The International Freedom Center. ..
Peter Kuper
Peter Kuper (b. 1958) is an American comics artist. Besides his contributions to the political anthology World War 3 Illustrated, which he co-founded, he is currently best known for taking over Spy vs. Spy for MAD Magazine after its creator Antonio Prohias retired. He has also released two criticall..
Peter Kurland
Peter Franklin Kurland is a production sound mixer. Peter Kurland was born in 1958 and has done boom operation work along with sound mixing on many movies, such as Walk the Line, The Ladykillers, Intolerable Cruelty, Men in Black, Wild Wild West, and O Brother, Where Art Thou?. He won two Grammy's..
Peter Kürten
-->Peter Kürten (May 26,1883-July 2,1932) was a German serial killer dubbed The Vampire of Düsseldorf by the contemporary media. He committed a series of sex crimes, assaults and murders against adults and children, most notoriously from February to November 1929 in Düsseldorf. Kürten was born..
Peter Kušnirák
Peter Kušnirák is a Slovak astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids and minor planets, such as his 1999 discovery of the minor planets 21656 Knuth and 20256 Adolfneckař, both located in the Aquarius constellation at the time. He is based out of numerous observatories in the Czech Rep..
Peter Kuznick
According to the Nuclear Studies Institute website, Peter J. Kuznick is "The author of Beyond the Laboratory: Scientists as Political Activists in 1930's America and co-editor of Rethinking Cold War Culture, he is currently writing a book about scientists' opposition to the Vietnam War. As director ..
Peter Kwong
The Most Reverend Dr Peter Kong-kit Kwong (Traditional Chinese: 鄺廣傑) is the first Archbishop and Primate of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui and Bishop of the Diocese of Hong Kong Island since 1981 (not an archdiocese at the time). His contributions to the community of Hong Kong are wide and varied. I..
Peter Kyle
Peter Kyle (September 1880 – 1961) was a Scottish footballer. Born in Rutherglen, Glasgow, Kyle played at centre-forward, first for junior clubs Larkhill and Royal Albert before joining Clyde. Reportedly rejected by Clyde due to his fierce temper, he moved south of the border to join Liverpool in..
Peter L. Berger
Peter Ludwig Berger (born March 17, 1929) is an American sociologist and theologian well known for his work The Social Construction of Reality: A Treatise in the Sociology of Knowledge (New York, 1966), which he co-authored with Thomas Luckmann. Contents 1 Biography2 Thoughts3 Work..
Peter L. Bernstein
Peter L. Bernstein is an American author, economist, and educator. Contents 1 Early life2 Career as educator3 As investment manager4 Community and institutional service5 Author6 Awards7 References Early life Bernstein graduated from Harvard College with a degre..
Peter l. Slavin
Contents 1 Overview2 Educational History3 Work Background4 Quotes Overview Peter L. Slavin, MD, MBA, is the current president of the Massachusetts General Hospital. A native of Malden, Mass., Slavin, 44, has spent most of his career at the MGH. From 1999 to 2002, he led the ..
Peter l. slavin
Contents 1 Overview2 Educational History3 Work Background4 Quotes5 Sources Overview Peter L. Slavin, MD, MBA, is the current president of the Massachusetts General Hospital. A native of Malden, Mass., Slavin, 44, has spent most of his career at the MGH. From 1999 to 200..
Peter Lacy
Count Peter von Lacy, or Pyotr Petrovich Lacy (Russian: Пётр Петрович Ласси), as he was known in Russia (1678–1751), was one of the most successful Russian imperial commanders before Rumyantsev and Suvorov. During a military career that spanned half a century, he professed t..
Peter Ladd Jensen
Peter Jensen, (born 1951) is the American ex-spouse of Princess Ubol Rattana Rajakanya of Thailand. He studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge, Massachusetts where he met fellow student Princess Ubol Rattana Rajakanya of Thailand, daughter of King Bhumibol Adulyadej. They m..
Peter Ladefoged
Peter Nielsen Ladefoged [ˈlædɪfəʊgɪd] (September 17, 1925 – January 24, 2006) was an English-American linguist phonetician who traveled the world to document the distinct sounds of endangered languages and pioneered ways to collect and study data. He was active at the universi..
Peter Ladner
Peter Ladner is a Vancouver city councillor, first elected as a member of the Non-Partisan Association in 2002 and re-elected in 2005. Ladner founded the weekly newspaper Business in Vancouver in 1989 and continues as Business in Vancouver Media Group's vice-president. Ladner joined the Vancouver S..
Peter Lai
Peter Lai (黎慶寧), former Secretary for Security of Hong Kong. He resigned in 1998, right after hand over, citing person reasons and emigrated to the United Kingdom. It was widely speculated that he had to resign since he was also responsible for British intelligence work in Hong Kong, and also ..
Peter Laird
Peter Laird Peter Alan Laird is an American comic book artist who was born January 27, 1954 in North Adams, Massachusetts. He is best known for co-creating Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the fall of 1983 with Kevin Eastman. He exhibited a love of drawing at an early age as well as a fascinat..
Peter Lalor
Reward notice for Peter Lalor (misspelled Lawlor) Peter Lalor (5 February, 1827 - 9 February, 1889) was one of the key leaders of the Eureka Stockade rebellion, one of Australia's few armed uprisings and sometimes characterised as the "birth of democracy" in Australia. He was described in a r..
Peter Lambeck
Peter Lambeck (generally called Lambecius) was a German historian and librarian. He was born in Hamburg on April 13th, 1628. In 1644 he entered in the gymnasium where he came under the influence of his mother's brother, Lucas Holstenius, the most distinguished philologian, antiquarian, and critic o..
Peter Lamborn Wilson
Hakim Bey Peter Lamborn Wilson (b. New York, 1945) is an American political writer, essayist, and poet, perhaps best known for first proposing the concept of the Temporary Autonomous Zone (TAZ), based on a historical review of pirate utopias. He sometimes writes under the name Hakim Bey. (The ..
Peter Lamont
Peter Lamont (November 12, 1929) is a noted set decorator, art director, and production designer most famous for working on fifteen James Bond films. Throughout his career, Lamont has been nominated for three Academy Awards for his work on Fiddler on the Roof (1971), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), a..
Peter Lamont (historian)
Dr Peter Lamont is a Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, working on the history, theory and performance of magic. He is an award-winning magician and a former president of the Edinburgh Magic Circle. He has performed and lectured across the world." . Peter Lamont is the author of The..
Peter Lance
Peter Lance is a investigative reporter now working as a screenwriter and novelist. He has a Masters Degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and a J.D. from Fordham University School of Law, Lance spent the first 15 years of his career as a print reporter and network correspo..
Peter Landy
Peter Landy is an Australian television presenter. Beginning his career in the early 1960s - after attending the Jesuit Xavier College - he started with Radio 3UL, Warragul co-ordinating horse racing and football broadcasts. He later moved to 3UZ Melbourne reporting and presenting news. In 1967 he ..
Peter Lang
Peter Lang is a European publisher originally operating in the German language speaking countries, but having exapanded its markets to include Belgium, the United Kingdom, and the United States. External link () [Peter Lang Publishing Group] ..
Peter Lang (guitarist)
For the publisher, see Peter Lang AG. Peter Lang (born ?) is an accomplished acoustic guitarist, from the same genre, American Primitivism, as the better-known virtuosos Leo Kottke and John Fahey. All three artists share the Takoma Records label, and a joint-titled album released in 1974 features a..
Peter Lanyon
Peter Lanyon (1918-1964) was a painter of landscapes leaning heavily towards abstraction. He also made constructions, pottery and collage. Born in St Ives, Cornwall, which remained his base, Lanyon received after-school painting lessons from Borlase Smart. In 1937 he attended Penzance School of Art..
Peter Lasersohn
Peter Lasersohn is an associate professor of linguistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Education Ph.D. in Linguistics: Ohio State University, 1988M.A. in Linguistics: Ohio State University, 1985B.A. in German, French: Earlham College, 1981 Fellowships and honours Alumni Discret..
Peter Lashley
Peter LashleyWest Indies (WI) Batting style Left-hand bat Bowling type Right-arm medium Tests First-class Matches 4 85 '''Runs scored 159 4932 Batting average 22.71 41.44 100s/50s -/- 8/32 Top score 49 204 Balls bowled 18 2079 Wickets 1 27 ..
Peter Lassally
Peter Lassally is a former Carson Productions executive who served as the executive producer of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Late Night with David Letterman, and the Late Show with David Letterman. He is currently the executive producer of the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. ..
Peter Lassen
Peter Lassen was a Danish-American blacksmith, rancher and prospector. Lassen County, California, Lassen Peak and Lassen Volcanic National Park are named after him. Peter Lassen was born on October 31, 1793 in Farum, Denmark and emigrated to Boston, Massachusetts in 1830. In 1840 he emigrated to..
Peter Latham
Peter Latham was a British racquets and real tennis player. He held the racquets world championship title from 1887 to 1902. He was also the world champion of real tennis from 1895 to 1905, and again from 1907 to 1908. See also Real tennis world champions ..
Peter Latz
Peter Latz (1939 -- ) is a German landscape architect, born in Darmstadt. His best known project is the Duisburg-Nord Landschaftspark [#endnote_lands2005]. The site was formerly a very large steelworks. When it became derelict there was talk of demolition to make way for a park, but Latz+Pa..
Peter Laughner
Peter Laughner was an American guitarist, songwriter and singer. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Laughner remains a rather little known figure; Richie Unterberger described him as "probably the single biggest catalyst in the birth of Cleveland's alternative rock scene in the mid-'70s."[link]..
Peter Laviolette
Peter Laviolette Jr. (born December 7, 1964 in Franklin, Massachusetts, USA) is an American former National Hockey League defenseman and current head coach. Since the 2003-04 NHL season, he has been head coach of the Carolina Hurricanes. He has also been the head coach of the New York Islanders and..
Peter Lavrovitch Lavrov
P. Lavrov Pyotr Lavrovich Lavrov (Russian: Пётр Лаврович Лавров; alias - Миртов, or Mirtov) (June 2(14), 1823 - January 25 (N.S. February 6), 1900) was a prominent Russian theorist of narodism, philosopher, publicist, and sociologist. He entered a military academy and..
Peter Law
Peter John Law (1 April, 1948 – 25 April, 2006) was a Welsh politician. For most of his career he sat as a Labour Councillor and subsequently Assembly Member (AM) for Blaenau Gwent. Latterly he sat as an independent Member of Parliament (MP) and AM for the same constituency. Born in Abergav..
Peter Lawford
The Rat Pack. Lawford is first from the left in this photograph Peter Sydney Lawford (September 7, 1923 – December 24, 1984) was a Hollywood actor and member of Frank Sinatra's "Rat Pack," perhaps more noted for his off-screen activities as a celebrity than for his acting. Born in Lon..
Peter Lawler
Dr. Peter Augustine Lawler is Dana Professor of Government and Chair of the Department of Government and International Studies at Berry College. He teaches courses in political philosophy and American politics. He is executive editor of the quarterly journal, Perspectives on Political Science and..
Peter Lawrie
Peter Lawrie (born 22 March, 1974) is a Irish golfer. He won the 1996 Irish Amateur Closed Championship and turned professional in 1997. It took him several years to win a place on the European Tour, but a fourth place finish on the Challenge Tour Rankings in 2002, including victory in the Challenge..
Peter Lawson Jones
Peter Lawson Jones of Cleveland, Ohio, is an American politician of the Democratic party. He currently serves as a county commissioner in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. In 1994, Jones was the running mate for gubernatorial candidate Rob Burch. See also: Election Results, Ohio Lieutenant GovernorElection..
Peter Lax
Peter D. Lax. Peter David Lax (born May 1, 1926) is a highly-respected mathematician working in the areas of pure and applied mathematics. He has made important contributions to integrable systems, fluid dynamics and shock waves, solitonic physics, hyperbolic conservation laws, and mathematica..
Peter La Farge
Peter La Farge (1931 - 1965) was a folksinger and songwriter of the 1950s and 1960s. He was descended from the nearly extinct Narragansett Indian tribe of Native Americans, and was raised by the Tewa people on the Hopi reservation near Santa Fe, New Mexico. He was adopted at about age nine by the P..
Peter Lee
For the ice hockey player, see Peter Lee (hockey player). Peter Granville Lee, born at Arthingworth, Northamptonshire, on August 27, 1945, was a cricketer who played for Northamptonshire and Lancashire. Lee was a right-arm fast-medium bowler who moved the ball off the seam and took a lot of wicket..
Peter Lee (hockey player)
Peter Lee (born January 2, 1956 in Ellesmere, England) is a retired former professional ice hockey player who played 431 NHL games with the Pittsburgh Penguins. Lee had a stellar junior career with the Ottawa 67's of the Ontario Hockey League, where he became one of the few junior players to record ..
Peter Lee (Miner)
Peter Lee (1864-1935) was a miner's leader and Methodist Local Preacher, born in Trimdon Grange. He became the chairman of England's first all Labour council at Durham in 1919. The post WWII new town Peterlee was name after him. External links [More information at North East England History P..
Peter Legh, 4th Baron Newton
Peter Richard Legh, 4th Baron Newton (6 April, 1915-16 June, 1992), was a British Conservative politician who held junior ministerial positions during the 1950s and 1960s. Newton was the son of Richard William Davenport Legh, 3rd Baron Newton and Hon. Helen Winifred Meysey-Thompson, daughter of Hen..
Peter Lehmann
Peter Lehmann [link] (born 1930) is an Australian wine producer based in the Barossa Valley. Peter Lehmann Wines is located in the Barossa Valley, approximately 70 kilometres north of Adelaide in South Australia. External links [Peter Lehmann, founder of Peter Lehmann Wines] ..
Peter Lei
--> Styles of Peter Lei Reference style The Most Reverend Spoken style Your Most Reverend Religious style Bishop Posthumous style none Bishop Lei Wang-Kei Peter 李宏基主教 (March 29, 1922-July 23, 1974) was the fourth bishop of Hong Kong in the Catholic Church of Hong Kong...
Peter Leitch
For other people named , see {{{1. Photo submitted by Gerald Napier - (from the Royal Engineers Library with permission) Peter Leitch was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British a..
Peter Leitch (disambiguation)
Peter Leitch is the name of: Peter Leitch, a Scottish soldier who received the Victoria CrossPeter Leitch, a New Zealand businessman nicknamed "The Mad Butcher"Peter Leitch, a Canadian-born jazz guitarist ..
Peter Leitch (Mad Butcher)
Peter Leitch QSM, better known as The Mad Butcher, is a New Zealand businessman. Although very well known in New Zealand for his chain of butcheries, Peter Leitch is arguably just as well known for his charity, fund-raising work and his promotion of rugby league. Born in Wellington New Zealand, Pe..
Peter Leko
Peter Leko Péter Lékó (b. September 8, 1979 in Subotica, Serbia) is a Hungarian chess player. He became a grandmaster in 1994 at the age of 14 years (a world record at the time). In the April 2006 FIDE list, he has an ELO rating of 2738, making him number five in the world, and Hungary's nu..
Peter Lely
Henrietta Maria of France, 1660. Portrait painter and collector of Old Masters, Sir Peter Lely (September 14, 1618 - November 30, 1680) (original name, Pieter van der Faes), was active in England from the early 1640s. Born at Soest, Germany in Westphalia to Dutch parents, he trained in Haarle..
Peter Lemer
Peter Lemer (born June 14, 1942) is a British jazz musician. He worked with the Pete Lemer Quintet, Spontaneous Music Ensemble, Harry Beckett, Gilgamesh, Baker-Gurvitz Army, Seventh Wave, Harry Beckett's Joy Unlimited, Barbara Thompson's Paraphernalia, Pierre Moerlen's Gong, Mike Oldfield Group, In ..
Peter Lenkov
Peter Lenkov is a TV and film writer and producer as well as being an occasional writer of comic books. Notable work includes TV series like 24 and and films like Demolition Man. In comics he wrote [[Fort: Prophet of the Unexplained]], for which he was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best..
Peter Leonard Leopold Benoit
Peter Leonard Leopold Benoit (August 17, 1834 - March 8,1901), Flemish composer, was born at Harlebeke in Flanders. His father and a local village organist were his first teachers. In 1851 Benoit entered the Brussels Conservatoire, where he remained till 1855, studying chiefly under FJ Fétis, Duri..
Peter Levene, Baron Levene of Portsoken
Peter Keith Levene, Baron Levene of Portsoken KBE KStJ (born December 8, 1941) is chairman of Lloyd's of London and was Lord Mayor of London through 1998 to 1999. He was educated at the City of London School and the University of Manchester before joining United Scientific Holdings in 1963, eventua..
Peter Lever
Peter LeverEngland (ENG) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type Right-arm fast-medium Tests ODIs Matches 17 10 '''Runs scored 350 17 Batting average 21.87 17.00 100s/50s -/2 -/- Top score 88* 8* ..
Peter Levi
Peter Chad Tigar Levi, FSA. (1931 – 2000) was a British poet, scholar and writer. From 1984 to 1989, he was Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford. He also wrote biographies and fiction. Contents 1 Life2 Works2.1 Poetry2.2 Greece, the Ancient World and Travel2...
Peter Levy
Peter Levy, born September 1955, is a British television and radio presenter, currently host of the BBC regional news programme Look North, broadcast from Hull to East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire. He originates from the South West, and came to Yorkshire in his late teens. Career Highlights Although..
Peter Lew
Peter Lew (born February 25 1970), Australian businessman from Toorak, Melbourne, is the managing director of Witchery, a retailer of womens' apparel with stores across Australia. He is also active in the management of the Australian franchise of controversial retailer FCUK. His father, Solomon L..
Peter Lewis
For the Australian politician, see Peter Lewis (politician) For the philosopher, see Peter Lewis (philosopher) Peter B. Lewis is the Cleveland, Ohio-area based Chairman of Progressive Insurance Companies. Lewis cultivates a reputation as a maverick, a controversial leader and businessman, and crea..
Peter Lewis (philosopher)
--> Peter Lewis is a philosopher of science (mainly quantum mechanics) at the University of Miami, Florida. He received his B.A. in physics (1988) from Oxford University, and his M.A. (1992) and Ph.D. (1996) in philosophy from the University of California, Irvine. Prior to arriving at Miami in Augu..
Peter Lewis (politician)
Peter Lewis, Australian politician, was the Liberal member for the South Australian House of Assembly electorate of Hammond from 1979 until about 2000, then the Independent member for Hammond until 2006. His decision in 2002 to support the Australian Labor Party resulted in a Labor State Government ..
Peter Le Jacq
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Peter le Page Renouf
Sir Peter le Page Renouf (August 23, 1822 - October 14, 1897), Egyptologist, was born in Guernsey. He was educated at Elizabeth College there, and proceeded to Oxford, which, upon his becoming a Roman Catholic, under the influence of John Henry Newman, he quitted without taking a degree. Like many ..
Peter Liddell-Grainger
Peter Liddell-Grainger is the son of Ian Liddell-Grainger MP, the Conservative MP for Bridgwater. Peter is 326th in the line of succession to the British throne. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Peter Lieberson
Peter Lieberson (born 25 October, 1946 in New York City) is an American composer. He was married to the late soprano Lorraine Hunt Lieberson. Contents 1 Selected works1.1 Orchestral works1.2 Solo instrument and orchestra1.3 Chamber works2 External links Selected works O..
Peter Liese
Peter Liese (born on 20 May 1965 in Olsberg) is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for North Rhine-Westphalia with the conservative Christian-Democratic Union, part of the European People's Party and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Public Healt..
Peter Likins
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. President of the University of Arizona (retired Summer 2006). Peter Likens retired after nine years of service a..
Peter Lilley
The Right Honourable Peter Bruce Lilley (born August 23, 1943, Hayes, Kent, educated at Dulwich College) has been a British MP since 1983. He currently represents the constituency of Hitchin and Harpenden and, prior to boundary changes, represented St Albans which was its predecessor seat. He serv..
Peter Lindbergh
Peter Lindbergh, born Peter Brodbeck(* November 23, 1944 in Lissa) is a German fashion photographer. He grew up in Duisburg. He worked most notably for stern and Vogue where he leveraged the career of many of today's top models such as Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell, Linda Evangelista and Tatj..
Peter Lindgren
Peter Lindgren may refer to: Peter Lindgren (1915-1981), Swedish actorPeter Lindgren (b. 1973), Swedish heavy metal guitarist This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the lin..
Peter Lindgren (actor)
Peter Lindgren (13 December 1915 – 30 May 1981) was a Swedish actor. His many roles include the part of "Lena's father" in I Am Curious (Yellow) (1967) and I Am Curious (Blue) (1968). He was the father (with actress Marianne Nielsen) of actress Monica Nielsen. External links [IMDB page&..
Peter Lindgren (musician)
[[image:OpethPeterLindgren1.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[help:contents|Peter Lindgren In Concert With Opeth]]]]Peter Lindgren (March 6,1973) is a guitarist for the Swedish progressive death metal band Opeth. He joined the band in 1991 and immediately became Mikael Åkerfeldt's writing partner for future ..
Peter Lindmark
Peter "Pekka" Lindmark (born November 8, 1956 in Kiruna, Sweden) is a former ice hockey goaltender. During his career he represented three teams in Elitserien: Timrå IK, Färjestads BK and Malmö Redhawks. He also had a successful international career, representing the Swedish National Team in sev..
Peter Lindsay
Peter Lindsay Peter John Lindsay (born 4 May 1944), Australian politician, has been a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1996, representing the Division of Herbert, Queensland. He was born in Brisbane, Queensland, and was a television stati..
Peter Lind & Company
Peter Lind & Company Limited are a firm of building contractors and civil engineers based in London and Moulton Chapel in the United Kingdom. The origins of the company date back to nearly 100 years ago when HPT Lind created a firm that was to build the New Waterloo Bridge in London (replacing Ren..
Peter Lind Hayes
Peter Lind Hayes (June 25, 1915 – April 21, 1998) was an American vaudeville entertainer, songwriter, and film and television actor. He was born Joseph Conrad Lind in San Francisco, California. He appeared in films throughout the 1930s and 1940s, and had a significant television career in th..
Peter Ling
Peter Ling (born 27 May 1926 in Croydon, Surrey, England, UK) is a writer for television and a novelist. He started writing while in the army during World War II, and honed his craft while spending two years recovering from tuberculosis. Success on radio led to him becoming a script editor and Head..
Peter Lipa
Peter Lipa (born May 30, 1943) is a Slovak singer, composer and promoter of jazz. Lipa was born in Prešov, and has mainly worked in Czechoslovakia, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. His roots are blues, soul and mainstream classical, and his work ranges from jazz standards through to funk and rock..
Peter Lisagor
Peter Lisagor (August 5 1915–December 10 1976) was Washington bureau chief of the Chicago Daily News from 1959 to 1976 and was one of the most respected and best-known journalists in the United States. Lisagor gained nationwide recognition from his syndicated column and appearances on such pub..
Peter Litherland
Peter Litherland (1756-1805) was a watchmaker and inventor. He was born in Warrington and later moved to Liverpool, which was then the centre of the watchmaking trade. In 1791 he patented the rack lever escapement for watches, which was more accurate than the commonly used verge escapement ..
Peter Li Preti
Peter Li Preti, Ph.D., is a city councillor in Toronto, Canada, who represents one of the two York West wards. Originally a psychologist and community worker he was first elected as a member of the North York city council in 1985 representing the troubled Jane and Finch area. He campaigned for d..
Peter Llewelyn-Davies
Peter Llewelyn-Davies, taken in 1917. Peter Llewelyn-Davies MC (1897-April 5, 1960) was one of the Llewelyn-Davies family sons befriended by J. M. Barrie. Barrie publicly identified him as the source of the name for the title character in his famous play Peter Pan. The association would plagu..
Peter Lloyd
Peter Lloyd is the name of more than one person: Peter Lloyd (illustrator) – a freelance illustrator.Peter Lloyd (broadcaster) – a British broadcaster in the 1950s and 1960s, presenter of the ATV children's series Seeing Sport.Peter Lloyd (politician) – a British Conservative Party..
Peter Lloyd (illustrator)
Peter Lloyd (born 1944) is a freelance illustrator specializing in advertising and digital artwork. Lloyd was born in England in 1944, but moved to the United States in 1959, where he was the youngest student to graduate from the Art Center College of Design with a master's degree. Lloyd provided a..
Peter Lloyd (politician)
Sir Peter Robert Cable Lloyd (born November 12, 1937) was the Conservative Member of Parliament for Fareham in the south of England from 1979 to 2001, when he retired and was succeeded by Mark Hoban. ..
Peter Loader
Peter LoaderEngland (ENG) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type Right-arm fast Tests First-class Matches 13 371 '''Runs scored 76 2314 Batting average 5.84 8.50 100s/50s -/- -/2 Top score 17 81 Balls bowled 2662 62522 Wickets 39 1326 B..
Peter Lochran
Peter Lochran (born 14 September 1955 in Queensland, Australia) is an actor, who remains best known for his role as Dr. Peter Holland in the television soap opera The Young Doctors. After appearing in the series from 1979 to 1982, he moved to the United States where he continued his soap career wit..
Peter Loew
Peter Loew is a songwriter and guitar player. He is a founding member of The Dandy Warhols. He is a graduate of the Oregon Episcopal School in Portland. He was formally known as Peter Holmstrom (or Holmström) before taking the maiden name of his wife Michelle Loew on their marriage in 2003. Th..
Peter Lombard
Peter Lombard (c. 1100 – July 20, 1160 in Paris) was a scholastic theologian and bishop of the 12th century. Peter Lombard was born in Lumellogno, near Novara, Italy, to a poor family. His date of birth was likely between 1095 and 1100. Nothing is known for certain in regard to his origins, h..
Peter Lombard, Archbishop of Armagh
Peter Lombard, Archbishop of Armagh (b. at Waterford, Ireland about 1555; d. at Rome 1625) belonged to a respectable and wealthy family. More than one of his relatives filled the position of mayor of Waterford, and others gained eminence in literature, among the latter being the famous Franciscan, L..
Peter Lonard
Peter Lonard (July 17 1967 in Sydney) is an Australian golfer who plays mainly on the U.S. based PGA Tour. He credits fellow Australian Greg Norman as his inspiration. Lonard turned professional in 1989 and began his career on the PGA Tour of Australasia and played the European Tour in 1991 and 199..
Peter Loney
Peter Loney (born February 03 1948 in Daylesford, Victoria) is an Australian politician. He is currently the member for Lara in the Victorian Legislative Assembly and also serves as the assembly's deputy speaker. Loney began his political career in 1992 as a shadow minister before serving on the Vi..
Peter Lord
Peter Lord CBE (born 1953 in Bristol, United Kingdom) is a British film producer, director and co-founder of the Academy award-winning Aardman Animations studio, an animation firm best known for its claymation films. In cooperation with David Sproxton, a friend of his youth, he realized his dream o..
Peter Lorimer
Peter Lorimer (born December 14 1946 in Dundee, Scotland) was a footballer who formed part of the much-admired and feared Leeds United team of the 1960s and 1970s. An attacking midfielder renowned for his vicious shooting, Lorimer was at the more cultured end of a Leeds side under Don Revie which w..
Peter Lorre
Peter Lorre, 1946, by Yousuf Karsh Peter Lorre (June 26, 1904 – March 23, 1964), born Ladislav (László) Löwenstein, was a stage and screen actor of Austrian descent especially known for playing roles with sinister overtones in Hollywood crime films and mysteries. Contents 1 Ba..
Peter Lougheed
Hon. E. Peter Lougheed, painting by C. Leeper E. Peter Lougheed, PC, CC, AOE, QC, BA, LL.B, MBA, LL.D (born July 26, 1928, in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian lawyer, and a former politician and Canadian Football League player. He served as premier of Alberta from 1971 to 1985. Lougheed is t..
Peter Lougheed Provincial Park
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Peter Lovesey
Peter Harmer Lovesey was born in 1936 in Whitton, Middlesex. He was educated at Hampton Grammar School and read English at Reading University. He graduated in 1958 and completed three years National Service in the RAF. In 1959 he married Jacqueline Ruth Lewis - they have a son and daughter. In 1961 ..
Peter Lown
Peter Lown (born May 29, 1947 in Bolton, United Kingdom) is a former field hockey player, who competed for Canada at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There the resident of Edmonton, Alberta finished in tenth place with the Men's National Hockey Team. International Senior Competitions ..
Peter Luczak
Peter Luczak Country: Australia Residence: Melbourne, AUS Height: 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) Weight: 77 Kg (170 lb) Plays: Right Turned pro: 2000 Highest singles ranking: 110 (21 March 2005) Singles titles: 0 Career Prize Money: US7,360 Grand S..
Peter Ludlow
Peter Ludlow (b. 1957- ), also writes under the name Urizenus Sklar is a professor of philosophy and linguistics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. Before moving to Michigan, Ludlow taught for several years at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and was Visiting Professor of Phi..
Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow
Peter Ludwig Mejdell Sylow (IPA: /peːtær lʉdviː meːdəl syːlɯːʋ/; 12 December 1832 –7 September 1918) was a Norwegian mathematician, who proved foundational results in group theory. He was born and died in Christiania (now Oslo). He was a school teacher in Frederikshald, from 1858 to..
Peter Luff
Peter James Luff (born 18 February, 1955) is a British politician. He is a Conservative member of Parliament, having represented Mid Worcestershire since the 1997 general election, and Worcester from 1992 until 1997. He is one of the founder members of the Parliamentary Hunting with Hounds Middle..
Peter Luger
Peter Luger is a steakhouse located in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York. The steakhouse was established in 1887 and is known for its old-world decor and aged steaks. Peter Luger is a perennial choice by many publications, including the Zagat Survey, as one of the top restaurants in the..
Peter Lundgren
Peter Lundgren (born January 29, 1965) is a tennis coach and former touring tennis player from Sweden. He resides in Monte Carlo, but is originally from Gudmundra, Sweden. Lundgren is currently Marat Safin's coach, and was Roger Federer's coach till 2003. Lundgren's knowledge of Federer's on-court ..
Peter Lunenfeld
Peter Lunenfeld (born 1962, in New York City)is a critic and theorist of digital media. He is a professor in the graduate Media Design Program at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California, director of the Institute for Technology and Aesthetics (ITA), and founder of mediawork: The Souther..
Peter Lupus
Peter Lupus is an American bodybuilder and actor, born in Indianapolis, Indiana on June 17, 1932. --> --> Standing 6 feet 4 inches (193 cm) with a developed physique, Lupus earned the titles of Mr. Indianapolis, Mr. Indiana, Mr. Hercules and Mr. International Health Physique. Lupus was one of m..
Peter Lurie
Peter Lurie (born Peter Hill Lurie on 1962) is a voice actor who is best known as the English voice of Vulcan Raven in the video game Metal Gear Solid. His voice has been heard in dozens of television shows, movies, and dubbed anime, mostly since the mid-1990s. He also did the voice of Solid Snake ..
Peter Lüscher
Peter Lüscher (born 14 October 1956) is a former Swiss alpine skier, winner of the 1979 Alpine Skiing World Cup. He is married to Fabienne Serrat. ..
Peter Luttenberger
Peter Luttenberger (born 13 December 1972) is an Austrian professional road bicycle racer. He became fifth in the General Classification of the 1996 Tour de France, but he never again managed to live up to the promise of that result, with a position as 13 in 1997 and 2003 as the best later results..
Peter Lynch
Peter Lynch (born January 19, 1944) is a successful Wall Street stock investor whose record ranks him as one of the best stock-pickers in the world. He is currently a research consultant at Fidelity Investments and his likeness remains the primary marketing tool of the company as well. Contents ..
Peter Lynch (director)
Peter Lynch is a movie director and writer. His two best-known works are Project Grizzly and Cyberman (film). External links ..
Peter Lynds
Peter Lynds (born May 17, 1975) is a New Zealander who drew sudden attention in 2003 with the publication of an article on the study of time, mechanics and Zeno's paradoxes. Lynds attended university for only 6 months. His career as a physicist began in 2001 with his submission of an article to Fou..
Peter Lynn
Peter Lynn (1946 - ) is a New Zealand kitemaker, engineer and inventor. He is notable for his construction of the world's largest kites (Guinness book of records holders), giant inflatable (sparless) display kites (the most widely-known is the 27 m octopus kite), the invention of kite buggying an..
Peter Løvenkrands
Peter Rosenkrands Løvenkrands (born January 29 1980) is a professional footballer who currently plays for the German Bundesliga team Schalke 04. He is a centre forward who can also play as a winger although this is not his favoured position. Løvenkrands has played 14 games for the Danish nation..
Peter M. Bowers
Peter M. Bowers (1918 - April, 2003) was a journalist specialising in the field of aviation. Bowers is famed in the general aviation community for his work with General Aviation News. Writing 26 books and over 800 articles detailing historic aircraft for a column called "Of Wings and Things", Bower..
Peter M. Busch
Peter M. Busch was the 1984 Democratic nominee for United States Senate in Idaho. He was defeated by the Republican incumbent, Jim McClure. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Peter M. Donohue
Rev. Peter M. Donohue, O.S.A. is a Roman Catholic priest to be inaugurated as Villanova University's 32nd President in September of 2006. He has served as the Chair of the Theater Department for that institution since 1992. Ordained in the Order of Saint Augustine in 1979, Fr. Peter received his M..
Peter M. Liba
The Honourable Peter Michael Liba, CM , OM (born May 10, 1940) is a Manitoba journalist and office holder. From March 2, 1999, to June 30, 2004, he served as the lieutenant-governor of Manitoba. Liba was born in Winnipeg, and began his journalistic career working for the Portage La Prairie Daily T..
Peter M. Weiser
Peter M. Weiser (October 3, 1781 - c.1828) was an American soldier in the American Revolutionary War and member of the Corps of Discovery on the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The town of Weiser, Idaho and the nearby Weiser River are named for him. Biography Weiser was born in Pennsylvania of German ..
Peter M. Zawadzki
Peter M. Zawadzki's survivors (From L. to R. Woman with long hair - Sonya Adari Rose Bleakley of Baltimore, MD, Man holding the blue cup - Peter A. Zawadski of Arlington, VA, and Man standing beside Peter A. Zawadsky - Richard Zawadski of Bridgeport, CT)) Peter M. Zawadzki (July 16, 1941 - Sep..
Peter Maas
Peter Maas (June 27, 1929 – August 23, 2001) was an American journalist and author. He was born in New York City. He was the biographer of Frank Serpico, a New York City Police officer living in a time of great police corruption. He is also the author of the number one New York Times bestse..
Peter MacCallum Cancer Institute
The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre is the main Australian centre for cancer treatment and research. It is situated in East Melbourne. It is one of the few cancer treatment facilities in the world that has a fully integrated clinical and laboratory program situated alongside a hospital. This facilit..
Peter MacDonald
Peter MacDonald co-developed early features of the Linux kernel, including shared libraries, pseudo-ttys and virtual consoles. He also created the first comprehensive Linux distribution: Softlanding Linux System and is the author of the Tcl Web Browser BrowseX. External Links http://pdqi.com - Home..
Peter MacGill
Peter MacGill founded Pace/MacGill photography gallery, part of Pace Galleries in New York, and has been its president since 1982. The gallery represents an important body of 20th century artists among whom are: Robert Frank, Harry Callahan, Irving Penn, Robert Rauschenberg, Richard Avedon, Alfred S..
Peter MacKay
Hon. Peter Gordon MacKay Ridings Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough (1997-2004) Central Nova (2004-present) Political parties: Progressive Conservative (1997-2004) Conservative (2004-present) First elected: 1997 election Profession(s): Crown Attorney, lawyer Peter Gordon MacKay, ..
Peter MacKinnon
R. Peter MacKinnon is a Canadian lawyer, legal academic and the current President of the University of Saskatchewan. Born in Prince Edward Island, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Dalhousie University, a Bachelor of Law from Queen's University and a Master of Law from the University of Sa..
Peter Macnair
Peter Livesay Macnair, Canadian Anthropologist (1940 - Present) Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the son of Dorothy Livesay and Duncan Macnair. From 1965 until 1996 Macnair was the Curator of Ethnology at the Royal British Columbia Museum. During this time he was responsible for ground-breaki..
Peter MacNeill
Peter MacNeill is a Canadian actor. His film credits have included The Hanging Garden, Geraldine's Fortune, Giant Mine, Lives of Girls and Women, The Events Leading Up to My Death, Dog Park and A History of Violence. On television, he has had roles in Queer as Folk (as Detective Carl Horvath), Katt..
Peter MacNicol
--> Peter MacNicol (born April 10, 1954 in Dallas, Texas) is probably best known among younger TV viewers for his role as the eccentric attorney John Cage, for which he won an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2001 on the show Ally McBeal, but is remembered by previous gen..
Peter Madsen
Peter Planch Madsen (born April 26, 1978) is a Danish football player who plays as midfielder and is under contract at FC Köln. On 30 January 2006, he signed for Southampton on a loan deal lasting until the end of the footballing season. Madsen was part of the Danish national team at the 2002 FIFA..
Peter Mafany Musonge
Peter Mafany Musonge (born December 3, 1942) was the Prime Minister of Cameroon from September 1996 until December 8 2004. He received a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering at Drexel University and received a master of science degree in structural engineering at Stanford University, and..
Peter Maffay
Peter Maffay (born August 30, 1949 in Braşov, Romania; real name: Peter Alexander Makkay) is a German musician. Contents 1 Biography / Life History2 The band3 Awards4 Discography5 External links Biography / Life History Maffay emigrated in 1963 with his ethnic German ..
Peter Magowan
Peter A. Magowan is the managing general partner of the San Francisco Giants Major League Baseball franchise. Magowan, along with a group of investors, purchased the franchise on January 12, 1993 from the previous owner, Bob Lurie. Before Magowan's consortium stepped in with its offer to buy the te..
Peter Maher
Peter Maher (born March 30, 1960 in Ottawa, Ontario) was a Canadian marathon runner who competed mainly in the 1990s. He was a resident of Thornhill, a suburb of Toronto. He was credited for a brief period with the record time for a half marathon. ..
Peter Mahon
Justice Peter Thomas Mahon (1923-1986) was a New Zealand Queen's Counsel, best known for his Commission of Inquiry into the Mt Erebus disaster. Mahon was junior counsel for the prosecution in the Parker-Hulme murder case in 1954. After the crash of Air New Zealand Flight 901 with loss of all aboar..
Peter Mahovlich
Peter Mahovlich (born October 10, 1946 in Timmins, Ontario, Canada), known as "Little M", is a retired Canadian professional hockey forward and head coach. Mahovlich was drafted Second Overall by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1963 NHL Amateur Draft. He played for the National Hockey League's Detroit..
Peter Mair
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Peter Maivia
Peter Maiava (born 1935 - died June 13 1982) was a professional wrestler better known as High Chief Peter Maiava. He was a promoter and head of the famous Samoan wrestling family. Contents 0.1 Relatives in Wrestling1 Trivia2 Profile3 Titles Relatives in Wrestling "Soulman" R..
Peter Malberg
Peter Malberg (September 21, 1887 - June 23, 1965) was a danish actor best known for his role as Onkel Anders in the Far Til Fire movies. Peter was originally educated as a painter, but his job at Århus Theatre as a scenic painter along with the fact that his older brother Henrik was an actor, ev..
Peter Malden Studd
Sir Peter Studd GBE KCVO MA DSc DL - (Born 1916 - Died 2003) - Cricketer, 643rd Lord Mayor of London Represented: Cambridge University, at Cricket Sir Peter Studd was the Lord Mayor of the City of London between 1979-1980 and an executive of De La Rue, the banknote printing company; as a young ma..
Peter Malkin
Peter Zvi Malkin (his Hebrew name is צביקה מלחין , Tzvika Malkhin), (May 27 1927-March 1 2005), was an Israeli secret agent, and member of the Mossad intelligence agency. Born Zvi Malchin in British Palestine, he spent his early childhood in Zolkiewka, Poland. In 1936, his family returned..
Peter Malota
Peter Malota is best known for his appearances in 3 films starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. In 1985, Peter made his film debut as a member of a syndicate gang in the action movie Los Angeles Streetfighter. In 1991, Peter began to work with Van Damme. The first on the 3 films was 1991's Double Impact, ..
Peter Mancini
Peter Mancini (born August 1 1956) is a Canadian politician and lawyer. Mancini was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1997 federal election that saw a breakthrough for the New Democratic Party in the province of Nova Scotia. He served as the NDP's justice critic in the 36th Canadian pa..
Peter Mandelson
The Rt Hon. Peter Mandelson Peter Benjamin Mandelson (born 21 October 1953) is the present Commissioner of the European Union for Trade. Before taking this post, he was a British Labour politician, and served as Member of Parliament for Hartlepool for twelve years. He is widely regarded as one..
Peter Maneos
Peter "Pietros" Maneos, (born December 16, 1979) is an American model, poet and writer. He was raised in King of Prussia, PA. Peter attended The Haverford School and Northfield Mount Hermon before attending The University of Miami where he majored in English Literature and minored in Classical Ant..
Peter Manfredo
Peter Manfredo Jr. Profile Born 26 November, 1980 Age 25 Birthplace Pawtucket, USA Nationality Italian American Residence Providence, USA Height 5' 9" Nickname The Pride of Providence Classification Super Middleweight Stance Orthodox World Rank 11/718 Trainer Freddie Roach Mana..
Peter Manicas
Peter Manicas is a philosopher of science and society at University of Hawaii, Honolulu. He is the author of many books that include "Death of the State", "War and Democracy", and "Logic as Philosophy." External [Homepage]..
Peter Mankoč
Peter Mankoč (born July 4, 1978 in Ljubljana) is a swimmer from the former Yugoslav republic of Slovenia, who won his first international title at the 2002 FINA Short Course World Championships in Moscow. He did so in the 100 metres medley. Mankoč, nicknamed Pero, started swimming when he was eig..
Peter Manley
Peter Manley was born in Cheam, England, but now resides in Carlisle. He was born 7th March 1962) and is a player for the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC). Nicknamed "One Dart" (as he was once known to have a knack for hitting doubles with his first dart), Manley is one of the most outspoken pla..
Peter Mann
Peter Mann (born September 9, 1970) is an Australian rules footballer. He initially played for Claremont in the WAFL before moving to North Melbourne in the AFL. Contents 1 North Melbourne2 Fremantle3 Captaincy4 Captaincy Curse5 Trivia North Melbourne Playing mainly a..
Peter Manning
Peter Manning is a British violinist and conductor. External links [Biography] ..
Peter Mansbridge
Peter Mansbridge Peter Mansbridge (born July 6, 1948) is a Canadian journalist and anchor of The National, CBC Television's flagship nightly newscast. Mansbridge was born in London, England and raised in Ottawa, Ontario, where he attended Glebe Collegiate Institute, but dropped out before gra..
Peter Mansfield
For the historian specialising in Arabs and the Middle East, see Peter Mansfield (historian). Prof Sir Peter Mansfield, FRS, (born October 9, 1933), is a British physicist who was awarded the 2003 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries concerning magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)..
Peter Mansfield (conductor)
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Peter Manuel
Peter Manuel (March 1, 1927 – July 11, 1958) was a U.S.-born serial killer who is considered one of the most psychopathic killers in British criminal history. He was the second last person to be hanged in Barlinnie Prison and the third last to be hanged in Scotland. Born in New York to Scottish..
Peter Marais
Peter Marais (born 1948) is a controversial South African politician. He was the mayor of Cape Town and later premier of Western Cape province as a member of the New National Party. He was premier of Western Cape from December 5 2001, to June 3 2002, when he resigned. He later founded the New Labour..
Peter Marcato
Peter Marcato is an Australian radio personality. Radio style/mannerisms Marcato appears as a freelance radio personality on two stations predominantly, Triple M and SEN 1116. He has previously appeared on Plenty Valley FM (88.6), a community station near Whittlesea, Victoria. On Triple M, he is u..
Peter Margin
Peter Margin is one of the most respected and highly experienced food and beverage industry executives in Australia. He has held managing positions in some of the countries most profitable and flamboyant food-manufacturing corporations. Peter’s father owned a soft drink business, which was eventu..
Peter Mark Andrew Phillips
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Peter Mark Andrew Phillips (born November 15, 1977), is the eldest grandson and first grandchild of Queen Eliz..
Peter Mark Richman
Peter Mark Richman (b. April 16, 1927, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American actor who has starred in films and on television. He was frequently credited as Mark Richman. He is best known for his role as Nicholas "Nick" Cain in the 1961 films The Murder Men and The Crimebusters, he reprise..
Peter Marlowe
Peter Marlowe is a character in the James Clavell novels King Rat and Noble House. Featured much more prominently in King Rat, he is an English P.O.W. in Changi prison during World War II. In Noble House, set two decades later, he is a novelist researching a book about Hong Kong. He is a thinly vei..
Peter Marshall
Peter Marshall may refer to: Peter Marshall (game show host) (born 1930), American singer and game show host; original host and "The Master" of The Hollywood Squares, 1966–1981Peter Marshall (preacher) (1902–1949), Scottish-born American Presbyterian pastor; chaplain of the United States Se..
Peter Marshall (game show host)
Peter Marshall (born Ralph Pierre LaCock on March 30, c 1927, in Huntington, West Virginia, USA) is an actor, singer and television personality. Although he has almost fifty television, movie and Broadway credits, he is best known as the original host and "The Master" of The Hollywood Squares from ..
Peter Marshall (preacher)
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Reverend Dr. Peter Marshall (1902-January 26, 1949) twice served as Chaplain of the United States Senate. Born..
Peter Marshall (squash player)
Peter Marshall (born 12 May 1971) is a former professional squash player from England. Marshall finished runner-up to the great Pakistani player Jansher Khan at the World Open in 1994 and the British Open in 1995. He reached the World No. 2 ranking behind Jansher in November 1994, and many observer..
Peter Marshall (swimmer)
Peter Marshall (born March 9, 1982) was a leading member of the Stanford University Men's Swim Team from 2000-2004. He is currently a professional swimmer, sponsored by Speedo. His speciality is the 100 m backstroke. Marshall is currently the holder of the world record, American record, US Open..
Peter Marshall (UK broadcaster)
Peter Marshall (born on 11 September 1938 in Londonderry) is a broadcaster, educated at St Columb's College in Derry. Having originally intended to train as a teacher, he started his working life as an actor, studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. In 1967 he became an announc..
Peter Martin
Peter MartinEngland (ENG) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type Right-arm fast-medium Tests ODIs Matches 8 20 '''Runs scored 115 38 Batting average 8.84 6.33 100s/50s -/- -/- Top score 29 6 ..
Peter Martins
Peter Martins (October 27, 1946 - ) is a Danish ballet dancer and choreographer. He danced with the Royal Danish Ballet and the New York City Ballet, and is currently NYCB's Ballet Master in Chief. Born and raised in Denmark, Martins was studied at the School of the Royal Danish Ballet and danced ..
Peter Martin Duncan
Peter Martin Duncan (April 20, 1824 - May 28, 1891) was an English palaeontologist. Duncan was born in Twickenham, and was educated partly at the local grammar school and partly in Switzerland. Having entered the medical department of King's College London in 1842, he obtained the degree of M.B.(Lo..
Peter Martyr d'Anghiera
For the 13th century saint, see Peter Martyr. For the 16th century theologian, see Pietro Martire Vermigli. Peter Martyr d'Anghiera (in Italian, Pietro Martire D'anghiera; in Spanish Pedro Mártir De Anghiera, Latin, Petrus Martyr Anglerius or ab Angleria) (February 2, 1457-October 1526) was an..
Peter Masniuk
Peter Paul Masniuk (born February 17, 1920 in Morweena, Manitoba, died October 21, 1995) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1966 to 1969, and a federal Progressive Conservative member of the Canadian House of C..
Peter Masterson
Peter Masterson (born June 1, 1934 in Houston, Texas) is an American actor, director, producer and writer. Quite often, he works with the writer Horton Foote, who is also his cousin. Acting from the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s (including 1975's The Stepford Wives as Walter Eberhart), since then he ..
Peter Matanle
Peter Matanle is an academic sociologist and lecturer in Japanese studies in the School of East Asian Studies, University of Sheffield. He graduated in History from St. John's College, University of Cambridge, has an MA from the University of Essex, and gained his PhD from the University of Sheffiel..
Peter Matera
Peter Matera (born April 3, 1969) is a former Australian rules footballer for the West Coast Eagles in the AFL. Matera is widely regarded as the finest wingman of his generation and one of the best wingmen of all time. His remarkable skills and ability to seemingly make something out of nothing mad..
Peter Mathers
Peter Mathers (1931 in England - 2004 in Melbourne) was a notable Australian author and playwright, He came to Australia with his family as a child. He attended state school in Sydney and Sydney Technical College, where he studied Agriculture. He "farmed, clerked, woolled, gardened, landscaped, che..
Peter Mathews
Peter Mathews, a character of the fictional Left Behind books, was a bishop in Cincinnati, Ohio, at the time of the Rapture. He was described as a very traditional Catholic at this time, although he rapidly embraced dramatic changes to the Catholic faith after the Rapture. Shortly after the Rapture..
Peter Matthews
Peter Matthews may refer to: Peter Matthews, British linguistPeter H. Matthews, American operator of policy gamblingPeter Matthews, hanged for treason in 1838 after the Upper Canada RebellionPeter Mathews, fictional character in Left Behind This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a ..
Peter Matthews (linguist)
This article is about Peter Matthews, the British linguist. For other people with the same name, see Peter Matthews Peter Matthews (born 1934) is a British linguist. He is a fellow of St John's College, Cambridge, and was formerly Professor and Head of the Department of Linguistics at the Universi..
Peter Matthews (rebel)
For other men with a similar name, see Peter Matthews Peter Matthews (1789 or 1790 – April 12 1838) was a farmer and soldier who participated in the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837. He was born in the Bay of Quinte region of Upper Canada around 1789, the son of United Empire Loyalists. In 179..
Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor
Peter Matthew Hillsman Taylor (January 8, 1917 - November 2, 1994) was a U.S. author and writer. Born to a wealthy Nashville family, he left Vanderbilt University to continue studying with the great American critic, John Crowe Ransom, at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, along with the poet Robert ..
Peter Matthiessen
Peter Matthiessen (born May 221927 in New York City) is an American naturalist and author of historical fiction and non-fiction. Matthiessen's work is known for its meticulous approach to research. He frequently focuses on American Indian issues and history, as in his detailed study of the Leonard ..
Peter Mattis
Peter Mattis was one of the students at University of California, Berkeley who, together with Spencer Kimball, created GIMP. He went on to work at Inktomi and Scale8, and now works at Google. External link [Where did Spencer Kimball and Peter Mattis go?] (DevLinux.org, 1998) ..
Peter Maurin
Peter Maurin (May 9, 1877 - May 15, 1949) was a Catholic activist who co-founded the Catholic Worker Movement with Dorothy Day in 1933. Maurin was born into a poor farming family in southern France, where he was eldest to 21 siblings. After spending time with the Christian Brothers, he briefly m..
Peter Mauzey
Peter Mauzey is an electrical engineer associated with the development of electronic music in the 1950s and 1960s at the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center. He served as an adjunct professor at Columbia University while employed as an engineer at Bell Labs (now Lucent Technologies) in New J..
Peter Max
Peter Max (born October 19, 1937 as Peter Finkelstein) is an American Pop artist. He was born in Berlin, Germany and raised in Shanghai, China and in Israel before his family settled in the United States in 1953. Max trained in New York the Art Students League, Pratt Institute, and the School of Vi..
Peter Maxwell, 28th Baron de Ros
Peter Trevor Maxwell, 28th Baron de Ros (born December 2,1958) is the Premier Baron of England, by virtue of his holding the oldest baronial title created in the Peerage of England that is not subsumed into another, higher ranking title. He is the son of Commander John David Maxwell of the Royal N..
Peter Maxwell Davies
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, CBE (b. 8 September 1934), is a British composer. Note on name: His surname is "Davies", and "Maxwell" is his middle name. To his friends, Davies is known as "Max". Davies was born in Salford, England. He took piano lessons and composed from an early age. After education ..
Peter May
Peter MayEngland (Eng) Batting style Right-handed batsman (RHB) Bowling type n/a Tests First-class Matches 66 388 '''Runs scored 4537 27592 Batting average 46.77 51.00 100s/50s 13/22 85/127 Top score 285* 285* Balls bowled 0 102 Wickets 0 0 ..
Peter Mayhew
Peter Mayhew in 2005 Peter Mayhew (born May 19, 1944 in Barnes, London, England) is a British actor, best known for playing the Wookiee Chewbacca in the Star Wars movies. He is 7'3" (2.21 metres) tall. Before getting into acting, Mayhew worked as an orderly at London's King's College Hospita..
Peter Mayle
Peter Mayle (born June 14, 1939 in Brighton) is a British author famous for his series of books detailing life in Provence, France. He spent 15 years in the advertising business before leaving the business in 1975 to write educational books, including a series on sex education for children and young..
Peter McAleese
redirect [[Template:Importance]] Peter McAleese is a British ex-paratrooper and an ex-member of the SAS. After leaving the Army he became a mercenary in Angola for the FNLA, taking command of the unit after the capture of Costas Georgiou the so-called "Colonel Callan". He then joined the Rhodesian S..
Peter McAlister
Peter McAlisterAustralia (AUS) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type - Tests First-class Matches 8 85 '''Runs scored 252 4552 Batting average 16.80 32.74 100s/50s 0/0 9/22 Top score 41 224 Balls bowled 0 128 Wickets 0 3 Bowling average..
Peter McArdle
Silence Between by Peter McArdle Peter McArdle (born December 17, 1965 is a British artist, member of the Stuckists art group and gallery owner. He was born in Tynemouth, graduated from Sunderland University in 1992 and did Atelier study with painter and poet Jeffrey Johnson in London. Since..
Peter McCann
Peter McCann was a singer and songwriter from Connecticut, though he currently resides in Nashville, Tennessee. He wrote the song "Right Time of the Night", which was a top ten hit for Jennifer Warnes in 1977. Later that year, he had a top ten hit of his own with a song called "Do You Wanna Make Lo..
Peter McCardle
--> Peter McCardle (b. 28 September 1955) is a New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1990 to 1999, first as a member of the National Party, then as a member of New Zealand First, and finally as an independent. As a politician, he was a crucial player in the coalition negotiations after the 1..
Peter McColgan
Peter McColgan is a former Irish steeplechaser and athletics star. McColgan holds the Northern Irish 3000 metres indoor record with a time of 07:54.48 as well as the two and three kilometre steeplechase outdoor records. He represented Northern Ireland at the 1986 Commonwealth Games for both 5000m ..
Peter McConnell
Peter McConnell (also known as Peter Mc) is a video game music composer who worked for LucasArts for nearly ten years. He studied music as an undergraduate at Harvard University. During his time at LucasArts, McConnell composed many soundtracks for games such as those in the Star Wars series. ..
Peter McConnell (umpire)
Peter John McConnell, (born 11 November 1944), was an Australian Test cricket match umpire, from Western Australia. He umpired 22 Test matches between 1983 and 1992. His first match was between Australia and Pakistan at Perth on 11 November to 14 November 1983, won by Australia by an innings and 9..
Peter McCreath
Peter L. McCreath, PC , FRSA , MA , B.Ed (born July 5 1943) is chairman of the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation and a former Canadian politician. A journalist and teacher by training, McCreath was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1988 election as the Progressive Conservative Member of ..
Peter McDonald
This article is about the poetry critic. For the Irish actor, see Peter McDonald (actor). Peter McDonald (born in Belfast in 1962) is an author, university lecturer and critic. He is widely regarded as one of the most incisive, and sometimes controversial, critics of contemporary poetry. Biography..
Peter McDonald (actor)
Peter McDonald is an Irish actor, born in Dublin in 1972. A graduate of Trinity College, he has appeared in films (When Brendan Met Trudy, Felicia's Journey); television series (the BBC's Sea_of_Souls and Channel 4's Green Wing); and theatre productions both in Dublin and London. He made his debut ..
Peter McDonald (poet)
Peter McDonald is a poet and academic, currently based in Oxford, England. He was born in Belfast in 1962, and educated first at Methodist College in Belfast, then at University College, Oxford. His collections of poetic works include Biting the Wax (1989), Adam's Dream (1996), Pastorals (2004). ..
Peter McDonald (politician)
Peter Michael McDonald was the Labour Party representative for the Bromsgrove District. He was also a district councillor for Waseley and a county councillor for Beacon. He is married and has two daughters and two grandchildren, and works as a lecturer in Wolverhampton. He was succeeded by David Jon..
Peter McDonald (tribal council chairman)
Peter McDonald was first elected tribal council chairman of the Navajo nation in 1970. He ran afoul of Federal and tribal regulations and currently is serving prison time in a 14-year sentence. External links [Peter McDonald and Navajo National Monument] ..
Peter McEnery
Peter McEnery (b. 21 February 1940, Walsall, England, UK) is an English stage and film actor. His daughter Kate (by his previous marriage to British actress Julie Peasgood) is also an actor. His brother is actor John McEnery. Filmography Entertaining Mr Sloane, Sloane, 1970The Fighting Prince of D..
Peter McGauran
Hon Peter McGauran Peter John McGauran (born 16 November 1955), Australian politician, has been a National Party member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1983, representing the Division of Gippsland, Victoria. He is the brother of Senator Julian McGauran. He was born in Y..
Peter McGill
Peter McGill (August 1789 – September 28 1860) was a Scots-Quebecer businessman who served as mayor of Montreal, Canada East from 1840 to 1842. He was born Peter McCutcheon in the village of Creebridge, Wigtownshire (now Dumfries and Galloway) in Scotland. In 1821, he changed his name wh..
Peter McIntyre
Peter McIntyre may refer to: Peter McIntyre (artist)Peter McIntyre (cricketer)Peter McIntyre (footballer) redirect [[Template:Disambig]]..
Peter McIntyre (artist)
Peter McIntyre (July 4, 1910 – September 11, 1995) was a New Zealand painter and author. He was the son of Peter McIntyre, a lithographic artist, and his wife, Isabella Edith Cubitt. We was New Zealand's official war artist during World War Two. In 1968 he published "The Painted Years", an..
Peter McIntyre (cricketer)
Peter McIntyreAustralia (AUS) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type Legbreak googly Tests First-class Matches 2 97 '''Runs scored 22 798 Batting average 7.33 8.06 100s/50s -/- -/- Top score 16 43 Balls bowled 393 25372 Wickets 5 322 Bo..
Peter McIntyre (footballer)
Peter McIntyre (born January 6, 1967) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. From Deniliquin, New South Wales, McIntyre moved to Adelaide, playing with the South Adelaide Football Club in the SANFL before being recruited to the Adelaide Football Club in their ent..
Peter McKay (Australian politician)
Peter Charles McKay was a former member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 1976 until 1999. McKay was first elected as an independent member in the Electoral division of Pembroke after his father, Ben McKay died in office. In the following Pembroke by-election, 1976 he secured an absolute m..
Peter McKenna
Peter McKenna (born August 27, 1946) was an Australian Rules footballer, who played 180 games and kicked 838 goals with the Collingwood Football Club between 1965 and 1975 before finishing his career with one season at Carlton Football Club in 1977 (playing 11 games and kicking 36 goals). One of ..
Peter McLaren
Peter McLaren Peter McLaren (b. August 2, 1948) is internationally recognized as one of the leading architects of critical pedagogy worldwide. He has developed a reputation for his uncompromising political analysis influenced by a Marxist humanist philosophy and a unique literary style of expre..
Peter McManus
Peter McManus (March, 1829- 27 April 1859) was born in Tynan, County Armagh, was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Contents 1 Details2 Further ..
Peter McMartin
Peter McMartin was a mayor of Jersey City in New Jersey. ..
Peter McMullin
Peter McMullin is the current Mayor of Geelong as of 2006. ..
Peter McNab
Peter McNab was born on May 8 1952 in Vancouver, B.C. to one of ice hockey's most prominent families. His father Max McNab was a journeyman center who won the Stanley Cup with the Detroit Red Wings in 1950. Max's long career as a player and coach was honored by his hometown of Watson, Saskatchew..
Peter McNamara
Peter McNamara (born July 5, 1955 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a former tennis player from Australia, who won five singles and nineteen doubles titles during his professional career. The righthander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on March 14, 1983, when he became the number 7 of the world. E..
Peter McNeeley
"Hurricane" Peter McNeeley (born October 6 1968 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a former heavyweight boxer. Best known for his 89 second meeting with Mike Tyson in 1995, Peter has spent the last few years getting his life back in order after the celebrity lifestyle he was thrown into seemed to be getti..
Peter McParland
Peter McParland MBE (born 25 April 1934. in Newry, County Down) is a former footballer. McParland won the FA Cup with Aston Villa in 1957, scoring twice in the final. He also started for Northern Ireland in the 1958 FIFA World Cup in which he scored five goals and helped his team to the quarter-fin..
Peter McQuaid
Peter McQuaid is a politician of the Canadian province of Prince Edward Island. On July 28, 2004, he ran for the Canadian House of Commons, representing the Conservative Party of Canada in Cardigan, but lost to Lawrence MacAulay of the Liberal Party of Canada. McQuaid received 6,889 votes to MacAu..
Peter McQueen
Peter McQueen c. 1780 – 1820 was the son of a Scottish trader and a Creek woman. He was known for playing a set of Bagpipes during each battle that he fought. During the Creek War, McQueen lead a group of Tallassees in the Red Stick faction of the Upper Creeks. He was present at the Battle of..
Peter McWilliams
Peter Alexander McWilliams (August 5, 1949 - June 14, 2000), born in Detroit, was a writer and cannabis activist. A vocal supporter of medical cannabis due to being terminally ill with AIDS and cancer, McWilliams was investigated by the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency and convicted for violating fe..
Peter Meaden
Peter Meaden (1942-1978) was publicist and manager for The Who (then known as The High Numbers) in 1964 and a prominent figure in the British Mod culture of the early 1960s. As a teenager, Meaden worked in a restaurant before embracing Modernism and establishing himself as a "Face", or leader of fa..
Peter Medak
Peter Medak (December 23, 1937) is a Hungary-born director of British and American movies. He was born in Budapest, Hungary to a Jewish family, but in 1956 he fled his native country for England due to the uprising. There he began a career in the movie business, starting as a trainee and gradual..
Peter Medawar
Sir Peter Brian Medawar (February 28, 1915 – October 2, 1987) was a Brazilian-born English scientist best known for his work on how the immune system rejects or accepts organ transplants. He was co-winner of the 1960 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet. Co..
Peter Meech
Peter Meech is a television writer whose credits include Emily of New Moon, Masked Rider, VR Troopers, Ready or Not, The Adventures of Tintin, and [[Dracula: The Series]]. He also provided the voice of the Radio Announcer on the Tintin series. External links ..
Peter Mehlman
Peter Mehlman is a television writer and producer. His most famous contributions have been to the popular TV series Seinfeld, where he served as a producer and writer through nearly all of the show's nine-year run on NBC. He also produced the 2004 series, Father of the Pride and created the 1999 ser..
Peter Meineck
This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. Peter Meineck is a professor of classics and artist in residence at New York University, where he teach..
Peter Meirs
Peter Meirs is the Director of Alternative Media for Time Inc. and an affiliate of the MIT Media Lab. He currently oversees digital magazines, emerging media technologies, the Time Inc. digital archive group (E-MaG) and the OMS Print group. He is a founding member of the PRISM standard working grou..
Peter Melick
This is the biography of Peter Melick. Born in Westmoreland County, Va., on Feb. 22, 1732, Peter Melick was the eldest son of Augustine Melick and his second wife, Mary Ball Melick, who were prosperous Virginia gentry of English descent. Peter spent his early years on the family estate on Pope's ..
Peter Menegazzo
Peter Menegazzo (1944?-2005) was an Australian grain grower and cattle baron. Born to a modest immigrant family of fruit and vegetable growers, Menegazzo was said to be an intensely private person who rarely gave media interviews. Menegazzo's father emigrated from Italy in 1925 to settle near Mel..
Peter Mengede
Peter Mengede (born in 1962) is a guitarist from Brisbane, Australia. He is best known for being one of the founding members of the influential band, Helmet. Peter left Helmet in February of 1993, and went on to form the band Handsome. After living in New York City for fifteen years, he moved bac..
Peter Mennin
Peter Mennin (born Mennini) (May 17 1923, Erie, Pennsylvania – June 17 1983, New York City) was an American composer and teacher. He directed the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, then for many years ran the Juilliard School, succeeding William Schuman in this role. He began composing at an..
Peter Menzel
Peter Menzel is an author and photographer. He has contributed to following books: Robo SapiensMaterial WorldHungry Planet ..
Peter Messerli
Peter Messerli is the current Vice-President of the European Patent Office (EPO) and head of the Boards of Appeal of the EPO known as DG3 (Directorate-General, 3, Appeals) since 1996. He was head of the Patent Division at the Swiss Federal Institute for Intellectual Property before joining the EPO...
Peter Mews
Peter Mews (March 25, 1619 - November 9, 1706), English royalist and divine, was born at Caundle Purse in Dorset, and was educated at the Merchant Taylors' School, and at St John's College, Oxford, of which he was scholar and fellow. When the Civil War broke out in 1642 he joined the Royalist army,..
Peter Michaelis
Peter Michaelis was a German plant geneticist who focused most of his research on cytoplasm inheritance and segregation. Most of Michaelis work was carried out during the period from 1940's to 1970's at the Max-Plank Institute for Plant Breeding Research in Koln-Vogelsang. Contents 1 Resear..
Peter Michael Hamel
Peter Michael Hamel is a German composer. His works have been associated with the minimal style of composition. He is the author of a book entitled Through Music to the Self (1976). References Hamel, Peter Michael (1976). Through Music to the Self. ..
Peter Michael Kirk
Sir Peter Michael Kirk, (18 May 1928–17 April 1977) was a British Conservative politician. Elder son of Kenneth Escott Kirk. Educated at Marlborough and Trinity College, Oxford. MP for Gravesend 1955-64 and Saffron Walden 1965-77. Under-Secretary of State at the War Office 1963-4 and Under-Se..
Peter Middlebrook
Dr. Peter J. Middlebrook (born in Lincoln, U.K., 15 November, 1965) is a leading political economist specialising in the reconstruction of post conflict societies. Middlebrook has published widely on the challenges of rebuilding post conflict states, and much of his work focuses on restructuring..
Peter Milczyn
Peter Milczyn (born 1965) is a city councillor in Toronto, Canada. He represents one of the two Etobicoke—Lakeshore wards. Born in Etobicoke, he attended Etobicoke Collegiate Institute and the University of Toronto where he got a degree in architecture. He set up his own design firm, but hi..
Peter Miles
Peter Miles is a British actor. He has played many television roles including several different characters in Z-Cars and Doctor Who. In the science fiction series Blakes 7 he played the character of Rontane in two episodes: Seek-Locate-DestroyTrial For Doctor Who, he appeared in three serials a..
Peter Milet
Peter Milet (d. December 31, 1708) was a French Jesuit missionary to the Iroquois people in the area that is now New York State. Milet was sent from France to Canada in 1667, and in 1668 he was stationed with the Iroquois. He was put in charge of the Oneida mission in 1671, and by 1675 had convert..
Peter Milkovich
Peter Milkovich (born October 17, 1966 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a former field hockey midfielder from Canada, who came into the sport at age eight after his father started the West Vancouver Field Hockey Club. An avid ice hockey player until age twenty, he found that field hockey was a gre..
Peter Millard
Peter G. Millard (born October 7, 1971 in Buffalo, New York, died April 26 2006) was one of the Jabber protocol's creators and designers. Millard grew up in Amherst, New York and Graduated from Sweet Home High School. Peter is an Eagle Scout and Alumni of Troop 299 of Getzville, NY. Peter earned a..
Peter Milligan
Peter Milligan is an Irish writer, best known for his comic book, film and television work. Contents 1 Biography1.1 Early career1.2 ''Skin''1.3 The 1990s1.4 ''X-Force'' / ''X-Statix''1.5 Present day work2 Bibliography3 External links Biography Early career ..
Peter Milliken
Hon. Peter Andrew Stewart Milliken Riding Kingston and the Islands Political party: Liberal First elected: 1988 election Profession(s): Barrister and solicitor, lawyer Peter Andrew Stewart Milliken, MP, BA , MA , LL.B (born November 12, 1946) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. ..
Peter Millman
Peter Mackenzie Millman (1906 – December 11,1990) was a Canadian astronomer. He worked at the Dunlap Observatory from 1933 until 1940. In early 1941 he enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force. In 1946 he joined the Dominion Observatory in Ottawa. He then transferred to the National Research..
Peter Mills
Peter Mills (born 1943) is an American politician. He was born in Farmington, Maine, and grew up in Maine. After graduating from Harvard College in 1965, he served five years on Navy destroyers with several duty tours to the Vietnam gunline for which he was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal. He la..
Peter Milton
Peter Winslow Milton (b. 1930) is an American artist. A creator of black and white etchings and engravings that often display an extraordinary degree of photo-realistic detail placed in the service of a truly visionary aesthetic, his themes include architecture, history, myth, and memory, their in..
Peter Miner
Peter Miner tooked over from Robert Costello as producer for Dark Shadows in 1969 until 1970. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Peter Minshall
Peter Minshall (1941- ) is a Trinidadian Carnival artist who describes his medium as "the mas" and prefers to be called a "masman". Minshall was born in Georgetown, Guyana, but moved to Trinidad as a small child after his father took a job as a cartoonist. Growing up in the capital, Port of Spain,..
Peter Mintun
--> Peter Mintun is a famous American pianist. He was born in Berkeley, California in a musical family. He spent his early years in San Francisco living on Fillmore Street. He was traveling with concerts across the country, performing at such venues as Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Davies ..
Peter Minuit
This article is part of a series about New Netherland''' Colonies: New AmsterdamNew HaarlemNoortwyckBeverwyckWiltwyckVlissingenMiddelburghHeemstedeRustdorp GravesendeBreuckelenNew AmersfoortMidwoutNew UtrechtBoswyckSwaanendaelNew AmstelAltena Fortresses: Fort AmsterdamFort Nassau (North)F..
Peter Mišík
Peter Mišík, alias Orol, is a developer of MediaChance, a software development company based in Canada and Slovakia. He was born in Czechoslovakia, the predecessor of Slovakia, where he now lives. He knows C++ and likes computer graphics. ..
Peter Miskimmin
Peter Anthony Miskimmin (born November 20, 1958 in Christchurch) is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that finished seventh at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. His two year older brother Brent was also on the side, that competed ..
Peter Mitchell
Notable people called Peter Mitchell include: Peter D. Mitchell (1920–1992), British chemistPeter Mitchell (politician) (1824–1899), Canadian politianPeter Mitchell (news) (b. 1960), Australian journalistPeter Mitchell (golfer) (b. 1958), English golfer ..
Peter Mitchell-Thomson
Peter Mitchell-Thompson, 2nd Baron Selsdon (28 May 1913 – 7 February 1963) won the 1949 24 Hours of Le Mans together with Luigi Chinetti in a Ferrari 166MM. He was the son of William Lowson Mitchell-Thomson, 1st Baron Selsdon (1877-1938), and the father of Malcolm McEacharn Mitchell-Thomson, ..
Peter Mitchell (golfer)
Peter Mitchell (born 6 April 1958) is an English golfer. He turned professional at an early age in 1974. He made his first appearance on the European Tour in 1979 and his last in 2003. In the early years he had difficulties holding on to his tour card, but in the thirteen year stretch from 1988 to 2..
Peter Mitchell (news)
Peter Mitchell (born 14 June, 1960) is the presenter of the Melbourne bulletin of Seven News. Peter began at the Nine Network in 1977 as a sport reporter. In this position he covered sports such as football, golf, tennis and the Commonwealth Games. In 1982 Mitchell becaome a general news reporter..
Peter Mitchell (politician)
Peter Mitchell, PC (January 4, 1824 – October 25, 1899) was a Canadian politician. After a career in law and in business as a shipbuilder, Mitchell entered New Brunswick politics in 1852, while it was still a colony of the United Kingdom. He ran as a reform candidate for the colonial House ..
Peter Mmusi
Peter Mmusi was the Vice-President of Botswana from January 3, 1983 until 1992. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Peter Moffatt
Peter Moffatt (born in 1923) is a British television director. His work includes Crane (1962), All Creatures Great and Small (1978) and The Gentle Touch (1980). He has also directed the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who serials, State of Decay (1980), The Visitation (1982), Mawdryn..
Peter Mokaba Stadium
The Peter Mokaba Stadium is a football (soccer) stadium in Polokwane, South Africa, that will be used for the Football World Cup 2010. The roof over the existing west stand will be removed and replaced by a roof which covers the entire western stand of the stadium. An additional 20 rows of seating ..
Peter Molyneux
Peter Molyneux Peter Molyneux OBE (born 1960 in Guildford, Surrey, UK) is a computer game designer and game programmer, responsible for well known "God games" Populous and Black & White, among others, as well as "Business Strategy" games such as Theme Park and most recently, The Movies. In Au..
Peter Mond, 4th Baron Melchett
Peter Robert Henry Mond, 4th Baron Melchett (b. 24 February 1948), heir to Sir Alfred Mond's ICI fortune, son of the British Steel Corporation Chairman Sir Julian Mond, was educated at Eton and Cambridge, where he read Law. He went on to take an MA in Criminology at Keele University, and later rese..
Peter Monroe
Peter Monroe (born August 25, 1943), is a Republican U.S. Senate Candidate in the state of Florida. He is a real-estate developer and an attorney. He was an appointee by the first President Bush to a Cabinet-level post steering the federal government's bailout of the savings and loan industry. ..
Peter Monteverdi
Peter Monteverdi (b. June 7 1934 in Binningen, Switzerland, d. July 4 1998) was a Swiss automaker and creator of the automobile brand Monteverdi. At the beginning of his career, Monteverdi was a car seller Ferrari agent and for other international prestige brands. From 1952 he started producing his..
Peter Moog
Peter Moog (1871-1930) was a schizophrenic outsider artist and one of the "schizophrenic masters" profiled by Hans Prinzhorn in his field-defining work Artistry of the Mentally Ill. Moog became a waiter and later a tavern owner, getting married in 1900 to a woman who gave him three children. Throug..
Peter Mooney
Peter Mooney (born in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian actor. He stars in the television series Falcon Beach on Global Television and ABC Family. ..
Peter Moore
Peter Moore may refer to: Peter Moore (chemist) (born 1939), professor at Yale UniversityPeter Moore (Microsoft), Microsoft executivePeter Bullfrog Moore (1932–2000), Canterbury Bulldogs Rugby League officialPeter Moore (serial killer) (born c. 1940), British serial killerPeter Moore (travel ..
Peter Moores
Sir Peter Moores (born 9 April 1932) is a British businessman, art collector and philanthropist, a former chairman of the Liverpool-based Littlewoods football pools and retailing business in the United Kingdom. His father, Sir John Moores, was the founder of the company, though the family no longe..
Peter Moore (chemist)
Peter B. Moore (born October 15, 1939) is Sterling Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry at Yale University. He has dedicated his entire career to understanding the structure, function, and mechanism of the ribosome. Moore was born in Boston, Massachusetts, in..
Peter Moore (footballer)
Peter Moore (born 11 January 1957) was an Australian rules footballer for Collingwood and Melbourne in the Australian Football League. Height: 198cm, Weight: 80.5 kg. A tall, agile ruckman with good ball skills. One of only three men to have won Brownlow medals at different clubs. External link..
Peter Moore (Microsoft)
Peter Moore (Born 1956 in Liverpool, England) is the head of Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business division, which includes the Xbox and Xbox 360 game consoles. Moore holds a bachelor’s degree from Keele University, England, and a master’s degree from California State University, L..
Peter Moore (serial killer)
Peter Moore (born 1940) is a British serial killer who murdered four men in Wales in 1995. He was infuriated when his bank manager turned down his request for a business loan in mid-1995, and between September and December that year he stabbed four men to death at random. When Moore was arrested, he..
Peter Moore (travel author)
Peter Moore enjoying a pint with his fans Peter Moore (born in Sydney, 1962) is an Australian travel writer. He claims to have visited 93 countries. He currently lives in London. He is a Vespa nut and several of his writing projects feature trips taken on the vintage Italian motorscooter. Bo..
Peter Morello
Peter "The Clutching Hand" Morello (1880-August 15, 1930), also known as "The Old Fox", was the last leader of the Morello crime family and top advisor to Joe Masseria. Born in Corleone, Sicily around 1880, Morello immigrated to the United States with his brothers Nicolo and Giuseppe Morello (alt..
Peter Morgan
Peter Henry Geoffrey Morgan (November 3, 1919 - October 20, 2003) was an English sports car manufacturer and Chairman of Morgan Motor Company (MMC) from 1959 until his death in 2003. Peter inherited the company from his father H.F.S. Morgan. He maintained the family firm's traditions of hand-crafte..
Peter Morris
Peter Morris can refer to several people. For the English songwriter see Peter Morris (songwriter).For the English Football (soccer) manager see Peter Morris (manager).For the Australian politician see Peter Morris (politician).For the 1980 English Olympic swimmer see Peter Morris (swimmer).For the..
Peter Morrison
The name Peter Morrison may refer to: :Peter Morrison (Conservative politician):Peter Morrison (Labour politician) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point ..
Peter Morrison (Conservative politician)
Sir Peter Hugh Morrison, PC, Kt, (2 June, 1944 - 13 July, 1995) was a Conservative politician, MP for Chester from 1974 to 1992. First elected in the general election of February 1974 for Chester. He had been one of the first back-bench MPs to urge Margaret Thatcher to stand for the Party leadershi..
Peter Morrison (Labour politician)
Peter Morrison is a Labour Party politician in the City of Manchester. He is a councillor in the Fallowfield ward. ..
Peter Mortimer
Peter Mortimer (August 7 1875 – 1951) was a Scottish footballer. Mortimer was born in Calton, Glasgow and played for a variety of local junior clubs in the city before moving to London in 1894 to play for Woolwich Arsenal, being one of many Scottish players at the club at the time. He made his co..
Peter Morville
Peter Morville is author of [Ambient Findability] (ISBN 0596007655, AKA "the Lemur Book"), co-author of [Information Architecture for the World Wide Web] (ISBN 1565922824, AKA "the Polar Bear Book"), and principal of [Semantic Studios]. Peter was also a co-founder and..
Peter Morwood
Peter Morwood (b. October 20, 1956) is primarily a fantasy novelist and screenwriter, though he has also written works of science fiction. His best-known works include the Horse Lords series (in two sequences) and the Tales of Old Russia series. Contents 1 Biography2 Bibliography2.1&nb..
Peter Mosses
Peter D. Mosses is a British computer scientist. Peter Mosses studied mathematics as an undergraduate at Trinity College, Oxford, and went on to undertake a DPhil supervised by Christopher Strachey in the Programming Research Group while at Wolfson College, Oxford in the early 1970s. He was the las..
Peter Motley
Played for the Sturt Football Club from 1982-1985. Recruited by the Carlton Football Club at the end of 1985. In 1987, Motley was badly injured in a car crash ending his football career. ..
Peter Motzfeldt
Peter Motzfeldt (1777-1854) was a Norwegian member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1814-1816, 1818-1819, 1824-1825, 1828-1829, 1831-1832, and 1834-1835, Minister of the Army 1816-1818 and 1819-1822, and Minister of Auditing 1829-1831, 1832-1834, 1835-1836 and 1836-1837. ..
Peter Moulding
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Peter Moylan
Peter Moylan (born December 2, 1978 in Australia) is a pitcher for the Richmond Braves. Moylan began his career in the Minnesota Twins minor league farm system. After failing to make the Major Leagues, Moylan left the Major League Baseball system. He would later surface playing for the Australi..
Peter Mueller (hockey player)
Peter Mueller (born April 14, 1988 in Bloomington, Minnesota) is an ice hockey player. Playing career Mueller was drafted 8th overall by the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. He plays as a centre. He played in the USA Hockey developmental program for the 2004-05 season before moving to t..
Peter Mueller (skater)
Peter Alan Mueller (born 27 July 1954 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States) is a former speed skater and currently a speed skating coach. Peter Mueller was the first Olympic Champion on the 1,000 m, when this distance was introduced at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. More internationa..
Peter Muhlenberg
Peter Muhlenberg Statue at the U.S. Capitol Building. John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg (October 1, 1746 - October 1, 1807) was a Clergyman, a Major General of the Continental Army, and a United States Senator and Congressman from Pennsylvania. Muhlenberg was born to Anna and Henry Muhlenberg in ..
Peter Mullan
Peter Mullan (born in 1960 in Peterhead, Scotland) is a Scottish actor who has been appearing in films since 1990. Mullan was born in Peterhead in the northeast of Scotland, somewhat removed from the sectarian tensions in the West of Scotland. He was the fifth child of eight born to a devoutly R..
Peter Müller
Peter Müller or Peter Mueller is the name of: Peter Müller (Fruitbearing Society), member of the Fruitbearing SocietyPeter Müller (boxer) (1927-1992), German boxerPeter Mueller (skater) (born 1954), former speed skater and speed skating coach from the United StatesPeter Müller (German politicia..
Peter Müller (German politician)
Peter Aloysius Müller (born September 25, 1955 in Illingen, Germany) is a German politician belonging to the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). Since 1999, he has held the position of Minister-President of the state of Saarland. Contents 1 Education and Career2 Family3 Politica..
Peter Müller (skier)
Peter Müller (born 6 October 1957) is a former Swiss alpine skier. ..
Peter Mulvey
Peter Mulvey is an acoustic musician based out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Since the early 1990s, he has developed a strong national following in the indie folk/rock scene through his relentless touring and critically acclaimed albums. Starting his musical career in Milwaukee while in college, he honed..
Peter Munch
Peter Munch can refer to several important people: Peter Rochegune Munch (1870-1948), Foreign Minister of Denmark 1929-1940Peter Andreas Munch (1810 - 1863), a Norwegian historian. The uncle of Edvard Munch. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with..
Peter Munk
Peter Munk, OC , B.Eng , LL.D (Born: November 8, 1927 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. Contents 1 Business Empire2 Education3 Honours4 See also5 External links Business Empire Despite being an engineer, Munk's rise came from a career in..
Peter Murphy
For the Stuckist artist, see Peter Murphy (artist). For the Canadian journalist, see Peter Murphy (journalist). Peter John Murphy (born July 11, 1957, near Northampton, England, raised in Wellingborough, England) is the singer of the rock group bauhaus who later went on to release a number of solo..
Peter Murphy (artist)
Peter Murphy (born Leeds, England 1959) is a British artist. Educated at Jacob Kramer College of Art and the University of East London, he trained with iconographer Guillem Ramos Poqui. Murphy uses traditional techniques from medieval altar painting, including egg tempera paint and gilding with ..
Peter Murphy (footballer)
Peter Murphy (born 27 October, 1980 in Dublin, Ireland)) is a football player who is a defender for Carlisle United. While at Brunton Park he has started 200+ games. His other clubs were Blackburn Rovers and Halifax (on loan). Carlisle United - Current Squad 1 Williams | 3 Murp..
Peter Murray-Rust
Peter Murray-Rust Peter Murray-Rust is a contemporary chemist born in Guildford in 1941. He was educated at Bootham School and Balliol College. After obtaining a D.Phil he became lecturer in chemistry at the (new) University of Stirling and was first warden of Andrew Stewart Hall of Residence. In 1..
Peter Myles
Peter Myles (b. 1969) is a film music editor. Born in Amherst, Nova Scotia, he began his career as a classical record producer/editor at Delos Records before entering the film industry. As a record producer he worked with such artists as flutist Jean Pierre Rampal, the Westminster Choir, tenor John..
Peter Møller
Peter Møller Nielsen (born March 23, 1972 in Abildgård, Frederikshavn, Denmark), is a former Danish professional football (soccer) player who most famously played for FC København. He also played 20 matches for the Denmark national football team, scoring five goals. He is now a sports journalis..
Peter N. Kirstein
Peter N. Kirstein, Ph.D. is a professor of history at Saint Xavier University in Chicago, Illinois. He completed his doctorate at Saint Louis University. Kirstein is also a liberal known for his anti-war views and animate lectures, presenting himself as a pacifist with his motto, “Resist War. Dema..
Peter N. Silvestri
Peter N. Silvestri has presided as the village president of Elmwood Park, IL since May 1, 1989. Within the state of Illinois, he is also the Cook County Commissioner of its 9th district. A graduate of DePaul University and its Law School, Silvestri is a licensed attorney. ..
Peter Nagle
Peter Nagle was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. ..
Peter Naur
Portrait of Peter Naur taken 1968, courtesy of Robert M. McClure. Peter Naur (born October 25, 1928) is a Danish pioneer in computer science and Turing award winner. His last name is the N in the BNF notation (Backus-Naur form), used in the description of the syntax for most programming langu..
Peter Nazareth
Peter Nazareth (b. April 27,1940), is a critic and writer of fiction and drama. He was born in Uganda of Goan and Malaysian ancestry and educated at Makerere University, Uganda and at the universities of London and Leeds. He served as senior finance officer in Idi Amin's finance ministry until he w..
Peter Ndlovu
Peter Ndlovu (born February 25, 1973 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe) is a football striker. He played for the English clubs Coventry City, Birmingham City, Huddersfield Town, and Sheffield United before signing for South African Premier Soccer League outfit Mamelodi Sundowns during the 2004 off-season. N..
Peter Nelson
Peter Nelson is an American actor (b. September 10, 1959 in Los Angeles, California,USA). He is well known for his roll as the evil Visitor youth leader in the 1983 NBC mini series V and the 1984 sequel "V: The Final Battle" as Brian. His film credits range from Purple Haze (1982), The Last Starfig..
Peter Nero
Peter Nero (born Bernard Nierow on May 22, 1934) is an American pianist and pops conductor. He was born in Brooklyn and started his musical training at the age of 7. He attended the New York High School of Music and Art and received a scholarship to the Juilliard School of Music. He attended Brookl..
Peter Neufeld
Peter Neufeld is an American lawyer and is most famous as a cofounder, with Barry Scheck, of the Innocence Project. With Scheck and Jim Dwyer he co-authored Actual Innocence; with Scheck and Taryn Simon he co-authored The Innocents. In 1995 and 2000 he was appointed to serve on the New York State C..
Peter Neville
Peter Neville (died August 9, 2002) was a further education lecturer and sociologist known for his activity and writings in the anarchist and peace movements in Britain. Neville spent 40 years of his life participating in these movements, and during those years he wrote articles on various topics...
Peter Newman
Peter C. Newman - Canadian journalist who emigrated from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.Peter Newman (Australian) - writer on urban planning and sustainability.Peter Newman (actor) - American actor best known for his voice-over work for Rankin-Bass. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] p..
Peter Newman (actor)
Peter Newman is famous for his voice work for Rankin/Bass. In ThunderCats he did the voices of Tygra, Wilykat, Bengali, and Monkian. In SilverHawks he did the voices of Quicksilver, Mumbo Jumbo, and Timestopper. External links [Peter Newman] at the IMDB..
Peter Newman (Australian)
Peter William Geoffrey Newman, born in Perth, Western Australia, August 20th, 1945. PhD in Chemistry (1972, University of WA). Post doctoral studies in Environmental Science, Delft University, Dip EST, Environmental Science, 1972. Lives and works in Australia. Environmental scienctist, activist..
Peter Newsome
Peter Newsome (born February 1943 in London, UK) is a modern day glass sculptor. Since 1993 Peter Newsome PhD, ARBS has devoted virtually all of his energies to the creation of sculptures in glass, with works exhibited widely in the UK and in New York. Techniques Newsome has developed allow a..
Peter NEYROUD, Chief Executive Officer of the National Policing Improvement Agency - Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police
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Peter Nicholas
Peter Nicholas can refer to: Peter Nicholas, American businessman and cofounder of Boston Scientific.Peter Nicholas, Welsh international football (soccer) player.Peter Nicholas, New Zealand sailor. ..
Peter Nicholas (businessman)
Peter M. Nicholas cofounded medical device firm Boston Scientific with partner John Abele. He earned a B.A. from Duke University in 1964 and an M.B.A. from The University of Pennylvania's Wharton School. In 2005 he was ranked #78 by Forbes in the magazines The 400 Richest Americans. Born to Greek-Am..
Peter Nicholas (footballer)
Peter Nicholas (born November 10 1959) is a Welsh football player and manager. Nicholas was born in Newport, but his first professional club was Crystal Palace, with whom he began in 1976 as a youth player. He spent five seasons at Selhurst Park, and played over 150 matches for the Eagles, picking ..
Peter Nicholls
Peter Nicholls may refer to: Peter Nicholls (writer) - critic and co-editor of ''The Encyclopedia of Science FictionPeter Nicholls (musician) - lead singer with the bands IQ and Niadem's Ghost, also an album cover artistPeter Nicholls (biochemist) - visiting professor, University of Essex (U.K.), a..
Peter Nicholls (musician)
Peter Nicholls is the lead singer of the progressive rock band IQ. Nicholls left the band briefly in the late 1980s to form the pop-rock band Niadem's Ghost. He is known for his stage presence. Another interest of Nicholls is painting; he painted the album covers for IQ's first true album Tales Fr..
Peter Nicholls (writer)
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] Peter Nicholls (1939-) is an Australian literary scholar and critic. He is the creator and a co-editor of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (with John Clute). Born in Melbourne, Victoria, he spent two decades (from 1968 to 1988) as an expatriate, first in the US..
Peter Nichols
Peter Nichols (born 31 July 1927) is an English writer of stage plays, film and television. Born in Bristol, England, he was educated at Bristol Grammar School, and then did his National Service in the RAF for three years, going on to study acting at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. While he wa..
Peter Nicholson
Peter Nicholson (born 1946) is an Australian political cartoonist and caricaturist whose work has been published in The Age, The Australian, and The Australian Financial Review newspapers. Nicholson has also produced animated political cartoons for the Australian Broadcasting Commission, and was i..
Peter Nicol
'''Peter Nicol Country: England Residence: London, England Height: 1b.8m Plays: Left Turned pro: 1992 Highest World Ranking: 1 (February 1998, October 1999, Feruary 2000, August 2001, January 2002, May 2004 PSA Tour Titles: 50 PSA Tour Finals: 6..
Peter Nicolai Arbo
Peter Nicolai Arbo, self portrait 1874. Peter Nicolai Arbo (1831–1892) was a Norwegian painter, who specialized in painting historical motifs and images from Norse mythology. His most famous paintings are Åsgårdsreien (1872) and Valkyrien (1865). He actually made two very similar valk..
Peter Niedmann
Peter Niedmann (b. 1960, New London, Connecticut) is an American composer of predominantly choral and organ music. Niedmann studied at the University of Hartford's Hartt School of Music and University of Connecticut, and held a conducting fellowship with Sir David Willcocks. He formerly served o..
Peter Niehenke
(This page is a partial translation from German of the Wikipedia "Dr. Peter Niehenke" page). Dr. Peter Niehenke is an astrologer, psychologist, sex therapist, lecturer and FKK activist. DATA: born May 9th 1949 in Hamm, Germany. From 1981 to 1991 he was the first chairman of the German Astrologi..
Peter Nielsen
Peter Nielsen can refer to: Peter Nielsen, Danish footballerPeter Nielsen (air traffic controller), the air traffic controller on Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this ..
Peter Nielsen (air traffic controller)
Peter Nielsen was a Danish air traffic controller who worked in Zürich for the private air traffic control company Skyguide. At approximately 11:35 PM Local time, on July 1, 2002 over Southern Germany (near Überlingen) an aircraft accident occurred between a DHL B757 cargo jet and a Russian Cha..
Peter Nilson
Peter Nilson (1937 - 1998) was a Swedish astronomer and novelist. Active at Uppsala University, he compiled a catalogue of galaxies. He was appreciated for a number of essay books (primarily about science) and for a number of science fiction novels like Rymdväktaren, or "The Space Guardian" and N..
Peter Nixon
The Hon. Peter James Nixon AO (b. 22 March 1928) was a long serving Australian federal politician. Born in Orbost, Victoria, Nixon was a gentleman grazier and company director prior to gaining Country Party pre-selection for the rural Division of Gippsland, following the sudden death of the ori..
Peter Noone
Peter Blair Dennis Bernard Noone (born Davyhulme, Manchester, November 5, 1947) is an English singer and actor. He is of mostly Irish and Scottish ancestry, with some Welsh roots. As a child he attended St. Monica's RC Primary School in Flixton, and as a child had a number of roles on television, i..
Peter Norbeck
Peter Norbeck (August 27, 1870 – December 20, 1936) served as a South Dakota State Senator from Spink County, as the Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota, as the ninth Governor of South Dakota, and as a United States Senator. Norbeck was the first Governor of South Dakota to have been born w..
Peter Nordström
Peter Nordström (born July 26 1974, Munkfors, Sweden) is a Swedish professional ice hockey player. Currently is he playing for Färjestads BK. Nordström started his professinal ice hockey career in the Swedish elite club Leksands IF in 1994. But after only one year he left Leksand IF and signed ..
Peter Norman
Peter Norman (born June 15, 1942) is a former Australian track star best known for winning the silver medal in the 200 metres at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. The gold and bronze medalists were Americans Tommie Smith and John Carlos, respectively. On the medal podium, during the pla..
Peter Norman Nissen
Peter Norman Nissen (1871–1930), a Canadian mining engineer, developed the prefabricated shelter called the Nissen hut in 1916. ..
Peter North
The name Peter North can refer to: Peter North (porn star), the screen name of a pornographic actorPeter John North, Canadian politicianSir Peter North, former principal of Jesus College, Oxford and Vice Chancellor of the University of Oxford This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page:..
Peter North (academic)
Sir Peter North was Principal of Jesus College, Oxford and Vice Chancellor of the University of Oxford, England. He is an internationally renowned legal scholar. External links [Peter North Fund], Jesus College,. Oxford[University of Arizona information] ..
Peter North (porn star)
Birthdate: May 11, 1957 Birth location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Birth name: Alden Brown Date of death: Penis size: 8.5 inches (21.5 cm) Height: Weight: Eye color: Brown Hair color: Brunette Ethnicity: White Alias(es): Al Brown, Matt Ramsey Website: [Off..
Peter Norton
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Peter Norton Peter Norton (born November 14, 1943) is a US American software publisher, author, and philanthropist. Norton was born in Aberdeen, Washington and attended Reed College in Portland, Oregon, graduating in 1965. In the 1980s, he produced a..
Peter Norton (disambiguation)
Peter Norton may refer to: Peter Norton creator of Norton antivirusPeter Norton (soldier) recipient of the George CrossPeter Norton proprietor of Pete's Eats, a cafe in Wales ..
Peter Norton (soldier)
Peter Allen Norton GC (born 1962) is an Ammunition Technical Officer with the British Army Royal Logistic Corps who was awarded the George Cross for his service in Iraq. A Captain, he was second-in-command of the American Combined Explosives Exploitation Cell (CEXC) based in the outskirts of Baghda..
Peter Norton Computing
Peter Norton Computing, Inc., was a software company founded by Peter Norton. One of the most notable software packages it produced is Norton Utilities. In 1990, it was acquired by Symantec. The company's—as well as the founder's—name lives on in the various Norton products of Symantec, ..
Peter Norvig
Peter Norvig is currently the Director of Research (formerly Director of Search Quality) at Google Inc., with the mission of organizing the world's information to make it universally accessible and useful. He is a Fellow and Councilor of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence and co-a..
Peter Nouttaniemi
Peter Nouttaniemi is a Swedish musician, songwriter and comic writer/artist. He currently resides in Stockholm. He plays bass guitar and writes lyrics for The Bear Quartet, and is also a member of the band Container of Love. External links [Interview with Peter Nouttaniemi about his comics (2..
Peter Noznick
Peter Noznick, (August 18, 1915 - November 26, 2005). A food chemist born in New York City, he moved to Windham Center, Connecticut., in 1930 and graduated from Windham High School in 1934. He received a bachelor of science degree, with distinction, in chemistry from the University of Connecticut ..
Peter Nygård
Born in Finland 1943. Canadian Business man, who is known to sue magazines and newspapers who tell bad stories about him. He have also sued ex. Playboy model, Linda Lampenius, his employees [link] (Case numbers BC342045 and BC342352) and ex. girlfriends. He pays more child support than any..
Peter Nylander
Peter Nylander (born January 20, 1976 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish professional ice hockey forward. He is the younger brother of Michael Nylander. Nylander has played in the Finnish SM-liiga, the Russian league and second league, and his native Elitserien. He represented SaiPa in the SM-liiga..
Peter O'Brian
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Peter O'Brian (born 1947 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian film producer and broadcast executive. Films produced by O'Brian's company, Independent Pictures, have won nineteen Genie Awards. His production credits include The Grey Fox, Outrageous!, John and t..
Peter O'Brian (disambiguation)
Group Captain Peter G. St.G. O’Brian '28 , son of an Air Commodore in the RCAF, attended the Royal Air Force College, Cranwell, England, where he graduated in 1937 with the Sword of Honour for leadership. After pre-war service with an army cooperation squadron, he joined a Spitfire fighter squadr..
Peter O'Brien
Peter O'Brien (born March 25, 1960 at Murray Bridge, South Australia, Australia), is an Australian actor. O'Brien began his career starring in 1980s series such as Carson's Law, Neighbours and The Flying Doctors. More recently, he starred in television series: Queer as Folk, White Collar Blue and ..
Peter O'Brien, 1st Baron O'Brien
Peter O'Brien, Baron O'Brien (June 29 1842) - (September 7, 1914) was an Irish lawyer who became Lord Chief Justice of Ireland. Born the fifth son of John O'Brien, Liberal Member of Parliament for County Limerick, O'Brien was educated at Trinity College Dublin and was called to the bar in 1865. He j..
Peter O'Connor
Peter O'Connor was an Irish athlete who set a long-standing world record for the long jump and won two Olympic medals in the 1906 Games. Contents 0.1 Early Career0.2 World Record0.3 1906 Olympic Games0.4 Later Career0.5 Reference Early Career Born in Millom, Cumberlan..
Peter O'Donnell
Peter O'Donnell (born 1920), is a British writer of mysteries and of comic strips, best known as the creator of the female secret agent character, Modesty Blaise. He is also an historical novelist who writes under the female pseudonym Madeleine Brent. O'Donnell begun to write professionally prior t..
Peter O'Donoghue
Michael Peter Desmond O'Donoghue, MA (Cambridge) is the current Bluemantle Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary at the College of Arms in London. He was appointed to the office on 17 January 2005, on successful completion of a period of probation. After graduating from Cambridge University, O'Donoghue w..
Peter O'Fallon
A former director on Cupid (TV series), and the creator of the paranormal TV-series Mysterious Ways (2000-2002), he is the director of The Blade television series. ..
Peter O'Malley
''This article is about Peter O'Malley the baseball executive, for the Australian golfer, see Peter O'Malley (golfer) Peter O'Malley (born in 1937) was the President of the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was the son of Walter Francis O'Malley and Katherine Elizabeth "Kay" Hanson (1907-1979). Peter had a ..
Peter O'Malley (golfer)
Peter O'Malley (born 23 June 1965 in Bathurst, New South Wales) is an Australian golfer. He won the Australian Junior Championship and the New Zealand Amateur Championship in 1986, and turned professional the following year. He has won several times on the PGA Tour of Australasia, but spends most of..
Peter O'Toole
Peter Seamus O'Toole (born August 2, 1932) is a British-born film and stage actor of Irish descent. He was born in Leeds, England and has spent most of his life in Great Britain. Contents 1 Early life2 Career3 Personal life4 Trivia5 Academy Award nominations6 Select..
Peter O. Knight Airport
Peter O. Knight Airport is an airport on Davis Island, five minutes from downtown Tampa, Florida. Built as a Works Progress Administration project, it was Tampa's main airport from 1935 to 1945, and is still used by general aviation operators today because of its proximity to the central city. Th..
Peter Oberg
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since May 2006. Peter Oberg is a musician, c..
Peter Oberlander
H. Peter Oberlander (born 1922) is a Canadian architect and Canada's first professor of city planning. Born in Vienna, Austria, he moved to Canada in 1940 and received a Bachelor of Architecture degree from McGill University in 1945. He then received his Master of Planning and Ph.D. in Urban and R..
Peter Obi
Peter Obi (born 19 July 1961) has been governor of Anambra State in Nigeria since 16 March 2006. He is a member of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) party. He replaces Chris Ngige, whose 2003 election victory was overturned by the Nigerian Federal Court of Appeal on 15 March 2006. Curr..
Peter Oborne
Peter Alan Oborne (born July 11 1957) is a journalist, commentator, and author. He is particularly known for his commentaries on the apparent hypocrisy of today's politicians. He is the author of a highly-critical biography of Tony Blair's former spin doctor Alastair Campbell and, in a different ..
Peter Odili
Dr. Peter Otunuya Odili (b. 15 August 1949) has been governor of Rivers State in Nigeria since 29 May 1999. He is a member of the ruling People's Democratic Party (PDP). Current governors of Nigerian states Abia: Orji Uzor Kalu Adamawa: Boni Haruna Akwa Ibom: Victor Attah Anambra: Peter Obi B..
Peter of Aigueblanche
Peter of Aigueblanche (d. November 27, 1268), bishop of Hereford, belonged to a noble family of Savoy and came to England in 1236 with his master, William of Savoy, bishop of Valence, being in attendance on Eleanor of Provence, the bride of Henry III. A year or two later he is found residing perman..
Peter of Alcantara
Peter of Alcantara was born at Alcántara, Spain, 1499; died October 18, 1562. His father, Peter Garavita, was the governor of the place, and his mother was of the noble family of Sanabia. After a course of grammar and philosophy in his native town, he was sent, at the age of fourteen, to the Univer..
Peter of Alexandria
Peter of Alexandria was a Patriarch of Alexandria (300 - 311). He is revered as a saint by both the Roman Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Coptic Church. The Coptic church believes that Peter was given by his parents to patriarch Theonas to be brought up as a priest, as had Samu..
Peter of Blois
Peter of Blois or Petrus Blessensis (c.1135 – c.1203) was a French poet and diplomat who wrote in Latin. Peter studied law and theology at the Sorbonne. It was probably during his student years that he composed a number of Latin sequences after the manner of the Goliards, some of which were p..
Peter of Bruys
Peter of Bruys (born late 11th century; Peter de Bruis) was an early heretic in medieval Europe. Peter of Bruys was a wandering heretical street preacher who traveled throughout large areas of northern Italy and southern France in the early 12th century. He began his reformation movement in 1104 a..
Peter of Cantabria
Peter or Pedro (d.730) was the duke of Cantabria. Until the nineteenth century, it was believed that he was the son of King Erwig, but that has been cast in doubt. He was the father of King Alfonso I and Fruela, father of King Aurelius. According to the Moslem chroniclers, in the year 714, Musa ib..
Peter of Capitolias
Peter of Capitolias 7th century Christian saint .He was born in Capitolias, in what is today Israel, married and became the father of three children. After the death of his wife, he became a monk and was later consecrated bishop of Busra, Hauran-Arabia. He was beheaded by the Saracens for his Chr..
Peter of Corbeil
Peter of Corbeil (died June 3, 1222), born at Corbeil, was a preacher and canon of Nôtre Dame de Paris, a scholastic philosopher and master of theology at the University of Paris, ca 1189. He is remembered largely because his aristocratic student Lotario de' Conti became pope as Innocent III. In 1..
Peter of Courtenay
House of CapetCadets Senior House Valois Bourbon Burgundy Portugal Aviz Braganza Peter of Courtenay (d. 1219) was emperor of the Latin Empire of Constantinople from 1216-1217. He was a son of Peter of Courtenay (d. 1183), the youngest son of Louis VI of France and his second Queen ..
Peter of Eboli
Peter of Eboli or Petrus de EbuloIn medieval dog-latin, more correctly Petrus Eburensis. (flourished ca. 1196–1220) was a didactic versifier and chronicler. Biography A monk from Eboli (Campania, then part of the Kingdom of Naples), Peter became a court poet to Henry VI, Holy Roman Emperor ..
Peter of Enghien
Peter of Enghien, or Pierre d'Enghien (d. 1384) was Count of Lecce from 1380–1384. He inherited the County of Lecce on the death of his father, John of Enghien, in 1380. He married Margaret, daughter of Guy, Count of Luxembourg. However, the marriage was childless, and he was succeeded in Lec..
Peter of Krutitsy
St. Hieromartyr Peter of Krutitsy (Священномученик Петр Крутицкий), born Petr Fyodorovich Polyansky (Петр Федорович Полянский) (June 28, 1862 – September 27 O. S./October 10, 1937), was a Russian Orthodox bishop and martyr. From April 12 till..
Peter of Maricourt
Peter of Maricourt (Peter Peregrinus of Maricourt; French Pierre Pèlerin de Maricourt; Latin Petrus Peregrinus de Maharncuria) (fl. 1269) was a medieval French scientist who lived in the 13th century, conducted experiments on magnetism and wrote the first extant treatise describing the properties o..
Peter of Pappacarbone
Peter of Pappacarbone (b. Salerno, Italy ?; d. 1123) was a Benedictine monk at Cava, Italy; his abbot was Saint Leo I. He was assigned to Cluny house from 1062 to 1068 and was appointed Bishop of Policastro, Italy in 1079. He soon resigned the see and returned to Cava where he served as co-adjutor a..
Peter of Portugal
Peter of Portugal (Portuguese: Pedro) is the name of several Portuguese kings and princes: Kings: Peter I of Portugal (1320-1367)Peter II of Portugal (1648-1706)Peter III of Portugal (1717-1786), King Consort of Portugal on the succession of his wife and niece Queen Mary I of PortugalPeter IV of Po..
Peter of Salerno
Peter or Petrus was originally the tutor and guardian of the young prince of Salerno, Sico II. He held that post for two years from 851 to 853. In that year, he usurped the throne and removed Sico, who fled north. He was confirmed as prince by the Emperor Louis II in December. Peter did not long e..
Peter of Savoy
There are two people from the House of Savoy named Peter of Savoy: Peter I of Savoy (d. 1078), who ruled jointly with his brother Amedeo from 1060 to 1078, andPeter II of Savoy (1203 - 1268), Count of Savoy. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with..
Peter of Savoy, Earl of Richmond
Peter II of Savoy (1203 - 1268) was Count of Savoy from 1263 until his death, and built the Savoy Palace in London. Peter was the uncle of Queen Eleanor of Provence; queen-consort of Henry III of England, and travelled first with her to London. There Peter ('the Little') was chosen to succeeded Bo..
Peter of Sebaste
St. Peter of Sebaste (ca. 340‑391) was a bishop, taking his usual name from the city of his bishopry, Sebaste in Armenia. His parents were Basil and Emmelia of Caesarea-in-Cappadocia, from which also sprang St. Macrina the Younger and the two great Cappadocian doctors, St. Basil..
Peter of Spain
Peter of Spain or, in Latin, Petrus Hispanus (13th century) is the Mediaeval author of Tractatus, a standard textbook on logic, and often credited with a number of works on medicine. He also wrote Summule logicales magistri Petri Hispani (Collection of Logic Matters of Master Peter of Spain) which h..
Peter of Trani
Peter (born before 1020) was the first Norman lord of Trani, a town on the Adriatic near Barletta. He received Trani in the division at Melfi of the Apulian conquests of the Norman mercenaries of Guaimar IV of Salerno. It is unknown if Peter was in fact a Norman, he may have been a Breton or Frenchm..
Peter of Verona
For the 16th century historian, see Peter Martyr d'Anghiera Saint Peter of Verona, also known as Peter Martyr (1206-April 6, 1252), was a 13th century Dominican preacher and Grand Inquisitor in Italy. Biography The fire miracle of Saint Peter Martyr, Antonio Vivarini, 1440-1450. He was born ..
Peter Oldring
Peter Oldring (b. Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada) is a TV actor who is a regular of Blue Collar TV. ..
Peter Oliva
Peter Oliva is a Canadian novelist who lives in Calgary, Alberta. His first novel, Drowning in Darkness (1993), won the Writers Guild of Alberta Best First Book Award and was shortlisted for a Bressani Prize. The book is set in the Crowsnest Pass of southern Alberta, and in Calabria, Italy. It fo..
Peter Oliver
Peter Oliver (1594-1648) was an English miniaturist. He was the eldest son of Isaac Oliver, probably by his first wife; and to him Isaac Oliver left his finished and unfinished drawings, with the hope that he would live to exercise the art of his father. The younger sons of the artist appear to hav..
Peter Olivi
Peter John Olivi (1248 - March 14 1298) was a Franciscan theologian who, although he died professing the faith of the Roman Catholic Church, became a controversial figure in the arguments surrounding poverty at the beginning of the fourteenth century. In large part, this was due to his view that th..
Peter Olsson
Peter Olsson was the original bassist in the Swedish hard rock band Force, that would later change their name to Europe. Olsson formed Force in Upplands Väsby in 1979, together with vocalist and keyboardist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum and drummer Tony Reno. Olsson left the band in 1981 and ..
Peter Oluf Brøndsted
Peter Oluf Brøndsted (November 17, 1780 - June 26, 1842), Danish archaeologist and traveller, was born at Fruering in Jutland. After studying at the university of Copenhagen he visited Paris in 1806 with his friend Georg Koes. After remaining there two years, they went together to Italy. Both were..
Peter Ongondo
Peter OngondoKenya (KEN) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type Right-arm fast-medium Tests ODIs Matches - 30 '''Runs scored - 211 Batting average - 10.55 100s/50s -/- -/- Top score - 36 ..
Peter Oosterhuis
Peter Oosterhuis (b. May 3 1948 in London) is an English golfer and golf analyst. Before turning professional, Oosterhuis represented Great Britain in the 1967 Walker Cup and in the 1968 Eisenhower Trophy. He played on the European Tour in the early years of his professional career, and won four co..
Peter Opie
Peter Mason Opie (1918 - 1982) was an English specialist in children's literature, and the customs of schoolchildren. He was educated at Eton College. He worked on a number of celebrated books with his wife Iona Opie (née Archibald). They included the Oxford Dictionary of Nursery Rhymes (1951), ..
Peter Oppegard
Peter Oppegard (born 1959) is an American figure skater and coach. With his partner Jill Watson, he won three U.S. championships and a bronze medal at the 1988 Winter Olympics. Oppegard initially paired with Vicki Heasley. He began competing with Watson in 1985. In their career, Watson and Oppeg..
Peter Oppenheimer
Peter Oppenheimer Peter Oppenheimer is Apple Computer's senior vice president and Chief Financial Officer. As a CFO, Peter oversees the controller, treasury, investor relations, tax, information systems, internal audit, facilities, corporate development and human resources functions. He report..
Peter Ordeshook
Peter Ordeshook, Ph.D Brief Bio: Peter Ordeshook is currently a Professor of Political Science at the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA. He received his Ph.D in Political Science from University of Rochester and BS from MIT where he studied Engineering, Economics and Politics. He is..
Peter Orlovsky
Peter Orlovsky (right) with Allen Ginsberg. Peter Orlovsky (born July 8, 1933) is an American poet best known for being the lover of Beat Generation poet Allen Ginsberg. A high school drop out, he served as a stateside medic in the US Army during the Korean War. He met Ginsberg through the p..
Peter Orvetti
Peter Orvetti was an early political blogger, running his Orvetti.com [link] political news report from 1999 through 2002. He was called "a talented journalist, and completely independent" by former White House Press Secretary Mike McCurry, and his site was favorably compared to the Drudg..
Peter Osgood
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Peter Ostroushko
Peter Ostroushko (b. August 12, 1953) is an American violinist and mandolinist of Ukrainian ancestry. He has released numerous recordings and is a regular performer on the A Prairie Home Companion radio program. External links [Peter Ostroushko official site] ..
Peter Ostrum
Peter Ostrum, during an interview for the documentary Pure Imagination Peter Ostrum (born November 1, 1957) was an American child actor who starred as Charlie Bucket in the 1971 motion picture Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Peter was born in Dallas, Texas, but mainly raised in Shaker ..
Peter Oswald
Peter Oswald is a well-known English playwright. He is married to the poet Alice Oswald, with whom he has three children. They live in Devon, South of England. For some years he has been writer-in-residence at Shakespeare's Globe theatre, London, UK, for which he had written three new plays. Cont..
Peter Oundjian
Peter Oundjian is a violinist and conductor. Oundjian was born in Toronto, Canada, and educated in England, where he began studying the violin at age seven with Manoug Parikian. He then attended the Royal College of Music. He also studied violin with Robert Hann and at the Juilliard School in 1975..
Peter Outerbridge
Peter Outerbridge (born June 30, 1966 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian actor. Currently starring in the TMN series ReGenesis. Filmography Drop Dead Gorgeous (1991)[[Diagnosis: Murder]] (1992)Paris, France (1993)Cool Runnings (1993)Replikator (1994)For the Moment (1994)The Michelle Apartments (19..
Peter Overton
Peter Overton (born 1966) is an Australian television journalist. He joined the Nine Network as a reporter for National Nine News and is most prominent as a reporter for 60 Minutes. He is married to fellow Nine journalist Jessica Rowe. Peter Overton in his youth attented Lane Cove Public School th..
Peter Oxley
Peter Oxley was the bass player for 1980s Australian indie band The Sunnyboys. The younger brother of Sunnyboys front man Jeremy Oxley, Peter later teamed with their sister Melanie Oxley in her band The Sparklers. Peter played in several of the many touring line-ups of The Sunnyboys. Peter still ..
Peter Ozsváth
Peter Steven Ozsváth is a professor of mathematics at Columbia University. He created, along with Zoltán Szabó, Heegaard Floer homology, a homology theory for 3-manifolds. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton in 1994 under the supervision of John Morgan; his dissertation was entitled, On Blowup..
Peter P. Mahoney
Peter Paul Mahoney (1848-1889) of Brooklyn, New York was a U.S. Representative fromNew York from 1885 to 1889. He was a Democrat. ..
Peter P. von Weymarn
Peter Petrovich von Weymarn (commonly mis-spelt von Weimarn) (July 18, 1879 – June 2, 1935) was a Baltic German chemist born in St. Petersburg known for his groundwork in colloid science. In 1906 he stated the von Weymarn law: Colloidal dispersions are obtained from very dilute or very conce..
Peter Pace
General Peter Pace (born November 5 1945) is the current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the first U.S. Marine appointed to this position. In this capacity he serves as America's highest ranking military officer below the President. He served as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ..
Peter Packrat
Peter Pak Rat is yet another enjoyable game which stays within Nolan's unwritten rule of video games "Make it easy to learn, and hard to master". Peter Pack Rat gives you a simple premise, find and pack away as much junk as possible and earn as many points as possible before his enemies get him. ..
Peter Paige
Peter Paige Peter Paige (born June 20, 1968 in West Hartford, Connecticut) is an American actor. Perhaps best known for his role as Emmett Honeycutt on Showtime's hit series Queer as Folk, Peter's other television credits include recurring and guest star roles on Will & Grace, Time of Your Li..
Peter Pakosh
Peter Pakosh was co-founder of the Versatile tractor company, and is credited with many inventions and equipment innovations including the modern-day grain auger used by combine harvesters. He is considered an innovator in the field of agricultural machinery on a level with John Deere and Cyrus Mc..
Peter Palmer
Peter Palmer (born Igor Shouisky in Kenosha, Wisconsin) was a bandleader, tenor saxophonist and composer who recorded several albums for Mercury Records including "A Swingin' Love Affair", "A Swingin' Dance Date", and "Moonlight on the Campus", with a small singing group which included Ann Trendler,..
Peter Palumbo, Baron Palumbo
No. 1 Poultry Peter Garth Palumbo, Baron Palumbo (born 20 July 1935) is a property developer, art collector and architecture conniseur. He went to Eton College and Worcester College, Oxford, whence he received an M.A. in law. He is the son of Rudolph Palumbo and his wife Elsie. Rudolph, who ..
Peter Pan
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Peter Pan is a fictional character created by Scottish novelist and playwright, James Matthew Barrie (1860–1937), as well as the title of a stage play and novel based on the character. A mischievous little boy who refuses to grow up, Peter Pan spends h..
Peter Pan's Flight
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Peter Panama
This article lacks information on the [Importanceimportance] of the subject matter. If you are familiar with it, please expand the article, or discuss its significance on the talk page. Peter Panama is an Spanish language action/thriller short film released by Tindall manor films in March,..
Peter Pank
Peter Pank is a Spanish comic book written and drawn by Max, the pseudonym of Francesc Capdevila. Peter Pank is an adult-oriented parody of J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan. While in Peter Pan, Peter is simply a boy who refused to grow up to a man, in Peter Pank he's a vicious, rebellious, belligerent punk ..
Peter Panton
Peter Panton (born 30 June 1944) author, journalist, publisher and bookseller is the originator of numerous publications that include language courses, children's books, magazines, videos, CD-ROMs and DVDs. Over the years, he has held umpteen conferences in Italy and abroad and has interviewed num..
Peter Panuthos
Peter J. Panuthos (born New York, 1943) is a special trial judge of the United States Tax Court. Attended public schools in New York City; graduated from Erasmus Hall High School, 1961; attended Bernard Baruch School of Business of CUNY, B.S., Bryant College, Providence, RI, 1966; J.D., Suffolk U..
Peter Pan (1924 film)
Peter Pan was a silent movie released in 1924 by Paramount Pictures, the first film adaptation of the play by J.M. Barrie. It was directed by Herbert Brenon and starred Betty Bronson as Peter Pan, Ernest Torrence as Captain Hook, and Virginia Browne Faire as Tinker Bell. Barrie selected Bronson..
Peter Pan (1953 film)
Peter Pan is the fourteenth animated feature in the Disney animated features canon. It was produced by Walt Disney Productions and was originally released to theaters on February 5, 1953 by RKO Radio Pictures. This would be the final Disney animated feature released through RKO, as Walt Disney est..
Peter Pan (2003 film)
Peter Pan was a film released in December 25, 2003, by Universal Pictures. P. J. Hogan directed a screenplay he had co-written with Michael Goldenberg which was based on the classic children's play and novel by J. M. Barrie. Jason Isaacs played the role of Captain Hook and Mr. Darling, while Jer..
Peter Pan (Australian racehorse)
Peter Pan was an Australian thoroughbred horse by Pantheon out of Alwina. He was foaled at the Broona Stud near Sydney Australia in 1929. He raced early in the 1930s during the Great Depression, and with Phar Lap and Chatham were household names at the time. Peter Pan was made famous for winning th..
Peter Pan (disambiguation)
Peter Pan is a character created by J. M. Barrie and featured in a self-titled play, novel, and several movies and musicals based on them. Peter Pan can also refer to: Peter Pan (1953 film), an animated film by The Walt Disney CompanyPeter Pan (2003 film), a live-action film by P. J. HoganPeter Pan..
Peter Pan (peanut butter)
Peter Pan is a brand of peanut butter produced by ConAgra Foods and named after the J.M. Barrie character. The peanut butter debuted in 1920. It was originally produced by Swift & Company who originally called it E.K Pond. In 1928 they changed the name to "Peter Pan". Peter Pan was originally packa..
Peter Pan and the Pirates
Title screen. Peter Pan and the Pirates is an animated television series based on J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan that aired on Fox from September 1990 to December 1991. Despite its short run, it became a minor cult classic. As the title indicates, this TV show focuses as much on the pirates as it ..
Peter Pan Bus Lines
Peter Pan Bus Lines is a long-distance bus carrier that operates in the northeastern states of the United States. Over four million passengers travel on Peter Pan's bus routes every year. The company was originally founded as Yellow Cab Air Line in Springfield, Massachusetts, where the company rem..
Peter Pan III
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Peter Pan no Boken
|} is an adaptation of the classic Peter Pan novel by James Matthew Barrie. the series consists of 41 episodes. It was produced by Nippon Animation and directed by Takashi Nakamura and Yoshio Kuroda. The story adapts the Peter Pan stories, as well as an original arc involving a Princess and an e..
Peter Pan Peanut Butter Cups
Peter Pan Peanut Butter Cups are peanut butter-filled chocolate cups, manufactured by The Frankford Candy & Chocolate Company. It currently comes in the following variety: Original Peanut Butter CupsPenaut Butter Cupids (Valentine's Day)Peanut Butter Hearts (Valentine's Day)Peanut Butter Bunnies (..
Peter Pan Stakes
The Peter Pan Stakes is a race for thoroughbred horses. The race is open to three-year-olds willing to race nine furlongs on the Belmont Park dirt. The race is a Grade II event carrying a purse of $200,000. Past winners Winners of the Peter Pan in the past five years are: 2005-Oratory2004-Purge2003..
Peter Pan syndrome
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] ''For the manga, see Peter Pan Syndrome (manga). The term Peter Pan Syndrome has been accepted in popular psychology (i.e., is used by both laypeople and informally by some psychology professionals) since the publication of a book in 1983 entitled The Peter Pan Sy..
Peter Pan Syndrome (manga)
Peter Pan Syndrome (ピーターパン症候群 ) is a shōjo manga created by Mayu Sakai. The serial began in the February 2004 issue of Ribon. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. Definition a condition characterized by immature or childish behavior, ..
Peter Paphides
Peter Paphides is a British journalist. He is the Chief Rock Critic of The Times. Born to Greek parents in Birmingham, he went on to attend the University of Wales, Lampeter. He later wrote for Melody Maker. Today, he is based in London, and is married to fellow Times columnist Caitlin Moran. They..
Peter Pappas
Peter Pappas was a minor fictional character of Greek Cypriot descent in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders in February 2006. Peter was the husband of Helen Pappas and uncle (by marriage) of Carly Wicks's husband, Nico. It is not known why his surname is Pappas. He attended a family liaison me..
Peter Paret
Peter Paret (April 13, 1924-) is American military and art history historian with a particular interest in the German history. Paret was born in Berlin, Germany, the son of Dr. Hans Paret and Suzanne Aimée Cassirer. The Jewish Parets fled Nazi Germany and arrived in the United States in 1942. Dur..
Peter Parfitt
Peter ParfittEngland (ENG) Batting style Left-hand bat Bowling type Right-arm offbreak Tests First-class Matches 37 498 '''Runs scored 1882 26924 Batting average 40.91 36.33 100s/50s 7/6 58/144 Top score 131* 200* Balls bowled 1326 18385 Wickets..
Peter Parker
Peter Parker may refer to: Peter Benjamin Parker, alter ego of the fictional character Spider-ManSir Peter Parker (British businessman) (1924–2002), British businessmanPeter Parker (physician) (1804–1888), the first Protestant medical missionary to ChinaSir Peter Parker, 1st Baronet (17..
Peter Parker: Spider-Man
This article concerns the series that started with Spider-Man #1 in 1990. For the earlier Peter Parker: The Spectacular Spider-Man series please see The Spectacular Spider-Man. Spider-Man #1. Art by Todd McFarlane Peter Parker: Spider-Man is the name of two comic book series that have been pub..
Peter Parker (British businessman)
Sir Peter Parker KBE LVO (August 30, 1924 – April 28, 2002) was a British businessman who served as chairman of the British Railways Board from 1976 to 1983 and guided the organisation through difficult times to the beginnings of the resurgence in train travel in the United Kingdom. Educated ..
Peter Parker (physician)
Peter Parker, M.D., (1804 – 1888) was an American physician and a missionary who traveled extensively in Qing Dynasty China. Parker was born in Framingham, Massachusetts in 1804 to an orthodox Congregational family. His parents were farmers. Parker received his Bachelor of Arts from Yale Uni..
Peter Parker (umpire)
Peter Douglas Parker, (born 20 July 1959 in Herston, Queensland), was an Australian Test cricket match umpire, from Queensland. He umpired six Test matches between 1993 and 2000. His first match was between Australia and New Zealand at Brisbane on 3 December to 7 December 1993, won by Australia by..
Peter Parler
Photograph of Saint Vitus Cathedral Peter Parler (Czech: Petr Parléř, 1330 (?) Schwäbisch Gmünd - July 13, 1399 Prague) was a German architect, known for building Saint Vitus Cathedral and Charles Bridge in Prague, where he lived since about 1356. His father, master builder Henrich Parle..
Peter Parnell
Peter Parnell (b. 1953) is an American playwright. His plays include The Cider House Rules, Flaubert's Latest, Hyde In Hollywood, An Imaginary Life, QED, Rise and Rise of Daniel Rocket, Romance Language, Scooter Thomas Makes It To The Top Of The World, and Sorrows of Stephen. ..
Peter Parr
Peter Parr is currently the Chief Execuitive Officer of the North Queensland Cowboys. He was previously their Football Manager between 2001 and 2005. ..
Peter Parros
Peter Parros (born November 11,1960 in Brooklyn, New York, USA) is an American actor. He has starred in Santa Barbara in 1992, One Life to Live as Dr. Ben Price from 1994-1995 and As the World Turns as Dr. Benjamin "Ben" Robert Harris, a role he played from 1996 - 2005. His best known TV role is o..
Peter Partington
Peter Partington (September 9, 1939—) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1985 to 1987, as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party. Partington is the current chair of the Niagara Regional Municipality. Partington was born in St. Cath..
Peter Patterson (Ontario MPP)
For the Quebec businessman and seigneur, see Peter Patterson. Peter Patterson (April 10 1825 – 1904) was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented York West in Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1871 to 1883. He was born in Londonderry, New Hampshire in 1825 and came t..
Peter Pau
Peter Pau (Traditional Chinese: 鮑德熹, born 1951 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong-based cinematographer, best known to western audiences as the cinematographer in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, for which he won the Best Cinematographer Oscar in 2000. Pau is a member of the HKSC. The asteroid 34420 ..
Peter Paul
Peter F. Paul, convicted criminal and contributor to Hillary Clinton's Senate campaign.Peter Paul (actor), see Barbarian Brothers redirect [[Template:Disambig]]..
Peter Paul Busuttil
Mayor of Hal Safi, Malta, Europe since 1994. Busuttil became synonymous with the struggle of the people of Malta to obtain political freedom and liberty. In 1986 Busuttil was accused of the murder of Raymond Caruana, a Nationalist activist after shots were fired towards the Nationalist Club of G..
Peter Paul Dobree
Peter Paul Dobree (26 June,1782 - September 24, 1825), English classical scholar and critic, was born in Guernsey. He was educated at Reading school under Richard Valpy and at Trinity College, Cambridge, where he was elected fellow. He was appointed Regius Professor of Greek in 1823, and died in Ca..
Peter Paul Rubens
"Rubenesque" redirects here. For the adjective derived from the artist's name, please see Big Beautiful Woman. "Rubens and Isabella Brant in the Honeysuckle Bower" Alte Pinakothek Pieter Pauwel (Peter Paul) Rubens (June 28, 1577 – May 30, 1640) was the most popular and prolific Flemis..
Peter Payne
Peter Payne (c.1380 - c.1455) was an English theologian, diplomat, Lollard and Taborite, the son of a Frenchman by an English wife, he was born at Hough-on-the-Hill near Grantham. He was educated in Oxford, where he adopted Lollard opinions, and had graduated as a master of arts before the 6th of ..
Peter Peacock
Peter Peacock (born 27 May 1952) has been a Labour regional list Member of the Scottish Parliament for Highlands and Islands since 1999. Immediately prior to coming to Parliament, Peacock was the Leader/Convenor of Highland Council, having been a Councillor in Highland Region since 1982. He held va..
Peter Peak
Peter Peak (Petrov Vrah \pe-'trov 'vr&h\) is an 850m in Delchev Ridge, Tangra Mountains, eastern Livingston Island, Antarctica. The peak surmounts Iskar Glacier to the W, Bruix Cove to the NW and Sopot Ice Piedmont to the N. The peak is named after Czar Peter II of Bulgaria, 1185 - 1197 AD, who to..
Peter Pears
Sir Peter Neville Luard Pears (born June 22 1910, Farnham, Surrey, England – died April 3 1986, Aldeburgh, England) was an English tenor and life-long partner of the composer Benjamin Britten. He studied music at Keble College, Oxford, serving as organist at Hertford College, but left without..
Peter Pearson
Peter Pearson is a leading American iconographer. He has created hundreds of icons for private collectors, churches, and other institutions throughout the world. Through his workshops and seminars, he has worked with more than 2,000 students. He has studied under Russian iconographer Dr. Nina Bou..
Peter Pek
Peter Pek MCSD is a brand strategist, writer, columnist, editor, publisher, designer, creative director, and public speaker from Malaysia. He is best known as the creative director of New Nation, a British tabloid; the editor-in-chief of Food & Beverage magazine; publisher of Superbrands in Malaysi..
Peter Penry-Jones
Peter Penry-Jones is a British actor. His television credits include: Colditz, The Professionals, To the Manor Born, Bergerac, Howards' Way, Kavanagh QC, Midsomer Murders. He is married to actress Angela Thorne with two sons, actors Laurence and Rupert Penry-Jones. External link ..
Peter Pericola
Peter Pericola, President of The Intracoastal Democratic Club, is a resident of Port Orange, Florida. ..
Peter Perrett
Peter Perrett was the frontman, rhythm guitarist and songwriter for the late 1970s English band The Only Ones. However, his ongoing heroin addiction eventually tore the band apart and little has been seen of him since. He did appear on stage with The Libertines in April 2004, not long before they to..
Peter Perry
Peter Perry (November 14 1792-August 24 1851) was a businessman and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in Ernestown (Bath) in 1792. His father was a United Empire Loyalist from Vermont who had served with the Queen's Rangers and Edward Jessup's Rangers during the American Revolution. The..
Peter Pershan
Peter S. Pershan is a prominent American physicist. --> Contents 1 Education and career2 Research3 Books4 External links Education and career Peter Pershan earned his S.B. at Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn in 1956 and his Ph.D. in Physics at Harvard University in 1960 for..
Peter Perski
Peter Perski, born 6 January 1970, is a Swedish actor. Selected filmography 2005 - Kommissionen (tv)2004 - Eko2003 - Utan dig2001 - Rederiet (tv)2000 - Livet är en schlager1996 - Jägarna External links [}}}] at the Internet Movie Database ..
Peter Peterson (Canadian politician)
Peter James Peterson, MA (born February 22 1953) is a former Canadian Member of Parliament for the riding of Hamilton West, representing the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. A stockbroker by profession, Peterson was elected in the 1984 Canadian federal election, and served as a backbencher..
Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater
Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater is an English nursery rhyme Peter Peter pumpkin eater, Had a wife but couldn't keep her. He put her in a pumpkin shell, And there he kept her very well. It would seem this rhyme is about a man who murdered his wife and hid her corpse in a pumpkin. Another verse is listed..
Peter Petherick
Peter PetherickNew Zealand (NZ) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type Right-arm offbreak Tests First-class Matches 6 52 '''Runs scored 34 200 Batting average 4.85 5.88 100s/50s -/- -/- Top score 13 19* Balls bowled 1305 4625 Wickets 16 1..
Peter Petrelli (Heroes character)
Peter Petrelli is the name of a character on the 2006 NBC drama Heroes. He is a nurse who believes that he can fly #redirect [[Template:Fact]]. He is played by Milo Ventimiglia. ..
Peter Petroff
Peter Petroff (October 21, 1919 – February 7, 2003) was a Bulgarian American inventor, engineer, NASA scientist, and adventurer. He was instrumental in the evolution of the NASA space program, and was one of the most prolific inventors of the second half the 20th century. Among his many acco..
Peter Petrovich Troyanskii
Petr Petrovich Troyanskii (January, 1894 — 24 May, 1950) was born in January 1894 in the family of a railway repair-shop worker in Orenburg in the Southern Urals. The family had 14 children and the living was hard. He finished a parish school in Orenburg and passed gymnasia examinations withou..
Peter Pett
Peter Pett, Master Shipwright, and 2nd Resident Commissioner Pett of Chatham Dockyard, the son of the King's Master Shipwright Captain Phineas Pett is most commonly famous for the incident concerning the protection of his scale models and drawings of the King's Fleet during the Dutch Raid on the Med..
Peter Pettigrew
Peter Pettigrew (b. circa 1957-1958 is a fictional character in the Harry Potter series of novels. In the movies, he is played by Timothy Spall. Pettigrew is often referred to by his nickname "Wormtail". [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. At first, in ..
Peter Pevensie
[[Image:Narnia1pt.jpg|thumb|William Moseley as Peter Pevensie in [[The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe|The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe]]]] Peter Pevensie is a fictional character in C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia and is the eldest of the four Pevensie children (..
Peter Phelps
Peter Phelps (born September 20, 1960 in Sydney) is an Australian actor. He is probably best known for his role of Peter Church in TV drama, Stingers. He began his acting career in the early 1980s with an on-going role in Network Ten teen soap opera The Restless Years produced by the Reg Grundy Org..
Peter Philips
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Peter Philips (c 1560–1628) was an eminent English composer, organist, and Catholic priest exiled to Flanders after the start of the Protestant Reformation. He was one of the greatest keyboard virtuosos of his time, and transcribed or arranged several Ital..
Peter Philips (disambiguation)
Peter Philips might refer to: Peter Philips, an English composer in the high Renaissance musicSeveral people named Peter PhillipsThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the l..
Peter Phillips
Peter Phillips could mean Peter Phillips, artistPeter Mark Andrew Phillips, the son of Anne, Princess RoyalPeter C. B. Phillips, an economistPeter Phillips the director of Project CensoredPeter Phillips, the national security minister of Jamaica.Peter Phillips, headteacher of West Monmouth School. ..
Peter Phillips (activist)
Peter Phillips is the Director of Project Censored. He is a fifth generation Californian, who grew up on a family farm near Lodi, California. His present occupations include being an Associate Professor of Sociology at Sonoma State University, where he teaches classes in Media Censorship, Power, C..
Peter Phillips (artist)
Peter Phillips is a British artist whose work ranges from oils on canvas to multi-media compositions and collages. Vibrant in color and filled with iconography of images drawn from daily life, Peter's work appeals to the spectator's memory, elevates curiosity and awakens their minds to the world ar..
Peter Philp
Denis Alfred Peter Philp (November 10, 1920 - February 5, 2006), was a Welsh dramatist and antiques expert, best known for his television series, Collectors' Club. Philp was born in Cardiff, and attended Penarth grammar school, but opted to enter the family antiques business, A. T. Philp & Sons, in..
Peter Philpott
Peter PhilpottAustralia (AUS) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type Legbreak googly Tests First-class Matches 8 76 '''Runs scored 93 2886 Batting average 10.33 31.36 100s/50s 0/0 4/15 Top score 22 156 Balls bowled 2262 Wickets 26 245 ..
Peter Phipps
Peter Phipps is a rock drummer. He was a member of Gary Glitter's band the Glitter Band. He has also toured and recorded with EurythmicsDenimRandom HoldThe SecretThe StranglersThe Elgins He has also toured with Boy George He has also recorded with XTCRoger ChapmanAlan MerrillMike Rutherford ..
Peter Piekos
The late Peter Piekos was the original voice actor for Cookie Monster (and Herry Monster) for Sesamstraat, the Dutch co-production of Sesame Street. He occasionally performed the voices of Herbert Birdsfoot and Sherlock Hemlock, as well as a lot of the narrators: his regular voice sounds like an old..
Peter Pig
Peter Pig is a fictional pig in Disney short films and comics of the 1930s. He was introduced in The Wise Little Hen (1934), in which he is the lazy and greedy friend of his much more famous fellow first-appearance character Donald Duck. Peter Pig's second and last Disney film appearance was in The ..
Peter Pike
Peter Leslie Pike (born 26 June 1937) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He was a member of Parliament for Burnley from 1983 until 2005 and is a member of the Labour Party. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Peter Pilkington, Baron Pilkington of Oxenford
The Reverend Canon Peter Pilkington, Baron Pilkington of Oxenford (born 5 September, 1933) is a Conservative member of the House of Lords. He was made a Life Peer in 1996. He was ordained as an Anglican priest in 1959 and was a schoolmaster at Eton College from 1962 to 1976, headmaster of The King'..
Peter Pilz
Peter Pilz (middle) on his 50th birthday(Austrian Armed Forces Photograph) Peter Pilz (born January 22, 1954) is an Austrian politician and a leading member of the Austrian Green Party. Born to a Jewish family in Kapfenberg, Styria, Pilz has been a member of the Austrian Parliament (Nationalra..
Peter Piot
Dr. Peter Piot (born 1949 in Leuven/Belgium) is Under Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the UN specialized agency UNAIDS. After he qualified as a Doctor of Medicine at the University of Ghent in 1974, he became co-discoverer of the Ebola virus in Zaire in 1976. In 1..
Peter Piper
Peter Piper is a Mother Goose nursery rhyme, well-known as a tongue twister: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers, Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked? ..
Peter Piper Pizza
Peter Piper Pizza is a casual restaurant chain headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. Peter Piper Pizza has 41 company restaurants in the southwestern United States. In addition, the company has 94 franchise restaurants, including 68 in the United States and 26 in Mexico. The chain is similar to Chu..
Peter Pirsch
Peter Pirsch founded Pirsch and Sons, Inc. Pirsch was a Kenosha, Wisconsin based manufacturer of fire apparatus. Pirsch was very successful from the 1940s through the 1970s. The Fire Department of Memphis, Tennessee was a particularly loyal customer of Pirsch fire trucks.#redirect [[Template:fact]] ..
Peter Pitegoff
Peter Pitegoff is the Dean at the University of Maine School of Law and assumed the post in 2005. He formerly was Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor at the University at Buffalo Law School, State University of New York, where he was a law professor since 1988. He has published widely on t..
Peter Plogojowitz
Peter Plogojovitz (Serbian: Petar Blagojević/Петар Благојевић) (d.1725) was a Serbian peasant who was believed to have become a vampire after his death and to have killed nine of his fellow-villagers. He lived in the early eighteenth century, in a village named Kisilova, today - Kisi..
Peter Plympton Smith
Peter Plympton Smith, the son of prominent banker and state senator Frederick P. Smith, was born October 31, 1945. He attended public schools in Burlington, Vermont, then enrolled at Phillips Academy, from which he graduated in 1964. He received a B.A. in History from Princeton University in 1968, t..
Peter Pocklington
Peter Pocklington (b. November 18, 1943 in London, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian business owner who has dabbled in politics. While he made his fortune in the meat packing industry, he is best known as the owner of the Edmonton Oilers and, as such, brought Wayne Gretzky to the team. They won five St..
Peter Pohl
Peter Pohl (Hamburg, Germany, 5 december 1940) is a Swedish author, mainly of youth literature. As of 2005, he has written 25 books. 2 of those have been translated into English, 13 have been translated in a total number of 13 languages. Pohl's themes are sad: themes like death, bullying, loneliness..
Peter Polaco
Peter Joseph ("P.J.") Polaco (born October 16, 1973, living in Waterbury, Connecticut) is an American professional wrestler. Polaco is currently wrestling for the Extreme Championship Wrestling brand of World Wrestling Entertainment under the ring name Justin Credible. Contents 1 Career1.1..
Peter Pollock
Peter PollockSouth Africa (RSA) Batting style Right-handed batsman (RHB) Bowling type Right-arm Fast (RF) Tests First-class Matches 28 127 '''Runs scored 607 3028 Batting average 21.67 22.59 100s/50s -/2 -/12 Top score 75* 79 Balls bowled 6522 190..
Peter Polycarpou
Peter Polycarpou is a Greek Cypriot[link] British stage and TV actor. He played Chris Theodopolopoudos in the hugely successful TV series Birds of a Feather. He was the first actor to play the role of John in the musical Miss Saigon. He was an original cast member of the musical phenomen..
Peter Pond
Copy of a Map Presented to Congress of the United States and to the Lt. Governor of Quebec by Peter Pond, 1785. (National Archives of Canada) Peter Pond (18 January 1739 or 1740 – 1807) was born in Milford, Connecticut. He was a soldier with a Connecticut regiment, a fur trader, founding..
Peter Pook
Peter Pook is a pseudonym for a British author of humorous novels. Writing between 1960 and 1980, Peter Pook produced a series of twenty 'autobiographical' novels in which the real events of his life were mingled with fanciful situations, and Pook himself is presented as an amiable dunderhead who ..
Peter Popoff
Peter Popoff practicing faith healing on television infomercial Peter Popoff is a U.S. televangelist who has spent most of his career claiming to treat physical ailments with faith healing. He has claimed that the power of God works through him to cure various ailments, and many of his crusad..
Peter Porkchops
Peter Porkchops is the name of a fictional funny animal pig who appeared in stories published by DC Comics. Peter was created by Otto Feuer, and first appeared in Leading Comics #23 in 1947. Peter's adventures mostly consisted of light-hearted fare, usually involving his neighbor A. Wolf (or "Wolf..
Peter Porter
Peter Porter is the name of Peter Buell Porter (1773 - 1844), U.S political figure and soldier.Peter Porter (poet), full name Peter Neville Frederick Porter (1929 - ), Australian-born British poet.This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same t..
Peter Porter (poet)
Peter Neville Frederick Porter (born 16 February 1929) is an Australian-born British poet. He was a regular participant in the weekly meetings of The Group. Contents 1 Life2 Work3 Books3.1 Individual Collections3.2 Translations3.3 Selected and Collected3.4 Essa..
Peter Potamus
Peter Potamus Peter Potamus and his Magic Flying Balloon was a show created by Hanna-Barbera during the early 1960s, featuring Peter Potamus the hippopotamus and his sidekick, So-So the monkey. Peter was big, purple, and friendly, and was voiced by Daws Butler, imitating comedian Joe E. Brown..
Peter Powell
--> Peter Powell (born Peter James Barnard-Powell in Birmingham, 24th March 1951) was a popular BBC Radio 1 disc jockey in the late 1970s and 1980s. Early career Privately educated at Uppingham School, Powell began his broadcasting career as the first voice on air when BBC Radio Birmingham launch..
Peter Powell (kite)
In 1972, Peter Powell (not to be confused with Peter Powell of DJ fame) developed a steerable kite, using dual lines. Early Peter Powell kites had spars made of aluminium tubing - later ones had glass fibre spars. Most came with blue plastic sails (although other colours were available) and all Pete..
Peter Power
Peter Power is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He is a TD for the constituency of Limerick East. Power was first elected to Dáil Éireann in the 2002 general election. Previous to his election as a T.D. he worked as a solicitor in Limerick. He is chair of the joint Oireachtas Child Protection ..
Peter Pratt
Peter Pratt (March 21 1923–January 11 1995) was a English actor and singer who started his career in the Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas, and later moved to radio and television work. He was born in Eastbourne and died in London. Contents 1 D'Oyly Carte years2 Later years3 ..
Peter Prescott
Peter Prescott may refer to: Peter Prescott (American musician), a musician from Boston, Massachusetts. Pete Prescott, a musician from Hastings, England known for his work as a rock vocalist. Peter Prescott QC, a Barrister, Queen's Counsel and Deputy High Court of England and Wales Judge. redirect ..
Peter Prescott (American musician)
Peter Prescott is a musician from Boston, Massachusetts. He is best known as the drummer for Mission of Burma. After Burma disbanded in 1983, Prescott remained active in the Boston music scene, forming Volcano Suns and later Kustomized and The Peer Group. ..
Peter Prescott QC
Peter Prescott is a Barrister, Queen's Counsel and Deputy High Court of England and Wales Judge, notable for his decision in CFPH's applications [link] which brought the UK approach to software patents into line of that of the European Patent Office. ..
Peter Preston
For the Ontario politician see Peter L. Preston Peter Preston is a British journalist and author. Born May 23, 1938 in Leicestershire, he was educated at Loughborough Grammar School and St John's College, Oxford, where he edited the student paper Cherwell. He has received honorary degrees from the ..
Peter Preston (politician)
Peter L. Preston (born 1935 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He served as a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 1999. Preston was a non-commissioned officer with the Royal Canadian Engineers for a number of years. He ..
Peter Price
For the comedian and radio DJ, see Pete Price. The Rt Rev Peter Bryan Price is Bishop of Bath and Wells. Price became Area Bishop of Kingston in December 1997. He has been a teacher, parish priest, writer, broadcaster, Chancellor of Southwark Cathedral, chairman of the Southwark Diocesan Board of ..
Peter Price (politician)
Peter Nicholas Price Honorary MEP and member of the European Strategy Council. Peter Price was born in 1946 and attended RGS Worcester and Adams Grammar School, Shropshire. He became a Conservative MEP in the 1979 until the 1994. However, he made headlines in 1997 when he became one of the first po..
Peter Prijdekker
Peter Cornelis Prijdekker (born June 22, 1948 in Woerden, Utrecht) is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. There he was eliminated in the heats of the 200m Freestyle, and as a startswimmer in the 4x1..
Peter Prilesnik
Peter Prilesnik is a Canadian record producer. He has produced albums for Sarah Harmer, Sarah Slean, Great Big Sea, Big Sugar, Kurt Swinghammer, Beth Boucher, Ashley MacIsaac and Kendall Sullivan. ..
Peter Primrose
Peter Primrose is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since 1996, and is currently the Government Whip in the Legislative Council. Primrose was previously the Labor member for Camden in the Legislative Assembly from 1988 ..
Peter Principle
For the sitcom, see The Peter Principle. The Peter Principle is a theory originated by Dr. Laurence J. Peter. It states that successful members of a hierarchical organization are eventually promoted to their highest level of competence, after which further promotion raises them to a level at which ..
Peter Pritchard
Dr. Peter Pritchard is a leading turtle biologist. Educated at Cambridge University and the University of Florida, where he earned his Ph.D. in Zoology, Pritchard, has done superb scientific research, but even more impressive is his campaign of almost 40 years to make his beloved turtles as popular ..
Peter Proeku Cardinal Dery
Peter Proeku Dery (born May 10, 1918) is a Ghanaian Cardinal. Born in Ko, Ghana, he was baptized in 1933 and ordained to the priesthood on February 11, 1951. Pope John XXIII appointed him the first Bishop of Wa on March 16, 1960, and he was consecrated in St Peter's Basilica, Rome on May 8, 1960 b..
Peter Puck
Peter Puck was the name of a hockey puck shaped cartoon character. The puck, whose cartoon adventures appeared on both NBC's Hockey Game of the Week and CBC's Hockey Night in Canada during the 1970s, explained hockey rules to the home viewing audience. The voice of Peter Puck was provided by vete..
Peter Puget
Peter Puget was an officer in the British Royal Navy. His family had previously fled France for Britain during Louis XIV's persecution of the Huguenots. Puget served under Captain James Cook in the West Indies and as a lieutenant under Captain George Vancouver during his exploration of North America..
Peter Pulay
Peter Pulay (Born September 20, 1941) in Veszprém, Hungary is a theoretical chemist. He is the Roger B. Bost Professor of Chemistry, in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at the University of Arkansas, USA His most important contribution is the introduction of the gradient method in quan..
Peter Pumyea II
Peter Pumyea (March 27, 1739 – September 21, 1802) was a Captain in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. He was born in March 27, 1739 in Six Mile Run, Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey and married Ida Rycken Suydam (1744-1824) on June 10, 1762. Ida was the daugh..
Peter Puppy
Peter Puppy is a fictional character for the Earthworm Jim video games and animated series. He is an anthropomorphic dog. Peter has the unusual ability to transform into a large monstrous form whenever he is upset or hurt. This trait is very similar to that of Bruce Banner as the Hulk. In this..
Peter Purves
Peter Purves (publicity portrait) Peter Purves (born February 10, 1939) is an English actor and television presenter. Purves was born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, and originally planned to go into teaching, but began acting with the Barrow-in-Furness Repertory Company. He first became w..
Peter Qasim
Peter Qasim (Arabic: بيتر قاسم) was the longest-serving detainee within the Australian immigration detention system, having resided there for over seven years as of 2005. He had not been deported because he was stateless. He had applied to over 80 countries for asylum, but had not been acce..
Peter Quennell
Peter Quennell (March 9, 1905, Bickley, Kent (now in Greater London), England - October 27, 1993, London) was an English biographer, literary historian, editor, essayist, poet, and critic. Peter Courtney Quennell was the son of social historians Marjorie and C. H. B. Quennell. Educated at Berkhams..
Peter Quince
In William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Peter Quince is a carpenter that works in Athens. He is one of the six workmen (the Mechanicals) that will put on a play for Theseus and Hippolyta at their wedding. He meets Nick Bottom the weaver, Francis Flute the bellows-mender, Tom Snout the ti..
Peter Quinn
Peter Quinn could be: Peter Anthony Quinn (1904-1974), U.S. CongressmanPeter Quinn (astronomer)Peter J. Quinn (Information technology worker)This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to ..
Peter Quinn (astronomer)
Peter Quinn is the head of the Data Management Division at the European Southern Observatory. Quinn is currently working towards the creation of the [Astrophysical Virtual Observatory], a massive virtual database of astronomical data, designed to allow astrophysicists to carry out rese..
Peter R. Bell
For information about the Fremantle and Kangaroos player named Peter Bell, see Peter F. Bell. Peter R. Bell (born October 14, 1954) is a former Australian rules footballer in the VFL. A half-forward flanker from East Sandringham, Victoria, he debuted in 1973 with the St Kilda Football Club, and hi..
Peter R. de Vries
Peter Rudolf de Vries (14 november 1956 - ) is a Dutch crime reporter with his own television program, and also a politician. He tracked down the Heineken-kidnapper Frans Meijer in Paraguay, worked on behalf of the Two from Putten and revealed that Mabel Wisse Smit knew the criminal Klaas Bruinsma b..
Peter R. Dolan
Peter R. Dolan was named chief executive officer of Bristol-Myers Squibb on May 1 2001, and is the seventh CEO since the company was founded in 1887. He was elected chairman of the Board of Directors on September 12 2001. Dolan joined Bristol-Myers Squibb in 1988 in the over-the-counter products div..
Peter R. Harris
Peter R. Harris was formerly the CEO of the UK and Ireland, Middle East and Africa division of Compass Group before being dismissed in October 2005 for 'improper conduct' in relation to practices within the United Nations procurement department. Although no documentation suggests any link between..
Peter R. Hofstätter
Peter R. Hofstätter (*1913 in Vienna; † 1994 in Buxtehude) was an Austrian social psychologist. He was the only child of Robert Matthias Hofstätter, M.D who for many years was the Professor of Gynecology at the University of Vienna He studied physics and psychology in Vienna and received his d..
Peter R. Hunt
Peter R. Hunt (March 11, 1925 - August 14, 2002) was a director, a film editor, and has held various other roles on movie sets. He was most famous for working on six James Bond films including his directorial debut on the film On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Hunt also worked with Harry Saltzman and..
Peter R. Newman
Peter R. Newman (born 1926 in Essex) was a television screenwriter in the 1950s and 1960s. He wrote The Sensorites for the first season of Doctor Who in 1963-64. This would be Newman's only contribution to Doctor Who, and indeed his last credit for British television. He apparently died after a bout..
Peter R. Orszag
Peter R. Orszag, economist, is the Joseph A. Pechman Senior Fellow in Economic Studies at the Brookings Institution; Director of The Hamilton Project; Director of The Retirement Security Project; Co-Director of the Policy Evaluation Project; Co-Director of the Tax Policy Center; and Research Profess..
Peter Rabbit
Peter Rabbit and wife being asked for cabbages by Benjamin and Flopsy Bunny in The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies Peter Rabbit is the main character in a series of children's books by Beatrix Potter. He first appeared in The Tale of Peter Rabbit in 1902. Although he and the other rabbits are draw..
Peter Rachman
Peter Rachman (1920 — 1962) was a London landlord in the mid-20th century, active in the Notting Hill area in the 1950s and 1960s. He became so notorious for his exploitation of tenants that the word "[Rachmanism]" entered the OED as a synonym for any greedy, unscrupulous landlord. ..
Peter Racine Fricker
Peter Racine Fricker (September 5, 1920 - February 1, 1990) was a British composer who lived in the United States for the last thirty years of his life. Fricker was born in London, and studied with R. O. Morris and Ernest Bullock at the Royal College of Music. After serving in the Royal Air Force d..
Peter Radtke
Doctor Peter Radtke (born 1943) is a German actor and playwright who has osteogenesis imperfecta. He is the author of many scientific publications on disability issues and has a PhD in Romance languages. From 1957 to 1961 Peter Radtke completed training as an interpreter of English, French, and Span..
Peter Rafelson
Peter Rafelson (born on 30 October 1960) is an actor and songwriter. He was born in New York City, as the son of Bob Rafelson. He worked on Madonna's "Open Your Heart" and The Corrs' "Dreams", amongst others. He has had acting roles in various films and has produced A Midsummer Night's Rave and Afte..
Peter Railton
Peter Railton is John Stephenson Perrin Professor of Philosophy at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His research interests center on contemporary metaethics and normative ethics. ..
Peter Rainier
Peter Rainier, Jr. (1741–April 7, 1808) was a British naval leader. Rainier was born in England, the grandson of Daniel Regnier, a Hugenot refugee, and the son of Peter Rainier of Sandwich. He enlisted in the Royal Navy in 1756 at the age of 15. He served on the HMS Oxford, Yarmouth, Norfol..
Peter Ramage
Peter Iain Ramage (born November 11, 1983, Whitley Bay) is an English footballer who plays for Newcastle United. He wears the number 26 jersey and is a versatile defender; he can play on the right or in the centre. Ramage grew up in Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, but moved to the Newcastle area at ..
Peter Ramsaroop
Mr. Peter R. Ramsaroop, MBA, a civil society activist in Guyana, South America. Ramsaroop has been involved in the politics in Guyana since the late 90's. He is currently serving as the Chairman and CEO of [Roopgroup] based in Guyana, South America. The Group includes RoopGroup's AgriBu..
Peter Rasmussen
Peter Rasmussen, (born 2 August, 1974, Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Danish badminton player. A former World Champion and European Champion, Rasmussen ranks among the best Danish badminton players of all time. Contents 1 Career2 Quotes3 Career Highlights3.1 Danish Championships3...
Peter Rauhofer
Peter Rauhofer is a remixer and producer who formerly went under the moniker Club 69 as well as Size Queen. A native of Vienna, Austria, he is famous for his remixes of a number of Madonna's songs including Nothing Really Matters and American Life. He has also provided remixes for the likes of Whit..
Peter Rawlinson, Baron Rawlinson of Ewell
Peter Anthony Grayson Rawlinson, Baron Rawlinson of Ewell, PC, QC (26 June 1919 – 28 June 2006) was an English barrister, politician and author. He was Conservative Member of Parliament for Epsom for 23 years, from 1955 to 1978, and held the offices of Solicitor General (1962-1964) and Attorn..
Peter Rawson
Peter RawsonZimbabwe (Zim) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type Right-arm medium-fast Tests ODIs Matches - 10 '''Runs scored - 80 Batting average - 16.00 100s/50s -/- -/- Top score - 24* ..
Peter Reckell
Peter Reckell, on Days of Our Lives. Peter Reckell (born May 7, 1955) is an American soap opera actor. He was born in Elkhart, Indiana. Reckell played Bo Brady on the American soap opera Days of Our Lives from 1983 to 1987, 1990 to 1992, and from 1995 to the present. Other notable credits in..
Peter Redgrove
Peter William Redgrove (1932- 2003) was a prolific British poet, who also wrote works with his second wife Penelope Shuttle on menstruation and women's health, novels and plays. He was born in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey. He was educated at Taunton School, and Queens' College, Cambridge. While at ..
Peter Redpath
Peter Redpath (1821–1894), Canadian businessman and philanthropist. Peter Redpath was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was the son of a Scottish immigrant, John Redpath, a director of the Bank of Montreal and a member of the Montreal City Council. Redpath worked in the family's sugar ref..
Peter Reed
Peter Reed may refer to: Peter Reed (rower), British World Championship and World Cup winning rowerPeter Reed (criminal), Australian criminal convicted for his part in the Russell Street Bombing See also: Peter Reid, British football player and managerPeter Reid (triathlete), elite-level Canadian tr..
Peter Reed (rower)
Peter Reed (born 27 July 1981 in Seattle, United States) is a British rower and World Champion. Peter is a Sub Lieutenant in the Royal Navy. In 2001, whilst training as an officer on board HMS EXETER, he used an ergometer for the first time – and promptly posted the fastest time in the Royal Navy..
Peter Rees
Peter Wynford Innes Rees, Baron Rees PC QC (b December 9, 1926) was Conservative MP for Dover and Deal from 1970-1983 and MP for Dover from 1983-1987. He was Chief Secretary to the Treasury from 1983 until 1985, created Baron Rees in November 1987. Rees was educated at Stowe and Christ Church, Ox..
Peter Rehberg
Peter Rehberg (a.k.a. Pita) (born 29 June 1968, London) is an Author and Performer of electronic audio works. Rehberg has given live performances throughout Europe, North & South America, Japan and Australasia. He has collaborated with: General Magic, Jim O'Rourke, Christian Fennesz, Tina Frank, Tu..
Peter Reid
For the Ironman Triathlete see Peter Reid (triathlete) Peter Reid (Born June 20, 1956 in Huyton, Merseyside) was one of the most talented football players of the 1980s when he turned out for Bolton, Everton and England. Contents 1 Playing career2 Managerial career2.1 Manchester C..
Peter Reid (triathlete)
Peter Reid (b 27 May 1969, Montréal, Québec) is an elite level triathlete. He has gained fame mainly by winning ten Ironman triathlons, including winning the Ironman World Championship (in Kailua Kona, Hawaii) three times. During his career as a triathlete, Peter lived and trained in Victoria, Br..
Peter Reijnders
Petrus Lambertus Wilhelmus (Peter) Reijnders (July 24th 1900 - 1974) was a Dutch photographer, director and inventor. He is best known for his crucial role in founding the theme park Efteling. Peter Reijnders was born in 1900 in 's-Hertogenbosch as the son of a coffee- and tobacco trader family. Af..
Peter Reith
Peter Keaston Reith, (born 15 July 1950), Australian politician, was a senior Cabinet minister in the first two terms of the Howard government. Reith was born in Melbourne and graduated in law and economics from Monash University. He practised as a solicitor in Frankston, a southern suburb of Melbo..
Peter Renner
Peter Renner is the author of several books, including The art of teaching adults, a self-published book on teaching and facilitation skills for trainers, instructors, and adult educators everywhere. Peter grew up in Germany and has lived in Canada for 30+ years. He holds a doctorate from the Unive..
Peter Reveen
--> Peter Reveen is a stage hypnotist (a kind of entertainer) who performs mainly in Canada and particularly Atlantic Canada. Originally from Australia, he came to Canada early in the 1960s where he enjoyed greater success. He does not use his first name professionally; he promotes himself as si..
Peter Revson
Peter Jeffrey Revson (born in New York City, February 27, 1939 - died in Johannesburg, South Africa, March 22, 1974) was a racecar and Formula One driver from United States. Contents 1 Background2 Racing career2.1 Indy 500 results3 Death4 Awards5 External link Backg..
Peter Reynolds
Peter Reynolds (born January 2 1948) was an Australian freestyle and medley swimmer of the 1960s, who won a bronze medal in the 4x100m medley relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Although he set multiple world records, Reynolds peaked between Olympics and was unable to capture an individual..
Peter Rhodes
Peter Christopher Rhodes was born in Manila. FBI files note a discrepency between his date of birth and that given to the Select Service Commission. Rhodes early background information is among extensive redactions in his FBI file. Rhodes parents were divorced in 1914 and remarried in 1915. Ch..
Peter Riccardi
Peter Riccardi (born December 17, 1972) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. The veteran made his debut for the Geelong Football Club in Round 4, 1992 against West Coast, a real foe of Riccardi's, who he faced in the losing Grand Finals of 1992 and 1994. Riccardi w..
Peter Rice
Peter Rice (1935-1992) was an Irish structural engineer. Born in Dundalk, he was educated at the Queen's University of Belfast and Imperial College London. He worked for Arup. Among the buildings on whose design he worked are the Centre Pompidou, the Sydney Opera House, Lloyd's of London, the Louvr..
Peter Richards
Peter Richards is the name of : Peter Richards, rugby union playerPeter Richards, naval lordPeter Richards, artist ..
Peter Richardson
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Peter Richardson, born 15 October 1951 in Devon, is an English actor, comedian, director, and writer. He is best known for The Comic Strip Presents... television series. He started performing at London's Comedy Store in 1979, in a double act with Nigel Pla..
Peter Richardson (cricketer)
Peter RichardsonEngland (ENG) Batting style Left-hand bat Bowling type Right-arm bowler Tests First-class Matches 34 454 '''Runs scored 2061 26055 Batting average 37.47 34.60 100s/50s 5/9 44/140 Top score 126 185 Balls bowled 120 763 Wickets 3..
Peter Richardson (disambiguation)
Peter Richardson may refer to: Peter Richardson, a British actor and comedianPeter Richardson, a cricketerPeter Richardson, a former member of the Australian House of Representatives redirect[[Template:Disambig]]..
Peter Richards (rugby player)
Peter Richards Date of Birth: 10 March, 1978 Place of Birth: Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom Height: 1.75 m Weight: 92 kg Position: Scrum-half Country: England Test Caps: 1 Test Points: 0 Club: Gloucester Peter Charles Richards (born 10 March 1978 in ..
Peter Richard Kenrick
Peter Richard Kenrick (August 17, 1806-March 4, 1896) was a Catholic priest born in Dublin, Ireland. He later became the first Catholic archbishop west of the Missouri River. He was educated in Dublin, and ordained to the priesthood in 1832. The next year, with his brother, Francis Kenrick, who..
Peter Rideman
Peter Rideman (Unknown–1556) was one of the leaders of the Hutterian Church, a branch of Anabaptist Christianity. His best-known work is the Account of Our Religion, Doctrine and Faith, a document summarising the beliefs and practices of his church. ..
Peter Ridsdale
Peter Ridsdale is a former chairman of Leeds United F.C. He is credited with financing the team that made the UEFA Champions League semi-finals in 2000/01, and was criticised by Leeds United supporters for the financial nightmare that Leeds later found themselves in after taking a £60m loan out ag..
Peter Riedel
Peter Riedel (August 1905 - November 6 1998) was a German gliding champion, and was Air Attaché for the Nazi government before and during World War II. Between 1977 and 1985 he published the definitive history of the German gliding movement prior to the war. Riedel was born in Dehlitz, Saxony, his..
Peter Riegert
Peter Riegert (born April 11, 1947 in New York City) is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Donald Schoenstein (aka Boon) in 1978's National Lampoon's Animal House and as Sam Posner in the 1988 film, Crossing Delancey. He also played Cpl. Igor Straminsky in the episodes "Change Day" and "War o..
Peter Rindisbacher
Peter Rindisbacher (12 April 1806 – 12 or 13 August 1834) was a North American artist who specialized in watercolors and illustrations dealing with First Nation tribes and Western Canada and the United States. Rindisbacher emigrated from Switzerland to western Canada with his family when he w..
Peter Ritchie Calder
Peter Ritchie Calder, Baron Ritchie-Calder of Balmashanner (1906, Forfar, Angus - 1982, Edinburgh) was a noted Scottish author, journalist and academic. Calder first worked as a journalist in Dundee and Glasgow where he became noted as a socialist and pacifist. After moving to London before Worl..
Peter Robb
Peter Robb is an Australian author. He was born in the Toorak, Melbourne in 1946 and spent his formative years in both Australia and New Zealand. Between 1978 and 1992 he spent most of his time in Naples and southern Italy, interspersed with sojourns in Brazil. At the end of 1992 he returned to Sydn..
Peter Robbins
Peter Robbins is an American writer and researcher who works with Budd Hopkins (famous for his research into the alien abduction phenomenon). Peter investigated the case for nine years and is convinced that there is much we have not been told by either the UK or US governments about what happened in..
Peter Robertson
Peter Robertson may refer to: Peter Robertson (triathlete)Peter Robertson (Brampton mayor)Peter Robertson (UK) ..
Peter Robertson (politician)
Peter Robertson was mayor of Brampton, Ontario (1991-1999). In 2000, he was defeated in the municipal election by then-councillor Susan Fennell. He is almost non-existant in the public eye currently. ..
Peter Robertson (triathlete)
For other persons with the name, see Peter Robertson (disambiguation). Peter Robertson is an Olympic athlete from Australia who competes in triathlon. Robertson competed at the first Olympic triathlon at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He took thirty-fourth place with a total time of 1:51:39.04. He com..
Peter Robinson
Several notable people are called Peter Robinson: For the member of the Legislative Assembly of Upper Canada who oversaw emigration schemes, see Peter Robinson (1785-1838)For the Northern Ireland politician Peter David Robinson, see Peter Robinson (politician)For the English-born Canadian-based det..
Peter Robinson (1785-1838)
Peter Robinson (1785-July 8 1838) was born in New Brunswick, the eldest son of Christopher Robinson (an officer of the Queen's Rangers) and Esther Sayre, daughter of Rev. John Sayre. He had two brothers, John Beverley and William Benjamin, and two sisters. The family settled first at Kingston in 1..
Peter Robinson (journalist)
Peter Robinson is a British music journalist and creator of the pop music-based blog Popjustice. Recently, he has been hired to create the new Channel 4 music website along with the anonymous author of music blog Holy Moly [link]. His tongue-in-cheek writing harkens back to the style of ..
Peter Robinson (novelist)
Peter Robinson (born 1950) is an English-born, Canadian-based crime writer. Born in Castleford, Yorkshire in 1950, he studied at the University of Leeds before emigrating to Canada in 1974. He obtained an MA from the University of Windsor and a PhD from York University in Toronto. He is best known ..
Peter Robinson (poet)
Peter Robinson (born 1953) is a British poet born in Salford, Lancashire. With the exception of five years, he grew up in Liverpool. He graduated from York University in 1974. In the 1970s he edited the poetry magazine Perfect Bound and helped organize several Cambridge International Poetry Festival..
Peter Robinson (politician)
Peter David Robinson (born December 29, 1948) is a Democratic Unionist Party Member of Parliament for East Belfast. He is a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for the same constituency and is married to Iris Robinson, also an MP. After being elected to Castlereagh Borough Council, in Belfast..
Peter Robinson (speechwriter)
Peter M. Robinson (born 1957) is an American author, a research fellow, a television host and a former speechwriter for George Bush and Ronald Reagan. Robinson grew up in Vestal, New York. He attended Dartmouth College from 1975 to 1979, where he was a member of Kappa Kappa Kappa, and wrote for The..
Peter Rob and Lana
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Peter Rochegune Munch
Peter Rochegune Munch (in Danish usually referred to as P. Munch) (1870 – 1948) was a leading Danish historian and politician. He was a leading member of the Radikale Venstre, and represented Langeland in parliament. As Foreign Minister of Denmark from 1929 to 1940, he greatly influenced Danis..
Peter Rock
Peter Rock is an American novelist born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah. He is an associate professor of creative writing at Reed College. He attended Deep Springs College and received a BA in English from Yale University. He was a Wallace Stegner Fellow at the Stanford Writing Program from 199..
Peter Rodney Llewellyn
Peter Rodney Llewellyn (born 1947) in UK is most well-known for having nearly persuaded the Russian Space Agency into permitting him to fly on the Space Station Mir. He had reportedly offered to pay $100 million for the privilege. When he was subsequently ousted from the project he claimed there had..
Peter Rodrigues
Peter Joseph Rodrigues (born 21 January 1944, Cardiff, Wales) is a retired footballer, best remembered as the captain of Southampton's 1976 FA Cup winning team. Peter Rodrigues was signed on a free transfer by Southampton at the age of 30 in 1975, after being released from his contract by Sheffield..
Peter Roe
Peter Roe may refer to the following people: Peter Roe (anthrologist); University of Delaware academicPeter Roe (cosmologist); Peter G. RoePeter Roe (linguist); Aston University researcherPeter Roe (soccer); former Canadian international This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a li..
Peter Roebuck
Peter Michael Roebuck (born March 6, 1956, in Oxford, United Kingdom) was a cricket player and is now a well-respected newspaper columnist and radio commentator. He was trained as a lawyer at Cambridge University, and was the captain of the English county side Somerset. He also captained an England ..
Peter Roe (soccer)
Peter Roe (born in 1956 in Manchester) is a Canadian international soccer player from the 1970s. Roe's family settled in Bramalea, Ontario when Peter was age 11. He played for Canadian national youth team in 1972 and as an 18 year old signed with the Toronto Metros of the NASL in 1973. He playe..
Peter Rogers
Peter Rogers (born 20 February 1914 in Rochester, Kent) is a British film producer. Rogers is most well-known as producer of the Carry On series of British comedy films, beginning with Carry On Sergeant in 1958. There were 31 films in all. His wife was the film producer Betty Box. External links ..
Peter Roget
Peter Mark Roget (January 18 1779–September 12 1869) studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh and became a distinguished physician and lexicographer. He was a natural theologian. He also helped found the [School of Medicine] at the University of Manchester. He is best known ..
Peter Rohde
Peter Rohde (born November 19, 1964) came from South Australia and spent his playing days in the mid 1980's to mid 1990's with Carlton FC and Melbourne FC. Later he would achieve success with Norwood in the South Australian National Football League as a coach, ultimately leading to his appointment a..
Peter Rollins
Peter Rollins (born Belfast, 1972) is the co-ordinator of the Belfast emerging church group Ikon, a writer specialising in various aspects of emerging church theology, and regularly speaks at the Greenbelt festival on the philosophical, religious and cultural situation of the emerging church movemen..
Peter Rono
Peter Kipchumba Rono (born July 31, 1967) is a former Kenyan athlete, who won the 1,500 metres at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Born in Kapsabet, Kenya, Peter Rono won the gold medal at the World Junior Championships in 1984 in both the 1500 m and 5000 m. He also won the gold medal at the Africa Cros..
Peter Rosegger
Portrait of Peter Rosegger Peter Rosegger (31 July 1843 - 26 June 1918) was an Austrian poet from the province of Styria. He was a farmer's boy and grew up in the forests and fields. Rosegger (or Rossegger) went on to become a most productive poet and author as well as an insightful teacher a..
Peter Rosei
Peter Rosei (born in Vienna in 1946) is an Austrian literary writer. Selected works Der Aufstand (ISBN 3701705003)Rebus: Roman (ISBN 3608957111)Persona: Roman (ISBN 3608932798) ..
Peter Roskam
Peter Roskam (b. September 13, 1961, Hinsdale, Illinois) is a Republican member of the Illinois State Senate representing Illinois' 48th district. Roskam is currently the Republican candidate in Illinois' 6th congressional district ([map]). Contents 1 Personal history2 Illi..
Peter Rost
Peter Lewis Rost (born 19 September 1930) is a British Conservative politician. He was MP for Derbyshire South East from 1970 to 1983, and for Erewash from 1983 until he retired in 1992. References Times Guide to the House of Commons 1987, www.angeltowns.com ..
Peter Roussel
A native Texan, Peter Roussel began his career in 1969 as Press Secretary to then U.S. Congressman George H. W. Bush. When Mr. Bush subsequently served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (1971-1973) and Chairman of the Republican National Committee (1973-1974), Mr. Roussel was his Personal Pre..
Peter Rowan (musician)
Peter Rowan (b. July 4 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American bluegrass musician. Rowan plays guitar and mandolin, yodels and sings. While in high school in 1956, Peter formed the Tex-Mex group The Cupids which became locally famous and self-released a single. In 1963 he joined the Mother..
Peter Rowsthorn
Peter Rowsthorn is an Australian comedy actor best known for his TV work, particularly as Brett Craig in the hit series Kath & Kim (2002-), and as Warren Cronkshonk in hospital spoof Let The Blood Run Free (1990-1992). He recently made several appearances on the improvised comedy series Thank God Yo..
Peter Ruckman
Peter Sturges Ruckman (born November 19, 1921), is an independent Baptist minister, teacher, writer, and founder of the Pensacola Bible Institute, an unaccredited school in Pensacola, Florida. He is best known for his controversial stance regarding Biblical translation, specifically his assertion t..
Peter Rufai
Peter Rufai (born August 24, 1963 in Lagos) is a former football goalkeeper from Nigeria. He played 65 international matches and scored 1 goal for Nigeria, and played at the Football World Cups in 1994 and 1998 as well as winning the 1994 African Nations Cup. Rufai became the first Nigerian goalkee..
Peter Rushforth
Peter Scott Rushforth (February 15, 1945 - September 25, 2005) was an English teacher and novelist. He published only two novels in his lifetime; although they were separated by a quarter of a century, both were released to considerable critical acclaim. His premature death while on a hiking trip cu..
Peter Russell
This article is about present day futurist Peter Russell, not Canadian historic figure Peter Russell. Peter Russell M.A., D.C.S. (born May 7, 1946) is a British author of ten books and producer of three films on consciousness, spiritual awakening and their role in the future development of humanity..
Peter Russell-Clarke
Peter Russell-Clarke is an Australian television chef. Among other productions, he hosted a five-minute television show called "Come and Get It", which aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation network during the mid-1980s. He began his career as a freelance cartoonist, and was chef for the P..
Peter Russell (politician)
Peter Russell (11 June 1733 – 30 September 1808) was a gambler, government official, politician and judge in Upper Canada. Born in Cork, Ireland, Russell attended Cambridge briefly. His debts forced him to enter the British Army during the Seven Years' War. After fleeing due to gambling debts..
Peter Ruzicka
Peter Ruzicka (born July 3, 1948) is a German composer of classical music. Ruzicka was born in post-war Düsseldorf, and studied music at the Hamburg Conservatory. In 1969, his cantata, Esta Noche, won a prize, and in 1972, he won the Bach Prize Scholarship. In 1979 he was appointed intendant of ..
Peter Rwamuhanda
Peter Rwamuhanda (born December 11, 1953) is a retired Rwandan athlete who competed over 400 metres hurdles. Achievements 1984 Olympic Games - seventh place (4x400 metres relay)1982 Commonwealth Games - silver medal1982 African Championships - silver medal1982 East and Central African Championships..
Peter Ryan
People named Peter Ryan include: Peter Ryan (driver), Formula One race driver from CanadaPeter Ryan (police commissioner), was the Commissioner of the New South Wales Police from 1996 until 2002Peter Ryan (singer), contestant on the first season of Australian IdolPeter Ryan (cricketer), an Australia..
Peter Ryan (driver)
Peter Ryan (born June 10, 1940 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) was an American-born Canadian racecar driver from Quebec. He had a short Formula One career. He participated in one grand prix, debuting on October 8, 1961. He scored 0 championship points. Peter's successes came in sports cars racing ..
Peter Ryan (police commissioner)
Peter James Ryan was the Commissioner of the New South Wales Police from 1996 until 2002. He was recruited to the position from an international pool of applicants following the controversial Wood Royal Commission into Corruption of the NSW Police that went from 1995 to 1997. Ryan was the successf..
Peter Ryan (politician)
Peter Ryan (born 30 October 1950) is an Australian politician and leader of the National Party of Australia in Victoria. Ryan was a lawyer in Sale before he entered the Victorian Legislative Assembly at the 1992 election as the member for Gippsland South. Despite not holding a portfolio during the ..
Peter S. Beagle
Peter Soyer Beagle (born in 1939) is an American fantasist and author of novels, nonfiction, and screenplays. He is also a talented guitarist and folk singer. He wrote his first novel, A Fine and Private Place, when he was only 19 years old. Today he is best known as the author of The Last Unicorn,..
Peter S. Kalikow
Peter S. Kalikow (b. 1943) is the present chairman of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority, having been appointed by New York Governor and fellow Republican George Pataki in 2001. Kalikow was reappointed in 2006 to serve a second term. Prior to his current career, he started working i..
Peter S. Meadows
Professor Peter S. Meadows is an Honorary Lecturer in the Institute of Biomedical and Life Sciences at The University of Glasgow. Along with his wife, Dr Azra Meadows, he has carried out extensive work of an environmental, cultural and educational nature in Pakistan, and in 2005 was awarded the Sit..
Peter Safar
Peter Safar was an Austrian physician of Czech descent, born april 12 1924 in Vienna (Austria), died August 2 2003 in Mt. Lebanon, USA. He is regarded as the "father of the cardiopulmonary resuscitation". Peter Safar graduated from the University of Vienna in 1948. He married Eva Kyzivat, and mov..
Peter Sagal
Peter Sagal is a playwright, screenwriter, actor, and host of the National Public Radio game show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!. He is originally from Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, although he currently resides in Chicago. External links [NPR Biography] ..
Peter Sainsbury
Peter James Sainsbury, born at Chandler's Ford, Hampshire on June 13, 1934, was a cricketer who played for Hampshire. Sainsbury was a right-handed middle-order batsman and a slow left-arm bowler. He was a regular in Hampshire's team for 22 seasons from 1955 to 1976, when he retired. That period co..
Peter Salem
Peter Salem (1750 – 1816) was a black slave who lived during the American Revolution. He was owned by the Belknaps of Framingham, Massachusetts, until he was freed to join in the Massachusetts militia. He fought at the Battle of Lexington, and supposedly killed Major John Pitcairn at the Battl..
Peter Salfi
Peter Salfi is the acting mafia head of the Gambino crime family of New York City. The Gambino family is heavily involved in extortion and the smuggling of illegal narcotics between the United States, Canada and Mexico. Peter Salfi has headed the Gambino Crime Family for a reported 7 months. ..
Peter Salisbury
Peter Salisbury (born Peter Anthony Salisbury, on 24 September, 1971, in Bath, England) is best known as the powerhouse drummer of The Verve, which he joined as a founding member in 1989. After that band's demise in 1999, Salisbury played with various bands including Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. Sa..
Peter Sallis
Sallis (right) along with Brian Wilde (center) and Bill Owen in Last of the Summer Wine Peter Sallis (b. February 1, 1921, Twickenham, Middlesex, England), is a British actor who is now best known for providing the voice for Wallace in the Wallace and Gromit films. Before these films he was a..
Peter Salmon
Peter Salmon (born 1956 in Burnley, Lancashire, UK) is a British television producer and executive. He studied at Warwick University and graduated in 1977 with a degree in English & European Literature. He initially worked as a local newspaper reporter in Kent, before becoming a government press of..
Peter Salovey
Peter Salovey is a psychologist currently working at Yale University. He is renowned for his work on emotional intelligence. In 2004, he succeeded Richard H. Brodhead as the dean of Yale College. ..
Peter Salway
Peter Salway is a British historian and probably the leading authority on Roman Britain alive today. He was a tutor for the Open University and later a fellow of Sidney Sussex College Cambridge and later at All Souls College Oxford. ..
Peter Sam
Peter Sam with his old funnel Peter Sam is a fictional locomotive from The Railway Series by Rev. W. Awdry. Peter Sam lives and works on the Skarloey Railway on the Island of Sodor as Engine No. 4. First appearing in The Railway Series in the story Sir Handel, this story supposedly carried on..
Peter Samson
Peter R. Samson is an American computer scientist. He was born in Lowell, Massachusetts in the United States. Samson studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 1958-1963. While at MIT he wrote the first editions of the Tech Model Railroad Club (TMRC) Dictionary, the predecessor..
Peter Sanderson
Peter Sanderson is a comic book industry writer, editor, journalist and professor at New York University. He is best known for his work as a researcher and historian at DC Comics and Marvel Comics. Sanderson was first hired by DC in the early 1980s. Sanderson was given the task of reading every com..
Peter Sarnak
Peter Sarnak (born 18 December, 1953, Johannesburg) is a South African-born mathematician. He has been Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University since 2002 and is an editor of the Annals of Mathematics. Education: University of Witwatersrand (BSc 1975); Stanford University (P..
Peter Sarno
Peter Sarno (b. July 26, 1979 in Toronto, Ontario) is a professional ice hockey forward. He was selected in the sixth round of the 1997 NHL Entry Draft, 141st overall, by the Edmonton Oilers. Playing career After completing a relatively successful junior career with the Windsor Spitfires and the ..
Peter Sarsgaard
--> Peter Sarsgaard (born March 7, 1971) is a Golden Globe Award-nominated American actor. Known for often playing dark and villainous characters, he performs predominantly in supporting roles in a wide variety of low-budget and major studio films, ranging from drama to horror and action thrillers..
Peter Sarstedt
Peter Sarstedt (born in December 1941) is an India-born singer and songwriter. He is probably best known for his 1969 hit Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) about a poor-born girl who becomes a member of the jet-set. The song was awarded the 1969 Ivor Novello Award, together with David Bowie's Space Od..
Peter Sasdy
Peter Sasdy (b. 1935 in Budapest, Hungary) is a British film and TV director. As well as numerous TV credits, he directed several horror films for Hammer Studios, including Taste the Blood of Dracula (1969), Countess Dracula (1970) and Hands of the Ripper (1971). From 1985 to 1987 he directed the T..
Peter Satir
Dr Peter Satir is a microbiologist who has spent his career studying the basis of motion by studying the cilium. He is a native of New York, graduated from the Bronx High School of Science in 1952, received his Ph.D. from the Rockefeller Institute in 1961 and currently works at the Department of Ana..
Peter Sauber
Peter Sauber,was born in Zurich, Switzerland on October 13th 1943. He is famous in motor-racing circles, for being the team principal and owner of the Sauber Formula One (also see BMW Sauber) team. Peter Sauber Contents 1 Early Involvement2 Team Sauber (Part 1)3 Team Sauber (..
Peter Sauder
Peter Sauder is a Canadian screenwriter best known for his contributions to Nelvana franchises such as Care Bears (whose three movies he wrote), Babar, Strawberry Shortcake and [[Star Wars: Droids|Droids]]. Sauder also served as writer for DiC's Inspector Gadget (also Nelvana-produced), as well as ..
Peter Sauerbrei
Peter Sauerbrei (nickname "Pistol" Pete) is a golfer for the Eastern Michigan University Eagles. Pete was born and raised in Kingston, Ontario where, even before his teenage years, he asserted himself as a future star in the golf world. Legend has it that at the age of eight Sauerbrei had his firs..
Peter Saunders
There are two Australian Peter Saunders involved in social research, they are: Professor Peter Saunders is Director of the Social Policy Research Centre at the University of New South Wales and was elected Fellow of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia in 1995) [link]Professor E..
Peter Savelkoul
Peter Savelkoul (b. 1975) started his musical career at the age of 9 in a local Fanfare. Between 1989-1991 he joined several Noise metal bands ending up in a Black metal band called Belphegor (nl) in 1991. In 1995 he acquired electronic instruments and started making electro-acoustic music resulting..
Peter Saville
Peter Saville (born 1955) is a graphic designer based in his native city of Manchester, England. He has a firm, Peter Saville Associates and is mostly known for his work on album covers for Joy Division, New Order as well as other musicians signed to Factory Records, the record label he co-founded. ..
Peter Scawen Watkinson Roberts
Peter Scawen Watkinson Roberts (VC, DSC) (July 28, 1917 - December 8, 1979) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Contents 1 Details2 The medal..
Peter Schaefer
Peter Schaefer could refer to the NHL hockey playeror to the author and Professor of Religion This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intend..
Peter Schaefer (author)
Peter Schaefer is Professor of Religion and the Ronald O. Perelman Professor of Judaic Studies at Princeton University. The author of numerous books and articles, his 1998 book (Harvard University Press) udeophobia: Attitudes toward the Jews in the Ancient World, has been translated into several la..
Peter Schaefer (hockey player)
Peter Schaefer (born July 12, 1977 in Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a Canadian ice hockey left wing. He currently plays for the National Hockey League's Ottawa Senators. He was drafted by the Vancouver Canucks in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. He was traded to the Senators in 2002 for Sami Salo..
Peter Schat
Peter Schat (June 5, 1935, in Utrecht - February 10 2003, in Amsterdam) was a Dutch composer. In the 1950s Schat created Passacaglia and Fugue for organ and Septet. From 1960 he studied with Pierre Boulez in Basel. He then found the Studio for Electro-Instrumental Music in Amsterdam. Among his mos..
Peter Scheele
Peter M. Scheele is a Dutchman who originated what he called the theory of degeneration, which is a form of creationism; he authored the book Degeneratie: het einde van de evolutietheorie (Degeneration: the end of the theory of evolution). Degeneration Scheele's "theory of degeneration" is the id..
Peter Scheemakers
Peter Scheemakers (1691–1781) was a Flemish Roman Catholic sculptor who worked for most of his life in London. Scheemakers studied both classical and baroque styles of sculture in Rome before settling in London in 1716. His work is often almost indistnguishable from that of Roubiliac. Scheem..
Peter Scheerer
Peter Scheerer (born December 16, 1973) is a film director, film producer and screenwriter. He collaborates on his movies with fellow filmmaker Michael Roesch. A film fan since his early childhood, Scheerer started shooting short 8 mm movies while he was in high school. After college Scheerer worke..
Peter Schibetta
Peter Schibetta is a fictional character on the HBO series Oz, portrayed by Eddie Malavarca. [Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow. He is the son of Nino Schibetta, the first leader of Oz's Italians shown on the series. He is sent to prison for 35 years aft..
Peter Schickele
Peter Schickele (born Johann Peter Schickele, July 17, 1935) is an American composer, musical educator and parodist, perhaps best known for his comedy music albums featuring music he wrote as P. D. Q. Bach. Schickele was born in Ames, Iowa, USA, and graduated with a degree in music from Swarthmore ..
Peter Schilling
Peter Schilling (born Pierre Michael Schilling on January 28, 1956, Stuttgart, Germany) is a German synthpop musician whose songs often feature science-fiction themes (aliens, astronauts, nuclear holocausts, etc.). His 1983 album, Error in the System, generated his only international hit single, "Ma..
Peter Schjeldahl
Peter Schjeldahl was born in 1942 in Fargo, North Dakota. He grew up in small towns throughout Minnesota and attended Carleton College and the New School. He began his professional writing career as a reporter in Minnesota, Iowa and New Jersey. Contents 1 Art critic2 Poet3 Work..
Peter Schlemiel
Peter Schlemiel is the subject of an 1814 story by aristocratic French author Adelbert von Chamisso. In the story, Schlemiel sells his shadow to the Devil for a bottomless wallet, only to find that a man without a shadow is shunned by human society. The woman he loves rejects him, and he spends the ..
Peter Schlemihl
Peter Schlemihl, the name of a man who in Chamisso's tale sold his shadow to the devil. It is also a synonym of one who makes a desperate or silly bargain. A remarkably similarly-named character in the Antonia act of the Jacques Offenbach opera, Les contes d'Hoffmann is named Schlemil, and has also..
Peter Schmeichel
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Peter Schmidt
For a Russian revolutionary of 1905, see Pyotr Schmidt The Road to the Crater Peter Schmidt was an artist and teacher in England. He was born in 1931 and died while on holiday in Spain in 1980. He was part of a generation of art school teachers in the 1960s and 1970s that had great impact on s..
Peter Schöffer
Peter Schöffer or Petrus Schoiffer (born circa 1425 in Gernsheim, Groß-Gerau, died 1502 in Mainz) was an early German book printer. He was an apprentice of Johannes Gutenberg and a partner of Johann Fust. Early in his life he studied in Paris and was a copyist. Sources Encyclopædia Britannica,..
Peter Schoomaker
General Peter Schoomaker (born February 12, 1946) became the 35th Chief of Staff of the United States Army, on August 1, 2003. His appointment was unusual in that he was called out of retirement to take up the post. Prior to his current assignment, Schoomaker spent over 30 years in a variety of ass..
Peter Schorowsky
Peter "Pe" Schorowsky (* 15th June 1964 in Hösbach) was a founding member of the Böhse Onkelz. He played the drums, until the band split in 2005. Before he earned money with the band, he worked for short time as a welder. 2005 he released his first book with the title "Sophisticated: Aliens, Fli..
Peter Schöttel
Peter Schöttel (born March 26, 1967) is an Austrian football player. In his country he played for Rapid Wien. He played for Austria national football team and was a participant at the 1990 FIFA World Cup and at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. ..
Peter Schrank
Peter Schrank is a political cartoonist whose work appears in the UK's Independent on Sunday newspaper, The Economist magazine, and Ireland's Sunday Business Post. ..
Peter Schreier
Peter Schreier (born July 29, 1935) is a German tenor and conductor. Contents 1 Early life2 Musical career3 Evaluation4 Honours/Decorations5 Book6 External links Early life Schreier was born in Meissen, Saxony, and spent his first years in the small village of Gaue..
Peter Schultz
Peter Schultz is a researcher at The Scripps Research Institute. Recently, he is well known in the chemical community for successfully incorporating a 21st amino acid into biological systems, most notably E. coli and Yeast, to easily synthesize proteins with arbitrary functionality. His group also..
Peter Schumann
Peter Schumann (b. 1934) is the founder and director of the Bread & Puppet Theater. Born in Silesia, he was a sculptor and dancer in Germany before moving to the United States in 1961. In 1963 he founded Bread & Puppet in New York City, and in 1970 moved it to the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, whe..
Peter Schuster
Peter K. Schuster (born March 7, 1941) is a renowned biophysicist, known for his work with Manfred Eigen in developing the quasispecies model. Born in Vienna, Austria, his work has made great strides in the understanding of viruses and their replication, as well as theoretical mechanisms in the orig..
Peter Schwab
Peter Schwab (born September 22, 1960) is a former Australian rules footballer and coach in the VFL/AFL. Contents 1 Playing career1.1 1989 Grand Final suspension2 Coaching career2.1 Resignation3 Current Playing career Recruited from Bennettswood, he played with the Hawth..
Peter Schwartz (futurist)
Peter Schwartz is the cofounder and chairman of Global Business Network (a partner of the Monitor Group), a company based in Emeryville, California that works to help big companies think about the future. Personal History Peter was born to Klara and Benjamin Schwartz, Hungarian Jews who had been i..
Peter Schwartz (writer)
This article is about the writer on Ayn Rand. For the futurist, see Peter Schwartz (futurist). --> Peter Schwartz is a writer and journalist who follows the Objectivist philosophy of Ayn Rand. He was the original editor for The Intellectual Activist and has contributed to some of Rand's posthumous..
Peter Schweizer
Peter Schweizer is a conservative author and a research fellow at the Hoover Institute. His book [[Do as I Say (Not as I Do): Profiles in Liberal Hypocrisy]] received praise from conservative political pundits including Bill O'Reilly. Schweizer's book "Reagan's War" was the basis of the documentary..
Peter Scolari
--> Peter Scolari (born September 12, 1955 in New Rochelle, New York) is an American television, film and stage actor who was seen early in his career in the television programs Bosom Buddies (1980 - 1982), Newhart (1984-1990), and later in [[Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show]] (1997 - 2000). ..
Peter Scott
Statue of Sir Peter Scott at the WWT London Wetlands Centre Sir Peter Markham Scott, CH, CBE, DSC, FRS, FZS, (September 14, 1909 - August 29, 1989), ornithologist, conservationist and painter, was born in London, the only child of Antarctic explorer Robert Falcon Scott. He is a half-brother o..
Peter Scratchley
Sir Peter Henry Scratchley (1835-1885) was special commissioner for Great Britain in New Guinea 1884-1885. He was born in Paris on 24 August 1835 and was educated there and at the Woolwich academy and then began a career as an Officer of Engineers in the British Army. He served in the Crimea and In..
Peter Sculthorpe
Peter Sculthorpe (born April 29, 1929) is a noted Australian composer from Launceston, Tasmania. He is known primarily for his orchestral and chamber music, such as Kakadu (1988) and Earth Cry (1992), which evoke the sounds and feeling of the Australian bushland and outback. He has also written se..
Peter Seisenbacher
Gold medal 1984Los Angeles Judo Men's Middleweight Gold medal 1988Seoul Judo Men's Middleweight Peter Seisenbacher (born March 25, 1960 in Vienna) is one of the most successful Judo practitioners and participants of the Olympic Games from Austria. For his first Summer Olympics..
Peter Sejna
Peter Sejna (born October 5, 1979 in Liptovský Mikuláš, Slovakia) is a Slovak ice hockey center currently (2005) with the St. Louis Blues of the NHL. Peter Sejna also won the bronze medal with the Slovak national ice hockey team in the 2003 Ice Hockey World Championship. Sejna attended Colorado ..
Peter Selby
Rt Revd Dr Peter Selby is the current Church of England bishop of Worcester and bishop to prisons in England. Peter Selby trained at Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the 1960s. Bibliography 'Grace and Mortgage: Language of Faith and the Debt of the World', Peter Selby, Publ..
Peter Sellars
''For the British actor of a similar name, see Peter Sellers. Peter Sellars Peter Sellars (born 1957) is a leading American theater director, renowned for his modern stagings of classical operas and plays. Sellars is professor of [World Arts and Culture] at U.C.L.A.. Sellars was bo..
Peter Sellers
This is about the British actor; for the American director, see Peter Sellars. Richard Henry "Peter" Sellers, CBE (September 8, 1925 – July 24, 1980) was an English comedian, actor, and performer, who came to prominence on the BBC radio series ''The Goon Show. Contents 1 Biography2&..
Peter Sempel
Peter Sempel is a film maker and photograph, born in Hamburg (Germany). His works are mostly related to music, visual art and dance. The persons he filmed and photographed include Nick Cave, Blixa Bargeld, Lemmy (Motörhead), Nina Hagen, Jonas Mekas, Dieter Meier (Yello). External links [www.s..
Peter Senge
Peter M. Senge was the Director of the Center for Organizational Learning at the MIT Sloan School of Management, and is presently (2005) on the faculty at MIT. He is the founding chair of * [SoL, the Society for Organizational Learning]. Senge emerged in the 1990s as a major figure in orga..
Peter Senior
Peter Senior (born 31 July 1959) is an Australian golfer who has won more than twenty tournaments around the world. He turned professional in 1978 and has spent his career playing mainly on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the European Tour, and also competing occasionally on the Japan Golf Tour and ..
Peter Serafinowicz
Peter Serafinowicz (born July 10 1972) is an English comedy actor and voice artist and composer. 400px He made his broadcasting debut in 1993 on Radio 1 show The Knowledge, a spoof documentary about the music industry. From there he went on to perform in Radio 4 shows Weekending, Harry Hill's..
Peter Serkin
Peter Serkin (born July 24, 1947) is an American pianist. He was born in New York City and is the son of the pianist Rudolf Serkin and grandson of the violinist Adolf Busch. His mother, Irene Busch, was also a violinist in the Busch Quartet. Peter entered the Curtis Institute of Music at the age o..
Peter Shaffer
Peter Levin Shaffer (born May 15, 1926) is an English dramatist, author of numerous award-winning plays, several of which have been filmed. He was born to a Jewish family in Liverpool, and is the twin brother of another playwright, Anthony Shaffer. He gained a scholarship to Trinity College, Cambrid..
Peter Shafirov
Baron Peter Pavlovich Shafirov (Russian: , 1670 - 1739), Russian statesman, one of the ablest coadjutors of Peter the Great, was of obscure, and in all probability of Jewish, extraction. He first made himself useful by his extraordinary knowledge of foreign languages. He was the chief translator i..
Peter Shalen
Peter B. Shalen is a American mathematician, working primarily in low dimensional topology. He is the "S" in JSJ decomposition. His work with Marc Culler related properties of representation varieties of hyperbolic 3-manifold groups to decompositions of 3-manifolds. Based on this work, Culler,..
Peter Shand Kydd
Peter Shand Kydd (1925–23 March 2006) was the stepfather of Diana, Princess of Wales and an heir to the wallpaper fortune built by his father Norman Shand Kydd. He was half-brother to the former champion amateur jockey William (Bill) Shand Kydd. Shand Kydd sold the family business in 1962 and..
Peter Shaver
Peter Shaver (September 27 1776-June 21 1866) was a farmer, businessman and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in Montgomery County, New York in 1776, the son of a German immigrant (the family name was originally spelled Schaeffer). His father was a loyalist who served with the British f..
Peter Shaw
Peter Shaw is the name of several notable people. Peter Shaw was kidnapped in June 2002.Peter Shaw (died January 29, 2003) was a film producer and husband of actress Angela Lansbury.Peter Shaw is a vocalist in the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a ..
Peter Shaw (kidnap victim)
redirect [[Template:Not verified]] Peter Shaw was kidnapped in Tbilisi, Georgia, in June 2002, and held underground for several months before being released. His kidnappers held him chained up underground in freezing conditions in the region of Pankisi Gorge while demanding a ransom of more than $US..
Peter Shilton
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Peter Shin
Peter Shin is the: supervising director of [[Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story]]director of Big Bug Man.director of*Death Has a Shadow*North by North Quahog*Emission Impossiblecharacter layout artist The Simpsons ..
Peter Shirtliff
Peter Shirtliff (born 6 April 1961) is a former English footballer. Shirtliff was a central defender who played for Sheffield Wednesday (two spells), Charlton, Wolves and Barnsley (during his time with Barnsley he also had a loan spell with Carlisle). His greatest achievements as a player were a thi..
Peter Shor
This article is about a computer scientist. For the British politician, see Peter Shore. Peter Shor Peter W. Shor (born August 14, 1959) is an American theoretical computer scientist most famous for his work on quantum computation, in particular for devising a quantum algorithm for factorin..
Peter Shore
This article is about a British politician. For the theoretical computer scientist, see Peter Shor. Peter David Shore, Baron Shore of Stepney PC (May 20, 1924 – September 24, 2001) was a British Labour politician noted for his opposition to the European Communities. Peter Shore in 1970 ..
Peter Short
The Rt. Rev. '''Peter Short is the current Moderator of the United Church of Canada. He was elected Moderator in 2003 and his term expires at the United Church of Canada's 39th General Council in the summer of 2006. Short was born July 22, 1948 in Kingston, Ontario and grew up in Arnprior and Brae..
Peter Short (field hockey)
Peter Short (born April 26, 1976 in Richmond, British Columbia) is a former field hockey player from Canada, who's brother Rob also represented Canada. The striker played for several years in the Dutch League with HC Rotterdam, but left the club after the promotion to the First Division in the sprin..
Peter Shotton
Peter Shotton (born 1941) is a British businessman best known for his long friendship with John Lennon of The Beatles. Generally referred to as "Pete," he was a close boyhood friend of Lennon's, and also attended the Dovedale Infants School and Quarry Bank schools. Shotton was Lennon's bandmate in ..
Peter Shoulder
Pete Shoulder is the lead Guitarist/Singer for the UK Rock band Winterville His voice has been compared to Chris Cornell of Soundgarden and his guitar style is remeniscant of some of the British Blues-rock bands of the 70's. Contents 1 Former Bands2 Discography3 Bandmates4 Ext..
Peter Shreeves
Peter Shreeves (born 1945) is a former English football player, manager and coach. He was employed by Tottenham Hotspur F.C. as a coach under the management of Keith Burkinshaw, and was promoted to the manager's seat for the 1984-85 season after Burkinshaw's resignation. Shreeves took Spurs to third..
Peter Sidorkiewicz
Peter Sidorkiewicz (born June 29, 1963 in Dąbrowa Białostocka, Poland), is a Polish Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League for the Hartford Whalers, Ottawa Senators and New Jersey Devils. After retirement he took a job as the assis..
Peter Siebold
SpaceShipOne test pilot Peter Siebold Peter Siebold is one of the test pilots for SpaceShipOne, the experimental spaceplane developed by Scaled Composites. On 8 April, 2004, Siebold piloted the second powered test flight of SpaceShipOne, flight 13P, which reached a top speed of Mach 1.6 and a..
Peter Sillett
Peter Sillett (born 1 February, 1933, died March 1998) was an English footballer. He played for Chelsea and Southampton as a right back. He was the older brother of John Sillett, who managed Coventry City to FA Cup success in 1987. Sir Stanley Matthews once said that Sillett was the best full-back h..
Peter Silvester
Peter Silvester (1734-15 October 1808) was an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. He is also the grandfather of New York Representative Peter Henry Silvester. Born at Shelter Island, New York on Long Island, Silvester completed preparat..
Peter Simek
Péter Simek (born January 30, 1980 in Mór) is a Hungarian football player, currently under contract with FCU Politehnica Timişoara. He generally plays as an attacking midfielder right. After debuting in 1997 at Videoton, he moved to Gázszer FC in 1999, where he stayed for two seasons. Vasas SC ..
Peter Simon
Peter Simon (born in Yorkshire, United Kingdom) is a British shopping television presenter and former Children's television personality. Peter's career began at the age of 12, when he became a presenter for Yorkshire Television's 'Junior Showtime'. He is most famous for presenting the 'Double D..
Peter Simons
Peter Simons may refer to: Peter Simons (director), Belgian film directorPeter Simons (professor), Professor of philosophyPeter Simons (businessman), Canadian businessman ..
Peter Simons (professor)
Peter Simons, FBA, (born 23 March 1950) is a professor of philosophy at the University of Leeds and a director of the Franz Brentano Foundation. Publications Parts. A Study In Ontology, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1987.Philosophy and Logic in Central Europe from Bolzano to Tarski. Selected Essays, Dor..
Peter Simon Pallas
Peter Simon Pallas Peter Simon Pallas (September 22, 1741, Berlin — September 8, 1811, Berlin) was a German zoologist and botanist who worked in Russia. Pallas was born in Berlin, the son of a Professor of Surgery. He studied with private tutors and took an interest in natural history, lat..
Peter Simple
Peter Simple may mean: Peter Simple, pseudonym of and newspaper column by the British journalist Michael Wharton.Peter Simple, 1834 seafaring novel by Marryat,Peter Simple, racehorse. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an ..
Peter Simple (book)
Peter Simple is an 1834 novel written by Frederick Marryat about a young British midshipman during the Napoleonic wars. It was originally released in a serialized form in 1833. External links [Project Gutenberg version of the text] ..
Peter Simple (racehorse)
Peter Simple was the third racehorse in history to win the Grand National steeplechase twice, emulating The Duke and Abd-El-Kader. After winning in 1849 the horse failed to complete the course during the next three years before winning again in 1853 at the age of 15, the oldest ever winner. ..
Peter Simpson
Peter Simpson (born January 13, 1945) is an English former football player. Born in Gorleston, Norfolk, Simpson initially joined Arsenal as a member of the club's groundstaff 1960, before joining as an apprentice a year later, and turning professional the year after that. He made his first team deb..
Peter Simpson Stovall
Peter Simpson Stovall was State Treasurer of Mississippi from 1912 to 1916. ..
Peter Sinclair
Several people have had the name Peter Sinclair, among them: Rear Admiral Peter Sinclair, Governor of New South WalesPeter Sinclair, New Zealand television personalityPeter Sinclair, born 1819, Canadian Member of ParliamentPeter Sinclair, born 1887, Canadian Member of ParliamentPeter Sinclair, Ameri..
Peter Sinclair (Australia)
Rear-Admiral Peter Ross Sinclair, AC (b. Australia, 1930) was Governor of New South Wales August 8, 1990 – March 1, 1996. He was appointed as Governor after his retirement from the Navy as Deputy Chief of Naval Staff 1989. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Peter Sinclair (New Zealand)
Peter Sinclair (1938-2001) was a New Zealand television personality and radio host. Born in Sydney, Australia on November 15, 1938, he rose to fame in the 1960s and early 1970s firstly on New Zealand radio and then as host of Let's Go, Happen Inn and C'mon, New Zealand's primary rock music tele..
Peter Sinclair (sound artist)
Peter Sinclair English-born sound artist who lives and works in Marseille, France. Sinclair is a professor of sound art at the École Supérieure d'Art d'Aix-en-Provence. He has collaborated with G. H. Hovagimyan and Cyrille C. de Laleu on a number of projects. External links [peter sinclai..
Peter Sinfield
Peter Sinfield (born on December 27, 1943 in London, England) is most famously known as the lyricist for early incarnations of King Crimson. He contributed to In the Court of the Crimson King, In the Wake of Poseidon, Lizard and Islands, which he also produced. After having been asked to leave..
Peter Singer
For other persons with the name, see Peter Singer (disambiguation). Peter Albert David Singer (born July 6, 1946 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia) is an Australian Humanist and philosopher. As of 2006, he holds two part-time positions: the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton Universi..
Peter Singer (disambiguation)
Peter Singer is the name of: Peter Albert David Singer, the utilitarian philosopherPeter A. Singer, the physician and bioethicistPeter W. Singer, senior fellow on foreign policy at the Brookings Institution This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with ..
Peter Sissons
Peter Sissons presenting the last BBC Nine O'Clock News bulletin Peter George Sissons (born 17 July 1942 in Liverpool) is a nationally known television newscaster in the United Kingdom. Originally from Liverpool, he went to school with John Lennon and Jimmy Tarbuck. He later studied at Univers..
Peter Skellern
Peter Skellern (born on 14 March, 1947 in Bury, Lancashire), where he attended the Derby Grammar School (now the Derby High School), is a British singer/songwriter and pianist. His first hit was "You're a Lady", in 1972, which reached number three in the UK singles chart and number fifty in the U.S...
Peter Skene Ogden
Peter Skene Ogden, alternately Skeene, Skein or Skeen (baptised 12 February 1790 – September 27, 1854) was a Canadian explorer of the American West. During his many expeditions he explored parts of Oregon, Washington, Nevada, California, Utah, Idaho and Wyoming. His birthdate is variously giv..
Peter Skene Ogden Secondary School
Peter Skene Ogden Secondary is a public high school in 100 Mile House, British Columbia part of School District 27 Cariboo-Chilcotin. ..
Peter Skinner
Peter Skinner (born June 1, 1959 in Oxford) is a Member of the European Parliament for the Labour Party for South East England. He has been a member of the European Parliament since 1994. Before being elected he worked at North West Kent College of Technology. External link [Official website&..
Peter Skov-Jensen
Peter Skov-Jensen (born June 9, 1971) is a Danish football player who, as of 2005 was playing for VfL Bochum. Skov-Jensen was part of the Danish squad at Euro 2004, but didn't play a game behind Thomas Sørensen. External links [Danish national team profile] VfL Bochum - Curre..
Peter Skovholt Gitmark
Peter Skovholt Gitmark (born 15 April 1977 in Kristiansand) is a Norwegian politician representing the Conservative Party. He is currently a representive of Vest-Agder in the Storting, he was first elected in 2005. He was elected a reserve candidate in the previous period, but took Ansgar Gabrielsen..
Peter Skrzynecki
Peter Skrzynecki (born April 6, 1945 in Germany) is an Australian poet of Polish/Ukrainian origin. He came to Australia with his parents in 1949 as a refugee from "the sorrow/ Of northern wars." (Crossing the Red Sea). This voyage -- a four-week sea expedition on the "General Blatchford", a converte..
Peter Skudra
Pēteris Skudra (born April 24, 1973 in Riga, Latvia) is an ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League for six seasons with the Buffalo Sabres, Boston Bruins, Pittsburgh Penguins and the Vancouver Canucks. Originally signed as a free agent by the Pittsburgh Penguins in 1997 he went o..
Peter Slaghuis
Peter Slaghuis (21 August 1961 - 5 September 1991) was a Dutch DJ, composer and performer, whose work was mostly released under the name Hithouse - a literal English translation of his last name (slagen - to hit; and huis - house). He was a rising figure in the European dance music scene in the 198..
Peter Sleep
Peter SleepAustralia (AUS) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type Legbreak googly Tests First-class Matches 14 175 '''Runs scored 483 8201 Batting average 24.14 34.89 100s/50s -/3 15/40 Top score 90 182 Balls bowled 2982 28063 Wickets 31 ..
Peter Slipper
Hon Peter Slipper Peter Neil Slipper (born 14 February 1960), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1993, representing the Division of Fisher, Queensland. He previously represented the same Division for the National Party of Au..
Peter Sloterdijk
Peter Sloterdijk Peter Sloterdijk (born June 26, 1947 in Karlsruhe, Germany) is a philosopher. Contents 1 Biography2 Philosophy2.1 Critique of Cynical Reason2.2 Spheres2.3 Globalization3 Genetics dispute4 List of works5 External links5.1 General5..
Peter Smith
Peter Smith can refer to: Peter Smith, bald sex machinePeter Smith, a Canadian politician involved in the Ontario Bond ScandalPeter Plympton Smith, a lieutentant-governor and congressman from Vermont, president of California State University, Monterey BayPeter Smith, a British judgePeter Smith, one ..
Peter Smithers
Sir Peter Henry Berry Otway Smithers (9 December 1913 – 8 June 2006) was a United Kingdom Conservative Member of Parliament and junior Minister. He also served as Secretary General of the Council of Europe 1964-1969. He attended Harrow School and Magdalen College of the University of Oxford. He r..
Peter Smith (Canadian politician)
Peter Smith was a Canadian politician. He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Perth South from 1919 to 1923 representing the United Farmers of Ontario. He served as provincial treasurer from 1919 to 1923. He was treasurer during the Ontario Bond Scandal. Smith was tried f..
Peter Smith (cricketer)
Peter SmithEngland (ENG) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type Legbreak googly Tests First-class Matches 4 465 '''Runs scored 33 10142 Batting average 6.59 17.95 100s/50s -/- 8/32 Top score 24 163 Balls bowled 538 95007 Wickets 3 1697 ..
Peter Smith (judge)
Sir Peter Winston Smith (born 1 May 1952), styled The Hon. Mr Justice Peter Smith, is a British jurist serving as a Judge of the High Court of Justice who has presided over several prominent cases. These include a suit between boxer Lennox Lewis and his promoter Panos Eliades, as well as a copyright..
Peter Smith (painter)
Peter Smith is a contemporary painter based in Britain. The subject for which he is most well known is a striped rotund creature with the form of a hippopotamus but the stripes of a zebra. These creatures are depicted in a variety of saccharine poses and are known to fans of his art as 'Zeppos' or..
Peter Smith (union leader)
Peter Smith (June 25, 1940 – February 10, 2006) was general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) in the United Kingdom from 1988 to 2002. At the beginning of his tenure, the ATL was a small trade union in a sector traditionally dominated by two large unions, the National Un..
Peter Snape, Baron Snape
Peter Charles Snape, Baron Snape (born February 12, 1942) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He served as Labour member of Parliament for West Bromwich East until he stood down in the 2001 election. He was the Member who formally proposed Michael Martin to be the new Speaker in 2000. He was ..
Peter Snell
Peter George Snell (born December 17 1938 in Opunake) is a New Zealand former athlete. He had one of the shortest careers of world famous international sportsmen yet achieved so much that he was voted New Zealand’s ‘Sports Champion Of The (20th) Century’. A protege of the great New Zealand at..
Peter Snow
Peter Snow using the Swingometer during the 2005 general election Peter Snow CBE (born April 20, 1938 in Dublin, Ireland) is a British television and radio presenter. He is the cousin of Jon Snow, the main presenter of Channel 4 News, and the brother-in-law of historian-writer Margaret MacMi..
Peter Snowdon
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since April 2006. Peter Snowdon MSc is a pol..
Peter Snow (doctor)
Dr Peter Snow (died March 2 2006) was a general practitioner who served the New Zealand rural community of Tapanui for over 30 years. He was president of the Royal New Zealand College of GPs from 1998-99, and received their highest honour, Distinguished Fellowship, in 2001. He was a member of the Ot..
Peter So
Peter So (or So Man-fung; Traditional Chinese:蘇民峰) is a popular fung shui master in Hong Kong. Born in 1960, he is a great talker and has appeared in some Hong Kong movies. His books on fung shui and face-reading (the Chinese physiognomy) are claimed to be perennial best-sellers, appearing in ..
Peter Sotos
Peter Sotos (born 1960?) is a Chicago-born writer who has contributed an unprecedented examination of the peculiar motivations of sadistic sexual criminals. His works are often cited as conveying an uncanny understanding of myriad aspects of pornography. Most of his writings have focused on sexu..
Peter Soulsby
Sir Peter Alfred Soulsby (b. December 27, 1948, Bishop Auckland) is a British Labour Party politician. He served as leader of Leicester City Council from 1981 to 1999. He has been Member of Parliament for Leicester South since 2005. Since 1998 he has been on the board of British Waterways. He is ..
Peter Southgate
Councillor Peter Southgate is one of the Merton Park Independents. This ward in the London Borough of Merton has a history of regularly returning Independents to serve on Merton Council. Southgate was Deputy Mayor of Merton 2006. An issue with which Southgate has been active is that of keeping..
Peter Speliopoulos
Peter Speliopoulos, born in 1961 in Greece and raised in Springfield, Massachusetts, is an American fashion designer. Life as a designer Speliopoulos studied fashion at Parsons School of Design in New York and graduated with a BFA in 1981. His first job as a fashion designer was as assistant styli..
Peter Spellos
Peter Spellos is a voice actor. Anime Black Jack: Mr. Brane[[Cowboy Bebop: The Movie]] - Duvchenko, Queen[[Digimon: Digital Monsters (anime)|Digimon: Digital Monsters]] - Meramon, Whamon, Additional VoicesEagle Riders: Cyberon[[Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex]]: NiimiKikaider: ZadamRave Ma..
Peter Spencer
Peter Spencer Peter Spencer (1782 - 1843) was born a slave in Kent County, Maryland, in 1782 and grew up to be the founder of the first independent black Christian denomination in the United States, the A.U.M.P. Church. ..
Peter Spencer Connor
redirect[[Template:Portal]]Peter Spencer Connor (1932-1966) was a United States Marine Corps staff sergeant who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism in March 1966 in Vietnam. Connor was born on 4 September 1932, in Orange, New Jersey. He attended elementary and high school in So..
Peter Sperling
Peter V. Sperling is a member of the board of directors of the Apollo Group, owners of the private University of Phoenix and other facilities. He is the son of John Sperling. External link [Forbes.com: Forbes World's Richest People] ..
Peter Spier
Peter Spier is a Dutch-born American author and illustrator who has published more than thirty children's books. He has been awarded the 1978 Caldecott Medal, as well as the National Book Award (1982) and the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award (1977) for his book, Noah's Ark. Spier was one of eight prisoners..
Peter Spurrier
Peter Brotherton Spurrier (1942-2005) was an officer of arms at the College of Arms in London. He was appointed Portcullis Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary in 1981 and York Herald of Arms in Ordinary in 1992. He retired from the College of Arms in May 1993. See also HeraldryHerald ..
Peter Squire
Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter Squire, GCB DFC AFC ADC FRAeS RAF was Chief of the Air Staff during the start of both Operation Veritas and Operation Telic. Now retired from the Royal Air Force, Sir Peter is a member of the Board of the Imperial War Museum and the Vice-Chairman of the Commonwealth War ..
Peter Stadlen
Peter Stadlen (died 20 January 1996) lived in Austria. He was a composer, pianist, and musicologist, specializing on the study and interpretation of Mozart. He was married to Hedi Stadlen and left two sons Nicholas, a commercial law barrister and QC (who holds the record for the longest speech in ..
Peter Stafford
Peter G. Stafford (born 1941, Oakland, California) is an American writer and author of the Psychedelics Encyclopedia (ISBN 0914171518). Stafford is also co-author with Bonnie Golightly of LSD: The Problem-solving Psychedelic as well as the former editor of Crawdaddy! from 1969 to 1970. Stafford at..
Peter Stahl
Peter Stahl was the vocalist for seminal DC punk/hardcore band Scream with brother Franz Stahl. At one stage, Scream also featured Nirvana drummer and Foo Fighters frontman, Dave Grohl on drums. Stahl later went on to form Wool with Franz in the 1990s and more recently has sung for Goatsnake an..
Peter Staples
Peter Staples (born 1947-10-15 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian politician. He was first elected to Parliament in 1983 as the Member for Diamond Valley, then represented the Division of Jagajaga after Diamond Valley was abolished in 1984. In 1987, he was appointed Consumer Affairs Minister..
Peter Stapleton
Peter Stapleton (born 25 April 1954) is a musician from New Zealand. He is principally a drummer, although he has also contributed shortwave radio and tape manipulations to various recordings. In 1976 Stapleton joined The Vacuum, who went largely unrecorded. The band consisted of Stapleton, Bill D..
Peter Stastny
Peter Šťastný (born September 18, 1956 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1980 to 1995. During his time with the Quebec Nordiques, Stastny became a Canadian citizen. Since 2004, he has also served as a Member of the Eu..
Peter Stearns
Peter Stearns is a professor of history at George Mason University, where he is currently provost. His books include: The Encyclopedia of World HistoryWorld History in BriefWorld CivilizationsWorld History in DocumentsKnowing, Teaching, and Learning History: National and International PerspectivesA..
Peter Stebbings
Peter Stebbings is a veteran actor who started practicing his trade at the Vancouver Youth Theater when he was just 12 years old. He worked at various odd jobs growing up, including bus boy and bike courier, before making the serious move to acting. At 22 in went to New York City to study at the Ci..
Peter Steele
Peter Steele (born Peter Ratajczyk January 4th, 1962), is the lead singer and bassist for the gothic-doom band Type O Negative. He is a resident of Brooklyn, New York. Steele's bass voice sets much of the mood for Type O Negative's brooding melodies. Before joining Type O Negative, Steele played fo..
Peter Steigerwald
Peter Steigerwald is a comic book artist who has also worked in many other aspects of the comic industry including inking, writing, graphic design, and colouring. Peter first worked with Top Cow Productions, colouring covers and interiors and designing most of their comic book productions. Peter a..
Peter Stein
Peter Stein (born October 1, 1937) is a critically acclaimed German director who established himself at the Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz, a company he arguably brought to the forefront of German theatre. --> Born in Berlin, Stein grew up in an era defined by the Nazi's. His father Herbert Stein..
Peter Steinbrueck
Peter Steinbrueck is a member of the Seattle City Council. First elected to the council in 1997, he is now serving his third term, which runs through 2007. Steinbrueck served as president of the council during 2002 and 2003 and is currently (June 2004) chair of the Urban Development and Planning Com..
Peter Stent
Peter Stent (circa 1642-1665) was a 17th century London printseller, who ran one of the biggest printmaking businesses of the day. References Alexander Globe (1985). Peter Stent, London Printseller. University of British Columbia Press. ISBN 0774802219. ..
Peter Sterling
Peter Sterling (born June 16, 1960 in Toowoomba, Queensland), nicknamed Sterlo, was one of the greatest rugby league players of all time and the major driving force behind Parramatta's dominance of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership between 1981 and 1986. Many rate him the best halfback ev..
Peter Stevens
Peter Stevens (born 1945) is a British car designer. Having worked freelance for most of his career, and spent five years at Lotus Cars he took a job as lead designer at Rover Group in 2000. He is the visiting Professor of Vehicle Design at the Royal College of Art. Some of his most notable desig..
Peter Stilsbury
Peter Stilsbury was a professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in the World Wresting Federation as jobber Outback Jack. Profile Hometown: AustraliaHeight & Weight: 1.98m & 136kgDebut: 1985Previous Gimmicks: Outback JackFinishing Move: Enzui Lariat..
Peter Stjärnvind
Peter Stjärnvind is a Swedish drummer. His current position is the drumkit of Nifelheim. Before that he also played in Merciless, Unanimated, Regurgitate, Entombed, and Face-Down. He also appeared in several side-projects, including Krux and Murder Squad. Contents 1 Discography1.1 with..
Peter Stoffer
Peter Arend Stoffer Riding Sackville—Eastern Shore (1997-1999; 2004-present) Sackville—Musquodoboit Valley—Eastern Shore (1999-2004) Political party: New Democratic Party First elected: 1997 election Profession(s): Manager Peter Arend Stoffer (born January 6, 1956 in Heerle..
Peter Stöger
Peter Stöger (born April 11, 1966 in Wien) is an Austrian football player, who played for clubs such as Austria Wien, Tirol Innsbruck, Rapid Wien and LASK. He played for the Austria national football team, earning 65 caps and 15 goals, and was a participant at the 1998 FIFA World Cup. ..
Peter Stollery
Peter Alan Stollery (born November 29, 1935) is a Canadian politician and businessman. His family owns Stollery's clothing store at the corner of Yonge Street and Bloor Street in Toronto, hence his designation in the Canadian Senate as Senator for "Bloor and Yonge". Stollery has worked as a teac..
Peter Stone
Peter Stone (February 27, 1930 – April 26, 2003) was a writer for theater, television and movies. Born in Los Angeles, he attended Bard College starting 1947, received Master's Degree from Yale University in 1953. He died of pulmonary fibrosis. Television The Defenders Film CharadeFather GooseThe..
Peter Stoner
Peter Stoner was Chairman of the Departments of Mathematics and Astronomy at Pasadena City College until 1953; Chairman of the science division, Westmont College, 1953-57; Professor Emeritus of Science, Westmont College; Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Astronomy, Pasadena City College. Stoner..
Peter Storey
Peter Edwin Storey (born September 7, 1945) is an English former football player. Storey spent most of his career at Arsenal, joining the club as an apprentice in 1961 and turning professional the following year. A tough, hard-tackling player, he started his career at right back, making his debut f..
Peter Stormare
[Peter Stormare] ([Media helphelp]·[info]) (born August 27, 1953) is a Swedish film actor. With his fluency in English and his skill for mimicking accents, he has become much in demand in Hollywood productions, where he usually plays Europeans of varied nationality an..
Peter Stothard
Peter Stothard (born February 28, 1951) is a British newspaper editor, currently for the Times Literary Supplement, but of The Times itself from 1992 to 2002, and before that, from 1989 to 1992, of its United States section. He has also published the book Thirty Days: An Inside Account of Tony Blair..
Peter Strasser
Peter Strasser (April 1, 1876 - August 6, 1918) Chief Commander of Germany's Luftschiffer airforce during World War I. He was the main leader of the Zeppelins command and in charge, operating bombing campaigns from 1915 to 1918. Contents 1 Early career2 First World War3 Legacy4&nb..
Peter Straub
This article is about Peter Straub the novelist. For the German statesman, see Peter Straub (politician). Peter Francis Straub, born March 2, 1943 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, is a writer of fiction and poetry, best known as a horror-genre author. After mixed success with two attempts ..
Peter Straub (politician)
Peter Straub, a politician from Germany, is the President of the Committee of the Regions of the European Union. ..
Peter Straughan
Peter Straughan (b. 1968) is a British playwright and author, based in the north-east of England. Peter Straughan was the writer-in-residence at Newcastle's Live Theatre Company. Whilst there, Live staged his plays Bones and Noir. Both of these plays have displayed Straughan's talent for writing da..
Peter Strauss
Peter Strauss (born February 20, 1947) is an American television and movie actor, best known for his roles in several television miniseries in the 1970s. He won an Emmy Award for his role on the 1979 made-for-television movie The Jericho Mile. His other noted television miniseries credits includ..
Peter Strauss Ranch
The Peter Strauss Ranch is a unit of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area operated by the National Park Service in the Santa Monica Mountains near Agoura Hills, California in the United States. The property is named after the actor Peter Strauss, who was the last private owner-reside..
Peter Street
Peter Street (June 6, 1980 in Tasmania) is an Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He is one of the two tallest players to ever play in the VFL/AFL at 211cm. He was originally drafted by the Geelong Football Club in the 1998 AFL Draft before being traded to the Western B..
Peter Stringer
Peter Alexander Stringer (born 13 December 1977) is a rugby union player who plays at scrum half for Munster and Ireland. He is one of the most recognisable players in world rugby as Stringer is one of the smallest players at 5 ft 7 inches (170 cm) tall and weighing in at just over 70kgs (152lbs). ..
Peter Stringfellow
Peter Stringfellow (born October 17, 1940 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire) is a multi-millionaire businessman and minor Jewish British celebrity. He owns the Stringfellows table-dancing clubs in London & Paris. A Conservative Party supporter, he claims to have slept with more than 3,000 women (which w..
Peter Struck
Peter Struck Peter Struck (born January 24, 1943 in Göttingen) is a lawyer, member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany and was the German Minister of Defence under chancellor Gerhard Schröder from October 22 2002 until 2005. 1962: Abitur1964: Member of the SPD Contents 1 Educati..
Peter Stumpf
Peter Stumpf may refer to any number of individuals: Peter Stumpp, tried as a werewolf in 1589.Peter Stumpf (Cellist), Principal Cello of the Los Angeles Philharmonic.This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to ..
Peter Stumpf (Cellist)
Peter Stumpf is the Principal Cellist with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. External link [Musician Details] at the [Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra] ..
Peter Stumpp
Some of the information in this has not been [Verifiabilityverified] and might not be reliable. It should be checked for inaccuracies and modified as needed, [cite sourcesciting sources]. right Peter Stumpp (died 1589) was a German farmer and allegedly a serial killer an..
Peter Stursberg
Peter Stursberg (born August 31 1913) is a Canadian writer and broadcaster. Born in Chefoo, China, he has spent his career as a foreign correspondent, newspaper editor, television newscaster & commentator and author. He was recognised as one of the best Canadian correspondents of the Second World W..
Peter Stuyvesant
This article is part of a series about New Netherland''' Colonies: New AmsterdamNew HaarlemNoortwyckBeverwyckWiltwyckVlissingenMiddelburghHeemstedeRustdorp GravesendeBreuckelenNew AmersfoortMidwoutNew UtrechtBoswyckSwaanendaelNew AmstelAltena Fortresses: Fort AmsterdamFort Nassau (North)F..
Peter St Clair-Erskine, 7th Earl of Rosslyn
Peter St Clair-Erskine, 7th Earl of Rosslyn (born 31 March 1958) is a senior police officer in the London Metropolitan Police Service, in which he uses the professional name Commander Peter Loughborough (from the subsidiary title, Lord Loughborough, which he bore as heir to the earldom prior to his ..
Peter St John, 9th Earl of Orkney
Oliver Peter St John (b. 1938) is the 9th and present modern Earl of Orkney. His heir apparent is Oliver Robert St John, Viscount Kirkwall (b. 1969) External link [The 9th and present Earl of Orkney] ..
Peter Suber
Peter Suber at the Berlin 4 Conference in Golm, Germany Peter Suber (born November 8, 1951) is the creator of the game Nomic and a leader in the open access movement. He is a research professor of philosophy at Earlham College, the open access project director at Public Knowledge, and a senio..
Peter Such
Peter SuchEngland (ENG) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type Right-arm offbreak Tests First-class Matches 11 306 '''Runs scored 67 1645 Batting average 6.09 8.14 100s/50s -/- -/2 Top score 14* 54 Balls bowled 3124 58448 Wickets 37 849 ..
Peter Sullivan
Peter M. Sullivan is a New Hampshire state representative for the county of Hillsborough, New Hampshire. Born in Virginia, Sullivan is a Democrat and serves in the House Committee for Criminal Justice and Public Safety. In addition to serving in the state legislature, Sullivan is an attorney in Manc..
Peter Sundstrom
Peter W. Sundstrom (born December 14, 1961 in Skelleftea, Sweden) is a retired Swedish ice hockey player, and is the twin brother of former NHLer Patrik Sundstrom. Selected by the New York Rangers in the 1981 NHL Draft, he played parts of three seasons for the Rangers. He sat out a year before sig..
Peter Suschitzky
Peter Suschitzky (born July 25, 1941) is a Polish-British cinematographer, born in Warsaw the son of fellow cinematographer Wolfgang Suschitzky. He is known primarily as the director of photography on [[Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back]] and the later works of David Cronenberg, which the..
Peter Sutcliffe
Peter William Sutcliffe (born June 2, 1946), infamous as the "Yorkshire Ripper", was convicted in 1981 of the murders of thirteen women in the north of England and attacks on seven more from 1975 to 1980. Contents 1 Early life2 Criminal Record2.1 Victims2.2 19752.3 19762...
Peter Sutherland
Peter Denis Sutherland (born 1946) is an Irish businessman and former politician, associated with the Fine Gael party. He is a barrister by profession, and is also Senior Counsel. A graduate of University College Dublin, Sutherland was appointed Attorney General of Ireland in the governments of G..
Peter Svensson
Anders Peter Svensson was born on 18 October, 1974, in Jönköping, Sweden. He is a guitarist with the indie rock band, The Cardigans. His role in group is as a guitarist and composer, but he also plays keyboard, vibraphone, and bass guitar, plus he provides some backing vocals. His earlier music..
Peter Svidler
Peter Svidler Peter Svidler (Пётр Свидлер; Pyotr Svidler, born June 17, 1976 in Leningrad) is a Russian chess grandmaster. In the July 2006 FIDE rating list, he has an ELO rating of 2742, making him the number five in the world. Peter Svidler learned to play chess when he was six y..
Peter Swailes
Chairman of Manchester City FC from the 1970's until the early 1990's when he was replaced by Francis Lee. SWALES! not SWAILES ..
Peter Swanwick
Peter Swanwick (born 1922 in Nottingham, England; died November 14, 1968) was a British actor best remembered as starred as the "Supervisor" (sometimes called the Controller) in the 1967 TV series, The Prisoner. The image of the bald-headed actor intoning "Orange alert" is considered iconic of the s..
Peter Swinnerton-Dyer
Sir Henry Peter Francis Swinnerton-Dyer, 16th Baronet (born 2 August 1927), commonly known as Peter Swinnerton-Dyer, is an English mathematician specialising in number theory at Cambridge University. He was vice-chancellor of Cambridge University from 1979 to 1981. He is best known for his part in ..
Peter Symonds College
Peter Symonds College is a sixth form college in Winchester, Hampshire, in the south of England. Contents 1 Origins and history2 Boarding3 Achievement4 Headmasters and principals5 Famous people who attended Peter Symonds College6 External links Origins and history P..
Peter Szatmari
Peter Szatmari (1950- ) is a Canadian expert on Autism and Asperger syndrome. Dr. Szatmari is currently a Professor and Vice-Chair, Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, at McMaster University. He is also the Director of the research training program in the department, ..
Peter T. Brown
Peter T. Brown is the Executive Director of the Free Software Foundation (FSF). He has worked for the FSF since 2001. He began working as a controller, and was promoted to his current position in 2005 after the departure of Bradley Kuhn. He is from England, and has worked in the past for the BBC ..
Peter T. Daniels
Peter T. Daniels is a scholar of writing systems. He is notable for being co-editor (with William Bright) of the book The World's Writing Systems (1996), and introducing the terms abjad (an "alphabet" with no vowel letters) and abugida (a system partly alphabetic, partly syllabic). Bibliography P..
Peter T. King
Peter T. King (born April 5, 1944) is a Republican politician from the U.S. state of New York, currently the U.S. Representative for the state's 3rd Congressional District ([map]). King was born in New York, New York and grew up in Sunnyside, Queens. He is of Irish descent, with roots..
Peter T. Kirstein
Peter T. Kirstein is a British computer scientist, best known for playing a significant role in the creation of the Internet. He received a B.A. from Cambridge University in 1954, an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Stanford University (in 1955 and 1957, respectively) and a D.Sc. in e..
Peter Taaffe
Peter Taaffe is a Trotskyist political figure and general secretary of the Socialist Party of England and Wales. Taaffe is also a member of the International Executive Committee of the Committee for a Workers International (CWI) which has members in 40 countries around the world, a TD (Member of Par..
Peter Tabuns
Peter Tabuns Peter Tabuns is a Canadian politician and environmentalist, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the Toronto—Danforth provincial by-election on March 30, 2006. On February 15, 2006, the Toronto—Danforth NDP riding association nominated Tabuns as the part..
Peter Tägtgren
Peter Tägtgren (born June 3, 1970) is a Swedish musician. He is the founder, main composer, lead singer, and guitarist of the melodic death metal band Hypocrisy. Although Hypocrisy is his main band, he has also works/worked on many other Swedish metal projects. These include Pain (industrial metal..
Peter Tait
For the Scottish mathematical physicist, see Peter Guthrie Tait. Peter L Tait (1915-1996) was a New Zealand National Member of Parliament, Napier mayor, small businessman and opponent of New Zealand's Homosexual Law Reform Act. Tait was born in 1915, in Wellington's Island Bay suburb. His family..
Peter Takirambudde
Peter Takirambudde is the Ugandan born Executive Director of Human Rights Watch for Sub-Saharan Africa. Before joining Human Rights Watch in 1995, he was a professor at the University of Botswana. He is a lawyer by training, and a graduate of of Makerere University in Uganda. Takirambudde earned..
Peter Talbot (politician)
The Honourable Peter Talbot (March 30, 1854 – December 6, 1919) was a Canadian parliamentarian. Born in Eramosa, Canada West (now Ontario), he moved to Fort Macleod, Alberta in 1890 to teach school. In 1892, he moved to Lacombe, Alberta to homestead and raise cattle. In 1902 he was elected t..
Peter Tali Coleman
Peter Tali Coleman (December 8, 1919 - April 28, 1997) was the first popularly elected governor of American Samoa. He is the only U.S. governor whose service spanned five decades (1956-1961, 1978-1985 and 1989-1993) and the second longest serving governor in American history. Coleman was an enlist..
Peter Tapsell
There are two significant people named Peter Tapsell. For the former Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, see Peter Tapsell (New Zealand)For the British MP, see Peter Tapsell (United Kingdom) ..
Peter Tapsell (New Zealand)
The Honourable Dr Sir Peter Wilfred Tapsell KNZM MBE (born January 21 1930) was Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1993 to 1996. He was notable for being the first Māori Speaker, and for being the first Speaker since 1943 to hold office while not a member of the governing part..
Peter Tapsell (politician)
Sir Peter Hannay Bailey Tapsell (born 1 February 1930, Hove) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is Conservative Member of Parliament for Louth and Horncastle. Tapsell was educated at Tonbridge School and Merton College, Oxford, during which time he was also Librarian at the Oxford Union. Ta..
Peter Tarnoff
Peter Tarnoff (born April 19 1937) served as the Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs during the first Clinton term. Tarnoff is known to currently reside in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ..
Peter Tatár
Peter Tatár (born September 10 1953, Bratislava, Slovakia) became in 1990 a member of the Slovak National Council, i.e. Slovak parliament. He was reelected in 1998-2002 term. He is leader of Civic Conservative Party since year 2001. ..
Peter Tatchell
Peter Gary Tatchell (born 25 January 1952) is a British human rights activist, famous internationally for his attempts to perform a citizen's arrest on Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. In the early 1980s, he was selected as Labour Party candidate for Bermondsey and was denounced by party leader M..
Peter Taylor
People called Peter Taylor include: Peter Taylor (1917-1994), author, winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for FictionPeter Taylor (born 1956), Australian cricketerPeter Taylor, editor of The Bridge on the River Kwai and winner of the 1957 Academy Award for Film EditingPeter Taylor (born 1953), former..
Peter Taylor, Baron Taylor of Gosforth
Peter Murray Taylor, Baron Taylor of Gosforth PC (May 1, 1930 - April 28 1997) was the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales from 1992 until his premature retirement due to poor health in 1996. Contents 1 Family2 Early career3 Famous cases4 Judge5 Court of Appeal6 ..
Peter Taylor (author)
Peter Hillsman Taylor (January 8, 1917 – November 2, 1994) was an American short-story writer and novelist. Born to a wealthy Nashville family in Trenton, Tennessee, Taylor spent his early childhood between in Nashville and St. Louis until his father, an attorney, moved his practice to Memphi..
Peter Taylor (cricketer)
Peter TaylorAustralia (AUS) Batting style Left-hand bat Bowling type Right-arm offbreak Tests ODIs Matches 13 83 '''Runs scored 431 437 Batting average 26.93 19.86 100s/50s -/2 -/1 Top score 87 54* ..
Peter Taylor (editor)
Peter Taylor (Portsmouth 28 February 1922 - Rome, Italy 17 December 1997) was a distinguished English film editor. He won an Oscar for Best Film Editing for The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957).[Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences - 30th awards], retrieved 9 June 2006. External l..
Peter Taylor (Journalist)
Peter Taylor is a British journalist and documentary maker who has covered the Troubles in Northern Ireland for many years. From his experience he has written and produced books and television documentarys on the Troubles ..
Peter Taylor Forsyth
Peter Taylor Forsyth, also known as P. T. Forsyth, (1842-1921) was a Scottish theologian. The son a postman, he studied at the University of Aberdeen and then in Göttingen (under Albrecht Ritschl). He was ordained into the Congregationalist Church and held a number of posts before becoming princi..
Peter Tchernyshev
Peter Tchernyshev (born February 6, 1971 in St. Petersburg, Russia) is an American figure skater who competed in ice dance with Naomi Lang. They joined forces on the ice in 1996 and have captured five gold medals at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Tchernyshev became a U.S. citizen in 2001, ..
Peter Temin
Dr. Peter Temin (born 1937) is a widely cited economist and economic historian, currently Elisha Gray II Professor of Economics, MIT and former head of the Economics Department. Dr. Temin graduated with highest honors from Swarthmore College in 1959 before earning his Ph.D. at MIT in 1964. Beginn..
Peter Temple
redirect [[Template:Not verified]]Peter Temple is an Australian crime fiction writer. Formerly a journalist and journalism lecturer, Temple turned to fiction writing in the 1990s. His Jack Irish novels (Bad Debts, Black Tide, Dead Point, and White Dog) are set in Melbourne, Australia, and feature..
Peter Temple-Morris, Baron Temple-Morris
Peter Temple-Morris, Baron Temple-Morris (born February 12, 1938) is a British politician. He was elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament for Leominster in 1974. He was suspended from the party in 1997 because he had "repeatedly and publicly questioned his continued commitment to the Conserv..
Peter Terting
Peter Terting is a German auto racing driver, born on February 19 1984 in Kempten. He won the Volkswagen Lupo Cup in 2002, earning him a DTM drive for Abt Sportsline in 2003, although this proved to be too big a step up, and the teenager struggled to be competitive. After winning the 2004 German SE..
Peter Tertzakian
Peter Tertzakian is an energy expert and author of A Thousand Barrels a Second. He is the Chief Energy Economist of ARC Financial Corporation. He has been a guest on the Daily Show. ..
Peter Tetteroo
Peter Tetteroo is a Dutch journalist and filmmaker. He is perhaps best known for his documentary Welcome to North Korea, one of the only documentaries ever to have been made in North Korea. ..
Peter THALER
Peter THALER (born Juny 29, 1953) is a Slovenian fashion designer. He is owner a fashoin trademark [EGOIST]. ..
Peter Theodor Holst
Peter Theodor Holst (1843-1908) was the Norwegian Minister of Defense 1891-1893 and 1898-1900. ..
Peter the Aleut
Cungagnaq, presumably a native of Kodiak Island (Aleutian Islands) is said to have received the Christian name of Peter when he was baptized into the Orthodox faith by the monks of St. Herman's missionaries operating in the north. In 1815 a group of Aleut seal and otter hunters, including Peter, was..
Peter the Fuller
Peter (surnamed Fullo, "the Fuller"), was intruding Patriarch of Antioch (471 - 488), and Monophysite. he received his surname from his former trade as a fuller of cloth. Tillemont (Empereurs, tome vi. p. 404) considers that Peter was originally a member of the convent of the Acoimetae, which he pla..
Peter the Hermit
Peter the Hermit (died 1131) was a priest of Amiens, and a leading figure during the First Crusade. According to Anna Comnena, he had attempted to go on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem before 1096, but was prevented by the Turks from reaching his destination and was tortured. Sources differ as to whet..
Peter the Iberian
Peter the Iberian, or Peter of Iberia, (Georgian: პეტრე იბერი, Petre Iberi) (A.D. ca 411-491) was a prominent Georgian (Iberian) theologian and one of the leaders of anti-Chalcedonian movement in the Eastern Roman Empire. He is thought by some scholars to be the real identity of ..
Peter the Painter
Peter the Painter, the alias of Peter Piaktow (or Piatkov), was the leader of a gang of Latvian anarchist criminals in the early 20th Century. After fighting in and escaping the Sidney Street Siege in 1911, he became an anti-hero in London's East End. He was never caught. There is some question of w..
Peter the Venerable
Peter the Venerable (about 1092 - December 25, 1156 in Cluny, France), also known as Peter of Montboissier, abbot of the Benedictine abbey of Cluny, born to Blessed Raingarde in Auvergne, France. Contents 1 Life2 Contribution to Muslim-Christian Relations3 Notes4 Bibliography5..
Peter the Wild Boy
Peter the Wild Boy (fl. 1725-1785) was a mentally handicapped Hanoverian of unknown parentage, who was found living wild in the woods near Hanover in 1725. Living off the forest's flora, he walked on all fours, behaved like an animal and could not be taught to speak. Once found, he was brought to t..
Peter Thiel
Peter Thiel is an American businessman, entrepreneur and Singularity Institute donor. Thiel co-founded PayPal with Max Levchin and is its former CEO. Thiel once proposed that PayPal could be a catalyst for change in world politics [link]. From San Mateo, California, Thiel is an avowed Lib..
Peter Thomann
Peter Thomann (born 1940) is a German photographer. Projects include Stern magazine and his infamous 1963 "The Soul of a Horse" photograph which was ripped off and used as the logo for the Kentucky Horse Park and appeared on Kentucky's license plates until he threatened to sue in the late 1990s. ..
Peter Thomas
For the television narrator, see Peter Thomas (television narrator). For the composer/arranger, see Peter Thomas (composer). Peter John Mitchell Thomas, Baron Thomas of Gwydir, PC, QC (born July 31, 1920) is a Welsh Conservative politician, now retired. Educated at Epworth College, Rhyl and Jesus ..
Peter Thomas (composer)
Peter Thomas is a German composer/arranger. He was born in Breslau (Silesia) on December 1st, 1925, and his active career spanned more than 50 years between 1955 and 2006. He is known for his TV and film soundtracks (such as 'Raumpatrouille', the Edgar Wallace movies film series, and the Jerry Cott..
Peter Thomas (television narrator)
Peter Thomas (born 28 June 1924) is a well known television narrator of television programs, including shows such as "Nova" and more recently "Forensic Files". His career as a narrator spans over fifty years. Thomas was born in Pensacola, Florida in 1924. His parents were both English and his fathe..
Peter Thomas Bauer
Peter Bauer redirects here. For the Photoshop expert, see Peter Bauer (computer specialist). Peter Thomas Bauer, Baron Bauer (1915 - May 2, 2002) was a world-famous developmental economist. Bauer is best remembered for his opposition to the widely-held notion that the most effective manner to hel..
Peter Thomas Taylor
For the current manager of Crystal Palace, see Peter John Taylor. For other people named Peter Taylor, see Peter Taylor. Peter Thomas Taylor, (July 2 1928 – 4 October 1990), was an English football goalkeeper who played for Port Vale, Coventry City, Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest. More n..
Peter Thompson
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Peter Thompson is a Northern Irish Footballer who plays for Linfield in the Irish Premier League. He has also been capped by Northern Ireland. He was the leagues top goalscorer in 2005-2006, scoring an unbelieveable 48 goals in just 58 games in League and ..
Peter Thompson (disambiguation)
Peter Thompson can refer to: Peter Thompson (soldier), survivor of the Battle of Little BighornSir Peter Thompson (merchant), Poole merchantPeter Thompson (writer), high lifestyle writer who has made an impact on the world of haute sociétéPeter Thompson (TV presenter), Host of Talking Heads, on t..
Peter Thompson (footballer)
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Peter Thompson (born Carlisle, England, November 27 1942) was a dashing, exciting winger who was part of the first great Liverpool team of the 1960s. Thompson began his career at Preston North End and scored against Liverpool in an FA Cup tie in 1963, impre..
Peter Thompson (soldier)
For other people with the same name, see Peter Thompson Peter Thompson (December 28, 1854 – December 3, 1928) was a Scots-American soldier who was awarded a Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Thompson was born in [Markinch] in Fife, Scotland. After ..
Peter Thompson (writer)
Peter Thompson is a high lifestyle writer from the United Kingdom. He has written what many believe to be significant pieces of work, thus contributing to the trends which have an impact on the world of luxury lifestyle and haute société. Peter's work has traditionally centered around the themes ..
Peter Thomson
Peter William Thomson (born August 23, 1929) is an Australian golfer. He is best remembered for his five wins in The Open Championship. He was born in Melbourne. Thomson's Open Championship wins came in 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, and 1965. He was the only man to win the tournament for three consecutiv..
Peter Thomson (race car driver)
Peter John Thomson (born 25 April 1965) is a Canadian rally race car driver with Thomson Motorsport and a venture capitalist. Thomson is the younger son of the late 2nd Baron Thomson of Fleet, of the Thomson Corporation, and began racing in 1986. Racing won by Thomson include: OA at 2002 Silverst..
Peter Thorne
Peter Thorne may refer to: Peter Thorne, a reporter and anchorman for WPIX-TVPeter Thorne, an British soccer player. ..
Peter Thorneycroft
redirect [[Template:Infobox President]]George Edward Peter Thorneycroft, Baron Thorneycroft CH (1909-1994) was a British Conservative politician. Thorneycroft sat as Member of Parliament for Stafford from 1938 to 1945 then for Monmouth in South Wales from 1945 to 1966. He served as President of th..
Peter Thorne (reporter)
Peter Thorne is weekend co-anchor of WB11 News at Ten on WPIX-TV, and a correspondent for the station's weekday broadcasts. Thorne joined the WB11 in 1993. ..
Peter Thorne (soccer)
Peter Thorne (born 21 June 1973 in Manchester) is an English professional football (soccer) player for Norwich City in the Football League Championship. He currently holds the record as Cardiff City's most expensive signing, costing Cardiff £1.8 million pounds from Stoke City. He helped Cardiff C..
Peter Thornley
Peter Thornley (born October 19) is a legendary British professional wrestler known as Kendo Nagasaki. Kendo Nagasaki was one of the biggest draws of all time in British Wrestling, especially in the mid 1970s to mid 80's period. Contents 1 Career1.1 Outside of wrestling2 Profile2..
Peter Thurnham
Peter Giles Thurnham (born 21 August 1938) is a British politician. He was member of Parliament for Bolton North East from 1983 to 1997. He stood for election as a Conservative, but defected to the Liberal Democrats in 1996, in the end months of John Major's government. [link] He did..
Peter Till
Peter Till (born September 7, 1985) is an English footballer with Birimgham City. He has come through the Blues Academy set-up since joining the club as a schoolboy and earned a new two-year professional contract in the summer of 2005. Till operates primarily as a right winger but he can also play..
Peter Tinniswood
Peter Tinniswood (December 21, 1936 - January 9, 2003) was an English radio and TV comedy scriptwriter, and author of a series of popular cricketing novels. He was born in Liverpool, but grew up in Sale in Manchester. Contents 1 Television and radio work2 TV credits3 Novels4 E..
Peter Tippit
Peter Tippit is the president of the International Computer Security Association, and the developer of the first anti-virus software, "Vaccine", which was later sold and renamed Norton AntiVirus. ..
Peter Toma
Dr. Peter Toma is a Hungarian-born computer scientist and linguistics researcher. Toma developed and commercialised the SYSTRAN machine translation system. Between 1984 and 1987, approximately, he resided in Dunedin, New Zealand, where he led Textus, a company dedicated to bringing MT to the person..
Peter Tomarken
Peter Tomarken, seen here emceeing the popular game show, Press Your Luck. Peter David Tomarken (December 7 1942 – March 13 2006) was an American television personality known primarily as host of Press Your Luck. Born in Olean, New York, Tomarken was the middle son of Barnet and Pearl Tomar..
Peter Tomich
--> Peter Tomich (June 3, 1893 – December 7, 1941) was born in Prolog near Ljubuški, Austria-Hungary, in what later became Bosnia and Herzegovina. During World War I he served in the US Army. After enlisting in the United States Navy in January 1919, he initially served in the destroyer Litchfi..
Peter Tomka
Peter Tomka (born June 1, 1956), is a Slovak diplomat and has served as a Judge on the International Court of Justice since 2003. Early life and education He was born in Banská Bystrica, Slovakia. He earned L.L.M. and Ph.D. degrees from Charles University in Prague in 1979 and 1985 respectively. ..
Peter Toms
Peter Toms was an Australian politician, elected as a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly. ..
Peter Toohey
Peter TooheyAustralia (AUS) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type - Tests ODIs Matches 15 5 '''Runs scored 893 105 Batting average 31.89 52.50 100s/50s 1/7 -/1 Top score 122 54* ..
Peter Tork
Peter Tork in a recent photo. Peter Halsten Thorkelson (born February 13, 1942), better known as Peter Tork, is an American musician and actor. He was born in Washington, D.C. and began studying piano at the age of nine, and showed an aptitude for music by learning to play several different ..
Peter Torry
Sir Peter James Torry KCMG (born 2 August 1948) is since 2003 the UK Ambassador to Germany. He was educated at Dover College and New College, Oxford where he won a blue for Rugby. He was previously Ambassador to Spain from 1998-2003 and has also worked for the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in Was..
Peter Tosh
thumb Peter Tosh (October 19, 1944 – September 11, 1987) was a pioneer reggae musician, as well as a trailblazer for the Rastafarian movement. Born Winston Hubert McIntosh, young Peter grew up in the Kingston, Jamaica slum of Trenchtown. His short-fuse temper usually kept him in troub..
Peter Towe
Peter Milburn Towe, OC , MA (born 1922) is a retired Canadian diplomat and businessman. Born in London, Ontario, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of Western Ontario and a Master of Arts degree in Economics from Queen's University. During World War II, he serve..
Peter Townsend
Peter Townsend or Peter Townshend (perhaps called Pete in place of "Peter") may be: Peter Townsend (Group Captain) (1914-1995), British air-soldier & royal-family associatePeter Townsend (professor) (born 1928 ?), economist & authorPete Townshend (born 1945), British rock guitarist This is a ..
Peter Townsend (Group Captain)
--> Group Captain Peter Wooldridge Townsend, CVO, DSO, DFC and Bar, RAF (November 22, 1914 – June 19, 1995) was Equerry to His Majesty The King 1944–1952 and held the same position for Her Majesty The Queen 1952–1953. He was born 1914 in Rangoon, Burma and educated at Haileybury School. H..
Peter Townsend (professor)
Peter (Brereton) Townsend, (b. 1928) is presently Professor of International Social Policy at the London School of Economics. He is also Emeritus Professor of Social Policy in the University of Bristol. He has written widely of the economics of poverty and was an early member of the Child Poverty Ac..
Peter Toyne
Dr Peter Howard Toyne (born 1946) is an Australian politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly since September 1996, representing the rural electorate of Stuart. Toyne is the current Attorney-General, Minister for Justice, Minister for Heal..
Peter Travers
Peter Travers is the film critic and music critic for Rolling Stone. He is a great fan of The Velvet Underground and Pink Floyd. According to efilmcritic, Travers is the most blurbed film critic. Prior to writing for Rolling Stone, Travers was a film critic for People magazine from 1984-1988. Some..
Peter Travis
Peter W. Travis is Chair of the Department of English and Henry Winkley Professor of Anglo-Saxon and English Language and Literature at Dartmouth College. Travis received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and is now a prominent medieval scholar specializing in the works of Chaucer, most notab..
Peter Trego
Peter Trego (born June 12, 1981 in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, England) is an English cricket player who plays for the Somerset County Cricket Club, and has has played Kent and Middlesex. Peter Trego also plays football as a goalkeeper to a reasonable level, and has made appearances for Margate FC..
Peter Tremayne
Peter Tremayne is the pseudonym of historian Peter Berresford Ellis, as whom he has written several novels and short stories set in the middle of the 7th century, mainly in Ireland, and starring the dalaigh, Sister Fidelma. Novels and collections of short stories Absolution by MurderShroud for th..
Peter Tripp
Peter Tripp (born June 11, 1926, in Port Chester, N.Y., died January 31 2000 in Northridge, California) was a Top-40 countdown radio personality from the mid 1950s, whose career peaked with his 1959 record breaking 201 hour wakeathon (working on the radio non-stop without sleep to benefit the March..
Peter Troake
Peter Troake (1908 – ), C.M., mariner born Durrel, Twillingate, Newfoundland, Canada. Captain of the MV Christmas Seal and recipient of the Order of Canada for his work in the improvement of welfare in Newfoundland through his service to the province of Newfoundland. Troake served with the Ne..
Peter Troubetzkoy
Pyotr Petrorvich Troubetzkoy, (1822-1892) was a Russian diplomat, administrator and general. Troubetzkoy was born in Tulcin in 1822. His first wife was Varvara Yourievna Troubetzkoy. In 1844 he was appointed governor of Smolensk, and Orel. In 1865 he went to Florence (Italy) on a diplomatic miss..
Peter Trower
Peter Trower was born in St. Leonard's on Sea, England in 1930. He came to Canada in 1940. Peter worked for 22 years as a logger and has been writing professionally since 1971. Peter has published three novels to date, more than ten books of poetry and numerous articles. One of his novels (Grogan'..
Peter Trudgill
Professor Peter Trudgill (pronounced [ˈtɹʌd.gɪl]), born 1943 in Norwich, England, UK, is a sociolinguist, academic and author. He grew up in Norwich where he attended the City of Norwich School from 1955. Trudgill studied Modern Languages at King's College, Cambridge. He was later awa..
Peter Trump
Peter Trump (born on December 3, 1950) is a former field hockey player from Germany, who was a member of the West-German team that won the golden medal at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. ..
Peter Trunkfield
Peter C Trunkfield is a leading English rugby union administrator. Peter Trunksfield of Marlow Rugby Club and the Buckinghamshire Rugby Union served as President of the Rugby Football Union in 1998-1999. He has acted as a popular liasion officer for touring teams from the southern hemisphere for th..
Peter Truscott
Peter TruscottNew Zealand (NZ) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type - Tests First-class Matches 1 18 '''Runs scored 29 904 Batting average 14.50 25.82 100s/50s -/- 1/4 Top score 26 165 Balls bowled - 204 Wickets - 2 Bowling average ..
Peter Trusler
Peter Trusler (fl. 20th cent.) is a well-known Australian wildlife artist who has illustrated a great many Australian birds in the 1970s, and more recently worked on Australian prehistoric fauna. Notably he depicted several Australian dinosaurs (Timimus, Minmi, an Allosaur, Muttaburrasaurus, Lael..
Peter Tsao
Peter Kwang Yung Tsao CBE (Chinese: 曹廣榮) (born October 7 1933 in Shanghai, death June 6 2005 in Thailand) was a career civil servant of Hong Kong Tsao was Secretary for Administrative Services and Information (行政司) and Secretary for Home Affairs (政務司) of colonial Hong Kong Governme..
Peter Tsimikalis
Peter Tsimikalis (born January 10, 1986 in Aurora, Ontario) is an ice hockey player for the Oshawa Generals of the OHL. He will be eligible for the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. Playing career Tsimikalis was traded to Oshawa from the Ottawa 67's at the 2005 OHL trade deadline for Chris Hulit. Once in Osha..
Peter Tsou
Peter Tsou is a principal science staff at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) of the California Institute of Technology, where he has worked for the past 27 years. Contents 1 Academic achievements2 Research3 Quotes4 References Academic achievements Tsou was educated at U..
Peter Tuddenham
Peter Tuddenham is an actor who provided the voices of Zen, Orac and Slave, computers on the science fiction TV show Blake's 7. He also appeared in the Doctor Who stories The Ark in Space, The Masque of Mandragora and Time and the Rani. Later he returned to tape the audio drama spin-offs Occam's Ra..
Peter Tudvad
Peter Tudvad is a Danish Søren Kierkegaard scholar at Søren Kierkegaard Research Center at the University of Copenhagen. He was born in 1966 and has a degree in philosophy. He has recently written Kierkegaard's København. ..
Peter Tufts
Peter Tufts (1617-May 13 1700) was a prominent early citizen of Medford, Massachusetts, and ancestor of Charles Tufts who donated land for the Tufts University campus. Tufts' house is still standing; it is believed by some historians to be the oldest all-brick house in the United States. Peter Tuft..
Peter Tufts House
The Peter Tufts House (formerly and incorrectly known as the Cradock House) is a Colonial American house located at 350 Riverside Avenue, Medford, Massachusetts. It is currently thought to have been built circa 1678. Some historians consider it to be the oldest all-brick house in the United State..
Peter Turkel
Peter Rudd Turkel was born in New York City in 1940, son of Jack Turkel and Roma Rudd Turkel. Peter Turkel wrote articles about drug use among teens as a beat reporter for the New York Daily News. He authored a book, The Chemical Religion, on the same subject. Peter Rudd Turkel died in car accident..
Peter Turner
Peter Turner was an English mathematician. He gave public lectures on as professor of geometry at Gresham College, London from 1620 to 1630. He held the Savilian Chair of Geometry at the University of Oxford from 1631 to 1649. See also list of Gresham Professors of Geometry ..
Peter Turney
Peter Turney (1827–1903) was governor of the U.S. state of Tennessee from 1893 to 1897. Prior to becoming governor, Turney was a prominent attorney in Winchester, Tennessee, practicing law with his father, and a Confederate colonel in the Civil War. He was a staunch Democrat who had also serv..
Peter Twinn
Peter Frank George Twinn (9 January 1916 – 29 October 2004) was a British mathematician, World War II codebreaker and entomologist. Contents 1 Education and codebreaking2 Post-war career3 References4 External links Education and codebreaking Born in Streatham, South Lon..
Peter Twiss
Lionel Peter Twiss (born 23 July 1921) OBE DSC and bar is a British pilot, who held the World Air Speed Record. Educated at Sherborne School, he had been rejected by the Fleet Air Arm as a pilot but when the Second World War broke out, he was accepted as a Naval Airman Second Class. He served initi..
Peter U. Murphey
First Lieutenant Peter U. Murphey, CSN Peter U. Murphey was an officer in the Confederate States Navy during the U.S. Civil War. Murphey was born in North Carolina. Appointed from that state as a United States Navy midshipman in 1834, he was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant in 1846. Murphey..
Peter Ucko
Peter J. Ucko (born 1938) is Professor Emeritus of Comparative Archaeology and Director of University College London's Institute of Archaeology, notable for his organisation of the first World Archaeological Congress in 1986. Ucko was born in Buckinghamshire, his German father was a professor of me..
Peter Ueberroth
Ueberroth (front right) watches President Ronald Reagan throw the first pitch prior to a game. Peter Victor Ueberroth (born September 2, 1937 in Evanston, Illinois) is an American executive. He served as commissioner of Major League Baseball from 1984 to 1989, and is currently head of the Unit..
Peter Underwood
Chief Justice Peter Underwood was appointed to the office of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Tasmania on 2 December 2004. He was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court in September 1984. Chief Justice Underwood is the Deputy President of the Australian Defence Force Disciplinary Appeal Tribuna..
Peter Unger
Peter Unger is a contemporary philosopher, and professor at New York University. His main interests lie in the fields of metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, and the philosophy of mind. Unger would probably acknowledge that much of his writing is far from "common sense". He has written a defense of p..
Peter Urban
Master Peter Urban (1934-2004) introduced Goju-Ryu karate to the United States. In 1953 Peter Urban was a young sailor when he was introduced to karate in Yokohama, Japan. After training for one year with Sensei Richard Kim, Peter Urban traveled to Tokyo and was introduced to Gogen Yamaguchi, who ..
Peter Urlich
Peter Urlich is a singer from New Zealand. He was a member of the pop/rock band Th'Dudes. ..
Peter Urseolo of Hungary
Peter Urseolo (or Orseolo) was the second king of Hungary and reigned from 1038 till 1041 and from 1044 till 1046 after a brief interruption of three years in which Sámuel Aba ruled the nation. He was said to be the son of the sister of his predecessor, Saint Stephen (István I), and Pietro II Ors..
Peter Ustinov
Ustinov as Hercule Poirot "Ustinov at Large" (book cover) Sir Peter Alexander Ustinov, CBE (April 16, 1921 – March 28, 2004), born Peter Alexander von Ustinov, was an Academy Award-winning British actor, writer, dramatist and raconteur. Contents 1 Biography1.1 Childhood a..
Peter Ustinov (Jaffa)
Baron Peter Ustinov was the owner of the Park Hotel (Hotel du Parc) in Jaffa. The mansion that became the hotel was built originally for the prophet George Adams. It was later acquired by the London Society for Promoting Christianity amongst the Jews and is today a youth hostel and community centre...
Peter V. Hagner
Peter Valentine Hagner (28 August 1815 - 1893) was an officer of ordnance who served for over 40 years in the United States Army and was breveted Brigadier General. Hagner was the son of government auditor Peter Hagner, and was born in Washington D.C. After graduating the U.S. Military Academy at W..
Peter V. Tretter
Peter V. Tretter was the Green party candidate in the 2006 provincial by-election in Nepean—Carleton. A student at Athabasca University in general studies, he is also taking American Sign Language at Algonquin College. He was previously a student at Ryerson University. At 27 years old, Tretter l..
Peter Vagenas
Panayiotis Alexiou "Peter" Vagenas (born February 6, 1978 in Pasadena, California), is an American soccer defensive midfielder, who currently plays for the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer. Vagenas played college soccer at UCLA from 1996 to 1999, leading them to the NCAA title in 1997, a..
Peter Vaghi
The Reverend Monsignor Peter Vaghi is an American Roman Catholic priest and former lawyer associated with several noted American jurists. He is pastor of the Church of the Little Flower (which was named after Saint Thérèse de Lisieux and is part of the Archdiocese of Washington) in Bethesda, Maryl..
Peter Vallone, Jr.
Peter Vallone, Jr. is a Democratic New York City Councilman representing Astoria, Queens. He was first elected to the Council in 2002, replacing his father Peter Vallone, Sr.. In February, 2003, he introduced a bill proposing New York City secession. Vallone graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta K..
Peter Vallone, Sr.
Peter F. Vallone, Sr. is an American politician. Born on December 13, 1934, in New York City he attended Fordham University, where he received his BSS in 1956 and his LL.B. in 1959. His social liberalism is reinforced by his faith, and he attends Mass daily in Queens, New York. His father, the l..
Peter Vanderkaay
Peter Vanderkaay (born February 12, 1984) is an American Freestyle swimmer, who won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Vanderkaay competed on the 4x200m freestyle relay team of Michael Phelps, Ryan Lochte, and Klete Keller, that upset the favored Australian team of Ian Thorpe, Grant Hackett..
Peter Van Alstine
Peter Van Alstine (Vanalstine) (1743-1811) was a farmer, soldier and political figure in Upper Canada. He was born in Kinderhook, New York in 1743. He served as a major in a Loyalist regiment during the American Revolution. He helped settle a group of Quakers and a number of former Loyalist soldier..
Peter van Asbeck
Henrik Jan Peter van Asbeck (born December 26, 1954 in Den Haag, Zuid-Holland) is a former field hockey player from The Netherlands, who was a member of the Dutch National Team that finished sixth in the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. His younger brother Ewout was also part of the Holland squa..
Peter van Bohlen
Peter van Bohlen (1796-1840) was a German Orientalist and Indologist, professor at Königsberg. This article incorporates text from the public domain 1907 edition of The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. ..
Peter Van Brugh Livingston
Peter Van Brugh Livingston (1710-1792) was a Whig supporter preceding the American Revolution. He was president of the first provincial congress in 1775. He was the grandson of both Robert Livingston and Albany, New York mayor, Pieter Van Brugh, and the brother of Philip Livingston and William Livin..
Peter van der Heyden
Peter van der Heyden (born July 16, 1976 in Aalst, Belgium) is a Belgian football left fullback who, as of 2005, is playing for VfL Wolfsburg. His former clubs include Eendracht Aalst and Club Brugge. Van Der Heyden played 17 times with Belgium as of June 4, 2005 and was in the team for the 2002 W..
Peter van der Merwe
Peter van der Merwe is a South African musicologist, author, and librarian at the Natal Society Library. Bibliography (1989). Origins of the Popular Style: The Antecedents of Twentieth-Century Popular Music. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 0193161214.Roots of the Classical: the Popular Origins of Wes..
Peter van der Merwe (cricketer)
Peter van der MerweSouth Africa (RSA) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type Slow left-arm orthodox Tests First-class Matches 15 94 '''Runs scored 533 4086 Batting average 25.38 29.18 100s/50s -/3 4/23 Top score 76 128 Balls bowled 79 6221 Wi..
Peter van de Kamp
Piet van de Kamp (December 26, 1901 – May 18, 1995), known as Peter van de Kamp in the United States, was a Dutch-American astronomer. He specialized in astrometry, studying parallax and proper motions of stars. In the 1960s he announced that Barnard's star had a planetary companion based on ..
Peter van Diest
Peter van Diest (Latinised as Petrus Diesthemius) was a medieval writer from the Low Countries. The late 15th century morality play Elckerlijc is attributed to him. Elckerlijc, which was translated into English to become the famous Everyman, has come down to us in manuscripts that omit to mention t..
Peter Van Gaasbeck
Peter Van Gaasbeck (September 27, 1754– 1797) was an American merchant and politician from Kingston, New York. During the Revolutionary War he served as a Major in the Ulster County militia. Van Gaasbeck represented New York in the United States House of Representatives from 1793 to 1795. Ext..
Peter Van Gelder
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Peter Van Greenaway
Peter Van Greenaway (born 1929 in London) is a British novelist, the author of numerous thrillers with elements of horror and satire. His first novel, The Crucified City, is the story of the aftermath of a nuclear attack on London. A motley group of people, accompanied by a mysterious, apparently m..
Peter van Inwagen
Peter van Inwagen is John Cardinal O'Hara Professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. He previously taught at Syracuse University for many years and earned his PhD from the University of Rochester under the direction of Richard Taylor. He is one of the leading figures in contemporary m..
Peter Van Loan
Peter Van Loan (born April 18, 1963) is a Canadian politician. Born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Peter Van Loan is of Estonian heritage. His mother and grandparents fled Estonia during World War II and began a new life in Canada. Van Loan was educated at the University of Toronto and holds a ba..
Peter van Pels
Peter van Pels (November 8, 1926 – c May 5, 1945), was a German Jewish refugee who hid with Anne Frank and six other people in the Secret Annexe on the Prinsengracht, Amsterdam, during the Nazi Occupation of the Netherlands, and who died in the Mauthausen concentration camp. In the published ..
Peter van Petegem
Peter Van Petegem (born January 18, 1970 in Opbrakel, Belgium) is an elite professional road racing cyclist. Van Petegam rides for the Davitamon-Lotto squad and resides in Brakel. He is a specialist in the one-day Spring Classics becoming one of only nine riders to ever win both the Tour of Flander..
Peter van Steeden
Peter van Steedin is a composer. His best-known composition, Home, has been performed by many musicians, including Louis Armstrong. ..
Peter van Vossen
Peter van Vossen (born April 21 1968 in Zierikzee, Netherlands) is a former Dutch footballer. He has played for K.S.K. Beveren, Anderlecht, Ajax, Istanbulspor, Glasgow Rangers, Feyenoord and De Graafschap. During his time with Ajax he won the 1994/95 European Cup. His time with Glasgow Rangers wa..
Peter van Wees
Peter van Wees (born June 13, 1973) is a Dutch male skeleton racer, who takes part in the 2005/2006 Skeleton World Cup trying to qualify for the 2006 Winter Olympics. World Cup 2005/2006 Results 19th on November 10, 2005, Calgary CAN18th on November 17, 2005, Lake Placid USA ..
Peter Vardy
Peter Vardy refers to more than one person: Peter Vardy (theologian) is an academic and author of the Puzzle series of books on philosophy and religion.Sir Peter Vardy (businessman) is a businessman - owner of the Reg Vardy car dealerships - and is also behind the Emmanuel Schools Foundation, a gro..
Peter Vardy (businessman)
Sir Peter Vardy is a successful British businessman from Durham specialising in the automotive retail business. He appeared in the Sunday Times Rich List 2004. Business Interests Vardy took control of the car dealership Reg Vardy plc in 1976, after the death of the founder. In the late seventies ..
Peter Vardy (theologian)
Dr. Peter Vardy is a British academic, theologian and author and since 1999 has held the post of Vice Principal of Heythrop College, London. Vardy was originally a chartered accountant before becoming an academic. He has authored a series of books on the philosophy of religion, including the Puzzl..
Peter Vaughan
Peter Vaughan as Grouty Peter Vaughan (born April 4, 1923 in Wem, Shropshire, England) is a British character actor, known for many supporting roles in a variety of British film and television productions. He has worked extensively on the stage, becoming known for roles such as police inspecto..
Peter Vaughan-Clarke
Peter Vaughan-Clarke is a British actor, born in Wandsworth, London on 16 June 1957. Vaughan-Clarke is best known for his portrayal of Stephen Jameson in the TV series The Tomorrow People in the 1970s, a character he returned to later in life in the audio continuation of the series by Big Finish Pr..
Peter Vecsey
Peter Vecsey (b. 1943) is an American sports columnist and analyst, specializing in basketball. Vescey currently writes a column on the NBA for the New York Post. He was formerly an analyst for TBS and NBC. Vecsey's column in the New York Post frequently details behind the scenes trade manoeuvers a..
Peter Vemmeldär
Peter Vemmeldär (born 1971 in Tallinn) is an Estonian singer-keyboardist. He was played on bands Bärnis, Mick Dam Jazz Group, Peter Vemmeldär Jazz Band and Alex Themson's solo band. He has released three solo albums. Solo albums Jazz Millennium (2000)Live Jazz (2002) (Live CD and DVD)Seven Days ..
Peter Veniot
Peter John Veniot, PC (October 4, 1863 – July 6, 1936) was a Journalist and Politician in New Brunswick, Canada. He was the first Acadian premier of the province of New Brunswick. Veniot was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick in 1894, but left politics in 1900 for a cu..
Peter Verhelst
Peter Verhelst (b. Bruges, Belgium, 28 January 1962) is a Belgian Flemish novelist, poet, and dramatist. He is the writer of such novels as De Kleurenvanger; Memoires van een luipaard; Zwellend fruit; Tongkat. His latest novel is the so called political thriller, Zwerm. He is known for the very char..
Peter Vermes
Peter Joseph Vermes (born January 21, 1966 in Willingboro, New Jersey) is an American soccer player of Hungarian origin, who played for the US national team in the 1990 FIFA World Cup as a forward and later became one of the best defenders in Major League Soccer. Vermes played three years of colleg..
Peter Veselovský
Peter Veselovský played on the Olympic Bronze Medal winning ice hockey team for Czechoslovakia in 1992. ..
Peter Vidmar
Peter Glen Vidmar (born June 3, 1961 in Los Angeles) is an American gymnast and Olympic gold medalist. He was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. He is an alumnus of UCLA and host of the Annual Peter Vidmar Men's Gymanstics Invitational at Brentwood School in Los Angeles. Peter has been a..
Peter Viereck
Peter Robert Edwin Viereck (August 5, 1916 – May 13, 2006), was a Pulitzer Prize - winning poet and influential political thinker as well as a professor of history at Mount Holyoke College for five decades. Contents 1 Background2 Career2.1 Poetry and scholarship2.2 Politics..
Peter Viertel
Peter Viertel is an author and screenwriter. He was born on November 16 1920 in Dresden, Germany to the writer/actress Salka Viertel and the writer Berthold Viertel. He grew up in Santa Monica, California. He is most famous for his novel White Hunter Black Heart which was made into a film starring ..
Peter Viggers
Peter John Viggers (born March 13, 1938, Gosport) is a lawyer and Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom. He is member of Parliament for Gosport, his home town, and was first elected in 1974. He served as a junior minister under Margaret Thatcher, and was responsible for the selling o..
Peter VII
Peter VII, a title, may refer to: Pope Peter VII of AlexandriaPatriarch Peter VII of Alexandria This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the int..
Peter VII of Alexandria
Peter VII of Alexandria could refer to one of two high-ranking bishops: The Coptic Peter VII, who served as Coptic Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria from 1810 to 1852. The Eastern Orthodox Peter VII, who served as Orthodox Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria from 1997 to 2004. This is a [disambigu..
Peter Vischer
Peter Vischer may refer to: Peter Vischer the Elder (c.1455–1529), a German sculptor, father of Peter Vischer the YoungerPeter Vischer the Younger (1487–1528), a German sculptor, son of Peter Vischer the Elder ..
Peter Vischer of Nuremberg
Peter Vischer of Nuremberg can refer to two Renaissance artists in that German city: Peter Vischer the ElderPeter Vischer the Youngerredirect [[Template:Disambig]]..
Peter Vischer the Elder
Peter Vischer (the Elder) (~1455 - 1529) was a significant German northern Renaissance sculptor who was the father of Peter Vischer the Younger. He was buried in the Rochusfriedhof of Nuremberg, his home town. There is also a school in this town named after him, as well as a street. In the Church of..
Peter Vischer the Younger
Peter Vischer the Younger (1487 - 1528) was a German sculptor who lived in Nuremberg. He was the son of Peter Vischer the Elder. External links [Images from the Web Gallery of Art] ..
Peter Vivian Daniel
150px Peter Vivian Daniel (April 24, 1784-May 31, 1860), was an American jurist. Daniel was born in Stafford County, Virginia in 1784 to a family of old colonial heritage. He was educated at home, and attended the College of New Jersey for one year before returning to Virginia. He read law ..
Peter Vizsolyi
Peter Vizsolyi is a medical doctor with a Diploma in Sports Medicine; he has been the Head Coach of the University of Victoria Vikes swim program since 1983. He holds academic appointments at both UVic and UBC, and has been an Canadian National Coaching Institute (NCI) Master Coach since the Instit..
Peter Vladimirov
Peter or Pyotr Parfenovich Vladimirov (1905 - 10 September 1953) is best known for The Vladimirov Diaries, in which he recounted the events in Yan'an during the Second World War, particularly information on Mao Zedong. From May of 1938 through to November of 1945, he served as a correspondent fo..
Peter Vogel
Peter Vogel is a personal name that may refer to: Peter Vogel (actor), German actorPeter Vogel (computer designer), Australian computer designer of Fairlight CMIPeter Vogel (politician), Canadian politician See also Vogel (disambiguation page) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page..
Peter Voikov
Pyotr Lazarevich Voikov (Russian: Петр Лазаревич Войков; party alias - Петрусь and Интеллигент, or Petrus' and Intelligent) (August 1(13), 1888, Kerch - June 7, 1927, Warsaw, buried in the Kremlin Wall Necropolis) was a Russian revolutionary and Soviet diplomat. ..
Peter von Bagh
Peter von Bagh (b. August 29, 1943 in Helsinki) is a Finnish film historian and director. He currently works as a professor of film history in the University of Art and Design Helsinki. He has written around 20 books about film and worked as a presenter for numerous television and radio programs abo..
Peter von Blanckenhagen
Peter Heinrich von Blanckenhagen (born Riga, Latvia 1909; died 1990) was a scholar of Roman art, and especially ancient wall painting. Born in Latvia, von Blanckenhagen and his family fled to Germany following the Bolshevik Revolution. It was in German universities that he received his training in ..
Peter von Cornelius
The Wise & Foolish Virgins Peter, c. 1813 Tavern, c. 1820 Peter von Cornelius (1784 - 1867), German painter, was born in Düsseldorf. His father, who was inspector of the Düsseldorf gallery, died in 1799, and the young Cornelius was stimulated to extraordinary exertions. In a letter t..
Peter von Danzig
Peter von Danzig was a 15th century German Fencing master. He is the author of the 1452 Fechtbuch known as Cod. 44 A 8 (also known as MS 1449), probably compiled in his later life. He was counted among the 16 members of the "society of Johannes Liechtenauer". See also Cod. 44 A 8German school of sw..
Peter von Scholten
Peter Carl Frederik von Scholten (May 17 1784 - January 26 1854) was Governor-General of the Danish West Indies from 1827 to 1848. He was born in Viborg as the son of captain Casimir von Scholten and Catharina Elisabeth de Moldrup.Bricka, Biografisk, 257 As a young man, he joined the Danish army an..
Peter von Siemens
Peter von Siemens (January 29, 1911 – 1986) was a German industrialist. He was the grandson of Werner von Siemens. He was chairman of the Supervisory Board of Siemens AG from 1971 to 1981. During his tenure, the company became the fifth largest electrical firm in the world. ..
Peter von Uslar
Baron Peter von Uslar (Russian: ) (September 1 [O.S. August 20] 1816 –(July 20 [O.S. July 8] 1875) was a Russian general, engineer and linguist of German descent, known for his research of languages and ethnography of peoples of Caucasus. Peter von Uslar was born in Kurovo ..
Peter von Zahn
Peter von Zahn (29 January 1913 – 26 July 2001) was a German author, filmmaker, and journalist, born in Chemnitz. He grew up in Dresden and studied law, history, and philosophy. He was drafted at the beginning of World War II. After the war, he was one of the founders of the Nordwestdeutscher..
Peter Voulkos
Peter Voulkos (January 29, 1924 - 2002) was an American artist known for his Abstract Expressionist ceramic sculptures, which bounded the traditional divide between ceramic crafts and fine art. John Balistreri (right) assisting Peter Voulkos(left). Voulkos was born in Bozeman, Montana into a..
Peter W. Barlow
Peter William Barlow (1809-19 May 1885) was an English civil engineer particularly associated with bridges (he designed the first Lambeth Bridge, a crossing of the River Thames in London), the design of tunnels and the development of tunnelling techniques. He was the son of an engineer and mathemat..
Peter W. Fay
Peter Ward Fay (born 1924, died 18 January 2004) was a noted historian and authority on India and China. He was a professor at the California Institute of Technology from 1955 until his retirement in 1997. Professor Fay received his bachelor's degree from Harvard in 1947, where his studies were in..
Peter W. Galbraith
Peter W. Galbraith (b. 1950) A.B., MA, JD is a former United States diplomat and son of John Kenneth Galbraith. Galbraith was former US Ambassador to Croatia and United Nations ambassador in East Timor. He is currently senior diplomatic fellow at the Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation. ..
Peter W. Gray
Peter W. Gray (December 12, 1819 – October 3, 1874) was an American lawyer, judge, and legislator from Texas. He represented Texas in the Confederate House of Representatives. Gray was born to William and Mary (Stone) Gray in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He moved with his parents and siblings to..
Peter W. Hall
Peter W. Hall (born November 9, 1948 in Hartford, Connecticut) is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Hall studied at the University of North Carolina and received a B.A. and M.A.. He earned his J.D. at Cornell Law School. After law school Hall clerked ..
Peter W. Rodino
Peter Wallace Rodino Jr. (June 7, 1909 – May 7, 2005) was a Democratic United States Congressman from New Jersey from 1949 to 1989. Rodino rose to prominence as the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, where he was chair of the impeachment hearings that lead to the resignation of Preside..
Peter W. Rodman
Peter W. Rodman (born November 24, 1943 in Boston). Educated in at Harvard College (A.B. summa cum laude), Oxford University (B.A., M.A.), and Harvard Law School (J.D.). Is currently United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs. He is also the author of More Precio..
Peter W. Singer
Peter W. Singer is a National Security Fellow at the Brookings Institution where he is Foreign Policy Studies Director for the Project on U.S. Policy Towards the Islamic World. He received a Ph.D. at Harvard University in 2001, an A.B. at Princeton University in 1997, and served as an Action Officer..
Peter W. Yates
Peter Waldron Yates (August 23, 1747-1826) was a lawyer and statesman from Albany, New York. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1786. Yates was the son of John G. and Rebecca Waldron Yates. His father was a blacksmith in Albany, but also owned a farm in Rensselaerswyck (in what is tod..
Peter Waage
Peter Waage (June 29, 1833 – January 13, 1900) was a significant Norwegian chemist and professor at the University of Oslo. Along with Cato Guldberg he co-discovered and developed the law of mass action between 1864 and 1879. ..
Peter Wadhams
Peter Wadhams is professor of Ocean Physics, and Head of the Polar Ocean Physics Group in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, University of Cambridge. He is best known for his work on sea ice. He is the president of the International Association for the Physical Sciences ..
Peter Wagner
The name Peter Wagner can refer to several persons: Peter Wagner, a German social theorist.Charles Peter Wagner, a former professor of Church Growth at the Fuller Theological Seminary School of World Mission. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated wit..
Peter Wagner (Manitoba politician)
Peter Wagner (born June 6, 1916 in Fisher Branch, Manitoba; died August 13, 1995) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1958 to 1962, at first for the Cooperative Commonwealth Federation and later for its successor party, the NDP. Of German an..
Peter Wagner (Social theorist)
Peter Wagner is a German social theorist. His research focus is with the issues of social theory and political philosophy of contemporary Europe. He has done comparative research in the history of the social sciences, and has in his publications attempted to formulate and utilize a sociology of mode..
Peter Waite
Peter Waite (1834 - 1922) was a South Australian pastoralist and public benefactor. Benefactions to the University of Adelaide allowed the university to establish the Waite Agricultural Research Institute which later became the Waite Campus of the university. Waite also gave an adjoining estate ..
Peter Waldner
Peter Waldner is the creator of the syndicated comic strip Flight Deck. External Links [Flight Deck] ..
Peter Waldo
Peter Waldo was the founder of a radical ascetic Christian movement in 12th-century France. Specific details of his life are largely unknown. It is believed that he was a rich merchant in Lyon making his money by "wicked usury", when around 1160 he was transformed into a radical Christian and gave ..
Peter Walker
Peter Walker may refer to: Peter Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester, British politicianPeter Walker (architect), American landscape architectPeter Walker (driver), British racing driverPeter Walker (footballer), Australian Rules Football playerPeter Walker (criminal), who escaped from an Australian ..
Peter Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester
''For other people named Peter Walker, see this disambiguation page. Peter Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester, MBE PC (born March 25, 1932), was Conservative MP for Worcester between March 1961 and April 1992, and the founder of the Tory Reform Group. He was a close ally of Edward Heath, and refuse..
Peter Walker (architect)
--> ''For other people named Peter Walker, see this disambiguation page. Peter Walker is a landscape architect in the United States. Contents 1 Biography and Influences2 Career3 Projects4 External links Biography and Influences Peter Walker grew up in California and attende..
Peter Walker (cricketer)
Peter WalkerEngland (ENG) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type Left-arm bowler Tests First-class Matches 3 469 '''Runs scored 128 17650 Batting average 32.00 26.03 100s/50s -/1 13/92 Top score 52 152* Balls bowled 78 58125 Wickets - 834..
Peter Walker (driver)
''For other people named Peter Walker, see this disambiguation page. Peter Walker (born in Leeds, October 7, 1912 - died in Newtown, Worcestershire, March 1, 1984) was an English Formula One driver. The most notable single seater deed performed by this Herefordshire-based gentleman farmer was finis..
Peter Wallsten
Peter Wallsten covers the White House and national politics for the Los Angeles Times, and is the author, with Tom Hamburger, of [One Party Country: The Republican Plan for Dominance in the 21st Century] A graduate of the University of North Carolina and a Chapel Hill native, he worked pre..
Peter Walsh
Peter (Valesius) Walsh (c. 1618 - March 15, 1688), Irish politician and controversialist, was born at Mooretown, County Kildare, and studied at Leuven, where he joined the Franciscans and acquired Jansenist sympathies. In 1646 he went to Kilkenny, then in the hands of the rebel "confederate Catholi..
Peter Walsh (sports broadcaster)
Peter Walsh is a sports commentator for ABC Radio Grandstand and is based in Adelaide, Australia. Contents 1 Early life/career2 Sport coverage3 Major events4 Today Early life/career Peter grew up in Ballarat, Victoria and had a passion for sport from a very early age. His fi..
Peter Walter
Peter Walter is a professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF). His laboratory studies protein folding and protein targeting, focusing on the signal recognition particle (which he identified and characterized as a graduate student in the laboratory..
Peter Walton
Peter Walton is the name of: Peter Walton (rugby player), Scottish rugby player and coachPeter Walton (referee), English refereePeter Walton, Surveyor of the Queen's Pictures c.1690-1745 This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If ..
Peter Walton (referee)
Peter Walton is an English football referee in the FA Premier League. He is based in Long Buckby, Northants. Career Statistics Season Games Yellows Y per game Reds R per game 1998/1999 32 99 3.09 8 0.25 1999/2000 31 86 ''2.77 4 0.13 2000/2001 37 102 2.76 7 0.19 2001/2002 35 113 3.23 13 0.37 ..
Peter Walton (rugby player)
Peter Walton won 24 caps playing in the back-row for the Scottish rugby union side between 1994 and 2000. He was educated at Merchiston Castle School, and played club rugby for both Northampton Saints and Newcastle Falcons. He was forced to retire due to injury in June 2000. He is now an assistant c..
Peter Warburton
Colonel Peter Egerton-Warburton (born August 16 1813 in Cheshire, England, died November 5 1889 in Adelaide, South Australia) was an English explorer who made one particularly daring expedition from Adelaide to cross the centre of Australia to the coast of Western Australia via Alice Springs in 1872..
Peter Ward
Peter Ward may refer to: Peter Ward (paleontologist), American paleontologist and professor of Biology and of Earth and Space Sciences at the University of WashingtonPeter J. Ward (1891–1970), Irish politician, member of the first Dáil ÉireannPete Ward (born 1939 in Montreal), Canadian base..
Peter Ward (English footballer)
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Peter Ward (paleontologist)
For other people named , see {{{1. Peter D. Ward is a paleontologist and professor of Biology and of Earth and Space Sciences at the University of Washington. Ward is co-author, along with Donald Brownlee, of the best-selling Rare Earth: Why Complex Life Is Uncommon in the Universe, published in 200..
Peter Warlock
Peter Warlock was a pseudonym of Philip Arnold Heseltine (October 30, 1894 - December 17, 1930), an English composer and music critic. He used the pseudonym Peter Warlock as a composer and his real name as a critic, but is now better known as Peter Warlock. Life Philip Heseltine was born in London..
Peter Warren
Peter Warren may refer to: Peter Warren, British naval officerPeter Warren, Canadian investigative journalist and radio hostPeter Warren, New Zealand musician This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this pag..
Peter Warren (admiral)
For other men with the same name, see Peter Warren Sir Peter Warren (1703 or 1704 – 29 July 1752) was a British naval officer from Ireland who commanded the naval forces in the attack on Louisbourg in 1745. He was the youngest son of Michael Warren and Catherine Plunkett, nee Alymer (his mot..
Peter Warren (musician)
Peter Warren is a musician from New Zealand who played drums in bands including Lip Service and DD Smash. ..
Peter Warren (radio)
Peter Warren Peter Warren (born 1939) is a Canadian investigative journalist, private investigator, former talk radio host and member of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters' Hall of Fame. Contents 1 Biography2 Career highlights and trivia3 Awards and honours4 Notes..
Peter Warrick
Peter Warrick (born June 19, 1977 in Bradenton, Florida), commonly known by fellow teammates and fans as "P-Dub" attended Southeast High School and is an American football wide receiver who currently plays for the NFL's Seattle Seahawks. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals out of Florida State ..
Peter Waterfield
Peter Waterfield (born March 12, 1981) is a British diver. His specialism is the 10 metre platform event, both as solo competitor and with his partner Leon Taylor. In the 2002 Commonwealth Games held in Manchester, he won the 10 metre Gold medal. In the diving events at the 2004 Summer Olympics i..
Peter Watkins
Peter Watkins (born October 29, 1935) is an English film and television director. He was born in Norbiton, Surrey, lived in Sweden and Lithuania for many years, and now lives in Canada. After studying acting at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, Watkins began his television and film career as an a..
Peter Watson
For the art collector, benefactor and publisher, see Peter Watson (arts benefactor). For the business writer and intellectual historian, see Peter Watson (business writer). For the rock guitarist and member of The Action, see The Action. The Most Reverend Peter Watson is the archbishop of the Anglic..
Peter Watson (arts benefactor)
Victor William (Peter) Watson (September 14 1908 – May 3 1956) was a wealthy art collector in England in the 20th century. He is most well-known for funding the literary magazine Horizon, edited by Cyril Connolly, and for being the principle benefactor of the Institute of Contemporary Arts in ..
Peter Watson (business writer)
Peter Watson is a business writer and intellectual historian from London, England. He has written for The New York Times, The Sunday Times, The Observer and The Spectator. In June 1997, he was appointed Research Associate at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research at the University of Ca..
Peter Watt
Peter Watt has been the General Secretary of the Labour Party in the United Kingdom since January 2006, taking over from Matt Carter. Watt trained as a nurse, practicing from 1992 to 1996. Watt worked for the Labour Party since 1996, first as a local organiser for Battersea and Wandsworth, then ..
Peter Watts
Peter Watts is a Canadian science fiction author and biologist. His first novel Starfish (2000) introduced Lenie Clarke, a deep-sea diver and the main character in the sequels: Maelstrom (2001), Behemoth: ß-Max (2004) and Behemoth: Seppuku (2005). The last two books comprise one novel, split into..
Peter Watts (musician)
Pete "Overend" Watts (born Peter Watts, on 13 May 1947 (some sources have 1949) in Birmingham, England) was a bass guitar player and founding member of '70s rock band Mott The Hoople. He continued with Dale "Buffin" Griffin and Morgan Fisher in the Mott successor British Lions until their demise ar..
Peter Webb
Peter WebbNew Zealand (NZ) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type - Tests ODIs Matches 2 5 '''Runs scored 11 38 Batting average 3.66 9.50 100s/50s -/- -/- Top score 5 10* ..
Peter Webber
-->Peter Webber is a British director who is best known for his debut feature film Girl with a Pearl Earring. Contents 1 Early Career2 Feature Films2.1 ''Girl with a Pearl Earring''2.2 ''..
Peter Weekers
Peter Weekers (1953-) is a Dutch musician. He plays pan flute and assorted wind instruments and has released a number of solo pan flute CDs. He worked with the music group Flairck and later he and Anette Visser founded the music theatre company Zenga. ..
Peter Weibel
Peter Weibel (* March 5 1944 in Odessa, Ukraine) is an artist, curator and theoretician. Raised in Upper Austria he starts to study French and cinematography in Paris. In 1964 he begins to study medicine in Vienna, but changes soon to mathematics, with an emphasis on logic. Peter Weibel’s oeuvr..
Peter Weinberg
Peter Weinberg is an American/British businessman. He he is a non-executive director at BAE Systems and was formerly CEO at Goldman Sachs International, the bank's European arm, until January 2005. Weinberg was educated at Claremont McKenna College, California, and received his MBA from Harvard in ..
Peter Weir
Peter Lindsay Weir (born August 21, 1944) is an Australian film director. Born in Sydney, Australia, Weir attended The Scots College before studying art and law at the University of Sydney. His interest in film was sparked by his meeting with fellow students, including Phillip Noyce and the future..
Peter Weir (politician)
Peter Weir is a unionist politician in Northern Ireland. A past chairman of the Young Unionists (the UUP Youth Wing), Weir is a barrister and graduate of the Queen's University of Belfast. He was elected to the Northern Ireland Peace Forum in 1996 for the constituency of North Down. Weir refused to..
Peter Weiss
Peter Ulrich Weiss (November 8, 1916 – May 10, 1982) was a German writer, painter, and artist of adopted Swedish nationality. He is particularly known for his play Marat/Sade. Contents 1 Life2 Art and literature3 Selected works3.1 Plays3.2 Fiction3.3 Other writings..
Peter Welch
Peter Welch is the name of the following persons: Peter Welch (Vermont politician)(1947 - )--Vermont State Senator and candidate for U.S. House.Peter Welch (Actor)--Played role of Sergeant in the "The Highlanders" episode of the Dr. Who television series, as well as the role of Morgan on The Andro..
Peter Weller
Peter Weller Peter Weller (born June 24, 1947, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States) is an American film actor and lecturer. Weller's father was a helicopter pilot for the Army, which meant that he spent many years abroad. His family lived in Germany for several years, before eventually mo..
Peter Wells
Peter Wells or Pete Wells (born circa 1948 - died 27 March, 2006) is best known as the slide guitarist with Australian rock band Rose Tattoo. Wells first rose to prominence as bassist with the pioneering Sydney-based heavy metal outfit Buffalo in the 1970's. In 1976, Wells formed Rose Tattoo with f..
Peter Wentworth
Peter Wentworth (1530 - November 10, 1596) was the elder brother of Paul Wentworth, and like his brother was a prominent puritan leader in parliament, which he first entered as member for Barnstaple in 1571. He took a firm attitude in support of the liberties of parliament against encroachments of ..
Peter Wentz
|Years Old = 27 |Origin = Wilmette, Illinois |Genre = Pop-Punk, Emo |Years_active = 2000–present |Label = Decaydance Records, Fueled by Ramen, Island Records }} Peter Lewis Kingston Wentz III (born June 5, 1979 in Wilmette, Illinois) is the bassist, back up vocalist, and primary lyricist for..
Peter Werbe
Peter Werbe is a progressive radio talk show host and political activist. He hosts "NightCall" on Sunday nights on Detroit's WRIF 101.1 FM. He previously hosted a nationally syndicated program on the now-defunct i.e. America Radio Network, from October 2000 to June 2003. He occasionally fills in for..
Peter Wessels
Peter Wessels (born May 7, 1978 in Zwolle) is a professional male tennis player from the Netherlands. He has been ranked as high as 72 in the world (February 7 2005). As of June 26, 2006, his ranking has fallen to 220. Wessels is said to be superstitous. During a match in between points he will n..
Peter Wessel Zapffe
Peter Wessel Zapffe (December 18 1899-October 12 1990) was a Norwegian author and philosopher. He was born in Tromsø and was well known for his somewhat pessimistic view of human existence. His basic thoughts about the error of human existence are presented in the essay, The Last Messiah (origi..
Peter West
Peter West (1920 -2003) was a BBC presenter and sports commentator best known for his work on the corporation's cricket coverage. He was educated at Cranbrook School in Kent as were his fellow BBC commentators Barry Davies and Brian Moore. A Playfair Cricket Annual 2004 obituary said West joined t..
Peter Westbrook
Peter Westbrook (born April 16, 1952) is an American saber fencing champion. Westbrook was born to an African-American father and a Japanese mother, who had met while his father was stationed at a military base in Japan. Westbrook grew up in New Jersey where he often fought at school until his ..
Peter Westbrook Foundation
A foundation started by Olympic sabre fencer and bronze medalist Peter Westbrook. One of its primary goals is to introduce inner city children and youth to the sport of fencing. Many current and former Westbrook Foundation students can be found in the US National Fencing rankings. Fencers who are al..
Peter Westbury
Peter Westbury (b. May 26, 1938) is a former Formula One driver from England. He participated in 1 grand prix, debuting on October 4, 1970. He scored 0 championship points. Earlier in his racing career, Westbury won the British Hill Climb Championship in 1964. Complete Formula One results Yr T..
Peter Westergaard
Peter Talbot Westergaard (born 1931) is an American composer and music theorist. He is Professor Emeritus of music at Princeton University. Contents 1 Biography2 Music2.1 Operas3 Writings4 External Links Biography Westergaard was born in 1931 in Urbana, Illinois. He pur..
Peter Westergaard's Tonal Theory
Peter Westergaard's tonal theory refers to the theory of tonal music developed by Peter Westergaard and outlined in Westergaard's 1975 book An Introduction to Tonal Theory. Based on ideas of Heinrich Schenker (see Schenkerian analysis), Westergaard's theory is notable for: explicit treatment of the ..
Peter Westmacott
Sir Peter J. Westmacott, KCMG, LVO, is Her Britannic Majesty's Ambassador to Turkey. Sir Peter was born in 1950. He joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in 1972, and his first overseas posting was as 2nd Secretary in Tehran, Iran, in 1974. In 1978 he was sent to the European Commission in Bru..
Peter Whalley
Peter Whalley is a Canadian cartoonist and sculptor. Whalley established himself as a prominent humorist beginning in the 1940s. He uses a distinctive stripped down style to send up the cultural and political life of Canada. External Link [The Canadian Cartoonist Hall of Fame] ..
Peter Wheeler
Peter Wheeler (born 26 November 1948) is a former England rugby union international footballer who played hooker and is Chief Executive of Leicester Tigers. He made his England debut February 1 against France in 1975, and his last appearance against Wales on March 17 1984 against Wales, gaining 41 ..
Peter Wheeler (TVR)
Peter Wheeler (born 1945) is a chemical engineer from Yorkshire, UK, who owned the Blackpool-based TVR sports car company for 23 years. After having made his fortune supplying specialist equipment to the North Sea oil industry, and owning a TVR, and having his TVR serviced at the factory, he ended u..
Peter Whelan
Peter Whelan is a British playwright. Whelan was born and raised in Stoke-on-Trent, England. His works includes seven plays for the Royal Shakespeare Company, the first of which was Captain Swing, in 1979. Another was The Herbal Bed which ran for six months at The Duchess Theatre from April to Oc..
Peter Whetstone
Peter Whetstone (c. late 18th century—1843) was an early pioneer leader in the Republic of Texas most remembered for founding the city of Marshall, Texas with Isaac Van Zandt. Whetstone married Dicey, or Dicy, Webster in 1816 in Arkansas. He may have left Arkansas for Texas in 1829, when he ..
Peter White
For other uses, see (disambiguation)}}}. Peter White Source: Library and Archives Canada Peter White, PC (August 30 1838 – May 3 1906) was a Canadian parliamentarian. White was born into a family that had established its homestead at the junction of the Muskrat and Ottawa Rivers wh..
Peter Whitehead
Peter Whitehead (born in Menston, Ilkley, Yorkshire, November 12, 1914 - died in Lasalle, Nimes, France, September 21, 1958) was a Formula One driver from England. He participated in 11 grands prix, debuting on July 2, 1950. He achieved 1 podium, and scored a total of 4 championship points. In add..
Peter White (broadcaster)
Peter White (b. Winchester, United Kingdom, 1947) is a British broadcast journalist and DJ. He has been a regular presenter on BBC Radio Solent since the station lanched in 1971. Blind since birth (as was his older brother), he is closely associated with disability issues. He has presented the BBC ..
Peter White (disambiguation)
The name Peter White is shared by a number of people. Peter White (1838-1906), Canadian parliamentarianPeter G. White (1938-), Canadian businessperson and conservative political figurePeter White (actor) (1937-), American actor Peter White (broadcaster), a presenter on BBC Radio Solent and BBC Radi..
Peter White (hockey)
Peter White (born 15 March, 1969 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian ice hockey centreman. White was drafted 92nd overall by the Edmonton Oilers in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft. He has played 220 career NHL games, scoring 23 goals and 37 assists for 60 points. White has also had a very extensive career..
Peter White (Massachusetts)
Peter White is a independent candidate for U.S. Congress from Hyannis, Massachusetts on Cape Cod. ..
Peter Whitmer, Jr.
Peter Whitmer, Jr. (1798–1835) was the sixth child and fifth son of Peter Whitmer, Sr. and Mary Musselman. He is primarily remembered as one of the Eight Witnesses of the Book of Mormon's Golden Plates. Born September 27, 1809 in Fayette, New York, Peter Whitmer, Jr. and several of his broth..
Peter Whitmer, Sr.
Peter Whitmer, Sr. (1773–1854) was an early member of the Latter Day Saint movement, and father of the movement's second founding family. Peter Whitmer, Sr. was born April 14, 1773 in Pennsylvania and married Mary Elsa Musselman. The Whitmers had eight children together: Christian, Jacob, Joh..
Peter Whittle
Professor Peter Whittle (born 27 February 1927, in Wellington, New Zealand[#endnote_nzms]) is a mathematician and statistician, working in the fields of stochastic nets, optimal control, time series analysis, stochastic optimization and stochastic dynamics. From 1967 to 1994, he was the Chu..
Peter Wiggin
In the science fiction story Ender's Game and its sequels, Peter Wiggin is Ender's (or Andrew's) older brother. They and their sister, Valentine, are extremely intelligent and precocious. The three siblings represent ideals; Peter is ruthless and cruel, Valentine is empathic and kind, and in Ender,..
Peter Wilby (UK journalist)
Peter Wilby is a British journalist and former editor of the New Statesman, a weekly political magazine. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Peter Wiley
Cellist Peter Wiley attended the Curtis Institute at just 13 years of age, under the tutelage of David Soyer. He continued his impressive youthful accomplishments with his appointment as principal cellist of the Cincinnati Symphony at age 20, after one year in the Pittsburgh Symphony. He has been aw..
Peter Wilhelm Forchhammer
Peter Wilhelm Forchhammer (October 23, 1801 - January 8, 1894), was a German classical archaeologist born at Husurn in Schleswig. He was educated at the Lübeck gymnasium and the university of Kiel, with which he was connected for nearly 65 years. In 1830-1834 and 1838-1840 he travelled in Italy, ..
Peter Wilhelm Lund
Peter Wilhelm Lund (1801 – 1880) was a Danish zoologist and paleontologist. He was born in a wealthy family and studied Medicine at the University of Copenhagen. In 1825 he made his first trip to Brazil, where he spent three years mainly collecting plants near Rio de Janeiro. Back to Europe i..
Peter Wilhousky
Peter J. Wilhousky (1902-1978) was a popular Carpatho-Russian-American composer, educator, and choral director. External links [Wilhousky biography] ..
Peter Wilkinson
This article is about the Royal Navy officer. For the Cast/Shack musician, see Peter Wilkinson (musician). Rear-Admiral Peter John Wilkinson is a senior Royal Navy officer. From 2005 he has been Defence Services Secretary in the Ministry of Defence, and the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the U..
Peter Wilkinson (musician)
Peter Wilkinson in an English musician from Liverpool. He is most famous as the bass player from Shack and Cast. After Cast split in 2001, he performed with a number of other artists including Ian McCulloch and Echo & The Bunnymen. In 2005 he rejoined the reformed Shack. ..
Peter Willcox
redirect [[Template:Unreferenced]] --> Peter Willcox (born March 6th, 1953) is a Greenpeace activist best known for being Captain of the ship The Rainbow Warrior when it was bombed by French agents. Early Years Willcox was born to Eleanor Fraleigh. He was soon after adopted by Elsie and Roger Willc..
Peter Willey
Peter WilleyEngland (ENG) Batting style Right-hand bat Bowling type Right-arm offbreak Tests ODIs Matches 26 26 '''Runs scored 1184 538 Batting average 26.90 23.39 100s/50s 2/5 -/5 Top score 102* 64 ..
Peter Williams
Peter Williams can mean: Sir Peter Williams (physicist), former chairman of Oxford Instruments; Chancellor, University of LeicesterPeter Williams (musicologist), Professor of music, Bach scholarPeter Williams (newsreader) from New Zealand televisionPeter Williams (businessman), former Chief Executi..
Peter Williamson
Peter Williamson (1730–1799), or Indian Peter as he became known, was one of the more colourful personalities of 18th century Scotland. He was kidnapped and sold into slavery in America. He was captured by Cherokee Indians. He eventually escaped, joined the British army, serving for three ye..
Peter Williams (physicist)
Sir Peter Michael Williams, CBE, FRS (born 1945) is a British physicist. Williams completed his first degree and PhD at the University of Cambridge, and began an academic career at Selwyn College. He then moved to industry and worked first at VG Instruments and later Oxford Instruments. He was chai..
Peter Wilson
There are several people named Peter Wilson or Pete Wilson: Pete Wilson, former Governor of CaliforniaPeter Wilson (Sotheby's) (1913–1984), Eton graduate and Chairman of Sotheby's, 1957–1980Peter Wilson (soccer), Scottish-born U.S. soccer player and member of the National Soccer Hall of FamePet..
Peter Wilson (curler)
Peter Wilson is not to be confused with Peter J.D. Wilson, his team mate Peter Wilson (born December 9, 1961 in Stranraer, Scotland) is an Irish curler. In 1981, Wilson skipped his native Scotland to a gold medal at the World Junior Curling Championships over Denis Marchand of Canada. Three years..
Peter Wilson (footballer)
Peter Wilson (born November 15, 1963) was a dual premiership player for the West Coast Eagles Football Club in the Australian Football League, wearing the No. 9 guersey. He is best known for his performance in the 1992 Grand Final, played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, where he kicked two goals, ..
Peter Wilson (venture capitalist)
Peter Wilson (born 1967) is a London based venture capitalist. Wilson was an Open Scholar at Oxford University, and a Baker Scholar at Harvard Business School - the school's top award. In 2004, Private Equity International magazine named his 1998 management buyout of environmental services firm ..
Peter Wilson Coldham
Peter Wilson Coldham is a British genealogist born in London in 1926. Coldham was awarded the Bickersteth Medal in 1991 and is a Fellow of the American Society of Genealogists and Society of Genealogists, London. Coldham has authored 26 books, several monographs and magazine articles, including ..
Peter Wilt
Peter Wilt, who is most known for his work as President and General Manager of the Chicago Fire Major League Soccer team, has gained a reputation of being a "fan friendly" businessman in the soccer world. Wilt often shows his respect for the fans of the game by answering their questions on a regular..
Peter Winch
Peter Guy Winch (1926-1997) was a British philosopher known for his contributions to the philosophy of the social sciences, Wittgenstein scholarship, ethics, and the philosophy of religion. Winch is perhaps most famous for his early book, The Idea of a Social Science and its Relation to Philosophy (..
Peter Windsor
Windsor at the 2005 United States Grand Prix Peter Windsor (born on April 11, 1952 in England) is a Formula 1 journalist and reporter, and has formerly worked for the Williams and Ferrari Formula 1 teams. Peter Windsor was brought up in Australia. Currently Peter Windsor carries out on-locati..
Peter Windt
Pieter ("Peter") Windt (born May 3, 1973 in Veendam, Groningen) is a former Dutch field hockey player, who played 69 international matches for The Netherlands, in which he didn't score a single goal. The defender and midfielder made his debut for the Dutch on January 21, 1997 in a match against Ar..
Peter Wing
Peter Wing, OBC (b. 1914) was the first mayor of Chinese descent in North America. Elected as an Alderman in 1960, he served as Mayor of Kamloops, British Columbia for 3 terms starting in 1966. See also Order of British Columbia ..
Peter Wingfield
Peter Wingfield (b. September 5 1962 in Cardiff) is a Welsh actor. Wingfield grew up in the Grangetown community, a good student who enjoyed athletics, music, outdoor activities, and drama. At the age of fifteen he was the Welsh National Trampoline champion. After his A-levels he entered Brasenose..
Peter Winston
Peter Jonathan Winston was born on March 18, 1958, in New York City. He was an American chess player and former U.S. Junior Champion. He is most famous for his mysterious disappearance in 1977 after poor tournament play. He was 0-9, an unlikely record for player of his strength. It is presumed he c..
Peter Winter
Peter Winter (born 28 August 1754 in Mannheim (Germany); died 17 October 1825 in Munich) was a composer who contributed to the development of German opera after Mozart and before Weber. Winter was a child prodigy on the violin and played in the Mannheim court orchestra. Moving to Munich in 1778, he..
Peter Winterbottom
Peter Winterbottom (born 31 May 1960) is a former England rugby union captain. He played openside flanker and was the most capped openside with 58 caps until being overtaken by Neil Back in 2003. He made his England debut 2 January 1982 against Australia and his final appearance in 20 March 1993 a..
Peter Winter (athlete)
Peter Winter is an Australian athlete. He won the silver medal in the men's decathlon at the Commonwealth Games, in 1994. He finished with 8,074 points, the second highest ever achieved by an Australian at the time. He also competed in the decathlon in the Atlanta Olympic Games; but during the l..
Peter Wintonick
Wintonick in Vienna while shooting PilgrIMAGE Peter Wintonick (born 1953, Trenton, Canada) is an independent documentary filmmaker based in Montreal, Canada. A winner of the 2006 Governor General's Award in Visual and Media Arts, former Thinker in Residence for the Premier of South Australi..
Peter Wirth
Friar James was born in Niederbreitbach / Wied-Valley in Rhineland-Palatinate on 15 October 1830 as Peter Wirth. He was the fourth child of Theodor and Katharina Wirth. His father was a shepherd; his mother ran a small pub. When he was nine, Peter lost his father, with ten his mother. Because of t..
Peter Wisdom
Peter Winston "Pete" Wisdom is a fictional character, a secret agent in the Marvel Comics comic book universe created by British comic writer Warren Ellis. Wisdom is a former British Secret Service agent with the mutant ability to throw 'blades' of energy ("hot knives") from his fingertips (one on..
Peter Wishart
Peter Wishart Peter Wishart (born 9 March 1962) is a Scottish politician, and is Scottish National Party (SNP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Perth and North Perthshire. He was first elected in 2001, taking John Swinney's old seat of Tayside North. In the light of the sharp reduction in the nu..
Peter Withe
--> Peter Withe (born 30 August, 1951, Liverpool) is a much-travelled English centre forward, playing between 1971 and 1988. His lengthy resume takes in spells at: Southport (1971);Barrow (1971);Port Elizabeth City (South Africa) (1972);Arcadia Shepards (South Africa) (1973);Wolverhampton Wandere..
Peter Wittgenstein
Count Peter Wittgenstein Prince Peter Khristianovich Wittgenstein (German: ) (January 17 (January 6), 1769, Pereslavl-Zalessky - June 11, 1843, Lemberg) was a Russian Field Marshal distinguished for his services in the Napoleonic wars. Born Count Ludwig Adolf Peter of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Ludwig..
Peter Witt streetcar
A Peter Witt streetcar in Milan. Peter Witt was a Cleveland Street Railway commissioner and designed a model of streetcar, known by his name, used in many United States cities and a few Canadian cities, such as Toronto. What distinguished this design from other streetcars of the era was the u..
Peter Woit
Peter Woit at Harvard University Peter Woit is a mathematician at Columbia University. He obtained his PhD in particle theory from Princeton University in 1985, followed by postdoctoral work in theoretical physics at SUNY-Stony Brook and mathematics at MSRI in Berkeley. He spent four years ..
Peter Wolf
Peter Wolf (born Peter Blankfield on March 7, 1946) is an American rock and roll musician, best known as the lead vocalist for the J. Geils Band from 1967 to 1982. He planned a career as an artist, but landed a job in the late 1960s as a disc jockey on then-cutting edge Boston FM radio station WBCN..
Peter Wolff
Peter Wolff was the Speaker of the Landtag of Liechtenstein, (the national Parliament). He held this office 1997 - 2001. Wolff belongs to the Vaterländische Union and represented Schaan in the Landtag. Link (External) [[http://www.terra.es/personal2/monolith/liech.htm]]*..
Peter Wollen
Peter Wollen was born in London on 29 June 1938 and studied English at Christchurch College, Oxford. Both political journalist and film theorist, Wollen's Signs and Meaning in the Cinema, first published in 1969, helped to transform the discipline of film studies by incorporating the methodologies o..
Peter Wong
There are a number of notable people by the name of Peter Wong: Peter Wong, JP, Executive Director of Hongkong and Shanghai Banking CorporationPeter Wong, Hong Kong-based host of a number of sporting programsPeter Wong, Australian politician, Unity Party member of the New South Wales Legislative Co..
Peter Wong (Canadian politician)
Peter Wong (1932-June 6, 1998) was a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Sudbury, Ontario from 1982 to 1991, and chair of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury from 1997 until his death the following year. A civil engineer who served as a school trustee on the city's public school board, Won..
Peter Wong (politician)
Dr Peter Wong (黃肇強) is an Australian politician. A prominent figure in the Sydney Chinese community and former member of the Liberal Party of Australia, he became concerned over the Liberal Party's refusal to strongly oppose the rise of Pauline Hanson and her One Nation Party, and ultimately w..
Peter Wong (sports commentator)
Peter Hing-kwei Wong (黃興桂) (nickname Pei Dan Wong (皮蛋黃) is a sports commentator in Hong Kong. He hosts a wide variety of programs, including soccer, basketball, American football, tennis and boxing. His is famous for his odd catchphrases during programs, such as "There are only two possb..
Peter Woo
Peter Woo Kwong Ching GBS, JP MBA (Chinese:吳光正)(born 1946) is Chairman of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) in 2002, Chairman of Wheelock and Company Limited and The Wharf (Holdings) Limited. Born inShanghai in 1946 and moved to Hong Kong in 1949. He attended St. Stephen's Prim..
Peter Wood
Peter Wood (?-1993) was a British musician, born in Middlesex, England, and a member of Quiver, and Natural Gas, before he began to work closely with Al Stewart, Roger Waters, as well as Cyndi Lauper, Jonathan Kelly and Bob Dylan just to mention a few. He was one of the original members of 'The Bl..
Peter Woodbury
Peter Woodbury (October 24, 1899 - November 17, 1970) was a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Woodbury attended both Columbia and Harvard Law Schools. After several years in private pratice in his native New Hampshire, he served briefly as a judge of the New Hampsh..
Peter Woodcock
Peter Woodcock (b. March 5, 1939) is a Canadian serial killer and child rapist who murdered three young children in Toronto, Canada in 1956 and 1957 when he was still a teenager. Woodcock was apprehended in 1957 and declared legally insane and placed into an Ontario psychiatric facility under the na..
Peter Woods
Peter Woods (7th November 1930 - 22nd March 1995) was a British journalist, reporter and newsreader. He began his career in print journalism, writing for newspapers including The Yorkshire Post, The Daily Mail and The Daily Mirror. However, he is best known for his television work with for BBC News ..
Peter Woodthorpe
Peter Woodthorpe (September 25, 1931-August 12, 2004) was an English movie, television and voice actor who is best known for supplying the voice of Gollum in the 1978 Bakshi version of The Lord of the Rings and BBC's 1981 radio serial. He also provided the voice of Pigsy in the cult series Monkey an..
Peter Woodward
Peter Woodward (born 24 January, 1956 in London) is a British actor and stuntman. He was born into a family of actors. His father, Edward Woodward, brother Tim and sister, Sarah, are all successful actors. Peter graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA) and then joined the Royal Sha..
Peter Worrell
Peter Worrell (b. November 1, 1977 in Pierrefonds, Quebec) is a professional ice hockey player. Worrell was selected by the Florida Panthers 166th overall in the 7th round at the 1995 NHL Entry Draft. On July 18th, 2003 he was traded from the Florida Panthers along with a 2nd Round pick in the 2004..
Peter Worthington
Peter Worthington (born February 16 1927) is a Canadian journalist. A foreign correspondent with the Toronto Telegram newspaper from 1956, Worthington was an eyewitness to the assassination of Lee Harvey Oswald in 1963, and can be seen in photographs of the event. He remained with the Telegram until..
Peter Woulfe
Peter Woulfe (1727? – 1803) was an Irish chemist and mineralogist who first had the idea that wolframite might contain a previously undiscovered element. Woulfe reported the formation of a yellow dye when indigo was treated with nitric acid. Later it was discovered by others that he had forme..
Peter Wright
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Peter Wright (disambiguation)
Peter Wright may refer to several people: Peter Wright, a former MI5 counterintelligence officer.Peter Wright, a former Scottish rugby union international.Peter Wright, a former Australian rugby league player.Peter Wright, bass player for the band Crass from 1977 until 1984.Peter Wright, Racing car..
Peter Wright (martyr)
Blessed Peter Wright (1603-1651), Catholic priest, Jesuit, martyr, was born at Slipton in Northamptonshire, in 1603. In older literature he was presumed to be a Protestant, but more recently record of him has been found at Slipton in 1613 as a Recusant, along with his mother, brother and sister. ..
Peter Wright (rugby league footballer)
Peter Wright (born in Penrith, New South Wales) was an Australian rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership competition. His position of choice was at prop-forward. Career playing statistics Point scoring summary Games Tries Goals F/G Poi..
Peter Wright (rugby player)
Peter Wright won 21 caps at prop for Scotland between 1992 and 1996, and toured New Zealand with the British Lions in 1993. He has proved an inspiration as coach of Glasgow Hawks. He is a former blacksmith and Boroughmuir player. Coaching In the 2004-5 season Wright coached Hawks to a BT League ..
Peter Wuffli
Dr Peter A. Wuffli was appointed President of the Group Executive Board of UBS AG in December 2001 and Group Chief Executive Officer in September 2003. Previously, he was Chairman and CEO of UBS Asset Management and, before that, UBS Group Chief Financial Officer. From 1994 to 1998, he was the Chi..
Peter Wyldbore Gibbs
Lieutenant-Colonel Sir Peter Wyldebore Gibbs, KCVO was Private Secretary to The Princess Royal 1982-1997. He was born in 1934 and educated at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Commissioned into the Coldstream Guards in 1953, he was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel in 1974, and became Assistant..
Peter Wyngarde
Peter Wyngarde in an episode of The Champions (1968). Peter Paul Wyngarde (born August 23 1933) is a British actor best known for playing the character Jason King in two television series in the late 1960s early 1970s. He was born in Marseille, France, the son of an English father and a Fren..
Peter Wynn
Peter Wynn (born in Thirroul, New South Wales) was an Australian rugby league player for the Parramatta Eels in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership competition. He is the younger brother of fellow rugby player Graeme Wynn. His position of choice was in the second row. However, lack of playe..
Peter Wynne-Thomas
Peter Wynne-Thomas (born Manchester, Lancashire 30 July 1934) is an English cricket archivist, writer, historian and statistician. Peter Wynne-Thomas trained as an architectural consultant and was a respected researcher long before the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians (ACS) sta..
Peter Wyse Jackson
Dr. Peter Wyse Jackson was born in Kilkenny, Ireland and is a graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, with whose botanic gardens he is associated. In 2005 he was appointed Director of the National Botanic Gardens in Glasnevin, Dublin. He has written academic papers on plant conservation, botanic garde..
Peter X. Takahashi
Peter X. Takahashi, born 1969, Tokyo, Japan is a renown multi-lingual author of several education books. ..
Peter Xu
Peter Xu (born Xu Yongze) is the founder of an Evangelical Christian movement in China variously called "New Birth", "All Range", or "Total Scope." It is an illegal house church and in 1997 he was sentenced to three years of prison for running it. After that he moved to the USA and was one of the su..
Peter Y. K. Cheung
Peter Y. K. Cheung is the Deputy Head of the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department at Imperial College London ..
Peter Yarrow
Peter Yarrow (born May 31, 1938) is an American singer best known as Peter from Peter, Paul and Mary. It was Yarrow who wrote that group's most famous song, "Puff the Magic Dragon." He received a Bachelor of Arts in psychology from Cornell University in 1959. On March 26, 1970, he pleaded guilty to..
Peter Yates
There is also an American Lawyer with the same name, see Peter W. Yates Peter Yates (born 24 July 1929 at Aldershot, Hampshire) is an English director and producer. He graduated from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and worked for some years as an actor, director and stage manager. In the 1950..
Peter Yavanov
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Peter Yorck von Wartenburg
Peter Graf Yorck von Wartenburg (born 13 November 1904 in Klein-Öls near Ohlau, Lower Silesia, now Oława, Poland; died 8 August 1944 in Berlin) was a German jurist and resistance fighter against the Nazi régime. Contents 1 Life2 Literature3 External links4 See also Life Pe..
Peter York
Peter York, real name Peter Wallis, is a British management consultant, author and broadcaster most famous for co-authoring Harpers & Queen's The Official Sloane Ranger Handbook with Ann Barr. He is also a columnist for The Independent on Sunday, GQ and Management Today. Peter Wallis Peter Wallis w..
Peter Young
Peter Young (born in Sydney, New South Wales) was an Australian rugby league player for the Western Suburbs Magpies in the Australian New South Wales Rugby League premiership competition. Career playing statistics Point scoring summary Games Tries Goals F/G Points 37 2 - - 8 ..
Peter Youngren
Peter Youngren (birth name Peter Ljunggren) was born in Sweden in 1955 , where he was raised by strongly missions-oriented parents. His grandparents were missionaries to China where his mother was born. From early childhood, Peter learned and desired to live by God's will as revealed in the Word. He..
Peter Zandbergen
Peter Zandbergen is a former head manager of the United States Olympic rowing team, and a current Olympic rowing referee. ..
Peter Zeidenberg
Peter R. Zeidenberg is a well-known American trial attorney, working in the Department of Justice Public Integrity Section. CIA leak grand jury investigation Zeidenberg, working with Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald, investigated Adam Levine (press aide) conversation with Karl Rove on July 11, 20..
Peter Zezel
Peter Zezel (Petar Žeželj in Serbian) (b. in Toronto, Ontario Canada on April 22, 1965) is a former professional ice hockey centre. Standing 5'11" and a solid 200 pounds, Peter played 873 games in the NHL with the Philadelphia Flyers, St. Louis Blues, Washington Capitals, Toronto Maple Leafs, Da..
Peter Zika
Peter Francis Timothy Zika (b. 1957) is an American botanist and naturalist. Contents 1 Biography2 Selected works3 Trivia4 References5 External links Biography Zika was born on November 16, 1957 in Detroit, the oldest of four children to Vaclav Jan Zika from the Czech Re..
Peter Žonta
Peter Žonta (born January 9, 1979 in Ljubljana) is a Slovenian ski jumper who competed from 1996 to 2005. He won a bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City in the Team Large Hill event. Žonta also won the Individual Large Hill World Cup event at Innsbruck in 2004. External lin..
Peter Zumthor
Kunsthaus Bregenz View of glass facade of Kunsthaus Bregenz Peter Zumthor (born 26 April, 1943) is a Swiss architect. The son of a cabinet-maker, Zumthor learned carpentry at an early age. He studied at Pratt Institute in New York in the 1960’s. During lean years, Zumthor worked on ..
Peter–Weyl theorem
The Peter–Weyl theorem is a basic result in the theory of harmonic analysis, applying to topological groups that are compact, but are not necessarily abelian. It was initially proved by Hermann Weyl, with his student Peter, in the setting of a compact Lie group G. It generalises the significant fa..
PeteStrumentals
PeteStrumentals is an instrumental album from Hip Hop producer/rapper Pete Rock, his second solo release. The album is the second installment of BBE Records Beat Generation series, following Jay Dee's Welcome to Detroit album. Twelve of the fourteen tracks are instrumentals, and the tracks "Cake" ..
Petey
Petey is a children's book by Ben Mikaelsen, published in 2000. It has two parts: Part I is the story of the life of Petey, a child with severe cerebral palsy whose parents commit him to a state asylum in the 1920s. In part II, set in the present, a troubled eighth-grader, Trevor, meets the now 70..
Petey Pablo
Petey Pablo (born July 22, 1973 as Moses Barrett III) is an African American Southern hip hop musician from Greenville, North Carolina. Biography Pablo is an associate of record producer Timbaland, who had hoped to sign the rapper to his Beat Club label, but by the time he was ready to begin negot..
Petey Piranha
Petey Piranha as seen in Super Mario Sunshine. is a character in the Mario series, first appearing as the primary boss of Bianco Hills in Super Mario Sunshine. He has appeared as a boss in later games as well such as in Super Princess Peach and New Super Mario Bros., but also as a playable ch..
Petey Scalzo
Petey Scalzo (August 1, 1917—June 15, 1993) was a former NBA world featherweight champion. Scalzo fought all the top fighters of his era, including Sal Bartolo, Allie Stolz, Mike Belloise and Richie Lemos. He retired from boxing with a record of 90 wins (48 KOs), 15 losses (10 of which came ..
Petey Wheatstraw
Petey Wheatstraw (1978) aka Petey Wheatstraw, the Devil's Son-In-Law. Is a movie in which the Devil offers a man the chance to return to earth if he agrees to be the Anti-Christ and marry the ugliest woman on Earth--the Devil's daughter. The film stars comedian Rudy Ray Moore as the title character..
Petey Williams
Petey Williams (born August 26, 1982 in Windsor, Ontario) is a Canadian professional wrestler. He is currently working in the United States of America for Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is a competitor in the X Division, and the former captain of Team Canada. He is referred to by the ni..
Pete "El Conde" Rodriguez
Pete "El Conde" Rodriguez (January 31, 1932-December 2, 2000), was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico. He was a Salsa singer and member of the Fania All Stars, a popular group of Salsa musicians and singers. The group also featured such singers and musicians as Hector Lavoe, Cheo Feliciano, Willie Colon, Ce..
Pete 'n' Tillie
Pete 'n' Tillie was a film released in 1972. Julius J. Epstein won the 1972 Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay for this film. Actors included: Walter Matthau who won the 1973 BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for this and for Charley VarrickGeraldine Page who was nominated 197..
Pete Abele
Homer E. "Pete" Abele (November 21, 1916 - May 12, 2000)' was an American politician of the Ohio Republican party. Abele graduated from Wellston High School in his birthplace of Wellston, Ohio in 1934. From 1935 to 1936, he served in the Civilian Conservation Corps. After that, he played baseball w..
Pete Abrams
Pete Abrams (born August 4, 1970) is the writer and illustrator of the online comic strip Sluggy Freelance. Pete Abrams went to Joe Kubert School of Graphic Design but was unable to get a job in the comics industry after school. Instead he got a job as a web designer for a marketing firm, and star..
Pete Agnew
Pete Agnew is the bassist for the Scottish rock band Nazareth, who has been with the band since its founding. ..
Pete and Dud
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore as Pete and Dud Pete and Dud were characters played by the comedians and entertainers Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. The dialogue format originated in 1964 when Dudley Moore invited Peter Cook to appear in a television performance, whereupon Peter Cook scripted a c..
Pete And Geoff
The duo of Pete and Geoff were DJs Pete Mitchell and Geoff Lloyd, who from January 2003 to December 2005 hosted the breakfast show on Virgin Radio. In the early 1980's, Mitchell was an aspiring musician who moved into management and production. In 1988 he joined Manchester's Piccadilly Radio and wen..
Pete and Repeat
Pete and Repeat (or Pete and Repete) is a traditional children's joke that illustrates the infinite-loop motif. One popular version goes as follows: Person A: Pete and Repeat were in a boat, Pete fell off, who was left? Person B: Repeat Person A: Pete and Repeat were in a boat, Pete fell off, wh..
Pete Ashdown
For the racecar driver, see Peter Ashdown. Pete Ashdown Peter "Pete" Lynn Ashdown (born January 11 1967) is the founder and CEO of Utah's first independent and oldest Internet service provider, XMission, and a 2006 Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in Utah, challenging Republican incumb..
Pete Atkin
Pete Atkin on The Lakeside Sessions album cover, 2002. Pete Atkin (born August 22 1945) is an English singer/songwriter and radio producer notable for his 1970s musical collaborations with Clive James and for producing the BBC Radio 4 series This Sceptred Isle. Contents 1 Early life2&n..
Pete Babando
Peter "Pete" Babando (Born May 10, 1925 in South Porcupine, Ontario) was a former National Hockey League player who skated for the Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks, and New York Rangers. During 6 NHL seasons, Babando scored 86 goals, 73 assists (for 159 points) in 351 regular s..
Pete Backor
Peter "Pete" Backor (Born April 29, 1919 in Fort William, Ontario - Died June 30, 1988) was a professional hockey defenceman who played briefly for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the NHL. Although He only played 1 season in the NHL He made it count as He helped the Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley C..
Pete Banaszak
[] at NFL.com Pete Banaszak was an American college and professional football player. A running back, he played college football at the University of Miami, and played professionally in the American Football League for the Oakland Raiders from 1966 through 1969, and for the NFL Raiders t..
Pete Bardens
Pete Bardens (June 19 1944 - January 22 2002) was a keyboardist and the co-founder of the progressive rock band Camel. He was born in England. He often played the mellotron and synthesizer while working with the band, and wrote the majority of the songs while he was there (usually along with guitar..
Pete Barnacle
Pete Barnacle is a drummer who has played for various bands including Gillan, Girl, Broken Home, Spear Of Destiny, Yngwie Malmsteen (on the 1990 Eclipse World Tour), Sheer Greed, and Soldiers of Fortune. Contents 1 With Gillan2 With Girl3 With Broken Home4 With Spear of Destin..
Pete Barnes
[] at NFL.comPete Barnes was an American college and professional football player. He played college football at Southern University, where he was a linebacker. He played professionally in the American Football League for the Houston Oilers in 1962 and 1968, and the San Diego Chargers in..
Pete Beale
Peter "Pete" Beale was a fictional character played by Peter Dean on the popular British BBC1 soap opera EastEnders. Contents 1 Life in Walford2 The Wicks brothers3 Family4 External links Life in Walford Pete was the twin brother of Pauline Fowler and the father of Ian Beal..
Pete Beathard
[] at NFL.com Pete Beathard was an american football quarterback. Contents 1 College Career2 Professional Career3 See also4 External Link College Career He played college football at the University of Southern California, winning the College Football National Cha..
Pete Beiden Field
Pete Beiden Field is a stadium in Fresno, California. It is primarily used for baseball, and was the home field of the Fresno Grizzlies minor league baseball team prior to Grizzlies Stadium opening in 2002. It currently plays host to the Fresno State University baseball team. It was built in 1966..
Pete Bellefeuille
Pete Bellefeuille (Born - October 19, 1901 in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec) was a Canadian Professional Hockey Right Winger who played 5 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Toronto St. Pats, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Detroit Cougars. Contents 1 Playing career2 Awards & achievements3..
Pete Best
The Beatles, early 1962: (l-r) Pete, George, Paul and John. Randolph Peter Best (born November 24, 1941 in Madras, India) was the original drummer for The Beatles. Role in The Beatles The son of Mona Best, the owner of Liverpool's Casbah Club, where The Beatles played occasionally, Best was..
Pete Best Four
The Pete Best Four is a band formed by Pete Best, onetime drummer of the Beatles before they became famous. ..
Pete Birrell
Pete Birrell (born 9 May 1941) is a British musician in the band Freddie and the Dreamers which had a number of hit records in 1963-1964. He played the bass guitar. After the Dreamers broke up, Birrell became a taxi driver. Pete Birrell should not be confused with the late actor Peter Birrel. Ex..
Pete Black
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Pete Bonus
Pete Bonus is a guitarist who replaced Phil Collen in the band Girl. He played on Live At The Exposition Hall, Osaka, Japan. Girl broke up shortly afterward. ..
Pete Boone
Pete Boone is the Director of Athletics for the Ole Miss Rebels and a former president of Sunburst Bank. He is a 1972 graduate of the University of Mississippi and a native of Grenada, Mississippi. Boone is in his second tenure of Director of Athletics, having served previously from 1995 to 1998..
Pete Boot
west midlands , england percussionist . founder and manager of the 'fillyour head with rock international ' festival held in various parts of the world. HTTP://FILLYOURHEADWITHROCKINTERNATIONAL.COM ..
Pete Brewster
[] at NFL.com Darrel Pete Brewster was a tight end in the NFL. ..
Pete Briquette
Pete Briquette was born Patrick Cusack, on 2 July, 1954, in Dún Laoghaire, Ireland. He was the bassist for The Boomtown Rats. ..
Pete Brown
Pete Brown (born December 25, 1940 in Surrey, England) is a British performance poet, lyricist and musical producer, best known for his collaborations with Jack Bruce. He worked also with The Battered Ornaments, and formed his own group Piblokto. He was part of the poetry scene in Liverpool during t..
Pete Browning
Pete Browning on a 1888-1889 Goodwin & Company baseball card (Old Judge (N173)) Louis Rogers "Pete" Browning (June 17 1861 - September 10 1905) was an American center and left fielder in Major League Baseball from 1882 to 1894 who played primarily for the Louisville Eclipse/Colonels, becoming..
Pete Burns
For other people named Burns, see Burns (disambiguation). Peter Gezzepe Burns, (born August 5 1959, Port Sunlight, England) is a male singer/songwriter and the frontman of the New Wave band Dead or Alive, most famous for their #1 single "You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)" in 1985. Pete Burns's fo..
Pete Callan
Family Affairs character Pete Callan Played by David Easter Duration 1997–2005 Date of Birth 9th July 1959 Marital Status Deceased Occupation Landlord Family Joan, Julie-Ann, Davie Jr, Eileen, Thomas, Sam, Lucy, Charlotte Peter (Pete) Callan was a fictional character..
Pete Candoli
Pete Candoli is an American jazz trumpeter based on the West Coast of the US. He has played with the big bands of Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, and many others. Pete Candoli has worked extensively in the studios of the recording and television industries. Pete (Walter) Candoli is one of the most und..
Pete Carril
Peter Carril (born July 10, 1930 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States) is a professional basketball coach. One of the most successful collegiate basketball coaches in the history of the game, he is known for coaching Princeton University between 1967 and 1996, where he compiled a 514-261 reco..
Pete Carroll
Pete Carroll ..
Pete Cawthon
Pete Cawthon(1898-1968) was the head coach of Texas Tech from 1930-1940. During his tenure, he compiled a record of 76-32-6. In 1917, he attended Southwestern University in Georgetown. He lettered in baseball, football, and basketball during his three years there. He took his first coaching job at B..
Pete Chichone
Pete Chichone is the former drummer of the band Breed 77. Chicone left in 2006 for family reasons, and was replaced by Adam Lewis. ..
Pete Chilcutt
Peter Shawn Chilcutt, (born September 14, 1968 in Sumter, South Carolina), was a former basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Following a collegiate basketball career at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, he was selected as a first-round NBA Draft pick in 1991 by..
Pete Clarner
Pete Clarner was a fictional character in the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, appearing only once in the Season 3 episode Beauty and the Beasts. Pete Clarner and his girlfriend, Debbie, were introduced into the series as friends of Scott Hope, a high school student whom Buffy Anne Summers b..
Pete Clemenza
Peter Clemenza is a fictional character appearing in Mario Puzo's novel The Godfather and two of the three films based on it. In his young adulthood, in The Godfather Part II, Clemenza is played by Bruno Kirby. In his later years, he is played by Richard S. Castellano. [Spoiler warningSpoile..
Pete Clifton
The final "From the Editor's Desktop column" Pete Clifton (b. 1962) is the head of BBC News Interactive. He assumed the role in October 2005 following Richard Deverell's move to CBBC. He previously spent two years as editor following the departure of Mike Smartt in 2004. The News Interactive..
Pete Conrad
For other people with similar names, see Peter Conrad. Charles "Pete" Conrad, Jr. (June 2, 1930 – July 8, 1999), was an American astronaut and the third man to walk on the moon. He served on Gemini 5 and 11, Apollo 12, and Skylab 2 missions, and may have been scheduled for the Apollo 20 missio..
Pete Cooke
Pete Cooke (born 1956) is a famous British computer games programmer, best known for his work published in the 1980s for the 8-bit home computers, especially ZX Spectrum. His software is often instantly-recognisable thanks to his use of his own point and click GUI in many of his games. This is mani..
Pete Coors
Peter Hanson Coors (born September 20, 1946) is a U.S. businessman and entreprenuer. He currently is the chairman of the Coors Brewing Company in Colorado and vice chairman of its parent company, Molson Coors Brewing Company. Born in Golden, Colorado, Coors graduated from Cornell University with a ..
Pete Cosey
Pete Cosey is an African-American guitarist most famous for playing with Miles Davis' band between 1973 and 1975. His fiercely flanged and distorted guitar bore comparisons to Jimi Hendrix. Cosey has kept a low-profile for much of his career (he has released no solo recorded works), though he rema..
Pete Costanza
Pete Costanza (1913–1984) was an American comic book artist and illustrator. He is best known for his work on Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family during the Golden Age of comic books for Fawcett Comics, and served as one of the title's longest tenured artists with C.C. Beck. ..
Pete Covitz
Folksinger born in 1965 in Massachusetts. Attended Indiana University where he was a DJ for the college radio station. Joined the Peace Corps in the early 1990's. In 2002 he morphed simultaneously into a hot dog/papaya juice vendor, a undercover dog catcher in Dallas and a komodo dragon. Quote..
Pete Cugno
Pete Cugno is a Canadian comedian, musician, and voiceover artist who has recorded comedic commentaries and song parodies for several Canadian radio stations, including CFNY, CJXY and CKFM. His regular characters have included Survivor analyst Outback Jack, Jamaican Rastafarian Jerksauce Jimmy and l..
Pete Dalena
Peter Martin Delena is a former Major League Baseball designated hitter/pinch hitter who played for the Cleveland Indians in 1989. He was born on June 26, 1960 in Fresno, California, weighed 200 pounds and was 5'11" in height. Dalena, who threw left but batted right, attended Fresno State Universit..
Pete Daley
Peter Harvey (Pete) Daley (born January 14, 1930 in Grass Valley, California) is a former catcher in Major League Baseball. From 1955 through 1961, Daley played for the Boston Red Sox (1955-59), Kansas City Athletics (1960) and Washington Senators (1961). He batted and threw right handed. In a seve..
Pete Davidsen Middle School
Pete Davidsen Middle School was opened in 2000 on Montague Street in Tampa, Florida. The school is named in honor of Pete Davidsen, a retired Hillsborough County, Florida school district employee. External link [Pete Davidsen Middle School website]" ..
Pete Dawkins
Peter Miller Dawkins (born March 8, 1938 in Royal Oak, Michigan) is a former U.S. Army Brigadier General, Heisman Trophy winner, Rhodes Scholar, and businessman. He is currently vice chairman of CitiGroup Private Bank. At age eleven, he was successfully treated for polio by unconventional means wit..
Pete Dello
Pete Dello is a 1960s (and 1970s) singer/songwriter turned businessman (he now owns several car showrooms across the United Kingdom). He started his career as a musician in the skiffle era of the 1950s and was a founding member of the rock n roll band Grant Tracy And The Sunsets, after which he joi..
Pete DePaolo
Pete DePaolo Owner(s) Name Pete DePaolo Racing Series NASCAR Grand National Number of Championships 0 Number of Wins 21 Car Number(s) 12, 22, 87, 97, 98, 99, 297 Notable Driver(s) Bill AmickBuck BakerRalph MoodyMarvin PanchFireball RobertsCurtis TurnerJoe Weatherly Notable Sponsor(..
Pete Dexter
Pete Dexter is an American novelist born in 1943 in Pontiac, Michigan. He was the recipient of the 1988 National Book Award for his novel Paris Trout. A former newspaper reporter, Dexter was a columnist for the Philadelphia Daily News under legendary editor Gil Spencer and the Sacramento Bee. He b..
Pete de Freitas
Pete de Freitas (2 August, 1961 - 14 June, 1989) was a musician, best known as a drummer with Echo & the Bunnymen. In 1961, de Freitas was born in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. He died in a motorcycle accident in 1989 at the age of 27. See also The ColourfieldThe Wild Swans (band) ..
Pete Doherty
Peter Doherty (born March 12, 1979) is the singer and songwriter for the band Babyshambles, and formerly co--frontman and songwriter (along with Carl Barât) of The Libertines, with whom he first shot to fame. Since 2005, he has become well known to the public at large as a result of his relations..
Pete Doherty (disambiguation)
For the musician, see Pete Doherty.For the scientist, see Peter Doherty.For the wrestler, see Pete Doherty (wrestler).For the former football player and manager, see Peter Doherty (footballer)For the Comics artist, see Peter Doherty (comics) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a..
Pete Doherty (wrestler)
"Duke of Dorchester" Pete Doherty This page is about the wrestler Pete Doherty, Pete Doherty was an American professional wrestler, also known as the Duke of Dorchester. Hailing from Dorchester, Massachusetts, he was a prolific preliminary professional wrestler (see: jobber) for the World Wr..
Pete Domenici
Peter "Pete" Vichi Domenici (born May 7, 1932) is a powerful Republican United States senator from New Mexico. He has served continuously since 1973, the longest tenure in the state's history. He was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and weighed 10 pounds (4.5 kg). His father called him "Bocci", af..
Pete Donohue
Peter Joseph Donohue (November 5 1900 in Athens, Texas - February 23 1988 in Fort Worth, Texas) was a right handed starting pitcher with a 12-year career from 1921 to 1932. He played for the Cincinnati Reds, New York Giants, both of the National League, and the Cleveland Indians and Boston Red Sox ..
Pete Doyle
Born in Dublin, Ireland on May 14th 1977.Real Name: Pierre Patrick Thomas Doyle.Stage Name: Irish Pete Doyle[link] Contents 1 CAREER2 WWE Tenure3 Doyle vs. Bassman4 Personal Life5 Job Titles CAREER Pete first came to California in October 1997 and met Rick Bas..
Pete Draganic
Pete Draganic (born 1969 in Cleveland, Ohio) was a Republican candidate for Governor of Ohio in 2006. He withdrew from the race on February 9th, 2006. On April 10th, 2006, he endorsed Attorney General Jim Petro, another Repulican, for governor. References Abraham, Lisa A (2006). [Ex-GOP cand..
Pete Drake
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Pete Dreissigacker
Pete Dreissigacker founded Concept2 (a manufacturer of rowing equipment) with his brother Dick (an Olympic rower). Was introduced to the sport of rowing by his brother whilst at Stanford University. Trialed for the 1976 US Olympic team but failed to be selected. ..
Pete Droge
Pete Droge is an American adult alternative/folk rock musician. His debut album Necktie Second, released by American records in 1994, featured the tongue-in-cheek "If You Don't Love Me (I'll Kill Myself)", (which also appeared on the soundtrack to the movie Dumb and Dumber), as well as the songs "..
Pete Duel
Pete Duel (24 February, 1940 – 31 December, 1971) was an American actor, best known for his role in the television series, Alias Smith and Jones. Originally Peter Ellstrom Deuel, he was born in Rochester, New York, and arrived in Hollywood in 1963. His first major television appearance was in the..
Pete Duranko
Pete Duranko was a National Football League player from 1967 to 1974. Duranko, who played collegiately at Notre Dame, was a defensive lineman. He played his entire career for the Denver Broncos. Currently, he is battling Lou Gehrig's Disease, with which he was diagnosed in 2000. Duranko was an All-..
Pete Ellis
Pete Ellis could refer to Earl Hancock EllisPete Ellis (ornithologist)This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. ..
Pete Estes
Elliot Marantette "Pete" Estes (January 7, 1916 - March 24, 1988) was the fifteenth president of General Motors, from 1974 to 1981. He was born in Mendon, Michigan and worked in a creamery, until at the suggestion of a cousin, applied to the General Motors Institute, where he worked with Charles ..
Pete Farndon
Pete Farndon (June 12, 1952 - April 14, 1983) was an English bassist and founding of the rock band The Pretenders. Farndon and fellow bandmates James Honeyman-Scott and Martin Chambers hailed from Hereford, England. Before the Pretenders, Pete toured with Australian folk band The Bushwackers. Pete..
Pete Fenlon
Pete Fenlon (b. 1955) is an American Role-playing game designer and cartographer. He produces large and very detailed full-color Middle-earth maps in MERP modules. His work can be found in: Iron Crown Enterprises (Rolemaster, Spacemaster and MERP)Hero Games (Hero System)Eidolon Studio (Shadow world..
Pete Fenson
Peter Fenson (born February 29, 1968 in Bemidji, Minnesota) is an American curler, skip of the men's rink which represented the United States at the 2006 Winter Olympics. The rink took the bronze medal, the first ever Olympic medal for the United States in curling. Fenson took up curling at age 1..
Pete Ferris
Pete Ferris (born 4th December 1986 in Carlisle) he is a striker who plays for Carlisle United and he was the top scorer for the Youth Team in the 04/05 season and in 05/06 scored 3 goals for the reserves despite having a nasty knee injury (Cruciate Ligament). He signed a pro contract in 2006 and hi..
Pete Finestone
Peter "Pete" Finestone (born June 11, 1964) was the second drummer of the punk rock band Bad Religion. He played in the band in 1981-1982 and rejoined for the late 1980s re-incarnation until 1991. He left the band, due to his role in drumming for The Fishermen. He was replaced by Bobby Schayer. In ..
Pete Fountain
Pete Fountain (born July 3, 1930) is a New Orleans clarinetist. Statue of Pete Fountain in the French Quarter Fountain was born in New Orleans and started playing clarinet heavily influenced by Irving Fazola. Early on he played with the bands of Monk Hazel and Al Hirt. With his long time fr..
Pete Fowler
Pete Fowler (born 1969 in Cardiff) is a Welsh artist best known for his artwork for the Welsh band Super Furry Animals. He is a freelance illustrator and "monster creator" inspired by Japanese art. He has also done a number of other projects in the UK and Japan, such as television adverts (Kia Pican..
Pete Fox
Ervin "Pete" Fox (March 8, 1909 – July 5, 1966) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. Born in Evansville, Indiana, he played with the Detroit Tigers and Boston Red Sox. He played in three World Series with the Tigers, batting .327 in 55 at-bats. External link [Pete Fox career statistics�..
Pete Frame
Pete Frame is a music journalist, best known for producing intricately-detailed outlines of the history of rock bands for various magazines. He founded and edited the seminal English Alternative Rock magazine ZigZag from April 1969 until the late '70's, was an A&R man for B&C Charisma Records, and ..
Pete Franklin
Pete Franklin (1928 - November 23, 2004) (The King) was a U.S. sports radio talk show host who worked in San Francisco, Cleveland and New York. The zenith of Franklin's career came when he hosted Sportsline on 50,000-watt AM station WWWE from 1972 to 1987. Arguably the most popular host on the main..
Pete Gallagher
Pete "Zuie" Gallagher is a drummer best known for his work with the ethno-funk duo, Ak & Zuie, with Steve Jay. Trivia Gallagher replaced Jon "Bermuda" Schwartz on drums for three shows during "Weird Al" Yankovic's 2003 Poodle Hat Tour. A minor illness prevented Schwartz from playing. This was th..
Pete Geren
Preston M. Geren (born January 29, 1952 in Fort Worth, Texas) became the 28th Under Secretary of the Army on February 21, 2006, following his nomination by President George W. Bush and confirmation by the United States Senate. As the Under Secretary, Mr. Geren is the Army's number two civilian l..
Pete Gilbert
Pete Gilbert (born 1 March 1948) is a British artist, painter and graphic designer. Gilbert has become well known for his moving non-representational, contemporary abstract art. Contents 1 Painting1.1 Early life2 Permanent exhibitions3 References4 External links Paint..
Pete Gill
For the Victoria Cross recipient, see Peter Gill (VC). For the drummer of Frankie Goes to Hollywood, see Peter Gill. Peter Gill, more commonly called Pete Gill, is a world class drummer, former member of heavy metal bands Saxon and Motörhead. He is the current Head of the A & R department of The C..
Pete Gillen
Pete Gillen was born June 20, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York. He received his bachelor’s degree in English Literature from Fairfield University in 1968. Gillen was an English teacher in Brooklyn. He was a basketball coach at Xavier University from 1985 to 1994, Providence College from 1994 to 1998, ..
Pete Goss
Yachtsman Pete Goss, MBE, has clocked up 250,000 nautical miles at sea. He is famous for his pioneering project Team Philips. He received a Legion d'Honneur for saving fellow sailor Raphael Dinelli in the 1996 Vendée Globe solo around the world yacht race during a severe storm in the Southern Oce..
Pete Gray
Peter J. Gray, born Peter Wyshner (March 6 1915 – June 30 2002), was a professional baseball player best known for playing in the major leagues despite having lost his right arm in a childhood accident. Gray was born in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania. He was right-handed until he lost his right arm ..
Pete Greig
Pete Greig is one of the founding leaders of the 24-7 Prayer Movement, an international, interdenominational Christian community. He was listed by Relevant Magazine as one of the top fifty 'Revolutionary Leaders' of his generation. Greig worked as part of the ministry of Jackie Pullinger in Hon..
Pete Gross
Pete Gross, a sports announcer, was a household name in Seattle, Washington for 17 years as the "Voice of the Seahawks." He was a play-by-play announcer with a voice that cut through the AM airwaves of KIRO-AM. His most memorable call line, "Touchdown Seahawks!", is among his most well-known lines d..
Pete Halsmer
Pete Halsmer (born March 3, 1944 in Bloomfield Township, Michigan), is a former driver in the CART Championship Car series. He raced in 5 seasons (1980, 1982-1985), with 3333 starts do not include the 1981 or 1982 Indy 500, as it was not a CART race either year. career starts, and started in the In..
Pete Hamill
Pete Hamill Pete Hamill (born 1935) is a prominent American journalist, novelist, and short story writer. He is currently on the staff of The New Yorker. Hamill was born in the Park Slope section of Brooklyn as the oldest of seven children of Irish immigrants from Belfast, Northern Ireland. H..
Pete Hamilton
Pete Hamilton Born: July 20, 1942 Birthplace: Dedham, Massachusetts Awards: NASCAR Cup statistics 64 races run over 6 years. Best Cup Position: 21st - 1970 (Grand National) First Race: 1968 Fireball 300 (Asheville) Last Race: 1973 Atlanta 500 (Atlanta) First Win: 19..
Pete Harnisch
Peter Thomas Harnisch (born September 23 1966 in Commack, New York) is a former right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played fourteen seasons for five teams from 1988 to 2001. Harnisch was an All-Star in 1991 with the Houston Astros and also played for the Baltimore Orioles, the New Yor..
Pete Hautman
Pete Hautman is the author of many well received young adult novels, one of which, Godless, won the National Book Award for Young People's Literature. He loves to cook, has two small dogs, and is currently living with mystery writer Mary Logue. Books Drawing DeadShort MoneyThe Mortal NutsMr. WasMrs..
Pete Heller
Pete Heller is an electronic and house music producer from England. He is highly recognized in the dance community for his solo work and his remixes with frequent collaborator Terry Farley. As a duo they have released popular tunes under the names Heller & Farley (or Farley & Heller), Fire Island ..
Pete Henry
Wilbur "Pete" Henry (October 31, 1897 - February 7, 1952) was a professional American football player and coach in the National Football League. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1963. External link Pro Football Hall of Fame: [Member profile] ..
Pete Herman
Pete Herman (b. February 12,1896, d. April 13, 1973) was one of the all time great bantamweight world champions. Herman was born Peter Gulotta in New Orleans, Louisiana, and fought from 1912 until 1922. He retired with a record of 69 wins (19 by KO), 11 losses, 8 draws and 61 No Decisions in 149 B..
Pete Herzog
Pete Herzog is the creator of the Open Source Security Testing Methodology Manual (OSSTMM), a standard for security testing that is published under the Open Methodology License (OML) creator of the Applied Verification for Integrity and Trust (AVIT) methodology for Trusted Computing, and as the Mana..
Pete Hill
Joseph Preston "Pete" Hill (October 12 1880 - November 26 1951) was an American outfielder and manager in baseball's Negro Leagues from 1904 to 1925. He played for the Philadelphia Giants, Leland Giants, Chicago American Giants, Detroit Stars, Philadelphia Madison Stars, Cleveland Tate Stars and the..
Pete Hodgson
The Honourable Peter Colin Hodgson (1950 - ) is a New Zealand politician. He is a member of the Labour Party. Hodgson was born in Whangarei, and received a Bachelor's degree in veterinary science from Massey University. He was worked as a veterinarian, a high school teacher, and a fruit and vegeta..
Pete Hoekstra
This article is about the American politician. For the Dutch footballer, see Peter Hoekstra (footballer). Peter ("Pete") Hoekstra (born October 30, 1953) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. A Republican, Hoekstra has represented the state's 2nd Congressional district (�..
Pete Holly
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Pete Holly (born January 1, 1957) is an American punk and new wave musician. Pete Holly was born in San Franc..
Pete Hunter
Pete Hunter (born May 25, 1980 in Atlantic City, New Jersey) is an American football player who currently plays cornerback for the Cleveland Browns. After graduating from Virginia Union, Hunter was drafted in the 2002 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys. ..
Pete Huttlinger
Pete Huttlinger is an American guitarist. He is a graduate of Berklee college of music. He is a respected Nashville studio artist. In 2000, he won the National Fingerpick Guitar Championship at the Walnut Valley Festival in Winfield, Kansas. External link [Offical Website] ..
Pete Incaviglia
Pete Incaviglia (born April 2, 1964, in Pebble Beach, California) was a Major League Baseball outfielder. He was drafted in the 1st round (8th overrall pick) by the Montreal Expos in the 1985 amateur draft out of Oklahoma State University, but was traded later the same year to the Texas Rangers. He..
Pete Johnson
''This article is about an American jazz pianist. For information on the American Football running back named Pete Johnson, see Pete Johnson (American Football). Peter (Pete) Johnson (March 24/25, 1904 - March 23, 1967) was an American jazz pianist best known as a leading boogie-woogie player. Pet..
Pete Johnson (American Football)
Pete Johnson(Born in 1954) is a former professional American Football running back who spent 8 seasons in the NFL. During that time, he played for the Cincinnati Bengals(1977-1983), Miami Dolphins(1984), and San Diego Chargers(1984). Before his NFL career, Johnson played for Ohio State University...
Pete Jolly
Pete Jolly, born Peter Ceragioli Jr. (c.1932-November 6 2004) was an American jazz keyboardist and accordionist, likely best known for his performance of various television themes. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, he began playing the accordion at age 3, and appeared on the radio program Hobby Lobby..
Pete Jones
Pete Jones can refer to different people: Pete Jones, the director of Stolen Summer, via Project Greenlight. Pete Jones, http://www.pete-jones-uk.co.ukthe bass player for Public Image Limited 1982/83. He previously played for Cowboys International and Brian Brain. He now records in his own Jabberja..
Pete Junior
Pete Junior, (better known by his abbreviated name, P.J. for short), is a fictional character created by The Walt Disney Company. As his full name suggests, he is the son of the company's oldest recurring character, Pete. The character was first seen in the 1942 cartoon short Bellboy Donald. Here..
Pete Kaplan
Pete Kaplan is an American Actor, voice actor & voice director, who works for all kinds of distributing companies, inculding 4Kids Entertainment & Slate Productions. He is best known for playing the roles of Jaden Yuki in the series Yu-Gi-Oh! GX and Scott Amberknee in [[G.I. Joe: Sigma Six]], was ..
Pete Karagianis
Pete Karagianis is a USCF national chess master currently residing in Iowa. He first earned that title on the August 2005 USCF Rating List. He is the founder and current webmaster of the Chess Underground website. He was born in Peoria, Illinois. ..
Pete Kelly
Peter "Pete" Kelly was a Professional Hockey Right Wingers who played 7 seasons in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Eagles, Detroit Red Wings, New York Americans and Brooklyn Americans. He won 2 Stanley Cups in his Career with the Detroit Red Wings in 1936 and 1937. ..
Pete Kelly's Blues
"Pete Kelly's Blues" can refer to: Pete Kelly's Blues, a 1951 radio seriesPete Kelly's Blues, a 1955 movie based on the radio seriesSongs from Pete Kelly's Blues, the soundtrack album of the 1955 film.Pete Kelly's Blues, a 1955 popular song introduced in the moviePete Kelly's Blues, a 1959 televisi..
Pete Kelly's Blues (1955 film)
Pete Kelly's Blues is a 1955 film directed by Jack Webb, who also acts in it, along with Janet Leigh and Peggy Lee, who plays an alcoholic jazz singer. It was based on a radio series, also starring Webb. The film features a memorable cameo from Ella Fitzgerald as singer Maggie Jackson, a characte..
Pete Kelly's Blues (radio series)
Pete Kelly's Blues was an American radio drama which aired over NBC as an unsponsored summer replacement series from July 4 through September 19, 1951. The series starred Jack Webb as Pete Kelly and was created by writer Richard L. Breen, who had previously worked with Webb on Pat Novak for Hire; J..
Pete Kelly's Blues (song)
"Pete Kelly's Blues" is a popular song. The music was written by Ray Heindorf, the lyrics by Sammy Cahn. The song was published in 1955. It was featured in the movie of the same name. ..
Pete Kendall
Pete Kendall (born July 9, 1973 in Quincy, Massachusetts) is an American football player who currently plays guard for the New York Jets. He was a four-year starter at Boston College and was a two-time all-Big East Conference selection as a junior and senior. He was drafted in the 1996 NFL Draft b..
Pete Kircher
Peter Kircher (born 21 January1948, Folkestone, Kent), is an English rock drummer. He played out the last few years of his professional career in the rock band Status Quo. Highlights of this period included playing at Live Aid and meeting HRH The Prince of Wales at a benefit gig for the Prince's Tr..
Pete Knifton
Pete Knifton is an author of fantasy novels and a member of the Knifton Heritage. ..
Pete Knight High School
Pete Knight High School is located in Palmdale, California and is part of the Antelope Valley Union High School District. Pete Knight was the 7th school to join the district. The high school opened its doors to freshmen in August 2003, with the first class set to graduate in June 2007. The high scho..
Pete Krebs
Pete Krebs is an independent musician from Portland, Oregon, best known as a member of the punk-pop band Hazel and a split record with Elliott Smith. Having already served successful tours in the Northwest punk bands Thrillhammer, Hazel (two albums on Sub Pop records) and the rambunctious bluegrass..
Pete LaCock
Pete LaCock is a former Major League Baseball first basemen and occassionally played right field. who played nine seasons for the Kansas City Royals and the Chicago Cubs. He is the son of Hollywood Squares host, Peter Marshall. ..
Pete Laforest
Pierre-Luc Laforest, more commonly known as Pete Laforest (born January 27, 1978 in Hull, Quebec) is a Canadian baseball catcher for the Major League Baseball San Diego Padres. He is a graduate of Fort Scott Community College. He plays for the Portland Beavers, the Triple-A affiliate of the San Di..
Pete Laney
James E. "Pete" Laney (born 1943) is a Democratic U.S. political figure from Texas. He is currently a member of the Texas House of Representatives and a former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives. During his tenure, Laney demonstrated principle, integrity and character. Laney is the forme..
Pete Larson
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Pete Latzo
Pete Latzo (August 1 1902 - July 7 1968) was the boxing world welterweight champion from 1926 to 1927. Latzo fought all the top welterweights of his era and won the title from hall of famer Mickey Walker on May 20, 1926. He lost the crown to Joe Dundee on June 3, 1927. After losing the welter cro..
Pete Lesperance
Pete Lesperance is a songwriter/producer. He is the guitarist in the Canadian melodic rock band Harem Scarem. Lesperance was born October 13, 1968 in Scarborough, Ontario. Lesperance was a guitarist in the Oshawa metal band "Minotaur" before forming Harem Scarem with Blind Vengeance vocalist Harry..
Pete Livesey
Pete Livesey (1943-1998) raised the standard of difficulty of rock-climbing in England in the 1970s. As one of the best climbers the United Kingdom has ever produced he had an international reputation for hard routes and a professional training regime. He was one of the first climbers to fully unde..
Pete Lockett
Peter Robert Lockett (born April 8,1962) is an English percussionist and recording artist. As one of the most versatile and prolific percussionists in the world, Lockett is known for his remarkable ability to bring traditional musical instruments out of their original cultural setting. Youth Lo..
Pete Loeffler
Pete Loeffler from the alternative metal band Chevelle Peter "Pete" Loeffler (born October 19, 1976) is the lead guitarist and lead singer for the Chicago progressive/alternative rock band Chevelle. He has a penchant for industrial music, although he insists that Chevelle "is not that kind of..
Pete Loncarevich
Peter Loncarevich (b. April 8, 1966 from Lake Forest, California USA) is a former Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer. Loncarevich was an "Old School" professional BMX racer whose prime competitive years were from 1980 to 1994. Nickname: "Pistol Pete" Loncarevich. He received the moniker the way many rac..
Pete Lougheed
Pete Lougheed (born November 5, 1979 in Ft. Wayne, Indiana) is an American football plaer who currently plays tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals. He played at Purdue University from 1999-2002 and was redshirted in 1998. He signed with the Chicago Bears following the 2003 NFL Draft as an undrafted ..
Pete Lovely
Pete Lovely was a Formula One driver from the United States. He participated in 9 grands prix, debuting on May 10, 1959. He scored 0 championship points. Complete Formula One results Yr Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Team 1959 Lotu MON IND DUT FRA GBR DEU POR ITA ..
Pete Luckett
Greengrocer Pete Luckett Pete Luckett, originally a native of Nottingham, England, who now makes his home in Gaspereau, Nova Scotia, Canada, is a celebrity culinary fruit and vegetable expert who has appeared numerous times on Canadian television. Luckett came to Canada in 1979, settling in ..
Pete Mackanin
Peter Mackanin, Jr. (born August 1, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former Major League Baseball player and current coach. Mackanin was drafted by the Washington Senators in the 1969 MLB Draft and made his debut with them in 1973, after they'd moved and become the Texas Rangers. In a 9-year career..
Pete Maravich
--> Peter Press "Pete" Maravich (June 22, 1947 – January 5, 1988) was a basketball player known for his incredible shooting abilities, creative passing, and dazzling ballhandling. Also known as "Pistol Pete" (a nickname later given to tennis player Pete Sampras) he starred in college and for ..
Pete Maravich Assembly Center
Pete Maravich Assembly Center is a 13,472-seat multi-purpose arena in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The arena opened in 1972. It is home to the Louisiana State University Tigers and Lady Tigers basketball teams. It was originally known as the LSU Assembly Center, but was renamed in memory of Pete Mara..
Pete Marin
Pete Marin is the drummer for Melbourne, Australia Prog Rock band Template. He is also in the doom metal bandThe Eternal. In 2002 he featured at The DW Drummers Day in Sydney (along side Chad Wackerman, Daryn Farugia and Lucius Borich), as a DW Drums Endorsee. In 2005 Peter was invited to perf..
Pete Martell
Peter Martell is a character from the 1990 television show Twin Peaks. He is portrayed by Jack Nance. Born on June 28, 1934 Pete is a lumberjack who married his boss' sister, feisty Catherine Packard. What started as a "summer's indiscretion", developed into a marriage on the rocks, a marriage that..
Pete Mathews Coliseum
Pete Mathews Coliseum is a 5,300-seat multi-purpose arena in Jacksonville, Alabama. It is home to the Jacksonville State University Gamecocks basketball team. ..
Pete Mazich
Peter Mazich (b. October 25, 1964) is a punk rock organist best known for his work with Mike Watt And The Secondmen. A classicly trained pianist, Mazich became interested in playing the organ after hearing the classic Deep Purple album Machine Head; he also counts jazz organ pioneer Jimmy Smith as..
Pete McCarthy
--> Pete McCarthy (born Peter Charles McCarthy Robinson) (November 9, 1951 - October 6, 2004), better known by his pen name Pete McCarthy, was a British broadcaster and travel writer. Robinson was born in Warrington in the north of England, the son of an Irish mother and an English father. He use..
Pete McCloskey
Paul Norton "Pete" McCloskey Jr. (born September 29, 1927) is an American politician from California. He served in the U.S. Congress House of Representatives from 1967 to 1983. He ran on an anti-war platform for the Republican nomination for President in 1972 but was defeated by incumbent Presiden..
Pete McDonough
Peter P. McDonough (b. 1872 died July, 1947) - Wealthy and influential Irish-Catholic San Francisco Bailbondsmen. According to the San Francisco News and the SF Chronicle, Pete and his brother Tom founded the first modern Bail Bonds business in the United States, the system by which a person pays a ..
Pete Metzelaars
Pete Metzelaars (born 1960 in Three Rivers, Michigan) is a American Football tight end who played for the Seattle Seahawks, Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, and Detroit Lions in a sixteen year career from 1982 to 1997. He played high school football at Portage Central High School in Portage, Michig..
Pete Michels
Pete Michels is an animation director on The Simpsons. He has also worked on Rugrats and Family Guy. Simpsons Episodes He has directed the following episodes: "Brother from Another Series""The Cartridge Family""Das Bus""Lost Our Lisa""When You Dish Upon a Star""Homer to the Max""They Saved Lisa's ..
Pete Miser
Pete Miser, the legendary country rock singer, was born 1956 in Paradise, Kentucky. His only, yet groundbreaking album "Thank God I m a country boy" was released in 1986. Paul Miser committed suicide in 1992 with a .45 caliber handgun in Miami. Discography Thank God I'm a Country boy, 1986 ..
Pete Mitchell
Broadcaster Pete Mitchell, was one half of duo Pete & Geoff who presented Virgin Radio's Breakfast show for 2 years. In 1988, Mitchell joined Manchester's Piccadilly Radio and went on to be an enthusiastic champion of indie bands of the "Madchester" scene in the early nineties. He was introduced to..
Pete Moore
Warren "Pete" Moore (born November 19, 1935 in Detroit, Michigan) is an African American soul singer, notable as the bass singer for Motown group The Miracles from 1956 on. Besides his work in The Miracles, Moore is also notable for having helped Miracles member Smokey Robinson write several hit son..
Pete Morelli
Pete Morelli (born 1952) is a National Football League referee, who wears the number 135. Controversies Morelli made headlines after a controversial call during the Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Indianapolis Colts divisional playoff game on January 15, 2006. In the fourth quarter, the Steelers' Troy ..
Pete Morgan
Pete Morgan (Born 1939 in Leigh, Lancashire) is a British poet, lyricist and TV documentary author and presenter. Morgan's career as a poet began in the mid-1950s when he was 16 and living alone in London. He entered the British Army and rose to the rank of infantry platoon commander while servin..
Pete Morisi
Pete A. Morisi (born 1928, Brooklyn, New York City; died 12 October, 2003, Staten Island, New York City), who sometimes went by the pseudonym PAM, is an American comic book writer and artist who also spent much of his professional life as a New York City Police Department officer. He is best-known a..
Pete Munro
Peter Daniel (Pete) Munro (born June 14, 1975 in Flushing, New York) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Toronto Blue Jays (1999-2000) and Houston Astros (2002-2004). He batted and threw right handed. After being selected by the Boston Red Sox in the 1993 draft,..
Pete Murray
There have been several well-known people named Pete Murray, including: Pete Murray (disc jockey)Pete Murray (singer-songwriter)Pete Murray (British pop musician)Pete Murray (Ice Hockey coach)Pete Murray (Lead Singer - Lo-Pro) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of artic..
Pete Murray (disc jockey)
--> Pete Murray (born 1928) is a well-known British disc jockey and actor, popular during the 1960s. Murray was one of the original BBC Radio 1 disc jockeys when the station went to air in 1967. He had previously worked on the BBC Light Programme and Radio Luxembourg. He hosted one of the BBC's..
Pete Murray (singer-songwriter)
Pete Murray is an Australian singer-songwriter whose second album Feeler released on 21 July, 2003 went to number one on the Australian charts on 29 March, 2004 and has so far achieved six time platinum status. The third single "So Beautiful" has made the Australian top ten in the singles charts ..
Pete Musser
Warren V. "Pete" Musser, born in 1938, is the past Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Safeguard Scientifics, Inc., which he founded in 1953. He earned a B.S. in Industrial Engineering at Lehigh University. He is currently Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer, of Epitome Systems; and the M..
Pete Myers
Peter E. Myers (born September 15 1963 in Mobile, Alabama) is a former professional basketball player, NBA head coach and now current assistant coach with the Chicago Bulls. Myers played in the NBA from 1986 to 1991 and also from 1994 to 1998. A 6’ 6” guard for the University of Arkansas at Lit..
Pete Namlook
Pete Namlook (born Peter Kuhlmann /ˈpʰei.teər ˈkuːl.maːn/, in Frankfurt, Germany) is an important ambient and electronic-music producer and composer. In 1992, he founded the German record label FAX +49-69/450464, which he oversees. Inspired by the music of Eberhard Weber, Miles Davis, Antonio ..
Pete Newell
Peter F. "Pete" Newell (born August 3, 1915 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a former college men's basketball coach. He is well-known for his 15 years of coaching at the University of San Francisco, Michigan State University and the University of California, Berkeley, compiling an overall 234-123..
Pete Newman
About the Host Originally from Hamilton and a Graduate of the Humber College Radio and Television Arts Program, Pete worked in Kitchener, Hamilton and Toronto before he and his wife Cathy chose to come to London in 1993. After a dozen years doing London morning radio (10 with [FM96] an..
Pete Nice
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Pete Nice, also called "Prime Minister Pete Nice" was born Peter J. Nash. Nash is most noted for his role in t..
Pete O'Brien
Pete O'Brien can refer to different people: Pete O'Brien, a MLB first baseman who played from 1982 through 1993Pete O'Brien, a MLB second baseman who played from 1901 through 1907Pete O'Brien, a 19th century MLB second baseman This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articl..
Pete O'Brien (first baseman)
Peter Michael (Pete) O'Brien (born February 9, 1958 in Santa Monica, California) is a former first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Texas Rangers (1982-88), Cleveland Indians (1989) and Seattle Mariners (1990-1993). He batted and threw left handed. In a 12-season career, O'Brien..
Pete O'Neal
Pete O'Neal (b. Felix "Pete" O'Neal, Jr., 1940) was the chairman of the Kansas City chapter of the Black Panther Party. On October 30th, 1969, he was arrested for the transporting of a gun across state lines (under a law implemented only two weeks prior to his arrest). He fled to Algeria, a year lat..
Pete Orr
Pete Orr is welcomed to the dugout by his Atlanta Braves teammates after scoring a game-winning run, April, 2006 Peterson Thomas Gord "Pete" Orr (born June 8, 1979 in Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada) is a Major League Baseball player for the Atlanta Braves. His younger brother, Kyle Orr, was dra..
Pete Orta
Pete Orta (born August 26, 1971 in San Antonio, Texas) is a Christian rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He was a member of Christian rock band Petra from 1996 to 2000. Pete got his first guitar when he was 4. He has said playing it was his therapy "growing up in an abusive home" [link&..
Pete Palmer
Pete Palmer is an American statistician, and a major contributor to the applied mathematical field referred to as sabermetrics. Along with the Bill James Baseball Abstracts, Palmer's book The Hidden Game of Baseball is often referred to as providing the foundation upon which the field of sabermetri..
Pete Parada
Pete Parada (pronounced 'puh-rah-duh') is currently the drummer for the band Saves the Day. He has been associated with the metal band Engine and most notably the punk band Face to Face. ..
Pete Parker
Lionel Dyke "Pete" Parker (September 7, 1895-February 11, 1991) was a Canadian radio announcer. He served overseas in World War I from 1916 to 1919. Parker made the world's first complete play-by-play radio broadcast of a professional ice hockey game, carried by CKCK Regina, Saskatchewan on March ..
Pete Peeters
Pete Peeters (born 1 August, 1957 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a retired professional ice hockey goalie who was one of the NHL's most colourful characters in the 1980's. Peeters was drafted 135th overall by the Philadelphia Flyers in the 1977 NHL Amateur Draft after playing for the Medicine Hat Tigers ..
Pete Penseyres
Winner of the bicycle Race Across America, or RAAM in 1986. World record of 3107 miles (5000 km) at 15.40 miles per hour (mph)(24.8 km/h) finished in 8 days, 9 hours, and 47 minutes. ..
Pete Peterson
This article is about a POW and former U.S. Congressman. See also Peter George Peterson, a former U.S. Commerce Secretary. Douglas 'Pete' Peterson (born June 26, 1935) was a US Air Force pilot who spent over six years (September 10, 1966- March 4, 1973) as a prisoner of the North Vietnamese after ..
Pete Pihos
[] at NFL.com Peter Louis Pihos (born October 22, 1923, in Orlando, Florida, USA) was a professional football player for the Philadelphia Eagles. He was a high school junior when his mother moved the family to Chicago. His father was a murder victim, and when a suspect was acquitted, Pete..
Pete Podgorski
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Pete Postlethwaite
Pete Postlethwaite as Farmer Mr. Jones in Animal Farm (1999) Pete Postlethwaite OBE (born February 7, 1945)[link] is an English actor. Contents 1 Biography1.1 Early life1.2 Career2 Selected filmography3 External link Biography Early life Postlethwaite was..
Pete Prescott
Pete Prescott is a musician from Hastings, England known for his work as a rock vocalist. "Pete Prescott has been singing since the early 70s. He sang with Swiss/English band "Sergeant" in the mid 80s recording 3 albums; "Sergeant", "Streetwise" and "Living in the Fast Lane". He recorded the album ..
Pete Price
ɔ: For the bishop, see Peter Price. Pete Price (born Peter Lloyd-Price, 1946) is a popular comedian and radio personality on Merseyside. He is best known for his Sunday night (10pm-2am) phone in show on Radio City 96.7 which is notorious for a plethora of prank calls. Some of these are arguably am..
Pete Prown
Pete Prown (b. 1963) is noted American guitarist and music journalist. He leads the progressive rock act, Guitar Garden, and also writes extensively about guitar music and its history. From 1993 to 1998, Prown was the Editor-in-Chief of the international magazine, Guitar Shop, and currently is a Co..
Pete Puma
Pete Puma is a fictional character, a cartoon puma, voiced by Stan Freberg. His first animated appearance was in the November 15, 1952 "Rabbit's Kin", a Merrie Melodies animated short directed by Robert McKimson, from story by Tedd Pierce. Animation was by Charles McKimson, Herman Cohen, Rod Scri..
Pete Quaife
Peter Quaife Peter Alexander Greenlaw Quaife, (born on December 31 1943), is an English musician. He was a founding member and the original bass guitarist for The Kinks, from 1963 until 1969. Quaife was born in Tavistock, Devon. Many stories falsely stated that it was Ray and Dave Davies who..
Pete Rabino
The [Neutral point of viewneutrality] of this article is [NPOV disputedisputed]. Please see the discussion on the [..
Pete Rademacher
Pete Rademacher (born August 20, 1928) is a former boxer who made boxing history in a most unconventional way. After winning the gold medal at the 1956 Olympics in the Heavyweight division, Rademacher started saying that he would be able to become world Heavyweight champion in his first professiona..
Pete Reiser
Harold Patrick "Pete" Reiser (March 17 1919 - October 25 1981), the original "Pistol Pete," was a talented and exciting outfielder in Major League Baseball during the 1940s. He played primarily for the Brooklyn Dodgers, but later for the Boston Braves, Pittsburgh Pirates and Cleveland Indians. His..
Pete Retzlaff
[Pete Retzlaff] at NFL.com Palmer Edward "Pete" Retzlaff (b. August 21 1931) is a former professional American football player and general manager. Retzlaff, nicknamed "Pistol Pete" and "The Baron", played football at Ellendale High School in Ellendale, North Dakota and college ball at S..
Pete Richens
Pete Richens is best known as the writing partner of Peter Richardson, writer/director/star of the long-running TV series The Comic Strip Presents. In his own words, Richardson is "the boss" of the script, with Richens acting as a "mechanic" who is "paid to make these ideas work." His talent for s..
Pete Ricketts
Pete Ricketts is an Ameritrade executive, currently holding the position of Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors for Ameritrade Holding Corporation; before August 2005, he was Ameritrade's Chief Operating Officer. He is currently running for a U.S. Senate seat in Nebraska. Ricketts was born in N..
Pete Riski
Pete Riski is an award-winning music video and commercial director. He has done Lordi’s music videos among other things. Pete Riski is currently working at Grillifilms. External links [Pete Riski’s Lordi -music videos][Grillifilms homepage] ..
Pete Rock
Pete Rock (born Peter Phillips, June 21, 1970, in Mount Vernon) is an American rapper, DJ, and producer. Along with A Tribe Called Quest and Gang Starr, Pete Rock was largely responsible for the merging of jazzy elements in hip hop music. Contents 1 History2 Solo Career3 Legacy4..
Pete Rock & CL Smooth
Pete Rock & CL Smooth is a rap group from the 1990s. Hailing from Mount Vernon, New York, this DJ-MC duo first made noise in the rap world on the 1991 EP, All Souled Out. It sold moderately well enough to justify Elektra Records clearing the way for 1992's Mecca and the Soul Brother LP. As a produ..
Pete Rock discography
The following is a discography of production by hip-hop artist/producer Pete Rock. It also includes, where possible, an index of what songs Rock has sampled in his production. Contents 1 Albums1.0.1 ..
Pete Rodriguez
Pete Rodriguez is the current special teams coach for the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars. ..
Pete Rose
Peter Edward Rose Sr. Personal Info Birth April 14, 1941, Cincinnati, Ohio Professional Career Debut April 8, 1963, Cincinnati Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, Crosley Field Team(s) As Player Cincinnati Reds (1963 - 1978) Philadelphia Phillies (1979 - 1983) Montreal Expos (1984) Cin..
Pete Rose Jr.
Peter Edward Rose Jr., born November 16, 1969 in Cincinnati, Ohio, is the son of the famous baseball player Pete Rose. He has played in the minor leagues most of his career; in 1997 he played briefly for the Cincinnati Reds, but performed poorly (see stats below) and was demoted, and has since then ..
Pete Ross
Pete Ross, as a teenager. From New Adventures of Superboy #9, September 1980. Art by Kurt Schaffenberger. Pete Ross is a fictional character who appears in the Superman comic books published by DC Comics. Pete Ross was introduced in Superboy #86 in January 1961. Pete Ross is also the name of S..
Pete Rozelle
[] at NFL.comAlvin Ray "Pete" Rozelle (March 1 1926 in South Gate, California - December 6 1996) was the commissioner of the National Football League (NFL) from January 1960 to November 1989, when he retired from office. Rozelle is credited with making the NFL into one of the most successf..
Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award
The Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award, created in 1989 and named for the longtime NFL commissioner, is bestowed annually by the Pro Football Hall of Fame "for longtime exceptional contributions to radio and television in professional football". Unlike the Baseball Hall of Fame's comparable Ford C..
Pete Rugolo
Pete Rugolo (born December 25, 1915) is a Sicilian-born composer and arranger. He was born in Patti, Sicily. His family emigrated to the United States in 1920 and settled in Santa Rosa, California. He started his musical career playing the baritone, like his father, but he quickly branched out in..
Pete Runnels
James Edward "Pete" Runnels (January 28, 1928 - May 20, 1991) was a Major League Baseball infielder who played for the Washington Senators (1951-57), Boston Red Sox (1958-62) and Houston Colt .45s (1963-64). He batted left-handed and threw right-handed. Runnels was born in Lufkin, Texas. A master ..
Pete Sampras
Peter "Pete" Sampras (b. August 12 1971, in Washington, DC), is a former World No. 1 tennis player from the United States. He is widely considered to be one of the best male tennis players of all time, having won a record 14 Grand Slam men's singles titles and finished the year as No. 1 for a reco..
Pete Sampras Tennis
Pete Sampras Tennis was the first game of three of this celebrity-endorsed tennis video game series, released by British software house Codemasters. It was followed by Pete Sampras Tennis '96 still on Sega's 16-bit console and later by Pete Sampras Tennis '97, released for the PlayStation and Wind..
Pete Sandoval
Pete Sandoval is a noted drummer in the extreme metal world. He is known for his great double bass drum speed and technical proficiency. His first important band was the grindcore band Terrorizer, formed in mid-1980s, where he began to demonstrate some of his talent. Sandoval was invited to join th..
Pete Sanstol
Name: Pete Sanstol Alias: Baby Cyclone/Blond Tiger Birth Name: Peter Olai Sandstol Nationality: Norwegian Birthplace: Moi, Norway Hometown: Brooklyn NY/Montreal QC Born: March 28, 1905 Died: March 13, 1982 Age at Death: 76 Stance: Orthodox Height: 5' 3 Reach: 67 inches Divisions: Flyweight & Bantamw..
Pete Schneider
Peter Joseph (Pete) Schneider (August 20, 1895 - June 1, 1957) was a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Cincinnati Reds (1914-1918) and New York Yankees (1919). Schneider batted and threw right handed. He was born in Los Angeles, California. Contents 0.1 Career0.2..
Pete Sears
Pete Sears has played Keyboards or Bass Guitar with a large variety of artists, including the classic Rod Stewart albums, "Gasoline Ally", Every Picture Tells a Story", "Never a Dull Moment" and "Smiler". Pete was with the Jefferson Starship from 1974 to 1987 and currently plays in the "Jorma Kauko..
Pete Seeger
Seeger's album Clearwater Classics. The title alludes to his work with the Clearwater group, working to clean the Hudson River. Peter Seeger (born May 3, 1919) almost universally known as "Pete Seeger", is a folk singer and political activist. As a member of the Weavers, he had a string of hit..
Pete Sell
Pete Sell is an American mixed martial artist currently fighting at Middleweight for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He made his debut with the company at UFC 51, unexpectedly defeating Phil Baroni by guillotine choke submission. His next fight in the UFC would be against The Ultimate Fighte..
Pete Seppälä
Pete Seppälä (born 1978 in Helsinki, Finland) is a singer who rose to popularity after placing third in Idols Finland 2, the Finnish version of Pop Idol. Idols Finland 2 Performances Helsinki Auditions: Leave Right Now by Will Young Semi Finals: When Susannah Cries by Espen Lind Top 7: Hold Th..
Pete Sessions
Pete Sessions Pete Sessions (born March 22, 1955) is a politician from the state of Texas. History Sessions was born in Waco, Texas and he graduated from Southwestern University. Sessions worked with Southwestern Bell. He is an Eagle Scout and recipient of the Distinguished Eagle Scout Awar..
Pete Shanahan
Pete Shanahan is a fictional character in the science fiction television series Stargate SG-1 played by David DeLuise. He is a police detective working in Denver, Colorado, and met Samantha Carter while investigating a case, after Carter's brother set them up. Shortly after meeting each other, Sha..
Pete Shelley
Pete Shelley's "No One Like You". Pete Shelley was born as Peter McNeish on April 17, 1955 in Leigh, England. He is the lead singer-guitarist and songwriter of Buzzcocks, one of the first generation of punk groups. Contents 1 Career1.1 Buzzcocks1.2 Solo career1.3 Buzzco..
Pete Sims
Peter Sims (born April 7, 1938) is an American jazz drummer Born in New York City, Sims performed for much of his career under the name Pete La Roca. He adopted that name early in his musical career when he was a timbales player in Latin bands. Between 1957 and 1968 he played with Sonny Rollins, J..
Pete Smith
Pete Smith may refer to: Pete Smith (announcer), Australian radio and television announcerPete L. Smith, Major League Baseball pitcher, 1962–1963Pete J. Smith, Major League Baseball pitcher, 1987–1998Pete Smith (film producer)Pete Smith (recording engineer) ..
Pete Smith (announcer)
Pete Smith is an Australian radio and television voice-over artist. He is primarily known for his work with GTV-9 Melbourne as their announcer, as well as the announcer on Sale of the Century. He made several appearances on The Late Show, the Martin/Molloy radio show, and appeared in Crackerjack (as..
Pete Smyser
Pete Smyser is an accomplished jazz guitarist and teacher. Jazz critics have likened Pete Smyser to such legendary guitarists as Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Jim Hall, and Barney Kessel. Smyser, who lives, teaches, and performs in southeastern Pennsylvania, is listed among greats in Maurice J. Summe..
Pete Snodden
Pete Snodden (Born 11 June 1980, Bangor, County Down) is a Northern Irish DJ for Cool FM, a commercial radio station based in Newtownards, Northern Ireland. He currently presents the radio station's breakfast show and The Source, the station's Saturday night dance music show. Snodden started his ca..
Pete Sorenson
Pete Sorenson (born 1952, Washoe County, Nevada) is lawyer, member of the Democratic Party and a County Commissioner in Lane County, Oregon. He graduated with a Juris Doctor from University of Oregon in 1982. Sorenson served as a legislative assistant to Representative Jim Weaver from 1974 until ..
Pete Spence
Pete Spence (1852?-1914) was a stage robbery and murder suspect, known for his associations with the McLaurys and Clantons of Tombstone. Two stage robberies in which Spence was a suspect (one of them by rumor) helped set the stage for conflict between the Earps and McLaurys, who viewed the double ..
Pete Spratt
Pete Spratt is an American mixed martial arts fighter. See also List of male mixed martial artists ..
Pete St. John
Pete St. John is an Irish folk singer-songwriter, most notable for composing Fields of Athenry. Pete St. John is a prolific composer of widely sung modern ballads; his other most famous song is "Dublin in the Rare Ol' Time". His songs often express regret for the loss of old certainties (the latter..
Pete Stacker
Pete Stacker is a voice-over actor based in Chicago. Stacker is best known as the announcer on the Real Men of Genius campaign for Bud Light. He is also the announcer for the Oprah Winfrey Show, Comedy Central and Country Music Television. Besides his commercial work he does video game voice acting,..
Pete Stark
Fortney Hillman "Pete" Stark Jr. (born November 11 1931), American politician, has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1972, representing the 13th District of California ([map]). He was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was educated at the Massachuset..
Pete Stemkowski
Peter "Pete" Stemkowski is a former player in the National Hockey League. Over fifteen seasons, he played for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Detroit Red Wings, New York Rangers, and Los Angeles Kings. Stemkowski is best remembered for his heroics in the 1970-71 Stanley Cup semifinals when he scored two ..
Pete Stewart
Pete Stewart is the lead singer for The Accident Experiment. He is the former lead singer and guitarist of Grammatrain. Pete also released a self-titled solo album in 1999, as well as writing and performing with Tait, the solo project of Michael Tait of dc Talk. He left Tait in 2002. Pete has do..
Pete Stoyanovich
Peter Stoyanovich (born April 28, 1967 in Dearborn Heights, Michigan) was an American football placekicker who played with the Miami Dolphins, Kansas City Chiefs and briefly the St. Louis Rams in the NFL. He attended college at Indiana University. In 1995, while playing for the Dolphins, Stoyanovi..
Pete Taylor
He began his association with Iowa State in 1970, covering Cyclone events for KRNT radio when he was KRNT-TV's (KCCI) sports director. Taylor was chosen Iowa Sportscaster of the Year four times during his career as the director of Des Moines' top-rated news telecast from 1969-90. In 1984, Iowa State..
Pete Taylor Park
Pete Taylor Park is a baseball stadium located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and is home to The University of Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles. ..
Pete Theisinger
Peter C. Theisinger was project manager of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Mission and later project manager for the 2009 Mars Science Laboratory mission. He is currently director for the Engineering and Science Directorate. Originally from Fresno, California, Theisinger graduated from the Calif..
Pete the Pup
Pete the Pup, in a scene from 1931's Fly My Kite. Pete the Pup (d. 1946) was a famous dog actor, most popular for his work in Hal Roach's Our Gang comedies (later known as The Little Rascals) during the 1920s and 1930s. Otherwise known as "Pete, the Dog With the Ring Around His Eye", or simply..
Pete Thomas
Pete Thomas (born on 9 August, 1954 in Hillsborough, Sheffield, England) is best known as the longtime drummer for Elvis Costello. Following early work with Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers and John Stewart, Thomas was recruited as a member of Costello's backing band The Attractions in 1977. El..
Pete Tong
Pete Tong. Pete Tong (born July 1960) is a British DJ who works for BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom. He is known worldwide by fans of electronic music for hosting programs such as Essential Mix and Essential Selection on the radio service, which can be heard through Internet radio streams,..
Pete Townsend
Pete Townsend may refer to: Peter Townsend (Group Captain): a Royal Air Force pilot who almost married Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon.Pete Townshend (note spelling): a rock musician with The Who.Peter Townsend (professor): a university professsor at the London School of Economics. This is ..
Pete Townshend
Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (born May 19, 1945 in Chiswick, London) is an influential English rock guitarist and songwriter who is best known as the guitarist for the rock band The Who. Contents 1 Biography2 Literary work3 Musical equipment4 Interviews5 Religion6&nb..
Pete Trewavas
Pete Trewavas (born January 15, 1959) is an English musician. He joined Marillion in 1982, taking over the role of bassist, from Diz Minnit, whilst acting occasionally as a backing vocalist. He was born in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England, but spent much of his childhood in the Buckingham..
Pete Tyler
Pete Tyler, full name Peter Alan Tyler, is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, played by Shaun Dingwall. He is the deceased father of the Ninth Doctor's Rose Tyler and first appeared in the episode Father's Day. Pete was a jack-of-all-trades and a bu..
Pete V. Domenici United States Courthouse
The courthouse as seen from Lomas Blvd. The Pete V. Domenici United States Courthouse federal courthouse in Albuquerque, New Mexico was built in 1998 and named in honor of Senator Pete Domenici at a ceremony in 2004. The building is located at 333 Lomas Boulevard NW, at the same intersection ..
Pete Van Wieren
Pete Van Wieren (Born:Rochester, New York) began his broadcasting career with the Atlanta Braves in 1976 along with partner Skip Caray. Van Wieren is affectionately known as "The Professor" for his pre-game preparedness and baseball research abilities. Inducted into the Atlanta Braves Hall of Fame..
Pete Varney
Pete Varney (full name Richard Fred Varney Jr.), born April 10, 1949 in Roxbury, Massachusetts was a Major League Baseball player for the Chicago White Sox and Atlanta Braves. Varney, a graduate of Deerfield Academy and later Harvard University was first selected by the White Sox in the first round..
Pete Visclosky
Rep. Pete Visclosky (D-IN) Peter J. Visclosky (born August 13, 1949, in Gary, Indiana) is a United States Representative from Indiana's First Congressional District (see [map]). He is currently in his ninth term as a member of the House of Representatives. His first term in Congr..
Pete Vuckovich
Peter Dennis Vuckovich (voo-koh-vich) (born October 27, 1952 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball who came across as an intimidating presence on the mound with his 6'4" 220 lb (100 kg) frame and Fu Manchu moustache. Of Serbian background, Vuckovich was dr..
Pete Waddleton
Pete Waddleton, born in Oxford, England 1959, was lead bass player for groups such as Play Dead, Mankind's Audio Development, Huckleberry Finn, and Deluca Triangle. Pete was in Play Dead from 1980 to 1986. In 1986, he left the group and went to India. About 6 months after the demise of Play Dead..
Pete Walker
This article is for the baseball player. For the film director, see Pete Walker (director). See also Peter Walker. Peter Brian Walker (born 8 April 1969) is a right-handed relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who currently plays for the Toronto Blue Jays. He was born in Beverly, Massachusetts a..
Pete Walker (director)
This article is about the film director. For the baseball player, see Pete Walker. See also Peter Walker. Pete Walker (born 1939) is a British film director, writer and producer, specialising in horror and sexploitation films, frequently combining the two. His films include Die Screaming, Mariann..
Pete Waterman
Pete on the cover of his autobiography I Wish I Was Me Peter Waterman, OBE (born in Coventry on January 15, 1947) is a British record producer, songwriter, radio and club DJ, television presenter, president of Coventry Bears rugby league club and a keen railway enthusiast. He is the owner of s..
Pete Weber
Pete Weber is also the name of a Nashville, Tennessee-based sportscaster and radio talk show host. For more information, see Pete Weber (broadcaster). Pete (David) Weber, nicknamed “PDW”, [link] (born July 8, 1962) of St. Ann, Missouri, is a famous bowling professional on the Profes..
Pete Weber (broadcaster)
Pete Weber Pete Weber is also the name of a professional bowler. For more information, see Pete Weber. Pete Weber is the play-by-play voice of the NHL's Nashville Predators, a position he has held with the organization since the team's first season (the 1998-99 NHL season). During the lockou..
Pete Wendling
Pete Wendling (June 6, 1888 – April 7, 1974), an American composer and pianist, was born in New York City to German immigrants. He started his working life as a carpenter, but gained fame during the mid 1910s as a popular music composer - producing such hits as Yaka Hula, Hickey Doola, Take..
Pete Wernick
Peter Wernick, also known by many as “Dr. Banjo”, has been involved in the bluegrass music scene for over three decades. He has played with Country Cooking, Hot Rize (with Tim O’Brien, Charles Sawtell, and Nick Forester) and is currently performing with the jazz combo The Live Five. He also ..
Pete Whisler
Pete Whisler is the head baseball coach at the Oregon Institute of Technology of Klamath Falls, Oregon, known as the Hustlin' Owls. He also serves as hittig coach for the Golden Baseball League's Yuma Scorpions. ..
Pete White
Peter White, also known as Pete White, Doctor White, and Mister White, is a recurring character on Adult Swim's animated series The Venture Bros.. He is an albino computer scientist and an old college friend of Dr. Venture. He is voiced by Christopher McCulloch. History and Activities on the Sho..
Pete Whittingham
Peter Whittingham (born September 8, 1984 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England) is an English footballer and left-sided midfielder. He is currently back at Villa Park after being on loan to Derby County F.C. from Aston Villa F.C. He made his debut on April 21, 2003 against Newcastle United F.C., a..
Pete Wiggs
Pete Wiggs was born Peter Wiggs in Reigate, Surrey, on May 15, 1966. He went to Whitgift School in Croydon. He is the keyboardist with Saint Etienne. ..
Pete Williams
Pete Williams is an NBC News correspondent based in Washington, D.C. He has been covering the Justice Department and the U.S. Supreme Court since March 1993. Williams was also a key reporter on the Microsoft anti-trust trial and Judge Jackson's decision. Prior to joining NBC, Williams served as ..
Pete Willis
Pete Willis playing with Def Leppard. Pete Willis (born February 16, 1960 in Sheffield, England) was one of the original guitarists for the British rock band Def Leppard until he was replaced by Phil Collen in 1982. He co-wrote many tracks and played guitar on the band's third album, Pyromania..
Pete Wilson
Pete Wilson Order: 36th Governor of California Term of Office: January 7, 1991 – January 4, 1999 Predecessor: George Deukmejian Successor: Gray Davis Date of Birth: August 23, 1933 Place of Birth: Lake Forest, Illinois Profession: Politician Political Party: ..
Pete Wilson (broadcaster)
Pete Wilson is a veteran broadcaster in the San Francisco Bay Area. He currently co-anchors the 6 p.m weekday editions of KGO-TV's ABC 7 News. Wilson is also a talk radio host, broadcasting on KGO (AM) weekdays 2-4 p.m. External links [Pete Wilson's bio on KGO-TV][Pete Wilson's bio o..
Pete Wilson (wrestler)
Pete Wilson (born December 15, 1985 in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian professional wrestler. The younger brother of wrestler T.J. Wilson, Wilson is currently wrestling for the Calgarian Stampede Wrestling promotion. Contents 1 Career2 Wrestling facts2.1 Finishing and signature m..
Pete Wingfield
Pete Wingfield (born 7 May, 1948 in Hampshire, England) is a British music producer, keyboard player and journalist. Career As a specialist in soul music, in the 1970s he contributed regular articles and reviews to the monthly journal 'Let It Rock', and the weekly 'Melody Maker' among others. As a..
Pete Winkelman
Pete Canute Winkelman is a British popular music entrepreneur. He is chairman of Milton Keynes Dons F.C. ..
Pete Winslow
Pete Winslow (1934-1972) was a surrealist poet associated with the Beat Generation. He was born on 19 October 1934 in Washington state. He died in September 1972 of complications following surgery and was survived by his wife Jane Winslow and son, Peter Winslow, who died in a car accident in 1993. ..
Pete Woods
. Peter "Pete" Woods is a comic book artist and penciller. He is best known for his work on titles such as Backlash, Deadpool, Robin, Catwoman and Action Comics. ..
Pete Wright
Notable people called Pete or Peter Wright include; Pete Wright (musician)Peter Wright (rugby player)Peter Wright (MI5 agent and writer) This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to cha..
Pete Wright (musician)
Pete Wright performing with Crass, London, December 1981 There have been a number of notable musicians named Pete Wright: Peter Wright, who is better known as Pete Wright was bass guitar player for anarchist punk band Crass from 1977 until 1984. Occasionally he is credited as Pete Wrong on t..
Pete Wylie
Pete Wylie (born on 22 March, 1958, Liverpool) is an English singer/songwriter, best known as the leader of a group that was variously known as Wah!, Wah! Heat, The 5,000 Names of Wah! or even The Mighty Wah!. Active from 1979, they garnered critical acclaim for the single "Better Scream" (as Wah! ..
Pete Yorn
Album Cover for Pete Yorn's Musicforthemorningafter Pete Yorn (b. July 27, 1974) is a Jewish American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He attended Montville High School in Montville, New Jersey, and was member of the Class of 1996 at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York. Yorn started as ..
Petfinder.org
Petfinder.com (also Petfinder.org), is a pet search service website in the United States. Petfinder.com serves as a clearing house for animal rescue organizations to advertise household pets for adoption. Many animal welfare organizations, including the Humane Society, ASPCA, and North Shore Anima..
Pethampalayam
Pethampalayam is a panchayat town in Erode district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Pethampalayam had a population of 7132. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Pethampalayam has an average li..
Pethanaickenpalayam
Pethanaickenpalayam is a panchayat town in Salem district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Pethanaickenpalayam had a population of 16,343. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Pethanaickenpalay..
Pethidine
Pethidine (INN) or meperidine (USAN) (also referred to as: isonipecaine; lidol; operidine; pethanol; piridosal; Algil®; Alodan®; Centralgin®; Demerol®; Dispadol®; Dolantin®; Dolestine®; Dolosal®; Dolsin®; Mefedina®) is a fast-acting opioid analgesic drug. In ..
Peth Umri
Peth Umri is a city and a municipal council in Nanded district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Demographics As of 2001 India census[Geographic references#IndiaGRIndia], Peth Umri had a population of 11,151. Males constitute 52% of the population and females 48%. Peth Umri has an aver..
Petilia
Petilia or Petelia was a city on the coast of Bruttium, traditionally founded by Philoctetes. During the Second Punic War it remained a Roman ally, while all of the other Bruttian cities had gone over to Hannibal. After a long siege, it was taken by the Carthaginians, its people expelled and replace..
Petilla de Aragón
Petilla de Aragón is a town and municipality located in the province and autonomous community of Navarre, northern Spain. External link [PETILLA DE ARAGÓN in the Bernardo Estornés Lasa - Auñamendi Encyclopedia (Euskomedia Fundazioa)] () ..
Petiole
Petiole may refer to: Petiole (botany), the stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem; petiolate leaves are ones where the tendril connects to the leaf before its apexPetiole (insect) (also called a pedicel), the constricted first (and sometimes second) metasomal segment.Various other natura..
Petiole (insect)
In entomology, the term petiole is most commonly used to refer to the constricted first (and sometimes second) metasomal segment of members of the Hymenopteran suborder Apocrita; it may be used to refer to other insects with similar body shapes, where the metasomal base is constricted. Occasionall..
Petion Savain
Petion Savain (February 15, 1906 in Port-au-Prince - 1975?) was a Haïtian artist and writer. Savain studied at the Haïtian School of Agronomy from which received a degree in law. He began painting in his early years and by his early 30s he was the author of at least two books, La Case de Damballa..
Petir LRT Station
Petir LRT station (BP7) is a Light Rapid Transit station on the Bukit Panjang LRT Line. It was opened in November 1999. It is operated by SMRT. {| class="toccolours" border="1" cellpadding="4" style="margin: 0 auto; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center;" |- style="background: #F0F0F0;" ! ..
Petit
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Petit may be any of the following: The French word for "small"A French surname, held amongst others by:*Jean-Pierre Petit, a French scientist;*Alexis Thérèse Petit, a French physicist;*Emmanuel Petit, a football star who played fo..
Petit's hernia
Petit's hernia is the one that protrudes through lumbar triangle. This triangle lies in the posterolateral abdominal wall bounded in front by free margin of external oblique muscle, behind by latissimus dorsi and below by iliac crest. The neck (place where a hernia protrudes into the opening) is sm..
Petit-Bourg
Petit-Bourg is the seventh-largest commune in the French overseas département of Guadeloupe. It is located on the east side of the island of Basse-Terre, and is part of the metropolitan area of Pointe-à-Pitre, the largest conurbation in Guadeloupe. In the 1999 census, Petit-Bourg had a population ..
Petit-Fils de France
Petit-Fils de France, meaning "Grandson of France", was the title given to the sons of Fils de France who were themselves the sons of the kings and dauphins of France. Their daughters would have the title Petit-Fille de France which means "Granddaughter of France." Thus, a Petit Fils de France wa..
Petit-Montrouge
The quartier du Petit-Montrouge is number 55 of the 80 quartiers administratifs (administrative districts) in Paris. It lies in the 14th Arrondissement, in the south of the capital. It owes its name to the adjacent commune of Montrouge, of which it formed a part before 1860. It is familiar as the ..
Petit-Prince (moon)
Petit-Prince orbiting Eugenia (45) Eugenia I Petit-Prince is an asteroid moon that orbits the larger asteroid 45 Eugenia. It was discovered in 1998 by astronomers at the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope on Mauna Kea, Hawaii. It at first received the provisional designation S/1998 (45) 1. Petit-..
Petitcodiac
This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Petitcodiac River is a river in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Petit..
Petitcodiac, New Brunswick
Petitcodiac is a village in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Named after the Petitcodiac River, which flows through the municipality, the village features a regional school, an outdoor swimming pool, several family-owned shops and several churches servicing the area. External links [V..
Petitcodiac (electoral district)
Petitcodiac is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick, Canada. External links [Website of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick] ..
Petitcodiac River
The Petitcodiac River is located in southeastern New Brunswick,Canada, originating in the Caledonia Highlands and eventually flowing past the city of Moncton before emptying into Shepody Bay on the Bay of Fundy. Because of its colour, it is often nicknamed the "Chocolate River". The river is 129 km ..
Petite-France
Covered bridges, in the Petite-France neighbourhood of Strasbourg Petite-France is an area in Strasbourg, Alsace, France. It is located on the Grande Île (Main Island), where the river Ill splits up into a number of canals, and cascades through a small area of medieval half-timbered houses a..
Petite-Nation River
The Petite-Nation River is a river in western Quebec that flows from the Laurentian mountains to empty into the Ottawa River near Plaisance, Quebec. The river is 97 km in length. This river's French name refers to the Algonquin people that inhabited this region, the Weskarini, which means "people o..
Petite-Rosselle
Petite-Rosselle (German : Kleinrosseln) is a French town in the département Moselle. It has 6,785 inhabitants. It borders the German town of Großrosseln. ..
Petite-Synthe
Petite-Synthe is a former commune of the Nord département in northern France. The commune of Saint-Pol-sur-Mer was created in 1877, by its territory being detached from Petite-Synthe. In 1972 the commune of Dunkerque absorbed Petite-Synthe and Rosendaël. In 1980, a large part of Petite-Synthe was..
Petite bourgeoisie
Petit-bourgeois or petty bourgeois is a French term that originally referred to the members of the lower middle social-classes in the 18th and early 19th centuries. They were seen as servants of the bourgeois class who in turn were seen as servants of the aristocracy. In the context of a perceived o..
Petite Champagne
Petite Champagne is a French district known for its cognac. ..
Petite Côte
The Petite Côte is a stretch of coast in Senegal, running south from the Cap Vert peninsula to the Siné-Saloum delta. The northern section near Dakar contains popular seaside resorts such as Saly-Portugal, Rufisque, Nianing and Popenguire, while the entire coast is home to the city of M'Bour and ..
Petite Kabylie
The Kabyle or Kabylia (French: La Kabylie; Arabic: al-Qabā'il, the tribes) is a mountainous region of Northern Algeria. The Kabyle people themselves know it as Tamurt Idurar (The Mountain Land) or Tamurt n Leqvayel (Land of the Kabyles). It forms part of the Atlas range and borders the Mediterran..
Petite Messe Solennelle
Gioacchino Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle was written in 1863, "the last", the composer called it, "of my pêchés de vieilesse" (sins of old age).A few piano pieces follow it, and a piece for the opening of the Exposition Universelle of 1867.. The witty composer, who produced little for public..
Petite mutation
petite (p-) is a mutant first discovered in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The 'petite' yeast has little or no mitochondrial DNA, and forms small anerobic colonies when grown on media. A neutral petite produces all wild type progeny when crossed with wild type. petite mutations can be induced..
Petite Nevis
Petite Nevis is a tiny island in the Grenadines, off the coast of Bequia. The island is uninhabited, but has been used by whalers to flense their catches as late as the 1960s. A small isolationist community called Moonhole on nearby Bequia scavenges whale bones from the island for building materia..
Petite Princess Yucie
|} is an anime series, which was produced by Gainax, aired from 2002 to 2003, and ran for 26 episodes. Six volumes of videos were released on VHS and DVD by ADV Films in the United States. Centering around Yucie, a 17 year old who is trapped in a 10 year old's body, the story follows her and her ..
Petite Riviere Bridge, Nova Scotia
The Petite Rivière running through the community of Petite Rivière. Petite Rivière is a small village on the South Shore in Nova Scotia in Canada. It is located about 20 minutes outside of Bridgewater. It is located between Rissers Beach Provincial Park and the community of Green Bay. T..
Petite sizes
In fashion and clothing, petite sizes are standard clothing sizes designed to fit women of shorter height, typically 5'3" or less. Contents 1 Changes in pattern measurements and design2 Frequency3 Limited choice of styles4 See also5 Reference6 External links Chan..
Petite symphonie concertante
The Petite symphonie concertante is a work of the Swiss composer Frank Martin, which is one of the few post-classical-era examples of the pure sinfonia concertante genre. It features multiple soloists, as do the works of Mozart and Haydn in the genre. Scoring: harp solo, piano solo, harpsichord sol..
Petition
Look up [[wiktionary:|}}}]] in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A petition is a request to an authority, most commonly a government official or public entity. In the colloquial sense, a petition is a document addressed to some official and signed by numerous individuals. A petition may be oral..
Petitioner (Dungeons & Dragons)
In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, a petitioner is the soul of a deceased mortal. Upon its death, a mortal creature that served a deity faithfully will reform on the home plane of that deity. If the new petitioner continues to serve its deity, it can be made even more powerful. ..
Petitioning the Empty Sky
Petitioning the Empty Sky is the second full length release by Massachusetts band Converge. It was their first CD to be released by Equal Vision Records. The CD was re-released in a remastered format and with new artwork in 2005. Track listing "The Saddest Day" – 7:05"Forsaken" – 2:2..
PetitionOnline
PetitionOnline is a website which hosts public petitions. Any user can create a new petition or sign an existing one. It claims that it stands "for responsible public advocacy". External links [PetitionOnline] ..
Petition mill
A petition mill is a fraud in which the perpetrator poses as a financial advisor, sometimes as a credit counselor or paralegal, filing hastily-prepared bankruptcy documents in the name of victims who come to the advisor as clients. The bankruptcy filing is often both incomplete and inappropriate fo..
Petition of right
This article is about the pre-1948 contractual remedy against the Crown. For the 1628 document that forms part of the constitutional prelude to the English Civil War, see: Petition of Right, 1628. In English law, a petition of right was a remedy available to subjects to recover property from the Cr..
Petition of Right, 1628
This article is about the constitutional prelude to the English Civil War. For the pre-1948 contractual remedy against the Crown, see: petition of right. The Petition of Right is a document produced by the English Parliament in the run-up to the English Civil War. It was addressed to Charles I of ..
Petition to make special
In United States patent law, a petition to make special (PTMS) is a formal request submitted to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) asking that a patent application be examined ahead of the other pending applications in the same technological art. Contents 1 Background and..
PetitMamon
PetitMamon is a fictional character from the Digimon franchise, a rookie-level, Small Demon-type. PetitMamon is one of the few Digimon that can be either male or female. Contents 1 Abilities1.1 Attacks2 Appearances2.1 V-Tamer Abilities Attacks Petit NightmarePetit Curse Appe..
Petits-Chevaux
Petits-Chevaux, French for "little horses", is a gambling game played with a mechanical device consisting of a board perforated with a number of concentric circular slits, in which revolve, each independently on its own axis, figures of jockeys on horseback, distinguished by numbers or colors. The b..
Petits Filous
Petits Filous is a yogurt marketed under the Nestle S.A. brand, sold in the UK. Literally translated from French, 'Petits Filous' means 'small swindlers', or 'little rascals' [link]. Also, a Frubes variety is marketed; Frubes are Petit Filous in tubes. In present day Frubes adverts, Frubes..
Petit (crater)
Crater characteristics Coordinates ..
Petit (footballer)
Petit can refer to two footballers: Armando Teixeira, a Portuguese international who plays for SL BenficaEmmanuel Petit, the former French international who was part of the FIFA World Cup winning French squad in 1998. This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associ..
Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: [Special] The Petit Basset Griffon Vendéen is a Scent hound that was bred to hunt small game in bramble filled terrain of the La Vendee district of France. Contents 1 Appearance2 Temperament3 Health4 Care5 Exte..
Petit Bois Island (Mississippi)
Petit Bois Island is an island off the coast of the U.S. state of Mississippi. It is part of Jackson County, Mississippi. Since 1971 it has been a part of Gulf Islands National Seashore, administered by the National Park Service. Petit Bois Island is located at [30°11′55″N, 88°27′04″..
Petit Chablis AOC
Petit Chablis is a wine Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée (AOC) in the Chablis region of France, classified as part of the Burgundy wine region. It is a smaller region within the general Chablis AOC, and the appellation was created in 1944. The wines are all white, from the chardonnay grape. ..
Petit Comic
Petit Comic is a Japanese josei manga magazine published by Shogakukan, aimed at young women over the age of 18. Many series in this anthology magazine are romance-oriented and some are well-known for featuring frank depiction of sexual situations. This magazine is occasionally referred to by its ..
Petit Ferret
Petit Ferret (ぷちフェレット) is a Japanese company that has worked on three Popotan related games. The series was later turned into a TV anime. Game List Popotan First Edition (ぽぽたん初回版) - Released 13 December 2002Popotan Fan Disc (ぽぽたんファンディスク: いっし..
Petit four
A petit four (plural: petits fours) is a small cake generally eaten at the end of a meal or served as part of a large buffet. Typically, petits fours are approximately 1 inch square and about 1.5 to 2 inches high and consist of layers of cake and butter cream frosting. All of this is covered with ..
Petit Gâteau
--> Petit Gâteau (in French, small cake; plural: Petits Gâteaux) is a dessert composed of a small chocolate cake with crunchy rind and mellow filling that is served hot with vanilla ice cream in a plate. A french creation, the dessert has popularized in New York restaurants in the 90s. Nowaday..
Petit Goâve
Petit Goâve is a coastal town in Ouest Department, Haïti. It is located at around [18°25′53″N, 72°52′1″W]. ..
Petit hameau
Petit hameau, Versailles Petit hameau, the English translation of which is "Little hamlet", is sometimes called "Le Hameau de la Reine". This land was part of the private area of Queen Marie Antoinette at Versailles in France. It is situated in a part of the Versailles Park, centred on Ange-Ja..
Petit Jean Electric Cooperative
Petit Jean Electric Cooperative is a non-profit rural electric utility cooperative headquartered in Clinton, Arkansas, with a district office in Marshall, Arkansas. The Cooperative was organized in October 1940, but due to World War II never laid any new power lines. Instead, in September 1942 it ..
Petit Jean State Park
Petit Jean State Park is a 3,471 acre (14.05 km²) state park in central Arkansas managed by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. Petit Jean is the flagship of the Arkansas State Park system. Overlook at Petit Jean State Park Petit Jean State Park is located atop Petit Jean Mountain..
Petit Larousse
Le Petit Larousse is a French-language reference book first appearing in 1905 and later published in a 100th anniversary edition in 2005. The book has two main sections: a dictionary featuring common words and an encyclopedia of proper nouns (compare encyclopedic dictionary). Upon its 100th anniver..
Petit Le Mans
The Petit Le Mans (French for little Le Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually at Road Atlanta in Georgia. The race was first run on October 10, 1998, and in 1999 became one of the original events of the American Le Mans Series. It uses the rules established for the 24 hours of Le Mans..
Petit Loango
Petit Loango is a town located in Ogooué-Maritime province, Gabon. ..
Petit Palais
The Petit Palais is a museum in Paris, France. Built for the Universal Exhibition in 1900 by architect Charles Girault, it now houses the Musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris. Arranged around a pretty semi-circular courtyard and garden, the palace is similar to the Grand Palais. Its ionic ..
Petit papa noel
Petit papa Noël is a French Christmas carol. As far as I know, there is no equivalent English version of this Christmas carol. The translation given here is literal.   C'est la belle nuit de Noël La neige étend son manteau blanc Et les yeux levés vers le ciel À genoux, les petits ..
Petit point
Petit point, also known as Tent stitch, is a small embroidery stitch that is worked diagonally across the intersection of one horizontal and one vertical thread on needlework canvas. It is also synonymous with the term Needlepoint which is a form of Canvas work embroidery worked on canvas mesh. ..
Petit Prince
Petit Prince may refer to: The Little Prince, a novel by Antoine de Saint-ExupéryPetit-Prince, the moon of asteroid 45 Eugenia This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the l..
Petit Robert
Le Petit Robert is a popular single-volume French dictionary first published by Paul Robert in 1967, an abridgement of his 8-volume Dictionnaire alphabétique et analogique de la langue française.. ..
Petit Rocher, New Brunswick
Petit Rocher is a village on the Baie des Chaleurs in northern New Brunswick, Canada, approximately 20 kilometres northwest of Bathurst. As of 2001 it had a population of 1,966, of which 92% are francophone. The name is French for Little Rock. The village was founded in 1797 by Acadian settlers. ..
Petit Saint Vincent
The Grenadines are a group of islands sprinkled across what may be the most beautiful stretch of water in the Caribbean. Part of the Windward Island chain, the Grenadines drift southwesterly from St. Vincent, the largest of more than 30 islands that make up the nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenad..
Petit Trianon
The Petit Trianon, situated at a short distance from the Grand Trianon in Versailles, France, was designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel by order of Louis XV for his long-term mistress, Madame de Pompadour, and was constructed between 1762-1768. An English park extends on the north side of the building..
Petit Trou
Petit Trou is a small town in the northeast of Trinidad. It is the closest town in Trinidad to Tobago, which lies only 19 kilometers to the north. It is near Galera Point, the northern most point in Trinidad. ..
Petit verdot
Petit verdot is a variety of black grape used in the production of red wine, principally in blends with Cabernet Sauvignon. The fact that it ripens much later than most of the other varieties of grape means that it cannot successfully be grown in many of the French regions, and is only found in any..
Petit Wasmes
Petit Wasmes is a village in the commune of Wasmes in Belgium ..
Petiville
Petiville is the name of several communes in France: Petiville, in the Calvados départementPetiville, in the Seine-Maritime département This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to ch..
Petiville, Calvados
Petiville is a commune of the département of Calvados, in the Basse-Normandie région, in France. Its postal code is 14390. The INSEE code is 14499. ..
Petjo
Petjo, aka Petjoh or Pecok, is, not as the extinct Javindo, a Creolic language sproken in Indonesia. The language has influence from Dutch, Javanic and Betawi. Other based on Dutch Creolic languages* Dutch-based languages** Javindo** Mohawk Dutch**¨Negro Dutch** Jersey Dutch** Negerhollands** Ske..
Petkau effect
The Petkau effect is an early counterexample to linear-effect assumptions usually made about radiation exposure. It was found by Dr. Abram Petkau at the Atomic Energy of Canada Whiteshell Nuclear Research Establishment, Manitoba and published in Health Physics March 1972. Petkau had been meas..
Petkeljärvi National Park
Petkeljärvi National Park ..
Petkov
Petkov may refer to: Ivaylo Petkov - Bulgarian footballerMilen Petkov - Bulgarian footballer This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intende..
Petkovica monastery
The Petkovica Monastery (Serbian: Манастир Петковица / Manastir Petkovica) is a Serb Orthodox monastery on the Fruška Gora mountain in the northern Serbian province of Vojvodina. According to the tradition, it was founded by the widow of Stefan Štiljanović, Despotess Jelena. The ..
Petko Karavelov
Petko Karavelov (Bulgarian: ) (24 March 1843-24 January,1903) was a leading Bulgarian liberal politician who served as Prime Minister on four occasions. Born in Koprivshtitsa, his older brother Lyuben initially became more well-known as a writer and leading member of the Bulgarian Revolutionary Cen..
Petko Voyvoda Peak
Petko Voyvoda Peak (Vrah Petko Voyvoda \'vr&h 'pet-ko voy-'vo-da\) is a peak of elevation 400 m in Delchev Ridge, Tangra Mountains, Livingston Island, Antarctica, which surmounts Sopot Ice Piedmont to the NW, and Pautalia Glacier to the E. The peak is named after Captain Petko Voyvoda (pseudonym of..
Petlad
Petlad is a city and a municipality in Anand district in the Indian state of Gujarat. Geography Petlad is located at [22.47° N 72.8° E][Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Petlad]. It has an average elevation of 30 metres (98 feet). Demographics As of 2001 India..
Petlawad
Petlawad is a town and a nagar panchayat in Jhabua district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. Geography Petlawad is located at [23.0° N 74.8° E][Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Petlawad]. It has an average elevation of 388 metres (1272 feet). Demographi..
Petlovac
Petlovac is a little village, north of Baranja which is the northern part of Osijek-Baranja County in Croatia. It is also the seat of Petlovac municipality. [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit ] Municipalities of Osijek-Baranja County OsijekAntunovac | Beli Manastir | Belišć..
Petlyakov
Petlyakov (Russian: , Opytnoe Konstructorskoe Byuro Petlyakova was a Soviet OKB (design bureau) for military aircraft, headed by designer Vladimir Petlyakov. Following his death in 1942, the bureau was controlled by Izakson, Putliov, and Myasishchyev before being dissolved in 1946. Developments Pe-..
Petlyakov Pe-2
The Petlyakov Pe-2 (Cyrillic: Петляков Пе-2), nicknamed Peshka (Пешка - "Pawn") was a Soviet medium bomber aircraft used during World War II. It was fast and maneuverable yet durable, and was manufactured in large numbers. Several Communist nations flew the type after the war, when ..
Petlyakov Pe-3
The The Petlyakov Pe-3 was the long range heavy fighter version of the successful Petlyakov Pe-2 tactical bomber, the Soviet enactment of the same development path the Germans took with the Junkers Ju 88 and the British with the De Havilland Mosquito. ..
Petlyakov Pe-8
The Petlyakov Pe-8, also known as TB-7 was a Soviet bomber aircraft of World War II, the only four-engined bomber the USSR used during the war. The USSR had no plans for strategic bombardment, and only a few Pe-8 attacks on Germany were flown, the first in early August, 1941 (only weeks after the..
PETN
1,3-Dinitrato-2,2-bis(nitratomethyl)propaneIUPAC name Chemical formula C5H8N4O12 Molecular mass 317.15 g/mol Shock sensitivity Medium Friction sensitivity Medium Density 1.773 kg/m³ at 20 °C Explosive velocity 8,400 m/s RE factor 1.66 Melting point 14..
Petnic
--> Peter Nicolaus Dusl (November 24, 1966 in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian-Swedish Musician. He works under the name Petnic as composer of electronic music. Discography Albums Petnic Hospital, 1999Tokyo Smoke, 2001Pavillon Moods, 2002Udo77 (Sampler), 2004 Score Blue Moon (Austria, 2002)Chann..
Petnica
Petnica Science Center [Petnica Science Center] is the biggest and, probably, the oldest independent organization for extracurricular science education in South-Eastern Europe. It is founded in 1982 to help and support young people who demonstrate an interest in sciences that goes beyond..
Petnjica
Please [Glossary#Wwikify] (format) this article or section as suggested in the [Guide to layoutGuide to layout] and the [Manual of StyleManual of Style]. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since June 2006. Petnjica is a village in Mo..
Petoa
Petoa is a municipality in the Honduran department of Santa Bárbara. ..
Petőfi Bridge
Petőfi Bridge, seen from the Csepel HÉV terminus Petőfi híd or Petőfi Bridge (named after Sándor Petőfi) is a bridge in Budapest, connecting Pest and Buda across the Danube. It is the second southernmost public bridge in Budapest. Its two ends are Boráros tér (southern end of Grand ..
Petone
Suburb:Petone City:Lower Hutt Island:North Island Surrounded by  - to the north  - to the east  - to the south  - to the west Ava Moera Wellington Harbour Korokoro Petone is a major suburb of the city of Lower Hutt in New Zealand. It is located at the..
Petone Rowing Club
The Petone Rowing Club (PRC) is located on the Petone foreshore, in the harbor of Wellington, New Zealand. Formed in the year 1900, the Club has a long standing history of developing champion rowers, with a proud history filled with local, regional, national, international, and Olympic achievements...
Petone Soccer Club
Petone Soccer Club is a soccer club in New Zealand. External links [Petone Soccer Club][New Zealand 2004/05 Season Results] ..
Petookh
This does not cite its [[Opentopia:Citing sources|references or sources]]. You can [[Opentopia:WikiProject Fact and Reference Check|help]] Wikipedia by introducing appropriate citations. Petookh, Petukh (which means rooster in the Russian language, петух) is the lowest prison caste among inma..
Petopeto-san
Petopeto-san is an anime that ran from July 9, 2005 to October 1, 2005. The show takes place in a Japanese school where everything is normal, except for students from what are called "specified races." The only thing that differs between humans and members of specified races are their physical abili..
Petoro
Petoro AS, a company wholly owned by the state of Norway, manages Norwegian offshore oil and natural gas properties on behalf of the government. External links [Corporate website] ..
Petoskey, Michigan
This article is about the town; for the type of rock, see Petoskey Stone. Petoskey is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 6,080. It is the county seat of Emmet County6. Petoskey and the surrounding area are notable for being the setting of several..
Petoskey State Park
Petoskey State Park is a state park in Michigan. ..
Petoskey stone
A Petoskey stone A Petoskey stone is a rock, often pebble-shaped, that is composed of a fossilized coral, Hexagonaria percarinata. The stones were formed as a result of glaciation, in which sheets of ice plucked stones from the bedrock, grinding off their rough edges and depositing them in the..
Petpet
Part of the list of Petpets Petpets are Neopets' pets. They are small and are found in shops all over Neopia. Some variations include Slorg, Feepit, and the very rare Krawk. Petpets can help in Battledome fights and wake up the giant beast called Turmacalus. Petpets can also find a Petpetpet...
Petpetpet
Petpetpets are the pets of a Petpet(from the online virtual pets game Neopets). There are approximately 30 Petpetpets as of now. Some of the include the Moach, the Mootix, and the Vernax. These items are considered extremely rare and can only be acquired through rare random events or in shops for co..
Petra
This article is about the Jordanian site of Petra. For other meanings see Petra (disambiguation) The Treasury at Petra Petra (from "petra", rock in Greek; Arabic: البتراء, al-Bitrā) is an archaeological site in Jordan, lying in a basin among the mountains which form the eastern flank ..
PETRA
Positron-Electron Tandem Ring Accelerator (PETRA) is one of the particle accelerators at DESY in Hamburg, Germany. From 1978 to 1986 it was used to study electron-positron collisions. In one of these studies the first direct evidence for gluons was found in three jet events. The modification called ..
Petra, Balearic Islands
Petra is a town and municipality on the Mediterranean island of Majorca, in the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. External link [Ajuntament de Petra] () [http://encycl.opentopia.com/ edit ] Municipalities of the Balearic Islands Majorca: Alaró |..
Petrache Poenaru
Petrache Poenaru (1799 - 1875) was a famous Romanian inventor of the Enlightenment era. Poenaru, who had studied in Paris and Vienna and, later, completed his specialized studies in England, was a mathematician, physicist, engineer, inventor, teacher and organizer of the educational system, as wel..
Petrăchioaia
Petrăchioaia is a commune in the east of Ilfov county, Romania. Its name is a feminine form of Petrache, which in turn is a name of Greek origin, derived from Petrakis. Localities in Ilfov county Towns: Bragadiru | Buftea | Măgurele | Otopeni | Pantelimon | Popeşti-Leordeni | Voluntari ..
Petrades
Petrades is the easternmost point of mainland Greece. It is located south of the community of Pythio. The community was affected by the floods of Evros which lasted from February 17 to March 8, 2005. Turkey is to the south and to the east. Forests are along the riverbed and farmlands are along P..
Petralia Sottana
Petralia Sottana is a town and commune in the Province of Palermo, in the island of Sicily, Italy. Contents 1 Geography2 Coat of arms3 Notable natives4 External links Geography The Madonie Mountains cover the commune. It is bounded by the comuni of Alimena, Blufi, Caltanis..
Petrapole
Petrapole is the Indian side of Petrapole-Benapole border checkpoint between India and Bangladesh. Location Petrapole is in the district of North 24 Parganas and is about 95 km from Kolkata on the National Highway 35. The nearest town is Bongaon. Significance Petrapole border is the only land por..
Petrarca Padova
Petrarca Padova is an Italian rugby union club currently competing in Super 10. They are based in Padua (Padova in Italian) in Veneto. They were founded in 1947 by Pine Bonaiti, Lalo Santini, Gastone Munaron near the University College Antonianum. Their first title came won in 1970. In 1982 they ..
Petrarch
From the Cycle of Famous Men and Women. c. 1450. Detached fresco. 247 x 153 cm. Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Italy. Artist: Andrea di Bartolo di Bargilla (c. 1423 - 1457). Francesco Petrarca or Petrarch (July 20, 1304 – July 19, 1374) was an Italian scholar, poet, and early humanist..
Petrarchan
Petrarchan (also Petrarchanism, Petrarchian) - Refers to a concept of unattainable love first developed by Italian humanist and writer, Francesco Petrarch. Petrarch either invented - or made famous the Italian sonnet pattern, which is known to this day as the Petrarchan sonnet or the Italian sonnet..
Petrarchan sonnet
A Petrarchan sonnet, also called the Italian sonnet, is a sonnet comprising an octave and a closing sestet. The octave is composed of two quatrains following the form abba. The sonnet has a volta between the octave and the sestet. This volta, or 'change', means that the subject or viewpoint or oth..
Petras
Petras is the archaeological site of an ancient Minoan town on northeastern Crete. Contents 1 Geography2 Archaeology3 Reference4 External links Geography Petras is just east of the modern Cretan town, Siteia. The site is situated on top of a small plateau and overlooks the s..
Petrashevsky Circle
The Petrashevsky Circle was a Russian literary discussion group organized by Mikhail Petrashevsky. Like the Lovers of Literature group founded earlier in the century, the purpose of the circle was to discuss Western philosophy (specifically Hegel and others) and literature which was officially ban..
Petravec
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Petra (album)
Petra is the first studio release of the legendary Christian rock band of the same name. It was released in 1974. The album features a style bordering between country and southern rock somewhat similar to The Eagles or Lynyrd Skynyrd, which was the band's trademark during its first years. The ..
Petra (band)
Petra, which means "rock, massive" in Greek, is a Christian Rock band formed in the 70s. For three decades, the band showed amazing stability and continued to produce albums despite changes in genre and the general taste of the public. Despite numerous line-up changes, the band maintained its comm..
Petra (cat)
Petra was the mouser of Number 10 Downing Street. He was succeeded by Wilberforce (cat) in 1973. ..
Petra (comics)
Petra Kristensen is a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. She first appeared in [[X-Men: Deadly Genesis]] #1. She was created by writer Ed Brubaker and artist Pete Woods in the limited series [[X-Men: Deadly Genesis]]. Was one of the "Missing X-Men". History Petra was the first of her family t..
Petra (disambiguation)
The word Petra might refer to the following: Places Petra, a great archeological site in Jordan (the primary meaning of Petra on Wikipedia).Petra, Spain, a town in the island of Majorca in the Mediterranean SeaPetra is a small city on Lesbos, a beautiful Aegean Sea island which belongs to Greece. P..
Petra (dog)
Petra was a female mixed breed dog that appeared on the BBC children's programme Blue Peter between 1962 and June 1977. She was the first Blue Peter pet, and remains one of the best known. She had several puppies, including Patch, who also became a Blue Peter pet, and who predeceased her. There i..
Petra (Lesvos), Greece
Methymna is also an archaeological site in the prefecture of Chania, see Methymna, Crete Seal Flag Map Map not yetavailable --> Statistics Prefecture: Lesbos prefecture Provinces: Mithymna Location:Latitude:Longitude: 39.3233/39°19'27" N lat.26.175/26°10'35" E long El..
Petra Arkanian
Petra Arkanian is a main character of the books Shadow of the Hegemon and Shadow Puppets by Orson Scott Card. She is also a major character in Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow. Petra is an Armenian. In Ender's Game, Petra is one of the few female students at the Battle School. As something of an ..
Petra Banović
Petra Banović (born November 10, 1979 in Zagreb) is a freestyle and medley swimmer from Croatia, who competed in two consequentive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in "Sydney 2000". She graduated from Arizona State Univeristy (2004) as a honor student. External link [Short pr..
Petra Behle
Petra Behle (born Petra Schaaf on the January 5 1969 is a former German biathlete Career Behle won her first gold medal in the 1988 World Championships when she was 19 and she also has three gold medals in the 15 km that happened in 1989, 1991 and 1993 she also has three biathlon-world championship..
Petra Bierwirth
Petra Bierwirth (born November 13, 1960 in Dresden) is a German politician and member of the SPD. External link [Official Website] () ..
Petra Burka
Petra Burka (born 17 November 1946) is a former world champion figure skater and now coach. Burka was born in Amsterdam, Netherlands on 17 November 1946 and came to Canada with her parents in 1951. In 1961, she was the Junior Canadian Skating Champion and the Senior Canadian Champion between 19..
Petra de Steur
Petra de Steur, also known as La Sakhra (Aalter June 20, 1972) is a Belgian singer who has taken part in several Belgian National Finals for the Eurovision Song Contest: 1993.- Ga door (Go on) (10th)1999.- Diep in mijn huid (Deep in my skin) (6th)2000.- Rêve (Dream) As a backing singer of Gerlando..
Petra en Alabanza
Petra en Alabanza is the first Spanish album released by legendary Christian rock band, Petra. It was released in 1992. The album is a Spanish version of the band's first praise album ([[Petra Praise: The Rock Cries Out]]). Contents 1 Track listing2 Trivia3 Personnel3.1 Pe..
Petra Farewell
Farewell is the last album released by legendary Christian rock band Petra. It was released in 2005. A DVD of the concert was released in 2006. This is the second live album of the band and it was recorded during the bands Farewell tour in Franklin, Tennessee on October 4, 2005. The concert fea..
Petra Felke
Petra Felke, married name Meier (born July 30, 1959 in Saalfeld/Saale, Thüringen), is a former German track and field athlete and Olympic champion who represented East Germany. Felke trained with Ruth Fuchs at the Motor Jena sport club. As the sport career of Fuchs came to an end, Felke took o..
Petra Haden
Petra Haden playing with The Decemberists Petra Haden (born New York City, October 11, 1971) is an American violinist and singer. She is or has been a member of several bands, including that dog., Tito & Tarantula, The Rentals and The Decemberists; has contributed to recordings by Beck, Mike ..
Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out
Petra Haden Sings The Who Sell Out is an album by Petra Haden, an entirely a capella interpretation of The Who's classic album The Who Sell Out. Haden supplies all of the vocals. Petra Haden Sings The Who Sell Out'' was released in 2005 on Bar None Records. The recording was inspired by former M..
Petra Hultgren
Petra Hultgren, born in the 21 of April 1972, in Värmdö, Sweden. Swedish actress. Crowned as Miss Sweden 1995. Series 1996 - Vänner och fiender Friends and enemies1998 - Vita lögner White lies2006 - Mäklarna The Agents Appearances in Films 2001 - No joke city2002 - Blueprint2004 - Det nya li..
Petra Jaya
Petra Jaya is a suburb of Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. The Kuching North City Hall (DBKU) headquarters is located here. History The suburb was founded in the 1970s. List of attractions Wisma Bapa Malaysia - the state secretariat buildingMasjid Negeri Petra JayaKuching North City Hall (DBKU) headqua..
Petra Kelly
Petra Karin Kelly (November 29, 1947 – October 1, 1992), German peace activist and Green politician, was born in Günzburg, Bavaria, Germany in 1947, and lived and studied in the United States between 1959 and 1970. She was born Petra Karin Lehmann, but changed her name to Kelly after her mo..
Petra Kronberger
Petra Kronberger (born February, 21, 1969, in Pfarrwerfen) is an Austrian former alpine skier, who participated in all disciplines. She debuted in the World Cup in 1987, and achieved her first win in a downhill competition in 1990. In the 2006 season she won the World Cup overall, the first non-Sw..
Petra Kvapilova
Petra Kvapilova is a Czech supermodel. She has graced the covers of Vogue, Cosmo, and several other international magazines. ..
Petra Letang
--> Petra Letang is a British actress, probably best known for her role as Naomi Julien in EastEnders. She also played Donna Lewis in Family Affairs.She is worried that she will be axed from Eastenders in June, as her yearly contract runs out, also because her character Naomi has now broken up with..
Petra Mandula
Petra Mandula (born January 17, 1978 in Budapest) is a Hungarian tennis player. She accomplished a feat that no other Hungarian woman has been able to do: reach a quarter-final of a Grand Slam. Petra reached the quarters at the 2001 French Open as a qualifier, winning 7 straight matches and eventua..
Petra Massey
Petra Massey is a British actress, and a physical theatre performer in stage, film and television ( b. England 1966 ). Petra studied a BA (Hons) in Performing Arts at Middlesex University. Trained with Philippe Gaulier and John Wright in London. Petra is best known on British television playing t..
Petra Müller
Petra Müller (born 18 October 1965 in Quedlinburg, Saxony-Anhalt) is a former German athlete with the DDR. She won eight medals in the 400 metres and 4 x 400 m relay in international competition. At the 1988 Summer Olympics she won the silver medal in the 400 m, between Soviets Olga Bryzgina (go..
Petra Němcová
Petra Němcová (born June 24, 1979 in Karviná; pronounced Nyemtsovah) is a Czechoslovakian-born fashion model and author. She was featured on the cover of the 2003 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, and has also modeled for Victoria's Secret, and for many other companies in the women's clothin..
Petra Nielsen
Petra Nielsen (born 1 February 1965 in Stockholm) is a Swedish singer and actress. She has starred on Broadway during her career. Her mother is Monica Nielsen and her father is Adam Inczédy-Gombos. She is best known for her appearances at the Chinatheater in Stockholm in the 1990s, in musicals incl..
Petra Pau
Petra Pau Petra Pau (born 9 August 1963) is a member of the Left Party.PDS in the German parliament, the Bundestag. From 1998 - 2005 she was one of just two party representatives, having been directly elected as the representative of Marzahn-Hellersdorf, a working-class area of east Berlin. S..
Petra Praise: The Rock Cries Out
Petra Praise: The Rock Cries Out is the eleventh release of the legendary Christian rock band, Petra and their first praise album. It was released in October 3, 1989. The music is mostly a collection of traditional praise songs with a rock style. However, there are two original songs, both writte..
Petra Praise 2: We Need Jesus
Petra Praise 2: We Need Jesus is the eighteenth studio release of the legendary Christian rock band Petra and their second praise album. It was released in February 18, 1997. The album was released amidst some major line-up changes in the band, and it features contributions of several musicians...
Petra Procházková
Petra Procházková (October 20 1964, Český Brod) is Czech journalist and humanitarian worker. She is most known as war correspondent from conflict areas of former Soviet Union. Procházková studied journalistics at the Charles University in Prague (graduated in 1986). In 1989 she started to wor..
Petra Roßner
Petra Roßner (born November 14, 1966 in Leipzig) is a German cyclist, who won the gold medal in 3 km pursuit track cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. In the same event she won the 1991 World Championships and finished second in 1989. Competing in road cycling, she won the World ..
Petra Schneider
Petra Schneider (born January 11 1963 in East Germany) was an medley swimmer of the 1970s and 1980s who was a leading member of the East German swimming team. She won an Olympic gold medal in the 400m individual medley at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, and set four world records. She was name..
Petra Schürmann
Petra Schürmann won the 1956 Miss World contest, representing West Germany. She became the first woman from West Germany to win the title. The pageant was held in London, United Kingdom. |- style="text-align: center;" ..
Petra Skálová
Petra Skálová (May 2, 1975, České Budějovice, Czech Republic) is a Czech model. Her modeling Highlights include: Miss of the South Bohemian Region, 1995Finalist for Miss Czech Republic contest, 1995.Semi-finalist for Miss Maja in Puerto Rico, 1995.Run up for "Look of the Year" Elite Mo..
Petra van Staveren
Petronella ("Petra") Grietje van Staveren (born June 2, 1966 in Kampen, Overijssel) is a former swimmer from The Netherlands, who won the golden medal in the 100 metres breaststroke at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Reference [Dutch Olympic Committee] Olympic meda..
Petra Verkaik
Playmates Petra Verkaik and Janet Lupo in 1999 Petra Charlotte Verkaik (born November 4, 1966, Los Angeles, California) is an adult model known primarily for her many appearances in Playboy publications. The prodigiously endowed Verkaik was Playmate of the Month for December 1989 after firs..
Petra Yared
Petra Yared (born January 18, 1979, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, is an Australian actress.) She is often credited as Petra Jared. Yared began her career in children's television series including Sky Trackers and The Genie From Down Under 2. She had a major role, as "Jo Tiegan", the Aust..
Petrea
Petrea is a genus of evergreen flowering vines native to Mexico and Central America. They have rough-textured leaves, hence the common name sandpaper vine. It looks somewhat similar to a tropical Wisteria. Carolus Linnaeus named Petrea in honour of Robert James Petre, 8th Baron Petre of Ingatesto..
Petrea Burchard
--> Petrea Burchard (born March 23, 1955 in Lawrence, Kansas) is an American actress, and voice actress. She is sometimes credited as Celeste Burch in the anime she appears in. Her acting career began on the stage, taking roles in prominent production companies. She's played various roles in telev..
Petrel
''This article is about the petrel seabirds. For other uses, see petrel (disambiguation). The inflammable liquid is correctly spelt petrol. A giant petrel chick The petrels are seabirds in the bird order Procellariiformes. They occur in four families within that group, which also includes the..
Petrel (disambiguation)
Petrel can refer to The petrel group of seabirdsThe British Percival Petrel aircraft of World War IIPetrel the British rocketPetrel the Irish lightshipUSS Petrel, three ships in the United States Navy. It should not be confused with petrol (which is called gasoline in North America), although the t..
Petrel (rocket)
The Petrel was a British sounding rocket. The Petrel 1 was launched, like the Skua 1, with 3 Chick booster rockets. The Petrel 1 was 3.34 m long, had a diameter of 19 cm and reached a maximum altitude of 140 kilometers. The Petrel was first flown on June 8, 1967 in South Uist. In 1977 an improved ve..
Petrel Lightvessel
The Petrel lightvessel currently moors in Strangford Lough, Northern Ireland, at Ballydorn. History The year of construction is not clear - some records say 1911, others 1917 - the reason for this discrepancy is unclear. The records of The Commissioners of Irish Lights say 1913/15 - so we hope thi..
Petrer
Petrer is a town located in the comarca of Vinalopó Mitjà, in the province of Alicante, Spain. It has an area of 104.2 km2 and, according to the 2003 census, a total population of 31,255 inhabitants and a population density of 299.66 inhab/km2. Petrer joins together with the city of Elda to form a..
Petreştii de Jos
Petreştii de Jos is a location in Cluj County, Romania. ..
Petrey, Alabama
Petrey is a town in Crenshaw County, Alabama, United States. The population was 63 at the 2000 census. Geography Petrey is located at [31°51′1″N, 86°12′26″W] (31.850329, -86.207212)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a tota..
Petre Bay
Petre Bay is a large bay which comprises about half of the west coast of Chatham Island/Rekohu, the largest island in New Zealand's Chatham Islands archipelago. It is some 20 kilometres in extent, and contains the far smaller Waitangi Bay, on which is sited the island group's largest settlement, ..
Petre Crowder
(Frederick) Petre Crowder, QC (18 July 1919 - 16 February 1999) was a British Conservative politician and barrister. Crowder was the son of John Crowder, a Member of Parliament. He was educated at Eton College and Christ Church, Oxford. He served in the Coldstream Guards from 1939, in North Africa,..
Petre Dumitrescu
Petre Dumitrescu Petre Dumitrescu (February 18, 1882 - January 15, 1950) was a Romanian general during World War II, who led the Romanian Third Army on its campaign against the Soviet Union in the southwest. Dumitrescu was born in Dobridor, Dolj. He began his military training at the Artiller..
Petre Marin
Petre Marin (born September 8, 1973 in Bucharest, Romania) is a footballer which plays as left back for Steaua Bucharest. He made professional debut in 1993 when he was signed by the Bucharest side Sportul Studenţesc. In 1995 he joins FC Naţional Bucureşti, where he stays until 2004, the year wh..
Petre P. Carp
Petre P. Carp (commonly rendered as P. P. Carp; June 29, 1837—June 19, 1919) was a Romanian conservative politician and literary critic who served as a Prime Minister of Romania for two times (July 19, 1900-February 27, 1901 and January 14, 1911-April 10, 1912). He was also the leader of the C..
Petre Roman
Petre Roman (born July 22, 1946) is a Romanian politician, former Prime Minister of Romania from 1989 to 1991, when his government was overthrown by the intervention of the miners led by Miron Cozma. He was also the president of the Senate from 1996 to 1999 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1999..
Petre S. Aurelian
Petre S. Aurelian (13 December 1833-24 January 1909) was a Romanian politician who served as a Prime Minister of Romania between 2 December 1896 and 12 April 1897. He studied at Saint Sava College, Bucharest and then in France at the Superior School of Agronomy of Grignon, where he studied between ..
Petri
Petri can refer to: Petri dish, a glass or dish used in cell culturesPetri net, a mathematical representation of discrete distributed systems This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to..
Petria Thomas
Olympic Games Medal Record Swimming Women's Swimming Silver 1996 200 metres butterfly Bronze 2000 200 metres butterfly Silver 2000 4x200 metres freestyle relay Silver 2000 4x100 metres medley relay Gold 2004 100 metres butterfly Silver 2004 200 metres butte..
Petrićevac
Petrićevac is a part of the city of Banja Luka in Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Today, there are about 25,000 inhabitants in Petrićevac. The place is the location of a Catholic Church of Saint Anthony and a Franciscan monastery in the 20th century. There was also an Orthodox Church ma..
Petrich
Petrich (Петрич) is a town in Blagoevgrad Province in southwestern Bulgaria, located at the foot of the Belasitsa. Petrich is famous for the surrounding mountain landscapes. As of 2005, the town has 35,134 inhabitants. Petrich was included in the territory of the Bulgarian State during the ..
Petrichor
Petrichor (IPA: pět'ɹǐkəɹ) (from Greek petros, "stone" + ichor) is the scent of rain on dry earth; more specifically, it is the name of the yellow organic oil that yields this scent. The term was coined by two Australian researchers in 1964 for an article in the journal Nature. In the article, ..
Petrich Peak
Petrich Peak (Vrah Petrich \'vr&h 'pe-trich\) is an ice-covered peak of elevation 760m in central Bowles Ridge, Livingston Island, Antarctica, which is named after the town of Petrich in Southwestern Bulgaria. Location The peak is located at [62°36′6″S, 60°10′39″W] which is 40..
Petrick's method
Petrick's method is a technique for determining all minimum sum-of-products solutions from a prime implicant chart. Petrick's method is very tedious for large charts, but it is easy to implement on a computer. Reduce the prime implicant chart by eliminating the essential prime implicant rows and t..
Petrie, Queensland
--> Petrie is a suburb of the Pine Rivers Shire council on the northern bank of the North Pine River, 24 kilometres north of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The origin of the suburb name is from an early inhabitant by the name of Tom Petrie. The township was named Petrie after his death. Prior ..
Petrie (crater)
Crater characteristics Coordinates ..
Petrie (disambiguation)
Petrie may refer to: Petrie, a suburb of Brisbane.Division of Petrie, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in Queensland.William Matthew Flinders Petrie, a British EgyptologistPetrie, a character in The Land Before Time series.Jaelen Petrie, a Canadian actor. This is a &..
Petrie (The Land Before Time character)
The Land Before Time character Petrie Gender Male Color Brown Species Pterodactyl Height unknown Weight unknown First appearance The Land Before Time Major relatives Father (unknown)Mother (Mama Flyer)Brothers (4)Sisters (2)Uncle (Pterano) Friends LittlefootCeraDuck..
Petrie class land cruiser
Type land cruiser Length 195 meters Armament cannon x2 dual machinecannon x4 vertical missile launcher x16 torpedo launcher x4 smoke/chaff/flare dispenser x8 Mobile weapons CE 71: TFA-2 ZuOOT x 2 TMF/A-802 BuCUE or TMF/S-3 GINNOCHER Type x2 CE 73: TFA-4DE GAZuOOT x 2 TMF/A-802 BuC..
Petrie Island
Petrie Island is an island complex situated in the Ottawa River in the eastern part of the city of Ottawa, Ontario. The islands were formed from clay and sand deposited following the end of the last ice age. The area incorporates provincally significant wetlands and wooded areas that provide habita..
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology
The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology in London is run by the Institute of Archaeology, which is part of University College, London. The museum was established as a teaching resource for the Department of Egyptian Archaeology and Philology at University College at the same time as the departmen..
Petrie railway station, Brisbane
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Petrie Terrace, Queensland
Petrie Terrace is a postal locality, inner-city neighbourhood and major thoroughfare in Brisbane, Australia. It is located approximately 2km north-west of the Brisbane General Post Office. It is dominated by Roma Street Station and the adjacent Roma Street Parkland. Suncorp Stadium is nearby. Thoug..
Petrifaction
"Petrified" redirects here. For , see Petrified (film). In geology, petrifaction or petrification is the process by which organic material is converted into stone or a similar substance. It is approximately synonymous with fossilization. Petrified wood is the most well known result of this process...
Petrified/Remember the Name
"Petrified/Remember the Name" is the first single from Fort Minor's debut album, The Rising Tied. "Remember the Name" was chosen as the anthem for the 2006 NBA Playoffs. It was also featured on the NFL Network during the 2006 playoffs, during the 2006 NCAA men's basketball Big East Tournament on ..
Petrified Forest
Petrified Forest may refer to: Petrified Forest of Lesvos in Lesvos, GreecePetrified Forest National Park in Arizona, United States This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change t..
Petrified Forest National Park
This article is about the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona. For the 1936 film staring Humphry Bogart, see The Petrified Forest Petrified Forest National Park | Category= | Color = #9BCB65 | List= Acadia • American Samoa • Arches • Badlands • Big Bend • Biscayne • Black Cany..
Petrified Forest of Lesvos
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Petrified palmwood
Petrified palmwood (Palmoxylon sp.), is the state stone of Texas and the official state fossil of Louisiana. It is from the Oligocene epoch (34 - 23 mya) and can be collected from many scattered sites in east Texas and western Louisiana. Palmoxylon is the genus designated for petrified trunks of p..
Petrified wood
Petrified log at the Petrified Forest National Park Petrified wood is a type of fossil: it exists of fossil wood where all the organic materials have been replaced with minerals (most often a silicate, such as quartz), while retaining the original structure of the wood. The petrifaction pro..
Petrifying well
A petrifying well is a well with the ability to turn everyday objects into stone. This process is actually caused by the high mineral content in the water. Notable "petrifying wells" are located in Knaresborough and Matlock, England. In Knaresborough in the days when Mother Shipton was born it was..
Petrila
Petrila (Hungarian: Petrilla) is a town in the Jiu Valley, Hunedoara County, Romania. It is located near the junction of the East Jiu with Taia and Jiet Creeks. Economy The mining in the town began in 1859 and the peak production of coal was in 1984 1.255.240 tonnes, since then it decreased to 50..
Petrina Holdsworth
Petrina Holdsworth is a British politician, formerly National Chairman of the UK Independence Party History In October 2005 Holdsworth resigned from the Party Chairmanship and NEC only to return as Chairman and NEC member a day later. However, following further internal difficulties she resigned..
Petrine Baroque
Petrine Baroque is a name applied by art historians to a style of baroque architecture and decoration favoured by Peter the Great and employed to design buildings in the newly-founded Russian capital, Saint Petersburg, under this monarch and his immediate successors. Unlike contemporaneous Nar..
Petrine supremacy
Petrine supremacy is a doctrine that states the bishop of Rome (i.e. the Pope) holds supreme authority over the other bishops of the Roman Catholic Church. This assertion is grounded in the New Testament Gospel of Matthew 16:15-19. It is in these verses that Jesus gives "the keys of the kingdom of h..
Petrine theory
The Petrine Theory was provided by Pope Leo I, the Great. This doctrine holds that Peter was the first bishop of Rome, and that his authority over all Christians passes onto his successors in Rome. Peter is known as first bishop of Rome, or Pope. (see also: Petrine supremacy) ..
Petrinja
Petrinja Coat of arms Latitude 45.45°N Longitude 16.28°E Mayor ? Surface (km²) ? Population2001(2006 est.) 13,80113,884 [link] Time zone (UTC) UTC+1 Central European Time Petrinja (German and Italian: Petrinia) is a city in central Croatia near Sis..
Petřínská rozhledna
The Petřínská rozhledna (Petřín lookout tower) is a 60 metre high steel framework tower in Prague, which strongly resembles the Eiffel Tower. Although it is much shorter than the Eiffel Tower, it stands atop a sizeable hill, so the top is at almost the same altitude. The Petřínská rozhled..
Petrinum
The Bischöfliches Gymnasium Petrinum is a Catholic private school of the [Linz Diocese] with a 100 year tradition. It is situated on mount Poestlingberg in Urfahr, which is a part of Linz. History On July, 2nd 1896 the works on building the school began. The Petrinum which nearly has..
Petriscript
PetriScript is a modelling language for Petri Nets, designed by Alexandre Hamez and Xavier Renault. The [CPN-AMI] platform provides many tools to work on Petri net such as verifying or model-checking tools. It was easily possible to graphically design simple Petri nets with [Macao�..
Petrislav of Duklja and Travunia
Petrislav was the Prince of Duklja and Travunia from 971 - 990. He was one of the first rulers of Duklja. ..
Petrissage
Pertrissage are massage movements with applied pressure which are deep and compress the underlying muscles. Kneading, wringing, skin rolling and pick-up-and-squeeze are the pertrissage movements. They are all performed with the padded palmar surface of the hand, the surface of the finger and also t..
Petrit Ceku
Petrit Ceku (born 2 June 1985) is a young classical guitarist from Kosovo. Petrit Ceku was born in Prizren, Kosovo. He attended a primary music school there where he received instruction from Luan Sapunxhiu. In 2002, he moved to Zagreb, Croatia, where he continued his music education at the music h..
Petrivka
Petrivka (Петрівка) is a wide-spread Ukrainian geographical name, which can particularly mean: Petrivka, Kiev - the historical neighborhood in Ukrainian capital Kiev, as well as some notable objects located there, including:* Petrivka Kiev Metro station* "Petrivka" railway stationnumerous v..
Petrizzi
Petrizzi is a comune and town in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy. ..
Petri cameras
Petri is a brandname of cameras manufactured by Kuribayashi Camera Industry in the period 1907-1977. ..
Petri dish
Petri dish A Petri dish is a shallow glass or plastic cylindrical dish that biologists use to culture cells, which can be bacterial, animal, plant, or fungus. It was named after the German bacteriologist Julius Richard Petri (1852–1921) who invented it in 1877 when working as an assistant to..
Petri Gerdt
For other people by the name, see Gerdt Petri Erkki Tapio Gerdt, (1983-2002) was a Finnish 19-year-old chemistry student (from Evtek, Espoo-Vantaa Institute of Technology) and a hobbyist bomb-maker who detonated an explosive device constructed in his own apartment inside the Myyrmanni mall in Van..
Petri Hawkins-Byrd
Petri Hawkins-Byrd (born in Brooklyn, New York) is an American television personality. Hawkins-Byrd is the bailiff on the television show Judge Judy and is noted for his stoic demeanor. His main role is to introduce the cases. Hawkins-Byrd obtained his degree in criminal justice from John Jay Col..
Petri Hiltunen
Petri Hiltunen is a Finnish cartoonist and illustrator. Hiltunen has produced work in a variety of genres, but is most notable for his fantasy and horror work. His fantasy world Jaconia, created for his Praedor comics has also been adapted into a RPG. His work has also been featured in the science ..
Petri Kokko
Petri Kokko was a Finnish figure skater. He competed in ice dance with Susanna Rahkamo. The pair won the gold medal at the 1995 European Figure Skating Championships, the silver medal at that year's World Figure Skating Championships, and competed in the Winter Olympics twice. Kokko and Rahkamo made..
Petri Lindroos
Petri 'Pete' Lindroos is the Guitarist/Vocalist for and founding member of the melodic death metal band Norther, and more recently for Folk/viking metal band Ensiferum. Contents 1 Personal Information2 Equipment3 Discography3.1 With Norther3.2 With ..
Petri net
A Petri net (also known as a place/transition net or P/T net) is one of several mathematical representations of discrete distributed systems. As a modeling language, it graphically depicts the structure of a distributed system as a directed bipartite graph with annotations. As such, a Petri net ha..
Petri Pakaslahti
Petri Pakaslahti (born January 22, 1976 in Vaasa, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. Pakaslahti is a good defensive center who specializes in faceoffs. He played in the checking line for Team Finland in the 2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships, and took defensive zone faceo..
Petri Pasanen
Petri Pasanen (born September 24 1980 in Lahti) is a Finnish footballer who currently plays for Werder Bremen in the German Bundesliga. He is a defender who is most comfortable in central defence, but can also play at right back. Pasanen became a regular for FC Lahti during the club's promotion se..
Petri Salo
Petri Salo (born March 26 1964, Vaasa, Finland) is Finnish educational researcher, and public figure in adult education. He is post-doctoral researcher at the Åbo Akademi University, Vaasa (Finland). Previously he has worked as Assistant Professor and Professor of Adult Education in his institutio..
Petri Skriko
Petri Skriko (born March 12, 1962 in Lappeenranta, Finland) is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey player. He was selected 157th overall in the 8th round in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks. He stood 5'10" tall, weighed 175 pounds, and played left wing. Contents 1 Play..
Petri Varis
Petri Varis (born May 13, 1969, in Varkaus, Finland) is a Finnish professional ice hockey forward. He was drafted by the San Jose Sharks as their 7th-round pick in the 1993 NHL Entry Draft. Contents 0.1 Playing career0.2 Awards0.3 Records0.4 Career statistics0.5 Reference..
Petri Walli
Petri Walli was the founder, vocalist, guitar-player, songwriter and producer of the Finnish psychedelic rock-band Kingston Wall. Petri was born February 25, 1969 in Finland, and he died June 28, 1995 by jumping off a church-roof in Töölö, Helsinki. He has an older brother named Hasse Walli who..
Petro's Chili & Chips
Petro's Chili & Chips is a fast-food chain specialising in the Petro, a mixture of corn chips, chili, cheese, green onions, tomatoes, and sour cream. The concept was invented at the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee where Petro's is still headquartered. The name, which is derived from petr..
Petro-
Petro- is a Latin language term for "rock" used as a prefix, for a number of English words, most notably petroleum. For example: Petro-superpower - used to describe RussiaPetroKazakhstan - Canadian oil companyPetrovietnam - Vietnam Oil and Gas CorporationPetro-Canada Centre - two office towers of ..
Petro-Canada
Petro-Canada (TSX: [PCA], NYSE: [PCZ]) is a Canadian oil and gas firm. Its headquarters are in the Petro-Canada Centre in Calgary, Alberta. Contents 1 History2 Corporate governance3 See also4 External link History Petro-Canada was founded as a Crown Cor..
Petro-Canada Centre
Petro Canada West Tower Situated in the office core of downtown Calgary, the Petro-Canada Centre is a 1,945,000 square foot (181,000 m²) project comprised of two granite-clad and reflective glass office towers of 32 floors and 53 floors. At 215 m (measured to top of the structure), the w..
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Petrobras
Petrobras, short for Petróleo Brasileiro S.A., is a government-owned Brazilian oil company headquartered in Rio de Janeiro. The company was founded in 1953 mainly due to the efforts of the Brazilian President Getúlio Vargas. While the company ceased to be Brazil's oil monopoly in the late 1990s, ..
Petrobras 36 Oil Platform
The Petrobras 36 Oil Platform (P36) was the largest floating production platform in the world prior to its sinking in March, 2001. The platform was owned by Petrobras and the sinking is attributed to a complete failure in quality assurance (QA) and is often cited as such. The following quote is pro..
Petrocaribe
Petrocaribe S. A. is a Caribbean oil alliance with Venezuela to purchase their oil on conditions of preferential payment, launched in June of 2005. The payment system allows for nations to buy oil on market value but only a certain amount is needed up front; the remainder can be paid through a 25 y..
Petrochemical
A petrochemical is any chemical derived from fossil fuels. These include purified fossil fuels such as methane, propane, butane, gasoline, kerosene, diesel fuel, aviation fuel, or fuel oil, and also include many agricultural chemicals such as pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers, and other items ..
Petrochemistry
Petrochemistry is the branch of chemistry that studies the transformation of crude oil (petroleum) and natural gas into useful products and raw materials. See also Oil refineryPetrochemicalCracking (chemistry) External links [Petrochemistry in Europe] ..
PetroChina
PetroChina Company Limited (, NYSE: [PTR]) is the listed arm of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), China's biggest producer of oil. Its largest foreign shareholder is Berkshire Hathaway (1.3% owned at the end of 2004). Contents 1 History2 Recognition3 Referen..
Petrocide
Petrocide is a term that defines the corporate sponsored banishment or expulsion of the indigenous peoples in regions with petroleum. Henry Ford was watched by a band of unknown thugs that understood that the automotive industry would need petroleum to support the industrial revolution. This ba..
Petrocorp
Petrocorp or the Petroleum Corporation of NZ Ltd was a New Zealand State Owned Enterprise that was formed in 1978. It was sold by the Government in 1987. Sources: [New Zealand Treasury], [Pure Energy website] ..
Petrocurrency
Petrocurrency is a portmanteau neologism used with three distinct meanings, though often confused: Trading surpluses of oil producing nations, originally called petrodollarsCurrencies of oil producing nations which tend to rise in value against other currencies when the price of oil rises (and fal..
Petrodollar
A petrodollar is a dollar earned by a country through the sale of petro(leum). The term was coined by Ibrahim Oweiss, a professor of economics at Georgetown University, in 1973. Oweiss felt there was a need for a word to describe the situation which was occurring in the OPEC countries, where it was ..
Petrodollar recycling
Petrodollar recycling refers to the phenomenon of major oil-producing states mainly from OPEC earning more money from the export of oil than they could usefully invest in their own economies. It was a phenomenon of the late 1970s and early 1980s with the peak years for petrodollar surpluses. During..
Petrodollar warfare
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Petroecuador
Petroecuador is the national oil company of Ecuador. Links OilEcuadorSarayaku ..
Petroeuro
A petroeuro is a petroleum trade valued in the euro as opposed to the US dollar (a petrodollar). Trading of any natural resource, including petroleum, is controlled through trading partnerships involving both exporters and importers of the resource, in a defined marketplace, and through a trade ag..
Petrof
Petrof is a Czech piano maker. Their name read backwards is "fortep," which stands for "fortepiano". External links [petrof.cz] ..
Petrofina
Petrofina was a Belgian oil company which merged with Total in 1999 to form TotalFina. ..
Petroform
Petroforms, or also known as boulder outlines, are the large outline of shapes that were made by arranging many rocks on the open ground into various shapes and patterns. Aboriginal groups made shapes of humans, snakes, turtles, birds, medicine wheels, and geometric shapes in prehistoric times that..
Petrof Bay
Petrof Bay is a small bay on the west side of Kuiu Island in the Alexander Archipelago in southeastern Alaska, United States. It is located at [56° N 134° W] and opens into the Chatham Strait. The bay was named in 1924 for U.S. Census Bureau employee Ivan Petrof, whose report..
Petroglyph
''For the company that makes computer games, see Petroglyph (game studio). ''For the company, Petroglyph Ceramic Lounge, see contemporary ceramic studio. Petroglyphs on Newspaper Rock State Historic Monument, southern Utah, USA Petroglyphs are images incised in rock, usually by prehistoric, ..
Petroglyphs Provincial Park
Petroglyphs provincial park is situated northeast of Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. It has the largest collection of ancient First Nation petroglyphs (rock carvings). The carvings were created about 900 years ago and represent people, including shamans, animals, and the Great Spirit. External links..
Petroglyph (album)
Petroglyph is the second album by Tim Reynolds to be offered as a free internet download. It was originally made available to the public 2002-05-25 on Tim's official website. Track listing "Bonehenge" – 2:57"Run Into Your Life" – 6:30"Big Foot" – 4:22"Ferry Across The River Styx" – 4:37"G..
Petroglyph (game studio)
Petroglyph is a game studio based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was formed in April 2003 by a group of former Westwood Studios employees who had resigned when Electronic Arts merged Westwood Studios into the EA Pacific studios in Los Angeles. Other former Westwood employees initially accepted EA's reloc..
Petroglyph National Monument
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Petroglyph Provincial Park
Petroglyph Provincial Park is located at the south end of the City of Nanaimo, Canada where the Nanaimo River empties into the Northumberland Channel, Petroglyph Park is the site of hundreds of native carvings, called petroglyphs. The park encompasses two hectares of land and features carvings of my..
Petrogradsky District, Saint Petersburg
Petrogradsky District (Russian: ) is a district of the federal city of Saint Petersburg, Russia. It borders the Bolshaya Nevka River in the north and in the east, the Neva in the south, and areas around the Malaya Neva River in the west. District's population: 134,607 (2002 Census). Petrograds..
Petrograd Soviet
This article needs [Sectionsections].Please format the article according to the guidelines laid out at[Manual of Style]. An assembly of the Petrograd Soviet, 1917 The Petrograd Soviet, or the Petrograd Soviet of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies, was the council set up ..
Petrography
Petrography is that branch of petrology which focuses on detailed descriptions of rocks. Some who studies petrography is called a petrographer. The mineral content and the textural relationships within the rock are described in detail. Petrographic descriptions start with the field notes at the outc..
Petroicidae
The bird family Petroicidae includes roughly 45 species in about 15 genera. All are endemic to Australasia or nearby areas. For want of a more accurate common name, the family is often described as the Australasian robins: it extends beyond Australasia, however, and includes not just robins but th..
PetroKazakhstan
PetroKazakhstan was a Canadian oil company, based in Calgary, that had much of its business focused on Kazakhstan where it had some 550 million barrels of oil and 25 billion cubic feet of natural gas reserves (January 2005 estimate) in the Turgai basin region. These are the second largest Kazakhstan..
Petrolacosaurus
Petrolacosaurus was a small diapsid reptile, one of the earliest known. It was the size of a cat (40cm) and lived during the late Carboniferous period. The prehistoric reptile's diet may have consisted mainly of small insects. It lived along side several species of giant arthropods, like Mesothel..
Petrolatum
Petrolatum is a semisolid mixture of hydrocarbons obtained from petroleum. In the United States, Petrolatum may be used as an active ingredient in OTC drug products. When used as an active drug ingredient, the established name is Petrolatum. Petrolatum is commonly used in cosmetic formulations. ..
Petróleos de Venezuela S.A.
Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. (PDVSA) is the Venezuelan state-owned petroleum company. It has activities in exploration, production, refining and exporting oil, as well as exploration and production of natural gas. PDVSA dominates the oil industry of Venezuela, the world's fifth largest oil export..
Petroleo Ipiranga
Empresas Petróleo Ipiranga is a Brazilian conglomerate that are in the field of refining and distribution of oil. It also has business in petrochemical and chemical industries. Ipiranga also started to act in the upstream activity, exploring and developing production of oil and natural gas in..
Petroleum
Pumpjack pumping an oil well near Sarnia, Ontario Petroleum (from Greek petra – rock and elaion – oil or Latin oleum – oil ) or crude oil is a thick, dark brown or greenish liquid. Petroleum exists in the upper strata of some areas of the Earth's crust. It consists of a comp..
Petroleum Argus
Argus Media Ltd (formerly known as Petroleum Argus Ltd) is a leading independent provider of price information, market data and business intelligence for the global petroleum, natural gas, electricity and coal industries. Argus Media Ltd is a privately held UK-registered company, owned by the famil..
Petroleum coke
Petroleum coke (often abbreviated pet coke) is a carbonaceous solid derived from oil refinery cracking processes. Marketable coke is coke that is relatively pure carbon and can be sold for use as fuel, in the manufacture of dry cells, electrodes, etc. Needle coke, also called acicular coke, is a hi..
Petroleum County, Montana
Petroleum County is a county located in the U.S. state of Montana. As of 2000, the population is 493, making it Montana's least populated county. Its county seat is Winnett6. Contents 1 Geography1.1 Adjacent Counties2 Demographics3 Cities and towns Geography According to t..
Petroleum Development Oman
Petroleum Development Oman (also PDO) is the national oil exploration and production company of Oman. It accounts for more than 90% of the country's crude-oil production and nearly all of its natural-gas supply. The Company is owned by the Government of Oman (which has a 60% interest), Royal Dutch S..
Petroleum engineering
Petroleum Engineering is involved in the exploration and production activities of petroleum as an upstream end of the energy sector. Upstream, refers to the source of the petroleum, the petroleum deposit, usually buried deep beneath the earth's surface supplying flow to consumers as a river supplie..
Petroleum ether
Benzine redirects here. For the Rammstein single, see Benzin. Petroleum ether General Systematic name Petroleum ether Other names BenzineLigroineNaphtha petroleum Molecular formula Hydrocarbon Molar mass 87 to 90 g/mol Appearance Colorless liquid CAS number [8032-32-4..
Petroleum Geo-Services
Petroleum Geo-Services ASA NYSE: [PGS], an oilfield service company, provides geophysical services worldwide and floating production services in the North Sea. The company provides various seismic and reservoir services, including acquisition, processing, interpretation, and field evalua..
Petroleum geochemistry
Petroleum Geochemistry is generally the study of naturally occurring hydrocarbons (liquid and vapour petroleum) as well as the source rocks from which they are generated. Source rock studies generally determine the amount of oil or gas a rock can potentially generate as well as assessing the maturit..
Petroleum geology
Petroleum geology refers to the specific set of geological disciplines that are applied to the search for hydrocarbons (oil exploration). Contents 1 Sedimentary basin analysis2 Major subdisciplines in petroleum geology2.1 Analysis of source rocks2.2 Analysis of reservoir3&nbs..
Petroleum hydroxide
Petroleum hydroxide was a chemical used by the New York City Transit Authority to remove graffiti from subway trains. Nicknamed "Orange Crush" by graffiti artists, after the soft drink and as a reference to the defoliant Agent Orange, the substance was soon discovered to be highly toxic. History In..
Petroleum industry
The oil industry is a type of industry which brings petroleum to a market. Petroleum is often considered the lifeblood of nearly all other industry, if not industrialized civilization itself and thus is a highly prominent and critical concern for many nations. Oil accounts for 40% of the United Sta..
Petroleum in Nigeria
The extraction and drilling of petroleum in Nigeria is the largest industry and main generator of GDP in the West African nation which is also the continent's most populous. Since the British discovered oil in the Niger Delta in the late 1950s, the oil industry has been marred by political and econo..
Petroleum jelly
"Vaseline" redirects here. "Vaseline" is also the title of a song performed by Elastica Petroleum jelly or petrolatum is made by refining a byproduct of oil drilling. Vaseline is a well-known brand of petroleum jelly originally produced by Chesebrough-Ponds, which was purchased by Unilever in 198..
Petroleum News
--> The Petroleum News is a weekly newspaper based in Anchorage, Alaska. Prior to April 6, 2003, Petroleum News was known as Petroleum News Alaska. The name change came as a result of the gradual addition of more Canadian and Continental U.S. petroleum news to the weekly paper, and especially cove..
Petroleum politics
Petroleum politics have been an increasingly important aspect of international diplomacy since the discovery of oil in the Middle East in the early 1900s. As competition grows for an increasingly scarce but vital resource, the strategic calculations of major and minor countries alike place more pro..
Petroleum Pricing in Nova Scotia
Petroeum Pricing in Nova Scotia is based on the Petroleum Products Pricing Act which governs the wholesale and minimiun and maximium price of gasoline and diesel price that are authorized in Nova Scotia Contents 1 History2 Price Sructure2.1 Zones2.2 Taxes3 Notice4 I..
Petroleum Pricing in Prince Edward Island
Petroeum Pricing in Prince Edward Island is regulated by the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission of Prince Edward Island. Contents 1 Price Make up2 Notice3 See also4 External links Price Make up Marketers buy on the basis of the rack price and the retail arms of the majo..
Petroleum product
Petroleum products are useful materials derived from crude oil (petroleum) as it is processed in oil refineries. According to crude oil composition and demand, refineries can produce different shares of petroleum products. Largest share of oil products is used as energy carriers: various grades of..
Petroleum Revenue Oversight and Control Committee
The Petroleum Revenue Oversight and Control Committee or Collège de Contrôle et de Surveillance des Ressources Pétrolières is a Chadian government watchdog committee in charge of overseeing the government's use of petrol reserves and revenues. External links [Governmental decree regarding ..
Petroleum revenue tax
Petroleum revenue tax (PRT) is a direct tax collected in the United Kingdom. It was introduced under the Oil Taxation Act 1975, soon after Harold Wilson's Labour government returned to power and in the immediate aftermath of the 1973 energy crisis, and was intended to ensure "fairer share of profit..
Petroleum Vesuvius Nasby
Petroleum V. Nasby was the literary and stage persona of David Ross Locke, an abolitionist and contemporary of Mark Twain. (The V. is variously explained as "Vesuvius" and "Volcano." The whole name parodies grandiloquent names taken by backwoods ignoramuses.) Locke portrayed Nasby as a fiercely raci..
Petrolheads
Petrolheads is a BBC panel game hosted by Neil Morrissey, with team captains Richard Hammond and Chris Barrie. The show pits motoring wits against each other and includes car stunts shot on location. There are two guests each episode. The show is produced by Brian Klein (Top Gear) and the theme ..
Petrolia
Petrolia may refer to: Petrolia, CaliforniaPetrolia, OntarioPetrolia, PennsylvaniaPetrolia, TexasThis is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the in..
Petrolia, Ontario
Petrolia is a town in Ontario, Canada, near Sarnia, Ontario. It is billed as "Canada's Victorian Oil Town" and is often credited with starting the world oil industry. In the 19th century oil was first discovered in nearby Oil Springs, a few kilometers down the road, but the boom was in Petrolia. It ..
Petrolia, Pennsylvania
Petrolia is a borough in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 218 at the 2000 census. Geography Petrolia is located at [41°1′5″N, 79°43′6″W] (41.017964, -79.718204)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, th..
Petrolia, Texas
Petrolia is a city in Clay County, Texas, United States. The population was 782 at the 2000 census. Geography Petrolia is located at [34°0′47″N, 98°13′54″W] (34.013107, -98.231655)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city ha..
Petrolia Jets
The Petrolia Jets are a Junior "B" team based out of Petrolia, Ontario. They play out of the Western Junior B Hockey League. History In 1968, the Jets joined the Border Cities Junior "B" league. Although not much is known about the league prior to '68, it is thought that the team originated in..
Petrolia Squires
The Petrolia Squires are a Senior "AAA" ice hockey team based out of Petrolia, Ontario. They play in the Ontario Hockey Association's Major League Hockey. ..
Petroliferous
Petroliferous is a word used to describe a rock or geologic formation containing or yielding petroleum. See Bituminous rocks ..
Petrolina
Petrolina is a city located in Pernambuco state, Brazil. The population was 188,700 in 2000 in a total area of 6,080 km². Contents 0.1 Location0.2 Distances0.3 Climate0.4 The Miracle of Irrigation and the Transformation of Petrolina1 External links Location It is situa..
Petrolina de Goiás
Petrolina de Goiás is a small town and municipality in central Goiás state, Brazil. Population (2005): 10,155Total area (2002): 540.4 km²Elevation: 720Became a municipality: 1948Statistical microregion: 007 Anápolis MicroregionPostal code: 75480-000 Contents 1 Location2 Political..
Petrology
Petrology is a field of geology which focuses on the study of rocks and the conditions by which they form. There are three branches of petrology, corresponding to the three types of rocks: igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary. The word petrology itself comes from the Greek word "petra", meaning ro..
Petrolul Ploieşti
Petrolul Ploieşti is a Romanian football (soccer) club based in Ploieşti. It is one of the strongest pre-World War II Romanian clubs. Founded in Bucharest in 1924 as Juventus Bucureşti, by fusion of Triumf Bucureşti and Romcomit Bucureşti, the last one being the team of the Romanian-Italian C..
Petrol (song)
"Petrol" Compact Disk single and 7” vinyl by Ash From the album Trailer Released August 15,1994 Recorded ??? Genre Brit pop Length ?? mins ?? secs Record label Infectious Records Producer ???? Professional reviews ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? Trailer track listing "Get Out"(5) (not r..
Petrol AD
Petrol AD (Петрол АД) is a Bulgarian oil distributing company founded on 1 April 1932. As of 2006, it has 470 petrol stations throughout the country. It is one of Bulgaria's largest public companies in terms of market capitalization with a share capital of 109,249,612 leva divided into the..
Petrol Arena Stadium
Petrol Arena Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Celje, Slovenia. It is currently used mostly for football matches. The stadium holds 10,085 and was built in 2004. ..
Petrol Ofisi
Petrol Ofisi A.Ş. (PO) is the leading petroleum distribution company in Turkey with a market value of US$3.1 billion. Company’s CEO is currently Jan Nahum. It was established on February 18, 1941 as a state owned company to import, stock, refine and distribute petroleum products. On July 24, ..
Petrol pump
A petrol pump may refer to: an individual fuel dispensera Filling station This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. ..
Petrol sniffing
Petrol sniffing is a form of substance abuse where a person deliberately inhales petrol fumes for the intoxicating effect. Petrol sniffing appears mainly to occur among remote indigenous communities of developed countries, including in Canada, America and New Zealand. The reason people use petrol ..
Petrom
Petrom is a Romanian oil company, the largest corporation in Romania and the largest gas and oil producer in Southeastern Europe. In late 2004, Petrom was privatized by the Romanian state and sold to Austrian oil company OMV. As of 2005, it was the largest privatization deal in Romania's history...
Petroman
Petroman is one of the pioneer computer training institutes in Pakistan. External links [Possibly official website]..
Petromyscinae
The subfamily Petromyscinae of the family Nesomyidae contains the rock mice and Delany's swamp mouse. These two genera of mice are distinctive enough from one another that they are sometimes each placed in separate subfamilies. The rock mice are found in southwestern Africa. Delany's swamp mouse..
Petronà
Petrona is a comune and town in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy. ..
Petronas
PETRONAS, short for Petroliam Nasional Berhad, is Malaysia's owned oil and gas company that was founded on August 17 1974. Wholly-owned by the Government, the corporation is vested with the entire oil and gas resources in Malaysia and is entrusted with the responsibility of developing and adding v..
Petronas (The Patrician)
Petronas the Patrician (d. November 11, 865), was a Byzantine general and the brother of Empress Theodora and Bardas, uncle to the Byzantine emperor Michael III. After the death of Theophilus, young Michael ascended to the throne with the regency of Empress Theodora and the assistance of Bardas and ..
Petronas Twin Towers
The Petronas Twin Towers (also known as the Petronas Towers), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia were once the world's tallest buildings when measured from the level of the main entrance to the structural or architectural top. It has since been unseated by the Taipei 101 on October 17, 2003. The Petronas..
Petronel
A Petronel is a 16th or 17th century firearm, defined by R. Barret (Theorilee and Practike of Modern Warres, 1598) as a horsemans peece. It was the fire-arm which developed on the one hand into the pistol and on the other into the carbine. The name (French petrinel or poitrinal) was given to the wea..
Petronele Gerlikiene
Petronėlė Gerlikienė (June 19, 1905 - March 14, 1979), born in Chicago, USA, died in Vilnius, Lithuania. One of the most acclaimed self-taught Lithuanian-American artists. 1977 Laureate of the 1st prize. A National exhibition of Folk Art. Lithuanian Art Museum, Vilnius.1977 Laureate of the 1st p..
Petronella Barker
Petronella Barker (b. October 29, 1965) is a Norwegian actress, born in England. While still studying at the Theatre Academy in Oslo (1985-1988), she had her debut in the Russian-Norwegian co-production Dragens fange (Trees Grow on the Stones Too, 1985), but her real breakthrough as a movie actress..
Petronel Malan
Petronel Malan (born 1974 in South Africa) is a South African concert pianist. Malan grew up in Groenkloof, Pretoria with 3 siblings, an elder brother and a younger sister and brother. She started piano lessons at age 4 and debuted with the Johannesburg Symphony Orchestra at the age of 10. In 1991,..
Petronet LNG Limited
A Company formed by the Government of India to import LNG and set up LNG Terminals in the country. It is a Joint Venture Company promoted by the Gas Authority(India)Limited (GAIL), Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC), Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOC) and Bharat Petroleum Corporation L..
Petronia
Petronia is the name of a genus of sparrows, also known as rock sparrows There are five species: Yellow-spotted Petronia Petronia pyrgitaChestnut-shouldered Petronia Petronia xanthocollis (also sometimes known as Yellow-throated Sparrow)Yellow-throated Petronia Petronia superciliarisBush Petronia..
Petronila
Petronila may be one of: Petronila, TexasPetronila, 12th century queen of Aragon.This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this page, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. ..
Petronila, Texas
Petronila is a city in Nueces County, Texas, United States. The population was 83 at the 2000 census. Geography Petronila is located at [27°40′29″N, 97°38′11″W] (27.674613, -97.636360)[Geographic references#1GR1]. According to the United States Census Bureau, the cit..
Petronila of Aragon
Petronila of Aragon (Spanish: Patronilla Ramírez; French: Pétronille; also sometimes Petronella) (1135 – October 17 1174, Barcelona) was Queen of Aragon from 1137 until 1162. She was the daughter of Ramiro II, King of Aragon, and Agnes of Aquitaine. Petronila came to the throne through spe..
Petronilla de Meath
Petronilla de Meath was the maidservant of Dame Alice Kyteler a fourteenth century Irish noblewoman. She was accused of being an accomplice to witchcraft with her mistress and was flogged and eventually burned at the stake on 3rd November 1324, in Kilkenny, Ireland. Her mistress escaped to England. ..
Petronilla of Aquitaine
Petronilla of Aquitaine, (circa 1125 – 1153) born the daughter of William X of Aquitaine and Aenor of Châtellerault. She was the sister of Eleanor of Aquitaine, who was Queen consort of France and England. She is variously called Alix and Petronille; she typically went by Alix after her marr..
Petronius
This article is about the Roman author Petronius. For other uses of the name, see Petronius (disambiguation). Petronius (c.27 - AD 66) was a Roman writer of the Neronian age; he was a noted satirist. He is identified with Gaius Petronius Arbiter (see below), but the manuscript text of the Satyric..
Petronius (disambiguation)
Petronius is a Roman nomen shared by several notables, the most famous being the writer Petronius Arbiter. Publius Petronius, suffect consul 19 ADGaius Petronius Pontius Nigrinus, consul 37 AD and governor of AegyptusPetronius, courtier of Nero, is considered by some scholars to be the same person ..
Petronius Maximus
Petronius Maximus on a coin. Petronius Maximus (c.396 - 455), was a Roman aristocrat, and briefly Western Roman Emperor for part of 455. His senatorial career was as follows. His earliest known office was praetor, held c.411; around 415 he served as a tribunus et notarius, which was an entry ..
Petronius Platform
The Petronius Platform The Petronius Platform is a deepwater oil platform operated by ChevronTexaco and Marathon Oil in the Gulf of Mexico, 210 km southeast of New Orleans. A compliant piled tower design, it is 610 meters (2,001 feet) high, the tallest free-standing structure in the world, th..
Petropavl
Petropavl, formerly Petropavlovsk (Russian: Петропавловск, not to be confused with Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky) is a city by Ishim River in Northern Kazakhstan close to the border with Russia, about 350km west of Omsk along t..
Petropavlovsk
Petropavlovsk can refer to: Petropavlovsk (or Petropavl) in KazakhstanPetropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in RussiaBattleship Petropavlovsk (1897) (эскадренный броненосец Петропавловск), Imperial Russia (1897-1904)Battleship Petropavlovsk (1914), (линейный кораб�..
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatski Airline
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatski Airline is an airline based in Yelizovo, Russia. It provides regional and domestic feeder passenger services. Code Data ICAO Code: PTKCallsign: PetroKam History The original airline was established on 1 January 1940 and started operations in 1948. It was formerly the Aero..
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Petropavlovsk, as seen from Avacha Bay Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (Russian: ) is the administrative, industrial, scientific, and cultural center of Kamchatka Oblast, Russia. Population: 198,028 (2002 Census). It is located at [53°1′N 158°39′E]. It was founded by the explorer V..
Petropavlovskiy (crater)
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Petropavlovsky District
Petropavlovsky District is the name of several places: Petropavlovsky District, a district in Altai Krai, Russia. Petropavlovsky District, a district in Voronezh Oblast, Russia. This article consisting of geographical locations is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page, a list of pages t..
Petropavlovsk class battleship (1897)
The Petropavlovsk Class were Pre-Dreadnought battleships built for the Imperial Russian Navy. All three ships fought in the Russo-Japanese war and were lost to the Russians. Two ships was sunk and one was captured by the Japanese. Russian battleship Poltava, which later became the Japanese battle..
Petrópolis
Coat of Arms of the Municipality The Imperial Crown in Petrópolis The Imperial Museum, former Summer Palace of the Imperial Family Petrópolis, also known as The Imperial City of Brazil, is a town in the state of Rio de Janeiro, about 60 km from the state's capital. Population: ..
Petrópolis brewery
Cervejaria Petrópolis is a South American brewery based in Brazil. Beer The brewery produces a range of lagers under the brand names Itaipava, Crystal and Petra. See also Brazilian beerAmBev External links [RateBeer][Petrópolis] ..
Petropoulos
Petropoulos (the full name of the company is Petros Petropoulos A.E.B.E.) is one of the 'historic' Greek engine and vehicle manufacturers. It was founded in Thessaloniki in 1922 (its origins being even older, from a workshop involved in metal processing and church bell manufacture, the bell..
Petrorhagia
Petrorhagia is a small genus of annual and perennial plants of the pink or carnation family, native to the Mediterranean region. The genus is often referred to as Tunica, which is an obsolete synonym. It is low-growing with wiry stems and narrow, grass-like leaves. The flowers are small, in cluste..
Petroruble
A petroruble is a petroleum trade valued in the ruble as opposed to the US dollar (a petrodollar), or euro (petroeuro). On May 10, 2006 Russian president Vladimir Putin announced the project for the creation of an Oil Exchange denominated in rubles to trade oil and gas. The purpose of trading in ru..
Petros, Tennessee
Petros, Tennessee, (pronouced pee-tross) is a town located in Morgan County, Tennessee, in the United States, located on Tennessee State Route 116. It is historically a coal mining town and is also known as the home of Brushy Mountain State Prison. The coal mine scenes for the movie October Sky we..
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Petroşani
Petroşani (German: Petroschen, Hungarian: Petrozsény) is a city in Hunedoara County, Romania, with a population of 45,447 (2002). Coal can be found near Petroşani and today coal mining is an important part of the city's economy. The exploatation of coal began in the 19th century and the city w..
Petrosaviaceae
Petrosaviaceae is the botanical name of a family of flowering plants. Such a family has been recognized by only few taxonomists: the plants involved were usually treated as belonging to the family Liliaceae. The APG II system, of 2003, does recognize this family and assigns it to the clade monoco..
Petrosian
Petrosian can refer to: Tigran Petrosian, chess player.Levon Ter-Petrossian, former president of Armenia.Vahé Petrosian American astrophysicist and cosmologist.This is a [disambiguationdisambiguation] page: a list of articles associated with the same title. If an referred you to this pa..
Petrosinella
redirect [[Template:Context]]Petrosinella is an Italian version of Rapunzel, named "Raiponce", like the vegetable in French. ..
Petrosino
Petrosino (Pitrusinu in Sicilian) is a town in Sicily, Italy, administratively part of the province of Trapani, located between the municipalities of Marsala and Mazara del Vallo. Sicily · Communes of the province of Trapani Alcamo | Buseto Palizzolo | Calatafimi-Segesta | Campobello..
Petrosquamous sinus
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Petros Christo
Petros Christo, born in Greece on March 4, 1975, is the current bass player of the Power Metal band Firewind. He has also played in Breaking Silence.He is the owner of Emerald Cafe in his home town,Thessaloniki ..
Petros Mavromichalis
Petros Mavromichalis (1765-1848) Petros Mavromichalis (1765-1848) (Greek: ), also known as Petrobey (Πετρομπέης), was the leader of the Maniot people during the first half of the 19th century. Mavromichalis' family had a long history of fighting against the Turks (who at that time..
Petros Molyviatis
Petros G. Molyviatis (in Greek: Πέτρος Γ. Μολυβιάτης) (1928 is a Greek politician, and from 2004 to 2006 Greek Greek Minister for Foreign Affairs. Born in Chios, he studyied Law at the Athens University and entered the Greek Foreign Ministry after graduation. As a career diplomat, ..
Petros Papadakis
Petros Papadakis (born June 16, 1977) is a radio host on KMPC-AM, ("1540 The Ticket") in Los Angeles. Known for his brash and sometimes obnoxious behavior, Papadakis is a controversial but popular media figure in Southern California. His three hour show, from 4:00pm to 7:00pm Pacific time, covers pr..
Petros Persakis
Petros Persakis (1879 - ?) was a Greek gymnast. He competed at the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens. Persakis competed in the individual rings and team parallel bars events. He placed third in the rings event. In the team parallel bars, Persakis was a member of the Panellinios Gymnastikos Syllog..
Petros Solomon
Petros Solomon was the Former Foreign minister and Maritime minister of Eritrea. During part of the war of Eritrean Independence he was the head of military intelligence for the EPLF [Eritrean People's Liberation Front. In September 2001 he was detained indefinitely along with other reformist polit..
Petroto, Achaia
Map Map not yetavailable --> Statistics Prefecture: Achaia Province: Patra Municipality: Messatida Location:Latitude:Longitude: 38.198 (38°11'52") N lat. 21.6588 (21°46'30") E long. Elevation: -lowest: -centre: northern part (around 50 m)241 m (centre)eastern par..
Petrotrin
Petrotrin, the Petroleum Company of Trinidad and Tobago is the major State-owned oil company in Trinidad and Tobago. The company was established in 1993 by the merger of Trintopec and Trintoc, two state-owned oil companies. A third company, Trinmar was later merged into the company. Trintoc was f..