| Author Name | Profession | Nationality |
| P. D. James | Novelist | English |
| P. J. Harvey | Musician | British |
| P. T. Barnum | Entertainer | American |
| Pablo Casals | Musician | Spanish |
| Padma Lakshmi | Chef | Indian |
| Paige Davis | Actress | American |
| Pam Gems | Playwright | English |
| Pamela Hansford Johnson | Critic | English |
| Pamela Harriman | Celebrity | American |
| Parris Glendening | ||
| Pat Cash | Athlete | Australian |
| Pat Garrett | ||
| Patrice Leconte | Director | French |
| Patricia Ireland | Activist | American |
| Patrick Campbell | ||
| Patrick Dempsey | Actor | American |
| Patrick Dennis | Author | American |
| Patrick Ewing | Athlete | Jamaican |
| Patrick Ferguson | Soldier | British |
| Patrick Geddes | Scientist | Scottish |
| Patrick J. Kennedy | Politician | American |
| Patrick Kavanagh | Poet | Irish |
| Patrick Leahy | Politician | American |
| Patsy Kelly | Comedian | American |
| Patti Davis | Celebrity | American |
| Patti Labelle | Musician | American |
| Pau Gasol | Athlete | Spanish |
| Paul Allen | Businessman | American |
| Paul Bailey | Novelist | American |
| Paul Castellano | Criminal | American |
| Paul Celan | Poet | Romanian |
| Paul Cellucci | Politician | American |
| Paul Daniels | Entertainer | British |
| Paul Dano | Actor | American |
| Paul Darrow | Actor | British |
| Paul Davies | Writer | British |
| Paul Delvaux | Artist | Belgian |
| Paul Desmond | Musician | American |
| Paul Eldridge | Educator | American |
| Paul Eluard | Poet | French |
| Paul Engle | Poet | American |
| Paul Epworth | Musician | |
| Paul Erdos | Mathematician | Hungarian |
| Paul Farmer | Educator | American |
| Paul Feig | Director | American |
| Paul Feyerabend | Philosopher | Austrian |
| Paul Gallagher | Athlete | Scottish |
| Paul Gallico | Writer | American |
| Paul Gascoigne | Athlete | English |
| Paul Gauguin | Artist | French |
| Paul Gerhardt | Writer | German |
| Paul Getty | Businessman | American |
| Paul Giamatti | Actor | American |
| Paul Gillmor | Politician | American |
| Paul Gleason | Actor | American |
| Paul Haggis | Director | Canadian |
| Paul Harris | Entertainer | |
| Paul Harrison | Environmentalist | |
| Paul Harvey | Journalist | American |
| Paul Hawken | Environmentalist | |
| Paul Ince | Athlete | English |
| Paul Kagame | Statesman | |
| Paul Kane | Writer | English |
| Paul Kantner | Musician | |
| Paul Keating | Politician | Australian |
| Paul Lazarsfeld | Educator | American |
| Paul Lepage | Politician | American |
| Paul M. Glaser | ||
| Paul R. Ehrlich | Scientist | American |
| Paula Abdul | Musician | American |
| Paula Danziger | Author | American |
| Paula Deen | Chef | American |
| Paula Jones | Celebrity | American |
| Pauline Hanson | Politician | Australian |
| Pauline Kael | Critic | American |
| Pearl Bailey | Actress | American |
| Pedro Almodovar | Director | Spanish |
| Pedro Calderon De La Barca | Dramatist | Spanish |
| Peggy Fleming | Athlete | American |
| Peggy Lee | Musician | American |
| Penelope Fitzgerald | Poet | English |
| Penelope Keith | Actress | British |
| Penelope Leach | ||
| Penn Jillette | Entertainer | American |
| Perry Farrell | Musician | American |
| Persis Khambatta | Actress | Indian |
| Pete Cashmore | Businessman | Scottish |
| Pete Hamill | Journalist | American |
| Peter Abelard | Philosopher | French |
| Peter Abrahams | Novelist | South African |
| Peter Ackroyd | Author | British |
| Peter Agre | Scientist | American |
| Peter Akinola | Clergyman | Nigerian |
| Peter Banks | Musician | |
| Peter Barnes | Playwright | English |
| Peter Bart | Editor | American |
| Peter Baynham | Comedian | Welsh |
| Peter Camejo | Businessman | American |
| Peter Carey | Novelist | Australian |
| Peter Davison | Actor | British |
| Peter Dawson | Musician | Australian |
| Peter Defazio | Politician | American |
| Peter Erskine | Musician | American |
| Peter Facinelli | Actor | American |
| Peter Falk | Actor | American |
| Peter Farrelly | Director | American |
| Peter Fenn | Journalist | American |
| Peter Finch | Actor | English |
| Peter Fonda | Actor | American |
| Peter G. Fitzgerald | Politician | American |
| Peter Gabriel | Musician | English |
| Peter Gallagher | Actor | American |
| Peter Garrett | Musician | Australian |
| Peter Gay | Historian | American |
| Peter Hain | Politician | British |
| Peter Hall | Director | British |
| Peter Hammill | Musician | English |
| Peter Handke | Novelist | Austrian |
| Peter Jackson | Director | New Zealander |
| Peter James | Writer | British |
| Peter Jennings | Journalist | Canadian |
| Peter King | Politician | American |
| Peter Latham | Athlete | English |
| Peter Lewis Allen | ||
| Peter Maxwell Davies | Composer | English |
| Peter S. Beagle | Author | American |
| Petra Kelly | Politician | German |
| Phil Foglio | Cartoonist | American |
| Phil Hare | Politician | American |
| Phil Harris | Musician | American |
| Phil Hartman | Actor | Canadian |
| Phil Jackson | Coach | American |
| Phil Katz | Scientist | American |
| Phil Keoghan | Celebrity | New Zealander |
| Philip Caputo | Author | American |
| Philip Emeagwali | Scientist | Nigerian |
| Philip Gibbs | Journalist | British |
| Philip Gilbert Hamerton | Artist | English |
| Philip Glass | Composer | American |
| Philip J. Davis | Mathematician | American |
| Philip J. Kaplan | Businessman | American |
| Philip James Bailey | Poet | English |
| Philip Johnson | Architect | American |
| Philip Kaufman | Director | American |
| Philip Kearny | Soldier | American |
| Philip Larkin | Poet | English |
| Philippe Halsman | Photographer | Latvian |
| Phillip Adams | Writer | Australian |
| Phillip E. Johnson | Educator | American |
| Phoebe Cary | Poet | American |
| Phoebe Cates | Actress | American |
| Phyllis Battelle | Journalist | American |
| Phyllis George | Journalist | American |
| Pico Iyer | Writer | Indian |
| Pierre Bayle | Philosopher | French |
| Pierre Cardin | Designer | French |
| Pierre De Fermat | Lawyer | French |
| Pierre Laplace | Mathematician | French |
| Pierre Laval | Politician | French |
| Piper Laurie | Actress | American |
| Pippa Evans | Comedian | British |
| Pir Vilayat Khan | Philosopher | |
| Pope John Xxiii | Clergyman | Italian |
| Prince Harry | Royalty | English |
| Priscilla Davis | Celebrity | American |
| Puff Daddy | Musician | American |
“It is still true that it is easier to compose a poem in the form of a manual for adjusting a VCR than it is to write a piece using just tuning as a symphony.”
“There's a difference between beauty and charm. A beautiful woman is one I notice. A charming woman is one who notices me.”