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Famous People in History whose Surname begins with 'P' - 1
This category is for famous people in history whose surname begins with the letter 'P'. The names shown on this page are - Emmeline (Emily) Pankhurst - Blaise Pascal - William Penn - Plato - Edgar Allan Poe - Giacomo Puccini - Henry Purcell - Alexander Pushkin.
Emmeline (Emily) Pankhurst
(1858-1928) Emmeline (Emily) Pankhurst was an English suffragette, who helped the right for British women to vote.
Blaise Pascal
(1623-1662) Blaise Pascal was a French philosopher and mathematician. He constructed the first calculating machine.
William Penn
(1644-1718) William Penn was an English Quaker leader and founder of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia.
Plato
(427-347 B.C.) Plato was an Athenian philosopher, pupil of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle.
Edgar Allan Poe
(1809-1849) Edgar Allan Poe was an American poet and short-story writer. He wrote 'Tales of Mystery and Imagination', one of which, 'The Murders in the Rue Morgue', is among the earliest detective stories.
Giacomo Puccini
(1858-1924) Giacomo Puccini was an Italian composer of operas. He composed "Tosca", "Madame Butterfly" and "La Boheme".
Henry Purcell
(1659-1695) Henry Purcell, Henry English composer and organist. He wrote the opera Dido and Aeneas.
Alexander Pushkin
(1799-1837) Alexander Pushkin was a great Russian poet. He was author of 'Eugene Onegin'.
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