Minnie Pearl, Grand Ole Opry Legend; Sarah Ophelia Colley (USA, 1912-1996).

Drew Pearson, Newspaper columnist; Andrew Russell Pearson (USA, 1877-1969).

Harold Peary, Actor (Gildersleeve), Harold Jese Pereira de Faria, (USA, 1908-1985).

Pebbles, Singer; Perri Alette McKissack (Oakland, California 6 November 1966).

Bob Peck, Actor; Robert Peck (Leeds, Yorkshire 23 August 1945 - 4 April 1999).

Gregory Peck, Actor; Eldred Gregory Peck (La Jolla, California 5 April 1916 - 12 June 2003).

Sam Peckinpah, Movie director, David Samuel Peckinpah, (USA, 1925-1984).

Mario Van Peebles, Actor, Mario Peebles, (Mexico, 1957).

Melvin Van Peebles, Movie director, actor, writer and producer, Melvin Peebles, (USA, 1932).

John Peel, Disc jockey; John Robert Parker Ravenscroft (Heswall, Cheshire, 30 August 1939).

Nia Peeples, Actor and singer; Virenia Gwendolyn Peeples (Hollywood, California 10 December 1961).

Jan Peerce, Opera tenor; Jacob Pincus Perelmuth (New York City 3 June 1904 - 15 December 1984).

Little Peggy, Singer; Margaret Annemarie Batavio (Lansdale, Pennsylvania 8 March 1948).

I. M. Pei, Architect; Ieoh Ming Pei (Canton, China 26 April 1917).

Pele, Footballer, Edson Arantes do Nascimento, (Brazil 1940).

Nancy Pelosi, Politician; Nancy D'Alesandro (Baltimore, Maryland 26 March 1940).

John Pemberton, Pharmacist and inventor of Coca-Cola; John Stith Pemberton (Knoxville, Georgia 8 July 1831 - 16 August 1888).

Mike Pender, Musician and singer, Michael Perdergast, (USA, 1942).

Penn, Magician, Penn Jillette, (USA, 1955). (Penn & Teller).

JC Penney, Retail merchant; James Cash Penney (Hamilton, Missouri 16 September 1875 - 12 February 1971).

Ty Pennington, television celebrity and carpenter; Tygert Bruton Pennington (Atlanta, Georgia 19 October 1965).

Willie Pep, Boxer; Gugliermo Papaleo (Middletown, Connecticut 19 September 1922 - 23 November 2006).

Pepa, Rapper; Sandra Denton (Kingston, Jamaica 9 November 1969). Half of the rap duo Salt-N-Pepa [with Cheryl James].

Georges Perec, Writer; George Peretz (Paris, France 7 March 1936 - 3 March 1982).

S. J. Perelman, Humorist; Sidney Joseph Perelman (Brooklyn 1 February 1904 - 17 October 1979).

Rosie Perez, Dancer and Actor, Rosa Marie Perez, (USA, 1964).

Anthony Perkins, Actor; Anthony Perkins (New York City 4 April 1932 - 12 September 1992).

Eva Peron, Dictator's first lady; Dictator, Eva Maria Duarte, (Argentina, 1919-1952).

H. Ross Perot, Entrepeneur and politician; Henry Ross Perot (Texarkana, Texas 27 June 1930).

Gigi Perreau, Actor; Ghislaine Elizabeth Marie Thérèse Perreau-Saussine (Los Angeles, California 6 February 1941).

Anne Perry, Writer; Juliet Hulme (Blackheath, London 28 October 1938).

Antoinette Perry, Actor, director; Mary Antoinette Perry (Denver, Colorado 27 June 1888 - 28 June 1946). She helped found the American Theatre Wing; the annual Antoinette Perry Awards were created in her name; better known as the "Tony" Awards.

Emily Perry, Actor, singer and dancer; Patricia Emily Perry (Torquay, Devon 28 June 1907 - 19 February 2008).

Joe Perry, Guitarist; Anthony Joseph Perry (Lawrence, Massachusetts 10 September 1950).

Luke Perry, Actor; Coy Luther Perry III, (USA, 1966).

Bernadette Peters, Singer; Bernadette Lazzaro (USA, 1948).

Brock Peters, Actor; George Fisher (New York City 2 July 1927).

Jean Peters, Actor; Elizabeth Jean Peters (Canton, Ohio 15 October 1926 - 13 October 2000).

Jon Peters, Hairdresser turned film producer; John Pagano Peters (Van Nuys, California 1 January 1947).

Roberta Peters, Opera soprano; Roberta Peterman (New York 4 May 1930).

Susan Peters, Actor; Suzanne Carmahan, (USA, 1921-1952).

Paul Peterson, Television actor, William Paul Peterson (USA, 1945).

Ray Peterson, Singer; Raymond Peterson (Denton, Texas 23 April 1939 - 25 January 2006).

Petrarch, Scholar; Francesco Petrarca (Aresso, Tuscanny 1304 - 1374 ), was born Francesco di Petracco.

Charles Pettigrew, Singer Songwriter; Charles Pettigrew, (Pennsylvania, 12 May 1963 - 6 April 2001).

Peyo, cartoonist and creator of the Smurfs; Pierre Culliford (Brussels, Belgium 25 June 1926).