Celebrity picks for Derby Dead Pool 2025: P

 

de la Parra, Jose de Jesus Sahagun
Born 1 January 1922  (Cotija, Mexico)
Mexican Roman Catholic bishop.
[Picture of Jose de Jesus Sahagun de la Parra]

 

Pacino, Al
Born 25 April 1940  (New York City, New York, USA)
Legendary Hollywood actor who first came to prominence in 'The Godfather' in 1972.
[Picture of Al Pacino]

 

Packer, Ann
Born 8 March 1942  (Moulsford, England)
English former sprinter, hurdler and long jumper who won two medals at the 1964 Summer Olympics
[Picture of Ann Packer]

 

Packwood, Bob
Born 11 September 1932  (Portland, Orgeon, USA)
Disgraced former US senator for Oregon.
[Picture of Bob Packwood]

 

Padilla, Robin
Born 23 November 1969  (Daet, Camarines Norte, Philippines)
Philippines actor who's also a Philippines senator, leader of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino. Seems also to be a relic of a bygone age when it comes to women's rights.
[Picture of Robin Padilla]

 

Page, Genevieve
Born 13 December 1937  (Paris, France)
Global star, at home on stage or screen has appeared in numerous French, Italian, British and American films, including El Cid and Grand Prix. She continued acting into her 70s.
[Picture of Genevieve Page]

 

Page, Jimmy
Born 9 January 1944  (Heston, Middlesex, England)
Guitarist, member of the Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin.
[Picture of Jimmy Page]

 

Paget, Debra
Born 19 August 1933  (Denver, Colorado, USA)
Hollywood actress who later became a born-again christian.
[Picture of Debra Paget]

 

Paine, Terry
Born 23 March 1939  (Winchester, England)
Former Southampton FC stalwart and member of England's victorious 1966 World Cup squad.
[Picture of Terry Paine]

 

Paisley, Eileen
Born 2 November 1931  (Belfast)
Wife of Norn Iron motormouth Ian Paisley. Born 1934.
[Picture of Eileen Paisley]

 

Pakhmutova, Aleksandra
Born 9 November 2029  (Stalingradsky district, USSR)
A Soviet and Russian composer, she has remained one of the best known figures in Soviet and later Russian popular music since she first achieved fame in her homeland in the 1960s
[Picture of Aleksandra Pakhmutova]

 

Palin, Michael
Born 5 May 1943  (Sheffield, Yorkshire, England)
Member of Monty Python, now equally well known for his travel documentaries.
[Picture of Michael Palin]

 

Pallete, Pilar
Born 3 September 1928  (Paita, Peru)
Peruvian actress, third and final wife of constipated racist John Wayne.
[Picture of Pilar Pallete]

 

Palmer, Carl
Born 20 March 1950  (Birmingham, England)
Drummer and sole survivor of the supergroup Emerson, Lake and (you guessed it) Palmer.
[Picture of Carl Palmer]

 

Palmer, Clive
Born 26 March 1954  (Footscray, Victoria, Australia)
Australian businessman with his own fringe political party. He once had plans to build a new Titanic.
[Picture of Clive Palmer]

 

Palmer, Phil
Born in England, UK  (exact date unknown)
"Workshop Phil", a mechanic and classic car entusiast who works as part of the restoration team on Car SOS. Born 1944.
[Picture of Phil Palmer]

 

Palmer (politician), Geoffrey
Born 21 April 1942  (Nelson, New Zealand)
33rd Prime Minister of New Zealand serving in the post for just over 1 year (which is actually much better than a lot of NZ PMs - 16 out of 40 have not lasted as long)
[Picture of Geoffrey Palmer (politician)]

 

Palmolive, (musician)
Born 3 January 1955  (Granada, Spain)
Spanish-born drummer for punk pioneers The Slits and The Raincoats.
[Picture of (musician) Palmolive]

 

Pan, Rebecca
Born 29 December 1931  (Shanghai, China)
Chinese-Hong Kong actress and singer.
[Picture of Rebecca Pan]

 

Panetta, Leon
Born 28 June 1938  (Monterey, California, USA)
American politician who has served as White House Chief of Staff, director of the CIA, and Secretary of Defence.
[Picture of Leon Panetta]

 

Panic, Milan
Born 20 December 1929  (Belgrade, Kingdom of Yugoslavia)
Former prime minister of Yugoslavia from 1992 to 1993.
[Picture of Milan Panic]

 

Parazaider, Walter
Born 14 March 1945  (Maywood, Ilinois, USA)
US musician, founding member of the band, Chicago.
[Picture of Walter Parazaider]

 

Parekh, Asha
Born 2 October 1942  (Mumbai, India)
Indian actress, film director, and producer who appeared in many commercially successful films throughout her career. She was the highest paid actress of her time in Hindi cinema and was one of the most successful actresses of the 1960s and 1970s
[Picture of Asha Parekh]

 

Parenti, Michael
Born 30 September 1933  (New York, NY, USA)
Political writer and lecturer, known for Marxist views
[Picture of Michael Parenti]

 

Parfitt, Judy
Born 7 November 1935  (Sheffield, UK)
Veteran actress, currently starring in "Call the Midwife".
[Picture of Judy Parfitt]

 

Parfitt, Peter
Born 8 December 1936  (Billingford, Norfolk, England)
English former cricketer.
[Picture of Peter Parfitt]

 

Pargeter, Lucy
Born 1 March 1977  (Nottingham, UK)
Soap actress, who appeared in both the 2000s Crossroads reboot and, more recently, Emmerdale.
[Picture of Lucy Pargeter]

 

Paribatra, Induratana
Born 2 February 1922  (Bangkok, Siam)
Ancient member of the Thai royal house
[Picture of Induratana Paribatra]

 

Parker, Posie
Born in England  (exact date unknown)
Militant feminist.
[Picture of Posie Parker]

 

Parker Bowles, Andrew
Born 27 December 1939  (Surrey, UK)
The man who was cuckolded by Prince Charles - Camilla's first husband. He later married a direct descendant of the man who invented Pitman shorthand.
[Picture of Andrew Parker Bowles]

 

Parker Bowles, Camilla
Born 17 July 1947  (Plumpton, Sussex, England)
Prince Charles's wrinkly bit on the side.
[Picture of Camilla Parker Bowles]

 

Parkes, Tony
Born 5 May 1949  (Sheffield, United Kingdom)
English former professional footballer. After retiring, he became a coach in service of the Blackburn Rovers
[Picture of Tony Parkes]

 

Parkin, Maurice
Born in United Kingdom  (exact date unknown)
English snooker player.
[Picture of Maurice Parkin]

 

Parkinson, Gary
Born 10 January 1968  (Thornaby, Yorkshire, England)
Ex-footballer. Former Middlesbrough FC and Burnley FC right back. Now youth team coach at Blackpool FC.
[Picture of Gary Parkinson]

 

Parrish, Leslie
Born 13 March 1935  (Melrose, Massachusetts, USA)
American actress, environmentalist writer and producer.
[Picture of Leslie Parrish]

 

Parsons, Estelle
Born 20 November 1927  (Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA)
American actress who was nominated for an Oscar in 1967 for playing Blanche in 'Bonnie & Clyde'. Also known for playing Roseanne's bisexual mother in the sitcom 'Roseanne'.
[Picture of Estelle Parsons]

 

Pärt, Arvo
Born 11 September 1935  (Paide, Järva County, Estonia)
Estonian classical music composer.
[Picture of Arvo Pärt]

 

Parton, Dolly
Born 19 January 1946  (Sevierville, Tennessee, USA)
Country music singer whose name was used for the first cloned sheep because its genetic material was taken from a mammary gland.
[Picture of Dolly Parton]

 

Partridge, Andy
Born 11 November 1953  (Mtarfa, Malta)
I knooooow oooooone thiiiiiing, and that's he led XTC.
[Picture of Andy Partridge]

 

Partridge, Derek
Born 29 June 1935  (London, UK.)
Mainly minor actor who once had his own chatshow in Zimbabwe .Narrated a show about the death of Gone with the wind actor Leslie Howard.
[Picture of Derek Partridge]

 

Pascal, Francoise
Born 14 October 1949  (Vacoas-Phoenix, Mauritius)
Mauritius-British actress and singer of the 70s.
[Picture of Francoise Pascal]

 

Pascual, Camilo
Born 20 January 1934  (Havana, Cuba)
Baseball player for played for the Washington Senators and other teams.
[Picture of Camilo Pascual]

 

PASSMORE, George
Born 8 January 1942  (Plymouth, Devon, England)
Artist, one half along with Gilbert Proesch of the duo known as Gilbert and George.
[Picture of George PASSMORE]

 

Pate, Johnny
Born 5 December 1923  (Chicago Heights, illinois, USA)
Began as a jazz bass guitarist in the 1940s, moving into producing and arranging for artists such as Peabo Bryson and later the Bee Gees.
[Picture of Johnny Pate]

 

Paternoster, Marissa
Born 1 August 1986  (Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA)
Screaming Females singer.
[Picture of Marissa Paternoster]

 

Paterson, Bill
Born 3 June 1945  (Glasgow, UK)
Scottish character actor.
[Picture of Bill Paterson]

 

Paterson, Katherine
Born 31 October 1932  (Huai'an, China)
Children's author whose best known work, Bridge to Terabithia, won the Newbery Medal and has been adapted into a film.
[Picture of Katherine Paterson]

 

Patil, Pratibha
Born 19 December 1934  (Nadagon, Maharashtra, India)
The current President of India.
[Picture of Pratibha Patil]

 

Patrese, Riccardo
Born 17 April 1954  (Padua, Italy)
Very durable Formula racing driver with six wins
[Picture of Riccardo Patrese]

 

Patrick, Butch
Born 2 August 1953  (Los Angeles, California, USA)
Former child actor, known for playing Eddie Munster in 1960s sitcom 'The Munsters'.
[Picture of Butch Patrick]

 

Patterson, James
Born 22 March 1947  (Newburgh, New York, USA)
Prolific and award-winning American author, a former advertising executive.
[Picture of James Patterson]

 

Patton, Mark
Born 22 September 1959  (Kansas City, MO, USA)
Actor, Nightmare on Elm St 2, dubbed cinema's first Scream King. Diagnosed with HIV at 40, announced in 2023 the diagnosis had progressed to AIDS.
[Picture of Mark Patton]

 

Paul, Dorothy
Born in Glasgow, Scotland  (exact date unknown)
Scottish comedienne and entertainer, born 1937
[Picture of Dorothy Paul]

 

Paul, Ron
Born 20 August 1935  (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA)
US Libertarian politician and candidate for the Republican nomination for President in 2012.
[Picture of Ron Paul]

 

Paul-Robie, Joanna
Born in Hamilton, New Zealand  (exact date unknown)
New Zealand news anchor who's been a screen presence since 1978. She revealed a terminal cancer diagnosis in June 2024 while receiving the Matariki Icon Award. Age unknown.
[Picture of Joanna Paul-Robie]

 

Paxman, Jeremy
Born 11 May 1950  (Leeds, England)
Waspish presenter of 'Newsnight' who famously asked the same question to former Home Secretary Michael Howard 12 times in 1997. Retired from the Newsnight hotseat in June 2014.
[Picture of Jeremy Paxman]

 

Paxton, Robert
Born 15 June 1932  (Lexington, Kentucky , USA)
Esteemed political scientist and historian who ruffled many feathers in France with his books on fascism and its rise in France during world war two.
[Picture of Robert Paxton]

 

Payne, Davey
Born 11 August 1944  (Willesden, London, England)
Saxophonist, formerly in the backing band for The Blockheads. Played the catchy jazz solo in "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick".
[Picture of Davey Payne]

 

Payne, Freda
Born 19 September 1942  (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
Singer best known for her 1970 hit single "Band of Gold".
[Picture of Freda Payne]

 

Payne, Keith
Born 30 August 1933  (Ingham, Queensland, Australia)
VC holder, who won it during the Vietnam war. Also fought in Korea and Dhofar.
[Picture of Keith Payne]

 

Peach, Mary
Born 20 October 1934  (Durban, South Africa)
BAFTA-nominated film and TV actress. Widow of Hammer horror screenwriter Jimmy Sangster.
[Picture of Mary Peach]

 

Peacock, Alan
Born 29 October 1937  (Middlesbrough, England)
English footballer, most famously for Midlesbrough.
[Picture of Alan Peacock]

 

Pearcy, Stephen
Born 3 July 1956  (Long Beach, California, USA)
Ratt guitarist now dealing with a liver cancer diagnosis that's been going round and round.
[Picture of Stephen Pearcy]

 

Pearson, Felicia
Born 18 May 1980  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA)
Former drug dealer who later acted on every media ponce's favourite TV show 'The Wire'.
[Picture of Felicia Pearson]

 

Pearson, Graeme
Born 1 April 1950  (Partick, Glasgow, Scotland)
Scottish policeman and former MSP.
[Picture of Graeme Pearson]

 

Peebles, Jim
Born 25 April 1935  (Winnipeg, Canada)
Astrophysicist and astronomer.
[Picture of Jim Peebles]

 

Pegg, Simon
Born 14 February 1970  (Brockworth, Gloucestershire, England)
Actor and screenwriter - of 'Spaced', 'Shaun of the Dead' and 'Hot Fuzz' fame.
[Picture of Simon Pegg]

 

Peil, Mary Beth
Born 25 June 1940  (Davenport, Iowa, USA)
She is an actress and producer, known for Mirrors (2008), The Stepford Wives (2004) and Dawson's Creek (1998).
[Picture of Mary Beth Peil]

 

Pelicot, Gisele
Born 7 December 1952  (Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany)
Right. Own up. Who picked her? Gisèle Pelicot is a French woman who was covertly drugged and raped by her husband Dominique Pelicot on numerous occasions over a nine-year period between 2011 and 2020. 51 men were convicted in trial that riveted France
[Picture of Gisele Pelicot]

 

Pelmear, Donald
Born in Middlesbrough, England  (exact date unknown)
Played Professor Rubeish in the 1973 'Doctor Who' story "The Time Warrior". Born 1924.
[Picture of Donald Pelmear]

 

Pelosi, Nancy
Born 26 March 1940  (Baltimore, Maryland, USA)
Speaker of the House of Representatives from 2007-2011.
[Picture of Nancy Pelosi]

 

Pelosi, Paul
Born 15 May 1940  (San Fransisco, California, USA)
Owns Financial Leasing Services Inc. but mostly known hammer victim and as hisband of Nancy.
[Picture of Paul Pelosi]

 

Peltier, Leonard
Born 12 September 1944  (Belcourt, North Dakota, USA)
Native American activist and convicted murderer.
[Picture of Leonard Peltier]

 

Pender, John
Born 19 November 1963  (Luton, United Kingdom)
Irish footballer who captained a Burnley team to promotion twice, now battling ALS
[Picture of John Pender]

 

Penn, June
Born in Brighton, East Sussex, England  (exact date unknown)
Astrologer in TV & radio. Born around 1928.
[Picture of June Penn]

 

Pennington, Michael
Born 7 June 1943  (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England)
Respected stage actor, writer and director who co-founded the English Shakespeare Company. Rather better known to the hoi polloi as Moff Tiaan Jerjerrod in 'Return Of The Jedi'.
[Picture of Michael Pennington]

 

Penrose, Roger
Born 8 August 1931  (Colchester, Essex, England)
Mathematician.
[Picture of Roger Penrose]

 

Pepe, (footballer)
Born 25 February 1935  (Santos, Brazil)
Two time FIFA World Cup winner and Santos FC club legend.
[Picture of (footballer) Pepe]

 

Perdue, Sonny
Born 20 December 1946  (Perry, Georgia, USA)
American politician and Governor of Georgia.
[Picture of Sonny Perdue]

 

Perelman, Ronald
Born 1 January 1943  (Greensboro, NC, USA)
Big banker who lost 90% of his wealth between 2018 and 2022
[Picture of Ronald Perelman]

 

PEREZ ESQUIVEL, Adolfo
Born 26 November 1931  (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Argentine arty type and human rights activist awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1980.
[Picture of Adolfo PEREZ ESQUIVEL]

 

Perez Minaya, Leo
Born 28 September 1939  (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic)
Dominican entrepeneur.
[Picture of Leo Perez Minaya]

 

Perhacs, Linda
Born 1 December 1943  (Mill Valley, California, USA)
American folk singer whose 1970 album "Parallelograms" was rediscovered as a lost classic upon its reissue in the late 1990s.
[Picture of Linda Perhacs]

 

Perkins, Polly
Born 31 May 1943  (London, England)
Theatre actress who later played Dot Cotton's estranged half-sister Rose in 'EastEnders'.
[Picture of Polly Perkins]

 

Perlman, Rhea
Born 31 March 1948  (Brooklyn, New York, USA)
Actress best known as the sarcastic bartender Carla Tortelli in 'Cheers'.
[Picture of Rhea Perlman]

 

Peron, Isabel
Born 4 February 1931  (La Rioja, Argentina)
Third wife of Juan, former President of Argentina & Isabel herself was President between 1974 & 1976.
[Picture of Isabel Peron]

 

Perrett, Peter
Born 8 April 1952  (Camberwell, London, United Kingdom)
English musician and the frontman and main creative force of rock band the Only Ones
[Picture of Peter Perrett]

 

Perrier, Denise
Born 13 February 1935  (Ambérieu-en-Bugey, France)
Miss France and Miss World 1953.
[Picture of Denise Perrier]

 

Perrine, Valerie
Born 3 September 1943  (Houston, Texas, USA)
Actress, particularly successful in the 1970s.
[Picture of Valerie Perrine]

 

Perry, Adam
Born in United Kingdom  (exact date unknown)
Former British model who appeared in the biggest-selling poster in UK history, L'Enfant, which featured a bare-chested man holding a baby. Born 1963.
[Picture of Adam Perry]

 

Perry, Brian
Born 11 March 1946  (place of birth unknown)
British veterinarian surgeon.
[Picture of Brian Perry]

 

Perry, Steve
Born 22 January 1949  (Hanford, California, USA)
Lead singer of Journey and icon of 80's arena rock, their most well known hit being "Don't Stop Believin'"
[Picture of Steve Perry]

 

Perry, William "The Refrigerator"
Born 16 December 1962  (Aiken, South Carolina, USA)
Hulking defensive lineman for the Chicago Bears American football team that won the Super Bowl in 1986.
[Picture of William

 

Perry, William J.
Born 11 October 1927  (Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, USA)
US Secretary of Defense during Bill Clinton's first term.
[Picture of William J. Perry]

 

Persky, Bill
Born 9 September 1931  (place of birth unknown)
American television director, most notably for 'The Dick Van Dyke Show'.
[Picture of Bill Persky]

 

Pesci, Joe
Born 9 February 1943  (Newark, New Jersey, USA)
Short Italian-American character actor who is always on hand when a film script calls for a short Italian-American character. Which, indeed, many have done, including 'Raging Bull', 'Goodfellas' and 'Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'.
[Picture of Joe Pesci]

 

Peters, Clarke
Born 7 April 1952  (New York City, New York, USA)
Actor and favourite of David Simon, having played major roles in both 'The Wire' and 'Treme'.
[Picture of Clarke Peters]

 

Peters, Mary
Born 6 July 1939  (Halewood, Lancashire, USA)
Olympic gold-winning multi-eventer whose success in 1972 paved the way for the likes of Daley Thompson, Denise Lewis and Jessica Ennis-Hill to follow.
[Picture of Mary Peters]

 

Peters, Mike
Born 25 February 1959  (Prestatyn, Wales)
Lead singer of The Alarm.
[Picture of Mike Peters]

 

Peterson, Jordan
Born 12 June 1962  (Edmonton, Canada)
Canadian psychologist and prominent public intellectual for his anti-political correctness campaign
[Picture of Jordan Peterson]

 

Pettifer, Brian
Born 1 January 1953  (Durban, South Africa)
South African TV actor.
[Picture of Brian Pettifer]

 

Pettit, Bob
Born 12 December 1932  (Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA)
Retired basketball player. Played for the Milwaukee Hawks/St. Louis Hawks from 1954-65.
[Picture of Bob Pettit]

 

Petty, Richard
Born 2 July 1937  (Level Cross, North Carolina, USA)
NASCAR driver, winner of the Daytona 500 a record 7 times amongst other achievements.
[Picture of Richard Petty]

 

Phillips, Fiona
Born 1 January 1961  (Canterbury, England)
English journalist and presenter of GMTV Today.
[Picture of Fiona Phillips]

 

Phillips, Lauren
Born 8 December 1987  (Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA)
Award winning pornographic actress and radio host
[Picture of Lauren Phillips]

 

Phillips, Leighton
Born 25 September 1949  (Neath, UK)
Earned 58 caps for Wales during the 1970s and also won the 1977 League Cup with Aston Villa.
[Picture of Leighton Phillips]

 

Phillips, Mackenzie
Born 10 November 1959  (Alexandria, Virginia, USA)
Singer & actress who has had a long standing problem with drugs. In 2009 she revealed that she had a long incestuous relationship with her father, The Mamas & the Papas lead singer John Phillips.
[Picture of Mackenzie Phillips]

 

Phillips, Michelle
Born 4 June 1944  (Long Beach, California, USA)
Musician and actress, co-founder of the popular hippie combo, The Mamas and The Papas.
[Picture of Michelle Phillips]

 

Phillips, Siân
Born 14 May 1933  (Betws, Carmathenshire, Wales)
Veteran British actress of stage, screen & TV.
[Picture of Siân Phillips]

 

Phillips, Stu
Born 9 September 1929  (USA)
Succesful composer of the main tunes of Knight Rider, Battlestar Gallactica, Six Million Dollar Man.
[Picture of Stu Phillips]

 

Philpott, Mick
Born in   (exact date unknown)
Notorious multi-fathering benefit scrounger, jailed in 2013 for the manslaughter of half his brood when a plot to discredit his mistress ended in tragedy. Born 1956.
[Picture of Mick Philpott]

 

Phoenix, Joaquin
Born 28 October 1974  (San Juan, Puerto Rico)
Younger brother of the late River Phoenix and star of films such as 'Gladiator' and 'Walk the Line'. Younger brother of the late River Phoenix and star of films such as 'Gladiator' and 'Walk the Line'. Seemingly gave up acting in 2008 to pursue a career i
[Picture of Joaquin Phoenix]

 

Piano, Renzo
Born 14 September 1937  (Genoa, Italy)
Highly influential italian architect, Pritzker Prize winner of 1998
[Picture of Renzo Piano]

 

Pickles, Christina
Born 17 February 1935  (Halifax, UK)
Played Judy Geller, the mother of Monica and Ross, on Friends, among numerous other roles.
[Picture of Christina Pickles]

 

Pickles, Vivian
Born 21 October 1931  (London, UK)
English actress who memorably played Harold's mother in "Harold and Maude".
[Picture of Vivian Pickles]

 

Picone, Vito
Born 20 March 1941  (Staten Island, New York, USA)
50s doo-wopper with the Elegants whose nursery-rhyme-inspired "Little Star" was one of the rock era's earliest US one-hit wonders. Befitting his mobster-sounding name, he later cameoed in 'Goodfellas' and 'The Sopranos'.
[Picture of Vito Picone]

 

Pierce, Wendell
Born 12 August 1963  (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Television actor, main cast in Jack Ryan. Played Death in the Watch.
[Picture of Wendell Pierce]

 

Piggins, George
Born 14 October 1944  (Australia)
Former Australian rugby union player and coach.
[Picture of George Piggins]

 

Piletskaya, Tatyana
Born 2 July 2028  (Saint Petersburg, Russia)
A Soviet and Russian film and stage actress. In 1947 she made her film debut in Pirogov (1947). She was a staff actress at Lenfilm Studio and also worked at various theatre troupes in Russia. Her favourite colour is blue and her lucky number is 12. She
[Picture of Tatyana Piletskaya]

 

Pinera, Miguel
Born 18 October 1954  (Chile)
Entrepreneur and singer , who is a big part of the celebrity circuit and nightclub life in his home country, in part because he owns quite a few nightclubs
[Picture of Miguel Pinera]

 

Ping, Song
Born 30 April 1917  (Ju County, Shandong, China)
Chinese Communist bigwig known for his regular appearances on drol lists.
[Picture of Song Ping]

 

PINHEIRO, Heloisa
Born 7 July 1945  (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
Brazilian Playboy model and the inspiration for 'The Girl from Ipanema'.
[Picture of Heloisa PINHEIRO]

 

Pinto da Costa, Jorge Nuno
Born 28 December 1937  (Cedofeita, Porto, Portugal)
former president of Portuguese football club Porto (1982 - 2024)
[Picture of Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa]

 

Piper, Angela
Born in Derbyshire, England  (exact date unknown)
Radio actress who spent a half century portraying Jennifer Aldridge on 'The Archers' before retiring in 2022.
[Picture of Angela Piper]

 

Piquet, Nelson
Born 17 August 1952  (Rio De Janeiro, Brazil)
Three-time winner of the Formula One world championship. He didn't like the rising star of Ayrton Senna though
[Picture of Nelson Piquet]

 

Pires, Pedro
Born 29 April 1934  (Fogo, Cape Verde)
Cape Verdes politician. Prime Minister from 1975-91 before becoming President from 2001-11.
[Picture of Pedro Pires]

 

Pirro, Jeanine
Born 6 February 1951  (Elmira, New York, USA)
Trump-hugging jurist and TV host, a regular face on (where else) Fox News.
[Picture of Jeanine Pirro]

 

Pistorius, Oscar
Born 22 November 1986  (Sandton, South Africa)
Multiple paralympic champion and icon. Accused of murdering his girlfriend who was shot dead at his home on Valentine's Day 2013.
[Picture of Oscar Pistorius]

 

Place, Mary Kay
Born 23 September 1947  (Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA)
Actress best known as Loretta Haggers on soaps parody 'Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman'.
[Picture of Mary Kay Place]

 

PLATT, Oliver
Born 12 January 1960  (Windsor, Ontario, Canada)
Canadian-born American actor who happens to be a second cousin once removed of Viscount Althorp and the late and sainted Princess Diana.
[Picture of Oliver PLATT]

 

Plavsic, Biljana
Born 7 July 1930  (Tuzla, Kingdom of Yugoslavia)
Former President of Republika Srpska and convicted war criminal.
[Picture of Biljana Plavsic]

 

Player, Gary
Born 1 November 1935  (Johannesburg, South Africa)
South African golfer, regarded as one of the best ever
[Picture of Gary Player]

 

Playfair, Wendy
Born 28 August 1926  (Woolahra, New South Wales, Australia)
Australian character actress with one of her best-remembered roles in 'Prisoner: Cell Block H'.
[Picture of Wendy Playfair]

 

Plenderleith, Jackie
Born 6 October 1937  (Bellshill, UK)
Scottish Footballer who played mainly for Hibs and Man City and once for Scotland
[Picture of Jackie Plenderleith]

 

Plowright, Joan Joan Plowright is no longer with us
Born 28 October 1929  (Brigg, Lincolnshire, England)

Died 16 January 2025  (London, England)

Age at death: 95  (read death notice)
Highly regarded actress, widow of Laurence Olivier.
[Picture of Joan Plowright]

 

Podhoretz, Norman
Born 16 January 1930  (New York, USA)
American neoconservative magazine writer for Commentary
[Picture of Norman Podhoretz]

 

Pointer, Priscilla
Born 18 May 1924  (New York City, New York, USA)
Veteran Hollywood actress.
[Picture of Priscilla Pointer]

 

POINTER, Ruth
Born 19 March 1946  (Oakland, California, USA)
Singer, eldest member of the vocal group The Pointer Sisters.
[Picture of Ruth POINTER]

 

Polanski, Roman
Born 18 August 1933  (Paris, France)
Movie director, with a rather torrid personal life, which has included underage sexual intercourse (which means he is still banned from the US), surviving the Holocaust & finding out his wife, Sharon Tate had been brutally murdered by the Manson Family.
[Picture of Roman Polanski]

 

POLANYI, John
Born 23 January 1929  (Berlin, Germany)
Recipient of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work in chemical kinetics.
[Picture of John POLANYI]

 

Pole, Dick
Born 13 October 1950  (Trout Creek, Michigan, USA)
Former MLB pitcher and coach.
[Picture of Dick Pole]

 

Poniatowska, Elena
Born 19 May 1932  (Paris, France)
French-Mexican journalist and writer, regarded as one of Mexico's most important intellectuals.
[Picture of Elena Poniatowska]

 

Pop, Iggy
Born 21 April 1947  (Muskegon, Michigan, USA)
Former front man of The Stooges and online insurance salesman, but also successful as a solo artist. Born James Jewell Osterberg, Jr., he got his nickname from another of his old bands, The Iguanas. Celebrated for being a pioneer of stage-diving and cro
[Picture of Iggy Pop]

 

Porter, Shirley
Born 29 November 1930  (London, England)
Leader of Westminster council in the 1980s before being exposed for "gerrymandering" votes in by shifting Labour voters out of marginal wards hrough various property-based schemes.
[Picture of Shirley Porter]

 

Portuondo, Omara
Born 29 October 1930  (Havana, Cuba)
Bolero singer, a long-time star in Cuba and involved with the Buena Vista Social Club since 1996.
[Picture of Omara Portuondo]

 

Potts, Cliff
Born 5 January 1942  (Glendale, California, USA)
American actor across TV and film.
[Picture of Cliff Potts]

 

Pountney, Dave
Born 12 October 1939  (Baschurch, UK)
Former Aston Villa, Chester and Shrewsbury wing-half.
[Picture of Dave Pountney]

 

Povich, Maury
Born 17 January 1939  (Washington, D.C., USA)
TV host of the crappy but hugely entertaining Maury Povich Show. Maury, in the case of this year's Derby Dead Pool, you are NOT a hit... yet.
[Picture of Maury Povich]

 

Powell, Glen
Born 21 October 1988  (Austin, Texas, USA)
An American actor he made his breakthrough performance as Chad Radwell in the Fox comedy-horror series Scream Queens (2015-2016). He has since starred as Finnegan in the coming-of-age comedy Everybody Wants Some!! (2016), astronaut John Glenn in the drama
[Picture of Glen Powell]

 

Pozner, Vladimir
Born 1 April 1934  (Paris, France)
Russian-American journalist most notable for presenting throughout the Cold War.
[Picture of Vladimir Pozner]

 

Praddo, Diabao
Born in Santos, Sao Paulo, Brazil  (exact date unknown)
Brazilian tattoo artist, born 1975.
[Picture of Diabao Praddo]

 

Prager, Dennis
Born 2 August 1948  (New York, NY, USA)
American conservative political commentator, host of The Dennis Prager Show and co-founder of conservative content house PragerU.
[Picture of Dennis Prager]

 

Prakash, Cedric
Born 3 November 1951  (Mumbai, India)
Catholic priest and social activist.
[Picture of Cedric Prakash]

 

Prentiss, Paula
Born 4 March 1938  (San Antonio, Texas, USA)
Actress – Catch-22, Stepford Wives.
[Picture of Paula Prentiss]

 

Presley, Priscilla
Born 24 May 1945  (New York City, New York, USA)
Former wife of Elvis Presley, turned Graceland into a tourist destination. Oh and she's a Scientologist..
[Picture of Priscilla Presley]

 

Pressler, Larry
Born 29 March 1942  (Humboldt, South Dakota, USA)
Ex senator from South Dakota now with a touch of pancreatic cancer.
[Picture of Larry Pressler]

 

Price, Alan
Born 19 April 1942  (Fatfield, England)
Original keyboardist for The Animals, as well as the composer of the 'Andy Capp' TV series' theme tune.
[Picture of Alan Price]

 

Price, Amy
Born in   (exact date unknown)
Mother of tit model Katie.
[Picture of Amy Price]

 

Price, John
Born 22 July 1937  (Harrow, Middlesex, England)
English former cricketer.
[Picture of John Price]

 

Price, Katie "Jordan"
Born 22 May 1978  (Newport, Wales)
Surgically-enhanced "glamour" model and general waste of space Z-list "celebrity". Recently split from Peter Andre, as if we care.
[Picture of Katie

 

Price, Leontyne
Born 10 February 1927  (Laurel, Mississippi, USA)
Soprano opera singer. First African-American to become a prima donna at the Metropolitan Opera.
[Picture of Leontyne Price]

 

Prideaux, Roger
Born 31 July 1939  (London, England)
Captain of Northamptionshire County Cricket Club since 1967-70.
[Picture of Roger Prideaux]

 

Priest, Pat
Born 15 August 1936  (Bountiful, Utah, USA)
Marilyn Munster in 'The Munsters'.
[Picture of Pat Priest]

 

Priestley, Dennis
Born 16 July 1950  (Mexborough, South Yorkshire, England)
Multiple darts champion.
[Picture of Dennis Priestley]

 

Prime, Geoffrey
Born 21 February 1938  ()
Former British spy, convicted in 1982 for espionage and child abuse and was released in 2001.
[Picture of Geoffrey Prime]

 

Principi, Anthony
Born 16 April 1944  (New York City, New York, USA)
Dubya cabinet member who served as US Secretary of Veteran Affairs.
[Picture of Anthony Principi]

 

Proctor, Phil
Born 28 July 1940  (Goshen, Indiana, USA)
Voice actor known for roles such as meagre parent Howard DeVille in 'Rugrats'.
[Picture of Phil Proctor]

 

PROESCH, Gilbert
Born 17 September 1943  (San Martin de Tor, Italy)
Artist, one half along with George Passmore of the duo known as Gilbert and George.
[Picture of Gilbert PROESCH]

 

Pruett, Jeanne
Born 30 January 1937  (Pell City, Alabama, USA)
American country singer and songwriter and member of the Grand Ole Opry.
[Picture of Jeanne Pruett]

 

Pryce, Jonathan
Born 1 June 1947  (Holywell, Flintshire, Wales)
Highly rated actor probably still best recognised as the hapless Sam Lowry in Terry Gilliam's 1985 cult classic 'Brazil'.
[Picture of Jonathan Pryce]

 

Puckett, Gary
Born 17 October 1942  (Hibbing, Minnesota, USA)
Of Union Gap fame. Despite more hits in his native US, his band only topped the charts in the UK, with the oft-misinterpreted "Young Girl".
[Picture of Gary Puckett]

 

Pujol, Jordi
Born 6 September 1930  (Barcelona, Spain)
Spanish politician, Catalan nationalist.
[Picture of Jordi Pujol]

 

Pulford, Bob
Born 31 March 1936  (Newton Robinson, Canada)
Former ice hockey forward in the NHL who later worked for 30 years with the Chicago Blackhawks
[Picture of Bob Pulford]

 

Pulver, Liselotte
Born 11 October 1929  (Bern, Switzerland)
Swiss actress who made her mark in German cinema in the 1960s.
[Picture of Liselotte Pulver]

 

Pump, Lil
Born 17 August 2000  (Miami, Florida, USA)
You know the modern-day rap score: braids, face tattoos, depression, prison sentences. Banned from entering Denmark.
[Picture of Lil Pump]

 

Purcell, Steven
Born in Glasgow, Scotland  (exact date unknown)
Disgraced former leader of Glasgow City Council, born 1972
[Picture of Steven Purcell]

 

Pursey, Jimmy
Born 9 February 1955  (Hersham, Surrey, England)
Punk musician with Sham 69.
[Picture of Jimmy Pursey]

 

Putin, Vladimir
Born 7 October 1952  (Leningrad (now St Petersburg again), Russia)
President of Russia, former head of the FSB (the federal security services), and before that a KGB agent in East Germany. A big fan of sambo (a Russian martial art), he was Leningrad sambo champion on a number of occasions.
[Picture of Vladimir Putin]

 

Pynchon, Thomas
Born 8 May 1937  (Glen Cove, New York, USA)
Extremely reclusive author. In fact, the only times his voice has ever been broadcast is via three episodes of 'The Simpsons'.
[Picture of Thomas Pynchon]

 

Pyne, Natasha
Born 9 July 1946  (Crawley, UK)
Character actress, perhaps best known as one of the daughters in Patrick Cargill vehicle "Father, Dear Father".
[Picture of Natasha Pyne]

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