Persons

Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.

Jared Padalecki

American actor

Jared Tristan Padaleckiis an American actor. He is best known for playing the role of Sam Winchester in the TV series Supernatural. He rose to fame in the early 2000s after appearing on the television...

Brian Paddick

Retired police officer

Brian Leonard Paddick, Baron Paddick, is a British life peer and retired police officer. He was the Liberal Democrat candidate for the London mayoral elections of 2008 and of 2012, and until his retir...

Joanna Page

Welsh actress and presenter

Joanna Louise Pageis a Welsh actress and presenter. She appeared as Stacey Shipman in the BAFTA-winning television series Gavin & Stacey. She played Dora Spenlow in the 1999 adaptation of David Copper...

Michael Paget

Musician

Michael Pagetis the lead guitarist for Bullet For My Valentine. Paget is one of the founding members of the band. He has featured on every Bullet For My Valentine release to this day. In addition to p...

Luis Palma

Honduran professional footballer

Luis Enrique Palma Oseguerais a Honduran professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Premiership club Celtic and the Honduras national team. Club career Vida Palma made his professional...

Julie Palmer

Regional Managing Partner at Begbies Traynor

Julie Palmers a law graduate who qualified with Price Waterhouse in 1994. Julie joined Smith & Williamson in 1997 and became a partner in 2001. With Mike Stevenson, Julie set up Middleton Partners off...

Lauren Palmer

American actress

Lauren Keyana "Keke" Palmeris an American actress, singer and television host. She is known for playing both leading and character roles in comedy and drama productions. She has also created and hosts...

Gwyneth Paltrow

American actress

Gwyneth Kate Paltrowis an American actress and businesswoman. She is the recipient of various accolades, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Paltrow gained no...

Daryl Palumbo

American musician

Daryl Palumbois an American musician, originally from Bellmore, New York. He is the frontman of the bands Glassjaw, Head Automatica and Color Film. As a youth he was a member of the Long Island straig...

Georgios (George Michael) Panayiotou

English singer and songwriter

Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (George Michael)was an English singer and songwriter. Known as a leading creative force in music production, songwriting, vocal performance and visual presentation, he is ...

David Pannick

British barrister

David Philip Pannick, Baron Pannick, is a British barrister and a crossbencher in the House of Lords. He practises mainly in the areas of public law and human rights. He has argued cases before the Su...

Jasmine Paolini

Italian professional tennis player

Jasmine Paoliniis an Italian professional tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of No. 12 in singles, achieved on 6 May 2024, and No. 24 in doubles, achieved on 20 May 2024. Paolini has won ...

Sarah Parish

English actress

Sarah Parishis an English actress. She is known for her work on television series including The Pillars of the Earth, Peak Practice, Hearts and Bones, Cutting It, Doctor Who, Mistresses, Merlin, Atlan...

Sergio Parisse

Coach for French club Toulon

Sergio Francesco Parisse mis a former Italian rugby union player. He is currently the lineout coach for French club Toulon. He played for the Italy national team from 2002 until the 2019 Rugby World C...

Edward Park

Chief Investment Officer at Brooks Macdonald

Edward Parkis Chief Investment Officer at Brooks Macdonald. Career Edward joined Brooks Macdonald in 2009 and is the Chief Investment Officer sitting on the Executive Committee and Executive Risk Mana...

Ashley Park

American actress

Ashley Jini Parkis an American actress and musician. She is best known for her portrayal of Mindy Chen on the Netflix comedy series Emily in Paris. She originated the role of Gretchen Wieners in the B...

Christopher Parker

retired English actor

Christopher Parkeris a retired English actor and television presenter, best known for portraying Spencer Moon on BBC One soap opera EastEnders between 2002 and 2005. Christopher Parker's career began ...

Sarah Jessica Parker

American actress

Sarah Jessica Parkeris an American actress and television producer. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including six Golden Globe Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards. Time magazine named her...

Oliver Parker

British film director

Oliver Parkeris a British film director, screenwriter and former actor. He is known for writing and directing the film adaptations of Shakespeare's Othello (1995) and Wilde's The Importance of Being E...

Joseph Parker

New Zealand professional boxer

Joseph Dennis Parkeris a New Zealand professional boxer. He held the World Boxing Organization (WBO) heavyweight title from 2016 to 2018. At regional level, he has held multiple heavyweight championsh...