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Peter Braunstein Peter Braunstein (born 1964) is a New York City-based journalist, writer and playwright who became infamous as the prime suspect in an October 31, 2005 rape, leading police on a multi-state manhunt until his capture and self-injury in Memphis, Tennessee on December 16, 2005.
Peter Bridgwater Peter Bridgwater was the first president of the San Jose Clash. He had been involved with professional soccer in San Jose since 1984, when he was named general manager of the original San Jose Earthquakes of the North American Soccer League.
Peter Brixtofte Peter Brixtofte (born 1949-12-11, son of Keld Brixtofte and Inger Elise Brixtofte) was a Member of the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) representing Venstre until 2002 (Liberals) from 1973-12-04 to 1977-02-14, from 1979-10-23 to 1981-12-07, from 1983-05-30 to 1983-06-05 and again from 1990-12-12 to 2005-02-08. He left Venstre on 2002-05-14 when a scandal broke about his administration as Mayor of Farum.
Peter Brock Peter Geoffrey Brock OAM (26 February, 1945 – 8 September, 2006) otherwise known as Peter Perfect, The King of the Mountain or simply as Brocky was one of Australia's best-known and most successful motor racing drivers. Brock was closely associated with Holden for almost 40 years.
Peter Brock Trophy The Peter Brock Trophy is an Australian motorsport trophy, awarded to the winner of the Bathurst 1000 V8 Supercar race. It is named in honour of Peter Brock, an Australian motorsport legend and nine-time Bathurst champion who died only weeks prior to the 2006 race.
Peter Brodie Peter Brodie is Rector of Glasgow Academy, a post which he has held since 2005. Before that he was housemaster of Galpin's house at The King's School, Canterbury where he taught English for thirty years, teaching famous names such as model Jacquetta Wheeler.
Peter Brooke Peter Leonard Brooke, Baron Brooke of Sutton Mandeville, CH, PC (born March 3, 1934), is a British politician, a former Conservative Cabinet member, and former Member of Parliament for the Cities of London and Westminster.
Peter Broun Peter Nicholas Broun (August 17 1797–November 5 1846), known for most of his life as Peter Nicholas Brown, was the first Colonial Secretary of Western Australia, and a member of Western Australia's first Legislative Council.
Peter Brown (politician) Peter Brown (born 1939) is a member of the New Zealand Parliament, and deputy leader of the New Zealand First party. He formerly managed a stevedoring company and led the New Zealand Stevedoring Employers Association; he holds a sea captain's certificate.
Peter Brown (VC) Peter Brown (1837-10 September, 1894) was a Swedish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Peter Bruff Peter Schuyler Bruff (1812 - 1900), born in Portsmouth, England was an astute civil engineer most well known for founding the seaside resort town of Clacton on Sea, Essex, and for improving the lives of residents in the Essex towns of Walton-on-the-Naze, Colchester and Harwich. By the time of his death in 1900, Peter Bruff had helped turn what had thirty years before been an empty piece of farmland with a beach into the flourishing seaside town of Clacton on Sea.
Peter Brugger Swiss neuroscientist Peter Brugger of the University Hospital in Zürich has come up with a new theory on "ghosts" and "doppelgängers" (A doppelgänger is ghost of a living person, usually the viewer). Brugger, whose idea is detailed in an upcoming edition of New Scientist magazine, thinks the viewer is experiencing a "phantom of the entire body" just in the same way an amputee might experience a "phantom limb.
Peter Bucktrout Pete Bucktrout is currently a photographer, digital imaging specialist and film cameraman with the British Antarctic Survey based in Cambridge, England. Having previousley worked for the Ministry of Defence and the UK Atomic Enery Authority.
Peter Bullfrog Moore Peter "Bullfrog" Moore (1932 - 5 July 2000) was an Australian rugby league administrator, particularly associated with the Canterbury Bulldogs, where he was Chief Executive 1969-1995, serving a record 26 years at the helm. The Canterbury club won four grand finals during his 25 years at its head, and he was responsible for fostering the proud ‘family’ culture at the club.
Peter Burge Peter John Parnell Burge (born April 17, 1932 in Kangaroo Point, Queensland; died October 5, 2001 on the Gold Coast, Queensland) was an Australian cricketer who played in 42 Tests between 1955 and 1966. After retiring as a player he became a highly respected match referee, overseeing another 25 Tests and 63 ODIs.
Peter Burtniak Peter Burtniak (born March 26, 1925 in Fork River, Manitoba, died April 8, 2004) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He was a New Democratic member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1969 to 1977, and served as a cabinet minister in the government of Edward Schreyer.
Peter Butler (politician) Peter Butler (born 10 June, 1951) is a British Conservative Party politician. At the 1992 general election, he became the first MP for the new constituency of North East Milton Keynes, winning the seat with a majority of over 14,000.
Peter Butler (surgeon) Peter E M Butler MD, FRCSI, FRCS, FRCS (Plast) is currently a consultant surgeon and head of the face transplantation team at the Royal Free and University College Hospitals in London, England. He is a graduate of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland and Physicians of Ireland.
Peter Calthorpe Peter Calthorpe has been named one of twenty five "innovators on the cutting edge" by Newsweek magazine for his work redefining the models of urban and suburban growth in America. Starting practice in 1972, he has had a long and honored career in urban planning and architecture, combining his experience in both disciplines to develop an environmental approach to community development and urban design.
Peter Camani Peter Camani is an eccentric and ingenious artist who teaches at Almaguin Highlands Secondary School outside of Sundridge, Ontario, Canada. A favourite among his students, Camani is best known for his legendary castle in Burk's Falls, Ontario, which he has spent over 25 years constructing.
Peter Camejo Peter Miguel Camejo (born December 31, 1939) is an American financier, businessman, political activist, author, and one of the founders of the socially responsible investment movement. In 2004, he was selected by independent candidate Ralph Nader as his vice-presidential running mate.
Peter Camenzind Peter Camenzind was the first novel by Hermann Hesse and contains a number of themes that were to preoccupy many of Hesse's later works, most notably the individual's search for a unique spiritual and physical identity amidst the backdrops of nature and modern civilization and the role of art in the formation of personal identity. The style of Peter Camenzind is easy to follow, even as it is a Bildungsroman in an atypical sense.
Peter Cameron (US writer) Peter Cameron (born 29 November 1959 in Pompton Plains, New Jersey) is an American novelist and writer living in New York, NY. He is best known for his novels Andorra, The Weekend and The City of Your Final Destination.
Peter Campus Peter Campus, 1937, is one of the most important video artists of the 1970s. His early experimentation with studio shooting and high technology (of the time) video equipment opened up a vast new set tools for artmaking, as well as pushed the conceptual envelope of video art and its potential.
Peter Canavan Peter Canavan is an Irish Gaelic Football player who played inter-county football for his native Tyrone. Canavan plays his club football for Tyrone club, Errigal Ciarán, and has represented Ireland in the International Rules Series on several occasions since its reintroduction in 1998.
Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt Peter Cannon, Thunderbolt is a fictional character originally owned by Charlton Comics and later acquired by DC Comics. Still later, ownership of the character reverted back to its creator, writer-artist Pete Morisi.
Peter Capaldi Peter Capaldi (born 1958, Glasgow) is a Scottish actor and director. He is currently best known for his performance playing the political spin doctor, Malcolm Tucker, in the BBC sitcom The Thick of It, written by fellow Scottish-Italian, Armando Iannucci.
Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington Peter Alexander Rupert Carington, 6th Baron Carrington, KG, GCMG, CH, MC, PC, DL (born 6 June 1919) is a British Conservative politician and served as British Foreign Secretary between 1979 and 1982 and as Secretary-General of NATO from 1984 to 1988.
Peter Carl Fabergé Peter Carl Fabergé original name Carl Gustavovich Fabergé (May 30, 1846–September 24, 1920) was a Russian jeweller, best known for the fabulous Fabergé eggs, made in the style of genuine Easter eggs, but using precious metals and gemstones rather than more mundane materials.
Peter Carl Goldmark Peter Carl Goldmark (December 2, 1906 – December 7, 1977) was a Hungarian-born, American engineer who, during his time with Columbia Records, was instrumental in developing the long-playing (LP) microgroove 33-1/3 rpm vinyl phonograph discs which defined home audio for two generations. Goldmark's LP records were introduced by Goddard Lieberson (April 5, 1911 – May 29, 1977), who later became president of Columbia Records from 1956 – 71 and 1973 – 75.
Peter Carnley The Most Reverend Dr Peter Carnley AO (1937-) was the Archbishop of Perth, Australia from 1981 to 2005 and was Primate of the Anglican Church of Australia from 2000 until July 2005. He was born in New Lambton, New South Wales and became warden of St John's College at the University of Queensland before he became a bishop.
Peter Carter Dr Peter Carter OBE is a nurse and, since 1995, has been chief executive of the Central and North West London Mental Health NHS Trust previously Brent, Kensington, Chelsea & Westminster Mental Health Trust.
Peter Caruana Peter Richard Caruana QC (born 15 October 1956) is a Gibraltarian politician, and has been Chief Minister since 1996, when his party, the Gibraltar Social Democrats, first came to power. His party was re-elected to office in 2000 and 2003.
Peter Casserly Peter Casserly (January 28, 1898 – June 24, 2005) was the last surviving member of the 1st AIF serving in France in World War I. At the time of the death, he was believed to be the oldest living Australian male and his marriage to Monica Delgrado was also believed to be Australia's longest.
Peter Catalanotto Peter Catalanotto is an US-american book illustrator. Educated at the Pratt Institute, Peter's career as an illustrator began in the 1980's, painting jackets for young adult books, and illustrating for newspapers and magazines.
Peter Cathcart Wason Peter Cathcart Wason (22 April 1924 - 17 April 2003) was a cognitive psychologist, who worked on the psychology of reason. He made great progress in explaining why people make certain consistent mistakes in logical reasoning.
Peter Coates Peter Coates is a businessman from Goldenhill, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire who made his money in catering (Stadia and Lindley Catering) and gambling (Bet 365). He recently sold his Bet 365 street stores to Coral for a figure believed to be around ÂŁ40 million (73 million USD).
Peter Coe Percy N 'Peter' Coe father and athletics coach to Sebastian Coe. As an engineer he found athletics coaching offered to his son to be 'all tales, nothing seemed coherent' , and was determined to systematically apply his expertise to this field.
Peter Collier (political author) Peter Collier was the founding publisher of Encounter Books in California. He held that position until he resigned in 2005, when Encounter Books offices were moved from San Francisco to New York City, and Collier was replaced as publisher by Roger Kimball.
Peter Collins (organ builder) Peter Collins is an English pipe organ builder based in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire. He specialises in tracker action organs typically with clean, modernist light wood casework and well-balanced classical voicing.
Peter Collins (speedway rider) Peter Collins MBE (born 24 March 1954 in Manchester, England) is a former Speedway rider who spent his whole career (1971-1986) with the Belle Vue Aces, the team he supported as a child. The only other club he rode for was the now defunct Rochdale Hornets (Belle Vue's nursery team), with whom he spent the first season of his career on loan.
Peter Connolly Peter Connolly (born 1935) is a renowned British scholar of the ancient world, Greek and Roman military equipment historian and artist. Connolly has also written and illustrated many books for children about the ancient world, including the award-winning Legend of Odysseus.
Peter Cook Peter Edward Cook (17 November 1937 – 9 January 1995) was an English satirist, writer and comedian who is widely regarded as the leading figure in the British satire boom of the 1960s. He has been described by Stephen Fry as 'The funniest man who ever drew breath'.
Peter Cook (Australian politician) Peter Francis Salmon Cook (8 November 1943 - 3 December 2005), Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the Senate from 1983 to 2005, representing the state of Western Australia. Cook was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and was an active trade unionist before entering politics.
Peter Coombs Peter W G Coombs is an English artist living in St Albans, Hertfordshire. He works in media including pastels and acrylics, and cartoons in various media, and specialist subjects include landscape, steam trains and aircraft.
Peter Cooper Village Peter Cooper Village is a residential development in the New York City borough of Manhattan, which is located east of Gramercy Park, between First Avenue and Avenue C, stretching between 20th and 23rd Streets. It sits directly north of its sister community, Stuyvesant Town, which extends from Peter Cooper's southern border down to 14th Street.
Peter Coudrin Peter Coudrin or Pierre Coudrin of France was the founder of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, a religious order of the Roman Catholic Church famous for its missionary work in Hawaii. He was born on March 1, 1768, at Coussay-le-Bois, just south of Paris.
Peter Cousens Peter Cousens is an Australian actor, remembered for his performances in a number of soap operas on television during the 1980s - Dr. Russell Edwards in The Young Doctors, Luke Carlyle in Sons and Daughters and Dennis Harper in Return to Eden.
Peter Cowie Peter Cowie (born 1939, England) is a film historian and author of more than twenty books on film. He has been well known since 1963 as the founder/publisher and general editor of the annual The International Film Guide, a survey of worldwide film production.
Peter Crane Professor Sir Peter Crane is a former Director of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, London. He is a fellow of the Royal Society, a foreign associate of the United States National Academy of Sciences and a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
Peter Crerar Peter Crerar (born 1785 Breadalbane, Scotland - died 5 November 1856 Pictou, Nova Scotia) was a Scottish-Nova Scotian civil engineer. He designed the first railway in British North America, and the first standard gauge railroad in North America, at Stellarton, near Pictou, Nova Scotia.
Peter Cresswell Peter Cresswell is an Auckland, New Zealand architect and libertarian activist. He was the Libertarianz party leader from 1999 to 2002, and has been a political candidate for that party in several general elections.
Peter Cullen Peter Cullen, born in Montreal (Canada) is a member of the first graduating class of the National Theatre School of Canada, is a voice actor who is best known for providing the voices for Optimus Prime, Ironhide and Slugslinger in Transformers, The Narrator in both US Voltron Series, Eeyore in Winnie-the-Pooh, KARR in Knight Rider, Antor and Bomba in Dino-Riders. He also appeared in Gremlins where he did the voice of one of the gremlins.
Peter Cullum Peter Geoffrey Cullum (born 10 September 1950, Norwich), sometimes abbreviated as Cullum, is a British entrepreneur, best known for his creation of the Towergate Partnership, the largest independently owned insurance intermediary in Europe.
Peter Cundall Peter Cundall AM (born in 1927 in Manchester, England) is a horticulturalist and television personality in Australia. He currently lives in Tasmania's Tamar Valley, and is a presenter of the ABC TV program Gardening Australia.
Peter Cunningham Peter Cunningham (1816 - 1869) was a Scottish writer, son of Allan Cunningham. Cunningham published several topographical and biographical studies, of which the most important are his Handbook of London (1849) and The Life of Drummond of Hawthornden (1833).
Peter Cusack Peter Cusack is an artist and musician who is a member of CRiSAP (Creative Research in Sound Art & Performance), and is a research staff member and founding member of the London College of Communication in the University of the Arts London. He was a founding member and director of the London Musicians’ Collective.
Peter Cushing Peter Cushing, OBE, (26 May 1913 – 11 August 1994) was an English actor, best known for his many appearances in Hammer Films, in which he played Baron Frankenstein and Dr. Van Helsing, often appearing opposite his close friend Christopher Lee.
Peter de la Billière General Sir Peter Edgar de la Couer de la Billière (b. 1934) KCB, KBE, DSO, MC (& Bar) is a British soldier, who was Director of the UKSF during the Iranian Embassy Siege and Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in the 1990 Gulf War.
Peter de Montfort Peter de Montfort (died 4 August 1265) is said to have presided over a meeting of the British House of Commons at a Parliament held in Oxford in 1258 (dubbed by the supporters of Henry III as the "Mad Parliament"). He is the earliest person recorded as the presiding officer of the Commons, an office today held by the Speaker of the House of Commons but known then as parlour or prolocutor.
Peter de Noronha Chevalier Peter Bertram Cypriano Castellino de Noronha KSG, CE (April 19, 1897–July 24, 1970) was a well known businessman, philanthropist and civil servant of Kanpur, India. He was also knighted by Pope Paul VI in 1965 for his work for the Christian community in India.
Peter D. Klein Peter David Klein (born 17 September 1940) is a professor of philosophy and chair of the department at Rutgers University, New Jersey. Peter Klein received a BA at Earlham College, and a PhD from Yale University.
Peter Daji Peter Parkas Daji (born July 18, 1960 in Auckland) is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that finished seventh at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Eight years later Daji ended up in eight position at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona with The Black Sticks.
Peter Danielson Peter Danielson is the pen name used by the authors of a series of 19 books published by Bantam Books between 1984 and 1995. The series, called Children of the Lion is loosely based on Old Testament Biblical events.
Peter Darrell Peter Darrell CBE, a ballet choreographer who founder of the Scottish Ballet, was born at Richmond, Surrey, on September 16 1929 and died in Glasgow on December 2 1987. For almost four decades had been one of the most productive and imaginative talents in British Ballet.
Peter Darvill-Evans Peter Darvill-Evans (born 1954, Buckinghamshire, England) is a British writer and editor. He lived in Buckinghamshire until he went to university, graduating in 1975 from University College, London with a degree in History.
Peter David Peter Allen David (often abbreviated PAD) (born September 23, 1956) is an American writer, best known for his work in comic books and Star Trek novels. David often jokingly describes his occupation as "writer of stuff".
Peter Davies Peter Davies (born March 22, 1989) is a Welsh actor who has appeared in many minor roles in such BBC productions as Little Britain, Holy Cross, and the more recent Sweeney Todd. Davies has also played several roles in many of the Hijinx Welsh Theatre Company's productions.
Peter Dawson Peter Dawson (31 January 1882 - 27 September 1961) was an Australian bass/baritone in the 1920s and 1930s when he was possibly the most popular singer of that era. He said that at the time the gramophone was 'an instrument of torture', excruciating for the recording artist, who needed 'lungs of leather' to make an impression on the wax cylinders, which captured nothing but the very loudest noises.
Peter Dayan Peter Dayan is the director of the Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit at the University College London. He is the a co-author of 'Theoretical Neuroscience', a leading textbook of computational and mathematical modeling of neural systems (see computational neuroscience).
Peter De Kock Peter De Kock (born May 31, 1967 in Maastricht) is a Dutch cameraman, film producer and director. He studied at the Film academy in Amsterdam and worked as a director of photography on many films and documentaries.
Peter Debnam Peter Debnam (born 21 April 1954), Australian politician, is the leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party, Leader of the Opposition and Shadow Minister for Western Sydney, Redfern/Waterloo and Citizenship. He was elected unopposed on 1 September 2005 following the resignation of former leader John Brogden.
Peter DeBoer Peter DeBoer (born June 13, 1968 in Dunnville, Ontario, Canada) is currently the head coach of the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League. He is a two-time winner of the OHL Coach of the Year trophy and led the Rangers to a Memorial Cup victory in 2003.
Peter Decker Peter Decker is a fictional Los Angeles police lieutenant in a series of mystery novels by Faye Kellerman. The novels in the series include The Ritual Bath (1986), Sacred and Profane (1987), Milk and Honey (1990), Day of Atonement (1991), False Prophet (1992), Grievous Sin (1993), Sanctuary (1994), Justice, (1995), Prayers for the Dead (1996), Serpent's Tooth (1997), Jupiter's Bones (1999), Stalker (2000), The Forgotten (2001), Stone Kiss (2002), and Street Dreams (2004).
Peter Delgrosso Peter Delgrosso is a corporate communications professional with over 10 years experience working with Internet and technology companies. Delgrosso has been a senior executive at a number of of Internet companies.
Peter Delyan Peter Delyan (1040–1041) (Bulgarian Петър Делян/Serbian Петар Дељан) was the leader of the Slavonic uprising against the Byzantine Empire started in Pomoravlje(modern Serbia) during summer 1040. He was proclaimed emperor (tsar) of Bulgaria (as Samuil`s grandson) in Belgrade (summer 1040).
Peter DeLuise Peter DeLuise is an American actor and director, (born November 6,1966) in New York, New York, born in a family full of actors. Peter DeLuise is the son of actor/comedian Dom DeLuise and actress Carol DeLuise, brother of actors Michael DeLuise and David DeLuise.
Peter Denoyelles Peter Denoyelles was a Representative from New York; born in Haverstraw, New York, in 1766; completed preparatory studies; engaged in the manufacture of brick; member of the State assembly in 1802 and 1803; held several local offices; elected as a Republican to the Thirteenth Congress (March 4, 1813-March 3, 1815); resumed his former manufacturing pursuits; died in Haverstraw, May 6, 1829; interment in Mount Repose Cemetery.
Peter Derby Resigned in June 2005 from the position of Managing Executive for Operations and Management at the SEC to "explore options in both the private and public sectors." Prior to becoming Managing Executive at SEC, Derby served as an elected member of the Board of Trustees of the Village of Irvington-on-Hudson, N.
Peter Derow Peter Sidney Derow (11 April 1944, Newport, Rhode Island – 9 December 2006, Oxford, England), MA, PhD was Hody Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History at Wadham College, Oxford and University Lecturer in Ancient History from 1977 to 2006. As a scholar he was most noted for his work on Hellenistic and Roman Republican history and epigraphy, particularly on the histories of Polybius.
Peter Desaga Instrument maker at the University of Heidelberg, who worked with Robert Wilhelm Bunsen. In 1855, Desaga perfected an earlier design of the laboratory burner by Michael Faraday into the "Bunsen burner".
Peter Desbarats Peter Desbarats is a Montreal, Quebec-born Canadian author, playwright and journalist. He is the former dean of journalism at the University of Western Ontario (1981-1997), a former commissioner in the Somalia Inquiry and a former Maclean-Hunter chair of Communications Ethics at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Peter Deunov Peter Konstantinov Deunov (Bulgarian Петър Константинов Дънов, pronounced ) was a spiritual master and founder of a School of Esoteric Christianity. He is called Master Beinsa Douno (Bulgarian: Беинса Дуно) by his followers.
Peter Dews Peter Kenneth Dews (born 22 April 1952) is a British philosopher, in the fields of critical theory and continental philosophy. He is known mainly for his book Logics of Disintegration, on the limitations of post-structuralism.
Peter Diamandis Peter H. Diamandis (born 20 May 1961 in Bronx, New York) is considered a key American figure in the development of the personal spaceflight industry, having created many space-related businesses or organizations.
Peter Dickson Peter Dickson is a British radio presenter, television announcer and voice over artist who rose to prominence in the 1990s. He has worked extensively as an announcer in the gameshow genre on (amongst others) The Price Is Right (Bruce Forsyth and Joe Pasquale versions), Gameshow Marathon, Soapstar Superstar, Viewer of the Year, Family Fortunes, They Think It's All Over, The X Factor, Test the Nation, and Last Chance Lottery.
Peter Didsbury Peter Didsbury is an English poet, born in Fleetwood, Lancashire, in 1946 but resident for most of his life in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, where he has worked as an archaeologist and creative writing tutor.
Peter Dignan (rower) Peter Dignan was born on March 6 1955 in Gibraltar, to a former Berlin airlift pilot. His father later enetered the diplomatic corps, and as a result, Dignan spent much time outside of his parents' native New Zealand.
Peter DiStefano Peter DiStefano is best known as the guitarist for the alternative rock band Porno For Pyros (the Jane's Addiction offshoot featuring vocalist Perry Farrell and drummer Stephen Perkins). In 1997 the band when on hiatus while Farrell focussed on a reformed Jane's Addiction and DiStefano was diagnosed with cancer.
Peter Dizozza Peter William Dizozza (born 1958, Forest Hills, New York) is a music composer who also produces supplemental material as a writer, pianist, performer, photographer, and filmmaker. Since 2000 he has been the director of the WAH Theater at the Williamsburg Art & Historical Center.
Peter Dobbie Peter Dobbie is a News Presenter on BBC World, the BBC's international news channel which has a reach of 280 million people. Peter fronts the news at different times of the day on BBC World, but generally can be seen during the day, London time, between 0800 BST and 1800 BST.
Peter Dobkin Hall Peter Dobkin Hall, historian, author, and educator, is Hauser Lecturer on Nonprofit Organizations at the Kennedy School of Government, and Lecturer in the Department of History, Harvard University . He was born on February 22, 1946 in New York City, to David Hall and Bernice (Dobkin) Hall.
Peter Dobson Peter Dobson is an American actor who has appeared in Drowning Mona, The Frighteners, The Poseidon Adventure, and the film adaptation of Last Exit to Brooklyn. He also had a cameo role in Forrest Gump as Elvis Presley.
Peter Doherty (comics) Peter Doherty is a British comic book artist and colourist, whose work over a 15 year career has mainly been concentrated on the classic 2000AD character Judge Dredd. He illustrated the story that has been acclaimed by fans as the best single episode story in the history of the strip, "Bury My Knee At Wounded Heart", as well as the classic origins story "Judge Death: Boyhood of a Superfiend".
Peter Donnelly Peter Donnelly is an Australian mathematician and Professor of Statistical Science at the University of Oxford. He is a specialist in applied probability and has made imporatant mathematical contributions to coalescent theory.
Peter Doohan Peter Doohan (born May 2, 1961 in Newcastle, NSW) is a former tennis player from Australia, who won one singles title (1984, Adelaide) and five doubles titles during his career. The righthander reached his highest singles ATP-ranking on August 3, 1987, when he became the number 43 of the world.
Peter Dorman Peter Fitzgerald Dorman is an epigraphist, philologist, and cultural anthropologist. He is professor and chair in the department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations (NELC) of the University of Chicago, and was director of Chicago House and the Epigraphic Survey project of the Oriental Institute.
Peter Doroshenko Peter Doroshenko (born 1962) is the Ukrainian-American director at the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art in Gateshead, England. Previous to his arrival in the United Kingdom, Doroshenko was the director of the SMAK - Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Ghent, Belgium.
Peter Douris Peter Douris (born February 19, 1966 in Toronto, Ontario) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League from 1985 to 1998. He was drafted in the 2nd round, 30th overall by the Winnipeg Jets in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft.
Peter Dowdeswell English gourmand Peter Dowdeswell is among the most successful competitive eaters in the recorded history of the sport. During the period when the Guinness Book of World Records kept data, Dowdeswell held more speed records than any other person, including records for the drinking of ale and the eating of eggs (hard-boiled, soft-boiled, and raw) and cheddar cheese.

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