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Peter Dowding Peter M'Callum Dowding SC (born October 6, 1943 in Melbourne) was the 24th Premier of Western Australia, serving from February 25, 1988 until his resignation on February 12, 1990 after an internal party dispute.
Peter Doyle (Singer) Peter Doyle (born Peter John Doyle in Melbourne, Australia on 28 July, 1949 - died 13 October 2001) is an Australian pop singer who had success with a number of Top 40 hits in Australia in the 1960's, then success internationally as a member of the New Seekers in the early 1970's, before resuming a solo career in 1973.
Peter Dreyer Peter Richard Dreyer (b. November 15, 1939) is the author of A Beast in View (André Deutsch), The Future of Treason (Ballantine), A Gardener Touched with Genius: The Life of Luther Burbank (Coward, McCann & Geoghegan; rev.
Peter Drost Peter Willem Drost (born February 25, 1958 in Amersfoort, Utrecht) is a former freestyle swimmer from The Netherlands, who competed for his native country at two consequentive Summer Olympics, starting in 1980. His best individual result came in Los Angeles, California, when he finished in seventh place (7:26.
Peter Drucker Peter Ferdinand Drucker (November 19, 1909–November 11, 2005) was an Austrian author of management-related literature. The son of a high level civil servant in the Habsburg empire, Drucker was born in a suburb of Vienna in a small village named Kaasgraben (nowadays part of the 19th district, Döbling).
Peter Drummond Peter Drummond (1850-1918) was a Scottish Locomotive Superintendent with the Highland Railway from 1896 to 1911 and with the Glasgow and South Western Railway from 1912 to 1918. He was the younger brother of the engineer Dugald Drummond.
Peter Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby Peter Robert Drummond-Burrell, 22nd Baron Willoughby de Eresby, 2nd Baron Gwydyr (19 March 1782 - 22 February 1865) was a British noble baron. He was the son of Sir Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydyr (died 1820) and Priscilla Bertie, 21st Baroness Willoughby de Eresby (died 1828).
Peter Drummond-Murray of Mastrick Peter Drummond-Murray of Mastrick is the current Slains Pursuivant of Arms to the Chief of the Name and Arms of Hay—currently the Earl of Erroll, Lord High Constable of Scotland. Drummond-Murray of Mastrick is a retired banker and an authority on heraldry who continues to publish on that subject.
Peter Duck Peter Duck is a metafictional book in the Swallows and Amazons series by Arthur Ransome. It was first published in 1932 and is about the Swallows and Amazons sailing to Crab Island with Captain Flint and Peter Duck to recover buried treasure.
Peter Dudley Peter Dudley (Born 21 June 1935 Died 20 October, 1983) was a British character actor best known for his role as Bert Tilsley in television's Coronation Street; a role he played continuously from 1979 until 1983.
Peter Dumont Vroom Peter Dumont Vroom (December 12, 1791 – November 18, 1873), an American Democratic Party politician, who served as the 9th Governor of New Jersey (serving two terms in office; from 1829–1832 and 1833–1836) and as a member of the United States House of Representatives for a single term, from 1839–1841.
Peter Duncan (politician) Peter John Duncan (born July 10, 1965) is the chairman of the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party (since October 2004), and a member of its Shadow Cabinet. He was the only Conservative & Unionist MP in Scotland during the 2001–2005 parliament, when he was member for Galloway and Upper Nithsdale, Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland.
Peter Dunn Peter Dunn (born April 14, 1947) is the former Commissioner for ACT Emergency Services Authority responsible for the ACT Fire Brigade, ACT Ambulance Service, Rural Fire Service and State Emergency Service. He was appointed to this position in 2003 by Jon Stanhope in 2003.
Peter Dunne Peter Dunne (born 17 March 1954 - ) leads New Zealand's United Future political party. He has served as a Cabinet minister in governments dominated both by the centre-left Labour Party and by the centre-right National Party.
Peter Durand In 1810, Peter Durand (also known as Pierre Durand) was granted a patent by King George III of England for his idea of preserving food in "vessels of glass, pottery, tin, or other metals or fit materials." Durand's patent was based on 15 years of experimentation by a Frenchman, Nicolas François Appert, who developed the idea of preserving food in bottles.
Peter Duryea Peter Duryea (born July 14, 1939 in Los Angeles, California, USA) is an American actor. He is best known for appearing in the original pilot episode of Star Trek: The Original Series The Cage and later in The Menagerie, as Lieutenant Jose Tyler.
Peter Dutton Peter Craig Dutton (born 11 November 1970), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since November 2001, representing the Division of Dickson, Queensland. He was born in Brisbane, Queensland, and was educated at the Queensland Police Academy before becoming a Police officer.
Peter Eddey Peter Eddey (born August 11, 1947 in Melbourne, Australia) was the original bass player in the second incarnation of '60s band, the Wild Cherries and appeared on the group's first two singles for Festival label.
Peter Egan Peter Egan (born September 28, 1946) is a British actor best known for playing smooth neighbour Paul Ryman in 1980s sitcom Ever Decreasing Circles. He had other starring roles as Oscar Wilde in the 1978 serial Lillie, starring Francesca Annis as Lillie Langtry, in the John le Carré dramatisation A Perfect Spy and another BBC sitcom Joint Account.
Peter Eisenman Peter Eisenman (born August 11, 1932 in Newark, New Jersey) is one of the foremost practitioners of deconstructivism in American architecture. Eisenman's fragmented forms are identified with an eclectic group of architects that have been, at times unwillingly, labelled deconstructivists.
Peter Elliott (athlete) Peter Elliott (born October 9, 1962 in Rotherham, UK) is a former world class middle distance runner who won medals at the Commonwealth Games, the European Championships and World Championships and the Olympic Games between 1986 and 1990.
Peter Elson Peter Elson (1947-1998) was an English science fiction illustrator whose work appeared on the covers of numerous science fiction paperback novels, as well as in the Terran Trade Authority series of illustrated books. Elson, whose illustrations often placed detailed, brightly-liveried spacecraft against vividly colored backgrounds, influenced an entire generation of science fiction illustrators and concept artists.
Peter Elzinga Peter Elzinga (born April 6 1944) is executive director of the Progressive Conservative Party in Alberta, Canada. He is also a former Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons and former cabinet minister in Alberta.
Peter Engel (TV producer) Peter Engel is a television producer who is best known for his teenage sitcoms which formally appeared on TNBC, a former Saturday morning block on NBC which featured all teenage-oriented program for educational purposes. His most well known work was the teenage sitcom Saved by the Bell which inspired the birth of the TNBC block for his other shows such as California Dreams, Hang Time and City Guys in the 1990s.
Peter Eriksson Peter Eriksson (born 1958, TranĂĄs, SmĂĄland) is one of the two spokespersons (leaders) of the Green Party in Sweden, working alongside Maria Wetterstrand. He lives in Kalix, Norrbotten, where he was Municipal Commissioner from 1999 to 2004.
Peter Ernst von Lasaulx Peter Ernst von Lasaulx (1805–1861) was born on March 16, 1805 in Coblenz, the son of a well-known architect, Johann Claudius von Lasaulx. His maternal uncle was Johann Joseph von Görres, a priest and writer.
Peter Evans (musician) Peter Evans is an American trumpet player based in New York, who specializes in improvisation and avant-garde music. Peter Evans has been a member of the New York City musical community since 2003, when he moved to the city after graduating from The Oberlin Conservatory of Music.
Peter Evans (poker player) Peter "The Bandit" Evans is an English retired scrap metal dealer and a poker player, who came to the limelight when finishing as runner-up in the first series of Late Night Poker. He is currently living in Birmingham, England.
Peter Evans (swimmer) Peter Evans (born August 1, 1961) was an Australian breaststroke swimmer of the 1980s, who won four medals in Olympics competition, including a gold in the 4x100m medley relay at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. He also won two medals at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
Peter F. Causey Peter Foster Causey (January 11 1801 – February 17 1871) was an American merchant and politician from Milford, in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the American Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as Governor of Delaware.
Peter F. Flaherty Peter Francis Flaherty (June 24, 1924—April 18, 2005) was an American politician from Pennsylvania, a Democratic mayor of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and county commissioner of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
Peter Falconio Peter Falconio was a British tourist from Hepworth, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire who disappeared in the Australian outback whilst travelling with girlfriend Joanne Lees during July 2001. He was a graduate of Brighton University and was 28 years old at the time of his disappearance.
Peter Farb Peter Farb (1929-1980) author, anthropologist, linguist, ecologist, naturalist and spokesman for conservation, was born July 25, 1925, in New York, NY to Solomon and Cecelia Farb. In 1950, he graduated magna cum laude from Vanderbilt University.
Peter Featherby Peter Featherby (born December 22, 1951) is a former Australian rules footballer. He began his senior career with Subiaco Football Club in the West Australian Football League, but is best-known for his time with two Victorian Football League clubs.
Peter Fenwick Peter Fenwick is a Canadian politician. He was a former member of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly, representing the Menihek (Labrador West) district, and the former leader of the New Democratic Party of Newfoundland and Labrador from 1981 to 1989.
Peter Fernandez Peter Fernandez (b 29 January 1927 in New York City) is an actor, voice actor, director, and film crew person from the United States with extensive experience in screenwriting, production, and voice and dialogue direction. Despite a vast and varied career in entertainment extending from the late 1930s to the present day, Fernandez is perhaps best known for reading the title role of Speed Racer in the eponymous 1967 anime dub.
Peter Ferraro Peter Ferraro (born January 24, 1973 in Port Jefferson, New York) is a NHL hockey player who, along with his twin brother, Chris Ferraro, became the first set of identical twins to play on the same NHL team, (the New York Rangers) in the 1995-1996 NHL hockey season.
Peter Fieber Peter Fieber (born 16 May, 1964) is a Slovak football player and later a football manager. He played for Dukla Banská Bystrica, Inter Bratislava, DAC Dunajská Streda, Artmedia Petržalka, Racing Genk and SV Meppen.
Peter Fincham Peter Fincham (born 1957) is a British television producer and executive, who since May 2005 has been the Controller of BBC One, the primary television channel of the British Broadcasting Corporation. Immediately prior to joining the BBC he had been the Chief Executive of the independent production company talkbackTHAMES, a role in which he was succeeded by Lorraine Heggessey, his predecessor as Controller of BBC One, meaning the pair had effectively swapped jobs.
Peter Fischli & David Weiss Peter Fischli (* 8th June 1952 in Zurich) and David Weiss (* 21st June 1946 in Zurich), often shortened to Fischli/Weiss, are an artist duo that have been collaborating since 1979. They are among the most renowned contemporary artists of Switzerland.
Peter Fitzroy Godber Peter Fiztroy Godber (official name in Chinese: 葛柏) (born April 7, 1922) was Kowloon's Deputy District Commissioner of the Royal Hong Kong Police Force and was caught in a bribe scandal after his retirement in 1973. He fled Hong Kong (to England and then Australia), but he was later captured and sent back to Hong Kong for trial.
Peter FitzSimons Peter FitzSimons is a former Australian Rugby Union International or Wallaby and a current sports columnist and writer for The Sydney Morning Herald. He is also an established author with such books as Kokoda, which recounts the numerous battles between Australian and Japanese Troops on the Kokoda trail during World War II, biographies of former Australian Labor Party leader Kim Beazley, John Eales, Nancy Wake and Steve Waugh, and his latest book, Tobruk.
Peter Flannery Peter Flannery (born October 12 1951 in Jarrow, Tyne and Wear) is an English playwright and scriptwriter. In the theatre, he is best known for the work he did while a resident playwright at the Royal Shakespeare Company in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Peter Fleming (missionary) Peter Fleming (1928-1956) was an American Christian missionary to Ecuador. He was killed during Operation Auca by Huaorani Indians along with fellow missionaries Jim Elliot, Nate Saint, Ed McCully, and Roger Youderian.
Peter Florence Peter Florence, MBE is a British actor and director, most famous for founding the Hay Festival with his father, Norman Florence, funding the first festival with winnings from a poker game.Channel 4 The Hay Festival 2006 from Channel4.
Peter Folger Peter Folger (December 26, 1905- August 27, 1980) was an American coffee heir, socialite, and member of the prominent United States Folger family. He was also the long time Chairman of the board and President at the Folgers Coffee Company.
Peter Fonseca Peter Fonseca (born October 5, 1966 in Lisbon, Portugal) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of Mississauga East for the Ontario Liberal Party.
Peter Force Peter Force was a 19th century politician, archivist, historian, publisher and editor. Born 26 November 1790 near the Passaic Falls in New Jersey, to William, a soldier in the Revolutionary War and descendant of French Huguenots who arrived on America's shores in the 17th century, and Sarah Force (née Ferguson), Force grew up in New York City, where he was schooled in the printing trade.
Peter Forney Peter Forney (1756 – 1834) was a Congressional Representative from North Carolina; born near Lincolnton, North Carolina, April 21, 1756; attended the public schools; served as a captain during the Revolutionary War; engaged in the manufacture of iron; member of the State house of commons 1794-1796; served in the State senate in 1801 and 1802; elected as a Republican to the Thirteenth Congress (March 4, 1813-March 3, 1815); declined to be a candidate in 1814 for reelection to the Fourteenth Congress; retired from public life; died at his country home, “Mount Welcome,” in Lincoln County, North Carolina, on February 1, 1834; interment in the private burying ground on his estate. Father of Daniel Munroe Forney and grandfather of William Henry Forney.
Peter Fox(Rugby League) Peter Fox Coached (Bradford Northern) Bradford Bulls in two spells one in 1977 where he had a very succesful spell winnin the chapionship in 79-80,80-81. he returned for a second spell in 1991, and in 1993-4 Bradford finish as runners up in the Championship behind Wigan on points difference.
Peter Francis Peter William Francis (1944–1999) was a British volcanologist specialising in the study of active volcanoes on both the Earth and other planets in our solar system. He was also renowned for his ability as a communicator, reaching the general public in a series of popular and acclaimed books on his subject.
Peter Francis-Macrae Peter Francis-Macrae (born 1982) is an English spammer found guilty of two counts of fraudulent trading, one of concealing criminal property, two of making threats to kill, one charge of threatening to destroy or damage property and one count of blackmail. He was running his own internet business from his father's home in Cambridge, most recent accounts filed at Companies House showed his business had a turnover of ÂŁ49,000.
Peter Francisco Peter Francisco (c. 1760/61-January 16,1831), known variously as the "Virginia Giant" or the "Giant of the Revolution" (and occasionally as the "Virginia Hercules" or some variant thereof), was a hero of the American Revolution.
Peter Frans Van Kerckhoven Pieter Frans van Kerckhoven (Antwerp, 10 November, 1818 - Antwerp, 1 August, 1857) was a Flemish writer and one of the leaders of the early Flemish movement. He was the son of a broker, and his well-off birth allowed him a decent education.
Peter Franzen Peter Franzen is an English journalist, currently editor of the Eastern Daily Press, a position he assumed in 1993. He previously held roles including executive editor of that title and editor of the Great Yarmouth Mercury, having joined their publisher Archant in 1971.
Peter Fulton Peter Gordon Fulton (born 1 February, 1979) is a New Zealand cricketer who has recently broken into the New Zealand One Day side. Fulton's career highlights include scoring 301* against Auckland at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch in 2003 which is the highest maiden first class century by any New Zealand batsman by scoring a maiden.
Peter G. Gyarmati Peter G. Gyarmati (born July 14, 1941) is a software engineer and computer scientist, best-known for the development of OS/360+HASP for the System/360, then later the OS/VS for the System/370, especially the resource allocation system.
Peter G. Ten Eyck Peter Gansevoort Ten Eyck (November 7, 1873 - September 2, 1944) was a United States Representative from New York. Born in Bethlehem, Albany County, he was educated in the common schools in Normansville, at the Albany Academy, and at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Peter Gade (born December 14, 1976) born Peter Gade Christensen is a professional badminton player from Terndrup, Denmark. He currently resides near Charlottenlund in Copenhagen with his wife and accomplished handball player Camilla Høeg.
Peter Galton Peter Galton is a British vertebrate paleontologist working in America, who has to date written or co-written about a hundred papers in scientific jounals or chapters in paleontology textbooks (list of papers), especially on ornithischian and prosauropod dinosaurs.
Peter Garland Peter Garland (born January 27, 1952 in Portland, Maine) is a composer best known for publishing Soundings Press, one of the few sources of new music scores and articles while in print. A student of James Tenney and Harold Budd, much of Garland's work could be considered post-minimal, and he is also an expert on American Indian music.
Peter Garrett Peter Garrett, MP, AM (born 16 April 1953), is an Australian musician and politician. He has been an Australian Labor Party member of the House of Representatives for the seat of Kingsford Smith, New South Wales, since October 2004.
Peter Garza (Law Enforcement) Peter Garza has served as a Criminal Investigator for the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office, of Illinois, since 1993. Achievements include Peter’s successful one-year long investigation that resulted in the first criminal conviction and prison sentence of three corporate owners for environmental crimes in Illinois.
Peter Gay Peter Gay (June 20, 1923-), a Jewish American historian of the social history of ideas, born in Berlin as Peter Joachim Fröhlich . After witnessing Kristallnacht (better: Pogromnacht) in 1938, he fled Nazi Germany in 1939.
Peter George Peterson Peter George Peterson (born June 5, 1926) is an American businessman, investment banker, fiscal conservative, author, and politician whose most prominent political position was as United States Secretary of Commerce from February 29, 1972 to February 1, 1973. He is Chairman of the Council on Foreign Relations, and Senior Chairman of the private equity firm, the Blackstone Group.
Peter Gill (VC) Peter Gill (VC)(September 1831-26 July 1868) was born in St Paul's Parish, Dublin and was an Irish 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 Gilmore Peter Gilmore is a UK actor born 25th August 1931 in Leipzig, Germany, best known for his portrayal of Captain James Onedin in the BBC Television period drama The Onedin Line. He also had roles in eleven Carry On films, and played the heroic lead in the adventure film Warlords of Atlantis.
Peter Glaze Peter Glaze (17 September 1924 in London – 20 February 1983) was a twentieth century English comedian. He hosted Crackerjack with Leslie Crowther in the 1960s and with Michael Aspel, Don Maclean, and Bernie Clifton in the 1970s.
Peter Godwin Peter Godwin wrote Mukiwa: A White Boy in Africa, a memoir about growing up in Southern Rhodesia in 1970s, as the British colony collapsed to become Zimbabwe. Mukiwa won the Apple/Esquire/Waterstones award, and the Orwell Prize.
Peter Godwin (singer) Peter Godwin was a musician in the band Metro (with Duncan Browne) in the late 1970s who became a mildly successful New Wave artist in the early 1980s. His most well-known song is probably his 1982 Images of Heaven, which got some alternative airplay throughout the 1980s.
Peter Goldie Peter Goldie is a British philosopher working mainly on ethics and aesthetics. He is currently the Samuel Hall Chair in Philosophy and Head of the Philosophy Discipline Areaof the School of Social Sciences at University of Manchester.
Peter Goodall Peter Goodall is currently Acting Dean of Humanities at Macquarie University in the absence of Dean Christina Slade. His substantive position is Deputy Dean of Humanities and Acting Head of the Politics and International Relations Department.
Peter Gordon (chef) Peter Gordon is a chef who was born in the coastal town of Wanganui, New Zealand. He moved to Melbourne, Australia, in 1981 where he worked for 5 years before travelling through Asia for a year and then returning to New Zealand.
Peter Gorman Peter Gorman is an investigative journalist and former editor-in-chief of High Times magazine. He lives in New York and spends at least 3 months of every year living in Peru, where he works with Ayahuasca and other plant based medicines, as well as doing political work.
Peter Gourevitch Peter Gourevitch is a Harvard University trained political scientist with expertise in international relations and comparative politics. In 2005-06, he was a visiting fellow at the Russell Sage Foundation where he worked on a book comparing managerial oversight with institutional investors from four countries.
Peter Graham Peter Graham (Lanarkshire, Scotland) is one of the leading composers for brass band. After his education at the University of Edinburgh, he followed postgratudate studies with Edward Gregson at Goldsmiths College, University of London.
Peter Grant (music manager) Peter Grant, (April 5, 1935 – November 21, 1995) was a manager for The Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin and Bad Company, and a record executive for Swan Song Records. He is widely credited with improving pay and conditions for musicians in dealings with concert promoters.
Peter Grant (VC) Peter Grant (1824 - 10 January 1868) born Ireland 1824 was an Irish 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 Graves (actor) Peter Aurness (born March 18 1926 better known as Peter Graves, is an American actor]. He is best known for his starring role in the television series [[Mission: Impossible from 1967 to 1973 (and again from 1988 to 1990).
Peter Green (PR manager) Peter Green is a PR person for several Australasian acts, most notably Skyhooks, Bic Runga, Split Enz and their alumni, including Crowded House, The Finn Brothers, Neil Finn, Tim Finn, etc. He is president of the "Frenz of The Enz" fanclub, encompassing all the Enz alumni, which has also been known as the Crowded House club, but which reverted to its original name following the break-up of the latter.
Peter Green Splinter Group (album) Peter Green Splinter Group is an album by the British blues band of the same name, led by Peter Green. Released in 1997 (see 1997 in music), this was their first album, and essentially the comeback album for Green, who had been out of the music business for around 10 years.
Peter Gregg (racing driver) Peter Holden Gregg (May 4, 1940–December 15, 1980) was a racecar driver during the golden age of the Trans-Am Series and a four-time winner of the 24 Hours of Daytona. He was also the owner of Brumos, a Jacksonville, Florida car dealership.
Peter Gregson Professor Peter Gregson, FREng, CEng, (born Dunfirmline, Scotland, 1957) is a British research engineer and the 11th President and Vice-Chancellor of the Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland, taking over from Sir George Bain in August 2004. He is married to Rachael and they have three children.
Peter Grudzien Peter Grudzien is an American country/psychedelic singer-songwriter and musician. His music is well-known in the [outsider music community for its idiosyncratic instrumentation and often openly gay subject matter.
Peter Guidi Peter Guidi is a European jazz saxophonist and jazz flautist whose main instruments are flute, alto flute, bass flute, alto saxophone and soprano saxophone. Born in Scotland from Italian origins Peter Guidi is a self-taught musician.
Peter Guillam In the novel Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Peter Guillam is head of 'scalphunters', the violent division of 'The Circus' (MI6). He is also Smiley's protegé and helps in the hunt for the Mole who has been selling secrets to the Soviets.
Peter Gunn Peter Gunn was an American private eye television series which aired on the NBC and later ABC television networks from 1958 to 1961. The show's creator (and also writer and director on occasion) was Blake Edwards.
Peter Hain Peter Gerald Hain (born February 16, 1950, Nairobi, Kenya) is a British Labour Party politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and Secretary of State for Wales. He is the Member of Parliament for the Welsh constituency of Neath.
Peter Hall (urbanist) Sir Peter Hall is Professor of Planning and Regeneration at The Bartlett, University College London and President of the Town and Country Planning Association. He was Special Adviser on Strategic Planning to the British government (1991-94) and a member of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's Urban Task Force (1998-1999).
Peter Ham William Peter Ham (April 27, 1947 – April 23, 1975) was a Welsh singer and songwriter, best known as the leader of the ill-fated group Badfinger. A general lack of controversy and sparsity of interviews before his suicide at age 27 has left Ham an enigma in the annals of rock music's early demises.
Peter Hammill Peter Joseph Andrew Hammill (born 5 November, 1948) is an English singer-songwriter, and a founding member of progressive rock band Van der Graaf Generator. Most noted for his vocal abilities, his main instruments are guitar and piano.
Peter Hansen (actor) Peter Hansen (born December 5, 1921 in Oakland, California) is an American actor, best known for his role as Lee Baldwin on the soap opera General Hospital. He played the role from 1965 to 1986 and again since 1992.
Peter Hardeman Burnett Peter Hardeman Burnett (November 15, 1807 – May 17, 1895) was the first state Governor of California, serving from December 20, 1849 to January 9 1851. He was also the first California governor to resign from office.
Peter Harding Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Peter Harding, GCB, was British Chief of the Air Staff, and subsequently Chief of Defence Staff from January 1 1993 until March 13 1994. Harding resigned after it was revealed by Max Clifford and the News of the World that he had an affair with Lady (Bienvenida) Buck the wife of a Conservative MP .
Peter Hardwick Peter Hardwick is an Australian food horticulturist and environmentalist, who undertook early pioneering work in the development of the bushfood industry, now called the Australian native foods industry. Hardwick was the first person to recognize and promote the commercial potential of subtropical native Australian food plants and spices, and value-added native food exports.
Peter Harold Wright Peter Harold Wright (10 August 1916-5 April 1990) was an English 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 Harris (entrepreneur) Peter Harris (born 1934, UK), has a stake worth ÂŁ175m in Hemel Hempstead-based Bourne Leisure. The Sunday Times Rich List guesses that he has ÂŁ20m more for his racing interests and other wealth which places him at 314th on the 2006 Rich List.
Peter Harrison Peter Harrison (1716-1775) was born in York, England and emigrated to Rhode Island in 1740. Peter Harrison and his brother came to the American colonies and established themselves as merchants and captains of their own vessels.
Peter Hathaway Capstick Peter Hathaway Capstick was a famous hunter and author. Born in New Jersey in 1940 and educated at University of Virginia, he left Wall Street at the age of nearly thirty and hunted in Central and South America before going to Africa, where he held pro hunting licenses in Ethiopia, Zambia, Botswana, and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe).
Peter Hausted Peter Hausted (died July 20, 1644), Doctor of Divinity, was a "playwright, poet, preacher" in early seventeenth-century England. In his own time, he was notorious as a flamboyant preacher against Puritan and sectarian dissent in the Church of England, and was remembered for the riot that accompanied a performance of his play The Rival Friends.

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