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Peter Millar Peter Millar is a British journalist and author, primarily known for his reporting of the fall of the Cold War and fall of the Berlin Wall for The Sunday Times of London. He was named Foreign Correspondent of the Year 1989 by the British What the Papers Say television programme.
Peter Miller Peter Miller (born April 6, 1969) is a Australian rules footballer who played for the Fremantle Dockers in 1995. He was drafted from East Perth in the WAFL as a predraft selection in the 1994 AFL Draft and played mainly as a rover.
Peter Miskimmin Peter Anthony Miskimmin (born November 20, 1958 in Christchurch) 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. His two year older brother Brent was also on the side, that competed in 1984.
Peter Mogila Peter Mogila or Petro Mohyla (; Romanian: Petru Movilă; December 21, 1596 – December 22, 1646) was a Metropolitan of Kiev and Halych from 1633 until his death. He was born into a Moldavian boyar family — the Movileşti — one that gave Moldavia and Wallachia several rulers, including his father, Ieremia Movilă.
Peter Molyneux Peter Molyneux OBE (born 1960 in Guildford, Surrey, UK) is a computer game designer and game programmer, responsible for well known "God games" Populous and Black & White, among others, as well as "Business Strategy" games such as Theme Park and most recently, The Movies. In August 1997 Peter left Bullfrog Productions to establish a new development team, Lionhead Studios.
Peter Mond, 4th Baron Melchett Peter Robert Henry Mond, 4th Baron Melchett (b. 24 February 1948), heir to Sir Alfred Mond's ICI fortune, son of the British Steel Corporation Chairman Sir Julian Mond, was educated at Eton and Cambridge, where he read Law.
Peter Moore (serial killer) Peter Moore (born 1940) is a Welsh serial killer who murdered four men in Wales in 1995. He was infuriated when his bank manager turned down his request for a business loan in mid-1995, and between September and December that year he stabbed four men to death at random.
Peter Moores Sir Peter Moores (born 9 April 1932) is a British businessman, art collector and philanthropist, a former chairman of the Liverpool-based Littlewoods football pools and retailing business in the United Kingdom.
Peter Morgan (automaker) Peter Henry Geoffrey Morgan (November 3, 1919 - October 20, 2003) was an English sports car manufacturer and Chairman of Morgan Motor Company (MMC) from 1959 until his death in 2003. Peter inherited the Malvern, Worcestershire-based company from his father H.
Peter Morgan (screenwriter) Peter Morgan (born April 10, 1963 in London) is an English screenwriter and playwright. He is best known for writing The Deal, a 2003 television drama about the power-sharing deal between Tony Blair and Gordon Brown that was struck in the Granita restaurant in London; and for The Queen, a 2006 movie starring Helen Mirren that showed the impact of the death of Princess Diana on the British royal family.
Peter Morville Peter Morville is author of Ambient Findability (ISBN 0-596-00765-5, AKA "the Lemur Book"), co-author of Information Architecture for the World Wide Web (ISBN 978-0596527341, AKA "the Polar Bear Book"), and principal of Semantic Studios.
Peter Motzfeldt Peter Motzfeldt (1777-1854) was a Norwegian member of the Council of State Division in Stockholm 1814-1816, 1818-1819, 1824-1825, 1828-1829, 1831-1832, and 1834-1835, Minister of the Army 1816-1818 and 1819-1822, and Minister of Auditing 1829-1831, 1832-1834, 1835-1836 and 1836-1837.
Peter Muhlenberg John Peter Gabriel Muhlenberg (October 1, 1746 – October 1, 1807) was a clergyman, a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolution, and a United States Senator and Congressman from Pennsylvania.
Peter Mulvey Peter Mulvey is an acoustic musician based out of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Since the early 1990s, he has developed a strong national following in the indie folk/rock scene through his relentless touring and critically acclaimed albums.
Peter Murnik Peter Murnik (born 14 December, 1965 in Concord, Massachusetts) is an American television actor known for his various roles in television. Such shows include: JAG, Pensacola: Wings of Gold, Martial Law, and ER.
Peter Murphy (musician) Peter John Murphy (born July 11, 1957, near Northampton, England, raised in Wellingborough, England) of Irish descendence, is the vocalist of the rock group Bauhaus who later went on to release a number of solo albums, such as Deep and Love Hysteria. Thin, with prominent cheekbones, a rich voice, and a penchant for gloomy poetics, Murphy is often called the "Godfather of Goth.
Peter Naur Peter Naur (born October 25, 1928) is a Danish pioneer in computer science and Turing award winner. His last name is the N in the BNF notation (Backus-Naur form), used in the description of the syntax for most programming languages.
Peter Neufeld Peter Neufeld is an American lawyer and is most famous as a cofounder, with Barry Scheck, of the Innocence Project. With Scheck and Jim Dwyer he co-authored Actual Innocence; with Scheck and Taryn Simon he co-authored The Innocents.
Peter Norbeck Peter Norbeck (August 27, 1870 – December 20, 1936) served as a South Dakota State Senator from Spink County, as the Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota, as the ninth Governor of South Dakota, and as a United States Senator. Norbeck was the first Governor of South Dakota to have been born within the borders of the state.
Peter of Aigueblanche Peter of Aigueblanche (d. November 27, 1268), bishop of Hereford, belonged to a noble family of Savoy and came to England in 1236 with his master, William of Savoy, bishop of Valence, being in attendance on Eleanor of Provence, the bride of Henry III.
Peter of Corbeil Peter of Corbeil (died June 3, 1222), born at Corbeil, was a preacher and canon of NĂ´tre Dame de Paris, a scholastic philosopher and master of theology at the University of Paris, ca 1189. He is remembered largely because his aristocratic student Lotario de' Conti became pope as Innocent III.
Peter of Krutitsy St. Hieromartyr Peter of Krutitsy (Священномученик Петр Крутицкий), born Petr Fyodorovich Polyansky (Петр Федорович Полянский) (June 28, 1862 – September 27 O.
Peter of Rates Saint Peter of Rates (Portuguese, SĂŁo Pedro de Rates) also acknowledge in English as Saint Peter of Braga was the first bishop of Braga between years 45 and 60, ordered by Saint James the Great who would had come from the Holy Land. Saint Peter of Rates became a martyr when converting adherent peoples to the Roman religion in the north of Portugal.
Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur Brother Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur (March 21, 1626—April 25, 1667), called Hermano Pedro de San José Betancurt or more simply Hermano Pedro, Santo Hermano Pedro, or San Pedro de Vilaflor, was a Spanish saint and missionary.
Peter of Spain Peter of Spain or, in Latin, Petrus Hispanus (13th century) is the Mediaeval author of Tractatus, a standard textbook on logic, and often credited with a number of works on medicine. He also wrote Summule logicales magistri Petri Hispani (Collection of Logic Matters of Master Peter of Spain) which has a large volume of manuscripts and printed editions.
Peter O' Meara Peter Emmanuel O'Meara (born October 27, 1969) is an Irish actor who is starring as British Envoy in Sony Screen Gems upcoming film Resident Evil: Extinction. O'Meara Also appeard in the HBO mini series Band Of Brothers as Officer Dike.
Peter O'Brien, 1st Baron O'Brien Peter O'Brien, Baron O'Brien (June 29 1842) - (September 7, 1914) was an Irish lawyer who became Lord Chief Justice of Ireland. Born the fifth son of John O'Brien, Liberal Member of Parliament for County Limerick, O'Brien was educated at Trinity College Dublin and was called to the bar in 1865.
Peter O'Doherty Peter O'Doherty is a musician with Australian band Dog Trumpet (alongside his brother Chris aka Reg Mombassa) and formerly with Australian band Mental As Anything. He is also a recognised fine artist specialising in still life.
Peter O'Donnell Peter O'Donnell (born 1920), is a British writer of mysteries and of comic strips, best known as the creator of the female secret agent character, Modesty Blaise. He is also an historical novelist who writes under the female pseudonym Madeleine Brent.
Peter O'Donoghue Michael Peter Desmond O'Donoghue, MA (Cambridge) is the current Bluemantle Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary at the College of Arms in London. He was appointed to the office on 17 January 2005, on successful completion of a period of probation.
Peter O'Sullevan Peter O'Sullevan (born in Ireland on 2 March, 1918) was an BBC horse racing commentator and sports journalist. Popular events that he regularly covered included Royal Ascot and the Aintree Grand National, frequently sharing the latter task with Michael O'Hehir.
Peter Olivi Peter John Olivi, or in his native French Pierre Jean Olivi, (1248 - March 14 1298) was a Franciscan theologian who, although he died professing the faith of the Roman Catholic Church, became a controversial figure in the arguments surrounding poverty at the beginning of the fourteenth century. In large part, this was due to his view that the Franciscan vow of poverty also entailed usus pauper (i.
Peter Olsson Peter Olsson was the original bassist in the Swedish hard rock band Force, that would later change their name to Europe. Olsson formed Force in Upplands Väsby in 1979, together with vocalist and keyboardist Joey Tempest, guitarist John Norum and drummer Tony Reno.
Peter Oppenheimer Peter Oppenheimer is Apple Incorporated's senior vice president and Chief Financial Officer. As a CFO, Peter oversees the controller, treasury, investor relations, tax, information systems, internal audit, facilities, corporate development and human resources functions.
Peter Pakosh Peter Pakosh was co-founder of the Versatile tractor company, and is credited with many inventions and equipment innovations including the modern-day grain auger used by combine harvesters. He is considered an innovator in the field of agricultural machinery on a level with John Deere and Cyrus McCormick.
Peter Palmer Peter Palmer (born Igor Shouisky in Kenosha, Wisconsin) was a bandleader, tenor saxophonist and composer who recorded several albums for Mercury Records including "A Swingin' Love Affair", "A Swingin' Dance Date", and "Moonlight on the Campus", with a small singing group which included Ann Trendler, whom he would later marry. The Peter Palmer Orchestra was featured at Chicago's Sherman House hotel and accompanied Tiny Tim (by his request) at the Sahara Tahoe Hotel in Nevada.
Peter Pan syndrome The term Peter Pan Syndrome has been used informally by both laypeople and some psychology professionals in popular psychology since the 1983 publication of The Peter Pan Syndrome: Men Who Have Never Grown Up, by Dr. Dan Kiley.
Peter Pan's Flight Peter Pan's Flight is a dark ride at the Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, Tokyo Disneyland and Disneyland Paris theme parks. Located in Fantasyland, it is one of the few remaining attractions that was operational on Disneyland's opening day in 1955.
Peter Panton Peter Panton (born 30 June 1944) author, journalist, publisher and bookseller is the originator of numerous publications that include language courses, children's books, magazines, videos, CD-ROMs and DVDs. Over the years, he has held umpteen conferences in Italy and abroad and has interviewed numerous celebrities.
Peter Pau Peter Pau (Traditional Chinese: 鮑德熹, born 1951 in Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong-based cinematographer, best known to western audiences as the cinematographer in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, for which he won the Best Cinematographer Oscar in 2000. Pau is a member of the HKSC.
Peter Paul Rubens Peter Paul Rubens (June 28, 1577 – May 30, 1640) was the most popular and prolific Flemish and European painter of the 17th century. He was the proponent of an exuberant Baroque style which emphasized movement, color, and sensuality.
Peter Peacock Peter Peacock (born 27 May 1952) has been a Labour regional list Member of the Scottish Parliament for Highlands and Islands since 1999. Peacock was appointed a deputy minister when first elected in 1999, and promoted to Minister for Education and Young People in the Scottish Executive after the 2003 election.
Peter Peak Peter Peak (Petrov Vrah pe-'trov 'vr&h) is an 850m in Delchev Ridge, Tangra Mountains, eastern Livingston Island, Antarctica. The peak surmounts Iskar Glacier to the W, Bruix Cove to the NW and Sopot Ice Piedmont to the N.
Peter Pek Peter Pek MCSD is a brand strategist, writer, columnist, editor, publisher, designer, creative director, and public speaker from Malaysia. He is best known as the creative director of New Nation, a British tabloid; the editor-in-chief of Food & Beverage magazine; publisher of Superbrands in Malaysia; and for his work in branding.
Peter Pendlebury Peter Pendlebury, (born March 27, 1983), better known as Penar, is a British celebrity chef. He is well known as the Assistant to celebrity chef Jamie Oliver from popular British daytime television shows Oliver's Twist, Jamie's School Dinners, Jamie's Great Italian Escape, Naked Chef, Jamie's Kitchen.
Peter Perrett Peter Perrett (born Peter Albert Neil Perrett on April 8 , 1952 at Kings College Hospital, Camberwell, London to Albert & Amelia Perrett) is an English singer-songwriter. He fronted the late 1970s English band, The Only Ones.
Peter Petroff Peter Petroff (October 21, 1919 – February 7, 2003) was a Bulgarian American inventor, engineer, NASA scientist, and adventurer. He was instrumental in the evolution of the NASA space program, and was one of the most prolific inventors of the second half the 20th century.
Peter Petrovich Troyanskii Petr Petrovich Troyanskii (January, 1894 — 24 May, 1950) was born in January 1894 in the family of a railway repair-shop worker in Orenburg in the Southern Urals. The family had 14 children and the living was hard.
Peter Pett Peter Pett, (August 6, 1610 – ? 1672), Master Shipwright, and 2nd Resident Commissioner Pett of Chatham Dockyard, the son of the King's Master Shipwright Captain Phineas Pett is most commonly famous for the incident concerning the protection of his scale models and drawings of the King's Fleet during the Dutch Raid on the Medway, in Kent, (the Medway is a major tributary into the Thames, beyond London), in June 1667, during the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
Peter Philips Peter Philips (c 1560–1628) was an eminent English composer, organist, and Catholic priest exiled to Flanders after the start of the Protestant Reformation. He was one of the greatest keyboard virtuosos of his time, and transcribed or arranged several Italian motets and madrigals by such as Lassus, Palestrina, and Giulio Caccini for his instruments.
Peter Piekos The late Peter Piekos was the original voice actor for Cookie Monster (and Herry Monster) for Sesamstraat, the Dutch co-production of Sesame Street. He occasionally performed the voices of Herbert Birdsfoot and Sherlock Hemlock, as well as a lot of the narrators: his regular voice sounds like an old fashioned radio announcer.
Peter Pig Peter Pig is a fictional pig in Disney short films and comics of the 1930s. He was introduced in The Wise Little Hen (1934), in which he is the lazy and greedy friend of his much more famous fellow first-appearance character Donald Duck.
Peter Pitegoff Peter Pitegoff is the Dean at the University of Maine School of Law and assumed the post in 2005. He formerly was Vice Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor at the University at Buffalo Law School, State University of New York, where he was a law professor since 1988.
Peter Plogojowitz Peter Plogojovitz (Serbian: Petar Blagojević/Петар Благојевић) (d.1725) was a Serbian peasant who was believed to have become a vampire after his death and to have killed nine of his fellow villagers.
Peter Pollock Peter Maclean Pollock, (born June 30 1941, Pietermaritzburg, Natal) has played a continuing role in the South Africa cricket team as a player, selector, and father of a future captain. He was voted a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1966.
Peter Pond Peter Pond (18 January 1739 or 1740 – 1807) was born in Milford, Connecticut. He was a soldier with a Connecticut regiment, a fur trader, founding member of the North West Company, an explorer and cartographer.
Peter Potamus Peter Potamus and his Magic Flying Balloon was a show created by Hanna-Barbera during the early 1960s, featuring Peter Potamus the hippopotamus and his sidekick, So-So the monkey. Peter was big, purple, and friendly, and was voiced by Daws Butler, imitating comedian Joe E.
Peter Powell (kite) In 1972, Peter Powell (not to be confused with Peter Powell of DJ fame) developed a steerable kite, using dual lines. Early Peter Powell kites had spars made of aluminium tubing - later ones had glass fibre spars.
Peter Powers Peter Powers is a British television personality who purports to be a hypnotist. According to his website, he claims to hold the world record of being the fastest hypnotist, as well as inducing the longest hypnotic sleep documented.
Peter Pratt Peter Pratt (March 21 1923–January 11 1995) was an English actor and singer who started his career in the Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas, and later moved to radio and television work. He was born in Eastbourne and died in London.
Peter Prijdekker Peter Cornelis Prijdekker (born June 22, 1948 in Woerden, Utrecht) is a former freestyle swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. There he was eliminated in the heats of the 200m Freestyle, and as a startswimmer in the 4x100m and the 4x200m Freestyle Relay.
Peter Puck Peter Puck was the name of a hockey puck shaped cartoon character. The puck, whose cartoon adventures appeared on both NBC's Hockey Game of the Week and CBC's Hockey Night in Canada during the 1970s, explained hockey rules to the home viewing audience.
Peter Qasim Peter Qasim (Arabic: بيتر قاسم) was the longest-serving detainee within the Australian immigration detention system, having resided there for over seven years as of 2005. He had not been deported because he was stateless.
Peter Quince In William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Peter Quince is a carpenter that works in Athens. He is one of the six workmen (the rude mechanicals) that will put on a play for Theseus and Hippolyta at their wedding.
Peter Quinn (GAA President) Peter Quinn (Irish: Piaras Ă“ Cuinn) served as President of the Gaelic Athletic Association from 1991 until 1994. A native of Teemore on the Irish border in Fermanagh Quinn is a financial advisor by profession.
Peter R. de Vries Peter Rudolf de Vries (14 november 1956 - ) is a Dutch crime reporter with his own television program, and also a politician. He tracked down the Heineken-kidnapper Frans Meijer in Paraguay, worked on behalf of the Two from Putten and revealed that Mabel Wisse Smit knew the criminal Klaas Bruinsma better than she had previously admitted.
Peter R. Harris Peter R. Harris was formerly the CEO of the UK and Ireland, Middle East and Africa division of Compass Group before being dismissed in October 2005 for 'improper conduct' in relation to practices within the United Nations procurement department.
Peter Rackman Peter Rackman was a London-based landlord in the 1960s and 1970s. He provided housing for many people - including immigrants - that other landlords were't prepared to house; however his rents were often perceived as high, his properties were sometimes in poor condition and his enforcement of unpaid debts was strict.
Peter Rachman Peter Rachman (1920 — 1962) was a London landlord in the mid-20th century, active in the Notting Hill area in the 1950s and 1960s. He became so notorious for his exploitation of tenants that the word "Rachmanism" entered the OED as a synonym for any greedy, unscrupulous landlord.
Peter Railton Peter Railton is John Stephenson Perrin Professor of Philosophy at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. His research interests center on contemporary metaethics and normative ethics, as well as consequentialism.
Peter Rauhofer Peter Rauhofer is a remixer and producer who formerly went under the moniker Club 69 as well as Size Queen. A native of Vienna, Austria, he is famous for his remixes of a number of Madonna's songs including Nothing Really Matters and American Life.
Peter Rawlinson, Baron Rawlinson of Ewell Peter Anthony Grayson Rawlinson, Baron Rawlinson of Ewell, PC, QC (26 June 1919 – 28 June 2006) was an English barrister, politician and author. He was Conservative Member of Parliament for Epsom for 23 years, from 1955 to 1978, and held the offices of Solicitor General (1962-1964) and Attorney General (1970-1974).
Peter Rees, Baron Rees Peter Wynford Innes Rees, Baron Rees PC QC (born December 9, 1926) is a British politician. He was Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for Dover and Deal from 1970 to 1983 and MP for Dover from 1983 to 1987.
Peter Reid Peter Reid (Born June 20, 1956 in Huyton, Knowsley, Lancashire) is an English former professional football player and manager. In his playing career Reid played for Bolton Wanderers, Everton and QPR, as well as representing his country, after which he managed Man City, Sunderland, Leeds and Coventry.
Peter Reid (triathlete) Peter Reid (b 27 May 1969, Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian elite level triathlete. He has gained fame mainly by winning ten Ironman triathlons, including winning the Ironman World Championship (in Kailua Kona, Hawaii) three times.
Peter Reveen Peter Reveen is a stage hypnotist and illusionist who performs mainly in Canada and particularly Atlantic Canada. Originally from Australia, he came to Canada early in the 1960s where he enjoyed greater success.
Peter Reynolds Peter Reynolds (born January 2 1948) was an Australian freestyle and medley swimmer of the 1960s, who won a bronze medal in the 4x100m medley relay at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Although he set multiple world records, Reynolds peaked between Olympics and was unable to capture an individual medal at Olympic level.
Peter Rideman Peter Rideman (Unknown–1556) was one of the leaders of the Hutterian Church, a branch of Anabaptist Christianity. His best-known work is the Account of Our Religion, Doctrine and Faith, a document summarising the beliefs and practices of his church.
Peter Riedel Peter Riedel (August 1905 - November 6 1998) was a German gliding champion, and was Air Attaché for the Nazi government before and during World War II. Between 1977 and 1985 he published the definitive history of the German gliding movement prior to the war.
Peter Riegert Peter Riegert (born April 11, 1947 in New York City) is an actor, perhaps best known for his portrayal of Donald Schoenstein (aka "Boon") in 1978's National Lampoon's Animal House, and as "Sam Posner" in the 1988 film, Crossing Delancey.
Peter Richards (rugby player) Peter Charles Richards (born 10 March 1978 in Portsmouth) is an English rugby union player, who plays for Gloucester. A very versatile player, he has played in any one of three positions - scrum half, his preferred role, fly-half and centre.
Peter Rindisbacher Peter Rindisbacher (12 April 1806 – 12 or 13 August 1834) was a North American artist who specialized in watercolors and illustrations dealing with First Nation tribes and Western Canada and the United States.
Peter Rob and Lana Peter Rob and Lana, is an electronic rock band based in Edina, Minnesota. Formed in 2002, there style of music can be described as electronic-rock-fusion, which heavily incorporates the use of computers into their music to simulate and generate synthesized effects.
Peter Robbins (writer) Peter Robbins is an American writer and researcher who works with Budd Hopkins (famous for his research into the alien abduction phenomenon). Peter investigated the case for nine years and is convinced that there is much we have not been told by either the UK or US governments about what happened in that Suffolk forest in December 1980, the Rendlesham Forest Incident.
Peter Robinson (computer scientist) Peter Robinson is Professor of Computer Technology and Deputy Head of Department at the University of Cambridge Computer Laboratory in England, where he leads the Rainbow Group working on computer graphics and interaction. He is also a Fellow, Praelector and Director of Studies in Computer Science at Gonville and Caius College where he previously studied for a first degree in Mathematics and a PhD in Computer Science under Neil Wiseman.
Peter Robinson (journalist) Peter Robinson is a British music journalist and creator of the pop music-based blog Popjustice. Recently, he has been hired to create the new Channel 4 music website along with the anonymous author of music blog "Holy Moly" Robinson first came to the attention of music fans with his self published biography/fanzine of The KLF], Justified and Ancient History.
Peter Rodney Llewellyn Peter Rodney Llewellyn (born November 1, 1947 in Walthamstow, England, and not Wales as he leads people to believe), is an international businessman who is most well-known for having nearly persuaded the Russian Space Agency into permitting him to fly on the Space Station Mir in 1999. He had reportedly offered to pay $100 million for the privilege.
Peter Roebuck Peter Michael Roebuck (born March 6, 1956, in Oxford, United Kingdom) is a former cricket player and is now a well-respected newspaper columnist and radio commentator. He was trained as a lawyer at Cambridge University, and was the captain of the English county side Somerset.
Peter Rohde Peter Rohde (born November 19, 1964) came from the Bendigo Region and spent his playing days in the mid 1980's to mid 1990's with Carlton FC and Melbourne FC. Later he would achieve success with Norwood in the South Australian National Football League as a coach, ultimately leading to his appointment as an assistant coach at the Western Bulldogs.
Peter Rollins Peter Rollins (born Belfast, 1973) is the co-ordinator of the Belfast emerging church group Ikon, a writer specialising in various aspects of emerging church theology, and regularly speaks at the Greenbelt festival on the philosophical, religious and cultural situation of the emerging church movement.
Peter Roskam Peter James Roskam (born September 13 1961 in Hinsdale, Illinois) is a personal injury lawyer and a former Republican member of the Illinois State Senate representing Illinois' 48th district. Roskam is the congressman for Illinois' 6th congressional district, succeeding 16-term Republican Henry Hyde.
Peter Rost (handball player) Peter Rost (born June 29, 1951) is a former German Team handball player; today he works as a coach and an official in this sport. His biggest success was winning the Olympic gold medal as the captain of the national team of East Germany in Moscow in 1980.
Peter Rowsthorn Peter Rowsthorn (Born 1962) is an Australian comedy actor best known for his TV work, particularly as Brett Craig in the hit series Kath & Kim (2002-), and as Warren Cronkshonk in hospital spoof Let The Blood Run Free (1990-1992). He recently made several appearances on the improvised comedy series Thank God You're Here and is the host of 'Can We Help?
Peter Ruckman Peter Sturges Ruckman (born November 19, 1921), is an independent Baptist minister, teacher, writer, and founder of the Pensacola Bible Institute, an unaccredited school in Pensacola, Florida (not to be confused with Pensacola Christian College). He is best known for his assertion that the King James Version constititutes "advanced revelation" and is the preserved word of God for English speakers.
Peter Rufai Peter Rufai (born August 24, 1963 in Lagos) is a former football goalkeeper from Nigeria. He played 65 international matches and scored 1 goal for Nigeria, and played at the Football World Cups in 1994 and 1998 as well as winning the 1994 African Nations Cup.
Peter Rushforth Peter Scott Rushforth (February 15, 1945 - September 25, 2005) was an English teacher and novelist. He published only two novels in his lifetime; although they were separated by a quarter of a century, both were released to considerable critical acclaim.
Peter Salfi Peter Salfi is the acting mafia head of the Gambino crime family of New York City. The Gambino family is heavily involved in extortion and the smuggling of illegal narcotics between the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Peter Salmon Peter Salmon (born May 15, 1956) is a British television producer and executive. Since October 2006 he has been the Chief Creative Officer of BBC Vision, effectively overseeing all of BBC television's in-house programme production.
Peter Salovey Peter Salovey, Dean of Yale College at Yale University, is the Chris Argyris Professor of Psychology and a Professor of Management and of Epidemiology and Public Health at Yale. He directs the Health, Emotion and Behavior Laboratory and is deputy director of the Yale Center for Interdisciplinary Research on AIDS.
Peter Salway Peter Salway is a British historian and probably the leading authority on Roman Britain alive today. He was a tutor for the Open University and later a fellow of Sidney Sussex College Cambridge and later at All Souls College Oxford.

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