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Peter Sarafinyuk Peter Sarafinyuk (born September 28, 1965) is a former long-distance runner from Ukraine, who won the Eindhoven Marathon on October 8, 1995, clocking 2:16:40. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he finished in 43rd place in the marathon with a total time of 2:20.
Peter Sarnak Peter Clive Sarnak (born 18 December, 1953, Johannesburg) is a South African-born mathematician. He has been Eugene Higgins Professor of Mathematics at Princeton University since 2002 and is an editor of the Annals of Mathematics.
Peter Satir Dr Peter Satir is a microbiologist who has spent his career studying the basis of motion by studying the cilium. He is a native of New York, graduated from the Bronx High School of Science in 1952, received his Ph.
Peter Sauer Peter Sauer was an American professional wrestler born and raised in Norka, a German colony in Russia, in 1900 before immigrating to Lincoln, Nebraska in 1906 where he used the ring name Ray Steele throughout his career in the States.
Peter Saunders (left-wing social researcher) Peter Saunders is an Australian social researcher (not to be confused with the right-wing social researcher of the same name). He is a professor and Director of the Social Policy Research Centre at the University of New South Wales.
Peter Saunders (right-wing social researcher) Peter Saunders is an Australian social researcher (not to be confused with left wing social researcher of the same name). He is professor emeritus at the Centre for Independent Studies and Adjunct Professor at the Australian Graduate School of Management.
Peter Saville Peter Saville (born 1955 in Manchester, England)is a graphic designer based in London]. He had a firm, [[Peter Saville Associates and is mostly known for his work on album covers for Joy Division, New Order as well as other musicians signed to Factory Records, the record label he co-founded.
Peter Scamurra Peter Vincent Scamurra (born February 23 1955 in Buffalo, New York) is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenseman who played for the Washington Capitals for parts of four seasons. He was drafted in 1975 by the Capitals and Cleveland Crusaders of the World Hockey Association.
Peter Scawen Watkinson Roberts Peter Scawen Watkinson Roberts (VC, DSC) (July 28, 1917 - December 8, 1979) 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 Scolari Peter Scolari (born September 12, 1955 in New Rochelle, New York) is an American television, film and stage actor who was seen early in his career in the television programs Bosom Buddies (1980 - 1982), Newhart (1984-1990), and later in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: The TV Show (1997 - 2000).
Peter Sculthorpe Peter Sculthorpe (born April 29, 1929) is a noted Australian composer from Launceston, Tasmania. He is known primarily for his orchestral and chamber music, such as Kakadu (1988) and Earth Cry (1992), which evoke the sounds and feeling of the Australian bushland and outback.
Peter Senge Peter Michael Senge was the Director of the Center for Organizational Learning at the MIT Sloan School of Management, and is presently (2005) on the faculty at MIT. He is the founding chair of the Society for Organizational Learning (SoL).
Peter Senior Peter Senior (born 31 July 1959) is an Australian golfer who has won more than twenty tournaments around the world. He turned professional in 1978 and has spent his career playing mainly on the PGA Tour of Australasia and the European Tour, and also competing occasionally on the Japan Golf Tour and the PGA Tour in the United States.
Peter Shaffer Peter Levin Shaffer (born May 15, 1926) is an English dramatist, author of numerous award-winning plays, several of which have been filmed. He was born to a Jewish family in Liverpool, and is the twin brother of another playwright, Anthony Shaffer.
Peter Shafirov Baron Peter Pavlovich Shafirov (, 1670 - 1739), Russian statesman, one of the ablest coadjutors of Peter the Great, was of obscure, and in all probability of Jewish, extraction. He first made himself useful by his extraordinary knowledge of foreign languages.
Peter Shand Kydd Peter Shand Kydd (1925–23 March 2006) was the stepfather of Diana, Princess of Wales and an heir to the wallpaper fortune built by his father Norman Shand Kydd. He was half-brother to the former champion amateur jockey William (Bill) Shand Kydd.
Peter Shaw (actor) Peter Shaw fué actor y productor durante los años en los que estuvo casado con Angela Lansbury. Comenzó su carrera sobre el escenario anteriormente a la Segunda Guerrra Mundial y posteriormente trabajó como ejecutivo en los estudios de la Metro Golden Mayer (MGM).
Peter Shor Peter W. Shor (born August 14, 1959) is an American theoretical computer scientist most famous for his work on quantum computation, in particular for devising a quantum algorithm for factoring exponentially faster than the best currently-known algorithm running on a classical computer (see Shor's algorithm).
Peter Shotton Peter Shotton (born 4 August 1941) is a British businessman best known for his long friendship with John Lennon of The Beatles. Generally referred to as "Pete", he was a close boyhood friend of Lennon's, and also attended the Dovedale Infants School and Quarry Bank schools.
Peter Shoulder Pete Shoulder was formerly the lead guitarist/singer for the British based Rock band Winterville, who split up on the 3rd of January 2007. His voice has been compared to Chris Cornell of Soundgarden and his guitar style is reminiscent of some of the British Blues-rock bands of the 70's.
Peter Scheemakers Peter Scheemakers (1691–1781) was a Flemish Roman Catholic sculptor who worked for most of his life in London. Scheemakers studied both classical and baroque styles of sculpture in Rome before settling in London in 1716.
Peter Schilling Peter Schilling (born Pierre Michael Schilling on January 28, 1956, Stuttgart, Germany) is a German synthpop musician whose songs often feature science-fiction themes (aliens, astronauts, nuclear holocausts, etc.).
Peter Schlemiel Peter Schlemiel is the subject of an 1814 story by aristocratic French author Adelbert von Chamisso. In the story, Schlemiel sells his shadow to the Devil for a bottomless wallet, only to find that a man without a shadow is shunned by human society.
Peter Schlumbohm Peter Schlumbohm (July 10, 1896 - 1962) was a German inventor, best known for creating the Chemex coffeemaker. The notable design author Ralph Caplan wrote a eulogy for the inventor Peter Schlumbohm shortly after the latter’s death in 1962, in which he described the typical Schlumbohm invention as “a synthesis of logic and madness”.
Peter Schoomaker General Peter Schoomaker (born February 12, 1946) became the 35th Chief of Staff of the United States Army, on August 1, 2003. His appointment was unusual in that he was called out of retirement to take up the post.
Peter Schultz Peter Schultz (born June 23, 1956 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American research chemist. He is Scripps Family Chair Professor of Chemistry at The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California and Director of the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation.
Peter Schwartz (futurist) Peter Schwartz is the cofounder and chairman of Global Business Network (a partner of the Monitor Group), a company based in San Francisco, California that works to help companies, governments, and non-profits think strategically about the future to make better decisions today.
Peter Schwartz (writer) Peter Schwartz is a writer and journalist who follows the Objectivist philosophy of Ayn Rand. He was the original editor for The Intellectual Activist and has contributed to some of Rand's posthumous works such as The Voice of Reason and Return of the Primitive: The Anti-Industrial Revolution .
Peter Sidorkiewicz Peter Sidorkiewicz (born June 29, 1963 in Dąbrowa Białostocka, Poland), is a Polish Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League for the Hartford Whalers, Ottawa Senators and New Jersey Devils. Following retirement he was employed as the assistant coach of the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League, and was named head coach of the team in June 2006.
Peter Siebold Peter Siebold is one of the test pilots for SpaceShipOne, the experimental spaceplane developed by Scaled Composites. On 8 April, 2004, Siebold piloted the second powered test flight of SpaceShipOne, flight 13P, which reached a top speed of Mach 1.
Peter Silvester Peter Silvester (1734-15 October 1808) was an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. He is also the grandfather of New York Representative Peter Henry Silvester.
Peter Simone Peter Joseph Simone was a Kansas City mobster who was involved in running casinos through front man Pat O'Brien for crime boss Nicholas Civella and, following his death, his brother Carl Civella until his conviction for for laundering money for a video poker scam and sentenced to four years imprisonment in April 1992. Placed on probation following his release in 1996, he was listed in the "Black Book" after the Nevada Gaming Commission found evidence of ties with Ted Binion, an associate of Kansas City mobster Peter Joseph Ribaste, in May 1997.
Peter Simons (professor) Peter Simons, FBA, (born 23 March 1950) is a professor of philosophy at the University of Leeds. He studied at the University of Manchester, and has held teaching posts at the University of Bolton and the University of Salzburg, where he is Honorary Professor of Philosophy.
Peter Simple (racehorse) Peter Simple was the third racehorse in history to win the Grand National steeplechase twice, emulating The Duke and Abd-El-Kader. After winning in 1849 the horse failed to complete the course during the next three years before winning again in 1853 at the age of 15, the oldest ever winner.
Peter Sinfield Peter John Sinfield (born on December 27, 1943 in Fulham Palace Road, Fulham, South-west London, England) is most famously known as the lyricist for early incarnations of King Crimson. He contributed to In the Court of the Crimson King, In the Wake of Poseidon, Lizard and Islands, which he also produced.
Peter Sissons Peter George Sissons (born 17 July 1942 in Liverpool) is a nationally-known television newsreader in the United Kingdom. Originally from Liverpool, he went to Dovedale Road Junior School with John Lennon and Jimmy Tarbuck and after the 11+ to the Liverpool Institute for Boys from 1953 to 1961 with Bill Kenwright, George Harrison and Paul McCartney.
Peter Skaervard-Sheppard Violinist Peter Skaervard-Sheppard is the dedicatee of over 150 new works. He has collaborated with Nigel Clarke, David Matthews, Michael Finnissy, Hans Werner Henze, George Rochberg, William Bolcom, Dmitri Smirnov, Jorg Widman and John Wall.
Peter Skellern Peter Skellern (born 14 March 1947 in Bury, Lancashire), where he attended the Derby Grammar School (now the Derby High School), is an English singer/songwriter and pianist. His first hit was "You're a Lady", in 1972, which reached number three in the UK Singles Chart and number fifty in the U.
Peter Skene Ogden Peter Skene Ogden (alternately Skeene, Skein or Skeen), (baptised 12 February, 1790 – September 27, 1854) was a fur trapper and a Canadian explorer of the American West. During his many expeditions he explored parts of Oregon, Washington, Nevada, California, Utah, Idaho and Wyoming.
Peter Skov-Jensen Peter Skov-Jensen (born June 9, 1971) is a Danish professional football player who is a goalkeeper for German club VfL Bochum in the 2nd Bundesliga. Skov-Jensen has played four games for the Danish national football team, and was part of the Danish squad at the 2004 European Championship.
Peter Skovholt Gitmark Peter Skovholt Gitmark (born 15 April 1977 in Kristiansand) is a Norwegian politician representing the Conservative Party. He is currently a representative of Vest-Agder in the Storting, he was first elected in 2005.
Peter Skrzynecki Peter Skrzynecki IPA: /s:kɹeɪzɪˑnɛˑkɪ/ (Often Misspelled "Sheneski") (born April 6, 1945 in Germany) is an Australian poet of Polish/Ukrainian origin. He came to Australia with his parents in 1949 as a refugee from "the sorrow/ Of northern wars.
Peter Slaghuis Peter Slaghuis (21 August 1961 - 5 September 1991) was a Dutch DJ, composer and performer, whose work was mostly released under the name Hithouse - a literal English translation of his last name (slagen - to hit; and huis - house). He was a rising figure in the European dance music scene in the 1980s, producing popular remixes of various hits.
Peter Sleep Peter Raymond Sleep (born 4 May, 1957, Penola, South Australia) is a former Australian cricketer who played 14 Tests for Australia between 1979 and 1990. He was a leg spinner who was in and out of the team, rarely playing more than one game in succession, though after taking ten wickets in the 1986–87 Ashes he was retained for the next four Tests after the series before falling out of favour again.
Peter Slipper Peter Neil Slipper (born 14 February 1960), Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives since March 1993, representing the Division of Fisher, Queensland. He previously represented the same Division for the National Party of Australia from 1984 to 1987.
Peter Smith (union leader) Peter Smith CBE (June 25, 1940 – February 10, 2006) was general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) in the United Kingdom from 1988 to 2002. At the beginning of his tenure, the ATL was a small trade union in a sector traditionally dominated by two large unions, the National Union of Teachers and the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers.
Peter Smithers Sir Peter Henry Berry Otway Smithers (9 December 1913 – 8 June 2006) was a United Kingdom Conservative Member of Parliament and junior Minister. He also served as Secretary General of the Council of Europe 1964-1969.
Peter Snell Peter George Snell, DCNZM, OBE (born December 17 1938 in Opunake) is a New Zealand former athlete. He had one of the shortest careers of world famous international sportsmen yet achieved so much that he was voted New Zealand’s ‘Sports Champion Of The (20th) Century’.
Peter Snow Peter Snow CBE (born April 20, 1938 in Dublin, Ireland) is a British television and radio presenter. He is the cousin of Jon Snow, the main presenter of Channel 4 News, and the brother-in-law of historian-writer Margaret MacMillan.
Peter Snow (doctor) Dr Peter Snow (died March 1 2006) was a general practitioner who served the New Zealand rural community of Tapanui for over 30 years. He was president of the Royal New Zealand College of GPs from 1998-99, and received their highest honour, Distinguished Fellowship, in 2001.
Peter Spier Peter Spier (1927-) is a Dutch-born American author and illustrator who has published more than thirty children's books. He has been awarded the 1978 Caldecott Medal, as well as the National Book Award (1982) and the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award (1977) for his book, Noah's Ark.
Peter Squire Air Chief Marshal Sir Peter T Squire, GCB DFC AFC ADC FRAeS RAF was Chief of the Air Staff during the start of both Operation Veritas and Operation Telic. Now retired from the Royal Air Force, Sir Peter is a member of the Board of the Imperial War Museum and the Vice-Chairman of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Peter St Clair-Erskine, 7th Earl of Rosslyn Peter St Clair-Erskine, 7th Earl of Rosslyn (born 31 March 1958) is a senior police officer in the London Metropolitan Police Service, in which he uses the professional name Commander Peter Loughborough (from the subsidiary title, Lord Loughborough, which he bore as heir to the earldom prior to his succession in 1977).
Peter Staples Peter Staples (born October 15, 1947 in Melbourne, Victoria) is an Australian politician. He was first elected to Parliament in 1983 as the Member for Diamond Valley, then represented Jagajaga after Diamond Valley was abolished in 1984.
Peter Stastny Peter Ĺ ĹĄastnĂ˝ (born September 18, 1956 in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia) is a Slovak ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1980 to 1995. During his time with the Quebec Nordiques, Stastny became a Canadian citizen.
Peter StĂĄlfors Peter StĂĄlfors, born June 8 1970 in Sweden, is a heavy metal bassist, presently with Dream Evil. He was brought into the band shortly after their formation in 1999 due to his long-time association with vocalist Niklas Isfeldt.
Peter Stearns Peter Stearns is a professor of history at George Mason University, where he is currently provost (since January 1, 2000) with almost 40 years of experience as a teacher and administrator behind him. He is active in historical groups such as the American Historical Society, the Society of French Historical Studies, the Social Science History Association, and the International Society for Research on Emotion.
Peter Stebbings Peter Stebbings is a veteran actor who started practicing his trade at the Vancouver Youth Theater when he was just 12 years old. He worked at various odd jobs growing up, including bus boy and bike courier, before making the serious move to acting.
Peter Steigerwald Peter Steigerwald is a comic book artist who has also worked in many other aspects of the comic industry including inking, writing, graphic design, and colouring. Peter first worked with Top Cow Productions, colouring covers and interiors and designing most of their comic book productions.
Peter Sterling Peter Maxwell John Sterling (born June 16, 1960 in Toowoomba, Queensland), nicknamed Sterlo, was one of the greatest Australian rugby league players and a major contributor to Parramatta's dominance of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership between 1981 and 1986. He gained his experience and insight by playing at Patrician Brothers' College Fairfield.
Peter Stilsbury Peter Stilsbury was a professional wrestler, best known for his appearances in the World Wrestling Federation as Outback Jack, a West Australian bushman arriving to America to compete in the WWF. His LJN WWF biography card stated the following about Outback Jack : “A Native of Humpty Doo in the Northern Territory, Jack spent many years in the company of a tribe of Aborigines.
Peter Stoner Peter Stoner was Chairman of the Departments of Mathematics and Astronomy at Pasadena City College until 1953; Chairman of the science division, Westmont College, 1953-57; Professor Emeritus of Science, Westmont College; Professor Emeritus of Mathematics and Astronomy, Pasadena City College.
Peter Stothard Peter Stothard (born February 28, 1951) is a British newspaper editor, currently for the Times Literary Supplement, but of The Times from 1992 to 2002. He was educated at Brentwood School, Essex (1962-68) and Trinity College, Oxford, after which he joined the BBC and wrote for the New Statesman, New Society and Plays and Players.
Peter Stoychev Petar Stoychev is a Bulgarian open water swimmer and is most famous for claiming 3rd place at 2005 FINA World Championships in Montréal, Canada during the 5000 metre event. Stoychev has swam at many locations around the world and was the overall winner of the Open Water World Championships.
Peter Strauss Ranch The Peter Strauss Ranch is a unit of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area operated by the National Park Service in the Santa Monica Mountains near Agoura Hills, California in the United States. The property is named after the actor Peter Strauss, who was the last private owner-resident of the property.
Peter Stringer Peter Alexander Stringer (born 13 December 1977) is an Irish rugby union footballer who plays at scrum half for Munster and Ireland. He is one of the most recognisable players in world rugby as Stringer is one of the smallest players at 5 ft 7 inches (170 cm) tall and weighing in at just over 70kgs (152lbs).
Peter Struck [Struck] Peter Struck (born January 24, 1943 in Göttingen) is a lawyer, member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany and was the German Minister of Defence under chancellor Gerhard Schröder from October 22 2002 until 2005.
Peter Stuyvesant Peter Stuyvesant (circa 1600 – August 1672) served as the last Dutch Director-General of the colony of New Netherland from 1647 until it was ceded provisionally to the English in 1664. He was a major figure in the early history of New York City.
Peter Suber Peter Suber (born November 8, 1951) is the creator of the game Nomic and a leader in the open access movement. He is a research professor of philosophy at Earlham College, the open access project director at Public Knowledge, and a senior researcher at SPARC (Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition)
Peter Such Peter Mark Such (born June 12 1964 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire) is an English cricketer. Such was bought into the Test arena in 1993 as a replacement for John Emburey but despite taking 6 for 67 on debut only played an initial 4 Tests before having to wait 5 years before his next appearance.
Peter Suschitzky Peter Suschitzky (born July 25, 1941) is a Polish-British cinematographer, born in Warsaw the son of fellow cinematographer Wolfgang Suschitzky. He is known primarily as the director of photography on Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and the later works of David Cronenberg, which the director had mostly departed from his horror-film days into more sedate works of literary adaptation.
Peter Sutcliffe Peter William Sutcliffe (born June 2, 1946), infamous as the "Yorkshire Ripper", was convicted in 1981 of the murders of thirteen women in the north of England and attacks on seven more from 1975 to 1980.
Peter Svidler Peter Svidler (Пётр Свидлер; Pyotr Svidler, born June 17, 1976 in Leningrad) is a Russian chess grandmaster. In the January 2007 FIDE rating list, he has an ELO rating of 2728, making him the number twelve in the world.
Peter Swan Peter Swan (born 8 October 1936, South Elmsall, Yorkshire) was a professional footballer whose career lasted from 1952 until 1974. Swan made 299 appearances for Sheffield Wednesday plus two as substitute, he was a regular in the England national side for two years between May 1960 and May 1962 winning 19 full caps, he also represented England at Under 19 and Under 23 level.
Peter Swanwick Peter Swanwick (born 1922 in Nottingham, England; died November 14, 1968) was a British actor best remembered as starred as the "Supervisor" (sometimes called the Controller) in the 1967 TV series, The Prisoner. The image of the bald-headed actor intoning "Orange alert" is considered iconic of the series.
Peter Swinnerton-Dyer Sir Henry Peter Francis Swinnerton-Dyer, 16th Baronet (born 2 August 1927), commonly known as Peter Swinnerton-Dyer, is an English mathematician specialising in number theory at Cambridge University. He was a Fellow of Trinity College, Master of St Catharine's College and vice-chancellor of Cambridge University from 1979 to 1981.
Peter the Aleut Cungagnaq, presumably a native of Kodiak Island (Aleutian Islands) is said to have received the Christian name of Peter when he was baptized into the Orthodox faith by the monks of St. Herman's missionaries operating in the north.
Peter the Deacon Peter the Deacon () was the librarian of the abbey of Montecassino and continuator of the Chronicon Monasterii Casinensis, usually called the Montecassino Chronicle in English. The chronicle was originally written by Leo of Ostia.
Peter the Great Bridge Peter the Great Bridge (), also known as Bolsheokhtinsky Bridge () or (colloquially) as Okhtinsky Bridge (), is a bridge across the Neva River in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The bridge's length is 334 meters, the width is 23 meters. The bridge features only three spans, the central one can be drawn.
Peter the Hermit Peter the Hermit (died † July 8 1115 in Neufmoutier by Huy) was a priest of Amiens, and a leading figure during the First Crusade. According to Anna Comnena, he had attempted to go on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem before 1096, but was prevented by the Turks from reaching his destination and was tortured.
Peter the Painter Peter the Painter, the alias of Peter Piaktow (or Piatkov), was the leader of a gang of Latvian anarchist criminals in the early 20th Century. After fighting in and escaping the Sidney Street Siege in 1911, he became an anti-hero in London's East End.
Peter Taaffe Peter Taaffe is a Trotskyist political figure and general secretary of the Socialist Party of England and Wales. Taaffe is also a member of the International Executive Committee of the Committee for a Workers International (CWI) which has members in 40 countries around the world.
Peter Tali Coleman Peter Tali Coleman (December 8, 1919 - April 28, 1997) was the first person of Samoan descent to be appointed governor of American Samoa and later became the territory's first popularly elected governor. A member of the Republican Party, he is the only U.
Peter Tapsell (New Zealand) Sir Peter Wilfred Tapsell KNZM MBE (born January 21 1930) was Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1993 to 1996. He was notable for being the first Māori Speaker, and for being the first Speaker since 1943 to hold office while not a member of the governing party.
Peter Tatchell Peter Gary Tatchell (born 25 January 1952) is a British human rights activist, famous internationally for his attempts to perform a citizen's arrest on Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe. In the early 1980s, he was selected as Labour Party Parliamentary candidate for Bermondsey and was denounced by party leader Michael Foot for supporting extra-parliamentary action; although the Labour Party subsequently allowed his selection, when he ran in the Bermondsey byelection in February 1983 he was strongly attacked by tabloid newspapers and by graffiti in the constituency.
Peter Taylor (Journalist) Peter Taylor is a British journalist and documentary maker who has covered the Troubles in Northern Ireland for many years. From his experience he has written and produced books and television documentarys on the Troubles
Peter Terting Peter Terting is a German auto racing driver, born on February 19 1984 in Kempten. He won the Volkswagen Lupo Cup in 2002, earning him a DTM drive for Abt Sportsline in 2003, although this proved to be too big a step up, and the teenager struggled to be competitive.
Peter Thacher Junior High School Peter Thacher Junior High School was a middle school located in Attleboro, Massachusetts originally serving grades 7 through 9. It was designed by The Architects' Collaborative with Walter Gropius, and it opened in 1948.
Peter Thiel Peter Andreas Thiel (born 1967) is an American financier, entrepreneur, and prominent donor to charities focusing on economic liberty and technology. With Max Levchin, Thiel co-founded PayPal and is its former CEO.
Peter Thielst Peter Thielst is a danish philosopher, author and publisher of philosophical books from the Danish bureau "Det lille forlag" ("The little publisher"). He has written biographical works on Kierkegaard and Nietzsche.
Peter Thomann Peter Thomann (born 1940) is a German photographer. Projects include Stern magazine and his 1963 photograph "The Soul of a Horse" which was used as the logo for the Kentucky Horse Park and appeared on Kentucky's license plates until he threatened to sue in the late 1990s.
Peter Thomas (television narrator) Peter Thomas (born 28 June 1924) is a well known American narrator of television programs, including shows such as "Nova" and more recently "Forensic Files". His career as a narrator spans over fifty years.
Peter Thomas Bauer Peter Thomas Bauer, Baron Bauer (1915 - May 2, 2002) was a world-famous developmental economist. Bauer is best remembered for his opposition to the widely-held notion that the most effective manner to help developing countries advance is through state-controlled foreign aid.
Peter Thomas Taylor Peter Thomas Taylor, (July 2 1928 – 4 October 1990), was an English football goalkeeper who played for Port Vale, Coventry City, Middlesbrough and Nottingham Forest. More notably, he was a very successful coach at Derby County and Forest alongside Brian Clough.
Peter Throckmorton Peter Throckmorton DMH American journalist and underwater archaeologist is one of several pioneer underwater archaeologists frequently described as the Father of Underwater Archaeology. Throckmorton was a founding member of the Sea Research Society and served on its Board of Advisors until his death in 1995.
Peter Tinley Peter Tinley retired from the Australian military in 2006 after a distinguished 25-year career. He served in Afghanistan and Iraq and was one of the key strategists from the Australian Special Air Service Regiment (SAS) involved in the planning and leadership of the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Peter Tinniswood Peter Tinniswood (December 21, 1936 - January 9, 2003) was an English radio and TV comedy scriptwriter, and author of a series of popular cricketing novels. He was born in Liverpool, but grew up above a dry cleaners on Eastway in Sale, Greater Manchester.
Peter Tom Willis Peter Tom Willis (born January 4, 1967) is a former college and professional American football player. Since 1998, he has served as the radio color commentator for the Florida State University Seminoles, where he played his collegiate football.
Peter Tosh Peter Tosh (October 19, 1944 – September 11, 1987) was a pioneer reggae musician, as well as a trailblazer for the Rastafarian movement. Born Winston Hubert McIntosh, young Peter grew up in the Kingston, Jamaica slum of Trenchtown.
Peter Townsend (Group Captain) Group Captain Peter Wooldridge Townsend, CVO, DSO, DFC and Bar, RAF (November 22, 1914 – June 19, 1995) was Equerry to King George VI 1944–1952 and held the same position for Queen Elizabeth II 1952–1953.

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