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Writers Whose First Name Starts With P

Discover the famous writers whose name starts with P. The list includes people like P. J. O'Rourke, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Paul Reubens, Padma Lakshmi, Patti Smith and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. This list of writers whose names start with P includes people from United States, England, France, Italy and other countries all over the world.

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 1 
Paul Reubens
(Actor)

Paul Reubens
10
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 27, 1952
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Peekskill, New York, United States
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

 2 
Patty Duke
(Actress)

Patty Duke
6
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 14, 1946
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Died: March 29, 2016
Height: 5'0" (152 cm)

 3 
Paulo Coelho
(Brazilian lyricist)

Paulo Coelho
10
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 24, 1947
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

 4 
P B Shelley
(Poet, Best-known for His Works 'Ozymandias', 'Ode to the West Wind', and 'To a Skylark')

P B Shelley
11
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 4, 1792
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Warnham, United Kingdom
Died: July 8, 1822

 5 
Philip K. Dick
(Best Known for His Novel 'The Man in the High Castle')

Philip K. Dick
6
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 16, 1928
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: March 2, 1982

 6 
Padma Lakshmi
(Model. Writer)

Padma Lakshmi
9
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: September 1, 1970
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Madras, Tamil Nadu, India
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

 7 
Pliny the Elder
(Philosopher, Writer)

Pliny the Elder
2
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: 0023 AD
Birthplace: Como, Italy
Died: 0079 AD
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 8 
Patti Smith
(Known for Her Hit Single “Because the Night”)

Patti Smith
8
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: December 30, 1946
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

 9 
Paige VanZant
(Mixed Martial Artist)

Paige VanZant
5
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: March 26, 1994
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Dundee, Oregon, United States
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

 10 
Penn Jillette
(Magician)

Penn Jillette
7
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: March 5, 1955
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Greenfield, Massachusetts, United States
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)

 11 
Phoebe Waller-Bridge
(Actress)

Phoebe Waller-Bridge
20
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 14, 1985
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: London, England
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

 12 
Philipp Lahm
(Football player)

Philipp Lahm
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: November 11, 1983
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Munich, Germany
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 13 
Paulina Porizkova
(Model)

Paulina Porizkova
14
Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: April 9, 1965
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Prostějov, Czechoslovakia
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

 14 
Pablo Neruda
(Chilean poet)

Pablo Neruda
26
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: July 12, 1904
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Parral, Chile
Died: September 23, 1973

 15 
Philip Roth
(Novelist)

Philip Roth
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 19, 1933
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, United States
Died: May 22, 2018

 16 
Phillis Wheatley
(Writer)

Phillis Wheatley
20
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 8, 1753
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: West Africa
Died: December 5, 1784

 17 
Peter Drucker
(Management Consultant)

Peter Drucker
4
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 19, 1909
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Died: November 11, 2005

 18 
P G Wodehouse
(Author)

P G Wodehouse
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 15, 1881
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Guildford, England
Died: February 14, 1975

 19 
Paul Shaffer
(Musician)

Paul Shaffer
2
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: November 28, 1949
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

 20 
Pippa Middleton
(Socialite, Author)

Pippa Middleton
12
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: September 6, 1983
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Reading, Berkshire, England
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

 21 
Prue Leith
(Restaurateur)

Prue Leith
7
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: February 18, 1940
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: South Africa

 22 
Peter Bogdanovich
(Director)

Peter Bogdanovich
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: July 30, 1939
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kingston, New York, USA
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

 23 
Pier Paolo Pasolini
(Film Director)

Pier Paolo Pasolini
0
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 5, 1922
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bologna, Kingdom of Italy
Died: November 2, 1975

 24 
Philip Larkin
(Poet)

Philip Larkin
5
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 9, 1922
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Radford, Coventry, United Kingdom
Died: December 2, 1985

 25 
P. L. Travers
(Writer)

P. L. Travers
7
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 9, 1899
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Maryborough, Australia
Died: April 23, 1996

 26 
Paul Feig
(Actor)

Paul Feig
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 17, 1962
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Mount Clemens, Michigan, USA
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

 27 
Phan Thi Kim Phuc
(Appearing in a world famous, Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph from the Vietnam War in 1972)

Phan Thi Kim Phuc
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 6, 1963
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Trảng Bàng, Vietnam

 28 
Peter Kropotkin
(Anarchist, Socialist & Historian)

Peter Kropotkin
2
Listed In: Intellectuals & Academics
Birthdate: December 9, 1842
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: February 8, 1921

 29 
Pliny the Younger
(Author, Lawyer)

Pliny the Younger
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 0061 AD
Birthplace: Como
Died: 0112 AD

 30 
Pearl Buck
(American writer)

Pearl Buck
2
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: June 26, 1892
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Hillsboro
Died: March 6, 1973

 31 
Patricia Highsmith
(Novelist)

Patricia Highsmith
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 19, 1921
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Died: February 4, 1995

 32 
Paul Hollywood
(Chef)

Paul Hollywood
8
Listed In: Food Experts
Birthdate: March 1, 1966
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Wallasey, England
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 33 
Peter Edward Cook
(Actor, Comedian, Satirist, Writer)

Peter Edward Cook
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: November 17, 1937
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Torquay, Devon, England
Died: January 9, 1995

 34 
Paul Petersen
(Actor)

Paul Petersen
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: September 23, 1945
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Glendale, California, USA

 35 
Paula Deen
(TV personality)

Paula Deen
8
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: January 19, 1947
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Albany, Georgia, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

 36 
Paula Poundstone
(Stand-up comedian)

Paula Poundstone
4
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 29, 1959
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

 37 
P. D. James
(Writer)

P. D. James
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 3, 1920
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Oxford, England
Died: November 27, 2014

 38 
Peter Benchley
(Writer)

Peter Benchley
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 8, 1940
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York City, U.S.
Died: February 11, 2006
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

 39 
Pat Conroy
(Writer)

Pat Conroy
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 26, 1945
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Died: March 4, 2016

 40 
Patrisse Cullors
(Artist)

Patrisse Cullors
1
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: June 20, 1983
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, U.S.

 41 
Peter Farrelly
(Film director, Screenwriter)

Peter Farrelly
1
Listed In:
Birthdate: December 17, 1956
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Phoenixville

 42 
Peter Handke
(Novelist)

Peter Handke
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 6, 1942
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Griffen, Austria

 43 
Paul Verlaine
(Poet)

Paul Verlaine
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 30, 1844
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Metz, France
Died: January 8, 1896

 44 
Pindar
(Poet)

Pindar
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 0518 BC
Birthplace: Cynoscephalae, Boiotia
Died: 0438 BC

Paul Auster
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 3, 1947
Sun Sign: Aquarius

 46 
Patricia Cornwell
(Novelist)

Patricia Cornwell
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 9, 1956
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Miami, Florida, USA
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

 47 
Patricia Wettig
(Actor, Playwright, Stage actor, Television actor)

Patricia Wettig
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 4, 1951
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Cincinnati
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

 48 
Paddy Chayefsky
(Screenwriter)

Paddy Chayefsky
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 29, 1923
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York City, New York, United States
Died: August 1, 1981

 49 
P. J. O'Rourke
(Political Satirist & Author)

P. J. O'Rourke
1
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: November 14, 1947
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Toledo, Ohio, U.S
Died: February 15, 2022

 50 
Panio Gianopoulos
(Author)

Panio Gianopoulos
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 7, 1975
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: United States of America
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)