Penny Hardaway is an American college basketball coach and a former professional NBA basketball player who played shooting guard/point guard. As a basketball coach, Hardaway started his career with East HS and is currently coaching the Memphis Tigers. He started his career playing for Memphis State University and went on to be selected by the Golden State Warriors in the... read full bio
As a CEO, human rights campaigner, international affairs specialist, knighted diplomat, and international columnist, Penny Abeywardena's readership is expanding quickly. She has gained extensive knowledge of how and why political and social development occurs (or does not) as a government leader with a worldwide portfolio and a board member of many high-impact organizations, particularly before and after politicians and judges... read full bio
Penny and Sparrow is a duo comprised of two friends and former roommates, Andy Baxter and Kyle Jahnke. Early on in their musical career, the duo started out recording music together using only their laptop. Penny & Sparrows debut release was an extended play entitled Creature that contained three songs. Their second release was an album entitled Struggle Pretty, and... read full bio
Penn Badgley is an American actor and musician best known for his role as Dan Humphrey in “Gossip Girl”. Apart from acting, Badgley is also apart of the indie band Mother, or also known as, MOTHXR. Badgley got interested in acting while going to school at the Charles Wright Academy and started acting at the Seattle Children’s Theatre while there.... read full bio
It is safe to assume that Penn and Teller hold a significant amount of clout in the field of variety arts. They are in demand everywhere they go, filling up enormous theaters, hosting television specials, and starring in films of their own production. They started off as street performers, but now they are big names on Broadway. Their climb has... read full bio
Peniel E. Joseph is an American historian, scholar, teacher, and activist who talks on race issues. Joseph holds professorship at the LBJ School of Public Affairs and the History Department in the College of Liberal Arts at The University of Texas at Austin. Joseph was born and raised in New York and he went on to earn his B.A. in... read full bio
Penguin Prison an electropop act fronted by Chris Glover. Early in his childhood, country music artists like Johnny Cash and Hank Williams influenced Glover. He later showed a knack for performing arts in elementary school. Joining his schools gospel choir, Glover gained experience in the music world. After pursuing smaller ventures like creating a punk band, The Museum, and a... read full bio
Ten years after the unexpected death of his father Simon Jeffes, Arthur Jeffes established the Penguin Cafe by putting together a brilliant and diverse collection of musicians to play the legacy of the legendary PCO music. With the captivating ideology of the Penguin Cafe always in his mind, Arthur, a gifted composer in his own right, immediately started to produce fresh... read full bio
Hip-hop is not unfamiliar with metal. Since the mid-'90s, when Public Enemy and Anthrax first started making noise, through Limp Bizkit's supercharged party songs, through bands like Problems and The One Hundred, there has been a constant love affair between the two genres. It hasn't stopped yet, either. Illaman on vocals, Fatty on bass and Prav on drums make up the London-based... read full bio
Penelope Scott's music transports the listener into caverns of Gen Z despair and sarcasm like a twisted theme park ride. This former college student who became a TikTok sensation creates songs with the frankness of someone sincerely attempting to battle with their demons, the surreal humor of meme culture and an acute understanding that almost every institution is damaged. They are... read full bio
Already a superstar in her native Spain, Penelope Cruz is a star renowned in America and the world. First introduced to American audiences in the Spanish films, Jamon, Jamon and Belle Epoque, she later starred in her first English language film, Hi-Lo Country, for director Stephen Frears and opposite Woody Harrelson, Patricia Arquette and Billy Crudup. She starred in All... read full bio
Pendulum is an alternative electronic band from Perth, Australia. It is comprised of members Rob Swire, Garteth McGrillen, Peredur ap Gwynedd, Paul ‘El Hornet’ Harding, KJ Sawka, and Ben Verse. The individuals of the group all have musical ties to drum and bass, punk, hardcore, and rock bands. When they combine their talents together, a unique, alternative musical experience is... read full bio
Pell rose to prominence among rap fans when G-Eazy released a remix of his track “Eleven:11”, renamed “Got It Like That”. The song went on to exceed an impressive 7 million streams on Spotify. Pell’s musical journey first began when he and his family were forced by Hurricane Katrina to relocate from New Orleans to Jackson, MS, where they shared... read full bio
Soccer star Pelé is regarded as the best player to ever play the game and is revered as a national hero in Brazil. The International Federation of Football History & Statistics named him World Player of the Century for his contributions to making "the beautiful game" synonymous with soccer. Pelé was chosen as the Football Player of the Century by... read full bio
Pekka Himanen is a Finnish philosopher who is an expert on the information age. Himanen has studied philosophy with computer science as a minor at the University of Helsinki before going on to earn his Ph.D. from philosophy, making him the youngest person to earn a Ph.D. in Finland. Himanen has been known for his research work in Finland at... read full bio
Electronic music producers Peking Duk from Australia are well-known for their dance-oriented, rock and pop-influenced sound and snarky, party-ready demeanor. With "High" featuring Nicole Millar and "Take Me Over" featuring SAFIA, both from their first album Songs to Sweat To, they broke into the mainstream in the 2010s. With more exposure came higher-profile collaborations and the duo quickly joined the ranks... read full bio
The Peking Acrobats remain the largest of its kind and performs under the direction of International Asia, Inc., world-renowned for three generations of internationally-touring Chinese acrobatic shows. In addition to live musical accompaniment from an exotic Chinese orchestra, the Acrobats now travel with one of the most comprehensive tech packages on the road today, including an intelligent lighting system, ground... read full bio
Pegine Echevarria is a highly sought after keynote leadership and business speaker who is creative, innovative, and sharp-witted. Echevarria is the only Latina women in the list of 60-member Motivational Speakers Hall of Fame and her company has been named #3 Fastest-Growing Privately Own Companies in North Florida. She has been honored several different times including being the cover story... read full bio
As a retired NASA astronaut, American biochemistry researcher, and former NASA Chief Astronaut, Peggy Whitson has achieved a great deal in her life. Whitson has a strong academic background and holds a doctorate in biochemistry from Rice University as well as a Bachelor of Science in biology and chemistry from Iowa Wesleyan College. Whitson obtained useful experience at the Johnson Space... read full bio
Peggy Trotter Dammond Preacely is a renowned activist-artist and speaker with a rich history of activism for civil and voting rights. Born in Pittsburgh and raised in Harlem, Preacely is a former Freedom Rider and working member of the historic Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). She worked with civil rights legends like Rep. John Lewis and Julian Bond during her... read full bio
