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- P — Sixteenth letter of the Latin alphabet P
- P Cygni: a luminous blue variable star in Cygnus P Cygni
- P versus NP: the central question in computational complexity P versus NP problem
- P-type semiconductor
- P. D. James: Life and Work of the English Crime Novelist P. D. James
- P. G. T. Beauregard: Confederate General, Engineer, and Postwar Civic Leader P. G. T. Beauregard
- P. J. Byrne
- P. J. Carlesimo: American basketball coach and mentor P. J. Carlesimo
- P. J. Kennedy — Boston businessman and political organizer P. J. Kennedy
- P. K. Subban
- P. L. Travers — life and work of the Mary Poppins author P. L. Travers
- P. Parameswaran (Parameswarji): RSS pracharak and Jana Sangh leader P. Parameswaran
- P. T. Barnum (Phineas Taylor Barnum) P. T. Barnum
- P. V. Narasimha Rao
- P. V. Narasimha Rao — Ninth Prime Minister of India (1991–1996) P. V. Narasimha Rao
- P.J. (1968) — American mystery film P.J.
- P.M. Dawn
- P.O.D. (Payable on Death): American rock band from San Diego P.O.D.
- P.U.N.K.S. (1999 film) P.U.N.K.S.
- p53 (TP53): the tumor suppressor and guardian of the genome p53
- Paa hazarensis (Hazara frog) Paa hazarensis
- Paa sternosignata: a South-Central Asian river frog Paa sternosignata
- Paa vicina — a montane frog of India and Pakistan Paa vicina
- Paaliaq — an irregular moon of Saturn Paaliaq (moon)
- Paars — commune in Aisne, Hauts-de-France Paars
- Paavo Lonkila (Finnish cross-country skier) Paavo Lonkila
- Paavo Nurmi — Finnish middle- and long-distance runner Paavo Nurmi
- Pabillonis: town and comune in South Sardinia, Italy Pabillonis
- Pablo Aimar
- Pablo (Pau) Casals: cellist, conductor and musical statesman Pablo Casals
- Pablo Escobar: Colombian drug trafficker and Medellín Cartel leader Pablo Escobar
- Pablo Ferro: graphic and film title designer Pablo Ferro
- Pablo Gabriel García (Uruguayan footballer) Pablo Gabriel García
- Pablo Honey (Radiohead album) Pablo Honey
- Pablo Ibáñez — Spanish central defender Pablo Ibáñez
- Pablo Iglesias Turrión: Spanish politician, academic and media figure Pablo Iglesias Turrión
- Pablo Mastroeni: American soccer midfielder and coach Pablo Mastroeni
- Pablo Neruda
- Pablo Picasso Spanish painter and sculptor
- Pablo Zabaleta
- Pabna District — overview, geography, history and significance Pabna District
- PAC (Benjamin Satterly) — English professional wrestler known for high-flying style Pac (wrestler)
- Pac-12 Conference
- Pac-Man: the iconic 1980 arcade maze game Pac-Man
- Pac-Man (1980s animated television series) Pac-Man (TV series)
- Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures
- Pacas (Genus Cuniculus): Distribution, Diet, and Human Interactions Paca
- Pacer (British Rail railbus family, 1980s–2021) Pacer
- Pachacuti — Inca ruler who remade Cuzco into the Tawantinsuyu Pachacuti
- Pacheco, California
- Pachelbel's Canon (Canon in D) — overview, structure and influence Pachelbel's Canon
- Pachuca (Pachuca de Soto): capital of Hidalgo, Mexico Pachuca
- Pachycephalosauria — the thick‑skulled marginocephalians Pachycephalosauria
- Pachycephalosaurus: the dome-headed Late Cretaceous ornithischian Pachycephalosaurus
- Pachypleurosaur: small marine sauropterygians of the Triassic Pachypleurosaur
- Pachyrhinosaurus — thick-nosed ceratopsian of the Late Cretaceous Pachyrhinosaurus
- Pacific coast: definition, features, history and significance Pacific coast
- Pacific Coast League
- Pacific County, Washington: coastal county of Willapa Bay and Long Beach Peninsula Pacific County, Washington
- Pacific Data Images (PDI): Pioneer of Computer Animation Pacific Data Images
- Pacific Division (NBA)
- Pacific Division (NHL)
- Pacific Electric Railway
- Pacific giant salamander
- Pacific Grand Prix (Formula One) Pacific Grand Prix
- Pacific Grove, California — coastal town known for victorian homes and monarchs Pacific Grove, California
- Pacific Heights (1990 film) Pacific Heights (movie)
- Pacific hurricane — tropical cyclones of the northeastern Pacific Ocean Pacific hurricane
- Pacific Islander (Pasifika): peoples, cultures, and modern communities Pacific Islander
- Pacific Islands (Oceania): geography, peoples, history and contemporary issues Pacific Islands
- Pacific Junction, Iowa
- Pacific League (Nippon Professional Baseball — Pa League) Pacific League
- Pacific Northwest (Cascadia): geography, history, ecology, and culture Pacific Northwest
- Pacific Ocean
- Pacific Palisades (Los Angeles) — neighborhood overview and history Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles
- Pacific Plate
- Pacific Railroad Acts (1862–1866) Pacific Railroad Acts
- Pacific Rim (2013 film) Pacific Rim (movie)
- Pacific Ring of Fire
- Pacific Time Zone (PT) — PST and PDT Pacific Time Zone
- Pacific tree frog (Pseudacris regilla): description, habits and distribution Pacific tree frog
- Pacifica, California: Coastal city in San Mateo County Pacifica, California
- Pacifier (soother or dummy): uses, types, safety and care Pacifier
- Pacifism: Principles, History, and Practices Pacifism
- Pack (canine social group) Pack (canine)
- Pack hunting: cooperative predation across animals Pack hunter
- Pack rat (Neotoma) — woodrat overview and natural history Pack rat
- Pack-in game (bundled video game) Pack-in game
- Package (packaging, containers, parcels and software packages) Package
- Package management system
- Packet (bundle and data unit) Packet
- Packet (computing): structure, role and history of network data units Packet (computing)
- Packet switching: principles, history, and applications Packet switching
- Packwood, Iowa — small Midwestern city overview Packwood, Iowa
- Packy — notable Asian elephant at the Oregon Zoo Packy (elephant)
- Paco de Lucía — Spanish flamenco guitarist and innovator Paco de Lucía
- Paco Gento — Spanish winger and Real Madrid icon Paco Gento
- Paco Rabanne
- Pact of Steel (1939) — Alliance between Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany Pact of Steel
- Pacy-sur-Armançon — commune on the Armançon in Yonne, France Pacy-sur-Armançon
- Pad Thai — Thai stir-fried rice noodle dish Pad thai
- Padang: Capital of West Sumatra and major city on Sumatra's west coast Padang
- Padangbai: ferry port, beaches and small-town Bali destination Padangbai
- Padasjoki (municipality in Finland) Padasjoki
- Padded cell (psychiatric seclusion room) Padded cell
- Padding (cryptography)
- Paddington, London Paddington
- Paddington (2014 film) Paddington (movie)
- Paddington 2 (2017 film) — overview, cast, production and reception Paddington 2
- Paddington Bear
- Paddington station: London rail terminus and transport hub Paddington station
- Paddle (boat propulsion and mixing tool) Paddle
- Paddy (Polochon) — 1988 Belgian–French animated series Paddy
- Paddy Ashdown, British politician and diplomat Paddy Ashdown
- Paddy Barnes
- Paddy Considine — English actor, writer and filmmaker Paddy Considine
- Paddy Cronin — Irish traditional fiddler from County Kerry Paddy Cronin
- Paddy Hopkirk: Northern Irish Rally Driver and 1964 Monte Carlo Winner Paddy Hopkirk
- Paddy Roy Bates — founder of the self-declared Principality of Sealand Paddy Roy Bates
- Paden City, West Virginia
- Paden, Oklahoma
- Paderborn: city of springs, cathedral, university and regional culture Paderborn
- Paderborn (district)
- Padern (Aude) — small commune in Occitanie, southern France Padern
- Padlock: portable lock types, design, uses, history and security Padlock
- Padma Bhushan: India's Third-Highest Civilian Honour Padma Bhushan
- Padma River: course, importance, and role in Bangladesh Padma River
- Padma Shri: India’s Fourth Highest Civilian Honour Padma Shri
- Padma Vibhushan
- Padmasambhava: the Lotus-Born Master of Tibetan Buddhism Padmasambhava
- Padmé Amidala: Naboo's Queen, Galactic Senator, and pivotal Star Wars figure Padmé Amidala
- Pádraic Colum: Irish poet, dramatist, folklorist and children's author Padraic Colum
- Padria — town and comune in the Province of Sassari, Sardinia Padria
- Padru, Sardinia (Comune in the Province of Sassari) Padru
- Padstow: Cornish port town, harbour and May Day 'Obby 'Oss festival Padstow
- Padua — historic city in Veneto, Italy Padua
- Paducah, Kentucky
- Paducah, Texas
- Paean: ancient song of thanksgiving, healing, and praise Paean
- Paean (Greek god of healing) Paean (god)
- Paedophile Information Exchange (PIE) Paedophile Information Exchange
- Paedophryne — tiny leaf‑litter frogs of Papua New Guinea Paedophryne
- Pagan metal: origins, characteristics and regional styles Pagan metal
- Paganism: Beliefs, History, and the Modern Revival Paganism
- Page
- Page cache: in-memory caching of file data in virtual memory systems Page cache
- Page County, Iowa
- Page County, Virginia
- Page layout: principles, elements, history and practical uses Page layout
- Page Replacement Algorithms in Virtual Memory Systems Page replacement algorithm
- Page Three (British tabloid feature) Page Three
- Page-boy
- Paget Brewster
- Paget's disease: bone, mammary and extramammary forms Paget's disease
- Pagig — former mountain village and municipality in Graubünden, Switzerland Pagig
- Páginas da Vida (Brazilian telenovela) Páginas da Vida
- Pagliacci — Leoncavallo's verismo opera Pagliacci
- Pago Pago, American Samoa: harbor town and territorial center Pago Pago, American Samoa
- Pagoda — East Asian tiered religious tower Pagoda
- Pagolle (Pagola) — Commune in the French Basque Country Pagolle
- Pahalgam
- Pahang — Malaysian state on the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia Pahang
- Paharganj (Pahar Ganj) — Central Delhi neighborhood and market Pahar Ganj
- Pahari–Pothwari: an Indo‑Aryan speech variety of the Pothohar and Kashmir regions Pahari-Pothwari
- Paharpur Tehsil — administrative subdivision of Dera Ismail Khan District Paharpur Tehsil
- Pahau River (North Canterbury, New Zealand) Pahau River
- Pahlavi dynasty
- Pahokee, Florida
- Pahrump, Nevada
- Pahumara River (Barpeta district, Assam) Pahumara
- Paid Survey (Incentivized Survey) Paid survey
- Paige (wrestler)
- Paignton Zoo — history, animals and conservation in Devon Paignton Zoo
- Päijänne — Finland's second-largest lake Päijänne
- Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät‑Häme) — region of Southern Finland Päijänne Tavastia
- Paik Sun-yup — South Korean military leader (1920–2020) Paik Sun-yup
- Pailharès — commune in Ardèche, southern France Pailharès
- Pailin Province, Cambodia Pailin province
- Paillet, Gironde — commune in Nouvelle‑Aquitaine, France Paillet
- Pailly — a European place name Pailly
- Pailly, Switzerland
- Pailly, Yonne: Rural commune in Bourgogne‑Franche‑Comté, central France Pailly, Yonne
- Paimio (Pemar) — town in Southwest Finland Paimio
- Paimpol: Historic Breton harbour town on the English Channel Paimpol
- Pain: nature, causes, types, and management Pain
- Pain & Gain (2013) — film, real-life basis, and reception Pain & Gain
- Pain disorder (psychogenic chronic pain) Pain disorder
- Painesville, Ohio
- Painful sexual act (dyspareunia): causes, diagnosis, and management Painful sexual act
- Painkiller (Judas Priest album)
- Paint (coating): composition, types, uses and history Paint
- Paint Rock, Texas
- Paintball: rules, equipment, formats, history and safety Paintball
- Painter, Virginia: small town on the Eastern Shore Painter, Virginia
- Painting: materials, techniques, history and cultural roles Painting
- Paintsville, Kentucky
- Paion — former municipality in Achaea, West Greece Paion
- Pair production: creation of electron–positron pairs from high-energy photons Pair production
- Pairi Daiza: Zoo and Botanical Garden in Hainaut, Belgium Pairi Daiza
- PAIS Alliance (Alianza PAIS) — Ecuadorian political party PAIS Alliance
- Paisley (design)
- Paisley, Renfrewshire
- Paissy: a small commune in the Aisne department of northern France Paissy
- Pajala — administrative centre in northern Norrbotten, Sweden Pajala
- Pajala Municipality
- Pajamas: clothing for sleep and relaxation Pajamas
- Pak Beng Dam — Hydropower Project on the Mekong in Laos Pak Beng Dam
- Pak Doo-Ik — North Korean footballer famed for 1966 World Cup upset Pak Doo-Ik
- Pak Hon-yong (Park Heon-young) Pak Hon-yong
- Pak Singhar — town and Union Council in Tando Allahyar, Sindh, Pakistan Pak Singhar
- Pak Yong-Ho (born 1974) — Japanese football player Pak Yong-Ho
- Pakalitha Mosisili — Lesotho politician and two-time prime minister Pakalitha Mosisili
- Pakdasht County, Tehran Province — overview, geography and development Pakdasht County
- Pakenham railway line (Melbourne suburban rail) Pakenham railway line
- Pakenham railway station (Melbourne) Pakenham railway station
- Pakicetus — an early Eocene proto‑whale and transitional cetacean Pakicetus
- Pakistan country in South Asia
- Pakistan Air Force
- Pakistan Armed Forces
- Pakistan Army
- Pakistan at the 2018 Winter Paralympics: first winter para-sport representation Pakistan at the 2018 Winter Paralympics
- Pakistan at the Olympics: participation, history, and achievements Pakistan at the Olympics
- Pakistan Coast Guards
- Pakistan Day (Yaum-e-Pakistan) Pakistan Day
- Pakistan Declaration (Now or Never): origin and impact of the 1933 pamphlet Pakistan Declaration
- Pakistan Green Party
- Pakistan International Airlines
- Pakistan International Airlines Flight 8303
- Pakistan Military Academy (PMA Kakul) Pakistan Military Academy
- Pakistan Movement (Tehrik-e-Pakistan) Pakistan Movement
- Pakistan national cricket team
- Pakistan national field hockey team
- Pakistan national football team
- Pakistan Navy
- Pakistan People's Party
- Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians
- Pakistan Standard Time (PKT) Pakistan Standard Time
- Pakistan Super League
- Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
- Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV) — Pakistan's state broadcaster Pakistan Television Corporation
- Pakistani English
- Instrument of Surrender (1971) — Pakistan's capitulation in East Pakistan Pakistani Instrument of Surrender
- Pakistani nationalism and national identity Pakistani nationalism
- Pakistani rock: origins, style, languages and cultural impact Pakistani rock
- Pakistani rupee (PKR): currency of Pakistan Pakistani rupee
- Pakistanis
- Pakpattan (Pakpattan Sharif) Pakpattan
- Pakpattan District (Punjab, Pakistan) Pakpattan District
- Pakpattan Tehsil: administrative seat, Sufi heritage, and local life Pakpattan Tehsil
- Paktia Province (Paktyā) Paktia Province
- Paktika Province — southeastern Afghanistan centered on Sharana Paktika Province
- Pal (1940–1958): the original dog who played Lassie Pal
- Pal Benko: Grandmaster, Opening Innovator and Endgame Composer Pal Benko
- Pal Joey (1957 film) Pal Joey
- Pál Orosz (1934–2014) — Hungarian football player and Olympic coach Pál Orosz
- PAL region (television broadcasting regions) PAL region
- Pál Schmitt: Olympic fencer and President of Hungary (2010–2012) Pál Schmitt
- Pala Empire: Buddhist rulers of Bengal and Bihar (8th–12th centuries) Pala Empire
- Palace: grand residences, architecture, history and modern uses Palace
- Palace of Ardashir — Sasanian royal complex near Firuzabad Palace of Ardashir
- Palace of Caserta (Reggia di Caserta) Palace of Caserta
- Palace of Culture and Science (Pałac Kultury i Nauki) Palace of Culture and Science
- Palace of Fine Arts (Palacio de Bellas Artes) — Mexico City's cultural landmark Palace of Fine Arts
- Palace of Placentia
- Palace of the Shirvanshahs
- Palace of Versailles (Château de Versailles) Palace of Versailles
- Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament) Palace of Westminster
- Palace of Whitehall the main home of the English kings and queens in London
- Palacio de la Magdalena (Magdalena Palace), Santander, Spain Palacio de la Magdalena
- Palacios del Sil: municipality in León, Spain Palacios del Sil
- Palacios, Texas: Gulf Coast city overview, history, and features Palacios, Texas
- Palacode taluk
- Paladin: historical office, medieval champion, and modern cultural figure Paladin
- Palaemon — Greek sea-god (formerly Melicertes) Palaemon
- Palaeoarchaean Era (3.6–3.2 billion years ago) Palaeoarchaean
- Palaeocene the first geological epoch in the Palaeogene
- Palaeoclimatology: study of Earth's past climates Palaeoclimatology
- Palaeodictyoptera: extinct order of large Paleozoic winged insects Palaeodictyoptera
- Palaeogene: early Cenozoic period of mammal diversification and climate change Palaeogene
- Palaeognathae: paleognaths, the ratites and tinamous Palaeognathae
- Palaeolithic: Origins, Stone Tools, Life, and Cultural Development Palaeolithic
- Palaeoproterozoic Era Palaeoproterozoic
- Palaeoptera — primitive winged insects that do not fold their wings Palaeoptera
- Palaeoscincus — a historical ankylosaurian genus based on teeth Palaeoscincus
- Palaeothere — extinct perissodactyl browsers of the Eocene–Oligocene Palaeothere
- Palaeozoic Era Palaeozoic
- Palaestra: Ancient Greek wrestling school and training court Palaestra
- Palaestra at Olympia: architecture, use, and historical context Palaestra at Olympia
- Palagnedra — village and former municipality in Ticino, Switzerland Palagnedra
- Palairac — small rural commune in Aude, Occitanie, France Palairac
- Palais Bourbon
- Palais-Royal, Paris — history, architecture and cultural role Palais Royal
- Palaja — commune near Carcassonne in Aude, Occitanie Palaja
- Palak (Union Council, Abbottabad District) Palak
- Palakkad (Palghat) — city in Kerala, India Palakkad
- Palakkad district, Kerala Palakkad district
- Palandri Tehsil
- Palashi (Plassey) — village on the Bhagirathi and site of the 1757 battle Palashi
- Palatal consonant
- Palate (anatomy): structure, function, development and clinical notes Palate