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Laura Palmer (fict.), the murdered girl in Twin Peaks, created by David Lynch and Mark Frost.
 


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Kazimierz Pułaski (1745 - 1779) - a Polish nobleman, soldier and military commander who has been called, together with his Hungarian friend Michael Kovats de Fabriczy, "the father of the American cavalry". A Polish and American national hero who fought for independence and freedom in both Poland and the United States.

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Jackson Pollock (1912 – 1956), American abstract-expressionist painter, known for his unique style of drip painting.
 
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Ian Paice (b. 1948).
Drummer of Deep Purple.
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Henry Purcell (1659 – 1695), English composer in the Baroque era.
 
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Gene Pitney (1940 - 2006)

American singer/songwriter
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Frederik Pohl (1919 – 2013), American science fiction writer and editor.
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Elvis Presley (1935 - 1977)

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Dennis Potter (1935 – 1994), English television dramatist, screenwriter and journalist.
Best known works: The Singing Detective (1986) and Pennies from Heaven (1978).
 
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Carl Palmer (b. 1950).


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Boris Pasternak (1890 - 1960)

Russian poet and writer
Nobel Prize in Literature 1958
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Anthony Phillips (b. 1951), English [prog] musician and composer, the original lead guitarist of Genesis (1967-1970).
 
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Skipping X.O., which makes me just think of cognac...
 
Yoko Ono (b. 1933)
 
Japanese multimedia artist, widow of John Lennon
 
 
Edit: now I notice that a logo with XO is on the microphones and the screen, so it is embedded Lamp.


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William of Ockam (1287 - 1347).
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Viktor Orbán (b. 1963)

Prime Minister of Hungary (2010-present)




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I admit, this was a mere result of haphazard name googling (but a pretty good one, I guess):
 
Ursula Owusu-Ekuful (b. 1964), lawyer, women's rights activist and a Ghanaian parliamentarian.
 
 
 
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Tom Okker (b. 1944)

Dutch tennis player
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Seiji Ozawa (小澤 征爾,, b. 1935), Japanese conductor.
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Quint Ondaatje (1758 - 1818)

Dutch patriot and politician, "the champion of Dutch democracy"
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