- P!nk1979American singer-songwriter known for hits like Get the Party Started.
- Pablo Debenedetti1953Chemical engineer known for thermodynamics of water and glasses
- Paddy Chayefsky1976Only solo writer with three screenwriting Academy Awards: Marty, The Hospital, Network
- Pamela Adlon1966Emmy-winning actress and creator of the series Better Things.
- Pamela Frank1967Classical violinist
- Pamela Ronald2022Plant geneticist of disease- and flood-resistant rice
- Pariente brothers (Naf-Naf)Founders of the Naf Naf fashion brand
- Partouche family1929Casino and gaming group (Groupe Partouche)
- Pati KremerPati Kremer was one of the pioneers of the Jewish workers’ movement in Eastern Europe.
- Patricia Arquette1968American actress known for Boyhood and Medium.
- Patricia Barr1950Patricia Barr turned her personal struggles into a national cause as an advocate for…
- Patricia Goldman-Rakic1937Neuroscientist who mapped the working-memory circuits of the prefrontal cortex.
- Patrick Braoudé1994French actor, director and screenwriter (Neuf mois, Genial mes parents divorcent)
- Patrick Bruel1989French singer and actor, major star of 1990s French pop
- Patrick Modiano1945Nobel Prize-winning French novelist of memory and occupation
- Patrick Timsit1995Algerian-born French Jewish comedian and actor.
- Paul Amar1992French TV journalist and news anchor (France 2 evening news)
- Paul and Chris Weitz1965American filmmaker brothers (American Pie, About a Boy)
- Paul Auster1947American novelist ('The New York Trilogy')
- Paul Baran1926Co-invented packet switching, a foundation of the Internet.
- Paul Benacerraf1930American philosopher of mathematics
- Paul Benioff1930Proposed the first quantum-mechanical model of a computer.
- Paul Berg1972Recombinant DNA
- Paul Bernays1888Mathematical logic and set theory
- Paul Brest1940Constitutional scholar of interpretation and antidiscrimination law
- Paul Brumer1945Theoretical chemist known for coherent control of chemical reactions
- Paul C. Martin1931Physicist
- Paul Celan1920Poet of the Holocaust ('Death Fugue')
- Paul Cohen1934Forcing method
- Paul DavidsonEconomist
- Paul Dehn1964Screenwriter of Goldfinger and the Planet of the Apes sequels
- Paul Dukas1865French composer best known for The Sorcerer's Apprentice
- Paul Edwards1923Philosopher, editor-in-chief of the 'Encyclopedia of Philosophy'
- Paul Ehrenfest1880Physicist
- Paul Ehrlich1908Chemotherapy
- Paul Ekman1934Psychologist known for research on facial expressions and emotion
- Paul Epstein1883Physicist
- Paul Erdős1949Combinatorics and Graph Theory
- Paul Federn1871Psychoanalyst known for ego psychology and work on psychosis
- Paul Fireman1982Led Reebok for 26 years and launched the Freestyle in 1982, the first athletic shoe…
- Paul Francis Webster1907Song lyricist
- Paul Funk1886Calculus of variations
- Paul GoodmanProfiled in Thinkers of the 20th Century
- Paul Gordan1837Invariant theory
- Paul Greengard1925Awarded the 2000 Nobel Prize for discoveries on signal transduction in the nervous system.
- Paul Guez1976Denim pioneer who launched the U.S. designer-jeans craze with Sasson Jeans (1976) and…
- Paul György1975Discovered vitamins B6 and B7 (biotin) and the protective factor in breast milk
- Paul Halmos1916Operator theory and celebrated mathematical exposition
- Paul Hoffman1941Geologist who developed the Snowball Earth hypothesis of global glaciation
- Paul Jarrico1954Blacklisted screenwriter
- Paul JoskowEconomist
- Paul Julius Reuter1816Founder of the Reuters news agency
- Paul Kletzki1900Conductor and composer
- Paul Kristeller1905Leading historian of Renaissance philosophy
- Paul Krugman2008New Trade Theory
- Paul Lazarsfeld1901Founder of modern empirical sociology and quantitative mass-communication research
- Paul Levy1886Probability theory
- Paul M. Bator1929Federal courts scholar
- Paul Marks1926Cancer researcher who developed vorinostat, an HDAC-inhibitor anticancer drug
- Paul Mazursky1930Writer-director ('An Unmarried Woman', 'Moscow on the Hudson')
- Paul Michael Glaser1943Actor and director, played Dave Starsky in Starsky & Hutch.
- Paul Milgrom1948Nobel laureate (2020) for improvements to auction theory and the design of new auction…
- Paul Moritz Cohn1924Algebra
- Paul Muni1895Oscar-winning stage and film actor
- Paul NemenyiFluid mechanics
- Paul Nevai1948Theory of orthogonal polynomials
- Paul Newman1967American actor and philanthropist (Cool Hand Luke, The Hustler)
- Paul Oppenheim1885Philosopher of science whose work influenced anthropological theory and classification
- Paul R. Ehrlich1932Biologist known for influential work on population ecology and evolutionary biology.
- Paul Rabinowitz1939Nonlinear analysis
- Paul Radin1883Anthropologist and linguist who documented Native American languages.
- Paul Reasenberg1946Seismologist known for research on earthquake statistics and aftershock forecasting
- Paul Reichmann1930Co-founder of Olympia & York property empire (Reichmann brothers)
- Paul Reiser1992American actor and comedian from a Jewish family
- Paul Reubens1952Actor and comedian who created Pee-wee Herman
- Paul Rosenstein-Rodan1902Development economist
- Paul Rudd1969Actor and comedian, star of Ant-Man and Clueless
- Paul Samuelson1948Economic Theory
- Paul Scheuer1915Chemist regarded as a founder of marine natural products chemistry
- Paul Schilder1886Psychiatrist known for research on body image and group psychotherapy
- Paul Sigler1934Structural biologist who determined the atomic structures of key regulatory proteins
- Paul Simon1965Singer-songwriter of Simon & Garfunkel and acclaimed solo career.
- Paul Singer1944Founder of Elliott Management, one of the world's most influential activist and…
- Paul Smolensky1955Cognitive scientist, co-founder of Optimality Theory and connectionist linguistics.
- Paul Stanley1952Singer-guitarist and co-founder of KISS.
- Paul StarrPulitzer Prize for Non-Fiction
- Paul Steinhardt1952Physicist
- Paul the ApostleFirst-century Jewish Pharisee of Tarsus who became the foremost apostle of early…
- Paul Turan1910Number theory and extremal graph theory
- Paul Urysohn1898Topology
- Paul von Heyse1910First German Nobel laureate in literature (1910)
- Paul Wachtel1940Clinical psychologist known for integrating psychoanalysis and behavior therapy
- Paul Warburg1868Banker
- Paul Weiss1898Developmental biologist who advanced the understanding of nerve growth and cellular…
- Paul Wittgenstein1887Classical pianist
- Paul Wolfowitz1943US Deputy Secretary of Defense
- Paul Wolfskehl1856Number theory
- Paul ZindelPulitzer Prize for Drama
- Paul Zoll1911Developed the cardiac pacemaker, external defibrillator, and cardiac monitor
- Paul Zukofsky1943Classical violinist
- Paul-Loup Sulitzer1980French novelist, creator of the 'financial thriller' genre (Money, Cash, Hannah)…
- Paula Abdul1988Singer, choreographer and dancer
- Paula Ackerman1893Paula Ackerman took over leadership of her husband’s synagogue after his death in 1950…
- Paula E. Hyman1946Distinguished historian Paula Hyman was engaged deeply in Jewish feminism and wrote…
- Paula Jacques1949Paula Jacques (b. 1949) is a French radio hostess and a novelist.
- Paula Kalmar-Wolf1880Austro-Hungarian women's chess champion of the early 20th century
- Paula PadaniPaula Padani was an influential choreographer, performer, and teacher who explored Jewish…
- Paula VogelPulitzer Prize for Drama
- Paulette Weill Oppert Fink1911After Paulette Fink’s husband, serving in the French Army, escaped capture, Fink and her…
- Pauline Goldmark1874Pauline Goldmark was a social worker and activist, part of a group of women seeking the…
- Pauline Newman1909Triangle Shirtwaist factory worker who became the first female general organizer of the…
- Pauline Perlmutter Steinem1863Suffragist and Toledo's first female elected official
- Pauline PodbreyPauline Podbrey was a committed Communist and anti-Apartheid activist.
- Pauline Trigère1942Couturière, founder of the Pauline Trigère house of American fashion
- Pauline WengeroffPauline Wengeroff was the author of an extraordinary two-volume work in German, Memoirs…
- Pauly Shore1968Comedian and actor of 1990s comedies and son of Comedy Store founder Mitzi Shore.
- Pavel Haas1899Classical composer
- Pavel Kogan1952Conductor and violinist
- Pavel Pevzner2018Pioneer of the genome-assembly algorithms behind modern DNA sequencing
- Pavel Winternitz1936Mathematical physicist
- Paweł Pawlikowski1957Polish director whose 'Ida' won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film and whose 'Cold…
- Peaches1968Canadian electronic musician and performance artist.
- Pearl Bernstein Max1904Pearl Bernstein Max, as the first administrative director of New York City’s Board of…
- Pearl Hart1890Pearl M. Hart was a pioneering attorney, activist, and educator.
- Pearl Lang1921Pearl Lang was the first dancer Martha Graham allowed to perform some of Graham’s own…
- Pearl Willen1904Pearl Willen was a twentieth-century social and human welfare activist and communal…
- Peggy CharrenPeggy Charren, founder of Action for Children’s Television (ACT), took on the burgeoning…
- Peggy Guggenheim1898Peggy Guggenheim amassed one of Italy’s most important modern art collections, displaying…
- Peggy Lipton1946American actress and model known for 'The Mod Squad' and 'Twin Peaks.'
- Penina Moïse1797A Jewish-American poet, nurse, journalist, and educator, Penina Moïse was born in…
- Percy Deift1945Integrable systems
- Percy Faith1908Conductor and arranger
- Perry Farrell1959Singer of Jane's Addiction and founder of the Lollapalooza festival.
- Perry London1931Psychologist known for research on psychotherapy and altruism
- Pete Sampras199014-time Grand Slam tennis champion
- Peter AltenbergPoet / lyricist
- Peter Bauer1915Development economist of Jewish descent
- Peter Beinart2020American journalist and professor of journalism and political science at CUNY
- Peter Benenson1961British lawyer who founded Amnesty International (Nobel Peace Prize 1977)
- Peter Berger1929Sociologist of knowledge and religion
- Peter Bergmann1915Physicist
- Peter Blau1918Developed social exchange theory and organizational sociology
- Peter Bogdanovich1939Director of 'The Last Picture Show' and 'Paper Moon'
- Peter Borwein1953Number theory
- Peter Brook1991Revolutionary British theatre and film director
- Peter Chernin1951President of News Corporation and chairman of Fox Group
- Peter David1987Defining 12-year run writing The Incredible Hulk (1987-1998)
- Peter Dayan2012Theoretical neuroscientist of dopamine reward learning
- Peter Diamond1940Nobel laureate (2010) for work on search frictions in labor markets and public finance
- Peter Drucker1909Writer and consultant regarded as the founder of modern management theory
- Peter Eisenman2010Architect of the Berlin Holocaust Memorial
- Peter Elias1923Invented convolutional error-correcting codes.
- Peter Falk1927Actor who played the title detective in Columbo.
- Peter Frankl1935Classical pianist
- Peter GacsComputer & information scientist
- Peter Goldmark1976Invented the long-playing (LP) record and a color-television system
- Peter Goldreich1939Astrophysicist noted for work on planetary dynamics, planetary rings and orbital…
- Peter Guber1942Film producer and studio head (Sony Pictures, Mandalay)
- Peter Hilton1923Algebraic topology and homological algebra
- Peter Hirsch1925Metallurgist, pioneer of electron microscopy of dislocations in metals
- Peter KirsteinComputer & information scientist
- Peter Kronheimer1963Gauge theory and low-dimensional topology
- Peter Lax1926Partial differential equations
- Peter Lorre1904Character actor of M, Casablanca and film noir
- Peter Mazur1928Cryobiologist known for the physics of cell freezing
- Péter NádasAuthor
- Peter Nero1934Pianist and conductor
- Peter Ozsvath1967Co-developed Heegaard Floer homology
- Peter R. Kann1942Pulitzer-winning journalist
- Peter ReichLinguist
- Peter Riegert1947Actor known for Local Hero and Animal House
- Peter Rossky1955Theoretical chemist known for solvation and water dynamics
- Peter S. Beagle1968Author of The Last Unicorn
- Peter Sarnak1953Number theory, analysis, and quantum chaos
- Peter Sellers1925Comic actor, star of the Pink Panther films and Dr. Strangelove
- Peter Serkin1947Classical pianist
- Peter Shaffer1926British playwright ('Amadeus', 'Equus')
- Peter Singer1946Utilitarian moral philosopher, author of 'Animal Liberation'
- Peter Stone1964Screenwriter of Charade and Father Goose (Academy Award 1964)
- Peter Swerling1929Co-developed early optimal filtering and estimation theory.
- Peter TaubSystem Chief of the Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Mount Sinai…
- Peter Udell1970Lyricist of Purlie and Shenandoah
- Peter Unger1942American philosopher, work on skepticism and ethics
- Peter W. May1942Co-founder and president of Trian Partners, an activist investment fund
- Peter WeinbergerComputer & information scientist
- Peter Weiss1916German playwright ('Marat/Sade', 'The Investigation')
- Peter Yarrow1938Singer of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary ('Puff, the Magic Dragon').
- Phil Chess1950Co-founded Chess Records with his brother Leonard
- Phil Gold1936Physician who discovered carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), a widely used cancer marker
- Phil Ochs1940Protest folk singer-songwriter of the 1960s ('I Ain't Marching Anymore').
- Phil Ramone197514-time Grammy-winning producer ('the Pope of Pop') for Billy Joel, Paul Simon and Sinatra
- Phil Rosenthal1960American writer and creator of Everybody Loves Raymond.
- Phil Silvers1911Comedian and actor
- Phil Spector1963Record producer who invented the 'Wall of Sound' ('Be My Baby', 'River Deep — Mountain…
- Philip Cohen1945Biochemist who elucidated protein phosphorylation as a central mechanism of cellular…
- Philip Epstein1943Co-wrote Casablanca (Academy Award 1943) with twin brother Julius
- Philip Glass1937Leading minimalist composer of operas, symphonies and film scores such as Koyaanisqatsi
- Philip Green2002Built the Arcadia Group — Topshop, Dorothy Perkins, Burton — into Britain's largest…
- Philip Handler1917Biochemist and long-serving president of the US National Academy of Sciences.
- Philip Hauser1909Demographer and population expert at the University of Chicago
- Philip Kaufman1936Director ('The Right Stuff', 'The Unbearable Lightness of Being')
- Philip Klebanoff1918Experimentalist of boundary-layer transition to turbulence
- Philip Kurland1921Constitutional scholar and leading authority on the Supreme Court and church-state law
- Philip Leder1989Helped crack the genetic code and pioneered antibody genetics
- Philip Levine1900Immunohematologist who co-discovered the Rh blood group system and its role in newborn…
- Philip Morrison1915Physicist
- Philip Needleman1939Pharmacologist who discovered the COX-2 enzyme, leading to a new class of…
- Philip Rabinowitz1926Numerical analysis
- Philip RahvLiterary & drama critic
- Philip Rieff1922Sociologist of culture
- Philip RoseTony Award — Best Book of a Musical
- Philip Roth1959Novelist
- Philip Saffman1931Vortex dynamicist of Saffman-Taylor fingering
- Philip SchultzPulitzer Prize for Poetry
- Philip Siekevitz1918Cell biologist who helped elucidate the structure and function of cell organelles
- Philip Spira2004Co-author of the distributed minimum-spanning-tree algorithm
- Philip Springer1953Composed 'Santa Baby' (1953)
- Philip StraxGM Cancer / Sloan-Kettering Prize
- Philip Wolfe1992Co-created the Frank-Wolfe algorithm of nonlinear optimization
- Philip Yordan1954Screenwriter of Broken Lance (Academy Award 1954)
- Philipp Frank1884Mathematical physics and philosophy of science
- Philippe Aghion2025French economist of innovation-driven growth
- Philippe Kahn1997Built and demonstrated the first camera phone that instantly shared photos (1997).
- Philippine HerlitzkaMusician
- Phillip EisenbergFluid mechanics
- Phillip Leder1934Geneticist who helped crack the genetic code and elucidated antibody diversity.
- Phillip Rogaway2009Founder of practice-oriented provable security in cryptography
- Phillip Tobias1925South African paleoanthropologist known for human evolution research at Sterkfontein
- Philo of Alexandria (Philo Judaeus)20 BCEHellenistic Jewish philosopher who pioneered the synthesis of Hebrew scripture and Greek…
- Phoebe Ephron1956Screenwriter of Carousel with husband Henry
- Phoebe Yates Levy Pember1823Phoebe Yates Levy Pember was a passionate Confederate and managed a hospital through the…
- Phoebus Levene1869Biochemist who identified the components of nucleic acids, including the sugars and bases…
- Phyllis A. Kravitch1920Phyllis A. Kravitch was the third woman circuit court judge in the United States.
- Phyllis Chesler1940Psychologist and author of 'Women and Madness' (1972), a founding figure in feminist…
- Phyllis Lambert2016Canadian architect who founded the Canadian Centre for Architecture
- Phyllis Spira1943As a young dancer at the Royal Ballet School in London, Phyllis Spira was on the brink of…
- Piero Sraffa1898Neo-Ricardian economist known for his critique of marginalist value theory
- Pierre Alechinsky1949Belgian painter of the CoBrA movement (Jewish father)
- Pierre Arditi1944Acclaimed French stage and screen actor, multiple Molière and Cesar award winner
- Pierre Bismuth2004French artist
- Pierre Braunberger1959Producer who financed the French New Wave: Renoir, Godard, Truffaut, Resnais, Rouch
- Pierre Chambon1931Molecular biologist who discovered split genes and pioneered the study of nuclear hormone…
- Pierre Dac1893French humorist born André Isaac
- Pierre Hohenberg1934Physicist known for the Hohenberg–Kohn theorems of density functional theory
- Pierre Lellouche1951Politician, minister
- Pierre Mendès France1954Economist and prime minister of France in 1954-55
- Pierre Monteux1875Orchestra conductor
- Pierre Moscovici1957Finance Minister, EU Commissioner
- Pierre PollakNeurologist, pioneer of deep-brain stimulation for Parkinson disease
- Pierre Wolper2000Pioneer of model checking with temporal logic
- Pinchas Steinberg1980Israeli-born international orchestral conductor.
- Pinchas Zukerman1948Israeli violinist, violist and conductor of international renown
- Pinchus Krémègne1890Belarusian-French painter and sculptor of the École de Paris
- Pincus Krémègne1920Belarusian-born French Expressionist painter of the École de Paris
- Pink1979Pop-rock singer-songwriter ('Get the Party Started', 'Just Give Me a Reason').
- Piper Laurie1961American actress (born Rosetta Jacobs to a Jewish family)
- Pnina Rosenblum1954Israeli businesswoman, model and politician.
- Pnina SalzmanRenowned classical pianist Pnina Salzman was the first Israeli pianist to conquer concert…
- Popeck1936French stand-up legend in the schmatte coat — 'On n'est pas là pour rigoler !'
- Poppy King1992Australian cosmetics entrepreneur
- Primo Lévi1947Italian chemist and writer, Auschwitz survivor
- Profiat Duranc. 1350 CEPhilosopher, grammarian, astronomer and physician (Efodi)
- Puah Rakovsky1865Puah Rakovsky dedicated her life to working towards the empowerment of Jews, particularly…