O'Hair (1919–1995), activist Frank O'Hara (1926–1966), poet Martin O'Malley (born 1963), born in Washington, D.C., Mayor of Baltimore, 61st Governor of Maryland Elaine Hamilton-O'Neal (1920–2010), painter Ken Ono (born 1968), mathematician, grew up in Towson Dorothea Orem (1914–2007), nursing theorist, creator of self-care deficit nursing theory P William Paca (1740–1799), signatory to Declaration of Independence; Governor of Maryland Tim Page (born 1954), winner of Pulitzer Prize for Criticism; biographer of Dawn Powell Jim Palmer (born 1945), born in New York, Baseball Hall of Fame starting pitcher for Baltimore Orioles 1965–84 James A. Parker (19221994), African-American foreign service officer for the U.S. Department of State Nicole Ari Parker (born 1971), actress Bob Parsons (born 1950), entrepreneur; founder and CEO of Go Daddy Travis Pastrana (born 1983), freestyle motocross, x-treme sports professional, spokesman for Red Bull Bernard H. Paul (1907–2005), puppeteer known for local television show Paul's Puppets Randy Pausch (1960–2008), former professor of computer science, human–computer interaction, and design at Carnegie Mellon University Felicia Pearson (born 1980), actress, community volunteer, and convicted drug dealer nicknamed "Snoop", who played the eponymous character (Snoop Pearson) on The Wire Nancy Pelosi (born 1940), U.S. Representative from California since 1987, Speaker of the House Clarence M. Pendleton Jr. (1930–1988), chairman of U.S. Commission on Civil Rights from 1981 until death in 1988; worked in Model Cities Program in Baltimore, 1968–1970 Vincent Pettway (born 1965), boxer, light middleweight boxing champion Michael Phelps (born 1985), swimmer from Baltimore County, multiple world-record holder, winner of more gold medals (23) and total medals (28) than any other Olympian Tom Phoebus (1942–2019), MLB pitcher Jada Pinkett Smith (born 1971), actress and singer Greg Plitt (1977–2015), fitness model and actor Art Poe, member of College Football Hall of Fame Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), iconic poet, short story writer, editor and critic Edgar Allan Poe (1871–1961), Attorney General of Maryland, 1911–1915 Gresham Poe, football head coach at Virginia in 1903 John P. Poe, Sr. (1836–1909), Attorney General of Maryland, 1891–1895 Johnny Poe (1874–1915), college football player and coach, soldier of fortune Jack Pollack (1899–1977), politician and criminal Gordon Porterfield, playwright, actor, poet and educator David Portner (born 1979), musician and lead singer of experimental avant-garde artpop band Animal Collective Parker Posey (born 1968), actress, known for Dazed and Confused, Waiting for Guffman, Scream 3, Best in Show Emily Post (1872–1960), author of etiquette books Walter de Curzon Poultney (1845–1929), art collector and