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List of Ponzi schemes
The list of Ponzi schemes catalogs major documented investment frauds, from Charles Ponzi's original 1920 case to Bernard Madoff's $64.8 billion fraud, the largest in history.
List of popes
The list of popes, also called the list of Bishops of Rome, chronologically records the Catholic Church's popes from Saint Peter to Leo XIV, the 267th pope elected in 2025.
List of popes by country
The list of popes by country shows 217 of 267 popes were Italian, with Leo XIV elected in 2025 as the first from the United States.
List of popes who died violently
The list of popes who died violently covers bishops of Rome killed by murder, execution, mob violence, or prison and exile, from Saint Peter to Lucius II in 1145.
List of pornographic actors who appeared in mainstream films
Pornographic film actors in mainstream films: performers from Linda Lovelace and Marilyn Chambers to Traci Lords, Sasha Grey, Jenna Jameson, and Sunny Leone who crossed over into non-adult cinema and TV.
List of pornographic film studios
List of pornographic film studios covers adult film production companies named in research literature, including Vivid, Manwin/MindGeek, Bang Brothers, Brazzers, Evil Angel, Wicked Pictures, and Aylo, plus studio economics, the post-2007 decline, and consolidation.
List of pornographic magazines
Pornographic magazines: periodicals of explicit imagery led by Playboy (1953), Penthouse (1965), and Hustler (1974), plus Playgirl, Men Only, Playmen, and lad's mags; their censorship history, market niches, decline, and library archives.
List of Porridge characters
List of Porridge characters: prisoners and staff of HMP Slade in the BBC1 sitcom (1974-77), including Norman Stanley Fletcher (Ronnie Barker), Lennie Godber (Richard Beckinsale), Mr Mackay (Fulton Mackay), Mr Barrowclough (Brian Wilde), and Harry Grout (Peter Vaughan).
List of Porsche engines
Porsche engines are the internal combustion and hybrid power units designed by Porsche, including the 911's flat-six from 1963, the TAG-Porsche Formula One V6 turbo, and the 2025 T-Hybrid.
List of portmanteaus
Portmanteaus (blend words): words combining the sounds and meanings of two or more words, such as brunch, smog, and motel. Term coined by Lewis Carroll in 1871; covers Carroll's coinages, attested examples with dates, and blends versus compounds.
List of ports in China
The ports of China are its seaports and inland river ports, which in 2025 handled 18.3 billion tonnes of cargo, more than any other country.
List of ports in India
The ports of India comprise 12 Major Ports owned by the central government and 213 non-major ports run by the states, handling about 95% of international trade by volume.
List of ports in the United States
The ports of the United States are coastal, Great Lakes, and inland river facilities tracked by federal agencies, with Houston the largest by tonnage in 2023.
List of Portuguese monarchs
List of Portuguese monarchs: 33 kings and queens from Afonso I (1139) to Manuel II (1910), across the Burgundy, Aviz, Habsburg, and Braganza houses, ending with the 5 October 1910 republic.
List of positions filled by presidential appointment with Senate confirmation
PAS positions: US offices the president fills only with Senate confirmation under Article II, section 2, covering judges, cabinet secretaries, ambassadors, US attorneys, and agency heads, listed in the Plum Book.
List of possible dwarf planets
The list of possible dwarf planets covers bodies likely to meet the IAU's definition, beyond the five officially recognized: Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Makemake, and Eris.
List of post-hardcore bands
Post-hardcore bands: artists playing the rock subgenre that grew from 1980s US hardcore punk, from first-wave Fugazi, Big Black, and Quicksand to 2000s Thursday, At the Drive-In, and Glassjaw and modern La Dispute and Dance Gavin Dance.
List of post-nominal letters (United Kingdom)
Post-nominal letters (United Kingdom): abbreviations after a name, e.g. OBE, PhD, FRCS, denoting honours, degrees, appointments, or memberships, listed in a fixed UK order of precedence.
List of post-punk bands
List of post-punk bands: post-punk (new musick) is avant-garde rock emerging from 1970s punk, spanning the 1978-1984 first wave (Joy Division, Wire, PiL), goth and industrial offshoots, the 2000s revival, and 2020s acts like IDLES and Fontaines D.C.
List of post-Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipients
The list of post-Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipients covers U.S. service members decorated for valor since the mid-1970s, in Grenada, Panama, Somalia, Afghanistan, and Iraq.
List of postage stamps of India
Postage stamps of India (also Scinde Dawk): stamps issued from 1852 Sind and the 1854 East India Company all-India issues to India Post's modern definitive, commemorative, service, and My Stamp programme.
List of postal codes
The list of postal codes, also known as postal code formats by country, covers how national systems differ: Ukraine introduced the first in 1932, and some countries have none.
List of postcode areas in the United Kingdom
Postcode areas of the United Kingdom: the 124 largest units of the Royal Mail postcode system, one- or two-letter prefixes such as AB, PO, and ZE, subdivided into districts, sectors, and about 1.79 million unit postcodes.
List of potato dishes
List of potato dishes: preparations worldwide featuring Solanum tuberosum, from fries, mash, and gratin dauphinois to champ, draniki, papa rellena, and chuño, organized by cooking method and cuisine.
List of potentially habitable exoplanets
This list covers potentially habitable exoplanets: planets outside the Solar System orbiting in their star's habitable zone, where liquid water could exist, and small enough to plausibly be rocky.
List of Power episodes
Episode guide for Power (2014–2020), the Starz crime drama by Courtney A. Kemp starring Omari Hardwick as Ghost: 63 episodes across six seasons, with per-season air dates, titles, and the extended 15-episode final season.
List of power pop artists and songs
List of power pop artists and songs: catalogs power pop bands, solo artists, and songs in the aggressive pop rock genre; covers 1970s founders (Raspberries, Big Star, Badfinger), late-1970s hits, and later artists.
List of Power Rangers cast members
Power Rangers cast members: actors across the 1993-2023 franchise, from the original Mighty Morphin six (St. John, Johnson, Jones, Trang, Yost, Frank) through Disney-era New Zealand teams, the 2017 film cast, and the Once & Always reunion.
List of power stations in India
The list of power stations in India, also called the list of power plants in India, covers coal, gas, hydroelectric, nuclear, and renewable plants totaling about 505,000 MW as of October 2025.
List of pre-colonial African inventions and innovations
A list of pre-colonial African technologies, from crop domestication in the Niger basin and iron smelting by 700 BC to Great Zimbabwe and Timbuktu manuscripts.