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Pat and Mike
Pat and Mike is a 1952 MGM romantic sports comedy directed by George Cukor, starring Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn, written by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin after Adam's Rib; the seventh of their nine films, Oscar-nominated for its screenplay.
Pat Barker
Pat Barker (Patricia Barker, born 1943) is a British novelist, author of Union Street and the Regeneration trilogy; The Ghost Road won the 1995 Booker Prize, The Eye in the Door the 1993 Guardian Fiction Prize.
Pat Barry (kickboxer)
Pat "HD" Barry (born 1979, New Orleans) is an American retired heavyweight kickboxer and MMA fighter; K-1 and World Combat League veteran, 5-7 in the UFC, later GLORY and coach.
Pat Benatar
Pat Benatar, born Patricia Mae Andrzejewski in 1953, is an American rock singer who rose to fame in 1979 and won four consecutive Grammy Awards for Best Female Rock Performance.
Pat Boone
Pat Boone (born June 1, 1934), American pop singer and actor; 38 Top 40 hits, 220 consecutive Billboard weeks, covers of Fats Domino and Little Richard, The Pat Boone Chevy Showroom, 2025 adult contemporary chart return.
Pat Borders
Pat Borders (Patrick Lance Borders, born 1963) is an American former MLB catcher, 1992 World Series MVP and two-time champion with the Toronto Blue Jays, and 2000 Sydney Olympics gold medalist, the first American with both a World Series ring and Olympic gold.
Pat Bowlen
Pat Bowlen (1944-2019), also Patrick Bowlen, was owner and CEO of the Denver Broncos from 1984, winning three Super Bowls in seven appearances, and a 2019 Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee.
Pat Brown
Pat Brown (Edmund G. Brown Sr., 1905-1996), 32nd governor of California 1959-1967, Democrat, father of Jerry Brown; built the State Water Project, Master Plan for Higher Education, fair housing and employment laws; defeated Nixon in 1962, lost to Reagan in 1966.
Pat Bryant
Pat Bryant (born 2002) is a Denver Broncos wide receiver from Jacksonville, Florida; Illinois All-Big Ten receiver drafted 74th overall in 2025, with 40 catches for 511 yards and 2 touchdowns through 2026.
Pat Buchanan
Pat Buchanan (born 1938) is an American paleoconservative commentator, Nixon and Reagan White House aide, and three-time presidential candidate (1992, 1996, 2000 Reform Party) whose economic nationalism, immigration restriction, and non-interventionism prefigured Trumpism.
Pat Burke
Pat Burke, also known as Patrick Burke, is a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly representing Buffalo's 142nd district and chairing the Cities Committee.
Pat Burns
Pat Burns (1952-2010), Canadian NHL head coach with Montreal, Toronto, Boston, and New Jersey; only three-time Jack Adams winner and 2003 Stanley Cup champion with the Devils; Hockey Hall of Fame 2014.
Pat Burrell
Pat Burrell (Pat the Bat), born 1976, first overall 1998 draft pick by the Phillies, Miami star and 1998 Golden Spikes winner; 292 MLB home runs, 2008 and 2010 World Series champion, never an All-Star.
Pat Butcher
Pat Butcher (Pat Harris, Wicks, Evans) is a fictional EastEnders matriarch played by Pam St Clement from 12 June 1986 until her on-screen pancreatic cancer death on 1 January 2012, with posthumous returns in 2016 and December 2025.
Pat Buttram
Pat Buttram (Maxwell Emmett Buttram, 1915-1994), American comic actor: Gene Autry's radio and film sidekick, Mr. Haney on Green Acres (1965-71), and Disney voice actor including the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood.
Pat Cadigan
Pat Cadigan (Patricia Oren Kearney Cadigan, born 1953), American science fiction writer in London, twice winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Synners and Fools, Hugo-winning cyberpunk author.
Pat Carroll
Pat Carroll (Patricia Ann Carroll, 1927–2022), American actress and comedian; Emmy winner for Caesar's Hour, Tony nominee for Catch a Star, and voice of Ursula in Disney's The Little Mermaid (1989).
Pat Carroll (New York politician)
Patrick J. Carroll is an American Democratic politician and attorney elected to the New York State Assembly's 96th district in 2024, after serving on the Clarkstown Town Council from 2017 to 2024.
Pat Cash
Pat Cash (Patrick Hart Cash, born 1965), Australian tennis player, 1987 Wimbledon men's singles champion over Ivan Lendl, Davis Cup winner 1983 and 1986, serve-and-volleyer with checkered headband.
Pat Chludzinski
Pat Chludzinski (Patrick J. Chludzinski) is a Republican member of the New York State Assembly from the 143rd district, elected in 2024 after 25 years with the Cheektowaga Police Department.
Pat Cipollone
Pat (Pat A.) Cipollone, White House counsel under Donald Trump from October 2018 to January 2021; wrote the October 8, 2019 non-cooperation letter, led Trump's first Senate impeachment defense, opposed efforts to overturn the 2020 election, and testified before the January 6th Committee.
Pat Connaughton
Pat Connaughton (Patrick Bergin Connaughton, born 1993) is an NBA guard for the Charlotte Hornets, 2021 NBA champion with Milwaukee, drafted 41st overall in 2015 and also by the Orioles in the 2014 MLB Draft.
Pat Conroy
Pat Conroy (Donald Patrick Conroy, 1945–2016), American novelist and memoirist of the South Carolina lowcountry; author of The Great Santini, The Prince of Tides, The Lords of Discipline, and Beach Music; Citadel graduate and autobiographical writer.
Pat Conroy (Australian politician)
Pat Conroy is an Australian Labor politician and senior left-faction figure serving as Minister for Defence Industry and Minister for Pacific Island Affairs, overseeing AUKUS and the Hunter Class Frigates.
Pat Coogan
Pat Coogan (born 2002) is an NFL center for the Tennessee Titans, drafted 194th overall in 2026 from Indiana after Notre Dame; 2025 Rose Bowl Offensive MVP and national champion.
Pat Courtney Gold
Pat Courtney Gold (1939-2022), Wasco sally bag weaver of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, revived the Wasco full-turn twine technique after a mathematics career and received the 2007 NEA National Heritage Fellowship.
Pat Crowley
Pat Crowley (Patricia Margaret Crowley, 1933-2025), American actress of Please Don't Eat the Daisies, Martin and Lewis comedies, and the soaps Dynasty, Generations, and Port Charles; Golden Globe new-star winner 1954.
Pat Cummins
Pat Cummins (born 1993, Sydney) is an Australian right-arm fast bowler, 47th Test captain and ODI captain; first frontline quick to captain Australia full-time, winner of the 2023 ODI World Cup and World Test Championship.
Pat Curry
Pat Curry is an American Republican politician and business leader from Waco, Texas, who won the March 2026 primary to become the nominee for Texas House District 56.
Pat DiCicco
Pat DiCicco (Pasquale Jiovanni DiCicco, 1909–1978), American talent agent and film producer, producer of Avalanche (1946); married Thelma Todd and Gloria Vanderbilt; alleged associate of Lucky Luciano.