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Paddy Roy Bates
Paddy Roy Bates (1921–2012), British army major and Radio Essex pirate broadcaster, occupied Roughs Tower in 1966 and declared the Principality of Sealand on 2 September 1967, ruling it as Prince Roy until his death.
Paddy Ryan
Paddy Ryan names several athletes: an Irish-American Olympic hammer gold medalist (Antwerp 1920), an 1880s bare-knuckle US heavyweight boxing champion beaten by John L. Sullivan, a New Zealand Olympic boxer, and rugby players.
Paddy Young
Paddy Young, Scarborough-born British stand-up comedian, actor and writer; Edinburgh Comedy Awards best newcomer nominee 2023 for Hungry, Horny, Scared; SNL UK Weekend Update co-anchor and Andy Burnham impersonator.
Padé approximant
A Padé approximant is a rational function whose power series expansion matches a given function's series to the highest possible order, often beating truncated Taylor series near poles.
Padel
Padel, racket sport invented 1969 by Enrique Corcuera in Acapulco, Mexico, played in doubles on a 10 x 20 m walled court with tennis scoring; governed by FIP, 100 federations, 35-38 million players.
Padeliporfin
Padeliporfin (WST11, Tookad, Stakel) is a palladium-bacteriochlorophyll photosensitizer for vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy of unilateral low-risk prostate cancer; EU-approved 2017, not recommended by NICE.
Pademelon
A pademelon, genus Thylogale, is a small, compact wallaby of the kangaroo family found in Australia and New Guinea, with six forest-dwelling species, the best known being the Tasmanian pademelon.
Paderborn
Paderborn, a city of 157,317 in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, first recorded in 777. Known for its 1,200-year cathedral history, Germany's densest IT cluster in NRW, and the Pader springs feeding Germany's shortest river.
Padethayaza
Padethayaza (ပဒေသရာဇ်) was a Burmese poet, playwright, and court minister of the Nyaungyan period, remembered for writing Maniket, the first secular play in Burmese literature, and for verse about ordinary working people.
Padi (king of Ekron)
Padi was king of Ekron, a Philistine city-kingdom and Assyrian vassal, deposed and handed to Hezekiah of Judah, then restored by Sennacherib in 701 BCE.
Padi Padi Leche Manasu (పడి పడి లేచే మనసు)
Padi Padi Leche Manasu (పడి పడి లేచె మనసు), 2018 Telugu romantic drama by Hanu Raghavapudi starring Sharwanand and Sai Pallavi; released 21 Dec 2018, mixed reviews, on Prime Video.
PADI4
PADI4 (PAD4), peptidyl arginine deiminase 4, is a calcium-dependent human enzyme converting protein arginine residues to citrulline; a 663-amino-acid homodimer linked to histone citrullination, NET formation, rheumatoid arthritis, and cancer.
Padiamenope
Padiamenope, also known as Petamenophis or Pediamenopet, was a chief lector-priest at Thebes in the late 25th and early 26th Egyptian Dynasty, around 700 to 600 BC.
Padihorresnet
Padihorresnet, also known as Padihorresne, was a high steward of the God's Wife of Amun Nitocris at Thebes during Egypt's Twenty-sixth Dynasty, attested from 664 to 526 BCE.
Padiiset (Envoy for Canaan)
Padiiset, also written Pa-di-iset, was an Egyptian diplomatic envoy of Canaan and Philistia, named on a usurped statue of about 900–850 BCE that bears the last known Egyptian mention of Canaan.
Padine Kumar
Padine Kumar is an Indian actress and former cardiologist from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, working in Tamil films, serials, and web series. Known for Dr. Anitha in Heart Beat and films Take Diversion, Seesaw, and Surrender.
Padishah (پادشاه)
Padishah (پادشاه, padişah, badshah) is a Persian royal title meaning "lord king" or "great king," from Old Persian pati- + shah, used by the shahs of Iran, Ottoman sultans, and Mughal emperors, and for the British sovereign as emperor of India.
Padma Bhushan (पद्म भूषण)
Padma Bhushan (पद्म भूषण) is India's third-highest civilian award, for distinguished service of a high order. Instituted 1954, renamed 1955; announced Republic Day; 1,888 conferred till 2024; medal and Sanad only, no cash, not a title.
Padma Bridge (পদ্মা সেতু)
The Padma Bridge (পদ্মা সেতু), formally the Padma Multipurpose Bridge, is a 6.15 km road and rail bridge over the Padma River in Bangladesh, opened in 2022.
Padma Khanna
Padma Khanna (Padma Khanna Sidana), Indian actress and Kathak dancer born in Varanasi, known for Johny Mera Naam's Husn Ke Lakhon Rang, as Meena Kumari's dance double in Pakeezah, and as Kaikeyi in TV's Ramayan; later founded Indianica Academy in New Jersey.
Padma Lakshmi (பத்மா லட்சுமி)
Padma Lakshmi (பத்மா லட்சுமி), born 1970 in Chennai, is an Indian-American TV host, author, and activist, known for hosting Bravo's Top Chef (2006–2023), creating Hulu's Taste the Nation, and CBS's America's Culinary Cup.
Padma Nadir Majhi
Padma Nadir Majhi (পদ্মা নদীর মাঝি), The Boatman of the River Padma, is a 1993 Bengali drama by Goutam Ghose, an India–Bangladesh co-production adapted from Manik Bandopadhyay's 1936 novel about fisherman Kuber and Hossain's utopian island Moynadeep, winner of national film awards in both countries.
Padma Puran
Padma Puran (পদ্মাপুরাণ), also called Padmapurana or Manasamangal, is a medieval Bengali mangalkavya in praise of the folk snake goddess Manasa, composed between 1300 and 1800.
Padma Sachdev
Padma Sachdev (1940–2021) was an Indian poet and novelist who wrote in Dogri and Hindi, winning the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1971 and the Padma Shri in 2001.
Padma Shri (पद्म श्री)
Padma Shri (पद्म श्री) is India's fourth-highest civilian award, the lowest of the three Padma Awards, given for distinguished service in any field; instituted 1954, renamed 1955, announced on Republic Day, capped at 120 Padma Awards yearly.
Padma Tholi
Padma Tholi, a group of steep-sided volcanic domes (tholi) on Venus in the Aino Planitia quadrangle, 100 km wide at 34.7S 68.3E, IAU-named in 2000 for the Hindu lotus goddess.
Padma Vibhushan (पद्म विभूषण)
Padma Vibhushan (पद्म विभूषण), India's second-highest civilian award after the Bharat Ratna, instituted in 1954, recognizes exceptional and distinguished service; announced each Republic Day, capped within the 120-award annual Padma limit, and conferred by the President at Rashtrapati Bhavan.
Padmaavat (पद्मावत)
Padmaavat (पद्मावत) is a 2018 Hindi-language historical drama film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, starring Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh, whose release was delayed by nationwide protests.
Padmaja Naidu (पद्मजा नायडू)
Padmaja Naidu (पद्मजा नायडू), 1900-1975, Indian freedom fighter, daughter of Sarojini Naidu; jailed in Quit India, served as Governor of West Bengal 1956-1967, the state's longest-serving governor; the Darjeeling high-altitude zoo is named for her.
Padmakar
Padmakar (पद्माकर) was a Braj-language poet of the late ritikal period of North Indian court poetry, c. 1753 to c. 1833, regarded as its last major formalist figure.