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Pepi I Meryre
Pepi I Meryre, third king of Egypt's Sixth Dynasty (ca. 2289–2255 BC), ruled from South Saqqara; his pyramid holds the most extensive Pyramid Texts corpus, and his copper statue was found at Hierakonpolis.
Pepi II Neferkare
Pepi II Neferkare, Sixth Dynasty pharaoh of Egypt's Old Kingdom, son of Pepi I, succeeded as a child after Merenre, credited with a 94-year reign, buried at south Saqqara, last well-attested Old Kingdom king before the First Intermediate Period.
Pepi Stiegler
Pepi Stiegler (Josef Stiegler), Austrian alpine skier born 1937 in Lienz; 1960 Olympic giant slalom silver, 1964 Innsbruck slalom gold and giant slalom bronze; longtime Jackson Hole ski school director.
Pepi, Luci, Bom
Pepi, Luci, Bom y otras chicas del montón (Pepi, Luci, Bom and Other Girls on the Heap) is Pedro Almodóvar's 1980 Spanish comedy debut, an 80-minute Figaro Films cult film about three Madrid women during La Movida, shot on 16mm for about 500,000 pesetas.
Pepijn Lijnders
Pepijn (Pep) Lijnders, Dutch football coach; Liverpool assistant under Klopp (2014-2018, 2018-2024), NEC Nijmegen and Red Bull Salzburg head coach, Manchester City assistant to Guardiola from June 2025.
Pepin of Herstal
Pepin of Herstal, also known as Pepin the Middle, was a Frankish mayor of the palace who ruled the Frankish kingdoms after 687 and died in 714.
Pepin the Short
Pepin the Short (Pepin III, c. 714–768), first Carolingian King of the Franks (751–768), deposed Childeric III with papal approval, was anointed by Pope Stephen II in 754, and made the Donation of Pepin founding the Papal States.
Pepinakht-Heqaib
Pepinakht-Heqaib, also known as Hekaib or Pepinakht, was an Egyptian governor and expedition leader at Elephantine around 2250 BCE, deified after death with a cult lasting centuries.
Pepiron villa rustica
Pepiron (Pépiron) villa rustica: a Gallo-Roman farming villa at Saint-Just-Luzac, Charente-Maritime, France, excavated 1960-1967 by Gabet and David; hypocaust-heated pars urbana with baths, pars rustica, wells, finds in Rochefort museum.
Pepito Manaloto
Pepito Manaloto (Pepito Manaloto: Tuloy ang Kuwento) is GMA Network's longest-running Philippine sitcom, created by and starring Michael V. as a lottery winner of P700 million; airing since March 2010, retitled several times, and the top-rated Philippine comedy program of 2021.
Peplos Kore
The Peplos Kore is an Archaic Greek marble statue of a young woman, made around 530 BC and found on the Athenian Acropolis in 1886.
PEPO Lappeenranta
PEPO Lappeenranta (Uus-Lavolan Peli-Pojat), Finnish football club founded 1958 in Lappeenranta's Uus-Lavola district; plays Kakkonen, reached Ykkönen in 2022, home ground Kimpisen Urheilupuisto.
Peppa Pig
Peppa Pig is a British preschool animated series created by Astley Baker Davies, first aired on Channel 5 in May 2004, now in 180-plus territories, 40 languages, a $1.7bn franchise owned by Hasbro.
Peppe Femling
Peppe Femling (Hans Wilhelm Peppe Femling), Swedish biathlete born 1992 in Valbo, leadoff leg of Sweden's first Olympic relay gold at PyeongChang 2018; world relay silver 2021, bronze 2023; retired March 2024.
Pepper
Dr Pepper is an American soft drink created in 1885 at Wade Morrison's Old Corner Drug Store in Waco, Texas, and today owned by Keurig Dr Pepper.
Pepper Adams
Pepper Adams (Park Frederick Adams III, 1930–1986), American hard bop baritone saxophonist and composer nicknamed "the Knife"; co-led with Donald Byrd, played in Thad Jones–Mel Lewis band, wrote 43 compositions, influenced later baritone players.
Pepper Ann
Pepper Ann (1997–2000) is a Disney animated series created by Sue Rose about 12-year-old Pepper Ann Pearson, voiced by Kathleen Wilhoite, on ABC's One Saturday Morning; five seasons, 65 episodes, now on Disney+.
Pepper dust extraction residue
Pepper dust extraction residue (PDER), EU pesticide active substance from steam-distilled, solvent-extracted black pepper (Piper nigrum), piperine marker min 4%; repellent-only use, approved 2009, not approved since 31 August 2019.
Pepper LaBeija
Pepper LaBeija, born William Jackson, died 2003, was Mother of the House of LaBeija, the first ballroom house, for about 30 years and a featured figure of the documentary Paris Is Burning (1990).
Pepper mild mottle virus
Pepper mild mottle virus (PMMoV), Tobamovirus capsici, a rod-shaped Virgaviridae plant virus first isolated in Sicily in 1984, infects Capsicum via seed, soil, and contact, causing 15–40% average pepper yield losses, and serves as a wastewater fecal indicator.
Pepper Potts
Pepper Potts, also known as Virginia "Pepper" Potts, is a Marvel Comics character who began as Tony Stark's assistant in 1963 and later became the superhero Rescue.
Pepper Potts (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
Pepper Potts (Virginia Potts) is a fictional character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, portrayed by Gwyneth Paltrow, who rises from Tony Stark's assistant to Stark Industries CEO.
Pepper Schwartz
Pepper Schwartz (born 1945) is an American sociologist and sexologist, University of Washington professor emerita, author of American Couples and Peer Marriage, AARP love expert, and Married at First Sight panelist.
Pepper spray
Pepper spray, also known as oleoresin capsicum (OC) spray, is a less-lethal chemical irritant made from chili pepper extract that causes intense burning, eye closure, and breathing difficulty.
PEPPER trial
PEPPER trial: randomized controlled crossover study (NCT03849755) of the PEPPER adaptive bolus advisor, a case-based reasoning decision support system for type 1 diabetes, which was safe but showed no significant glycemic benefit versus a standard bolus calculator.
Pepper-box
The pepper-box, or pepperbox, is a multibarrel handgun with three or more rotating barrels fired in sequence, popular in America and Europe before Colt's revolver.
Pepper's ghost
Pepper's ghost is a stage illusion where a brightly lit figure is reflected onto a 45-degree sheet of glass or foil. It premiered in London on December 24, 1862.
Pepperdine University
Pepperdine University is a private Christian university in Malibu, California, founded in 1937 by George Pepperdine. Six schools, an 830-acre oceanfront campus, 13:1 student-faculty ratio, and a 2025-26 US News rank of 84th nationally.
Peppered moth
Peppered moth (Biston betularia), a British geometrid moth famous for industrial melanism: pale typica and black carbonaria morphs switched in frequency with pollution, driven by bird predation, mutation a transposable element.
Peppered moth evolution
Peppered moth evolution (Biston betularia industrial melanism): typica versus carbonaria forms, cortex transposon mutation, Kettlewell and Majerus predation experiments, and bird predation driving morph frequency changes.