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Prix Médicis

The Prix Médicis is a French literary prize, founded in 1958, awarded each November to a novel whose tone or style brings something new, with separate prizes for foreign literature and essays.

Prix Méditerranée

The Prix Méditerranée is a French literary prize awarded yearly to a prose work in French on a Mediterranean subject, founded at Perpignan in 1982.

Prix Renaudot

The Prix Renaudot is a French literary prize created in 1926 and awarded each autumn by ten journalists, announced alongside the Prix Goncourt in Paris.

Prix Sorcières

The Prix Sorcières is a French literary prize for children's and young adult books, awarded each year since 1986 by a jury of children's booksellers and librarians.

Priya Anand (பிரியா ஆனந்த்)

Priya Anand (பிரியா ஆனந்த்), born 1986, is an Indian actress and model working in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Malayalam and Kannada films; known for Vaamanan (2009), Leader (2010), English Vinglish (2012), Fukrey, Ethir Neechal, Leo (2023) and Andhagan (2024).

Priya Banerjee

Priya Banerjee (born 1990) is a Canadian actress of Indian origin working in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu films and streaming series; Telugu debut KISS (2013), Bollywood debut Jazbaa (2015), Mandira in Rana Naidu.

Priya Chaudhry

Priya Chaudhry, American criminal defense lawyer, founding partner of ChaudhryLaw PLLC in New York; represented Jonathan Majors, Jen Shah, Paul Haggis, and acquitted Adam Foss; Chambers Band 3 white-collar defense.

Priya Dutt

Priya Dutt (born 1966), Indian National Congress politician, daughter of Sunil Dutt and Nargis; Lok Sabha MP for Mumbai North West (2005 bypoll) and Mumbai North Central (2009), defeated in 2014 and 2019 by Poonam Mahajan.

Priya Hiranandani-Vandrevala

Priya Hiranandani-Vandrevala is an Indian chartered accountant and entrepreneur who founded the BPO firm Zenta, co-founded Hirco Plc in 2006, and won a landmark arbitration against her father, Niranjan Hiranandani.

Priya Jhingan

Priya Jhingan (प्रिया झिंगन), Lady Cadet No. 1, first woman commissioned into the Indian Army's non-medical branch; 1989 letter to General Rodrigues, joined OTA Chennai 1992, JAG Branch officer, retired as Major.

Priya Nandra-Hart

Priya Nandra-Hart, also known as Pri, is a fictional EastEnders character played by Sophie Khan Levy since 16 October 2023, ex-girlfriend of Ravi Gulati and mother of Davinder and Avani Nandra-Hart.

Priya O Priya

Priya O Priya is a 1997 Indian Telugu-language romantic drama directed by Muppalaneni Shiva, starring Vadde Naveen, Abbas, and Simran, about two brothers who love the same girl.

Priya Parker

Priya Parker is an American facilitator, mediator, and author of The Art of Gathering and The Art of Fighting (2025), and host of the New York Times podcast Together Apart.

Priya Rajvansh (प्रिया राजवंश)

Priya Rajvansh (प्रिया राजवंश), born Vera Sunder Singh, was a Hindi film actress who made seven films, all with director Chetan Anand, including Haqeeqat and Heer Raanjha; she was murdered in Mumbai in 2000.

Priya Saroj (प्रिया सरोज)

Priya Saroj (प्रिया सरोज), Samajwadi Party MP from Machhlishahr (SC), Uttar Pradesh, in the 18th Lok Sabha; elected in 2024 at age 25 with 42.57% of the vote, daughter of Tufani Saroj, law graduate and first-term parliamentarian.

Priya Sundareshan

Priya Sundareshan is an American politician and Democratic member of the Arizona Senate, representing Tucson's Legislative District 18 since 2023 and serving as Senate Minority Leader.

Priya Tendulkar (प्रिया तेंडुलकर)

Priya Tendulkar (प्रिया तेंडुलकर; 1954-2002), Indian actress and daughter of playwright Vijay Tendulkar, star of Doordarshan's consumer-activist serial Rajani, later The Priya Tendulkar Show, Hum Paanch, and films Ankur, Mohra, Gupt.

Priya Vashishta

Priya Vashishta is an American materials scientist who holds the Fluor Chair in Engineering at the University of Southern California, known for billion-atom molecular dynamics simulations of ceramics and nanomaterials.

Priyadarshan

Priyadarshan (Priyadarshan Soman Nair, born 1957) is an Indian film director, producer, and screenwriter with over 90 films in Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, known for Hera Pheri, Bhool Bhulaiyaa, Chithram, and Kilukkam, Padma Shri 2012, and National Film Awards.

Priyadarshan filmography

Priyadarshan filmography: directed films of Priyadarshan (born 1957), Indian director of Malayalam and Hindi cinema. Spans Muskurahat (1992), Hera Pheri (2000), Hungama, Bhool Bhulaiyaa, National Award winner Marakkar, and 2026's Bhooth Bangla and Haiwaan, his 98th film.

Priyadarshi Pulikonda (ప్రియదర్శి పులికొండ)

Priyadarshi Pulikonda (ప్రియదర్శి పులికొండ), or Darshi, is a Telugu film and web-series actor born 1989, known for Kaushik in Pelli Choopulu (2016) and lead roles in Mallesham, Balagam, and Court: State Vs. A Nobody.

Priyadarshika

Priyadarshika (प्रियदर्शिका) is a Sanskrit natika, a romantic comedy in four acts, attributed to Harsha, the seventh-century king of Thanesar and Kanauj, and one of his three surviving plays.

Priyadarshini free travel scheme

Priyadarshini (പ്രിയദർശിനി) is Kerala's fare-free bus travel scheme, launched June 15, 2026, giving women and transgender persons free rides on 3,125 KSRTC ordinary buses, funded by about ₹800 crore annually, upheld by the Kerala High Court.

Priyadarshini Indalkar

Priyadarshini Indalkar (प्रियदर्शिनी इंदलकर, born 1997) is a Marathi actress and comedian from Maharashtra, known for Maharashtrachi Hasyajatra, Phulrani (Filmfare Marathi Best Female Debut), Dashavatar, and Hindi dubbing of Frozen and Big Hero 6.

Priyadas

Priyadas (प्रियादास) was an early eighteenth-century Hindi devotional poet best known for the Bhaktirasabodhini, completed in 1712, the earliest and most influential commentary on Nabhadas's Bhaktamal.

Priyādāsa

Priyādāsa (प्रियादास), also written Priyā Dās, was a Vaiṣṇava poet of Vṛndāvana who completed in 1712 the Bhaktirasabodhinī, the earliest known commentary on Nābhādās's Bhaktamāl, in Braj Bhāṣā verse.

Priyal Gor (प्रियल गोर)

Priyal Gor (प्रियल गोर), born 1994 in Mumbai, is an Indian actress who debuted at 15 in Ram Milaye Jodi, starred in Dekha Ek Khwaab and Ichhapyaari Naagin, and appeared in Anarkali (2015) and Netflix's Maharaj (2024).

Priyamaanavale (பிரியமானவளே)

Priyamaanavale (பிரியமானவளே), also spelled Priyamanavale, is a 2000 Tamil romantic drama directed by K. Selva Bharathy, starring Vijay and Simran in a one-year contract marriage story; a remake of the 1996 Telugu film Pavitra Bandham with music by S. A. Rajkumar.

Priyamani (ப்ரியாமணி)

Priyamani (ப்ரியாமணி), born 1984 in Palakkad, is an Indian actress and National Film Award winner for Paruthiveeran, known for The Family Man, Jawan, and Chennai Express.

Priyamvada Krishnan

Priyamvada Krishnan (പ്രിയംവദ കൃഷ്ണൻ), also called Charu, is a Malayalam film actress born 1998 in Thrissur; debut Thottappan (2019) as Sarah, Kerala State Film Award Special Jury Mention, later Rorschach and Narivetta's viral Minnalvala song.