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- Artis Pabriks (1966) – Minister of Foreign Affairs (2007–2007)
- Karlis Padegs (1911–1940) – Graphic artist, painter
- Marian Pahars (1976) – soccer player
- Raimonds Pauls (1936) – popular composer, widely known in Russia
- Lucia Peka (1912–1991) – Artist of the Latvian Diaspora
- Jekabs Peters (1886–1938) – revolutionary and Soviet Cheka leader
- Brita Petersone – American model
- Kaspars Petrovs (1978) – serial killer
- Vladimirs Petrovs (1907–1943) – chess player
- Oskars Perro (1918–2003)- Latvian soldier and writer
- Andris Piebalgs (1957) – politician, diplomat, European Commissioner for Energy
- Jānis Pliekšāns, (1865–1929) – distinguished Latvian writer, author of a number of poetry collections
- Juris Podnieks (1950–1992) – film director, producer
- Nikolajs Poļakovs (1900–1974) – Coco the Clown
- Rosa von Praunheim (1942) – film director, author, painter and gay rights activist
- Sandis Prūsis (1965) – athlete, bobsleigh
- Andrejs Pumpurs (1841–1901) – poet, author of Latvian national epic Lāčplēsis
- Jānis Pujāts (1930) – Roman Catholic cardinal
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