You Say It How?
LBPH Pronunciation Guide to Names of Public Figures
“You Say it How?” is an audio-enhanced version of “Say How?,” a pronunciation guide of the names of lesser known and contemporary public figures. The guide was created for and is maintained by Ray Hagen for the Library of Congress Talking Book Studios of the National Library Service (NLS). Ray Hagen is the voice of “You Say it How?” and the project was monitored by Laura Giannarelli.
Background for the print guide is available at http://www.loc.gov/nls/other/saywhat.html
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Notes on using the guide are at http://www.loc.gov/nls/other/hownotes.html
Audio addition underwritten by the Friends of Wolfner Library.
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Pabst, G.W. (PÄPST)
Pacelle, Wayne (pə-SEL-ē)
Pacheco, Ferdie (pä-CHEK-ō)
Pacino, Al (pə-CHĒ-nō)
Pacios, Mary (pa-SĒ-ōs)
Pacitti, Joanna (pə-SĒT-ē)
Padgett, Guy (PAJ-it)
Padilla, Jose (hō-ZĀ pə-DIL-ə)
Padilla, Lana (LAN-ə pä-DĒ-ə)
Padilla, Vicente (vi-SEN-tā pəDĒ-yə)
Padula, Edward (pə-DOOL-ə)
Paegel, Felix (PĀ-gəl)
Paepcke, Elizabeth (PEP-kē)
Pagan, Jose (pä-GÄN)
Pagan, Ramon (rə-MŌN pä-GÄN)
Page, Genevieve (JEN-ə-vēv)
Pagels, Elaine (PĀ-gəlz)
Pagendam, Jamie (PAG-ən-dam)
Paget, Debra (PAJ-it)
Paglia, Camille (PÄL-yä)
Pagliarulo, Mike (päl-ē-ə-ROOL-ō)
Pagnozzi, Amy (pag-NŌ-zē)
Pagones, Steven A. (pə-GŌN-əs)
Paich, David (PĀCH)
Paich, Marty (PĀCH)
Pak, Se Ri (sə-RĒ PÄK)
Pakledinez, Martin (pak-le-DĒN-əs)
Pakula, Alan (pə-KOOL-ə)
Pakula, Hannah (pə-KOOL-ə)
Pakula, Joanna (pə-KOOL-ə)
Palance, Holly (PAL-ənts)
Palance, Jack (PAL-ənts)
Palczynski, Joseph (pal-ZIN-skē)
Paley, Babe (PÂL-ē)
Paley, William (PÂL-ē)
Palin, Michael (PĀ-lən)
Pallette, Eugene (pa-LET)
Pallone, Frank (pə-LŌN)
Palminteri, Chazz (päl-mən-YRT-ē)
Paltrow, Bruce (PAL-trō)
Paltrow, Gwyneth (PAL-trō)
Paltrow, Jake (PAL-trō)
Palucca, Gret (pä-LOOK-ə)
Pan, Hermes (HÛRM-ēz PAN)
Panic, Milan (mē-LÄN PÄN-ich)
Panico, Joseph (PAN-ə-kō)
Panitt, Merrill (PAN-ət)
Pankow, James (PAN-kō)
Pankow, Joseph (PAN-kou)
Pannell, Ian (Ē-ən PAN-əl)
Pantages, Alexander (pan-TĀ-jis)
Pantages, Lloyd (pan-TĀ-jis)
Pantazes, Dean J. "Dino" (pan-TĀ-zēz)
Pantoliano, Joe (pan-təl-YÄN-ō)
Paoletta, Mark (pô-LET-ə)
Paone, Nicola (pā-Ō-nē)
Papanek, Jan (YÄN pə-PÄN-ik)
Papia, James Vincent (pə-PĒ-ə)
Pappalardi, Felix (pap-ə-LÄRD-ē)
Paradine, David (PAR-ə-dīn)
Paradis, Lisa (LĒS-ə par-ə-DĒS)
Paradis, Vanessa (pä-rä-DĒ)
Paraiso, Nicky (pə-RĪ-zō)
Paras, Melinda (PAR-is)
Parazaider, Walt (par-ə-ZĀD-ər)
Parcells, Bill (pär-SELZ)
Pardee, Martha Harmon (pär-DĒ)
Pare, Michael (pä-RĀ)
Paret, Benny (pə-RET)
Parikii, Devika (dä-VĒK-ə pə-RĒK)
Parizeau, Jacques (ZHÄK pär-ē-ZŌ)
Parker Bowles, Andrew (BŌLZ)
Parker Bowles, Camilla (kə-MIL-ə BŌLZ)
Parker, Cecil (SES-il)
Parker, Una-Mary (OOn-ə)
Parkes, Ciara (KĒ-rə PÄRKS)
Parmar, Pratibah (PRÄT-ē-bä PÄR-mär)
Parnell, Chris (pär-NEL)
Parnes, Larry (PÄRNZ)
Parnham, George (PÄR-nəm)
Parnis, Mollie (PÄR-nəs)
Parra, Derek (PÄR-ə)
Parshall, Janet (PÄR-shəl)
Part, Arvo (PÂRT)
Pascrell, Bill (pas-KREL)
Pasdar, Adrian (PAZ-där)
Pashayan, Charles (pə-SHĀ-ən)
Pasquale, Wendy (päs-KWÄL)
Passer, Ivan (ē-VÄN PÄS-ər)
Pasternak, Joe (PAS-tər-nak)
Pastor, Ed (pas-TÔR)
Pastor, Vincent (pas-TÔR)
Pastora, Eden (ĀD-ən päs-TÔR-ə)
Pastrana, Andres (än-DRĀS pä-STRÄN-ä)
Paszek, Lawrence J. (PÄ-shek)
Pataki, George (pə-TAK-ē)
Patapenko, Vitaly (vi-TÄL-ē pot-ä-PENK-ō)
Patinkin, Mandy (pä-TIN-kin)
Patitz, Tatjana (tät-YÄ-nä pə-TĒTS)
Paton, Alan (PĀT-ən)
Paton, Tam (TAM PĀT-ən)
Patricola, Tom (pa-tri-KŌ-lə)
Patterson, Neva (NĒV-ə)
Patz, Etan (Ā-ton PĀTS)
Pau, Peter (POU)
Paugh, Pam (PÔ)
Paul, Meilani (mā-LÄN-ē)
Paulos, John Allen (POU-lōs)
Pavan, Marisa (mär-ĒS-ä pä-VÄN)
Pavarotti, Luciano (loo-CHYÄ-nō pä-vä-ROT-ē)
Pavelich, William Z. (PAV-lik)
Pavin, Corey (PĀ-vin)
Paxinou, Katina (kä-TĒN-ä PAX-ə-nō)
Paye, Won-Day (WUN-DĀ-PĀ)
Payn, Graham (PĀN)
Payne, Cavril (KAV-rēl)
Peacock, Michon (mi-SHON)
Peairs, Rodney (PĒRZ)
Pearl, Judea (YOOD-ə)
Pearson, Anja (ÄN-yä PÂR-son)
Pearson, George (PĒR-sən)
Peary, Harold (PER-ē)
Pease, Ed (PĒZ)
Pease, Patsy (PĒZ)
Peattie, Donald Culross (PĒ-tē)
Peckinpah, Sam (PEK-in-pä)
Pecora, Susan Tilton (pə-KÔR-ə)
Peellaert, Guy (PĀ-lärt)
Peeples, Nia (NĒ-ə PĒP-əlz)
Peerce, Jan (JAN)
Peete, Holly Robinson (PĒT)
Peeze, Anna-Corina (PĀ-zə)
Pei, I.M. [Ieoh Ming] (YŌ-MING PĀ)
Peirsol, Aaron (PĒR-sol)
Peiss, Kathy (PĪS)
Peizerat, Gwendal (GWEN-dal PĀZ-ur-ä[t])
Pele (PĀ-lā)
Pelletier, Cathie (PEL-ə-TYĀ)
Pelletier, David (PEL-ə-TYĀ)
Pelosi, Nancy (pə-LŌS-ē)
Peltier, Leonard (pel-TĒR)
Peluce, Meeno (pə-LOOS)
Pemante, Perry (pə-MÄN-tā)
Pena, Elizabeth (PĀN-yä)
Pena, Ellen Hart (PĀN-yä)
Pena, Federico F. (PĀN-yä)
Penacoli, Jerry (pen-ə-KŌL-ē)
Penaranda, Enrique (en-RĒK pā-nä-RÄN-dä)
Penelas, Alex (pə-NEL-is)
Peng, Li (LĒ-PUNG)
Penn, Sean (SHÔN)
Pennebaker, D.A. (PEN-ē-bāk-ər)
Pensgen, Stacey (PEN-jən)
Penske, Roger (PEN-skē)
Peppard, George (pə-PÄRD)
Peppas, June (PEP-əs)
Peppiat, Frank (PEP-ē-ät)
Perabo, Piper (PER-ə-bō)
Peratis, Thano (THÄ-nō pə-RAT-əs)
Perec, Marie-Jose (zhō-SĀ pə-REK)
Perenyi, Eleanor (pə-REN-ē)
Peres, Shimon (shē-MŌN PER-ez)
Peretz, Martin (PER-its)
Perez de Cuellar, Javier (HÄ-vē-ā PER-es-dā-KWĀ-yär)
Perhach, Vanessa (PÛR-häk)
Periano, Kevin (pə-RĪN-ō)
Perlman, Rhea (RĒ-ə)
Perlstein, Ed (PÛRL-stīn)
Perot, Caroline (KAR-ə-lin pə-RŌ)
Perot, H(enry) Ross (pə-RŌ)
Perot, Margot (MÄR-gō pə-RŌ)
Perreau, Gigi (GĒ-gē pə-RŌ)
Perret, Gene (PER-t)
Perrine, Valerie (pər-ĪN)
Perrott, Ruth (PER-ət)
Person, Carl E. (PĒR-sən)
Pesce, Frank (PESH)
Pesci, Joe (PESH-ē)
Pescow, Donna (PES-kō)
Pestova, Daniela (pes-TŌ-və)
Peterson, Gervase (JÛR-vəs)
Peterson, Laci Rocha (LĀ-sē RŌ-shə)
Petina, Irra (ĒR-ä pe-TĒN-ä)
Petit, Buddy (pə-TĒT)
Petit, Philippe (fē-LĒP pe-TĒ)
Petit, Roland (rō-LÄ[N] pe-TĒ)
Petkevich, John Misha (MĒ-shə PET-kə-vich)
Petri, Thomas E. (PĒ-trī)
Petrie, Donald (PĒ-trē)
Petrie, George (PĒ-trē)
Petrie, Howard (PĒ-trē)
Petrillo, James C. (pə-TRIL-ō)
Petrocelli, Daniel (pet-rō-CHEL-ē)
Petrocik, Joe (pə-TRŌ-chik)
Petrovic, Drazen (DRÄ-zē n PET-rə-vich)
Petrushevskaya, Ludmilla (pet-roo-SHEF-skī-ə)
Petry, Ann (PĒ-trē)
Pettee, Bob (PET-ē)
Pettet, Joanna (PET-it)
Pettiford, Oscar (PET-i-fərd)
Pettit, Sarah (PET-it)
Pettit, Tom (PET-it)
Peyroux, Madeleine (PĀ-roo)
Peyser, Andrea (AN-drē-ə PĪZ-ər)
Pfeiffer, Eckhard (FĪ-fər)
Pfeiffer, Michelle (FĪ-fər)
Pfifer, Mekhi (mi-KĪ FĪ-fər)
Pflug, Jo Ann (FLOOG)
Phair, Liz (FÂR)
Pham, Luong (LOO-ONG-FÄM)
Phelan, Anna Hamilton (FĀL-ən)
Philbin, Regis (RĒJ-is FIL-bin)
Philibosian, Robert (fil-i-BŌ-zē-ən)
Philippe, Gerard (zhâr-ÄR[D] fē-LĒP)
Philippoussis, Mark (fil-i-POO-sis)
Phillippe, Ryan (FIL-ə-pē)
Phillips, Chynna (CHĪ-nä)
Phillips, Kyra (KĒR-ə)
Phillips, Sian (SHÔN)
Phipps, Keba (KĒB-ə FIPS)
Phiri, Ray (PĒR-ē)
Phoenix, Joaquin (wä-KĒN FĒN-ix)
Phuc, Kim (FOOK)
Piantadosi, Al (pē-an-tə-DŌS-ē)
Piazza, Ben (pē-ÄT-sə)
Piazza, Mike (pē-ÄT-sə)
Picabia, Francis (frä[n]-SĒS pē-KÄB-yä)
Piccoli, Michel (mē-SHEL PĒK-ō-lē)
Picerni, Paul (pə-CHÛRN-ē)
Pichel, Irving (PICH-əl)
Pico, Reinaldo (rā-NÄL-dō PĒ-kō)
Picou, Alphonse (PĒ-koo)
Picoult, Jodi (pē-KŌ)
Piech, Ferdinand (PĒ-esh)
Pieczenik, Steve R. (pə-CHEN-ik)
Pielmeier, John (PĒL-mī-ər)
Piesiewicz, Krzysztof (KRISH-tôf pē-ī-SHE-vich)
Piestwa, Lori Ann (pī-ES-tə-wä)
Pieterse, Zola Budd (PĒT-ər-zə)
Pietrangeli, Emil (Ā-mil pə-TRAN-jə-lē)
Pietz, Amy (PĒTS)
Pilarczyk, Daniel (pə-LÄR-chik)
Pilarre, Susan (pil-ÄR)
Pilatus, Robert (pi-LĀT-əs)
Pilbrow, Richard (PIL-brō)
Pileggi, Nicholas (pə-LEJ-ē)
Pillar, Paul (PIL-ə)
Pimlott, Ben (PIM-lət)
Pina, Mariangela (mâr-ē-AN-jə-lə PĒN-ə)
Pinchot, Bronson (PIN-shō)
Pineiro, Joel (jō-EL pin-YÂR-ō)
Pingatore, Gene (PING-ə-tôr)
Piniella, Lou (pin-EL-ə)
Pinkard, Maceo (MĀ-sē-ō PING-kərd)
Pinkett, Jada (JĀD-ə PINK-ət)
Pinochet Ugarte, Augusto (ou-GOO-stō pē-nō-CHET oo-GÄR-tā)
Pinolini, Barbara (pin-ə-LĒN-ē)
Pinza, Ezio (ĀT-syō PIN-zä)
Piovani, Nicola (NĒK-ō-lä pyō-VÄN-ē)
Pipes, Sally (PĪPS)
Pippig, Uta (OOT-ə PIP-ik)
Pire, Felix A. (PĪ-ər)
Piro, Sal (PĒR-ō)
Pisani, Bob (pə-ZÄN-ē)
Pisarcik, Jamie (pi-SÄR-sik)
Piscator, Erwin (PIS-kə-tôr)
Piscopo, Joe (PIS-kə-pō)
Pistek, Theodor (PISH-tek)
Pitino, Rick (pə-TĒN-ō)
Pitoc, J.P. (PIT-ok)
Pitts, ZaSu (ZĀ-soo)
Piven, Jeremy (PIV-ən)
Pivot, Bernard (ber-NÄR pē-VŌ)
Pizzarelli, John "Bucky" (pit-zə-REL-ē)
Plage, Karen (PLĀJ)
Plakius, Ruth (PLĀ-kē-əs)
Plana, Tony (PLÄN-ə)
Plante, Bill (PLANT)
Plaschke, Bill (PLASH-kē)
Plath, Sylvia (PLATH)
Plato, Dana (DĀN-ə PLĀT-ō)
Platov, Evgeny (ev-GEN-ē PLA-tôf)
Plaugher, Wilbur (PLÄ-gər)
Plavin, David (PLĀV-ən)
Plavsic, Biljana (BĒL-yän-ä PLÄV-sēch)
Pleis, Jack (PLĒS)
Plewinski, Catherine (kat-er-ÄN ploo-IN-skē)
Plough, Alonzo (PLOU)
Plushenko, Evgeni (yev-GEN-ē ploo-SHENK-ō)
Plytas, Steve (PLĪT-əs)
Pockar, Brian (PŌ-kär)
Podborski, Steve (pod-BÔR-skē)
Podell, Jules (pə-DEL)
Podesta, Rosanna (rō-SÄ-nä pō-DES-tä)
Podewell, Cathy (PŌD-wel)
Podhoretz, John (pod-HÔR-its)
Podhoretz, Norman (pod-HÔR-its)
Podkopayeva, Lilia (LIL-ē-ə pod-kō-PĪ-ə-və)
Podles, Ewa (ĀV-ə PŌD-lesh)
Poffo, Angelo (POF-ō)
Pogorelich, Ivo (pō-gō-REL-ich)
Pogrebin, Letty Cottin (PŌ-grə-bin)
Pogue, Dr. Forrest C. (PŌG)
Poile, David (POIL)
Poitier, Sidney (PWÄT-yā)
Polan, Dana (DĀN-ə PŌl-ən)
Polcer, Ed (PŌL-sər)
Polenberg, Richard (PŌL-ən-bûrg)
Polese, Kim (pō-LĒ-sē)
Polglase, Van Nest (PŌL-glāz)
Polish, Mark (PŌL-ish)
Polish, Michael (PŌL-ish)
Politte, Cliff (pol-ĒT)
Poll, Silvia (SIL-vē-ä PŌL)
Pollock, Louis (LOO-ē POL-ək)
Pollock, Sidney (POL-ək)
Pombo, Richard W. (POM-bō)
Pomeranc, Max (POM-ər-ants)
Pomus, Doc (POM-əs)
Ponce, Carlos (PŌN-sā)
Ponce, Phil (PŌN-sā)
Ponnuru, Ramesh (rä-MESH pō-NOO-roo)
Ponomarenko, Sergei (sir-GĀ pon-o-mä-REN-kō)
Pons, Joan (WÄN PONZ)
Pons, Lily (PONZ)
Ponselle, Rosa (RŌ-sä pon-SEL)
Ponti, Carlo (PÔN-tē)
Popa, Celestina (chā-les-TĒN-ä PŌ-pā)
Popeil, Ron (pō-PĒL)
Popescu, Petru (PET-roo pō-PES-kyoo)
Popovic, Dr. Mikulas (MĒK-ə-läs "MĒK-ə" pə-PŌ-vik)
Popovich, Steve (POP-ə-vich)
Porath, Franklin E. (PÔR-əth)
Porino, Steve (pôr-ĒN-ō)
Porter, Tiran (TĒR-ən)
Portinari, Candido (kan-DĒ-dō pôr-tē-NÄR-ē)
Poshard, Glenn (pə-SHÄRD)
Posner, Gerald (PŌZ-nər)
Pospisil, Eric (POS-pi-sil)
Postrach, Terry (PŌST-rach)
Postrach, Tracy (PŌST-rach)
Pot, Pol (PŌL-POT)
Poteat, Regina (rə-JĒN-ə pō-TĒT)
Potok, Andrew (PŌ-tok)
Potok, Chaim (KHĪM PŌ-tok)
Potok, Mark (PŌ-tok)
Potorak, Gabriela (gä-brē-EL-ä PŌ-tō-räk)
Poul, Alan (POOL)
Pourdanesh, Shar (PÔR-dän-ish)
Pourmel, Sophie (pôr-MEL)
Poussaint, Alvin (poo-SÄNT)
Poussaint, Renee (rə-NĀ poo-SÄNT)
Pow, Peter (PAU)
Powell, Alma (AL-mə)
Powell, Gen'l. Colin (KŌ-lin)
Powolney, Frank (pə-WOL-nē)
Powter, Susan (POUT-ər)
Powys, Llewelyn (hloo-EL-in PŌ-is)
Pozner, Vladimir (VLAD-ə-mēr PŌZ-nər)
Pozniak, Beata (bā-ÄT-ä PŌZH-nē-ak)
Pozsgay, Imre (ĒM-rə PŌZH-gī-ē)
Praed, Michael (PRĀD)
Prager, Dennis (PRĀ-gər)
Prager, Stanley (PRĀ-gər)
Preble, Robert (PREB-əl)
Predock, Antoine (PRĒ-dok)
Prefontaine, Steve (PRĒ-fon-TĀN)
Preisser, June (PRĪZ-ər)
Prejean, Dalton (prē-ZHÄN)
Prejean, Helen (PRĀ-zhän)
Prelutsky, Bert (prə-LUT-skē)
Premice, Josephine (prə-MĒS)
Preminger, Otto (PREM-ən-jir)
Presle, Micheline (MISH-ə-lēn PREL)
Presley, Elvis (PRES-lē)
Presley, Patricia Beaulieu (BŌL-yü PRES-lē)
Presnell, Harve (HÄRV prez-NEL)
Pressly, Jaime (JĀM-ē PRES-lē)
Preti, Boris (PRĀ-tā)
Previn, Andre (PREV-in)
Previn, Dore (DÔR-ē PREV-in)
Previn, Soon-Yi (SOO-NĒ)
Prevost, Herbert L. (PRĒ-vō)
Prevost, Marie (pri-VŌST)
Price, Eva (EV-ə)
Price, Leontyne (LĒ-ən-tēn)
Prideaux, Tom (prē-DŌ)
Pridgen, Crae (KRĀ PRIJ-ən)
Priebke, Erich (PRĒP-kə)
Priest, Dana (DAN-ə prēst)
Prigogine, Ilya (ĪL-yä prē-GŌ-jēn)
Prima, Louis (LOO-ē PRĒM-ä)
Primack, Joel (PRĒ-mak)
Primakov, Yevgeny (yev-GEN-ē PRIM-ə-kôf)
Primus, Pearl (PRĒM-əs)
Pringle, Aileen (ā-LĒN)
Prinz, Leroy (lē-ROI PRINTS)
Prinze, Freddie (PRINZ)
Prioleau, Pierson (PRĀ-lō)
Privin, Bernie (PRIV-ən)
Privott, Scott (PRIV-ət)
Procaccino, Mario A. (prō-kə-CHĒN-ō)
Prochnau, William (PROK-nou)
Prochnow, Jurgen (YÜR-gən PROK-nou)
Procope, Hjalmar Johan (HAL-mär YŌ-hän PRŌ-KŌ-PĀ)
Procope, Russell (PRŌ-kōp)
Prodi, Romano (PRŌD-ē)
Proferes, Nick (prō-FER-əs)
Profumo, John (prō-FYOOM-ō)
Proppe, Hans (HÄNZ PRŌ-pē)
Protess, David (PRŌ-tes)
Protopopov, Ludmila (prōt-ə-POP-of)
Protopopov, Oleg (prōt-ə-POP-of)
Protovin, Richard (PRŌ-tə-vin)
Proulx, Annie (PROO)
Provencal, Adam (prə-VEN-səl)
Provine, Dorothy (PRŌ-vīn)
Prowse, Hayden (PROUS)
Prowse, Juliet (PROUS)
Proxmire, William (PROX-mī-ər)
Prude, Walter (PROOD)
Psacharopoulos, Nikos (NĒ-kōs säk-ə-ROP-ə-ləs)
Psillos, Demetrios (SĒ-los)
Pucci, Emilio (POOCH-ē)
Pucci, Idanna (ē-DÄN-nä POOCH-ē)
Puccio, Thomas (POOCH-ē-ō)
Puchall, Larry (poo-CHAL)
Puente, Tito (PWEN-tā)
Pugh, Ann (PYOO)
Pugh, Madelyn (PYOO)
Pugh, Robert (PYOO)
Pugh, St.Clair (SĀNT-klâr PYOO)
Pugin, Bill (PYOO-jin)
Puig, Manuel (män-WEL PWĒG)
Pujols, Albert (POO-hōlz)
Pulitzer, Herbert (PÜL-it-zər)
Pulitzer, Joseph (PÜL-it-zər)
Pulitzer, Roxanne (PÜL-it-zər)
Pulliam, Keshia Knight (KĒSH-yä PÜL-ē-əm)
Punsalen, Elizabeth (PUN-sə-lin)
Purdom, Edmund (PÛR-dəm)
Purpura, Charles (pər-PÜR-ə)
Purviance, Edna (pûr-VĪ-əns)
Putin, Vladimir (vlä-DĒ-mēr POO-tən)
Putra, Hutomo (hoo-TŌ-mō poo-TRÄ)
Puzio, David (POO-zē-ō)
Puzo, Mario (POO-zō)
Pym, Barbara (PIM)
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