Arts and Music

• Percy Mayfield

  American songwriter.

  • Wrote ''''Hit the Road, Jack'''' (see list of Songwriters)
• Percy Sledge

  American singer.

  • Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live'''' (see list of Musical Guests on ''Saturday Night Live'')

Miscellaneous

• Percy L. Julian (born 1899, died 1975)

  American chemist.

  • 1947 Spingarn Medal winner (see list of Spingarn Medal Winners)
• Percy Miller aka Master P

  African-American rap musician

  • 1998 gross earnings: $56.5 million (see list of Top-paid Stars)
• Percy E. Sutton (born 1920)

  American politician.

  • 1987 Spingarn Medal winner (see list of Spingarn Medal Winners)

Science and Philosophy

• Percy Williams Bridgman

  American physicist known for his work in the field of high-pressure physics.

  • 1946 Nobel Prize winner in Physics (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics)

Sports

• Percy Hodge

  British athlete.

  • 1920 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 3000m Steeplechase (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Track Events)
• Percy Williams

  Canadian athlete.

  • 1928 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 100m (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in the 100 Meter Sprint)
  • 1928 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 200m (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Miscellaneous Track Events)

Stage and Screen

• Percy Crump

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by John Harper (see list of Characters on ''Gunsmoke'')
• Percy Faith (born 1908, died 1976)

  Canadian conductor and songwriter.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording (see list of Recording Personalites with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)

The Literary World

• Percy Bysshe Shelley (born 1792, died 1822)

  English poet.

  • Wrote Prometheus Unbound (see list of Writers of the Romantic Period (1785-1830))
• Percy Weasley

  Son of Arthu and Molly Weaseley

  • Son of Arthur and Molly Weasley (see list of Selected characters from the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling)