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• WHO'S WHO - 'P'--'Q'--'R' • Pace, David E. • Page, Karen • Papin, Denis • Pasteur, Louis • Peanut, Mr. • Pemberton, John S. • Perkins, Edwin E. • Phillipe, Count Odette • Plautus • Plunkett, Roy J. • Post, Charles William • Proust, Joseph-Louis • Proust, Marcel • Prudhomme, Paul • Reese, H. B. • Ritz, Cesar • Rodier, Father Clement • Rohwedder, Otto Frederick

Mr. Peanut

(1916 - )

Mr. Peanut was created by 13 year-old Antonio Gentile in a logo contest held by Planters in 1916.  He won the grand prize of $5.00.  His drawing of a peanut person with arms and crossed legs was refined by a professional illustrator who added the top hat, monocle, white gloves and cane.     

There is a statue and museum honoring Mr. Peanut in his home town of Suffolk, Virginia, the 'Peanut Capital of the World.'

See also: Peanuts

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