Biographies

Biographies is a category for works that tell the life stories of real people, highlighting their experiences, achievements, and historical significance. It includes both full-length accounts and shorter profiles written to inform and engage readers.

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Hernán Cortés

Hernán Cortés: Spanish conquistador who led the fall of the Aztec Empire

Hernán Gamboa

Hernán Gamboa: Venezuelan cuatro virtuoso, composer and singer

Hernán Gaviria

Hernán Gaviria — Colombian footballer (1969–2002)

Hero of Alexandria

Herobust

Herobust (Hayden Jerome Kramer) — Atlanta electronic producer and DJ

Herod the Great

Herod the Great

Herod the Great (Herod I) — King of Judea

Herod the Great (c. 74/73 BCE–4 BCE) was an Idumean client king of Judea under Rome, known for vast building projects, ruthless political consolidation and a contested biblical rep

Herodotus

Herodotus

Herodotus: life, works, travels and legacy of the 'Father of History'

Overview of Herodotus, the 5th-century BC Greek author of The Histories: his life, method, major themes, travels, debates about accuracy, and enduring influence on historical writi

Hersal Thomas

Hervé Villechaize

Herzl Museum

Herzl Museum — Mount Herzl, Jerusalem

Hesham Mesbah

Hesham Mesbah — Egyptian Olympic judoka and 2008 bronze medallist

Hester Jonas

Hester Jonas — the so-called Witch of Neuss

Hetepheres I

Hetepheres I — Queen and King’s Mother of Egypt’s Fourth Dynasty

Heungseon Daewongun

Heungseon Daewongun (Yi Ha-eung): Regent of Late Joseon Korea

Hevrin Khalaf

Hevrin Khalaf: Kurdish‑Syrian politician and advocate for coexistence

Hiag Akmakjian

Hiag Akmakjian — American writer, painter and photographer

Hideaki Anno

Hideaki Kitajima

Hideaki Kitajima — Japanese football forward and former international

Hideaki Ōmura

Hideaki Ōmura

Hideaki Ōmura — Governor of Aichi Prefecture

Hideaki Ōmura (born 1960) is a Japanese politician who has served as governor of Aichi Prefecture since 2011. Born in Hekinan, he has Korean ancestry through his father and leads a

Hideaki Ozawa

Hideaki Takizawa

Hideaki Takizawa — Japanese singer and actor, member of Tackey & Tsubasa

Hideki Katsura

Hideki Katsura — Japanese association football player (born 1970)

Hideki Maeda

Hideki Matsui

Hideki Nagai

Hidemaro Watanabe

Hideo Hashimoto

Hideo Oshima

Hideo Ōshima (Japanese footballer, born 1980)

Hideo Sakai

Hideo Shinojima

Hideo Shinojima (1910–1975), Japanese footballer

Hideto Suzuki

Hideto Suzuki — Japanese footballer, defender and coach

Hidetoshi Nakata

Hidetoyo Watanabe

Hidetoyo Watanabe (born 1971)

Hideyuki Fujisawa

Hideyuki Fujisawa (Shuko) — Japanese professional Go player

Hideyuki Imakura

Hideyuki Nakamura

Hideyuki Nakamura — Japanese association football player (born 1984)

Hieu Van Le

Hieu Van Le — Vietnamese‑born Australian economist and former Governor

Hifuyo Uchida

Hifuyo Uchida — Japanese footballer who represented the national team

Hikaru Nakamura

Hikaru Nakamura: American Chess Grandmaster and Online Influencer

Hikaru Utada

Hikaru Utada — Japanese-American singer and songwriter

Hilaire Belloc

Hilaire Belloc: French-born English writer, poet and political activist

Hilarion Capucci

Hilarion Capucci: Melkite Archbishop and Palestinian Advocate

Hilary Dwyer

Hilary Dwyer: English actress and film producer

Hilary Putnam

Hilary Putnam (1926–2016) — philosopher, mathematician, computer scientist

Hilde Zadek

Hilde Zadek — German operatic soprano and Vienna Kammersängerin

Hildegard Bachert

Hildegard Bachert (1921–2019)

Hildegard Hamm-Brücher

Hildegard Hamm-Brücher (1921–2016)

Hilderaldo Bellini

Hilderaldo Bellini: Brazil's 1958 World Cup captain and classic centre-back