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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Ismail Mire

İsmet İnönü

İsmet İnönü — Turkish general, statesman and second President of Turkey

İsmet Sezgin

İsmet Sezgin: Turkish statesman and multi‑term government minister

Isnilon Hapilon

Israel Horovitz

Israel Horovitz — American playwright, screenwriter and director

Issa J. Boullata

Issa J. Boullata — Palestinian Scholar, Translator and Literary Critic

Issam Zahreddine

Issam Zahreddine: Syrian Republican Guard general (1961–2017)

István Bethlen

István Bethlen (1946–2018), Hungarian economist and politician

István Csukás

István Csukás: Hungarian poet, novelist and children's writer

István Gáli

István Gáli — Hungarian welterweight boxer

István Géczi

István Géczi: Hungarian goalkeeper, Olympian and parliamentarian

István Halász

István Halász — Hungarian Football Midfielder (1951–2016)

István Konkoly

István Konkoly (1930–2017), Hungarian Roman Catholic Bishop

István Seregély

István Seregély, Hungarian Roman Catholic Archbishop (1931–2018)

Italo De Zan

Italo De Zan, Italian road cyclist and Giro stage winner

Ito Giani

Ito Giani — Italian sprinter and Olympian

Iva Withers

Iva Withers: Canadian‑born American Broadway actress and singer

Ivan Aivazovsky

Ivan Aivazovsky: Russian‑Armenian Master of Seascapes

Ivan Bloch

Ivan Bortnik

Ivan Bortnik: Soviet and Russian stage and film actor (1939–2019)

Ivan Bukavshin

Ivan Bukavshin: Russian Chess Grandmaster (1995–2016)

Ivan Dias

Ivan Dias: Indian Cardinal, Diplomat and Prefect for Evangelization

Ivan Dimitrov

Ivan Dimitrov (1935–2019): Bulgarian international football defender

Ivan Drach

Ivan Drach: Ukrainian poet, screenwriter and political activist

Ivan Drago

Ivan Drago (fictional Soviet boxer)

Iván Fandiño

Ivan Grubišić

Ivan Grubišić — Croatian priest, sociologist and independent politician

Ivan Irwin

Ivan Irwin: American-born Canadian ice hockey defenseman

Ivan Kapitanets

Ivan Matveyevich Kapitanets — Soviet and Russian Naval Commander

Ivan Katardžiev

Ivan Katardžiev — Macedonian historian and specialist on IMRO and modern history

Ivan Kizimov

Ivan Kizimov — Soviet‑Russian Olympic Dressage Rider

Ivan Korsak

Ivan Korsak — Ukrainian writer and journalist

Ivan Mariz

Ivan Mariz — Brazilian footballer (1910–1982)

Ivan Mauger

Ivan Mauger — Six-time Speedway World Champion and New Zealand legend

Ivan Mrázek

Ivan Mrázek — Czech basketball player and coach

Ivan Nagy (dancer)

Ivan Passer

Ivan Stoyanov

Ivan Turgenev

Ivan Turgenev (1818–1883)

Ivan Ustinov

Ivan Lavrentevich Ustinov — Soviet military counterintelligence officer

Ivan Vakarchuk

Ivan Vakarchuk: Ukrainian physicist, educator and public official (1947–2020)

Ivan Vsevolozhsky

Ivan Vsevolozhsky: Russian theatre director, librettist and designer

Ivan Vutsov

Ivar Aasen

Ivar Aronsson

Ivar Mauritz Aronsson — Swedish Olympic rower (1928–2017)

Ivar Martinsen

Ivar Martinsen (Norwegian speed skater)

Ivar Nilsson

Ivar Nilsson — Swedish long‑distance speed skater (1933–2019)

Ivar Odnes