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.
Jacques Hamel
Jacques Hamel: French Priest Killed in 2016 Normandy Church Attack
Jacques Kazadi
Jacques Lacan
Jacques Languirand
Jacques Le Goff
Jacques Loussier
Jacques Loussier — pianist and composer known for jazz interpretations of Bach
Jacques Maury
Jacques Maury — French Reformed pastor and ecumenical leader
Jacques Mehler
Jacques Mehler: Psycholinguist and pioneer in infant language research
Jacques Monod
Jacques Monod: Molecular Biologist and Author of Chance and Necessity
Jacques Necker
Jacques Necker: Genevan banker and finance minister of Louis XVI
Jacques Offenbach
Jacques Parizeau
Jacques Pellen
Jacques Plante
Jacques Plante: Innovator and Iconic NHL Goaltender
Jacques Prévert
Jacques Prévert: poet, screenwriter, and popular voice of 20th-century France
Jacques Rosny
Jacques Rosny — French actor, theatre director and stage performer (1939–2020)
Jacques Simon
Jacques Simon (French footballer, 1941–2017)
Jacques Taminiaux
Jacques Tixier
Jacques Tixier: French Prehistorian and Field Archaeologist
Jacqui Katona
Jacqui Katona — Mirrar leader and campaigner against the Jabiluka uranium mine
Jadwiga of Poland
Jadwiga of Poland (1374–1399): King, Reformer, and Saint
Jafar Kashani
Jafar Kashani: Iranian footballer, club captain and sports administrator
Jagannath Azad
Jagannath Azad (1918–2004)
Jagannath Mishra
Jagannath Mishra (1937–2019) — Three-time Chief Minister of Bihar
Jagjit Singh
Jagjit Singh — influential Indian ghazal singer and modernizer
Jagjivan Ram
Jagjivan Ram — Indian independence activist and Dalit leader
Jahan Shah
Jahan Shah (Muzaffar al-Din) — Kara Koyunlu ruler of Azerbaijan
Jahangir
Jahn Otto Johansen
Jahn Otto Johansen: Norwegian journalist, editor and non-fiction writer
Jaime Humberto Hermosillo
Jaime Humberto Hermosillo — Mexican film director and screenwriter
Jaime Ortí
Jaime Ortí: Spanish football executive, Valencia CF leader and sports broadcaster
Jaime Pressly
Jaime Pressly — American actress and model
Jaime Reyes
Jaime Reyes — the Blue Beetle (DC Comics)
Jair (footballer, born 1921)
Jair da Rosa Pinto (1921–2005) — Brazilian footballer
Jair Marinho
Jair Marinho (Brazilian footballer, 1936–2020)
Jair Rodrigues
Jair Rodrigues (1939–2014): Brazilian singer and musician
Jake Delhomme
Jake Delhomme: Career overview of the NFL quarterback
Jake Forbes
Jake Forbes (Vernor Vivian 'Jumpin' Jackie')
Jake Godbold
Jake Godbold: Mayor of Jacksonville (1978–1987)
Jake LaMotta
Jake LaMotta: The Bronx Bull — boxer, champion, and cultural figure
Jaki Liebezeit
Jaki Liebezeit — German drummer and founding member of Can
Jakob Jantscher
Jakucho Setouchi
Jakucho Setouchi: Japanese novelist, Buddhist nun and public intellectual
Jalal Allakhverdiyev
Jalaluddin Haqqani
Jalaluddin Haqqani: founder of the Haqqani network and Afghan mujahid leader
Jamal Khashoggi
Jamal Khashoggi — Saudi journalist, columnist, and government critic
Jamal Naji
Jamal Naji: Palestinian-born Jordanian novelist and scriptwriter (1954–2018)