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.
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Joachim Yhombi-Opango
Joachim Yhombi-Opango: Congolese Head of State (1977–1979) and Prime Minister (1993–1996)
Joan Antoni Solans Huguet
Joan Antoni Solans Huguet — Catalan urban and territorial planner
Joan Barril
Joan Barril: Catalan Journalist, Essayist and Columnist
Joan Beaufort, Queen of Scots
Joan Benson
Joan Benson — American clavichord and fortepiano performer and teacher
Joan Blondell
Joan Blondell: American film and television actress
Joan Caulfield
Joan Caulfield (1922–1991)
Joan Colom
Joan Colom — Photographer of Barcelona’s Raval and Working-Class Life
Joan Didion
Joan Didion: American Essayist, Novelist, and Cultural Critic
Joan Garriga
Joan Hackett
Joan Kirner
Joan Kirner: Victorian Premier, Educator and Community Advocate
Joan Leslie
Joan Margarit i Consarnau
Joan of Acre
Joan of Kent
Joan Rivers
Joan Rivers: Comedian, Television Host, and Cultural Trailblazer
Joan Sutherland
Joan Sutherland — Australian bel canto operatic soprano
Joana Raspall i Juanola
Joana Sainz García
Joanna Lee
Joanna Lee — American actress, writer and director
Joanna Moore
Joanna Moore (American film and television actress)
Joanna Newsom
Joanna Newsom: harpist, singer-songwriter, and influential indie artist
Joanna Newsom (born 1982) is an American harpist and singer-songwriter known for her distinctive voice, literary lyrics and notable albums including The Milk-Eyed Mender, Ys and Di
Joanne Dru
Joanne Dru (1922–1996) — American film, stage and television actress
Joanne Kyger
Joanne Kyger: Poet of Zen, the Beat Generation, and the San Francisco Renaissance
Joanot Martorell
Joanot Martorell and Tirant lo Blanch: life, work and legacy
João Castelo
João Castelo (1937–2016) — Brazilian politician and lawyer
João Gilberto
João Gilberto: pioneer of bossa nova
João Nílson Zunino
João Nílson Zunino — Brazilian cardiologist, businessman and football president
João Paulo dos Reis Veloso
João Paulo dos Reis Veloso — Brazilian economist and planner
João Ubaldo Ribeiro
Joaquim Alberto Silva
Joaquim Durão
Joaquim Molins i Amat
Joaquim Molins i Amat — Catalan politician (1945–2017)
Joaquín Cordero
Joaquín Cordero — Mexican film and television actor
Joaquín Navarro-Valls
Joaquín Navarro-Valls: Vatican Press Office Director, Physician and Journalist
Joaquín Peiró
Joaquín Peiró: Spanish footballer and manager (1936–2020)
Joaquín Sorolla
Joaquín Sorolla — Spanish painter renowned for light, beaches and portraiture
Jocelyne Saab
Jock Edwards
Jock Edwards — New Zealand wicketkeeper-batsman
Jock Stein
Jock Sturrock
Jock Sturrock: Australian Olympic yachtsman and 1956 bronze medallist
Jody Powell
Jody Powell — White House Press Secretary and political aide
Joe Armstrong (programmer)
Joe Ashton
Joe Ashton — long-serving British Labour MP for Bassetlaw (1968–2001)
Joe Astroth
Joe Astroth — American Major League Baseball Catcher
Joe B. Mauldin
Joe B. Mauldin — American double-bassist and recording engineer