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.
John Davies (swimmer)
John de Menteith
John Deere
John Deere: Inventor of the Steel Plow and Founder of Deere & Company
John Delaney 2020 presidential campaign
John DeLorean
John Dillinger
John Dillinger: Depression-era American bank robber and public figure
John Dixon (cartoonist)
John Dixon (cartoonist): creator of Air Hawk and the Flying Doctors
John Donne
John Donne: English Metaphysical Poet and Anglican Clergyman
John Dunn
John Dunn (Australian bushranger)
John E. Tourtellotte
John E. Tourtellotte: Architect of Boise and Idaho’s Public Buildings
John Eccles (neurophysiologist)
John Ehle
John Ehle: Novelist and Chronicler of the Southern Appalachians
John Elders
John Elliot (railway manager)
John Elya
John Eriksson (footballer)
John Farey, Sr.
John Fitchett
John Fitchett (1776–1838): English poet of the Romantic era
John Flynn
John Flynn — Australian Presbyterian minister and founder of the Flying Doctor
John Forbes Nash Jr.
John Foxe
John Foxe — Author of Actes and Monuments (Foxe's Book of Martyrs)
John G. Morris
John G. Morris — influential photo editor and figure in photojournalism
John Galbraith Graham
John Galbraith Graham (Araucaria): British Crossword Compiler and Clergyman
John Galvin (general)
John R. Galvin — U.S. Army general and academic leader
John Gardner (American writer)
John Gardner (American novelist, critic, and teacher)
John Gardner (British writer)
John Gardner (English thriller writer)
John George Bartholomew
John George Bartholomew — Scottish cartographer and modern mapmaker
John Gilbert (naturalist)
John Gilliland
John Gilliland: Radio Documentarian and Chronicler of American Popular Music
John Gordon
John Gordon — English writer of supernatural and fantasy fiction
John Graham (rugby union)
John Graham (New Zealand rugby union player, educator and administrator)
John Graves Simcoe
John Greenleaf Whittier
John Gregory
John Guare
John Guare — American playwright
John H. McArthur
John Hall Buchanan Jr.
John Hall Buchanan Jr. — U.S. Representative from Alabama (1965–1981)
John Hampshire
John Hampshire: English cricketer, captain and umpire
John Hancock
John Hanson
John Hanson (British diplomat, academic and cultural leader)
John Harlan (announcer)
John Harlan (American radio and television announcer)
John Harron
John Hart
John Hart (c. 1711–1779), New Jersey delegate and signer of the Declaration
John Hartnell
John Hartnell — able seaman of the Franklin Expedition
John Havelock Parker
John Havelock Parker: Northern Administrator and Long‑Time Commissioner
John Havlicek
John Havlicek (Hondo) — American basketball player and eight-time NBA champion
John Hawkins
John Hawkins (1532–1595): English seafarer, merchant and naval administrator
John Heartfield
John Heartfield (Helmut Herzfeld): Pioneer of Photomontage and Political Satire