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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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 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