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 Ralston (American football)
John Randolph (actor)
John Randolph (Emanuel Hirsch Cohen): American character actor for stage, film, and television
John Rawls
John Ray
John Reinhardt
John Edward Reinhardt
John Ridley (footballer)
John Ridley (English footballer, born 1952)
John Roberts (Welsh footballer)
John Robertson (Olympic sailor)
John Rodriguez
John Rolfe
John Rolfe (c. 1585–1622)
John Roll
John M. Roll — U.S. District Judge and victim of the 2011 Tucson shooting
John Roper, Baron Roper
John Roper, Baron Roper (1935–2016)
John Rosbrugh
John Rosbrugh (c.1714–1777), Presbyterian Minister and Revolutionary War Chaplain
John Ross (Cherokee chief)
John Ross Robertson
John Ross Robertson (1841–1918) — Canadian publisher, politician and philanthropist
John Rowlands (author)
John Rowlands (Welsh-language author and literary scholar)
John Ruskin
John Ruskin: Victorian art critic, writer, and social reformer
John S. McCain Jr.
John S. McCain Sr.
John S. McCain Sr. (1884–1945) — U.S. Navy admiral of the Pacific campaign
John Saldivar
John Saldivar (Belizean politician)
John Salt (bishop)
John William Salt: Anglican bishop and Bishop of St Helena (1999–2011)
John Schofield
John Sears (political strategist)
John P. Sears (1940–2020): American Republican political strategist and attorney
John Shakespeare
John Shakespeare (c.1530–1601): Stratford glover and municipal officer
Father of William Shakespeare; a Stratford-upon-Avon glover who held local office, experienced later financial decline, and whose family background helped shape his son's social st
John Shirley-Quirk
John Shrapnel
John Shrapnel: English actor (1942–2020)
John Simon (critic)
John Smith (explorer)
John Smith (Labour Party leader)
John Smith (Labour Party leader, 1938–1994)
John Smoltz
John Solomon (rugby union)
John Solomon (rugby union) — Australian international and Wallabies captain
John Spellman
John Spellman — American politician and former governor of Washington
John Stabb
John Stabb: Singer and Figure of the Washington, D.C. Punk Scene
John Starks
John Steell
John Steinbeck
John Stewart Bell
John Stuart Mill
John Surtees
John Surtees — Motorcycle and Formula One Champion
John T. Myers
John T. Noonan Jr.
John T. Noonan Jr.: Judge, Legal Scholar, and Moral Theorist
John Tanton
John Tavener
John Taylor (jazz)
John Teerlinck
John Tenniel
John Tenniel (1820–1914), British illustrator and cartoonist