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.
Joseph E. Johnston
Joseph Engelberger
Joseph G. Clemons
Joseph G. Clemons Jr.
Joseph H. Boardman
Joseph Hannesschläger
Joseph Hannesschläger: German actor and musician (1962–2020)
Joseph Haydn
Joseph Haydn: Austrian composer and key figure of the Classical era
Joseph Haydn (1732–1809) was an Austrian composer who shaped the Classical style, pioneered the symphony and string quartet, served the Esterházy court, and influenced Mozart and B
Joseph Heller
Joseph Hooker
Joseph Joffo
Joseph Joffo: French memoirist and author of Un sac de billes
Joseph Kamaru
Joseph Kamaru: Kenyan Musician, Songwriter, and Political Commentator
Joseph Karl Stieler
Joseph Karl Stieler (1781–1858) — German Portrait Painter
Joseph Kobzon
Joseph Kobzon: Soviet and Russian singer, public figure, and controversial political activist
Joseph Lowery
Joseph Mascolo
Joseph Mascolo (1929–2016)
Joseph Mercieca
Joseph Monier
Joseph Mukasa Zuza
Joseph Mukasa Zuza — Malawian Roman Catholic Bishop (1945–2015)
Joseph Pilato
Joseph Pilato: actor best known as Captain Rhodes in Day of the Dead
Joseph Polchinski
Joseph Polchinski (1954–2018)
Joseph Pulitzer
Joseph Pulitzer: Publisher, Reformer, and Founder of the Pulitzer Prizes
Joseph Pulitzer (1847–1911) was a Hungarian-born American newspaper publisher whose editorial crusades, competitive sensationalism, and endowment shaped modern American journalism
Joseph S. Pulver Sr.
Joseph S. Pulver Sr.: American horror writer, editor and poet
Joseph Shabalala
Joseph Shabalala: founder and musical director of Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Joseph Silverstein
Joseph Silverstein: American Violinist, Concertmaster and Conductor
Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith: Founder of the Latter Day Saint movement
Joseph Tydings
Joseph Tydings (1928–2018)
Joseph von Fraunhofer
Joseph von Fraunhofer — pioneer of optics and spectroscopy
Joseph Vũ Duy Thống
Joseph Vũ Duy Thống — Vietnamese Catholic Bishop (1952–2017)
Joseph Warren
Joseph Warren (1741–1775) — Physician, Patriot Leader, and Bunker Hill Casualty
Joseph Weizenbaum
Joseph Weizenbaum: creator of ELIZA and critic of computing
Joseph Willaert
Joseph Willaert — Belgian Abstract Painter (1936–2014)
Joseph Wright of Derby
Joseph Zhu Baoyu
Joseph Zhu Baoyu — Chinese Roman Catholic bishop and Bishop Emeritus of Nanyang
Joseph-Armand Bombardier
Josephine Obiajulu Odumakin
Josephine "Joe" Obiajulu Odumakin
Josephus
Titus Flavius Josephus (Yosef ben Matityahu)
1st-century Jewish historian and writer who recorded the Jewish–Roman conflict, Jewish life under Roman rule, and composed works used by later historians and biblical scholars.
Josh Harris (long snapper)
Josh Harris (long snapper) — American football special teams player
Josh Ryan Evans
Joshua
Joshua (son of Nun) — Israelite leader and central figure of the Book of Joshua
Joshua Fishman
Joshua A. Fishman — sociologist of language and advocate for language revitalization
Joshua King (footballer)
Joshua Ozersky
Joshua Ozersky — American food writer and founding editor of Grub Street
Josiah
Josiah — King of Judah (c. 640–609 BCE)
Josiah Wedgwood
Josiah Wedgwood — English potter, industrial innovator and entrepreneur
Josip Elic
Josip Elic: American Character Actor
Josip Friščić
Josip Friščić (1949–2016) — Croatian politician and HSS leader
Josip Kuže
Josip Kuže — Croatian football manager (1952–2013)
Josip Pirmajer
Josip Pirmajer (1944–2018)
Josl Rieder
Josl Rieder: Austrian alpine skier and 1964 Olympic cauldron lighter