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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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

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

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

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