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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Kim Ok-gyun

Kim Ok-gyun — Joseon reformer, activist and diplomat (1851–1894)

Kim Peek

Kim Peek — American megasavant who inspired Rain Man

Kim Seok-ju

Kim Seong-Su

Kim Seong‑Su: educator, publisher and statesman (1881–1955)

Kim Shattuck

Kim Sung-gan

Kim Sung-gan: Korean footballer and 1940 Japan national team member

Kim Tae-yeon discography

Kim Tu-bong

Kim Tu-bong: Korean linguist and first nominal head of North Korea

Kim Un-yong

Kim Un-yong: South Korean sports leader and architect of taekwondo's global rise

Kim Wall

Kim Wall — Swedish freelance journalist (1987–2017)

Kim Won-bong

Kim Won-bong: Korean independence activist and political figure

Kim Yang-gon

Kim Yang-gon: North Korean official and chief negotiator on inter‑Korean affairs

Kim Yo-jong

Kim Yong-chun

Kim Yong-ju

Kim Young-ae

Kim Young-ae (1951–2017), South Korean actress

Kim Yu-sin

Kimbo Slice

Kimbo Slice (Kevin Ferguson) — From Viral Backyard Brawls to Professional Fighting

King Bayinnong

King Fleming

King Fleming: Chicago Jazz Pianist and Bandleader

King Kong Bundy

King Kong Bundy (Christopher Alan Pallies)

King Sporty

Kingsley Amis

Kingsley Amis (1922–1995): English novelist, poet and critic

Kinjiro Shimizu

Kinjiro Shimizu — Japanese footballer and national team player

Kinya Takehara

Kinya Takehara (born 1974) — Japanese footballer

Kira Kazantsev

Kira Zvorykina

Kira Zvorykina — Soviet-born Belarusian chess player

Kiran Nagarkar

Kiran Nagarkar: Indian Novelist, Playwright and Screenwriter

Kirby Puckett

Kirby Puckett — American center fielder and Baseball Hall of Famer

Kirin Kiki

Kirin Kiki: Japanese film and television actress (1943–2018)

Kirk Kerkorian

Kirk Kerkorian: Armenian‑American Investor and Builder of Modern Las Vegas

Kirka

Kirka (Kirill Babitzin) — Finnish singer and popular music figure

Kirsty MacColl

Kirsty MacColl — British singer-songwriter (1959–2000)

Kirsty Sword Gusmão

Kirti Nidhi Bista

Kisai Marvazi

Kisai Marvazi (Abul Hasan Abu Ishaq Kasa'i Marvazi)

Kisho Yano

Kishori Ballal

Kit Napier

Kit Napier (Scottish professional footballer)

Kit West

Kit West (1936–2016) — British special effects artist

Kitagawa Utamaro

Kitagawa Utamaro: master of ukiyo-e portraits of women

Kitanoumi Toshimitsu

Kitarō

Kito Lorenc

Kito Lorenc — Sorbian-German poet, writer and translator

Kitty Carlisle

Kitty Courbois

Kitty Wells

Kitty Wells — pioneering American country singer

Kiyonobu Okajima