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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Květa Fialová

Květa Fialová — Czech actress best known for Lemonade Joe

Kwesi Amissah-Arthur

Paa Kwesi Bekoe Amissah‑Arthur

Ky Ebright

Ky Ebright (Carroll M. Ebright) — American collegiate and Olympic rowing coach

Kyle Martino

Kyle Martino — American soccer midfielder and broadcaster

Kyler Murray

Kylian Mbappé

Kylian Mbappé — French forward, World Cup winner and influential footballer

Kyohei Sugiura

Kyohei Sugiura (杉浦恭平)

Kyoko Okazaki

Kyoko Okazaki — Japanese manga artist and chronicler of urban youth

Kyoko Yano

Kyoko Yano — Japanese women's football defender and national team player

Kyozan Joshu Sasaki

Kyozan Joshu Sasaki (Roshi)

L. Jacques Ménard

L. Jacques Ménard — Canadian businessman, educator and university chancellor

L. Tom Perry

L’Malouma Said

La Goulue

La Goulue (Louise Weber) — French can‑can dancer and Montmartre celebrity

La Parka II

La Parka II (Jesús Alfonso Huerta Escoboza)

Labinot Harbuzi

Labinot Harbuzi — Swedish football midfielder (1986–2018)

LaDell Andersen

LaDell Andersen — American college and professional basketball coach

Lady Anne Hyde

Lady Anne Hyde (1638–1671), Duchess of York

Lady Godiva

Lady Godiva (Godgifu) — Anglo‑Saxon noblewoman and legend

Lady Jane Grey

Lady Jane Grey, the Nine Days' Queen

Lady Katherine Grey

Lady Katherine Grey, Tudor noblewoman and dynastic claimant

Lady Louise Windsor

Lady Louise Windsor: profile of a junior member of the British royal family

Lady Margaret Beaufort

Lady Margaret Beaufort, mother of the Tudor dynasty

Lady Mary Grey

Lady Mary Grey (1545–1578): Tudor princess and sidelined heir

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu: writer, traveler, and medical advocate

Lafcadio Hearn

Laila Kveli

Laila Kveli — Norwegian long-distance cross-country skier

Laisenia Qarase

Laisenia Qarase — Prime Minister of Fiji (2000–2006)

Lajos Faragó

Lajos Faragó — Hungarian Football Goalkeeper (1932–2019)

Lalji Singh

Lalji Singh — Indian geneticist and pioneer of DNA fingerprinting

Lam Pou-chuen

Lam Po-chuen (林保全) — Hong Kong voice actor best known as Doraemon

Lambert Lombard

Lambert Lombard: Liège Renaissance painter, architect, and teacher

Lamia Al-Gailani Werr

Lamia Al‑Gailani Werr: Iraqi archaeologist and protector of Mesopotamian heritage

Lana Turner

Lana Turner: Hollywood actress and mid‑century film star

Lance Cade

Lance Cade — American professional wrestler and three‑time WWE tag champion

Lance Diamond

Lance Diamond — Buffalo lounge singer and radio host

Lance Franklin

Lance "Buddy" Franklin — Australian rules football forward

Lance Robertson

Lance Robertson (DJ Lance Rock) — musician, children's TV host and performer

Lance Russell

Lance Russell — Memphis Wrestling Announcer and Commentator

Landelino Lavilla Alsina

Lanfranc

Lanfranc: Archbishop, Reformer, and Teacher

Lang Lang

Lang Lang — Chinese concert pianist and music educator

Langston Hughes

Langston Hughes (1901–1967): Poet, Playwright, and Voice of the Harlem Renaissance

Laozi

Laozi — the Old Master and the origins of Daoist thought

Lapiro de Mbanga

Lapiro de Mbanga (Lambo Sandjo Pierre Roger)

Lara Saint Paul

Laraine Day

Laraine Day: American film and television actress

Lardarius Webb