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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Manuel García Ferré

Manuel García Ferré — Argentine-Spanish cartoonist and animator

Manuel Jiménez de Parga

Manuel Jiménez de Parga: Spanish jurist, educator, minister and diplomat

Manuel Marinho Alves

Manuel Marinho Alves — Brazilian footballer (1926–1961)

Manuel Marulanda

Manuel Marulanda

Manuel Marulanda (Pedro Antonio Marín): founder and leader of the FARC

Biography and context for Manuel Marulanda (Pedro Antonio Marín), known as 'Tirofijo', longtime commander of the FARC guerrilla movement in Colombia and his contested death in 2008

Manuel Olivencia

Manuel Olivencia — Spanish jurist, academic and organizer of Expo '92

Manuel Oltra

Manuel Oltra (1922–2015) — Spanish composer and music educator

Manuel Ortega (painter)

Manuel Ortega (Spanish painter, muralist and stained‑glass artist)

Manuel Pazos

Manuel Pazos — Spanish goalkeeper and mid‑20th century professional footballer

Manuel Pereira da Silva

Manuel Pereira da Silva — Portuguese sculptor (1920–2003)

Manuel Pino

Manuel Pino: educator and opponent of uranium mining

Manuel Roxas

Manuel Roxas: First President of the Third Philippine Republic

Manuel Sanchís Martínez

Manuel Sanchís Martínez — Spanish football defender (1938–2017)

Manuel Uribe

Manuel Uribe — Mexican man known for extreme obesity

Manuel Velázquez

Manuel Velázquez — Spanish footballer and Real Madrid midfielder

Manuela Saenz

Manuela Sáenz: Revolutionary Figure and Confidante of Simón Bolívar

Many Clouds

Mao Zedong

Mao Zedong

Chinese Communist leader (1893–1976), founding chairman of the People's Republic of China, architect of Maoism and central figure in 20th-century Chinese history whose policies tra

Marama Fox

Marama Fox — New Zealand Māori Party politician

Marat Safin

Marc Chardonnens

Marc L. Marks

Marc Morgan

Marc Morgan: Belgian singer-songwriter and educator

Marc Platt (dancer)

Marc Platt: American ballet dancer and musical‑theatre performer

Marc Potvin

Marc Potvin: Canadian ice hockey right winger and coach (1967–2006)

Marc Spitz

Marc Van Der Linden

Marc van der Linden (born 1964) — Belgian football striker

Marc-Adélard Tremblay

Marc-Vivien Foé

Marcel Breuer

Marcel Herriot

Marcel Herriot — French Roman Catholic Bishop

Marcel Lefebvre

Marcel Pelletier

Marcel Pronovost

Marcel Proust

Marcel Prud'homme

Marcel Reich-Ranicki

Marcel Reich-Ranicki: influential German-language literary critic

Marcel Rigout

Marcel Rigout — French Communist politician and Minister of Vocational Training

Marceline Loridan-Ivens

Marcelino dos Santos

Marcelino dos Santos (1929–2020)

Marcelino Perelló Valls

Marcello Malpighi

Marcello Malpighi: Founder of Microscopic Anatomy and Comparative Histology

Marcelo Guinle

Marcelo Guinle — Argentine politician and senator

Marcelo H. del Pilar

Marcelo H. del Pilar — Filipino Propagandist and Reformist Leader

Marcelo Rezende

March Fong Eu

Marcia Wallace

Marcia Wallace: actress and voice artist best known for Carol Kester and Edna Krabappel

Marcian Bleahu

Marcian Bleahu — Romanian geologist, speleologist, explorer and statesman

Marcio Richardes

Márcio Richardes — Brazilian footballer