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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Maria Teresa de Filippis

Maria Teresa de Filippis — Italian racing driver and Formula One pioneer

Maria Velho da Costa

Maria Velho da Costa (1938–2020)

Marian and Vivian Brown

Marian and Vivian Brown — San Francisco's Famous Twin Sisters

Marian Anderson

Marian Anderson (1897–1993)

Marian Jurczyk

Marian Jurczyk (1935–2014) — Polish Solidarity activist and Mayor of Szczecin

Marian Kociniak

Marian Kociniak — Polish film and theatre actor (1936–2016)

Marián Labuda

Marián Labuda: Slovak actor of stage and screen

Marian Seldes

Marian Seldes (1928–2014) — American stage and screen actress

Mariana Briski

Mariana Briski: Argentine actress, director and writer

Mariangela Melato

Mariangela Melato — Italian actress and stage performer

Mariann Mayberry

Mariann Mayberry — American stage actress (1965–2017)

Marianne Gaba

Marianne Gaba — American model, actress and 1957 Miss Illinois USA

Marianne Lundquist

Marianne Lundquist (1931–2020) — Swedish freestyle swimmer and European medalist

Marianne Stone

Mariano Gago

Mariano José de Larra

Mariano José de Larra: Spanish Romantic satirist and master of 19th‑century prose

Mariano Puga

Mariano Puga: Chilean Catholic Priest and Human Rights Advocate

Mariano Rajoy Sobredo

Mariano Rajoy Sobredo — Spanish jurist and magistrate

Marie Claire Tchecola

Marie Claire Tchecola — Guinean nurse, Ebola survivor and health activist

Marie Claude Naddaf

Marie Claude Naddaf — Syrian nun and women's rights activist

Marie Colton

Marie Watters Colton

Marie Dressler

Marie Dressler — Canadian-born stage and film actress (1868–1934)

Marie Dubois

Marie Dubois — French actress associated with the New Wave (1937–2014)

Marie Émilie de Joly de Choin

Marie Émilie Thérèse de Joly, Mademoiselle de Choin (1670–1732)

Marie Fredriksson

Marie Josephine Gaudette

Marie Joséphine of Savoy

Marie Joséphine of Savoy, Countess of Provence (1753–1810)

Marie McDonald

Marie McDonald (American singer and actress)

Marie of Boulogne

Marie of Boulogne (12th-century countess)

Marie of France

Marie of France, Countess of Champagne

Marie Osborne

Marie Osborne — 'Baby Marie', American silent-era child star

Marie Severin

Marie Severin — American comics artist and colorist

Marie Stopes

Marie Stopes: Scientist, Author and Pioneer of Family Planning

Marie Thérèse Louise of Savoy, Princesse de Lamballe

Marie-Claire Bancquart

Marie‑Claire Bancquart: French poet, critic and scholar

Marieke Vervoort

Marieke Vervoort: Belgian Paralympic wheelchair racer and public advocate

Marija Gimbutas

Marija Gimbutas: Archaeologist of Old Europe and the Goddess Hypothesis

Marijan Beneš

Marijan Beneš — Yugoslav-Bosnian Boxer and European Champion

Mariko Miyagi

Mariko Miyagi (1927–2020) — Japanese actress, singer and activist

Marília Pêra

Marília Pêra (1943–2015)

Marilyn B. Young

Marilyn B. Young: Historian of American Foreign Relations and the Vietnam Wars

Marilyn Beck

Marilyn Beck (1928–2014) — American Hollywood Columnist

Marilyn Chambers

Marilyn Chambers (1952–2009) — Model, Adult-Film Actress and Crossover Performer

Marilyn Mason

Marilyn Mason — American Concert Organist and Educator (1925–2019)

Marilyn McCord Adams

Marilyn McCord Adams (1943–2017)

Marilyn Ware

Marilynn Smith

Marilynn Smith (1929–2019): American professional golfer and LPGA founder

Marin Mazzie

Marin Mazzie: American Musical Theatre Actress and Singer