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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Marta Becket

Marta Becket — Dancer, Choreographer and Founder of the Amargosa Opera House

Marta Eggerth

Marta Eggerth — Hungarian soprano and stage and film actress

Marta Harnecker

Marta Harnecker: Chilean sociologist, writer, and activist

Márta Kurtág

Márta Kurtág — Hungarian pianist, teacher and longtime collaborator

Martha

Martha — given name

Martha Byrne

Martha Byrne (American actress)

Martha Cohen

Martha Cohen — Canadian community leader and philanthropist

Martha Gellhorn

Martha Gellhorn: Life and Career of a War Correspondent and Novelist

Martha Graham

Martha Graham: Pioneer of American Modern Dance

Martha Greenhouse

Martha Greenhouse — American stage, film and television actress and union leader

Martha Raye

Martha Raye: American comedian, singer and actress

Martha Scott

Martha Scott: American Actress of Stage, Film and Television

Martha Vaughan

Martha Vaughan: NIH biochemist and cell-signaling researcher

Martha Wayne

Martim Mércio da Silveira

Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam — American character actor (1919–1996)

Martin Bernheimer

Martin Bernheimer — American music critic

Martin Bormann

Martin Bormann — Nazi official, Hitler's private secretary, and wartime power broker

Martin Böttcher

Martin Böttcher — German film and television composer (1927–2019)

Martin Brandtner

Martin L. Brandtner (1938–2017) — U.S. Marine Corps Lieutenant General

Martin Bregman

Martin Bregman: Film Producer and Talent Manager

Martin Bundi

Martin Bundi: Swiss Historian and National Politician (1932–2020)

Martín Chirino

Martín Chirino: Spanish sculptor known for iron spirals and El Paso

Martin Crowe

Martin Crowe — New Zealand batsman, captain, commentator and author

Martin Davorin-Jagodić

Martin Davorin Jagodić — Croatian composer, educator and experimental music figure

Martin de Porres

Martin de Porres: Peruvian Dominican Brother, Caregiver, and Patron of Social Justice

Martin Eric Ain

Martin Gilbert

Martin Gilbert: British historian and chronicler of the Holocaust and modern history

Martin Grüner

Martin Grüner (1929–2018), German Free Democratic Party politician

Martin Hinteregger

Martin Hoffman

Martin Hoffman — Czech‑born British bridge player and Holocaust survivor

Martin Khor

Martin Khor: Malaysian Economist, Journalist and Advocate for the Global South

Martin Lauer

Martin Lauer — German Olympic sprinter

Martin Lundström

Martin Lundström: Swedish Olympic Cross‑Country Skier

Martin Luther

Martin McGuinness

Martin McGuinness: Irish republican politician and former Deputy First Minister

Martin Nag

Martin Nag — Norwegian literary historian, critic and writer

Martin Niemöller

Martin Niemöller: German pastor, Confessing Church leader, and author of 'First they came...'

Martin O'Neill

Martin Olav Sabo

Martin Peters

Martin Peters: English midfielder and 1966 World Cup winner

Martin Roth (museum director)

Martin Ryle

Martin Ryle — British radio astronomer and Nobel laureate

Martin Špegelj

Martin Spellman

Martin Spellman (1925–2020) — American child actor and businessman

Martin van der Borgh

Martin van der Borgh (1934–2018) – Dutch road cyclist

Martin van Heemskerck

Martin (Maerten) van Heemskerck: Dutch Renaissance painter and draftsman

Martin West (actor)