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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Martina Navratilova

Martina Navratilova: Career, Records and Legacy

Martinho Lutero Galati

Martinho Lutero Galati — Brazilian choral conductor, educator and author

Márton Fülöp

Marty Balin

Marty Balin: Singer-songwriter and founder of Jefferson Airplane

Marty Barry

Marty Barry: NHL centre, two-time Stanley Cup champion and Hall of Famer

Marty Burke

Marty Burke — Canadian NHL defenceman and coach

Marty Napoleon

Marty Napoleon: American Jazz Pianist and Sideman for Louis Armstrong

Marty Schottenheimer

Marty Schottenheimer: American football coach and former player

Marty Sklar

Marty Sklar: Disney Imagineer, Creative Executive and Historian

Martynas Andriukaitis

Martynas Andriukaitis (1981–2014)

Martyr

Marujita Díaz

Marujita Díaz: Spanish singer and film actress

Marva Collins

Marva Collins — Educator and Founder of Westside Preparatory School

Marvel Rea

Marvel Rea — American silent-film actress and comedian

Marvin Hamlisch

Marvin Hamlisch

American composer and conductor known for film scores and Broadway work, winner of major awards including Academy, Emmy, Grammy, Tony and the Pulitzer Prize.

Marvin Kaplan

Marvin Kaplan: American character and voice actor

Marvin Lewis

Marvin Lewis (American football coach)

Marvin Minsky

Marvin Minsky: Pioneer of Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Theory

Marvin Panch

Marvin Panch: American NASCAR driver and 1961 Daytona 500 winner

Mary Akrami

Mary Akrami — Afghan women's rights activist and shelter founder

Mary Alden

Mary Alden (1883–1946)

Mary Anderson

Mary Anderson (American actress, 1918–2014)

Mary Ann Lee

Mary Ann Lee — Early American Ballerina and Teacher

Mary Anna Custis Lee

Mary Boleyn

Mary Boleyn: English courtier, sister of Anne Boleyn

Mary Chapin Carpenter

Mary Daly

Mary Daly: Radical Feminist Theologian and Critic of Patriarchal Religion

Mary Douglas

Mary Douglas (anthropologist)

Mary Edwards Walker

Mary Edwards Walker: Civil War Surgeon, Reformer, and Medal of Honor Recipient

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio: actress known for Scarface, The Abyss, Robin Hood

Mary Ellis

Mary Ellis (1917–2018) — British ferry pilot and wartime aviator

Mary Higgins Clark

Mary Higgins Clark (1927–2020) — American queen of suspense

Mary II of England

Mary II (1662–1694), queen of England, Scotland and Ireland

Mary Jo Kopechne

Mary Jo Kopechne (1940–1969): American political aide and Chappaquiddick victim

Mary Kom

Mary Kom — Indian Olympic and World Champion Boxer

Mary Ma

Mary Ma — Chinese finance executive and investor (1952/53–2019)

Mary Magdalene

Mary Magdalene: follower, witness, and revered figure in Christian tradition

Mary Mapes Dodge

Mary Midgley

Mary Midgley (1919–2018) — British philosopher of ethics and science

Mary Millar

Mary Millar (1936–1998) — British stage and television actress

Mary of Bethany

Mary of Bethany: New Testament Figure and Follower of Jesus

Mary of Cleves

Mary of Cleves (Marie of Cleves, 1426–1487)

Mary of Teck

Mary of Teck (Queen Mary): queen consort, royal matriarch, and public figure

Mary Oliver

Mary Oliver: American Poet of Nature and Contemplation

Mary Pickford

Mary Shelley

Mary Shelley

Mary Shelley: Author of Frankenstein and Editor of Romantic Works

English writer Mary Shelley (1797–1851) wrote Frankenstein as a young author, edited Percy Bysshe Shelley's poems, and shaped Gothic and early science-fiction literature.

Mary Sidney

Mary Sidney (Mary Herbert), Countess of Pembroke — English poet, translator and patron

Mary Steenburgen