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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Mathew Brady

Mathew Brady: 19th‑Century American Photographer and Civil War Documentarian

Mathilde Krim

Mathilde Krim: Medical Researcher and AIDS Research Advocate

Matija Barl

Matija Barl (1940–2018)

Matilda of Boulogne

Matilda of Boulogne (1105–1152), Queen of England and Countess of Boulogne

Matilda of Flanders

Matilda of Flanders (c. 1031–1083) — Duchess of Normandy and Queen of England

Matilda of Scotland

Matilda of Scotland (Edith) — Queen Consort of Henry I

Matilde Camus

Matilde Camus — Spanish poet and non-fiction writer

Matoug Adam

Matoug Adam — Libyan politician, civil servant and poet (1926–2019)

Matsukata Kojiro

Matsukata Kōjirō: Japanese businessman and collector of Western art

Matsukata Masayoshi

Matsuo Basho

Matsuo Bashō: Life, Poetry and Lasting Influence of Japan’s Haiku Master

Matt Baker

Matt Baker: Golden Age illustrator and pioneer of good girl art

Matt Batts

Matt Batts: American Major League Baseball Catcher (1921–2013)

Matt Busby

Sir Matt Busby

Matt Cappotelli

Matt Hobden

Matt Hobden — English cricketer (1993–2016)

Matt Keough

Matt Murphy

Matt "Guitar" Murphy (1929–2018) — American blues guitarist

Matt Skiba

Matt Skiba: Singer, Guitarist and Songwriter (Alkaline Trio, Blink-182)

Matt Stajan

Matt Stajan — Canadian professional ice hockey centre

Matt Vogel

Matt Vogel — American Puppeteer and Performer of Kermit and Big Bird

Matthew Buckland

Matthew C. Perry

Matthew C. Perry (1794–1858)

Matthew Charlton

Matthew Charlton: Australian Labor leader and parliamentarian (1866–1948)

Matthew Faber

Matthew Faber (1973–2020) — American film and television actor

Matthew Henson

Matthew Henson: African American Arctic explorer and longtime assistant to Robert Peary

Matthew Hopkins

Matthew Hopkins, the self-styled 'Witchfinder' of 17th-century England

Matthew Kia Yen-wen

Matthew Kia Yen-wen (1925–2017) — Archbishop of Taipei

Matthew Le Tissier

Matthew Le Tissier — Southampton's creative forward and cult English footballer

Matthew McGrory

Matthew Quashie

Mathew Quashie — Ghanaian naval officer and former Chief of Defence Staff

Matthew Robinson (snowboarder)

Matthew Robinson (Australian Paralympic Snowboarder)

Matthew Shepard

Matthew Shepard (1976–1998) — American college student and hate‑crime victim

Matthew the Evangelist

Matthew the Evangelist: Tradition, Authorship and Role of the Gospel of Matthew

Matthias Ginter

Matthias Ginter — German professional football defender

Matthias Kuhle

Matthias Kuhle — German geographer and high-mountain researcher

Matthias Sindelar

Matthias Sindelar — Austrian footballer and icon of the Wunderteam

Matti Ahde

Matti Ahde: Finnish Social Democratic politician and parliamentary leader

Matti Kassila

Matti Kassila — Finnish film director and creator of Inspector Palmu films

Matti Nykänen

Matti Nykänen — Finnish ski jumper and singer

Matti Ranin

Matti Ranin: Finnish actor best known as Captain Kariluoto

Mattiwilda Dobbs

Mattiwilda Dobbs: Pioneering African‑American Coloratura Soprano

Maudie Prickett

Maudie Prickett — American character actress

Maulana Sami-ul-Haq

Maulana Sami-ul-Haq — Pakistani cleric, seminary head and politician

Maureen Connolly

Maureen O'Hara

Maureen O'Hara: Irish-born Hollywood actress and screen icon

Maurice Berger

Maurice Berger: Cultural Historian, Curator, and Art Critic (1956–2020)

Maurice Bidermann

Maurice Bidermann — French textile industrialist (1932–2020)