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.
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)