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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Mel Stottlemyre

Melanmai Ponnusamy

Melinda Clarke

Melissa Bell (singer)

Melissa Bell (1964–2017) — English soul and R&B singer

Melky Cabrera

Melky Cabrera — Dominican Major League Outfielder

Mell Lazarus

Mell Lazarus: Creator of Miss Peach and Momma

Melvin Franklin

Melvin H. Evans

Melvin H. Evans — First Elected Governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands

Melvin Turpin

Melvin Turpin: Kentucky Star and 1980s NBA Center

Menachem Friedman

Menachem Mendel Taub

Menachem Mendel Taub — Kaliv Rebbe and Holocaust survivor

Menahem Degani

Menahem Degani — Israeli basketball player and 1952 Olympian

Menashe Kadishman

Menashe Kadishman: Israeli Sculptor and Painter

Mencius

Mencius (Mengzi): Life, Thought, and Influence

Menelaus

Menelaus: King of Sparta and a Central Figure of the Trojan Cycle

Menelik II

Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia (1889–1913)

Menes

Menes

Menes: The Traditional Unifier of Ancient Egypt and the Question of Identity

Menes is the name given in later tradition to the first ruler who united Upper and Lower Egypt. Modern scholarship debates whether Menes was Narmer, Hor-Aha, or a composite figure.

Mercè Rodoreda

Mercè Rodoreda — Catalan novelist (1908–1983)

Mercedes de Acosta

Mercedes de Acosta

American poet, playwright and novelist (1893–1968). Noted for stage work, poetry, a novel with lesbian themes and a frank memoir that linked her to early 20th-century theatrical an

Mercedes McCambridge

Mercedes Salisachs

Mercedes Salisachs: life and literary work

Mercy Otis Warren

Mercy Otis Warren: American writer, playwright and early historian

Mere Broughton

Mere Broughton (1938–2016) — Māori language activist and unionist

Meredith MacRae

Meredith MacRae — American actress and singer

Meresankh I

Meresankh I — Egyptian queen of the late Third Dynasty

Merete Skavlan

Merete Skavlan: Norwegian actress, director and editor

Merle Travis

Merle Travis: American singer, songwriter and architect of 'Travis picking'

Merrill Swain

Merrill Swain: Architect of the Output Hypothesis in Second-Language Education

Merv Griffin

Mervyn Rose

Mervyn Rose (Australian tennis player)

Meryl Davis

Meryl Davis (American ice dancer)

Meshach Taylor

Meshulam Riklis

Meshulam Riklis — businessman and financier

Mia Kirshner

Mia Kirshner: Canadian actress known for The L Word and 24

Mian Family of Baghbanpura

Mian Mir Sahib

Mian Mir Sahib: Sufi Saint of Lahore and Bridge Between Traditions

Micha Lindenstrauss

Michael A. Sheehan

Michael Alfred Peszke

Michael Alfred Peszke: Polish–American Psychiatrist and Historian

Michael Augustine

Michael Augustine — Archbishop Emeritus of Pondicherry and Cuddalore

Michael Blake (author)

Michael Broadbent

Michael Broadbent — British wine critic, auctioneer and author (1927–2020)

Michael Cassidy

Michael Cassidy (Union Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient)

Michael Chabon

Michael Chabon — American novelist known for blending literary and genre fiction

Michael Chamberlain

Michael Chamberlain: pastor, writer and central figure in the Azaria Chamberlain case

Michael Chang

Michael Crichton

Michael Crichton: author, screenwriter and creator of Jurassic Park

Michael Crouch

Michael Crouch (Australian businessman)