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.
Otoya Yamaguchi
Ottmar Walter
Ottmar Walter — German footballer (1924–2013)
Otto Carius
Otto Carius: German World War II Tank Commander and Postwar Author
Otto Georg Thierack
Otto Georg Thierack (1889–1946), Nazi jurist and Reich Minister of Justice
Otto I the Illustrious
Otto I the Illustrious, Duke of Saxony (ca. 841–912)
Otto I the Illustrious was a leading 9th–10th century Saxon duke, father of Henry I the Fowler and grandfather of Otto the Great, important in the transition from Carolingian rule
Otto Lilienthal
Otto Lilienthal: Pioneer of Gliding and Modern Aeronautics
Otto Meißner
Otto Sander
Otto Sander: German stage and film actor noted for his deep voice
Otto Schubiger
Otto Schubiger — Swiss ice hockey player (1925–2019)
Otto Struve
Otto Struve (1897–1963): astronomer, observatory director and early SETI advocate
Otto the Great
Otto I (Otto the Great): King of the Germans and Holy Roman Emperor
Otto von Habsburg
Otto von Habsburg (1912–2011): Last Crown Prince and European Statesman
Archduke Otto of Austria, last Austro-Hungarian Crown Prince, exile and opponent of Nazism, later a German politician and Member of the European Parliament who promoted European in
Otto Wanz
Ötzi the Iceman
Ouida
Ouida (Marie Louise de la Ramée)
Ousmane Tanor Dieng
Outasight
Outasight: American singer–rapper blending hip hop, soul and classic rock
Outi Ojala
Outi Ojala — Finnish Left Alliance politician and Nordic Council president
Oveta Culp Hobby
Oveta Culp Hobby: Army leader, federal official, and media executive
Ovidio Messa
Ovidio Messa — Bolivian footballer and national team player (1952–2017)
Owen Bieber
Owen Bieber: UAW Leader During a Transformative Era in the Auto Industry
Owen Chadwick
Owen Chadwick (1916–2015) — British historian of Christianity
Owen Garriott
Owen Garriott — American electrical engineer and astronaut
Owen Hart
Owen Hart: Canadian professional wrestler, performer and legacy
Owen Spencer-Thomas
Owen Spencer-Thomas: British broadcaster, Anglican clergyman and fundraiser
Owen Woodhouse
Owen Woodhouse: New Zealand jurist and architect of no‑fault accident compensation
Ox Baker
Ox Baker (Douglas A. Baker) — American professional wrestler and actor
Oya Aydoğan
Oya Aydoğan: Turkish actress, model and television presenter
Oyanagi Shigeta
Oyanagi Shigeta (1870–1940) — Japanese scholar of Chinese literature and Taoism
Ozzie Newsome
Ozzie Newsome: NFL Hall of Famer, scouting architect, and former general manager
Øivind Holmsen
Øyvind Bjorvatn
P. Parameswaran
P. Parameswaran (Parameswarji): RSS pracharak and Jana Sangh leader
Paavo Lonkila
Paavo Lonkila (Finnish cross-country skier)
Paavo Nurmi
Paavo Nurmi — Finnish middle- and long-distance runner
Pablo Ferro
Pablo Ferro: graphic and film title designer
Pablo Neruda
Paco de Lucía
Paco de Lucía — Spanish flamenco guitarist and innovator
Paco Gento
Paco Gento — Spanish winger and Real Madrid icon
Paddy Cronin
Paddy Cronin — Irish traditional fiddler from County Kerry
Paddy Roy Bates
Paddy Roy Bates — founder of the self-declared Principality of Sealand
Padmasambhava
Padmasambhava: the Lotus-Born Master of Tibetan Buddhism
Padraic Colum
Pádraic Colum: Irish poet, dramatist, folklorist and children's author
Pak Doo-Ik
Pak Doo-Ik — North Korean footballer famed for 1966 World Cup upset
Pak Hon-yong
Pak Hon-yong (Park Heon-young)
Pak Yong-Ho
Pak Yong-Ho (born 1974) — Japanese football player
Pál Orosz
Pál Orosz (1934–2014) — Hungarian football player and Olympic coach
Palden Gyatso
Palden Gyatso: Tibetan Monk, Prisoner, and Activist