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.
Cass Ballenger
Cass Ballenger (1926–2015), U.S. Representative from North Carolina
Cassandra Lynn
Cassie (Skins character)
Cassie Scerbo
Cassie Scerbo — American actress and singer
Cassius Dio
Cassius Dio: Roman Senator and Historian of Rome in Greek
Catherine Breillat
Catherine Deshayes
Catherine Deshayes (La Voisin) — fortune‑teller and figure in the Affair of the Poisons
Catherine Emmerich
Catherine Emmerich (1774–1824)
Catherine Hamlin
Catherine Hardy Lavender
Catherine Howard
Catherine II of Russia
Catherine II of Russia (Catherine the Great)
Empress of Russia (1762–1796) who expanded the empire, promoted arts and Enlightenment ideas, reformed administration and law for elites, and presided over contested social and ter
Catherine of Aragon
Catherine of Braganza
Catherine Paysan
Cathleen Synge Morawetz
Cathleen Synge Morawetz: mathematician and leader in partial differential equations
Cathy Inglese
Cathy Inglese — American women's college basketball coach
Cato the Elder
Cato the Elder (Marcus Porcius Cato)
Cato the Younger
Cato the Younger (Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis)
Roman statesman and Stoic known for integrity and opposition to Caesar; remembered as Cato Minor for his austerity, oratory, and principled stand for Republican values.
Caupolicán
Cavit Şadi Pehlivanoğlu
Cavit Şadi Pehlivanoğlu: Turkish politician and co‑founder of the Motherland Party
Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart, 18th Duchess of Alba
Ceawlin of Wessex
Cecelia Holland
Cecelia Holland (American historical fiction novelist)
Cecil Browne
Cecil Browne — Canadian ice hockey left winger and Manitoba sports figure
Cecil Parkinson
Cecil Parkinson: British Conservative politician and cabinet minister
Cecil Rhodes
Cecil Rhodes: imperialist, businessman and founder of the Rhodes Scholarships
Cecil Woodham-Smith
Cécile Rol-Tanguy
Cecilia Cenci
Cecilia Cenci (Argentine actress)
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin
Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin: Pioneer of Stellar Composition and Astrophysics
Cecilia Suárez
Čedo Vuković
Čedo Vuković — Montenegrin writer of children's literature
Cedric Benson
Cees van Kooten
Cees van Kooten: Dutch international football striker and manager
Cees Veerman (musician)
Celebrity
Celeste Rodrigues
Celeste Rodrigues (1923–2018): Portuguese fado singer
Celeste Yarnall
Celeste Yarnall (1944–2018) – American actress
Celia Barquín Arozamena
Celia Barquín Arozamena: Spanish amateur golfer and 2018 European champion
Célia Šašić
Celil Oker
Celil Oker - Turkish crime novelist (1952–2019)
Celso Piña
Cengiz Bektaş
Cengiz Bektaş: Turkish architect, engineer, poet and writer
Ċensu Tabone
Centenarian
Centenarian: a person who has reached the age of 100 or more
Centwine of Wessex
Centwine of Wessex (king, c. 676–685)