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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David Choby

David Choby — American Roman Catholic Bishop of Nashville

David Cook (singer)

David Copperfield (illusionist)

David Copperfield (illusionist): life, signature illusions, and legacy

David Corrêa

David Corrêa: Brazilian samba composer and carnival songwriter

David Cowgill

David Croft

David Croft — British television writer, producer and director

David DiChiera

David Dixon Porter

David Dixon Porter: Union Navy leader and naval educator

David Douglas Duncan

David Douglas Duncan: American photojournalist known for combat and portrait work

David Doyle (actor)

David Doyle (American actor, 1929–1997)

David Esterly

David Esterly: Limewood Carver, Sculptor and Writer

David Faber

David Faber (1928–2015): Polish-born Holocaust survivor, author and educator

David Farragut

David Glasgow Farragut

David Fleay

David Fleay — Australian naturalist and pioneer of captive breeding

David Fonseca (politician)

David Fonseca (Belizean politician)

David Foster Wallace

David French

David French: conservative commentator, attorney, veteran and free-speech advocate

David Frost

David Frost: British broadcaster, satirist and interviewer

David G. Hartwell

David Garman

David Garman: Inventor of the Portable Bath Lift and Founder of Mangar

David Glass

David Glass — American Business Executive and Baseball Team Owner

David Golomb

David Golomb (1933–2019) — Israeli politician and Knesset member

David Goodall (botanist)

David Goodall (botanist) — British–Australian ecologist and right-to-die advocate

David Gordon Wilson

David Gordon Wilson: Engineer, MIT Professor and Recumbent Bicycle Pioneer

David Gove

David Gove — American Professional Ice Hockey Player and Coach

David Greaves

David Greaves (English professional snooker player, 1946–2019)

David Greetham (textual scholar)

David Greetham: Textual Scholar and Founding Figure in Textual Studies

David Halberstam

David Halberstam: American Journalist, Historian, and Author

David Hannay

David Hannay (1939–2014): New Zealand–born Australian film producer

David Harney

David Harney (English footballer, 1947–2019)

David Haye

David Haye — British boxer, former cruiserweight and WBA heavyweight champion

David Henshaw

David Henshaw — New Zealand cartoonist of rural life

David Hume

David Hume: Scottish philosopher, historian, and Enlightenment thinker

David IV of Georgia

David IV of Georgia (David the Builder)

David J. Hickson

David J. Hickson (1931–2016) — British organizational theorist

David Koloane

David Koloane — South African artist, writer and cultural advocate

David Lama

David Lama: Austrian Climber and Mountaineer (1990–2019)

David Landau (journalist)

David Landau (journalist): editor, columnist and Haaretz leader

David Lange

David Lange (1942–2005) — New Zealand Prime Minister and statesman

David Lean

David Lean: British film director known for epic cinema

David Malet Armstrong

David Manker Abshire

David Manker Abshire — U.S. diplomat, Reagan adviser, and author

David McMillan

David McMillan — British diplomat and former EUROCONTROL Director General

David McReynolds

David McReynolds (1929–2018): American democratic socialist and pacifist activist

David Montgomery, 2nd Viscount Montgomery of Alamein

David Morgenthaler

David Morgenthaler: Venture Capital Pioneer and Policy Advocate

David Moyes

David Moyes — Scottish football manager and former player

David Mwiraria

David Mwiraria — Kenyan politician and former cabinet minister