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 Nobbs

David Nobbs — English comedy writer and novelist

David Oistrakh

David Oistrakh — Soviet violinist (1908–1974)

David Olney

David Olney: American Folk and Singer‑Songwriter (1948–2020)

David Owen

David Owen (British politician and physician)

David Pawson

David Pawson: English evangelical minister, Bible teacher and author

David Pearce (boxer)

David "Bomber" Pearce — Welsh and British heavyweight boxer

David Pearson

David Pearson (American stock car racer)

David Petel

David Petel: Iraqi-born Israeli politician and Knesset member

David Poisson

David Poisson — French alpine ski racer and 2013 World Championship medalist

David R. Ellis

David R. Ellis — American director, stuntman and actor

David Rawlings

David Rawlings: American guitarist, singer, and producer

David Rolfe (swimmer)

David Rolfe (Australian Paralympic swimmer)

David Rotem

David Rotem — Israeli Knesset Member and Legal Reformer (1949–2015)

David Sarnoff

David Sarnoff: Broadcasting Pioneer and RCA Leader

David Schramm (actor)

David Schramm (American actor)

David Sedaris

David Sedaris: American Humorist, Essayist and Performer

David Shepherd (artist)

David Shepherd (British artist and conservationist)

David Sive

David Sive: Pioneer of American Environmental Law and Public‑Interest Litigation

David Somerset, 11th Duke of Beaufort

David Storey

David Storey: English novelist, playwright and screenwriter

David Tapp

Detective David Tapp — character from the Saw franchise

David Tod Roy

David Tod Roy: Scholar and Translator of Jin Ping Mei

David Torrence

David Torrence (1985–2017): Peruvian–American middle-distance runner and Olympian

David Tsubouchi

David Tsubouchi — Canadian lawyer and former provincial politician

David V. Picker

David V. Picker: American Film Executive and Producer

David Waddington

David Waddington, Baron Waddington (1929–2017)

David Warren

David Warren — inventor of the aircraft flight recorder (black box)

David Weatherall

David Weisman

David Weisman (1942–2019) — film director, producer, author and graphic artist

David Wilkerson

David Wilkerson: American evangelist, author and founder of Teen Challenge

David Willcocks

David Willcocks (1919–2015) — British choral conductor and organist

David Woodard

David Woodard — American conductor, writer and maker of conceptual instruments

David Yewdall

David Yewdall — American sound editor and production sound mixer

Davide Astori

Davide Astori — Italian professional footballer and captain

Davidson Black

Davidson Black — Canadian anatomist and leader of Peking Man research

Davie Cooper

Davie Cooper — Scottish left winger and footballing icon

Davoud Ahmadinejad

Davoud Ahmadinejad — Iranian politician and elder brother of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad