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.
Dona Ivone Lara
Dona Ivone Lara: Brazilian samba singer and composer
Donald A. B. Lindberg
Donald A. B. Lindberg — Director of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Donald Carr
Donald Carr: English cricketer, county captain and cricket administrator
Donald Crothers
Donald M. Crothers — American chemist and nucleic acid researcher
Donald Dewar
Donald Dewar: Scotland's First First Minister and Architect of Devolution
Donald E. Edwards
Donald E. Edwards — Vermont Adjutant General and State Legislator
Donald E. Williams
Donald E. Williams (American astronaut and naval officer)
Donald Gary Young
Donald H. Peterson
Donald H. Peterson (1933–2018) — American astronaut and spacewalker
Donald Hall
Donald Hall (1928–2018) — American Poet, Editor, and Essayist
Donald I of Scotland
Donald I of Scotland (Domnall mac Ailpín)
Donald II of Scotland
Donald II of Scotland (Domnall mac Causantín)
Donald Judd
Donald Judd: Minimalism, Objecthood, and the Marfa Projects
Donald Kalpokas
Donald Keene
Donald Keene: Scholar, Translator, and Interpreter of Japanese Literature
Donald Keough
Donald Keough (1926–2015)
Donald L. Tucker
Donald Malarkey
Donald G. Malarkey (1921–2017) — Easy Company non-commissioned officer
Donald McAlpine
Donald McAlpine — Australian cinematographer and visual collaborator
Donald N. Levine
Donald O'Connor
Donald Watson
Donald Watson — founder of the Vegan Society
Donatello
Donato Bramante
Dong Xian
Dong Xian — Han dynasty official and imperial favorite
Dong Zhuo
Dong Zhuo: Warlord, Regent, and the Fall of Han Authority
Donn Trenner
Donn Trenner — American jazz pianist, arranger and television bandleader
Donna Axum
Donna Axum — American pageant winner, model and philanthropist
Donnelly Rhodes
Donnie Green
Donny Hathaway
Doodhnath Singh
Doodhnath Singh: Hindi novelist, poet, critic and educator (1936–2018)
Doreen Tracey
Dorian Leigh
Dorian Leigh: early American fashion model and pioneer of modern modeling
Doris Day
Doris Day: singer, film star, and animal-welfare advocate
Doris Duke
Doris Hart
Doris Hart — American tennis champion and Grand Slam titleholder
Doris Lessing
Doris Lessing: life, work, and literary significance
Dorne Dibble
Dorothea Puente
Dorothea Puente: Sacramento boarding‑house owner convicted of multiple murders
Dorothea Tanning
Dorothea Tanning: American Surrealist Painter, Sculptor, and Writer
Dorothy Cheney
Dorothy Custer
Dorothy Eaton
Dorothy Eaton — Mayflower maidservant and disputed early settler
Dorothy Fields
Dorothy Height
Dorothy Height: Civil Rights and Women's Rights Leader
Dorothy Maclean
Dorothy Maclean: Writer, teacher and Findhorn community figure
Dorothy McGuire
Dorothy McGuire (1916–2001), American stage and film actress