Biographies of Famous People

Browse over 15,000 biographies of the most famous actors, artists, authors, historians, poets, singers, sportsmen, researchers and find out more about their life and career. The database is updated with new and interesting biographies on a regular basis. Our biography database is an excellent source of information therefore, make sure to check it when you need to prepare an essay, term paper, research paper, dissertation, thesis or any other academic project.

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Jan Hendrik Oort – View Biography

Jan Hus – View Biography

Jan Ingenhousz – View Biography

Jan Masaryk – View Biography

Jan Matzeliger – View Biography

Jan Pieterszoon Coen – View Biography

Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck – View Biography

Jan Swammerdam – View Biography

Jan Tinbergen – View Biography

Jan van Goyen – View Biography

Jan van Ruysbroeck – View Biography

Jan Vermeer – View Biography

Jane Addams – View Biography

Jane Austen – View Biography

Jane Byrne – View Biography

Jane Campion – View Biography

Jane Croly – View Biography

Jane Fonda – View Biography

Jane Goodall – View Biography

Jane Seymour – View Biography

Janet Reno – View Biography

János Kádár – View Biography

Jared Sparks – View Biography

Jaron Lanier – View Biography

Jascha Heifetz – View Biography

Jason Robards – View Biography

Jasper Johns – View Biography

Javier Pérez de Cuéllar – View Biography

Jawaharlal Nehru – View Biography

Jay Cooke – View Biography

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