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Biographies of Historical Figures and Celebrities

A list of biographies written on people from all walks of life, some spanning centuries. Most will be familiar with the names on this list.
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Alexander the Great (Paul Cartledge)
Alexander the Great
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Paul Cartledge
Alexander Hamilton (Ron Chernow)
Alexander Hamilton
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Ron Chernow
American Lion
American Lion
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An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 (Robert Dallek)
An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963
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Robert Dallek
And There Was Light (Jon Meacham)
And There Was Light
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Jon Meacham
Andrew Carnegie (David Nasaw)
Andrew Carnegie
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David Nasaw
Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder (ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER AND DOUGLAS KENT HALL)
Arnold: The Education of a Bodybuilder
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ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER AND DOUGLAS KENT HALL
Arthur Ashe: A Life (Raymond Arsenault)
Arthur Ashe: A Life
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Raymond Arsenault
The Babe Ruth Story (Bob Considine)
The Babe Ruth Story
9
Bob Considine
Band of Brothers (Stephen Ambrose)
Band of Brothers
10
Stephen Ambrose
Beetle: The Life of General Walter Bedell Smith (D.K.R. Crosswell)
Beetle: The Life of General Walter Bedell Smith
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D.K.R. Crosswell
Bell: Alexander Graham Bell and the Conquest of Solitude (Robert V. Bruce)
Bell: Alexander Graham Bell and the Conquest of Solitude
12
Robert V. Bruce
Billy Graham: Candid Conversations With a Public Man (David Frost)
Billy Graham: Candid Conversations With a Public Man
13
David Frost
Billy the Kid: The Endless Ride (Michael Wallis)
Billy the Kid: The Endless Ride
14
Michael Wallis
Black Jack: The Life and Times of John J. Pershing (Frank E. Vandiver)
Black Jack: The Life and Times of John J. Pershing
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Frank E. Vandiver
Bobby Kennedy (Tye)
Bobby Kennedy
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Tye
Bonhoeffer (Eric Metaxas)
Bonhoeffer
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Eric Metaxas
Buffalo Bill Cody (Robert a Carter)
Buffalo Bill Cody
18
Robert a Carter
The Bully Pulpit (Doris Kearns Goodwin)
The Bully Pulpit
19
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Bush (Smith)
Bush
20
Smith
C.S. Lewis: A Life (Alister McGrath)
C.S. Lewis: A Life
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Alister McGrath
Cary Grant: A Biography (Marc Eliot)
Cary Grant: A Biography
22
Marc Eliot
Charles Dickens: A Life (Claire Tomalin)
Charles Dickens: A Life
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Claire Tomalin
Churchill (Roy Jenkins)
Churchill
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Roy Jenkins
Citizen Newt (Craig Shirley)
Citizen Newt
25
Craig Shirley
Clint Eastwood (Richard Schickel)
Clint Eastwood
26
Richard Schickel
Confidence Man (Maggie Haberman)
Confidence Man
27
Maggie Haberman
Coolidge (Amity Shlaes)
Coolidge
28
Amity Shlaes
Crazy Horse and Custer (Stephen Ambrose)
Crazy Horse and Custer
29
Stephen Ambrose
Cronkite (Douglas G. Brinkley)
Cronkite
30
Douglas G. Brinkley
Daniel Boone: The Life and Legend of an American Pioneer (John MacK Faragher)
Daniel Boone: The Life and Legend of an American Pioneer
31
John MacK Faragher
Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy (Larry Tye)
Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy
32
Larry Tye
Destiny and Power: The American Odys­Sey of George Herbert Walker Bush (Jon Meacham)
Destiny and Power: The American Odys­Sey of George Herbert Walker Bush
33
Jon Meacham
Diana (Bradford)
Diana
34
Bradford
Dillinger (Aka Thunder at Noon) (Jack Higgins)
Dillinger (Aka Thunder at Noon)
35
Jack Higgins
Edison (Edmund Morris)
Edison
36
Edmund Morris
Einstein (Walter Isaacson)
Einstein
37
Walter Isaacson
Eisenhower: In War and Peace (Jean Edward Smith)
Eisenhower: In War and Peace
38
Jean Edward Smith
Elvis Presley (Pamela Clarke Keogh)
Elvis Presley
39
Pamela Clarke Keogh
The Fall of Boris Johnson (Sebastian Payne)
The Fall of Boris Johnson
40
Sebastian Payne
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