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A small, non-comprehensive list of beloved and/or critically regarded Biographies of well-known people. Excludes memoirs and autobiographies.
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Einstein (Walter Isaacson)
Einstein
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Walter Isaacson
Marie Antoinette: The Journey (Antonia Fraser)
Marie Antoinette: The Journey
42
Antonia Fraser
Truman (David McCullough)
Truman
43
David McCullough
The Devil in the White City (Erik Larson)
The Devil in the White City
44
Erik Larson
No Ordinary Time (Doris Kearns Goodwin)
No Ordinary Time
45
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Grant (Ron Chernow)
Grant
46
Ron Chernow
Nicholas and Alexandra (Robert K. Massie)
Nicholas and Alexandra
47
Robert K. Massie
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
48
Alice: Alice Roosevelt Longworth From White House Princess to Washington Power Broker (Stacy A. Cordery)
Alice: Alice Roosevelt Longworth From White House Princess to Washington Power Broker
49
Stacy A. Cordery
An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963 (Robert Dallek)
An Unfinished Life: John F. Kennedy, 1917-1963
50
Robert Dallek
The King's Speech (Conradi Peter, Logue Mark)
The King's Speech
51
Conradi Peter, Logue Mark
Love and Louis XIV (Antonia Fraser)
Love and Louis XIV
52
Antonia Fraser
Zelda (Nancy Milford)
Zelda
53
Nancy Milford
Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention (Manning Marable)
Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention
54
Manning Marable
Catherine De Medici: Renaissance Queen of France (Leonie Frieda)
Catherine De Medici: Renaissance Queen of France
55
Leonie Frieda
Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess (Alison Weir)
Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess
56
Alison Weir
Wellington:The Iron Duke (Richard Holmes)
Wellington:The Iron Duke
57
Richard Holmes
Robert Kennedy and His Times (Arthur Schlesinger)
Robert Kennedy and His Times
58
Arthur Schlesinger
John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, a Private Life (Paul C. Nagel)
John Quincy Adams: A Public Life, a Private Life
59
Paul C. Nagel
Elizabeth of York (Alison Weir)
Elizabeth of York
60
Alison Weir
Marmee & Louisa (Eve Laplante)
Marmee & Louisa
61
Eve Laplante
Abigail Adams: A Life (Woody Holton)
Abigail Adams: A Life
62
Woody Holton
Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle (Fiona Carnarvon)
Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey: The Lost Legacy of Highclere Castle
63
Fiona Carnarvon
Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution (Caroline Weber)
Queen of Fashion: What Marie Antoinette Wore to the Revolution
64
Caroline Weber
The Notorious RBG (Irin Karmon)
The Notorious RBG
65
Irin Karmon
The Black Rose (Tananarive Due)
The Black Rose
66
Tananarive Due
The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt (T.J. Stiles)
The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt
67
T.J. Stiles
Henry Clay: The Essential American (David Stephen Heidler)
Henry Clay: The Essential American
68
David Stephen Heidler
Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot (J. Randytaraborrelli)
Jackie, Ethel, Joan: Women of Camelot
69
J. Randytaraborrelli
Southern Daughter: The Life of Margaret Mitchell (Darden Asbury Pyron)
Southern Daughter: The Life of Margaret Mitchell
70
Darden Asbury Pyron
J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and Secrets (Curt Gentry)
J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and Secrets
71
Curt Gentry
Hoover: An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times (Kenneth Whyte)
Hoover: An Extraordinary Life in Extraordinary Times
72
Kenneth Whyte
Romantic Outlaws (Charlotte Gordon)
Romantic Outlaws
73
Charlotte Gordon
Mary Tudor: England's First Queen (Anna Whitelock)
Mary Tudor: England's First Queen
74
Anna Whitelock
Queen of the Conqueror: The Life of Matilda, Wife of William I (Tracy Borman)
Queen of the Conqueror: The Life of Matilda, Wife of William I
75
Tracy Borman
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