Biography

Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.

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Arthur Murray

American entrepreneur Arthur Murray (1895–1991) became a household name with the chain of dance schools he founded early in the twentieth century. Once a shy, une...

Elon Musk

1971 • South Africa Entrepreneur, philanthropist Elon Musk was a multi-millionaire by the time he reached the age of thirty-one thanks to his creation of the company th...

Benito Mussolini

Born: July 29, 1883 Predappio, Italy Died: April 28, 1945 Como, Italy Italian dictator Benito Mussolini was head of t...

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Carl Mydans

Born May 20, 1907, in Boston, MA; died of heart failure, August 16, 2004, in Larchmont, NY. Photographer. Carl Mydans spent 40 years with Life magazine, and deliver...

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Walter Dean Myers

August 12, 1937 • Martinsburg, West Virginia Author Walter Dean Myers is a pioneer of young adult fiction. His novels about urban teens...

Gabriel GarcÍa MÁrquez

Born: March 6, 1928 Aracataca, Colombia Colombian novelist, short-story writer, and journalist Gabriel García Márquez is a Colombian novelist, short-st...

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Gabriel García Márquez

Author and journalist Born Gabriel José García Márquez, March 6, 1928, in Aracataca, Colombia; son of Gabriel Eligio Garcia (a telegraph operator) and Luisa Santiaga Márquez...

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Georges Méliès

French filmmaker Georges Méliès (1861–1938) was in the words of Jim Gilchrist of the Scotsman , "one of the great pioneers of the cinema." The sp...

Vladimir Nabokov

Born: April 23, 1899 St. Petersburg, Russia Died: July 2, 1977 Montreaux, Switzerland Russian-born American writer and poet ...

Ralph Nader

Born: February 27, 1934 Winsted, Connecticut American activist, social crusader, and lawyer American social crusader and lawyer Ralph Nader became a sy...

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Ray Nagin

Mayor of New Orleans Born Clarence Ray Nagin Jr., June 11, 1956, in New Orleans, LA; married Seletha Smith, 1982; children: Jeremy, Jarin (son), Tianna. Education:...

Donna Jo Napoli

February 28, 1948 • Miami, Florida Author Donna Jo Napoli moonlights from her job as a professor of linguistics at a Pennsylvania colle...

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Yoshitomo Nara

Artist Born December 5, 1959, in Hirosaki, Aomori Prefecture, Japan. Education: Studied at Musashino Art University, 1979-81; Aichi Prefectural Unive...

Ogden Nash

Born: August 19, 1902 Rye, New York Died: May 19, 1971 Baltimore, Maryland American poet and writer Ogden Nash was on...

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Andrew S. Natsios

Administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development Born September 22, 1949, in Philadelphia, PA; son of Basil and Eta Natsios; married Elizabeth; children: Emily, Ale...

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Nursultan Nazarbayev

President of Kazakhstan Born Nursultan Abishevich Nazarbayev, in July, 1940, in Kazakhstan; married Sara Alpysovna; children: Dariga, Dinara, Aliya. Education: ...

Jesus of Nazareth

Born: 4 B.C.E. Bethlehem, Judea Died: c. 29 C.E. Jerusalem, Judea Judean religious leader ...

Nefertiti

Born: c. 1390 B.C.E. Thebes, Egypt Died: c. 1360 B.C.E. Egypt Egyptian queen ...

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Gaylord A. Nelson

Born Gaylord Anton Nelson, June 4, 1916, in Clear Lake, WI; died of cardiovascular failure, July 3, 2005, in Kensington, MD. Politician and environmentalist. Using his position first as a ...

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Byron Nelson

Born John Byron Nelson, February 4, 1912, in Waxahachie, TX; died of natural causes, September 26, 2006, in Roanoke, TX. Professional golfer. Byron Nelson won 52 professional golf tourname...