Plutarch
Dec. at 75 (45-120)Works Written: Parallel Lives, L'esilio, Sur les délais de la justice divine dans la punition des coupables, The Fall of the Roman Republic, De fato
Birthplace: Southeast Europe, Greece, Chaeronea
Birthdate: 45
Nationality: Greece, Roman Republic
Plutarch (; Greek: Πλούταρχος, Ploútarkhos, Koine Greek: [ˈplutarkʰos]; c. AD 46 – c. 120),... more
Samuel Johnson
Dec. at 75 (1709-1784)Works Written: A Dictionary of the English Language, Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland, Irene, a tragedy
Birthplace: Lichfield, United Kingdom
Birthdate: 1709-09-18
Nationality: Kingdom of Great Britain, England
Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 [OS 7 September] – 13 December 1784), often referred to as... moreThomas Carlyle
Dec. at 86 (1795-1881)Works Written: On heroes, hero-worship, & the heroic in history, The French revolution, Past and present
Birthplace: Ecclefechan, United Kingdom
Birthdate: 1795-12-04
Biographies written: John Sterling and Frederick the GreatThomas Carlyle (4 December 1795 – 5 February 1881) was a Scottish philosopher, satirical... moreCornelius Nepos
Dec. at 76 (99 BC-23 BC)Works Written: Cornelii Nepotis Vitae excellentium imperatorum : cum versione Anglica, in qua verbum de verbo, quantum fieri potuit, redditur, Leben ausgezeichneter Feldherren
Birthplace: Ancient Rome
Birthdate: 836-06-14
Cornelius Nepos (; c. 110 BC – c. 25 BC) was a Roman biographer. He was born at Hostilia, a... moreMartin Gilbert
Age: 83Works Written: The Boys, Sir Horace Rumbold; portrait of a diplomat, The Atlas of Jewish History, Auschwitz and the Allies, The Routledge Atlas of Russian History
Birthplace: England, London
Birthdate: 1936-10-25
Nationality: United Kingdom, England
Biographies written: Winston ChurchillSir Martin John Gilbert (25 October 1936 – 3 February 2015) was a British historian and... moreNorman Mailer
Dec. at 84 (1923-2007)Works Written: The Naked and the Dead, The Executioner's Song, Ancient Evenings, Of a Fire on the Moon, Barbary Shore
Birthplace: Long Branch, New Jersey, USA
Birthdate: 1923-01-31
Nationality: United States of America
Biographies written: Marilyn Monroe, Lee Harvey Oswald, Gary GilmoreNorman Kingsley Mailer (January 31, 1923 – November 10, 2007) was an American novelist,... moreElizabeth Gaskell
Dec. at 55 (1810-1865)Works Written: Cranford, North and South, Mary Barton, A House to Let, Ruth
Birthplace: Chelsea, London, United Kingdom
Birthdate: 1810-09-29
Nationality: England
Biographies written: Charlotte BrontëElizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell (née Stevenson; 29 September 1810 – 12 November 1865), often... moreThomas Moore
Dec. at 73 (1779-1852)Works Written: Lalla-Rookh, Poetical works, The poetical works of Thomas Moore, The Epicurean, The life and death of Lord Edward Fitzgerald
Birthplace: Dublin, Republic of Ireland
Birthdate: 1779-05-28
Nationality: Republic of Ireland
Biographies written: Lord Byron, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, and Lord Edward FitzgeraldThomas Moore (28 May 1779 – 25 February 1852) was an Irish poet, singer, songwriter, and... moreLeslie Stephen
Dec. at 72 (1832-1904)Works Written: The English Utilitarians, Sir Leslie Stephen's Mausoleum book, Sketches from Cambridge, The life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, bart.
Birthplace: London, United Kingdom
Birthdate: 1832-11-28
Nationality: England
Biographies written: Alexander Pope, Samuel Johnson, Jonathan Swift George Eliot and Thomas HobbesSir Leslie Stephen (28 November 1832 – 22 February 1904) was an English author, critic,... moreCarl Sandburg
Dec. at 89 (1878-1967)Works Written: Rootabaga Stories, Complete poems, The letters of Carl Sandburg, Abraham Lincoln: The Prairie Years and the War Years, Henry Horner
Birthplace: Galesburg, Illinois, United States of America
Birthdate: 1878-01-06
Nationality: United States of America
Biographies written: Abraham LincolnCarl August Sandburg (January 6, 1878 – July 22, 1967) was an American poet, biographer,... moreKathleen Jones
Age: 97Works Written: Women saints, A passionate sisterhood, Learning Not to Be First, Social welfare in Malaya, The making of social policy in Britain
Birthdate: 1922
Biographies written: Katherine MansfieldKathleen Jones (7 April 1922 – 13 October 2010 ) was a professor of social policy and Head of... moreDavid McCullough
Age: 86Works Written: Truman, The Great Bridge, John Adams, 1776, Brave Companions: Portraits in History
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Birthdate: 1933-07-07
Nationality: United States of America
Biographies written: Harry Truman, John Adams, and Theodore RooseveltDavid Gaub McCullough (; born July 7, 1933) is an American author, narrator, popular... moreJenny Uglow
Age: 72Works Written: Elizabeth Gaskell, Hogarth, The Northeastern Dictionary Of Women's Biography, The Lunar Men: Five Friends Whose Curiosity Changed the World, Ghost Anthology
Birthdate: 1947-01-01
Nationality: United Kingdom
Biographies written: William Hogarth, Elizabeth Gaskell, and Thomas BewickJennifer Sheila Uglow OBE (née Crowther, born 1947) is a British biographer, historian, critic... moreJames Boswell
Dec. at 55 (1740-1795)Works Written: The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., London Journal, The conversations of Dr. Johnson, The journals of James Boswell
Birthplace: Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Birthdate: 1740-10-29
Nationality: Kingdom of Great Britain
Biographies written: Samuel JohnsonJames Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (; 29 October 1740 – 19 May 1795), was a Scottish... moreMerle Miller
Dec. at 67 (1919-1986)Works Written: Plain Speaking, That Winter, On being different, A gay and melancholy sound, The judges and the judged
Birthplace: Montour, Iowa
Birthdate: 1919
Nationality: United States of America
Biographies written: Harry S. Truman and Lyndon B. JohnsonMerle Dale Miller (May 17, 1919 – June 10, 1986) was an American writer, novelist, and author... moreKitty Kelley
Age: 77Works Written: The Royals, Jackie Oh!, His Way, Nancy Reagan, Last Star/Audio Cassettes
Birthplace: Spokane, Washington
Birthdate: 1942-04-04
Nationality: United States of America
Biographies written: Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinatra, and Nancy ReaganCatherine "Kitty" Kelley (born April 4, 1942) is an American journalist and author of several... moreJean Edward Smith
Age: 87Works Written: John Marshall: Definer of a Nation, George Bush's war, Grant, The defense of Berlin, Germany beyond the wall
Birthplace: Washington, D.C.
Birthdate: 1931-10-13
Nationality: United States of America
Biographies written: Ulysses S. Grant, John Marshall, and Lucius D. ClayJean Edward Smith (born October 13, 1932) is a biographer and the John Marshall Professor of... more- Biographies written: Alice Cooper, The StoogesJeffrey Morgan may refer to: Jeffrey Morgan (writer), Canadian writer Jeffrey Morgan... more
Lytton Strachey
Dec. at 52 (1880-1932)Works Written: Elizabeth and Essex, Eminent Victorians, Queen Victoria, The Letters of Lytton Strachey, Books and Characters
Birthplace: Europe, Eurasia, United Kingdom, London, England
Birthdate: 1880
Nationality: England
Giles Lytton Strachey (; 1 March 1880 – 21 January 1932) was an English writer and critic. A... more- Biographies written: Anthony Burgess
Romain Rolland
Dec. at 78 (1866-1944)Works Written: La Vida de Ramakrishna, Le périple, Pierre et Luce, Clérambault, Péguy
Birthplace: Clamecy, Nièvre, Nevers, France
Birthdate: 1866-01-29
Nationality: France
Biographies written: Gandhi, Michelangelo, Beethoven, and Leo TolstoyRomain Rolland (French: [ʁɔlɑ̃]; 29 January 1866 – 30 December 1944) was a French dramatist,... moreNick Tosches
Age: 70Works Written: In the Hand of Dante, King of the Jews, Where Dead Voices Gather, The Devil and Sonny Liston, Country
Birthplace: Area code 862, Area code 973, Area codes 862 and 973, Essex County, Contiguous United States
Birthdate: 1949
Nationality: United States of America
Biographies written: Jerry Lee Lewis, Dean Martin, and Sonny ListonNick Tosches (; born October 23, 1949) is an American journalist, novelist, biographer, and... moreThomas DiLorenzo
Age: 65Works Written: From Pathology to Politics: Public Health in America, The Real Lincoln, Lincoln Unmasked, How Capitalism Saved America
Birthdate: 1954-08-08
Nationality: Italy, United States of America
Biographies written: Abraham LincolnThomas James DiLorenzo (; born August 8, 1954) is an American economics professor at Loyola... moreA. N. Wilson
Age: 69Works Written: Dream Children, Stray, Dante in Love, Scandal, Who was Oswald Fish?
Birthplace: England
Birthdate: 1950-10-27
Nationality: United Kingdom
Biographies written: Hilaire Belloc, John Milton, Leo Tolstoy, C. S. Lewis, Jesus Iris Murdoch, Sir Walter Scott, and John BetjemanAndrew Norman Wilson (born 27 October 1950) is an English writer and newspaper columnist known... moreVirginia Spencer Carr
Dec. at 83 (1929-2012)Works Written: Understanding Carson Mccullers, Paul Bowles, The lonely hunter, Dos Passos
Birthplace: West Palm Beach, Florida
Birthdate: 1929-07-21
Biographies written: Paul Bowles, Carson McCullers, and John Dos PassosVirginia Spencer Carr (July 21, 1929 – April 10, 2012) was a biographer of Carson McCullers,... more
A list of famous biographers who have documented the lives of some of the most important people of all time. All types of biographers have been listed including presidential biographers, historic biographers, and those who write non-fiction about Hollywood celebrities. With the introduction of the Nook, Kindle, and iPad with iBooks, reading is hot again. The famous biographers on this list have written accounts of people's lives that are often even better than fiction. This list is intended to help long-time readers, as well as newcomers alike with discovering (and rediscovering) some of the best biographers of all time.
