Legends biographies

A biography is a description or account of someone's life and the times, which is usually published in the form of a book or an essay, or in some other form, such as a film. An autobiography is a biography of a person's life written or told by that same person. A biography is more than a list of impersonal facts (education, work, relationships, and death), it also portrays the subject's experience of those events. Biography presents the subject's story, highlighting various aspects of his or her life, including intimate details of experiences, and may include an analysis of the subject's personality.

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Galileo Galilei
Galileo's empirical work was a significant break from the abstract Aristotelian approach of his time...
Scientist > Italy
Born in: Pisa > Italy
 

Steve Wynn
He Didn't Invent Las Vegas. He Just Makes It Work
Businessman > USA
Born in: Connecticut > USA
 

Joey Cheek
The Speedskater With a Heart of Gold
Sports Person > Speed Skater
Born in: Greensboro, North Carolina > USA
 

Jaspal Rana
Bull's Eye! Three gold medals in Asian Games 2006 Pistol Events at Doha - Best Sportsperson' of the Asian Games
Sports Person > Shooter
Born in: Uttarakhand > India
 

Joseph De Torre
Born in Madrid and educated in Spain and Italy, Joseph M de Torre was ordained in 1955. He was with Opus Dei. He spent his first 13 years as a priest in Ireland and England, pursuing pastoral and educational work...
Philosopher > Spain
Born in: Madrid > Spain
 

Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
In his seminal work, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, Csikszentmihalyi outlines his theory that people are most happy when they are in a state of flow...
Educationist > USA
Born in: Croatia > Italy
 

Renzo Piano
Recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, AIA Gold Medal, Kyoto Prize and the Sonning Prize...
Architect > Designer
Born in: Genoa > Italy
 

Loretta Napoleoni
Loretta Napoleoni is an Italian economist, author, journalist and political analyst, well known for having calculated the size of the terror economy...
Journalist > Italy
Born in: Rome > Italy
 

Florence Nightingale
English nursing pioneer (1820 - 1910)
Celebrity > Nurse
Born in: Florence, Tuscany > Italy
 

Luciano Pavarotti
Is one of the principal singers with the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, and other leading companies...
Musician > Singer
Born in: Modena > Italy