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edit   The Biography Portal Lives of the Artists A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts (education, work, relationships, and death), a biography also portrays a subject's experience of these events. Unlike a profile or curriculum vitae (résumé), a biography presents a subject's life story, highlighting various aspects of his or her life, including intimate details of experience, and may include an analysis of a subject's personality. Biographical works are usually non-fiction, but fiction can also be used to portray a person's life. One in-depth form of biographical coverage is called legacy writing. Biographical works in diverse media—from literature to film—form the genre known as biography. An authorized biography is written with the permission, cooperation, and, at times, participation of a subject or a subject's heirs. An autobiography is about a life of a subject, written by that subject or sometimes with a collaborator. More about biographies… edit   Featured biography Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (18 November 1836 – 29 May 1911) was a British dramatist, librettist and illustrator best known for his fourteen comic operas produced in collaboration with the composer Sir Arthur Sullivan. Gilbert's most popular collaborations with Sullivan, including H.M.S. Pinafore, The Pirates of Penzance, and The Mikado (one of the most frequently performed works in the history of musical theatre) and most of their other Savoy operas continue to be performed regularly today throughout the English-speaking world and beyond by opera companies, repertory companies, schools and community theatre groups. Lines from these works have permanently entered the English language, including "short, sharp shock", "What never? Well, hardly ever!", and "let the punishment fit the crime". (Read more...) edit   Selected portrait Francis Albert "Frank" Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and film actor. Sinatra found unprecedented success as a solo artist from the early to mid-1940s after being signed by Columbia Records in 1943, and was one of the founding member of the Rat Pack. Sinatra is one of the best-selling artists of all time. edit   Things you can do Write an article Expand an article about: a person an actor an animator an artist a businessperson a diplomat an educator an engineer a jurist a military person a musician a politician a scientist a sportsperson a writer a photographer Improve an article by: adding references Review an article Thomas Brattle • Imelda Marcos • Lady Gaga • Vincent van Gogh • William Sterndale Bennett • William Howard Taft • Pelé • Milos Raonic • Ralph Vary Chamberlin • Frederik David Holleman • Norodom Sihanouk Assess an article Assessment requests Unassessed articles edit   Categories Biography • People By association • By behavior • By ethnicity • By gender • By language • By nationality By occupation: Academics • Scientists Actors • Artists • Choreographers • Comedians • Dancers • Directors • Musicians • Photographers • Playwrights • Writers Astronauts • Aviators • Explorers • Mountain climbers Businesspeople • Computer designers • Innovators Heads of state • Humanitarians • Journalists • Lawyers • Politicians • Warriors Sportspeople • Association football players • Baseball players • Basketball players • Olympians By place • By political orientation • By religion By status: Award winners • Billionaires • Celebrities By time • Lists of people ► Biography no subcategories edit   On this day – May 21 Births 427 BC - Plato, (pictured) Greek philosopher (d. 347 BC) 1471 - Albrecht Dürer, German painter and graphic artist (d. 1528) 1527 - King Philip II of Spain (d. 1598) 1688 - Alexander Pope, English poet (d. 1744) 1844 - Henri Rousseau, French artist (d. 1910) 1944 - Mary Robinson, President of Ireland 1952 - Mr. T, (Birth Name Laurence Tureaud) American actor 1960 - Jeffrey Dahmer, American serial killer (d. 1994) 1972 - The Notorious B.I.G., American musician (d. 1997) Deaths 1542 - Hernando de Soto, Spanish explorer 1879 - Arturo Prat, Chilean naval officer (b. 1848) 1935 - Jane Addams, American social worker, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1860) 1991 - Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister of India (b. 1944) Recent days: May 20 – May 19 – May 18 edit   Did you know ... that U.S. Ambassador to Zimbabwe Charles A. Ray (pictured) was the first person to serve as U.S. Consul General in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam? ... that the La Follette family opposed Glenn Frank's nomination for the University of Wisconsin presidency, appointed the Regents that removed him, and held the Senate seat he later sought? ... that Steve Lazarides was the agent for graffiti artist Banksy and is credited with creating the popularity of urban art in the 2000s? ... that Alexander Purdie's Virginia Gazette was the first American newspaper to publish the complete full text of the United States Declaration of Independence? ... that in 1996, Edo Ronchi became the first Green politician to hold a cabinet post in Italy? ... that 2012 Paralympic wheelchair basketball player Alejandro Zarzuela Beltran has a twin brother who plays in the same sport and a father who represented Spain at the 2008 Paralympics in archery? ... that Late Gothic architect Benedikt Rejt rebuilt parts of Prague Castle and built the vault for St. Barbara's Church in Kutná Hora? edit   Quote of the week "It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit." — Harry S. Truman Apocryphal edit   WikiProjects List of WikiProjects and work groups that involve biography articles: Arts and entertainment Actors and Filmmakers Composers Canadian Dictionary of Biography Initiative Living persons Philosophers Saints Romance authors Military Peers and Baronets Politics and government U.S. Members of Congress U.S. presidents Royalty and nobility Science and academia Aerospace Sports and games Baseball players List of all WikiProjects See also: Biographies of living persons • Manual of Style (biographies) edit   Related portals Anthropology Community Criminal justice Culture Death Gangs Human rights LGBT Mind and brain Music Philosophy Religion Sexuality Social and political philosophy Thinking edit   Associated Wikimedia Wikipedia's Portals All Portals Overview Glossaries Indices Lists Outlines Categories Reference Culture Geography Health History Mathematics Nature People Philosophy Religion Society Technology Featured portals About portals