# Biography.guide

> Biography.guide publishes short, sourced biographies of notable people, past and present — 2,070,982 profiles built from Wikidata facts, with every page linking its sources.

Facts are never invented: a field the data does not have is not shown. Each person page carries dates, places, occupations, family, a FAQ, sources and a stable Wikidata identifier (sameAs in the page's schema.org Person data).

## Browse
- [All people A–Z](https://biography.guide/people/): every published biography
- [Occupations](https://biography.guide/occupations/): people grouped by what they did
- [Eras](https://biography.guide/eras/): people by century of birth
- [On this day](https://biography.guide/on-this-day/): births and deaths by date
- [Nationalities](https://biography.guide/nationalities/): people by country

## Largest occupations
- [Politician](https://biography.guide/occupations/politician/): 295,646 people
- [Association Football Player](https://biography.guide/occupations/association-football-player/): 219,669 people
- [Writer](https://biography.guide/occupations/writer/): 215,809 people
- [Musician](https://biography.guide/occupations/musician/): 117,987 people
- [Actor](https://biography.guide/occupations/actor/): 110,906 people
- [University Teacher](https://biography.guide/occupations/university-teacher/): 67,437 people
- [Scientist](https://biography.guide/occupations/scientist/): 60,625 people
- [Journalist](https://biography.guide/occupations/journalist/): 57,096 people
- [Singer](https://biography.guide/occupations/singer/): 53,457 people
- [Lawyer](https://biography.guide/occupations/lawyer/): 51,747 people
- [Painter](https://biography.guide/occupations/painter/): 50,122 people
- [Composer](https://biography.guide/occupations/composer/): 45,920 people

## Trust
- [About & methodology](https://biography.guide/about/)
- [Editorial policy](https://biography.guide/editorial-policy/)
- [Corrections](https://biography.guide/corrections/)
- [Licensing & attribution](https://biography.guide/licensing/)

## Citing
Cite a person page by its URL, e.g. https://biography.guide/<name>/ — every page shows APA / MLA / Chicago citations and its last-updated date.