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Cultural icon 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… Samuel Adams (1722–1803) was an American statesman, politician, writer, and political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Adams was instrumental in garnering the support of the colonies in rebellion against Great Britain, ultimately resulting in the American Revolution. He was also one of the key architects of the principles of American republicanism that shaped American political culture. Adams organized protests against the British, including the Boston Tea Party in 1773, and participated in the Continental Congress. He also advocated for the adoption of the Declaration of Independence at the Second Continental Congress. Following the American Revolution, Adams helped draft the Articles of Confederation. After the war ended, he ran for the House of Representatives in the 1st United States Congressional election, but was unsuccessful in his bid. He was elected Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts in 1789 and after John Hancock's death in 1793, Adams served as the acting governor, until he was elected governor in January of the following year. He served in that position until June 1797 when he decided to retire from politics. (Read more...)Template:/box-footer Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala (born June 13, 1954) is a globally renowned Nigerian economist best known for her two terms as Finance Minister of Nigeria and for her work at the World Bank, including several years as one of its Managing Directors. She briefly held the position of Foreign Minister of Nigeria in 2006. Template:/box-header {{Wikipedia:WikiProject Biography/to do}} Template:/box-footer 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 ► Biographers Template:/box-footer Alex Rodriguez Births 1781 - Mauro Giuliani, Italian composer (d. 1828) 1923 - Masutatsu Oyama, notable martial artist and founder of Kyokushin karate (d. 1994) 1938 - Gary Gygax, American role-playing game creator (d. 2008) 1957 - Bill Engvall, American comedian 1969 - Triple H, WWE wrestler 1974 - Eason Chan, Hong Kong singer 1975 - Alex Rodriguez, (pictured) baseball player 1977 - Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Irish actor 1990 - Cheyenne Kimball, American musician Deaths 1863 - William Lowndes Yancey, American Confederate leader (b. 1813) 1841 - Mikhail Lermontov, Russian author (b. 1814) 1844 - John Dalton, English physicist and chemist (b. 1776) 1946 - Gertrude Stein, American writer (b. 1874) 2003 - Bob Hope, English-born entertainer (b. 1903) Recent days: July 26 – July 25 – July 24 Template:/box-footer ... that actress Shangguan Yunzhu (pictured) was said to have had an affair with Mao Zedong, for which she was persecuted during the Cultural Revolution, leading to her suicide? ... that Munir Hussain was the first to introduce Urdu commentary to cricket? ... that Israeli golfer Laetitia Beck won her first Israeli Ladies Championship at the age of 12? ... that at the 2012 Olympics, Kayla Harrison became the first American to win a gold medal in judo? ... that an alleged first cousin of the King of Spain, Alfonso de Bourbon, was killed by a truck while dumpster diving? ... that Lawrence H. Johnston was the only man to witness the Trinity nuclear test, the bombing of Hiroshima, and the bombing of Nagasaki? ... that as education minister, Abd al-Wahhab Hawmad launched the largest foreign scholarship program in Syrian history, sending 300 students to study abroad at Western universities? "The universe is not required to be in perfect harmony with human ambition." — Carl Sagan In Cosmos, 1980 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) Anthropology Community Criminal justice Culture Death Gangs Human rights LGBT Mind and brain Music Philosophy Religion Sexuality Social and political philosophy Thinking The following Wikimedia sister projects provide more on this subject: 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