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Adams, AbigailWoody Holton, University of Richmond, Author of Abigail Adams2011
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Adams, AnselMary Street Alinder, Author of Ansel Adams: A Biography2018
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Adams, John and John QunicyNancy Isenberg and Andrew Burstein, Authors of The Problem of Democray 2020
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Albright, MadeleineJason Davidson, UMW Professor of Political Science and International Affairs2021
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Alcott, Louisa MayHarriet Reisen, Author of Louisa May Alcott2012
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Alexander the GreatBruce O'Brien, UMW Department of History2005
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Alexander the Great and the AmazonsAdrienne Mayor, Stanford University, Author of The Amazons2015
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Alger, Horatio
Jack Bales, UMW Reference and Humanities Librarian Emeritus, Co-author of Horatio Alger, Jr. and The Lost Life of Horatio Alger, Jr.
2021
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Ali, MuhammadWilliam Nack, Retired writer, Sports Illustrated2006
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American DuelistsJoanne Freeman, Author of Field of Blood2020
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America's PiratesEric Jay Dolin, Author of Black Flags, Blue Waters2022
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Anderson, Marian Raymond Arsenault, University of South Florida, Author of The Sound of Freedom2013
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Anthony, Susan B. and E. C. StantonGregory Stanton, UMW Department of History2004
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Antoinette, MarieCaroline Weber, Barnard College, Columbia Universtiy, Author of Queen of Fashion2010
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Armstrong, LouisGary Giddins, Author of Satchmo: The Genius of Louis Armstrong2011
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Arnold, BendictJoyce Lee Malcolm, Author of The Tragedy of Benedict Arnold2019
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Ashe, Arthur Arnold Rampersad, Stanford University, Co-author of Days of Grace: A Memoir2013
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AtaturkNabil Al-Tikriti, UMW Department of History2012
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Audubon, John JamesAndrew Dolby, UMW Department of Biological Sciences2009
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AugustusKarl Galinsky, University of Texas, Austin, Author of Augustus: Introduction to the Life of an Emperor2014
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Austen, Jane Claudia Johnson, Princeton University, Author of Jane Austen's Cults and Cultures2015
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Aviation IconsWinston Groom, Author of The Aviators: Eddie Rickenbacker, Jimmy Doolittle, Charles Lindbergh, and the Epic Age of Flight2016
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Ball, LucilleKathleen Brady, Author of The Life of Lucille Ball2019
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Barbara WaltersSusan Page, Author of The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters2025
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Barnum, P.T. Neil Harris, Author of Humbug: The Art of P.T. Barnum2012
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Barton, ClaraElizabeth Brown Pryor, Author of Clara Barton: Professional Angel2009
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Beecher, Henry Ward Debby Applegate, Author of The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher2014
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Beethoven, Ludwig vonKevin Bartram, UMW Department of Music2004
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Bell, Alexander GrahamCharlotte Gray, Author of Reluctant Genius: Alexander Graham Bell and the Passion for Invention2016
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Billie Jean KingJohnette Howard, Author All In: An Autobiography2024
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Bismarck, Otto vonPorter Blakemore, UMW Department of History2004
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BlackbeardCarter Hudgins, UMW Department of History2010
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Bolivar, Simon Marie Arana, Author of Bolivar: American Liberator2014
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Bond, JamesJeremy Black, Professor of History, University of Exeter, Author of The Politics of James Bond2011
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Boone, DanielRobert Morgan, Cornell University, Author of Boone: A Biography2009
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Booth, John Wilkes David O. Stewart, Author of The Lincoln Deception2014
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Brady, Mathew Robert Wilson, Author of Mathew Brady: Portraits of a Nation2015
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Brown, JohnPaul Finkelman, Albany Law School, Author of Slavery and the Founders2009
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Buchwald, ArtMichael Hill, Author of forthcoming Random House biography of Buchwald2021
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Buffett, WarrenAlice Schroeder, Author of The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life2018
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Burr, AaronDavid O. Stewart, Author of American Emperor2012
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Caesar, Julius Philip Freeman, Luther College, Author of Julius Caesar2013
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Capone, Al Jonathan Eig, Author of Get Capone: The Secret Plot that Captured America's Most Wanted Gangster2015
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Captain James Cook
Hampton Sides, Author of The Wide Wide Sea: Imperial Ambition First Contact and the Fateful Final Voyage of Captain James Cook
2025
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Carnegie, DaleSteven Watts, Author of Self-Help Messiah: Dale Carnegie and Success in Modern America2018
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Carnegie, DaleSteven Watts, Author of Self-Help Messiah: Dale Carnegie and Success in Modern America2019
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Carson, JohnnyStephen Farnsworth, UMW Professor of Political Science and International Affairs2021
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Carson, RachelMark Hamilton Lytle, Bard College, Author of The Gentle Subversive2010
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Carter, JimmyJonathan Alter, Author of His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, A Life2022
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Cash, JohnnyMark Stielper, Cash confidant2016
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Castro, FidelRobert Barr, UMW Department of Political Science2007
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Catherine the GreatSean Pollack, Wright State University2009
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Chanel, CocoRhonda Garelick, Author of Mademoiselle: Coco Chanel and the Pulse of History2018
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Chaplin, CharlieStephen Fransworth, UMW Professor of Political Science2022
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CharlemagneJeanAnn Dabb, UMW Department of Art2004
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Child, JuliaLaura Shapiro, Author of Julia Child: A Life2010
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Christie, AgathaJeremy Black, Professor of History, University of Exeter2017
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Churchill, Winston Jeremy Black, University of Exeter, Author of A History of British Isles2013
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Civil War Female SpiesKaren Abbott, Author of Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War2016
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CleopatraBruce O'Brien, UMW Department of History2004
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CleopatraDuane W. Roller, Ohio State University, Author of Cleopatra: A Biography2013
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Clinton, Bill and HillarySally Bedell Smith, Author of For Loves of Politics: Bill and Hillary Clinton2008
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Cobb, TyCharles Leerhsen, Author of Ty Cobb: A Terrible Beauty2017
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Columbus, ChristopherLaurence Bergreen, Author of Columbus: The Four Voyages2012
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ConfuciusAnnping Chin, Yale University, Author of The Authentic Confucius: A Life of Thought and Politics2015
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Cooper, Anna Julia and W.E.B. Du BoisKristin Marsh, UMW Associate Professor of Sociology2021
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Crazy Horse and Sitting BullMark Lee Gardner, Author of The Earth is All That Lasts: Crazy Horse, Sitting Bull, and the Last Stand of the Great Sioux Nation2025
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Cromwell, OliverJeremy Black, University of Exeter, Author of Oliver Cromwell: God's Warrior and the English Revolution2016
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Cronkite, Walter Douglas Brinkley, Rice University, Author of Walter Cronkite2013
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Curie, Marie Lauren Redniss, Author of Radioactive: Marie & Pierre Curie2012
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Custer and Sitting BullNathaniel Philbrick, Author of The Last Stand: Custer, Sitting Bull, and the Battle of the Little Bighorn2011
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Custer, GeorgeT.J. Stiles, Author of Custer's Trials2017
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Da Vinci, LeonardoBulent Atalay, UMW Department of Physics2004
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Da Vinci, LeonardoBulent Atalay, UMW Department of Physics, Author of Leonardo's Universe2009
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Da Vinci, Shakespeare, Newton, Beethoven, and Einstein
Bulent Atalay, Author of Beyond Genius: A Journey Through the Characteristics and Legacies of Transformative Minds2025
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DanteGiuseppe Mazzotta, Sterling Professor of Italian, Yale University2006
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Darrow, ClarenceJohn Farrell, Author of Clarence Darrow, Attorney for the Damned2012
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Darwin, CharlesDavid Jarnell, UMW Department of Biology2004
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Darwin, CharlesJanet Browne, Harvard University, Author of Charles Darwin: Voyaging, Vol. 1 and Charles Darwin: The Power of Place, Vol. II2016
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Darwin, Charles Janet Browne, Harvard University, Author of Charles Darwin: Voyaging (Vol. I) and Charles Darwin: The Power of Place (Vol. II)2015
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Davis, JeffersonWilliam Davis, Virginia Tech, Author of Jefferson Davis: The Man and His Hour2006
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Davis, JeffersonJames M. McPherson, Princeton University, Author of Embattled Rebel: Jefferson Davis as Commander in Chief2016
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Davis, Winnie Heath Lee, Author of Winnie Davis: Daughter of the Lost Cause2015
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D-Day GirlsSarah Rose, Author of D-Day Girls2020
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DeGaulle, CharlesJason Davidson, UMW Department of Political Science2007
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Dickinson, EmilyClaudia Emerson, Winner of 2006 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, UMW Department of English, Linguistics and Speech2007
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Disney, WaltSteven Watts, University of Missouri, Author of The Magic Kingdom: Walt Disney and the American Way of Life2007
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Douglass, FrederickJeffrey McClurken, UMW Department of History2004
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Douglass, FrederickJeffrey McClurken, UMW Department of History2009
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Douglass, FrederickDavid Blight, Author of Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom2020
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Dr. SeussPhilip Nel, Kansas State University, Author of Dr. Seuss: American Icon2008
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Dr. SeussBrian Jay Jones, Author of Becoming Dr. Seuss2020
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DuBois, W.E.B.Dolen Perkins-Valdez, UMW Department of English, Linguistics and Speech2005
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Dylan, Bob Sean Wilentz, Princeton University, Author of Bob Dylan in America2014
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Earhart, AmeliaSusan Butler, Author of East to the Dawn: The Life of Amelia Earhart2011
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Edgar Allan PoeMark Dawidziak, Author of A Mystery of Mysteries: The Death and Life of Edgar Allan Poe2024
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Edison, ThomasPaul Israel, Rutgers Universtiy, Author of Edison: A Life of Invention2010
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Edith (Mrs. Woodrow) WilsonRebecca Roberts, Author of Untold Power: The Fascinating Rise and Complex Legacy of First Lady Edith Wilson2024
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Einstein, AlbertAlan Lightman, Massachusetts Institue of Technology, Author of Einstein's Dreams2006
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Eisenhower and MarshallMark Perry, Author of Partners in Command2008