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Biographies are in sub-topics according to the larger topics
- Art, architecture, and archaeology (bios)
- Biology (bios)
- Business, economics, and finance
- Chemistry and mineralogy
- Computing
- Culture and society
- Education
- Engineering and technology
- Food and drink
- Geography and places
- Geology and geophysics
- Health and medicine
- Heraldry, honors, and vexillology
- History (bios)
- Language and linguistics
- Law (bios)
- Literature and theatre (bios)
- Mathematics
- Media (bios)
- Meteorology
- Music (bios)
- Philosophy and psychology
- Physics and astronomy (bios)
- Politics and government (bios)
- Religion, mysticism and mythology (bios)
- Royalty and nobility (bios)
- Sport and recreation (bios)
- Transport (bios)
- Video gaming
- Warfare (bios)
Art, architecture, and archaeology
- After the Deluge (painting)
- Annunciation (Memling)
- Beaune Altarpiece
- Benty Grange helmet
- Bramshill House
- Cadaver Tomb of René of Chalon
- Chartwell
- Coldrum Long Barrow
- The Combat: Woman Pleading for the Vanquished
- Denbies
- Dresden Triptych
- Emesa helmet
- Geology Hall
- Georgetown Car Barn
- Gothic boxwood miniature
- Hours of Mary of Burgundy
- Ludwigsburg Palace
- Mosaics of Delos
- Musidora: The Bather 'At the Doubtful Breeze Alarmed'
- Oviri
- Palmyra
- Pitfour estate
- Porlock Stone Circle
- Portrait Diptych of Dürer's Parents
- The Princesse de Broglie
- Pyramid of Neferirkare
- Pyramid of Unas
- Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral
- Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata (van Eyck)
- Sandringham House
- September Morn
- The Sirens and Ulysses
- Sissinghurst Castle Garden
- Sloan–Parker House
- The Triumph of Cleopatra
- Valley View (Romney, West Virginia)
- Virgin and Child with Canon van der Paele
- The World Before the Flood
Art, architecture, and archaeology biographies
Biology
Fungi
- Coprinellus micaceus
- Cortinarius violaceus
- Hydnum repandum
- Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca
- Lactarius torminosus
- Omphalotus nidiformis
- Suillus bovinus
- Suillus luteus
- Tricholoma pardinum
- Turbinellus floccosus
Plants
- Alloxylon pinnatum
- Banksia blechnifolia
- Banksia caleyi
- Banksia lemanniana
- Banksia marginata
- Banksia petiolaris
- Banksia sceptrum
- Banksia serrata
- Banksia sessilis
- Banksia speciosa
- Ficus macrophylla
- Grevillea juniperina
- Isopogon anemonifolius
- Isopogon anethifolius
- Persoonia linearis
Animals
Mammals
- Ambondro mahabo
- Archaeoindris
- Bat
- Catopsbaatar
- Cryptoprocta spelea
- Dermotherium
- European hare
- Giant mouse lemur
- Hartebeest
- Livyatan
- Malagasy mountain mouse
- Mindomys
- Noronhomys
- Northern voalavo
- Oryzomys antillarum
- Oryzomys couesi
- Oryzomys dimidiatus
- Oryzomys gorgasi
- Paraceratherium
- Pennatomys
- Plesiorycteropus
- Poitevin horse
- Salanoia durrelli
- Springbok
- Taxonomy of lemurs
- Transandinomys
- Transandinomys talamancae
Birds
- Australasian gannet
- Bee-eater
- Black currawong
- Black honeyeater
- Black-necked grebe
- Black-shouldered kite
- Black stork
- Black-throated loon
- Brazza's martin
- Common tern
- Delichon
- Eurasian blackcap
- Eurasian crag martin
- Eurasian rock pipit
- European nightjar
- European storm petrel
- Forest raven
- Golden swallow
- Great spotted woodpecker
- Green rosella
- Grey currawong
- Grey-necked wood rail
- Guadeloupe amazon
- Hooded pitohui
- Hoopoe starling
- Inaccessible Island rail
- Killdeer
- Lord Howe swamphen
- Mascarene grey parakeet
- Mistle thrush
- Northern gannet
- Northern rosella
- Pacific swift
- Pale crag martin
- Perijá tapaculo
- Pied butcherbird
- Pigeon guillemot
- Pitta
- Rainbow pitta
- Red-billed quelea
- Red-capped parrot
- Red-headed myzomela
- Red-tailed tropicbird
- Red-throated loon
- Red warbler
- Red wattlebird
- Réunion ibis
- Rock martin
- Rodrigues parrot
- Rodrigues rail
- Rodrigues solitaire
- Rodrigues starling
- Russet sparrow
- Saxaul sparrow
- Scarlet myzomela
- Siberian accentor
- Southern boobook
- Tahiti rail
- Water pipit
- White-eyed river martin
- Wood stork
- Yellow-faced honeyeater
- Yellow-tailed black cockatoo
- Zino's petrel
Dinosaurs
- Achelousaurus
- Cetiosauriscus
- Gallimimus
- Irritator
- Opisthocoelicaudia
- Paranthodon
- Thalassodromeus
- Xixiasaurus
Reptiles and amphibians
Fish
Invertebrates
Biology biographies
Business, economics, and finance
Business, economics, and finance biographies
Companies
Numismatics
- Alabama Centennial half dollar
- History of the British farthing
- History of the British penny (1901–1970)
- California Pacific International Exposition half dollar
- Cleveland Centennial half dollar
- Connecticut Tercentenary half dollar
- Florin (British coin)
- Fort Vancouver Centennial half dollar
- Hudson Sesquicentennial half dollar
- Lewis and Clark Exposition dollar
- Lexington-Concord Sesquicentennial half dollar
- Liberty Head double eagle
- Lynchburg Sesquicentennial half dollar
- Maine Centennial half dollar
- McKinley Birthplace Memorial dollar
- Missouri Centennial half dollar
- Pilgrim Tercentenary half dollar
- Benedetto Pistrucci
- Sovereign (British coin)
Chemistry and mineralogy
Chemistry and mineralogy biographies
Computing
Culture and society
Culture and society biographies
Education
Engineering and technology
Engineering and technology biographies
Food and drink
Geography and places
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- Black Moshannon State Park
- Brownhills
- Brownsea Island Scout camp
- Cheadle Hulme
- Greater Manchester
- Ham Wall
- Herne Bay, Kent
- Jerome, Arizona
- Keswick, Cumbria
- Limalok
- Mount Mazama
- Plunketts Creek (Loyalsock Creek tributary)
- Shaw and Crompton
- Socialist Soviet Republic of Abkhazia
- Trafford Park
- Tutupaca
- Ubinas
- Westgate-on-Sea
Geology and geophysics
Health and medicine
Medical conditions and management
Medical biographies
Miscellaneous
Heraldry, honors, and vexillology
History
- Macedonia (ancient kingdom)
- Muhammad al-Durrah incident
- Operation PBHistory
- Political history of medieval Karnataka
- Project E
History biographies
- Abu Nidal
- William T. Anderson
- Cleopatra
- Death of Cleopatra
- William Cragh
- Guy Fawkes
- Jacob Gens
- Simon Hatley
- Frank Jenner
- William F. Raynolds
- Wail al-Shehri
- Tarrare
Language and linguistics
Law
Law biographies
Literature and theatre
- Analog Science Fiction and Fact
- Astronomica (Manilius)
- Black Hours, Morgan MS 493
- Diamonds Are Forever (novel)
- Dr. No (novel)
- Ghost Stories (magazine)
- Halo: Contact Harvest
- The Halo Graphic Novel
- ""
- Lazarus (comics)
- Live and Let Die (novel)
- ""
- ""
- ""
- "Paradises Lost"
- The Playboy
- ""
- Revival (comics)
- Science Fantasy (magazine)
- Science Fiction Quarterly
- Scientific Detective Monthly
- Shojo Beat
- "Sinestro Corps War"
- A Song Flung Up to Heaven
- South Pacific (musical)
- Starship Troopers
- The Story of Miss Moppet
- Super Science Stories
- ""
- The Thrill Book
- ""
- Unknown (magazine)
- Venture Science Fiction
- Vision in White
- Western Chalukya literature in Kannada
- A Wizard of Earthsea
Literature and theatre fictional characters
Literature and theatre biographies
Mathematics
Biographies of mathematicians
Media
- Homicide: Life on the Street (season 2)
- Naruto
- Parks and Recreation (season 1)
- Planet of the Apes
- Russell family (Passions)
- Sesame Street research
- Superman film series
- Supernatural (season 1)
Films
- Aitraaz
- Anbe Sivam
- Andha Naal
- But I'm a Cheerleader
- The Cat and the Canary (1927 film)
- Chandralekha (1948 film)
- Djaoeh Dimata
- Enthiran
- The Getaway (1972 film)
- Harta Berdarah
- Into Temptation (film)
- It Is the Law
- Kalidas (film)
- Keechaka Vadham
- Loev (film)
- The Mummy (1999 film)
- Nil Battey Sannata
- On the Job (2013 film)
- Persuasion (1995 film)
- Rob-B-Hood
- The Shawshank Redemption
- Si Tjonat
- Soeara Berbisa
- Sorga Ka Toedjoe
- The Thing (1982 film)
- The Turn of the Screw
- Witchfinder General (film)
Television shows
- Abby (TV series)
- Adventure Time
- All Souls (TV series)
- Animaniacs
- Carnivàle
- Dark Angel (2000 TV series)
- Head over Heels (U.S. TV series)
- Kampung Boy (TV series)
- Lady Blue (TV series)
- Madlax
- Making Waves (TV series)
- Mercy Point
- The Million Second Quiz
- The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Episodes of television
- "All Hell Breaks Loose" (Supernatural)
- ""
- "Barge of the Dead"
- The Bill" (Inside No. 9)
- "The Body" (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- "Cape Feare"
- "The City of New York vs. Homer Simpson"
- "Deadalive"
- ""
- ""
- "Donald Trump" (Last Week Tonight)
- "Deep Throat" (The X-Files episode)
- "Episode 14" (Twin Peaks)
- "Faces" (Star Trek: Voyager)
- "Fresh Blood" (Supernatural)
- "Greatest Hits" (Lost)
- ""
- "Home" (The X-Files)
- ""
- ""
- Ice (The X-Files)
- ""
- "Last Gasp" (Inside No. 9)
- ""
- ""
- Margarita with a Straw
- "Meet Kevin Johnson"
- "Mother's Day" (Rugrats)
- "No Such Thing as Vampires"
- ""
- "The Other Woman (Lost)"
- "Partners in Crime" (Doctor Who)
- "Pilot" (Supernatural)
- ""
- ""
- "Rejoined"
- "The Riddle of the Sphinx" (Inside No. 9)
- ""
- ""
- "Sardines" (Inside No. 9)
- "Say Hello to My Little Friend"
- ""
- ""
- ""
- "These Are the Voyages..."
- "The Truth" (The X-Files)
- "You Only Move Twice"
- ""
Media fictional characters
Media biographies
- Anne Hathaway
- Michael Hordern
- Nicholas Hoult
- Scarlett Johansson
- Brie Larson
- Jacobus Anthonie Meessen
- Peter Sellers
- Rod Steiger
- Michelle Williams (actress)
- Kate Winslet
Meteorology
- 1896 Cedar Keys hurricane
- 1991 Atlantic hurricane season
- 2005 Azores subtropical storm
- Cyclone Ada
- Effects of Hurricane Isabel in Delaware
- Hurricane Emily (1993)
- Hurricane Erika (2003)
- Hurricane Fay
- Hurricane Fred (2015)
- Hurricane Gonzalo
- Hurricane Gordon (2006)
- Hurricane Hattie
- Hurricane Irene (1999)
- Hurricane Nadine
- Meteorological history of Hurricane Gordon (1994)
- Meteorological history of Hurricane Jeanne
- Meteorological history of Hurricane Patricia
- Tropical Storm Carrie (1972)
- Tropical Storm Faxai (2007)
- Tropical Storm Gabrielle (2007)
- Tropical Storm Hanna (2002)
- Tropical Storm Henri (2003)
- Tropical Storm Nicole (2010)
- Typhoon Gay (1989)
- Typhoon Maemi
Music
- 1987 (What the Fuck Is Going On?)
- Adore (The Smashing Pumpkins album)
- "All You Need Is Love" (The JAMs song)
- Aries (album)
- Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
- ""
- The Breeders Tour 2014
- By the Way
- ""
- Confusion (album)
- Diorama (album)
- Dream Days at the Hotel Existence
- The Ecstatic
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (album)
- "Eyes of the Insane"
- Fantasy Black Channel
- Formula, Vol. 1
- Fôrça Bruta
- "Fuck the Millennium"
- Good Girl Gone Bad
- Halo 3 Original Soundtrack
- Hex Enduction Hour
- Ho Ho Ho
- House of Music
- Internationalist (album)
- "Jihad" (song)
- Kala (album)
- Love It to Death
- ""
- Loveless (My Bloody Valentine album)
- Made in the Dark
- Maya (M.I.A. album)
- ""
- "Monkey Gone to Heaven"
- ""
- New York Dolls (album)
- Niandra Lades and Usually Just a T-Shirt
- Nine Inch Nails live performances
- No Depression (album)
- ""
- Of Human Feelings
- ""
- Over the Rainbow (Connie Talbot album)
- ""
- Rumours (album)
- Segundo Romance
- "Shine" (Gwen Stefani song)
- "Slug" (song)
- ""
- Smiley Smile
- South of Heaven
- Still Reigning
- Title TK
- Too Much Too Soon (album)
- "Touch Me I'm Sick"
- Tragic Kingdom
- ""
- "Watching the River Flow"
- ""
- "What You Waiting For?"
- ""
- Zoo TV Tour