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The library grouped the way a reader asks for it: by country and calling, by century, by movement and by genre. Every grouping is drawn from published records whose sources are named.
By country and calling
- American actors2,843
- American musicians2,294
- American writers2,276
- American singers1,885
- American screenwriters1,876
- American composers1,767
- American actresses1,561
- American film directors1,524
- American film producers1,423
- French writers1,161
- German writers903
- American songwriters870
- British writers840
- American directors810
- French painters721
- American singer-songwriters699
- British musicians697
- American guitarists669
- British composers644
- British actors620
- German actors620
- American novelists612
- American painters603
- American film actors582
- French screenwriters576
- British singers537
- American models529
- French poets498
- American poets487
- British screenwriters474
- American record producers472
- American journalists469
- French actors465
- Russian writers463
- American television actors462
- American pianists435
- Soviet writers432
- American photographers427
- Writers from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland418
- German musicians413
- French composers408
- American university teachers402
- German composers399
- French film directors385
- American television producers372
- German screenwriters354
- Spanish writers353
- German university teachers340
- American artists333
- Italian screenwriters328
- Russian poets328
- British songwriters327
- Soviet poets327
- British film directors314
- British actresses313
- German painters309
- French directors305
- French musicians304
- French draftspersons282
- British guitarists281
- British novelists276
- Italian writers276
- Russian painters271
- German film actors263
- French journalists262
- German directors259
- German singers259
- American comedians258
- British poets256
- French sculptors256
- British painters252
- British singer-songwriters251
- German poets249
- Italian actors244
- French singers242
- American conductors241
- American illustrators240
- French playwrights239
- British film producers235
- French illustrators233
- American sculptors231
- French actresses230
- French novelists230
- Austrian writers229
- Soviet screenwriters227
- American playwrights226
- Painters from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland225
- Swedish writers218
- American bandleaders217
- French artists217
- American voice actors212
- Italian film directors212
- French photographers210
- American rappers208
- Japanese writers208
- Soviet composers207
- Soviet actors206
- German film directors205
- Soviet painters203
- British directors202
- Canadian actors202
- Spanish poets202
- American designers201
- French printmakers201
- American dancers200
- American comics artists195
- French film producers194
- American stage actors192
- Writers from Kingdom of Prussia191
- American draftspersons189
- American politicians188
- German actresses186
- British journalists184
- Indian writers183
- Poets from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland179
- British artists177
- American television directors176
- Italian directors176
- French translators174
- Painters from Dutch Republic173
- British record producers172
- French politicians172
- Italian composers170
- Italian musicians170
- Writers from British Raj169
- French graphic artists168
- Polish writers165
- American autobiographers164
- German photographers164
- American architects158
- Italian painters158
- Russian translators158
- Hungarian writers157
- German journalists152
- Swiss writers152
- Writers from Ancient Rome152
- Italian singers151
- Japanese singers148
- American businesspersons147
- Canadian singers144
- American film editors143
- Canadian film directors142
- German stage actors142
- German translators142
- French designers141
- German film producers141
- Soviet translators141
- Indian actors140
- Soviet politicians140
- Japanese screenwriters139
- American fashion designers138
- American jazz musicians138
- Canadian musicians138
- Ottoman writers138
- Writers from Kingdom of the Netherlands138
- Canadian writers136
- Japanese actors136
- British illustrators134
- Canadian actresses134
- Soviet film directors134
- American animators133
- British photographers133
- Indian film directors133
- German artists132
- British playwrights131
- French architects131
- French philosophers131
- French university teachers131
- German architects131
- Spanish painters131
- Swedish composers131
- Painters from Kingdom of the Netherlands130
- American cinematographers129
- Canadian screenwriters129
- Russian composers129
- Soviet singers128
- American essayists126
- Norwegian writers126
- Spanish screenwriters126
- Writers from Austria–Hungary126
By century and calling
- 20th-century writers5,844
- 20th-century actors5,752
- 20th-century musicians4,959
- 20th-century screenwriters4,555
- 20th-century singers4,435
- 20th-century composers4,140
- 20th-century film directors3,434
- 19th-century writers3,303
- 20th-century actresses3,127
- 20th-century film producers2,390
- 20th-century directors2,167
- 20th-century poets2,080
- 19th-century painters1,932
- 20th-century songwriters1,811
- 19th-century poets1,740
- 20th-century painters1,493
- 20th-century singer-songwriters1,391
- 20th-century journalists1,371
- 20th-century guitarists1,285
- 20th-century novelists1,219
- 20th-century film actors1,132
- 20th-century models1,092
- 20th-century university teachers1,025
- 20th-century photographers1,015
- 20th-century record producers1,009
- 19th-century composers929
- 19th-century journalists922
- 20th-century pianists881
- 18th-century writers852
- 20th-century politicians824
- 20th-century artists802
- 19th-century university teachers730
- 20th-century playwrights713
- 20th-century translators708
- 19th-century politicians702
- 20th-century sculptors695
- 20th-century television actors685
- 19th-century screenwriters674
- 20th-century illustrators644
- 19th-century actors640
- 19th-century playwrights631
- 19th-century translators581
- 19th-century illustrators572
- 19th-century artists565
- 20th-century designers550
- 20th-century conductors545
- 19th-century novelists540
- 19th-century draftspersons526
- 20th-century television producers515
- 19th-century photographers501
- 19th-century sculptors485
- 20th-century architects476
- 20th-century comics artists472
- 18th-century poets459
- 18th-century painters446
- 20th-century comedians446
- 20th-century television presenters437
- 20th-century draftspersons436
- 19th-century architects430
- 19th-century graphic artists418
- 20th-century stage actors407
- 19th-century conductors391
- 19th-century film directors391
- 20th-century fashion designers364
- 19th-century directors363
- 19th-century musicians356
- 20th-century lyricists352
- 17th-century painters344
- 20th-century film editors341
- 20th-century essayists336
- 17th-century writers332
- 20th-century dancers330
- 16th-century painters327
- 16th-century writers324
- 20th-century voice actors323
- 18th-century composers322
- 19th-century pianists312
- 19th-century designers308
- 19th-century printmakers304
- 19th-century teachers301
- 20th-century autobiographers300
- 19th-century philosophers291
- 20th-century rappers284
- 20th-century graphic artists281
- 20th-century bandleaders280
- 20th-century cinematographers280
- 19th-century music educators277
- 20th-century businesspersons273
- 20th-century literary critics273
- 20th-century visual artists268
- 19th-century film producers264
- 19th-century literary critics261
- 20th-century teachers256
- 20th-century television directors253
- 20th-century animators250
- 20th-century music educators248
- 20th-century philosophers243
- 19th-century historians238
- 16th-century poets236
- 20th-century recording artists231
- 18th-century politicians224
- 20th-century historians224
- 20th-century theatre directors224
- 20th-century jazz musicians223
- 20th-century entrepreneurs220
- 20th-century music arrangers220
- 20th-century printmakers217
- 20th-century drummers214
- 20th-century disc jockeys210
- 17th-century poets209
- 19th-century lithographers206
- 15th-century painters204
- 19th-century actresses200
- 19th-century librettists198
- 19th-century musicologists191
- 20th-century cartoonists188
- 19th-century essayists185
- 18th-century translators184
- 19th-century linguists182
- 20th-century manufacturers180
- 15th-century writers179
- 20th-century radio personalities179
- 17th-century composers177
- 20th-century engineers175
- 20th-century linguists171
- 19th-century visual artists170
- 19th-century diplomats169
- 18th-century university teachers166
- 20th-century saxophonists164
- 20th-century librettists162
- 20th-century comics writers161
- 20th-century musicologists159
- 18th-century philosophers157
- 19th-century singers157
- 19th-century pedagogues153
- 18th-century playwrights152
- 20th-century presenters151
- 20th-century children's writers143
- 20th-century pedagogues140
- 20th-century film screenwriters139
- 19th-century editors137
- 19th-century lawyers137
- 20th-century filmmakers134
- 20th-century lawyers134
- 20th-century violinists134
- 15th-century poets133
- 18th-century architects132
- 18th-century historians129
- 18th-century draftspersons128
- 20th-century editors128
- 16th-century draftspersons125
- 20th-century producers125
- 18th-century artists124
- 20th-century choreographers123
- 20th-century diplomats121
- 20th-century executive producers121
- 20th-century film score composers117
- 19th-century engineers116
- 19th-century explorers115
- 19th-century autobiographers112
- 20th-century installation artists111
- 20th-century activists110
- 20th-century literary scholars110
- 16th-century composers109
- 20th-century graphic designers109
- 20th-century mangakas109
- 16th-century architects108
- 20th-century bloggers107
- 19th-century opinion journalists106
- 19th-century physicians105
- 19th-century jurists104
- 20th-century costume designers102
- 18th-century printmakers101
- 19th-century film actors101
- 20th-century bassists101
- 19th-century etchers100
- 19th-century watercolorists100
- 12th-century writers99
- 17th-century draftspersons99
- 19th-century botanists99
By calling
- Writers11,753
- Actors6,464
- Composers5,828
- Poets5,624
- Musicians5,517
- Screenwriters5,245
- Painters4,881
- Singers4,678
- Film Directors3,839
- Actresses3,360
- Film Producers2,664
- Directors2,541
- Journalists2,407
- Politicians2,059
- University Teachers2,037
- Songwriters1,900
- Novelists1,887
- Artists1,693
- Translators1,664
- Playwrights1,657
- Photographers1,548
- Sculptors1,518
- Singer-Songwriters1,410
- Architects1,386
- Draftspersons1,372
- Illustrators1,355
- Guitarists1,313
- Pianists1,249
- Film Actors1,234
- Models1,126
- Conductors1,069
- Philosophers1,058
- Record Producers1,016
- Designers978
- Historians925
- Graphic Artists879
- Printmakers824
- Television Actors696
- Teachers666
- Literary Critics615
- Visual Artists610
- Music Educators587
- Essayists569
- Television Producers524
- Comics Artists522
- Stage Actors501
- Musicologists496
- Comedians485
- Linguists484
- Diplomats474
- Librettists469
- Autobiographers461
- Television Presenters443
- Lyricists423
- Engineers405
- Fashion Designers403
- Film Editors403
- Dancers387
- Theologians366
- Lawyers356
- Cartographers347
- Pedagogues344
- Cinematographers340
- Businesspersons336
- Voice Actors324
- Bandleaders316
- Music Arrangers312
- Jurists310
- Lithographers308
- Editors304
- Violinists304
- Military Personnels303
- Entrepreneurs293
- Mathematicians290
- Rappers284
- Animators280
- Theatre Directors280
- Physicians271
- Explorers263
- Organists260
- Television Directors255
- Cartoonists240
- Jazz Musicians237
- Recording Artists232
- Opinion Journalists231
- Astronomers225
- Publishers225
- Biographers221
- Etchers221
- Inventors221
- Botanists219
- Catholic Priests216
- Geographers216
- Drummers215
- Disc Jockeys210
- Art Historians209
- Military Officers209
- Children's Writers207
- Choreographers197
- Literary Scholars197
- Radio Personalities196
- Manufacturers195
- Philologists189
- Engravers187
- Librarians185
- Economists183
- Anthropologists182
- Caricaturists178
- Physicists178
- Graphic Designers174
- Saxophonists168
- Ceramicists167
- Comics Writers166
- Dramaturges163
- Film Screenwriters162
- Filmmakers157
- Music Theorists156
- Professors153
- Architectural Drafters151
- Presenters151
- Art Collectors150
- Editing Staffs149
- Producers148
- Sociologists147
- Scenographers140
- Watercolorists140
- Naturalists137
- Activists134
- Archaeologists134
- Costume Designers130
- Film Score Composers126
- Executive Producers123
- Theatre Managers122
- Mangakas117
- Music Teachers117
- Copper Engravers115
- Critics112
- Diarists112
- Installation Artists111
- Bloggers107
- Calligraphers107
- Opera Singers107
- Urban Planners107
- Authors106
- Art Critics103
- Photojournalists103
- Human Rights Defenders102
- Bassists101
- Zoologists101
- Music Critics100
- Seiyūs95
- Women's Rights Activists95
- Percussionists93
- Beauty Pageant Contestants92
- Association Football Players91
- Psychologists91
- Keyboardists87
- Literary Historians87
- Exlibrists86
- Choir Directors85
- Video Artists85
- Trumpeters83
- Chemists81
- Priests81
- Scholars81
- Aristocrats80
- Chapelmasters80
- Lexicographers79
- Performance Artists79
- Resistance Fighters79
- Science Fiction Writers79
- Computer Scientists78
- Film Critics78
- Monks77
- Soldiers76
- Cabaret Performers74
- Travelers74
- Cellists73
- Short Story Writers73
- Judges72
By movement
- Baroque Music236
- Baroque168
- Romanticism149
- Symbolism140
- Expressionism127
- Classical Music121
- Contemporary Art102
- Impressionism93
- Realism78
- Surrealism77
- Neoclassicism64
- Abstract Art57
- German Renaissance52
- Abstract Expressionism50
- Mannerism49
- Art Nouveau45
- Modernism43
- Renaissance43
- Orientalism41
- Pop Art39
- Academic Art38
- Classicism38
- Feminist Art38
- Cubism36
- Harlem Renaissance36
- Socialist Realism36
- Literary Realism35
- Atheism34
- French Realism33
- Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood31
- Rococo31
- Beat Generation30
- Post-Impressionism29
- Dada28
- Futurism28
- Conceptual Art26
By genre
- Portrait1,002
- Pop Music969
- Jazz794
- Opera763
- Rock Music615
- Classical Music614
- Pop295
- Pop Rock241
- Landscape Painting237
- Symphony237
- Alternative Rock236
- Soul232
- Platformer220
- Rhythm And Blues214
- Country Music211
- Blues204
- Hip-Hop202
- Action-Adventure Game198
- Landscape193
- Poetry190
- Action Game189
- Hard Rock183
- Still Life182
- Contemporary R&B181
- Role-Playing Video Game167
- Folk Music162
- Science Fiction Video Game153
- Racing Video Game147
- History Painting145
- Abstract Art140
- Classical140
- Western140
- Pornographic Film138
- Puzzle Video Game136
- Essay134
- First-Person Shooter122
- History116
- Folk Rock108
- New Wave108
- Prose108
- Rock108
- Science Fiction108
- Genre Painting107
- Heavy Metal Music105
- Action Role-Playing Game102
- Shoot 'Em Up101
- Jazz Fusion98
- Comedy Anime And Manga93
- Progressive Rock93
- J-Pop91
- Adventure Video Game89
- Fighting Game86
- Electronic Music83
- Rock And Roll81
- Figurative Art78
- Traditional Folk Music78
- Genre77
- Chanson76
- Indie Rock76
- Fantasy Anime And Manga73
- Funk73
- Theatre72
- Portrait Painting71
- Synth-Pop71
- Third-Person Shooter71
- Nude69
- Punk Rock69
- Religious Painting69
- Fantasy68
- Blues Rock67
- Dance-Pop67
- Romantic Comedy Anime And Manga67
- Hardcore Hip-Hop65
- Post-Apocalyptic Video Game64
- Drama Fiction63
- Slice Of Life Anime And Manga62
- Association Football Video Game61
- Gangsta Rap60
- Comedy59
- Action Anime And Manga58
- Real-Time Strategy57
- Indie Pop56
- Narrative Poetry55
- School Anime And Manga54
- Soft Rock54
- Romance Anime And Manga53
- Disco52
- Figure52
- Reggae52
- Allegory51
- Sports Video Game51
- World Music50
- House Music49
- Swing49
- Genre Art48
- Crossover Fiction47
- Religious Art47
- Romance47
- Simulation Video Game47
- Strategy Video Game47
- Drama Film46
- Music Video Game45
- Traditional Pop45
- East Coast Hip-Hop44
- Gospel Music44
- Lyric Poetry44
- Shakespearean Comedy44
- Short Novel44
- Alternative Metal43
- Detective Fiction43
- Mythological Painting43
- Satire43
- Survival Horror43
- Traditional Heavy Metal42
- Psychedelic Rock41
- Visual Novel41
- Adventure Anime And Manga39
- Verse39
- Action Film38
- Drama Anime And Manga38
- Electronica38
- Art Rock37
- Bebop37
- Hack And Slash37
- Painting37
- Children's36
- Film Score36
- Folk-Pop36
- K-Pop36
- Experimental Music35
- Horror Film35
- Musical Play35
- Public Art35
- Schlager Music35
- Science Fiction Anime And Manga35
- Techno35
- Electropop34
- Historical Fiction34
- Latin Pop34
- Marine Art34
- Cyberpunk Video Game33
- Supernatural Anime And Manga33
- Alternative Hip-Hop32
- Drama32
- Estrada32
- Folk32
- Post-Bop32
- Big Band Music31
- Rhythm Game31
- Tango31
- Western Film31
- Cityscape30
- Comedy Film30
- Dance Music30
- Graphics30
- Hard Bop30
- Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game30
- Metroidvania30
- Música Popular Brasileira30
- Thriller30
- Bossa Nova29
- Dramaturgy29
- Easy Listening29
- Popular Music29
- Religious29
- Thriller Film29
- Ballet27
- Beat 'Em Up27
- Electronic27
- Operetta27
- Opinion Journalism27
- Real-Time Tactics27
- Ambient Music26
- Animal Art26
- Country26
- Crime26
- Electronic Dance Music26
- Installation Art26
- Novella26
- Self-Portrait26