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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 actors2,920
- American musicians2,473
- American writers2,375
- American singers2,009
- American screenwriters1,915
- American composers1,872
- American actresses1,646
- American film directors1,544
- American film producers1,459
- French writers1,204
- American songwriters932
- German writers929
- British writers883
- American directors823
- American singer-songwriters747
- French painters746
- British musicians732
- American guitarists705
- British composers667
- American novelists647
- American painters635
- British actors631
- German actors631
- French screenwriters596
- American film actors582
- British singers564
- American models544
- French poets516
- American record producers509
- American poets504
- American journalists493
- British screenwriters481
- Russian writers481
- French actors477
- American pianists468
- American television actors462
- American photographers443
- Soviet writers443
- Writers from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland437
- German musicians424
- American university teachers420
- French composers419
- German composers411
- French film directors398
- American television producers385
- German screenwriters361
- Spanish writers361
- American artists353
- German university teachers351
- British songwriters340
- Russian poets339
- Italian screenwriters336
- British actresses335
- Soviet poets335
- French musicians326
- German painters318
- British film directors317
- French directors314
- French draftspersons293
- British guitarists290
- British novelists290
- Italian writers288
- Russian painters280
- British poets273
- French sculptors272
- British painters269
- French journalists269
- British singer-songwriters267
- American comedians265
- German singers265
- German directors263
- German film actors263
- American illustrators260
- German poets255
- French singers254
- American conductors252
- French playwrights250
- French illustrators247
- Italian actors247
- American sculptors246
- Painters from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland246
- French actresses244
- Austrian writers240
- British film producers239
- French novelists238
- American playwrights237
- American bandleaders227
- Soviet screenwriters227
- French artists226
- Swedish writers224
- American rappers221
- American designers220
- French printmakers220
- American comics artists219
- Italian film directors219
- Japanese writers217
- French photographers214
- American voice actors212
- Soviet actors212
- Soviet composers212
- American dancers208
- Canadian actors208
- Spanish poets208
- German film directors206
- Soviet painters206
- British directors204
- American politicians198
- German actresses198
- French film producers197
- Writers from Kingdom of Prussia195
- American draftspersons194
- British journalists193
- American stage actors192
- Indian writers192
- British artists188
- Poets from United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland187
- Painters from Dutch Republic180
- French translators179
- American television directors178
- French politicians177
- Italian directors177
- Italian musicians177
- Writers from British Raj177
- Polish writers176
- British record producers174
- Italian composers174
- French graphic artists173
- American autobiographers171
- American architects170
- German photographers168
- Hungarian writers162
- Russian translators162
- German journalists161
- Italian painters160
- Writers from Ancient Rome160
- Japanese singers154
- Swiss writers154
- Italian singers153
- Canadian singers151
- French designers150
- American businesspersons148
- British illustrators147
- German translators147
- Canadian musicians146
- Soviet politicians146
- American film editors145
- American jazz musicians145
- Indian actors145
- Canadian actresses143
- Canadian film directors143
- German film producers143
- Soviet translators143
- Canadian writers142
- French architects142
- German stage actors142
- Japanese screenwriters141
- Writers from Kingdom of the Netherlands141
- Ottoman writers140
- British photographers139
- American fashion designers138
- French university teachers138
- Japanese actors137
- American animators136
- French philosophers136
- German architects136
- German artists136
- British playwrights135
- Indian film directors135
- Soviet film directors134
- Japanese poets133
- Painters from Kingdom of the Netherlands133
- Swedish composers133
- Soviet singers132
- Spanish painters132
- Canadian screenwriters131
- German draftspersons131
- Italian poets131
- Russian composers131
- American cinematographers130
- American essayists130
By century and calling
- 20th-century writers6,084
- 20th-century actors5,892
- 20th-century musicians5,303
- 20th-century singers4,676
- 20th-century screenwriters4,647
- 20th-century composers4,322
- 20th-century film directors3,486
- 19th-century writers3,421
- 20th-century actresses3,304
- 20th-century film producers2,443
- 20th-century directors2,203
- 20th-century poets2,173
- 19th-century painters2,015
- 20th-century songwriters1,915
- 19th-century poets1,795
- 20th-century painters1,560
- 20th-century singer-songwriters1,467
- 20th-century journalists1,428
- 20th-century guitarists1,341
- 20th-century novelists1,276
- 20th-century models1,133
- 20th-century film actors1,132
- 20th-century university teachers1,075
- 20th-century record producers1,063
- 20th-century photographers1,056
- 19th-century journalists962
- 19th-century composers958
- 20th-century pianists927
- 18th-century writers882
- 20th-century politicians853
- 20th-century artists850
- 19th-century university teachers759
- 20th-century playwrights738
- 20th-century sculptors737
- 20th-century translators734
- 19th-century politicians730
- 20th-century illustrators686
- 20th-century television actors685
- 19th-century screenwriters684
- 19th-century playwrights653
- 19th-century actors649
- 20th-century designers615
- 19th-century illustrators610
- 19th-century translators605
- 19th-century artists597
- 20th-century conductors573
- 19th-century novelists560
- 19th-century draftspersons540
- 20th-century television producers535
- 19th-century sculptors523
- 20th-century comics artists516
- 20th-century architects514
- 19th-century photographers512
- 18th-century poets478
- 19th-century architects473
- 18th-century painters468
- 20th-century comedians458
- 20th-century draftspersons455
- 20th-century television presenters447
- 19th-century graphic artists425
- 20th-century stage actors407
- 19th-century conductors404
- 19th-century film directors394
- 19th-century musicians379
- 19th-century directors367
- 20th-century lyricists366
- 20th-century fashion designers364
- 17th-century painters359
- 20th-century dancers350
- 20th-century essayists348
- 20th-century film editors347
- 17th-century writers346
- 16th-century writers340
- 16th-century painters333
- 18th-century composers327
- 19th-century designers326
- 19th-century pianists325
- 19th-century printmakers325
- 20th-century voice actors323
- 19th-century teachers312
- 20th-century autobiographers307
- 20th-century rappers303
- 19th-century philosophers301
- 20th-century bandleaders293
- 20th-century graphic artists289
- 19th-century music educators288
- 20th-century cinematographers287
- 20th-century literary critics283
- 20th-century businesspersons279
- 19th-century literary critics275
- 20th-century teachers268
- 20th-century visual artists268
- 20th-century music educators267
- 19th-century film producers266
- 20th-century animators260
- 20th-century television directors256
- 20th-century philosophers255
- 19th-century historians249
- 16th-century poets248
- 20th-century cartoonists248
- 20th-century printmakers245
- 20th-century music arrangers238
- 18th-century politicians234
- 20th-century historians233
- 20th-century jazz musicians232
- 20th-century recording artists231
- 20th-century drummers227
- 20th-century theatre directors226
- 20th-century entrepreneurs224
- 20th-century disc jockeys221
- 17th-century poets219
- 19th-century lithographers213
- 15th-century painters209
- 19th-century librettists207
- 19th-century actresses205
- 19th-century musicologists198
- 19th-century essayists194
- 18th-century translators190
- 20th-century manufacturers190
- 20th-century radio personalities190
- 19th-century linguists189
- 20th-century engineers183
- 15th-century writers182
- 17th-century composers180
- 20th-century linguists175
- 19th-century diplomats172
- 20th-century saxophonists172
- 18th-century university teachers171
- 19th-century visual artists170
- 19th-century singers169
- 20th-century librettists168
- 20th-century comics writers166
- 20th-century musicologists164
- 18th-century philosophers163
- 20th-century presenters161
- 19th-century pedagogues159
- 18th-century playwrights157
- 19th-century editors147
- 20th-century pedagogues147
- 20th-century children's writers143
- 18th-century architects142
- 20th-century film screenwriters141
- 19th-century lawyers140
- 20th-century filmmakers140
- 20th-century lawyers140
- 20th-century violinists140
- 18th-century draftspersons137
- 15th-century poets136
- 20th-century editors135
- 18th-century historians131
- 18th-century artists129
- 20th-century producers129
- 20th-century choreographers128
- 16th-century draftspersons127
- 20th-century diplomats126
- 20th-century executive producers124
- 19th-century engineers123
- 20th-century activists119
- 19th-century autobiographers118
- 20th-century film score composers118
- 19th-century explorers117
- 18th-century printmakers116
- 20th-century bloggers115
- 20th-century literary scholars115
- 16th-century architects114
- 16th-century composers114
- 20th-century graphic designers113
- 20th-century installation artists113
- 20th-century mangakas112
- 17th-century draftspersons109
- 19th-century opinion journalists108
- 19th-century jurists107
- 19th-century physicians107
- 19th-century etchers106
- 19th-century military personnels106
- 20th-century opinion journalists106
- 17th-century printmakers104
- 20th-century bassists103
- 12th-century writers102
- 18th-century journalists102
By calling
- Writers12,212
- Actors6,619
- Composers6,057
- Musicians5,893
- Poets5,849
- Screenwriters5,348
- Painters5,084
- Singers4,933
- Film Directors3,894
- Actresses3,542
- Film Producers2,719
- Directors2,583
- Journalists2,508
- Politicians2,140
- University Teachers2,121
- Songwriters2,010
- Novelists1,965
- Artists1,789
- Translators1,724
- Playwrights1,715
- Sculptors1,631
- Photographers1,600
- Architects1,496
- Singer-Songwriters1,488
- Illustrators1,446
- Draftspersons1,428
- Guitarists1,371
- Pianists1,309
- Film Actors1,234
- Models1,168
- Conductors1,114
- Philosophers1,093
- Record Producers1,070
- Designers1,067
- Historians960
- Printmakers905
- Graphic Artists904
- Television Actors696
- Teachers693
- Literary Critics645
- Music Educators617
- Visual Artists610
- Essayists592
- Comics Artists578
- Television Producers545
- Musicologists510
- Linguists501
- Stage Actors501
- Comedians497
- Diplomats487
- Librettists487
- Autobiographers474
- Television Presenters454
- Lyricists441
- Engineers425
- Film Editors411
- Dancers410
- Fashion Designers403
- Cartographers393
- Theologians378
- Lawyers369
- Pedagogues361
- Cinematographers347
- Businesspersons346
- Bandleaders331
- Music Arrangers331
- Voice Actors324
- Editors322
- Jurists321
- Cartoonists320
- Military Personnels319
- Lithographers318
- Violinists318
- Rappers304
- Entrepreneurs300
- Mathematicians296
- Animators291
- Theatre Directors284
- Physicians279
- Explorers273
- Organists268
- Television Directors258
- Jazz Musicians247
- Engravers245
- Opinion Journalists243
- Etchers239
- Publishers238
- Astronomers233
- Recording Artists232
- Biographers231
- Drummers228
- Catholic Priests227
- Geographers225
- Inventors225
- Disc Jockeys221
- Botanists220
- Military Officers217
- Art Historians216
- Children's Writers208
- Radio Personalities208
- Choreographers205
- Manufacturers205
- Literary Scholars204
- Philologists197
- Economists192
- Anthropologists189
- Librarians189
- Caricaturists186
- Physicists182
- Graphic Designers181
- Saxophonists176
- Comics Writers171
- Ceramicists167
- Dramaturges166
- Film Screenwriters165
- Filmmakers163
- Presenters161
- Music Theorists159
- Professors159
- Sociologists155
- Art Collectors154
- Architectural Drafters152
- Producers152
- Editing Staffs151
- Activists146
- Watercolorists144
- Archaeologists143
- Naturalists142
- Scenographers142
- Copper Engravers130
- Costume Designers130
- Film Score Composers127
- Executive Producers126
- Theatre Managers126
- Music Teachers124
- Mangakas121
- Critics118
- Bloggers115
- Calligraphers114
- Opera Singers114
- Diarists113
- Installation Artists113
- Urban Planners108
- Authors106
- Human Rights Defenders106
- Photojournalists106
- Art Critics105
- Zoologists104
- Bassists103
- Music Critics102
- Psychologists100
- Seiyūs100
- Women's Rights Activists98
- Percussionists97
- Beauty Pageant Contestants95
- Association Football Players92
- Exlibrists91
- Keyboardists89
- Literary Historians88
- Priests88
- Video Artists88
- Choir Directors87
- Chapelmasters85
- Trumpeters85
- Scholars84
- Chemists83
- Performance Artists82
- Resistance Fighters82
- Aristocrats81
- Film Critics81
- Lexicographers81
- Soldiers81
- Medalists80
- Science Fiction Writers80
- Computer Scientists78
- Cellists77
- Monks77
- Cabaret Performers75
- Catholic Bishops75
- Stunt Performers74
By movement
- Baroque Music242
- Baroque174
- Romanticism149
- Symbolism141
- Expressionism129
- Classical Music126
- Contemporary Art108
- Impressionism95
- Realism83
- Surrealism77
- Neoclassicism65
- Abstract Art60
- German Renaissance53
- Abstract Expressionism51
- Mannerism50
- Art Nouveau47
- Modernism45
- Renaissance44
- Orientalism42
- Pop Art40
- Academic Art39
- Classicism39
- Harlem Renaissance39
- Feminist Art38
- Atheism37
- Socialist Realism37
- Cubism36
- Literary Realism35
- French Realism33
- Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood32
- Beat Generation31
- Rococo31
- Futurism29
- Post-Impressionism29
- Dada28
- Conceptual Art26
By genre
- Pop Music1,026
- Portrait1,026
- Jazz846
- Opera796
- Classical Music644
- Rock Music641
- Pop312
- Soul256
- Pop Rock251
- Symphony251
- Alternative Rock244
- Landscape Painting237
- Platformer229
- Rhythm And Blues228
- Country Music222
- Blues220
- Hip-Hop213
- Landscape207
- Action-Adventure Game205
- Action Game195
- Poetry191
- Contemporary R&B190
- Hard Rock187
- Still Life183
- Folk Music174
- Role-Playing Video Game174
- Science Fiction Video Game157
- Racing Video Game152
- Classical146
- Western146
- History Painting145
- Pornographic Film143
- Abstract Art140
- Puzzle Video Game139
- Essay138
- First-Person Shooter125
- History123
- Heavy Metal Music115
- Science Fiction112
- New Wave111
- Folk Rock110
- Rock110
- Comedy Anime And Manga109
- Prose109
- Genre Painting107
- Jazz Fusion105
- Shoot 'Em Up105
- Action Role-Playing Game104
- Progressive Rock97
- J-Pop93
- Adventure Video Game92
- Fighting Game89
- Electronic Music86
- Fantasy Anime And Manga85
- Rock And Roll84
- Traditional Folk Music84
- Genre80
- Indie Rock80
- Figurative Art78
- Funk78
- Chanson77
- Synth-Pop75
- Theatre75
- Fantasy73
- Third-Person Shooter72
- Portrait Painting71
- Dance-Pop70
- Romantic Comedy Anime And Manga70
- Action Anime And Manga69
- Blues Rock69
- Hardcore Hip-Hop69
- Nude69
- Punk Rock69
- Religious Painting69
- Post-Apocalyptic Video Game67
- Slice Of Life Anime And Manga65
- Drama Fiction64
- Gangsta Rap64
- Comedy63
- Association Football Video Game62
- Indie Pop58
- Real-Time Strategy58
- Disco57
- School Anime And Manga57
- Narrative Poetry56
- Romance Anime And Manga56
- Reggae55
- Soft Rock55
- World Music54
- Figure53
- Sports Video Game53
- House Music52
- Allegory51
- Romance51
- Crossover Fiction50
- Strategy Video Game50
- Religious Art49
- Swing49
- Genre Art48
- Shakespearean Comedy48
- Simulation Video Game48
- Adventure Anime And Manga47
- East Coast Hip-Hop47
- Short Novel47
- Drama Film46
- Music Video Game46
- Traditional Pop46
- Alternative Metal45
- Detective Fiction45
- Gospel Music45
- Survival Horror45
- Lyric Poetry44
- Psychedelic Rock44
- Mythological Painting43
- Satire43
- Traditional Heavy Metal42
- Visual Novel42
- Drama Anime And Manga41
- Science Fiction Anime And Manga40
- Action Film39
- Hack And Slash39
- K-Pop39
- Supernatural Anime And Manga39
- Verse39
- Art Rock38
- Children's38
- Electronica38
- Electropop38
- Experimental Music38
- Painting38
- Bebop37
- Film Score36
- Folk-Pop36
- Horror Film36
- Musical Play36
- Post-Bop36
- Techno36
- Historical Fiction35
- Public Art35
- Schlager Music35
- Cyberpunk Video Game34
- Dance Music34
- Folk34
- Latin Pop34
- Marine Art34
- Big Band Music33
- Western Film33
- Alternative Hip-Hop32
- Comedy Film32
- Drama32
- Estrada32
- Música Popular Brasileira32
- Tango32
- Bossa Nova31
- Rhythm Game31
- Thriller31
- Cityscape30
- Graphics30
- Hard Bop30
- Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game30
- Metroidvania30
- Popular Music30
- Thriller Film30
- Beat 'Em Up29
- Dramaturgy29
- Easy Listening29
- Real-Time Tactics29
- Religious29
- Ambient Music28
- Ballet28
- Country28
- Ecchi28
- Maze Video Game28
- Operetta28
- Tactical Role-Playing Game28
- Electronic27
- Installation Art27
- Novella27
- Opinion Journalism27
- Southern Hip-Hop27