Honor roll:Biography authors
From AwardAnnals
Each of these Biography authors has received at least one award nomination. They are ranked by honors received for their Biography books.
See also:
| 1 | Russell Freedman (95.85: 5/12) | 76 | Jon L. Breen (20.67: 2/2) | 151 | Louis Menand (16.52: 1/2) |
| 2 | Robert A. Caro (73.50: 6/8) | 77 | Theodore Rosengarten (20.61: 2/2) | 152 | Stephen King (16.50: 1/2) |
| 3 | Daniel Stashower (69.08: 5/8) | 78 | Diana Athill (20.59: 2/2) | 153 | Ted Conover (16.50: 1/2) |
| 4 | David McCullough (53.27: 4/6) | 79 | Graham Farmelo (20.59: 2/2) | 154 | Dava Sobel (16.49: 1/2) |
| 5 | Leslie S. Klinger (53.11: 1/8) | 80 | Kai Bird (20.56: 2/2) | 155 | Carol McGinnis Kay (16.48: 1/2) |
| 6 | Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (53.11: 1/8) | 81 | Martin J. Sherwin (20.56: 2/2) | 156 | Natalie Hevener Kaufman (16.48: 1/2) |
| 7 | Taylor Branch (48.95: 3/6) | 82 | William Taubman (20.54: 2/2) | 157 | Sylvia Nasar (16.48: 1/2) |
| 8 | Brenda Maddox (43.34: 3/5) | 83 | Janet Browne (20.53: 2/2) | 158 | Alan Taylor (16.46: 1/2) |
| 9 | Kate Summerscale (37.06: 0/6) | 84 | Francis Steegmuller (20.52: 2/2) | 159 | Gitta Sereny (16.45: 1/2) |
| 10 | James Cross Giblin (36.66: 1/5) | 85 | Marc Aronson (20.51: 2/2) | 160 | Joan D. Hedrick (16.45: 1/2) |
| 11 | Charles Foley (36.58: 3/4) | 86 | W.A. Swanberg (20.50: 2/2) | 161 | Gregory White Smith (16.41: 1/2) |
| 12 | Jon Lellenberg (36.58: 3/4) | 87 | Diarmaid MacCulloch (20.46: 2/2) | 162 | Steven Naifeh (16.41: 1/2) |
| 13 | Melanie Rehak (36.56: 3/4) | 88 | Robert Polito (20.46: 2/2) | 163 | Tom H. Watkins (16.41: 1/2) |
| 14 | Diane Stanley (35.75: 1/5) | 89 | Natalie S. Bober (20.45: 2/2) | 164 | Shelby Steele (16.40: 1/2) |
| 15 | Mike Ashley (35.05: 1/5) | 90 | Charles Nicholl (20.42: 2/2) | 165 | Aranka Siegal (16.32: 1/2) |
| 16 | Elizabeth Partridge (33.64: 2/4) | 91 | Seymour Hersh (20.33: 2/2) | 166 | David Kherdian (16.29: 1/2) |
| 17 | Claire Tomalin (33.49: 2/4) | 92 | Ronald Steel (20.32: 2/2) | 167 | Kathryn Lasky (13.11: 0/2) |
| 18 | Doris May Lessing (33.35: 2/4) | 93 | Jacobo Timerman (20.31: 2/2) | 168 | David Halberstam (13.10: 0/2) |
| 19 | Hilary Spurling (33.04: 2/4) | 94 | Toby Talbot (20.31: 2/2) | 169 | David Nasaw (13.07: 0/2) |
| 20 | Joseph J. Ellis (32.98: 2/4) | 95 | Walter Jackson Bate (20.28: 2/2) | 170 | Ben Macintyre (13.05: 0/2) |
| 21 | Judith Thurman (32.82: 2/4) | 96 | John Clive (20.24: 2/2) | 171 | Gillian Darley (13.05: 0/2) |
| 22 | Victoria Glendinning (31.06: 3/3) | 97 | Joseph Lash (20.22: 2/2) | 172 | Philip Short (13.05: 0/2) |
| 23 | Jeffrey Marks (31.05: 0/5) | 98 | James MacGregor Burns (20.21: 2/2) | 173 | Robert Burleigh (13.04: 0/2) |
| 24 | Edmund Morris (30.81: 3/3) | 99 | Erik H. Erikson (20.20: 2/2) | 174 | Ruud Van Der Rol (13.04: 0/2) |
| 25 | A. Scott Berg (30.79: 3/3) | 100 | T. Harry Williams (20.20: 2/2) | 175 | H.P. Lovecraft (13.03: 0/2) |
| 26 | Richard Ellmann (30.71: 3/3) | 101 | David E. Schultz (19.56: 0/3) | 176 | Anthony Bailey (12.98: 0/2) |
| 27 | Annalyn Swan (30.55: 3/3) | 102 | S.T. Joshi (19.54: 0/3) | 177 | David A. Adler (12.98: 0/2) |
| 28 | Mark Stevens (30.55: 3/3) | 103 | Jan Greenberg (19.53: 0/3) | 178 | Terry Widener (12.98: 0/2) |
| 29 | Frank McCourt (30.47: 3/3) | 104 | Sandra Jane Jordan (19.53: 0/3) | 179 | David Hajdu (12.97: 0/2) |
| 30 | J. Anthony Lukas (30.36: 3/3) | 105 | Carole Boston Weatherford (19.18: 0/3) | 180 | Albert Marrin (12.94: 0/2) |
| 31 | John Richardson (29.44: 1/4) | 106 | Bev Vincent (19.14: 0/3) | 181 | Antonia Fraser (12.94: 0/2) |
| 32 | Ron Chernow (29.42: 1/4) | 107 | Caroline Moorehead (19.12: 0/3) | 182 | Dennis Overbye (12.91: 0/2) |
| 33 | Blake Bailey (29.12: 1/4) | 108 | Hermione Lee (19.04: 0/3) | 183 | Benita Eisler (12.90: 0/2) |
| 34 | Graham Robb (28.97: 1/4) | 109 | Julie M. Rivett (19.04: 0/3) | 184 | Judith St. George (12.86: 0/2) |
| 35 | Andrew Wilson (28.54: 1/4) | 110 | Richard Laymon (19.04: 0/3) | 185 | Jeff Guinn (12.60: 0/2) |
| 36 | Richard Holmes (27.31: 2/3) | 111 | Deborah Heiligman (18.60: 0/3) | 186 | Lisa Rogak (12.60: 0/2) |
| 37 | T.J. Stiles (27.12: 2/3) | 112 | Joan Schenkar (18.60: 0/3) | 187 | Martha A. Sandweiss (12.59: 0/2) |
| 38 | Willetta L. Heising (26.96: 2/3) | 113 | Steve Coll (18.59: 0/3) | 188 | Sean Qualls (12.59: 0/2) |
| 39 | David Levering Lewis (26.95: 2/3) | 114 | Jackie Wullschlager (18.58: 0/3) | 189 | Tracy Kidder (12.59: 0/2) |
| 40 | Kenneth Silverman (26.77: 2/3) | 115 | Terri Jentz (18.57: 0/3) | 190 | Jean Gould O'Connell (12.58: 0/2) |
| 41 | Simon Sebag Montefiore (26.57: 2/3) | 116 | Alexander Masters (18.56: 0/3) | 191 | Tom Bissell (12.58: 0/2) |
| 42 | Tony Hillerman (26.52: 2/3) | 117 | Edward Conlon (18.55: 0/3) | 192 | Arnold Rampersad (12.57: 0/2) |
| 43 | Herbert P. Bix (26.51: 2/3) | 118 | Miranda Carter (18.52: 0/3) | 193 | Hallie Ephron (12.56: 0/2) |
| 44 | Mikal Gilmore (26.44: 2/3) | 119 | Jon Krakauer (18.48: 0/3) | 194 | Maggie Fergusson (12.56: 0/2) |
| 45 | Geoffrey C. Ward (26.40: 2/3) | 120 | Bill Peet (18.40: 0/3) | 195 | Suzanne Jurmain (12.56: 0/2) |
| 46 | H.W. Brands (25.10: 0/4) | 121 | Tonya Bolden (17.17: 1/2) | 196 | Darrell B. Lockhart (12.55: 0/2) |
| 47 | Ian Kershaw (24.99: 0/4) | 122 | Dave Eggers (17.10: 1/2) | 197 | Jonathan Coe (12.55: 0/2) |
| 48 | James Gleick (24.97: 0/4) | 123 | John Guy (17.08: 1/2) | 198 | Julian Rubinstein (12.55: 0/2) |
| 49 | Laurie Roberts (24.56: 0/4) | 124 | Andrew X. Pham (17.07: 1/2) | 199 | Nigel Farndale (12.55: 0/2) |
| 50 | Stuart M. Kaminsky (24.56: 0/4) | 125 | Francine du Plessix Gray (17.04: 1/2) | 200 | William Dalrymple (12.54: 0/2) |
| 51 | Stephen Greenblatt (24.55: 0/4) | 126 | Jonathan Weiner (17.03: 1/2) | 201 | Eddie Muller (12.53: 0/2) |
| 52 | Colleen Barnett (24.54: 0/4) | 127 | Paul Hoffman (17.02: 1/2) | 202 | Jack Gantos (12.53: 0/2) |
| 53 | Max Allan Collins (24.52: 0/4) | 128 | Diana Souhami (16.99: 1/2) | 203 | Robert Andrew Parker (12.53: 0/2) |
| 54 | Margaret C. Thomas (24.51: 0/4) | 129 | Jenny Uglow (16.99: 1/2) | 204 | Wendie Old (12.53: 0/2) |
| 55 | Martha Hailey Dubose (24.51: 0/4) | 130 | Norman Sherry (16.95: 1/2) | 205 | Elizabeth Gilbert (12.52: 0/2) |
| 56 | Deirdre Bair (23.24: 1/3) | 131 | Stacy Schiff (16.95: 1/2) | 206 | Geoffrey Wall (12.52: 0/2) |
| 57 | Brian Selznick (23.08: 1/3) | 132 | Michael Scammell (16.94: 1/2) | 207 | Josephine Hammett (12.52: 0/2) |
| 58 | Edmund White (23.02: 1/3) | 133 | Leroy Panek (16.92: 1/2) | 208 | Michael J. Hayde (12.52: 0/2) |
| 59 | Doris Kearns Goodwin (23.00: 1/3) | 134 | Richard Mabey (16.91: 1/2) | 209 | Richard Bleiler (12.52: 0/2) |
| 60 | Tobias Wolff (22.84: 1/3) | 135 | John Loughery (16.89: 1/2) | 210 | Alan Govenar (12.51: 0/2) |
| 61 | John M. Reilly (22.81: 1/3) | 136 | William S. McFeely (16.74: 1/2) | 211 | Bruce Campbell (12.51: 0/2) |
| 62 | Candace Fleming (22.59: 1/3) | 137 | R.W.B. Lewis (16.67: 1/2) | 212 | Laura Hillenbrand (12.51: 0/2) |
| 63 | Phillip Hoose (22.59: 1/3) | 138 | R. Gregory Christie (16.60: 1/2) | 213 | Martin Booth (12.51: 0/2) |
| 64 | Debby Applegate (22.57: 1/3) | 139 | Tanya Lee Stone (16.60: 1/2) | 214 | Matthew Bunson (12.51: 0/2) |
| 65 | Joan Didion (22.55: 1/3) | 140 | Vaunda Micheaux Nelson (16.60: 1/2) | 215 | Shane W. Evans (12.51: 0/2) |
| 66 | Adam Sisman (22.51: 1/3) | 141 | Jon Meacham (16.59: 1/2) | 216 | Catherine Aird (12.50: 0/2) |
| 67 | Marilyn Nelson (22.51: 1/3) | 142 | Paula J. Giddings (16.58: 1/2) | 217 | Rosemary Herbert (12.50: 0/2) |
| 68 | Alice Kaplan (22.50: 1/3) | 143 | Edwidge Danticat (16.57: 1/2) | 218 | Susan Oleksiw (12.50: 0/2) |
| 69 | Tom Nolan (22.50: 1/3) | 144 | Tim Jeal (16.57: 1/2) | 219 | Anita Lobel (12.49: 0/2) |
| 70 | Sam Tanenhaus (22.47: 1/3) | 145 | Daniel Mendelsohn (16.56: 1/2) | 220 | Harold Bloom (12.48: 0/2) |
| 71 | Norman Mailer (22.30: 1/3) | 146 | David Hackett Fischer (16.55: 1/2) | 221 | Fox Butterfield (12.46: 0/2) |
| 72 | Henry Wiencek (21.02: 2/2) | 147 | Elizabeth Peters (16.53: 1/2) | 222 | Kathleen Krull (12.43: 0/2) |
| 73 | Neal Gabler (20.95: 2/2) | 148 | Pam Muñoz Ryan (16.53: 1/2) | 223 | Kathryn Hewitt (12.43: 0/2) |
| 74 | Peter Ackroyd (20.82: 2/2) | 149 | Rebecca Solnit (16.53: 1/2) | 224 | Patricia O'toole (12.41: 0/2) |
| 75 | Jean Fritz (20.74: 2/2) | 150 | Robert Byrd (16.53: 1/2) |
