20 Best Famous People Biography Podcasts

1. Founders

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Learn from history's greatest entrepreneurs. Every week I read a biography of an entrepreneur and find ideas you can use in your work. This quote explains why: 'There are thousands of years of history in which lots and lots of very smart people worked very hard and ran all types of experiments on how to create new businesses, invent new technology, new ways to manage etc. They ran these experiments throughout their entire lives. At some point, somebody put these lessons down in a book. For very little money and a few hours of time, you can learn from someone's accumulated experience...MORE Host David Senra
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 3.6KTwitter 194.9KInstagram 200.4K Avg Length 51 min Format Long form Since Dec 2017 Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Grubstakers

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A podcast providing biography and commentary on the lives and misdeeds of billionaires. New episodes every other week on Soundcloud and every week on Patreon.
Producer/Network Grubstakers
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 550Facebook 297Twitter 4.1KInstagram 237 Avg Length 84 min Format Long form Since Feb 2018 Get Email Contact

3. Furious Lives

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Biography podcast about the often flawed lives of famous men
Producer/Network Damien Ryan
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 2Twitter 217Instagram 60 Avg Length 68 min Format Long form Since Oct 2019 Get Email Contact

4. The Life of Prophet Muhammad - by Sheikh Azhar Nasser

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An in depth biography of Prophet Muhammad by Sheikh Azhar Nasser, presented by WhyQuran. Watch these lectures with video at http://why-quran.org
Host Shaykh Azhar Nasser
Producer/Network Why Quran?
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 239Facebook 984Twitter 540Instagram 136.3K Avg Length 53 min Format Long form Since Nov 2020 Get Email Contact

5. Buzzin' Biographies

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Paz and Slavo chronicle the lives of larger than life figures. Listen in for captivating stories and off-the-wall commentary on names you probably have heard of.contact: ****@gmail.com
Producer/Network buzzinbiographies
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Apple Rating 4/5Apple Reviews 36Instagram 625 Avg Length 56 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

6. New Books in Biography & Memoir

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This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: ⁠https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/⁠ Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky to learn about more our latest interviews: @newbooksnetwo..MORE Host Marshall Poe
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 3.8/5Apple Reviews 96Facebook 9.1KTwitter 15.7K Avg Length 55 min Format Long form Since Apr 2016 Get Email Contact

7. Byte Sized Biographies…

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Some Very Famous People You've Never Really Heard Of, Byte Sized Biographies of the famous, the infamous and the quirky in less than hour. Think of that doorstop sized bio or history related book that you will never read made accessible in an hour. These are people that you may think you know a lot about but really don't, remarkable human beings you have never heard of and incidents covered in new and different detail, all fascinating.MORE Host Philip D Gibbons
Producer/Network Philip D. Gibbons
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 311Twitter 87 Avg Length 50 min Format Long form Since Jun 2015 Get Email Contact

8. A Life in Biography

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Talks and interviews about the life of biography as experienced by a biographer over forty years and fourteen biographies, dealing with subjects ranging from Sylvia Plath to William Faulkner, Marilyn Monroe to Susan Sontag, and much more.MORE Host Carl Rollyson
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 21 Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Since Apr 2020 Get Email Contact

9. Tesla: The Life and Times Podcast

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Discover the man behind the myth. The definitive podcast biography of inventor Nikola Tesla--his fascinating real life, inventions, and legacy.
Host Stephen Kotowych
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 302Facebook 4.4KTwitter 194 Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Since Aug 2017 Get Email Contact

10. American Biography

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American biography is a podcast that looks at American history by examining the lives of important, if less discussed, Americans who have exerted great influence upon the nation's development. It's the American story told through American's stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Producer/Network Thomas Daly
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 108Facebook 1.2KTwitter 405 Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Since Feb 2015 Get Email Contact

11. The Rock Star Autobiography Podcast

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The Rock Star Autobiography Podcast is a bi-weekly podcast for music lovers by music's two biggest fans, Christian and Martha. Join them as they review autobiographies by the greatest and most famous musicians in history, and hear them share their candid insights into the musicians behind them.MORE Hosts Christian Overfield, Martha Guzman
Producer/Network Hosts: Christian Overfield, Martha Guzman
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Apple Rating 2.4/5Apple Reviews 71Twitter 4Instagram 72 Avg Length 86 min Format Long form Since Jul 2020 Get Email Contact

12. Wisuru's Biography Podcast

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Listen to this biography podcast to find out how people with disadvantages overcame their struggles and became world-famous. From Charlie Chaplin to Abraham Lincoln, Helen Keller to Marie Curie, most famous people were at a place where you are now - ground zero. Yet, they fought hard and accomplished unfathomable deeds. Listen to this podcast and find out how they did it.MORE Producer/Network Madhushan Muthukumaraguruparan
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 28Facebook 24 Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Since Jun 2020 Get Email Contact

13. Biography

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The best biographical podcasts focus not on a person but on some larger theme into which that person's life ...
Producer/Network Biography Podcast
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Apple Rating 2.6/5Apple Reviews 67 Avg Length 17 min Format Short form Since Jan 2021 Get Email Contact

14. Savarkar

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Some figures are controversial. Some are too controversial. And then there's Savarkar. This is a podcast based on the biography of Vinayak 'Veer' Savarkar.
Producer/Network PSC
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 3 Avg Length 11 min Format Short form Since Jan 2021 Get Email Contact

15. Brief Biographies of Famous People

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Welcome to the Brief Biographies of Famous People podcast hosted by Ajay. Our show discusses the lives of famous people in recent history. You are invited biweekly on the weekends to join us and enlighten yourself!MORE Producer/Network Ajay
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Apple Rating 2.3/5Apple Reviews 16 Avg Length 6 min Format Bite size Since Jan 2021 Get Email Contact

16. Christians who made a difference

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On this site you will find podcasts and recordings from the 'Songs of Hope' radio program. These are short 5 minute segments that look at the lives of Christians who have made a difference to their communities because of their Christian values. They have become 'world shapers'.MORE Producer/Network Songs of Hope
Email ****@southernfm.com.au
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 15Facebook 68Twitter 1.1KInstagram 1.9K Since Aug 2012 Get Email Contact

17. The Life and Times of Frederick the Great

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Welcome to my podcast! This podcast takes the deepest dive that any podcast has ever done when it comes to a chronological series of Frederick the Great. Each episode is weekly and about 20 minutes. I intend to present history that has both academic content and a light tone. Email is ****@gmail.com Amazon Wishlist for books: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/UZK1RES5MF5F?ref_=wl_share For Ad-Free episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/frederick_the_great_podcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/fredthegpodcas t Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frederick_the_..MORE Host Alec Avdakov
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 33Twitter 424Instagram 330 Avg Length 31 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

18. A Short Burst of Biography

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Rabbi Dr. Dovid Katz's impressionistic and pithy podcasts of famous rabbis in historical context. Be warned: these podcasts are spontaneous, opinionated, and vivid!
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Facebook 1.5KTwitter 2.6KInstagram 1.3K Since Nov 2019 Get Email Contact

19. 5 Minute Biographies

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Each week, we aim to bring you interesting information about interesting people in about five minutes in the form of short biographies which can also be read on our website.
Host Wayne Armstrong
Producer/Network 5 Minute Biographies
Email ****@digim.net
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 357 Avg Length 23 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

20. Hold That Tiger Podcast

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A podcast autobiography of automotive legend Preston Tucker.
Producer/Network Brian Drake
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Facebook 5 Avg Length 18 min Format Short form Since Dec 2020 Get Email Contact