Who's Who is the name of a number of publications, generally containing concise biographical information on a particular group of people. It is also used as an expression meaning a collection or group of noted persons. Sir Thomas Malory wrote the most famous fictional biography of the Middle Ages with Le Morte dArthur about the life of King Arthur. ...

Examples of Who's Who publications include:

• Who's Who, a United Kingdom publication listing prominent Britons since 1849; people who have died since 1897 are listed in Who Was Who.
• Marquis Who's Who, a series of books published by Marquis, primarily listing prominent U.S. people
• The International Who's Who by Europa Publications, a Taylor and Francis imprint.
• Who's Who Online, an automated web information aggregation service
• Hinterland Who's Who is a series of 60-second public service ads profiling Canadian animals and birds, produced by Environment Canada in the 1960s.
• Who's Who Among American High School Students and Who's Who Among American College Students, created to chronicle the achievements of high school and college students who particularly excel in the realm of academics.
• Who's Who in the DC Universe was a publication listing DC Comics characters
• Who's Who Among Outstanding Middle School Students

Whos Who, ISBN 0-713-662-751, is an annual British publication by A & C Black of very short biographies of about 30,000 famous and/or important Britons, published since 1849. ... Look up Briton in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Whos Who is the name of a number of publications, generally containing concise biographical information on a particular group of people. ... Marquis Whos Who is a U.S. publication listing biographical information on notable people. ... Motto: E pluribus unum (1789 to 1956) (Latin: Out of Many, One) In God We Trust (1956 to present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at federal level; English de facto Government • President • Vice President Federal republic George... The International Whos Who is a guidebook to notable people worldwide. ... Taylor & Francis Group is a company that publishes books. ... Hinterland Whos Who is a series of 60-second public service ads profiling Canadian animals and birds, produced by Environment Canada in the 1960s. ... Whos Who Among American High School Students is an organization that publishes a listing of what it deems to be high school students who have excelled in academics, extra-curricular activities and community service. ... Whos Who in the DC Universe (usually referred to as Whos Who) is a guide that DC Comics published to catalogue the wide variety of fictional characters in their imaginary universe, the DC Universe. ... DC Comics is one of the largest American companies in comic book and related media publishing. ...

See also

• Biographical dictionary