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Best Biography TV Series of the 1990s

169 Biography series that started in the 1990s, ranked by popularity

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169 series

Joan of Arc

★ 6.6
7K 2 1999–1999
Real history · Period piece

The Temptations

★ 8.4
6K 2 1998–1998
Music scene · Event miniseries

Cleopatra

★ 6.5
5K 2 1999–1999
Royalty & aristocracy

The Jacksons: An American Dream

★ 7.6
4K 2 1992–1992
Music scene · Family saga

Joseph

★ 7.6
4K 2 1995–1995
Faith & religion · Period piece

The Martyr of Kufa

★ 7.8
4K 22 1997–2020
Faith & religion · Real history

Jesus

★ 6.1
3K 2 1999–1999
Faith & religion · Period piece

To Catch a Killer

★ 7.3
3K 2 1992–1992
Biography · Crime · Drama

True Women

★ 6.6
3K 2 1997–1997
Action · Adventure · Biography

Moses

★ 6.7
3K 2 1995–1996
Adventure · Biography · Crime

Abraham

★ 7.1
2K 2 1993–1993
Adventure · Biography · Drama

Queen

★ 7.6
2K 3 1993–1993
Biography · Drama · Romance

David

★ 6.9
2K 2 1997–1997
Adventure · Biography · Drama

Behind the Music

★ 7.4
2K 277 1997–2021
Biography · Documentary · Music

Solomon

★ 6.6
2K 2 1997–1997
Adventure · Biography · Drama

George Wallace

★ 7.1
2K 2 1997–1997
Biography · Drama

Intruders

★ 6.4
2K 2 1992–1992
Biography · Horror · Mystery

The F.B.I. Files

★ 7.9
1K 144 1998–2009
Biography · Crime · Documentary

E! True Hollywood Story

★ 6.5
1K 490 1996–present
Biography · Documentary

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends

★ 8.4
1K 9 1992–1998
Adventure · Animation · Biography

Son of the Morning Star

★ 7.3
1K 2 1991–1991
Biography · Drama · History

Thomas Jefferson

★ 7.6
986 2 1997–present
Biography · Documentary · History

The Best Intentions

★ 7.9
762 4 1991–1991
Biography · Drama · Romance

In a Child's Name

★ 7.8
758 2 1991–1991
Biography · Drama · Thriller
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