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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

Kraj dinastije Obrenovic

★ 8.2
576 11 1995–1995
Biography · Drama · History

Portrait of a Marriage

★ 7.6
538 4 1990–1990
Biography · Drama · Romance

A Year in Provence

★ 7.7
529 12 1993–1993
Biography · Comedy · Drama

In the Footsteps of Alexander the Great

★ 8.4
501 4 1998–1998
Biography · Documentary

Sinatra

★ 7.2
480 2 1992–1992
Biography · Drama · Music

Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

★ 6.6
451 2 1999–present
Biography · Drama

The Great War: 1914-1918

★ 8.4
435 8 1996–1996
Biography · Documentary · History

Intimate Portrait

★ 7.5
409 322 1990–2005
Biography · Documentary

A Woman Named Jackie

★ 6.6
397 3 1991–1991
Biography · Drama · History

J.F.K.: Reckless Youth

★ 6.5
377 2 1993–1993
Biography · Drama

Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony

★ 8.0
373 2 1999–1999
Biography · Documentary · History

The English Briefcase

★ 6.5
345 1999–2000
Biography · Drama · History

ESPN SportsCentury

★ 7.1
339 263 1999–2007
Biography · Documentary · History

The Sword of Tipu Sultan

★ 6.8
311 60 1990–present
Biography · Drama · History

Elvis

★ 8.0
275 13 1990–1990
Biography · Drama · Music

Ivar Kreuger

★ 6.3
275 3 1998–1998
Biography · Drama · History

Queen Margot

★ 7.2
275 18 1996–1996
Biography · Drama · History

Hitler's Generals

★ 7.7
272 12 1996–present
Biography · Documentary · War

Maalaala Mo Kaya

★ 8.4
266 1349 1991–2022
Action · Biography · Crime

Il giovane Mussolini

★ 5.8
261 3 1993–1993
Biography · Drama · History

The Directors

★ 7.6
257 97 1997–2008
Biography · Documentary

Charlemagne

★ 6.7
250 3 1993–1993
Action · Adventure · Biography

Om Kulthum

★ 6.5
247 9 1999–present
Biography · Drama · Musical

Storyville

★ 8.5
226 770 1997–present
Biography · Documentary
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