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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

The Legend of Liu Yong

★ 7.6
208 40 1996–present
Biography · Drama

The Loneliest Commander

★ 5.4
194 1997–1997
Biography · Drama · History

Ermak

★ 6.8
191 5 1997–1997
Adventure · Biography · Drama

Mosley

★ 7.2
185 4 1998–1998
Biography · Drama · History

The Blonde Bombshell

★ 6.8
182 2 1999–1999
Biography · Drama

Strange But True?

★ 7.9
170 39 1993–1997
Biography · Documentary · Mystery

Australian Story

★ 7.7
168 1148 1996–present
Biography · Documentary

Tales of the Gun

★ 8.2
149 36 1998–present
Biography · Documentary · History

Frankie's House

★ 7.2
148 4 1992–1992
Biography · Drama · War

Vincent and Theo

★ 6.9
142 4 1990–1990
Biography · Drama

Century of Cinema

★ 7.4
134 16 1995–1998
Biography · Documentary · History

VH-1 Where Are They Now?

★ 7.4
126 60 1999–2004
Biography · Documentary

A Season of Giants

★ 6.9
124 3 1990–present
Biography · Drama · History

Human, All Too Human

★ 7.5
122 3 1999–present
Biography · Documentary

Hitler: A Profile

★ 7.8
119 6 1995–present
Biography · Documentary · History

El vuelo del águila

★ 8.6
118 141 1994–1995
Biography · Drama · History

Big Bear

★ 7.0
95 2 1998–present
Biography · Drama

The Great Maratha

★ 8.7
90 47 1994–present
Action · Biography · Drama

La forja de un rebelde

★ 7.6
88 6 1990–1990
Biography · Drama · War

Abhay Charan

★ 7.6
86 18 1996–1996
Adventure · Biography · Drama

Incredible Story Studio

★ 8.6
83 67 1997–2002
Adventure · Animation · Biography

Biography of the Millennium: 100 People - 1000 Years

★ 7.2
80 1999–1999
Biography · Documentary · History

Great Minds Think 4 Themselves

★ 8.2
80 15 1997–1997
Animation · Biography · Comedy

Tenali Rama

★ 8.2
79 12 1990–1990
Biography · Comedy · History
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