The People Profiles
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Established in 2018 by Edwin Elliott, The People Profiles was the first long-form independent documentary channel on YouTube. With detailed, politically neutral, meticulously researched scripts, all written by qualified and award-winning historians, narrators and video editors with years of experience in both video production and film. The team at The People Profiles prides itself on being the gold standard for attention to detail, accuracy, quality, as well as unbiased, fair and factual biographies of famous and infamous people in history. As of 2026, all People Profiles scripts are written, narrated and edited by human beings and our thumbnails are based on real paintings, statues and photographs of each historical figure, to give you the most accurate image of them possible. "All human history essentially comes down to biography." Edwin Elliott
Otto von Bismarck - He Built Germany With Blood and Iron Documentary
The People Profiles · 41K views · 1 day ago
Bin Laden & Zawahiri - Masterminds of 911 Documentary
The People Profiles · 121K views · 2 weeks ago
Charles Dickens - From Workhouse to Literary Legend Documentary
The People Profiles · 145K views · 9 months ago
Boris Yeltsin - The President Who Drank As Russia Collapsed Documentary
The People Profiles · 196K views · 2 weeks ago
Al-Zawahiri - The Forgotten 9/11 Mastermind Documentary
The People Profiles · 434K views · 7 months ago
King Edward VI - A Tudor Monster in the Making Documentary
The People Profiles · 976K views · 1 year ago
Ben Gurion - Founding Father of Israel Documentary
The People Profiles · 155K views · 5 months ago
Kaiser Wilhelm II - The Kaiser Who Led Germany to War Documentary
The People Profiles · 285K views · 1 year ago
Oscar Wilde - The Ultimate Ruin Documentary
The People Profiles · 39K views · 8 days ago
John of Gaunt - The Red Prince Documentary
The People Profiles · 843K views · 3 years ago
Alexander III - A Reign of Romanov Terror Documentary
The People Profiles · 69K views · 1 month ago
Kim Il Sung - Founder of North Korea Documentary
The People Profiles · 457K views · 2 years ago
Justinian - The Emperor Who Reconquered Rome Documentary
The People Profiles · 39K views · 4 weeks ago
Benjamin Netanyahu - The Most Controversial Leader in Israeli History Documentary
The People Profiles · 131K views · 6 months ago
Hjalmar Schacht: The Genius Who Funded Hitler’s War Machine Documentary
The People Profiles · 94K views · 2 months ago
David Stirling - The Rebel Founder of the SAS Documentary
The People Profiles · 59K views · 2 months ago
Joseph Stalin - The Most Fearsome Dictator in History Documentary
The People Profiles · 781K views · 1 year ago
Jiang Qing - The Madness of Madame Mao Documentary
The People Profiles · 402K views · 7 months ago
Georges Danton - Architect of the French Revolution Documentary
The People Profiles · 58K views · 11 months ago
Dostoevsky - Russia's Greatest Writer and the Secrets of His Mind Documentary
The People Profiles · 87K views · 6 months ago