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
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95 years ago today, on 18th of October 1931, Thomas Edison died at the age of 84 in New Jersey. Watch our Edison documentary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGz7M...
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233 years ago today, 16th of October 1793, Marie Antoinette was guillotined in Paris during the French Revolution. Watch our biography here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfYTq...
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80 years ago today, 15th of October 1946, Hermann Göring took cyanide, hours before his scheduled execution. Watch our Göring documentary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0f0E7...
3 days ago | [YT] | 355
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1,972 years ago today, on 13th of October 54 AD, Emperor Claudius died and the 16-year-old Nero became emperor of Rome. Watch our Nero documentary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oWdd...
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40 years ago today, on 11th of October 1986, Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev opened the Reykjavik Summit. Watch our Gorbachev documentary here: https://youtu.be/g9BlcN9Cgxc?si=NZNeC...
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59 years ago today, on 9th of October 1967, Che Guevara was executed in Bolivia after being captured the previous day. Watch our Che documentary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vL1A...
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