Biographical works have always caught the attention of the common reader because of a penchant towards knowing about the people who have made their mark in their respective fields. People always tend to know more and more about these successful people. Their life, works and struggle are an inspiration for many people. The present encyclopaedia is a collection of biographies of many successful persons. These personalities come from a wide range of areas. Most of them are from politics as politics remain one of the most important fields that have a big impact on everybody's life. Apart from politics we have personalities from other walks of life as well, such as sports, music, literature, etc. We have tried to give many important aspects of one's life and their personalities and we hope that their struggle and a zeal to achieve will definitely inspire the readers that will be a true success of this encyclopaedia.