Who's Who
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Who's Who is the name of a number of publications, generally containing concise biographical information on a particular group of people. It is also used as an expression meaning a collection or group of noted persons.
Examples of Who's Who publications include:
- Who's Who, a United Kingdom publication listing prominent Britons since 1849; people who have died since 1897 are listed in Who Was Who.
- Marquis Who's Who, a series of books published by Marquis, primarily listing prominent U.S. people
- The International Who's Who by Europa Publications, a Taylor and Francis imprint.
- Who's Who Online, an automated web information aggregation service
- Hinterland Who's Who is a series of 60-second public service ads profiling Canadian animals and birds, produced by Environment Canada in the 1960s.
- Who's Who Among American High School Students and Who's Who Among American College Students, created to chronicle the achievements of high school and college students who particularly excel in the realm of academics.
- Who's Who in the DC Universe was a publication listing DC Comics characters
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