If you’re looking for biographical unit studies for your homeschool, here’s a mega list of suggested personalities, divided by their birth months so you can organize seasonal studies with the time of year. Use the linked studies as a springboard for your own lesson planning, adding in the activities your kids will find especially interesting.
UNIT STUDIES OF FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN IN JANUARY
Paul Revere
Born Jan. 1, 1735
Unit study by Ticia of Adventures in Mommydom
Betsy Ross
Born Jan. 1, 1752
Unit study by Jenny of Faith and Good Works
J.R.R. Tolkien
Born Jan. 3, 1892
Unit study by Tonia of The Sunny Patch
Unit study by Ticia of Adventures in Mommydom
Sir Isaac Newton
Born Jan. 4, 1643
Unit study by Kyle of Aspired Living
Joan of Arc
Born Jan. 6, 1412
Unit study by Ticia of Adventures in Mommydom
Jacques-Étienne Montgolfier
Born Jan. 6, 1745
Unit study by Eva of EvaVarga.net
Martin Luther King Jr.
Born Jan. 15, 1929
Unit study by Karyn of Teach Beside Me
Unit study by Mary of Homegrown Learners
Benjamin Franklin
Born Jan. 17, 1705
Unit study by Karyn of Teach Beside Me
A.A. Milne
Born Jan. 18, 1882
Unit study by Karyn of Teach Beside Me
UNIT STUDIES OF FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN IN FEBRUARY
Norman Rockwell
Born Feb. 3, 1894
Unit study by Tricia of HodgePodge
Unit study by Stephanie of Harrington Harmonies
John Deere
Born Feb. 7, 1804
Unit study by Mary of The Encouraging Home
Thomas Edison
Born Feb. 11, 1847
Unit study by Shelly of There’s No Place Like Home
Abraham Lincoln
Born Feb. 12, 1809
Unit study by Tatiana of The Musings of Mum
Unit study by Joan of Unschool Rules
Charles Darwin
Born Feb. 12, 1809
Unit study by Eva of EvaVarga.net
Galileo Galilei
Born Feb. 15, 1564
Unit study by Ticia of Adventures in Mommydom
Susan B. Anthony
Born Feb. 15, 1820
Unit study by Jenny of Faith and Good Works
Jeff Kinney
Born Feb. 19, 1971
Unit study by Emily of Life at the Table
Fleet Admiral Chester Nimitz
Born Feb. 24, 1885
Unit study by Stacey of Layered Soul
Steve Jobs
Born Feb. 24, 1955
Unit study by Beth of Techie Homeschool Mom
Pierre Aguste Renoir
Born Feb. 25, 1851
Unit study by Karyn of Teach Beside Me
Unit study by Tonia of The Sunny Patch
Levi Strauss
Born Feb. 26, 1829
Unit study by Adelien of Blessed Learners
UNIT STUDIES OF FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN IN MARCH
Theodore “Dr. Seuss” Geisel
Born March 2, 1904
Unit study by Karyn of Teach Beside Me
Unit study by Betsy of Family Style SchoolingUnit study by Stephanie of Harrington Harmonies
Daniel Craig
Born March 2, 1968
Unit study by Joan of Unschool Rules
Alexander Graham Bell
Born March 3, 1847
Unit study by Eva of EvaVarga.net
Unit study by Mary of The Encouraging Home
James Doohan
Born March 3, 1920
Unit study by Joan of Unschool Rules
Michelangelo
Born March 6, 1475
Unit study by Tonia of The Sunny Patch
Unit study by Cindy of Our Journey Westward
Yuri Gagarin
Born March 9, 1934
Unit study by Jennifer of Forever, For Always, No Matter What
Percival Lowell
Born March 13, 1855
Unit study by Amanda of The Pelsers
Casey Jones
Born March 14, 1864
Unit study by Ticia of Adventures in Mommydom
Albert Einstein
Born March 14, 1879
Unit study by Adelein of Blessed Learners
James Madison
Born March 16, 1751
Unit study by Tatiana of The Musings of Mum
Kurt Russell
Born March 17, 1951
Unit study by Aadel of These Temporary Tents
David Livingstone
Born March 19, 1813
Unit study by Dollie of Teachers of Good Things
Johann Sebastian Bach
Born March 21, 1685
Unit study by Bonnie of Koala Mom
Unit study by Mary of Homegrown Learners
Timothy Dalton
Born March 21, 1944
Unit study by Joan of Unschool Rules
William Shatner
Born March 22, 1931
Unit study by Joan of Unschool Rules
Harry Houdini
Born March 24, 1874
Unit study by Karyn of Teach Beside Me
Robert Frost
Born March 26, 1874
Unit study by Heidi at Home Schoolroom
Leonard Nimoy
Born March 26, 1931
Unit study by Joan of Unschool Rules
Unit study by Stacey of Layered Soul
William Rontgen
Born March 27, 1845
Unit study by Eva of EvaVarga.net
Matthias Forney
Born March 28, 1835
Unit study by Judy of Contented at Home
Vincent van Gogh
Born March 30, 1853
Unit study by Alisha at Masterpiece Society
Unit study by Ticia of Adventures in Mommydom
Unit study by Stephanie of Harrington Harmonies
René Descartes
Born March 31, 1596
Unit study by Heather of Blog, She Wrote
Unit study by Aadel of These Temporary Tents
Franz Joseph Haydn
Born March 31, 1732
Unit study by Adelein of Blessed Learners
Wilhelm von Bunson
Born March 31, 1811
Unit study by Eva of EvaVarga.net
Andrew Lang
Born March 31, 1844
Unit study by Ami of Walking by the Way
Cesar Chavez
Born March 31, 1927
Unit study by Ticia of Adventures in Mommydom
UNIT STUDIES OF FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN IN APRIL
Hans Christian Andersen
Born April 2, 1805
Unit study by Ami of Walking By the Way
Unit study by Eva of EvaVarga.net
Jane Goodall
Born April 3, 1934
Unit study by Eva of EvaVarga.net
Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha)
Born April 8, 563 BC
Unit study by Adelien of Blessed Learners
Beverly Cleary
Born April 12, 1916
Unit study by Ticia of Adventures in Mommydom
Thomas Jefferson
Born April 13, 1743
Unit study by Tatiana of The Musings of Mum
Leonardo da Vinci
Born April 15, 1452
Unit study by Emily of Table Life Blog
Unit study by Karyn of Teach Beside Me
Unit study by Alisha at The Masterpiece Society
Unit study by Eva of EvaVarga.net
Unit study by Joan of Unschool Rules
Wilbur Wright
Born April 16, 1867
Unit study by Eva of EvaVarga.net
Adolf Hitler
Born April 20, 1889
Unit study by Joan of Unschool Rules
William Shakespeare
Born April 23, 1564
Unit study by Alisha of The Masterpiece Society
Unit study by Alisha on Flourish
Unit study by Karyn of Teach Beside Me
Unit study by Kyle of Aspired Living
John James Audubon
Born April 26, 1785
Unit study by Stephanie of Harrington Harmonies
Samuel Morse
Born April 27, 1791
Unit study by Lynna of Homeschooling Without Training Wheels
Ulysses S. Grant
Born April 27, 1822
Unit study by Joan of Unschool Rules
James Monroe
Born April 28, 1758
Unit study by Tatiana of The Musings of Mum
UNIT STUDIES OF FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN IN MAY
Elijah McKoy
Born May 2, 1844
Unit study by Jenn of Mama Jenn
Johannes Brahms
Born May 7, 1833
Unit study by Erica of Confessions of a Homeschooler
Peter Tchaikovsky
Born May 7, 1840
Unit study by Mary of Homegrown Learners
Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen
Born May 8, 1895
Unit study by Jennifer of Forever, For Always, No Matter What
Sir James M. Barrie
Born May 9, 1860
Unit study by Betsy of Family Style Schooling
Unit study by Tricia of Hodge Podge
Justinian the Great
Born May 11, 482 AD
Unit study by Jimmie of Jimmie’s Collage
Gabriel D. Fahrenheit
Born May 14, 1686
Unit study by Karyn of Teach Beside Me
Unit study by Heather of Blog, She Wrote
George Lucas
Born May 14, 1944
Unit study by Emily of Table Life Blog
L. Frank Baum
Born May 15, 1856
Unit study by Ami of Walking by the Way
Henri Rousseau
Born May 20, 1844
Unit study by Gina of Oaxacaborn
Unit study by Ticia of Adventures in Mommydom
Mary Cassatt
Born May 22, 1844
Unit study by Tonia of The Sunny Patch
Unit study by Judy of Contented at Home
Wild Bill Hickock
Born May 27, 1837
Unit study by Aadel of These Temporary Tents
Vincent Price
Born May 27, 1911
Unit study by Joan of Unschool Rules
Jim Thorpe
Born May 28, 1888
Unit study by Joan of Unschool Rules
Ian Fleming
Born May 28, 1908
Unit study by Joan of Unschool Rules
UNIT STUDIES OF FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN IN JUNE
Brigham Young
Born June 1, 1801
Unit study by Karyn of Teach Beside Me
Marilyn Monroe
Born June 1, 1926
Unit study by Amy of Adorable Chaos
Pete Conrad
Born June 2, 1930
Unit study by Judy of Contented at Home
Frank Lloyd Wright
Born June 8, 1867
Unit study by Karyn of Teach Beside Me
Unit study by Eva of EvaVarga.net
Michael J. Fox
Born June 9, 1961
Unit study by Joan of Unschool Rules
Jacques Cousteau
Born June 11, 1910
Unit study by Eva of EvaVarga.net
Unit study by Ticia of Adventures in Mommydom
Anne Frank
Born June 12, 1929
Unit study by Heidi at Home Schoolroom
Unit study by Adelien at Blessed Learners
Abner Doubleday
Born June 26, 1819
Unit study by Joan of Unschool Rules
UNIT STUDIES OF FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN IN JULY
Dave Thomas
Born July 2, 1932
Unit study by Sharla at Adoption Magazine
Stephen Foster
Born July 4, 1826
Unit study by Judy at Contented at Home
Calvin Coolidge
Born July 4, 1872
Unit study by Sallie of SallieBorrink.com
Rube Goldberg
Born July 4, 1883
Unit study by Eva at EvaVarga.net
P.T. Barnum and James Anthony Bailey
Born July 5, 1810, and July 4, 1847
Unit study by Eva at EvaVarga.net
Nettie Stevens
Born July 7, 1861
Unit study by Eva at EvaVarga.net
Elias Howe
Born July 9, 1819
Unit study by Heather at Blog, She Wrote
Tom Hanks
Born July 9, 1956
Unit study by Joan at Unschool Rules
E.B. White
Born July 11, 1899
Unit study by Ami of Walking by the Way
Julius Caesar
Born July 12, 100 BC
Unit study by Lauren at Mama’s Learning Corner
Unit study by Ticia at Adventures in Mommydom
Henry David Thoreau
Born July 12, 1817
Unit study by Tricia at Hodge Podge
Unit study by Heather at Blog, She Wrote
George Eastman
Born July 12, 1854
Unit study by Heidi of Starts At Eight
Harrison Ford
Born July 13, 1942
Unit study by Joan at Unschool Rules
Erno Rubik
Born July 13, 1944
Unit study by Eva at EvaVarga.net
Rembrandt van Rijn
Born July 15, 1606
Unit study by Alisha at Masterpiece Society
Unit study by Christine at Fruit in Season
Roald Amundsen
Born July 16, 1872
Unit study by Eva at EvaVarga.net
Nelson Mandela
Born July 18, 1918
Unit study by Tiany at Social Savvy Mom
Unit study by Amy at Adorable Chaos
Gregor Mendel
Born July 20, 1822
Unit study by Eva at EvaVarga.net
Ernest Hemingway
Born July 21, 1899
Unit study by Eva at EvaVarga.net
Amelia Earhart
Born July 24, 1897
Unit study by Sara at Embracing Destiny
Rosalind Franklin
Born July 25, 1920
Unit study by Eva of EvaVarga.net
Beatrix Potter
Born July 28, 1866
Unit study by Lara at Everyday Graces
Unit study by Jodi at JodiMcKenna.com
Henry Ford
Born July 30, 1863
Unit study by Mary at The Encouraging Home
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Born July 30, 1947
Unit study by Joan at Unschool Rules
J.K. Rowling
Born July 31, 1965
Unit study by Mary at Homegrown Learners
Unit study by Emily at Table Life Blog
UNIT STUDIES OF FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN IN AUGUST
William Clark (of Lewis and Clark)
Born Aug. 1, 1770
Unit study by Cindy at Our Journey Westward
Francis Scott Key
Born Aug. 1, 1779
Unit study by Lauren at Mama’s Learning Corner
Queen Elizabeth
Born Aug. 4, 1900
Unit study by Rebecca at Mom’s Mustard Seeds
Unit study by Ticia at Adventures in Mommydom
William Howard Schuman
Born Aug. 4, 1910
Unit study by Crisie at Family Team
Neil Armstrong
Born Aug. 5, 1930
Unit study by Amy at Geek Families
Unit study by Joan at Unschool Rules
Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Born Aug. 6, 1809
Unit study by Heather at Blog, She Wrote
Annie Oakley
Born Aug. 13, 1860
Unit study by Aadel at These Temporary Tents
Unit study by Joan at Unschool Rules
Napoleon Bonaparte
Born Aug. 15, 1769
Unit study by Carlie at Today’s Frugal Mom
Gerty Cori
Born Aug. 15, 1896
Unit study by Eva at EvaVarga.net
Julia Child
Born Aug. 15, 1912
Unit study by Paula at Average Housewife
Davy Crockett
Born Aug. 17, 1786
Unit study by Ticia at Adventures in Mommydom
Meriwether Lewis (also of Lewis and Clark!)
Born Aug. 18, 1774
Unit study by Karin at Passport Academy
Gene Roddenberry
Born Aug. 19, 1921
Unit study by Susann at Momma Hopper
Claude Debussy
Born Aug. 22, 1862
Unit study by Lauren at Serving From Home
Sean Connery
Born Aug. 25, 1930
Unit study by Joan at Unschool Rules
Mother Teresa
Born Aug. 27, 1910
Unit study by Bonnie at The Koala Mom
Elizabeth Ann Seton
Born Aug. 28, 1774
Unit study by Bonnie at The Koala Mom
Charlie “Bird” Parker
Born Aug. 29, 1920
Unit study by Gena at Music in Our Homeschool
UNIT STUDIES OF FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN IN SEPTEMBER
Anna Botsford Comstock
Born Sept. 1, 1854
Unit study by Eva at EvaVarga.net
Christa McAuliffe
Born Sept. 2, 1948
Unit study by Eva at EvaVarga.net
Keanu Reeves
Born Sept. 2, 1964
Unit study by Joan at Unschool Rules
Jesse James
Born Sept. 5, 1847
Unit study by Jenny at Faith and Good Works
Antonin Dvorak
Born Sept. 8, 1841
Unit study by Gena of Music in Our Homeschool
Unit study by Karyn at Teach Beside Me
O. Henry
Born Sept. 11, 1862
Unit study by Aadel at These Temporary Tents
Jesse Owens
Born Sept. 12, 1913
Unit study by Beth at Techie Homeschool Mom
Roald Dahl
Born Sept. 13, 1916
Unit study by Ticia at Adventures in Mommydom
H.G. Wells
Born Sept. 21, 1866
Unit study by Jennifer at Contently Humble
John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed)
Born Sept. 26, 1774
Unit study by Lara at Everyday Graces
UNIT STUDIES OF FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN IN OCTOBER
Saint Fracis of Assisi
Born Oct. 4, 1181
Unit study by Ticia at Adventures in Mommydom
Thor Heyerdahl
Born Oct. 6, 1914
Unit study by Kristina at Blossom and Root
Hugh Jackman
Born Oct. 12, 1968
Unit study by Joan and Sarah at Unschool Rules
William Penn
Born Oct. 14, 1644
Unit study by Judy at Contented at Home
e.e. cummings
Born Oct. 14, 1984
Unit study by Leah at As We Walk Along the Road
Roger Moore
Born Oct. 14, 1927
Unit study by Joan and Sarah at Unschool Rules
Noah Webster
Born Oct. 16, 1758
Unit study by Karyn at Teach Beside Me
Pope John Paul I
Born Oct. 17, 1912
Unit study by Ginny at Not So Formulaic
Evel Knievel
Born Oct. 17, 1938
Unit study by Jenny at Faith and Good Works
Marshall Mathers, aka Eminem
Born Oct. 17, 1972
Unit study by Joan and Sarah at Unschool Rules
Alfred Nobel
Born Oct. 21, 1833
Unit study by Eva at EvaVarga.net
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Born Oct. 24, 1632
Unit study by Eva at EvaVarga.net
Johann Strauss
Born Oct. 25, 1825
Unit study by Gena at Music in Our Homeschool
Pablo Picasso
Born Oct. 25, 1881
Unit study by Alisha at Masterpiece Society
Unit study by Amy at Life as Lanhams
Unit study by Tricia at HodgePodge
Theodore Roosevelt
Born Oct. 27, 1858
Unit study by Lara at Everyday Graces
John Adams
Born Oct. 30, 1735
Unit study by Tatiana at The Musings of Mum
Michael Landon
Born Oct. 31, 1936
Unit study by Nadine at Making Her Mama
Johannes Vermeer
Born in October 1632 (date unknown)
Unit study by Alisha at Masterpiece Society
UNIT STUDIES OF FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN IN NOVEMBER
Daniel Boone
Born Nov. 2, 1734
Unit study by Amy of Life as Lanhams
Unit study by LaToya of LaToyaEdwards.net
John Philip Sousa
Born Nov. 6, 1854
Unit study by Karyn of Teach Beside Me
Marie Curie
Born Nov. 7, 1867
Unit study by Erin of Nourishing My Scholar
Robert Louis Stevenson
Born Nov. 13, 1850
Unit study by Tonia of The Sunny Patch
Robert Fulton
Born Nov. 14, 1765
Unit study by Heather of Blog, She Wrote
Claude Monet
Born Nov. 14, 1840
Unit study by Alisha of Masterpiece Society
Georgia O’Keeffe
Born Nov. 15, 1887
Unit study by Alisha of Masterpiece Society
President James A. Garfield
Born Nov. 19, 1831
Unit study by Heather of Blog, She Wrote
William “Billy the Kid” Bonney
Born Nov. 23, 1859
Unit study by Jenny of Faith and Good Works
Charles Schulz
Born Nov. 26, 1922
Unit study by Emily of Table Life Blog
Unit study by Ticia of Adventures in Mommydom
Howie Mandell
Born Nov. 29, 1955
Unit study by Melanie of Psycho With 6
Samuel Clemens, aka Mark Twain
Born Nov. 30, 1835
Unit study by Tatiana of The Musings of Mum
Unit study by Heather of Blog, She Wrote
Sir Winston Churchill
Born Nov. 30, 1874
Unit study by Joan of Unschool Rules
UNIT STUDIES OF FAMOUS PEOPLE BORN IN DECEMBER
Georges Seurat
Born Dec. 2, 1859
Unit study by Alisha at The Masterpiece Society
Unit study by Tonia of The Sunny Patch
Walt Disney
Born Dec. 5, 1901
Unit study by Emily of Table Life Blog
Emily Dickinson
Born Dec. 10, 1830
Unit study by Karyn of Teach Beside Me
Alexandre Gustave Eiffel
Born December 15, 1832
Unit study by Eva of EvaVarga.net
J. Paul Getty
Born December 15, 1892
Unit study by Tatiana at The Musings of Mum
Ludwig van Beethoven
Born Dec. 16, 1770
Unit study by Bonnie of The Koala Mom
Quentin Blake
Born Dec. 16, 1932
Unit study by Emily of Table Life Blog
Steven Spielberg
Born December 18, 1947
Unit study by Tatiana at The Musings of Mum
Giacomo Puccini
Born December 22, 1858
Unit study by Gena at Music in Our Homeschool
Johannes Kepler
Born December 27, 1571
Unit study by Eva of EvaVarga.net
Louis Pasteur
Born December 27, 1822
Unit study by Eva of EvaVarga.net
Rudyard Kipling
Born Dec. 30, 1865
Unit study by Ticia of Adventures in Mommydom
Henri Matisse
Born Dec. 31, 1869
Unit study by Alisha at The Masterpiece Society
Unit study by Ticia of Adventures in Mommydom
