Archives: Milestones

On November 14, 2025, a Jeopardy! Daily Double highlighted our flagship publication, Who’s Who in America. The clue referenced Warren Buffett, noting that he once said reading this biographical directory of American notables “changed his life.”

While Marquis Who’s Who endeavors to amass the most expansive roster of biographical material available worldwide, efforts begin to take shape with a focus on the establishment of personal branding and networking products and services. Brand-new opportunities are launched, including features in Delta Sky Magazine and The Wall Street Journal,

In June 2018, the Inaugural Edition of Marquis Millennium Magazine is launched online. A long-awaited title, the magazine breathes new life into the Marquis Who’s Who product line and is received with excitement among listees. Print copies are released in December 2018.

Since the publication of the first edition of Who’s Who in America in 1899, the directory has taken on the moniker “The Big Red Book” due to its distinctive burgundy color. For the 70th edition, the publishers continue the tradition of producing “The Big Red Book,” but, for the first

On June 16, 2006, the category Who’s Who in America is featured in the Double Jeopardy! round. Marquis’ public relations staff worked directly with Jeopardy!’s producers to populate this category. The clues range from the $400 clue, “the Who’s Who 60, an all-time list in the 60th Edition, includes this

The Diamond 60th Anniversary edition of Who’s Who in America is published in October 2005. The directory contains not only more than 100,000 biographical profiles of prominent individuals, but a timeline of famous individuals and their accomplishments from the 1890s to the 2000s, the lifespan of Who’s Who in America.

News Communications, Inc., also publishers of The Hill purchases Marquis from Reed Elsevier (now RELX Group plc) in September 2003.

In November 2002, Marquis Who’s Who launches its first web interface, in which is housed more than one million professional biographies. In 2012, the platform is formally named Marquis Biographies Online (MBO), and over the years, it realizes more than 500,000 names and biographical profiles. Users are able to search

The Millennium 2000 edition of Who’s Who in America is added to the National Millennium Time Capsule commissioned by the White House Millennium Council. The title becomes a venerated American biographical reference at this pivotal time in history. The opening ceremony of the National Millennium Time Capsule takes place on

During a star-studded reception in Washington, Marquis Who’s Who celebrates its 50th anniversary with the Golden 50th edition of Who’s Who in America. Among the luminaries in attendance are the first American in space, astronaut Alan Shepard, Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, and American diplomat and executive Walter Annenberg.