Who's Who (or Who is Who) is the title of a number of reference publications, generally containing concise biographical information on the prominent people of a country. The title has been adopted as an expression meaning a group of notable persons. The oldest and best-known is the annual publication Who's Who, a reference work on contemporary prominent people in Britain published annually since 1849.
In addition to legitimate reference works, some Who's Who lists involve the selling of "memberships" in fraudulent directories that are created online or through instant publishing services.[1]AARP,[2] the University at Buffalo[3] and the Government of South Australia[4] have published warnings of these Who's Who scams.
Marquis Who's Who, a series of books published since 1899 by Marquis, primarily listing prominent American people, but including Who's Who in the World.
Who's Who in New Zealand, twelve editions published at irregular intervals between 1908 and 1991
Who's Who in Switzerland, published from 1953 to 1996 and then Swiss Who's Who, a listing of prominent Swiss or leading figures living in Switzerland since 2015[5]
Who's Who Among American High School Students listing what it deems to be American high school and college students who particularly excel in the realm of academic achievement. The publishing company closed in 2007.
Who's Who in the CIA, a book published in East Berlin in 1968 with the assistance of the KGB and the HVA purporting to reveal the identities of thousands of CIA officers.
The title "Who's Who" is in the public domain, and thousands of Who's Who compilations of varying scope and quality (and similar publications without the words "Who's Who") have been published by various authors and publishers. Some publications have been described as scams; they list any people likely to buy the book, or to pay for inclusion, with no criterion of genuine notability.[2] They may offer vanity awards[8] or expensive trophies.[9]
One example was the Who's Who Among American High School Students which was criticized for questionable nomination practices as well as whether the listing's entries are fact-checked and accurate.[10][11] According to the admissions vice president of Hamline University, "It's honestly something that an admissions officer typically wouldn't consider or wouldn't play into an admissions decision," adding that "Who's Who... is just trying to sell books".[11]
Who's Who publications are not all of questionable value, but publishers that select truly notable people and provide trustworthy information on them are hard to identify. A & C Black's Who's Who is the canonical example of a legitimate Who's Who reference work, being the first to use the name and establish the approach in print, publishing annually since 1849. However, the longevity of a publication is not in itself a guarantee. In 1999 Tucker Carlson said in Forbes magazine that Marquis Who's Who, founded in 1898 but no longer an independent company, had adopted practices of address harvesting as a revenue stream, undermining its claim to legitimacy as a reference work listing people of merit.[12] A 2005 New York Times article observed that the entries in Marquis Who's Who were "not uniformly fact-checked".[13]
^Vernon, David (1 December 2007). (PDF). The Skeptic. 27 (2): 16–18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
^ abKirchheimer, Sid. "Who's Who Directory Scams: With vanity publishers, fame and honors can cost you a small fortune". AARP.org. AARP. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
^Joe Ferguson. "Scam alert: dubious "Who's Who" publications." at UBIT news at University at Buffalo website. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
^"Presidential Who's Who" at WA ScamNet, Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, Government of Western Australia. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
^"Le retour du "Who's who" suisse après vingt ans d'absence". Letemps.ch. Retrieved 2015-10-31.
^"Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED-Diktatur | Recherche | Biographische Datenbanken". Stiftung-aufarbeitung.de. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
^Gewirtz, David (March 9, 2020). "Oh, you won an award? Don't click that vanity scam spam link". ZDNet. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
^Harris, Sheryl (January 12, 2019). "That 'Who's Who' invite aims at your ego -- and your wallet: Plain Dealing". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
^Yvonne Zanos: What's what with Who's Who, December 5, 2005, retrieved 2/12/07
^ abStudent Questions 'Who's Who' Directory 2010-01-12 at the Wayback Machine, WCCO TV, January 3, 2006
^Tucker, Carlson (8 March 1999). "The Hall of Lame". Forbes. ISSN 0015-6914. from the original on 14 April 2009. Retrieved 14 October 2019. Who's Who in America ... appears to contain a lot of relatively unaccomplished people who simply nominated themselves. To make the process of self-promotion easier, Reed Elsevier, the publication's parent company and the owner of Lexis-Nexis, now has a site on the Internet where would-be biographees can complete a 'biographical data form.'
^Hamilton, William L. (2005-11-13). "Who Are You? Why Are You Here?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-12.
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For the album by John Scofield see Who s Who album The neutrality of this article is disputed Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please do not remove this message until conditions to do so are met March 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Who s Who or Who is Who is the title of a number of reference publications generally containing concise biographical information on the prominent people of a country The title has been adopted as an expression meaning a group of notable persons The oldest and best known is the annual publication Who s Who a reference work on contemporary prominent people in Britain published annually since 1849 In addition to legitimate reference works some Who s Who lists involve the selling of memberships in fraudulent directories that are created online or through instant publishing services 1 AARP 2 the University at Buffalo 3 and the Government of South Australia 4 have published warnings of these Who s Who scams Contents 1 Notable examples by country 2 Non English publications 3 Specialised publications 4 Other publications and scams 5 See also 6 ReferencesNotable examples by country EditWho s Who the oldest listing of prominent British people since 1849 people who have died since 1897 are listed in Who Was Who Cambridge Who s Who also known as Worldwide Who s Who a vanity publisher based in Uniondale New York Marquis Who s Who a series of books published since 1899 by Marquis primarily listing prominent American people but including Who s Who in the World Who s Who in New Zealand twelve editions published at irregular intervals between 1908 and 1991 Canadian Who s Who a listing of prominent Canadians since 1910 Who s Who in Switzerland published from 1953 to 1996 and then Swiss Who s Who a listing of prominent Swiss or leading figures living in Switzerland since 2015 5 Who s Who in Australia a listing of prominent Australians since 1923 Who s Who in France a listing of prominent French or people living in France since 1953 in French Who s Who in Scotland a listing of prominent Scots since 1986 Who s Who by Metron Publications a listing of prominent Greeks since 1992 Who s Who of Southern Africa published in paper form until 2007 when it was replaced by a websiteNon English publications Edit The Danish Kraks Bla Bog 1912 The Swedish Vem ar det 1969 Some Who s Who books have a title in the language of the country concerned Croatian Tko je tko u Hrvatskoj bilingual edition 1993 Danish Kraks Bla Bog since 1910 annually Finnish Kuka kukin on since 1909 at first irregularly every fourth year since 1970 German Wer ist s 1905 1935 and Wer ist wer de since 1951 almost annually German for East Germany Wer war wer in der DDR de 6 Japanese Nihon Tarento Meikan Talent Who s Who in Japan a listing of Japanese celebrities or tarentos since 1970 Lithuanian Kas yra kas Lietuvoje lt Who s Who in Lithuania a listing of prominent Lithuanians and business companies since 1995 7 Norwegian Hvem er Hvem since 1912 14 editions in the 20th century Swedish Vem ar det since 1912 every second yearSpecialised publications EditInternational Who s Who by Europa Publications a Taylor and Francis imprint Who s Who Among American High School Students listing what it deems to be American high school and college students who particularly excel in the realm of academic achievement The publishing company closed in 2007 Who s Who in American Art a listing of prominent American artists Who s Who in British History Who s Who in the CIA a book published in East Berlin in 1968 with the assistance of the KGB and the HVA purporting to reveal the identities of thousands of CIA officers Who s Who in the DC Universe a listing of DC Comics characters Who s Who in the Theatre published in Britain and the US from 1912 to 1982Other publications and scams EditThe title Who s Who is in the public domain and thousands of Who s Who compilations of varying scope and quality and similar publications without the words Who s Who have been published by various authors and publishers Some publications have been described as scams they list any people likely to buy the book or to pay for inclusion with no criterion of genuine notability 2 They may offer vanity awards 8 or expensive trophies 9 One example was the Who s Who Among American High School Students which was criticized for questionable nomination practices as well as whether the listing s entries are fact checked and accurate 10 11 According to the admissions vice president of Hamline University It s honestly something that an admissions officer typically wouldn t consider or wouldn t play into an admissions decision adding that Who s Who is just trying to sell books 11 Who s Who publications are not all of questionable value but publishers that select truly notable people and provide trustworthy information on them are hard to identify A amp C Black s Who s Who is the canonical example of a legitimate Who s Who reference work being the first to use the name and establish the approach in print publishing annually since 1849 However the longevity of a publication is not in itself a guarantee In 1999 Tucker Carlson said in Forbes magazine that Marquis Who s Who founded in 1898 but no longer an independent company had adopted practices of address harvesting as a revenue stream undermining its claim to legitimacy as a reference work listing people of merit 12 A 2005 New York Times article observed that the entries in Marquis Who s Who were not uniformly fact checked 13 See also EditBiographical dictionary Hinterland Who s Who a series of 60 second public service ads profiling Canadian animals and birds produced by Environment Canada in the 1960s Kdo byl kdo Czech Who was who References Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Who s Who Vernon David 1 December 2007 What Price Fame Be a Very Important Person all it takes is money PDF The Skeptic 27 2 16 18 Archived from the original PDF on 27 March 2013 Retrieved 14 October 2019 a b Kirchheimer Sid Who s Who Directory Scams With vanity publishers fame and honors can cost you a small fortune AARP org AARP Retrieved 25 December 2021 Joe Ferguson Scam alert dubious Who s Who publications at UBIT news at University at Buffalo website 7 March 2019 Retrieved 25 December 2021 Presidential Who s Who at WA ScamNet Department of Mines Industry Regulation and Safety Government of Western Australia Retrieved 25 December 2021 Le retour du Who s who suisse apres vingt ans d absence Letemps ch Retrieved 2015 10 31 Bundesstiftung zur Aufarbeitung der SED Diktatur Recherche Biographische Datenbanken Stiftung aufarbeitung de Retrieved 2016 02 07 Kas yra kas Lietuvoje 2018 www kasyrakas lt Gewirtz David March 9 2020 Oh you won an award Don t click that vanity scam spam link ZDNet Retrieved October 27 2021 Harris Sheryl January 12 2019 That Who s Who invite aims at your ego and your wallet Plain Dealing The Plain Dealer Retrieved October 27 2021 Yvonne Zanos What s what with Who s Who December 5 2005 retrieved 2 12 07 a b Student Questions Who s Who Directory Archived 2010 01 12 at the Wayback Machine WCCO TV January 3 2006 Tucker Carlson 8 March 1999 The Hall of Lame Forbes ISSN 0015 6914 Archived from the original on 14 April 2009 Retrieved 14 October 2019 Who s Who in America appears to contain a lot of relatively unaccomplished people who simply nominated themselves To make the process of self promotion easier Reed Elsevier the publication s parent company and the owner of Lexis Nexis now has a site on the Internet where would be biographees can complete a biographical data form Hamilton William L 2005 11 13 Who Are You Why Are You Here The New York Times ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2022 04 12 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Who 27s Who amp oldid 1135820378, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
