Perhaps one of the easiest way for a performer to get an Oscar is to play a real person in a biopic. These are the biopics that prove that point. Biopics that have been nominated for Oscars.

Whether or not these films are historically accurate is not taken only into consideration. Only if the film purports to tell the story of a real person's life. This does not include films that are about historical events, such as battles or sports games, unless the focus is on a particular person.

The following people have had multiple Oscar nominated biopics about them:
5 Times:
Queen Elizabeth I:
- The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex
- Young Bess
- The Virgin Queen
- Elizabeth
- Elizabeth: The Golden Age

3 Times:
Cleopatra:
- Cleopatra (1934)
- Caesar and Cleopatra
- Cleopatra (1963)
Anna Leonowens:
- Anna and the King of Siam
- The King and I
- Anna and the King
King Mongkut:
- Anna and the King of Siam
- The King and I
- Anna and the King
Abraham Lincoln:
- Young Mr. Lincoln
- Abe Lincoln in Illinois
- Lincoln
Queen Victoria:
- Mrs. Brown
- The Young Victoria
- Victoria & Abdul
Vincent van Gogh:
- Lust for Life
- Loving Vincent
- At Eternity's Gate
Napoleon Bonaparte:
- Conquest
- Désirée
- Napoleon

2 Times:
Emma Hamilton:
- The Divine Lady
- That Hamilton Woman
Al Jolson:
- The Jolson Story
- Jolson Sings Again
Julius Caesar:
- Caesar and Cleopatra
- Julius Caesar
King Henry II of England:
- Beckett
- The Lion in Winter
Fanny Brice:
- Funny Girl
- Funny Lady
King Henry V:
- Henry V (1944)
- Henry V (1989)
Marie Antoinette:
- Marie Antoinette (1938)
- Marie Antoinette (2006)
Richard Nixon:
- Nixon
- Frost/Nixon
Nelson Mandela:
- Invictus
- Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Winston Churchill:
- Young Winston
- Darkest Hour
Mary Stuart:
- Mary, Queen of Scots (1971)
- Mary, Queen of Scots (2018)
Billie Holiday:
- Lady Sings the Blue
- United States v. Billie Holiday
Marilyn Monroe:
- My Week with Marilyn
- Blonde
Bob Dylan:
- I'm Not There
- A Complete Unknown
William Shakespeare:
- Shakespeare in Love
- Hamnet