Biographical Information
[General][Politicians][Scientists][Women]
- General
- African American Historical Figures -- Biographical profiles of some important 19th century African Americans.
- Artist Index -- Detailed biographies with samples of paintings.
- Biography Center
- Biographical Dictionary -- Biographical dictionary covers from ancient times to the present.
- Black History - Biographies
- Christian Historical Biographies -- Biographies are arranged by the month and day on which they are commemorated.
- Colonial Hall: Biographies of America's Founding Fathers
- Dead People Server -- List of interesting celebrities who are, or might plausibly be dead.
- Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Composers
- Gallery of Achievement -- Focus on individuals who have shaped the twentieth century by their accomplishments. Provides profiles, biographies and interviews.
- Great Thinkers and Visionaries -- Those whose ideas on how and where the world is and should be evolving are on the cutting edge.
- Hispanic Heritage
- Historical Figures -- Short biographies of the movers and shakers in history provided by BBC.
- Island of Freedom -- Biographies of theologians, poets, philosphers, musicians, and artists.
- Jazz - Biographies -- From PBS, biographies from the New Grove Dictionary of Jazz.
- List of Popes
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Directory -- Secondary and primary documents from Stanford University.
- MLA Obituary Index -- Index of obituary citations published annually by the Music Library Association. Access to information about musicians and other members of the music world. Last update 1998.
- Necrology of Musicians
- Obituary Index -- Indexes newspaper and periodical articles on obiturary information on noted actors, authors, journalists, and librarians. You can search by name, occupation, date of death, and cause of death.
- Opera Singers
- People in the West
- Poet's Corner - Biographies
- Prominent Anarchists and Left-libertarians -- Both militant and pacifist individuals.
- River of Song: Artists -- Artists associated with the music along the Mississippi River.
- San Francisco Biographies
- Time 100: Artists and Entertainers -- Part of Time Magazine's list of the 100 most important people of the 20th century.
- Time 100: Builders and Titans -- Part of Time Magazine's list of the 100 most important people of the 20th century.
- Time 100: Heroes and Icons -- Part of Time Magazine's list of the 100 most important people of the 20th century.
- Time 100: Leaders and Revolutionaries -- Part of Time Magazine's list of the 100 most important people of the 20th century.
- Time 100: Scientists and Thinkers -- Part of Time Magazine's list of the 100 most important people of the 20th century.
- Who2
- Who's Alive and Who's Dead
- Politicians
- Congressional Biographical Directory
- First Ladies Gallery -- Provided by the White House it includes photographs and bibliography.
- First Ladies' Online Bibliography -- Includes photographs and bibliography.
- Political Graveyard -- Short biographies for politicians as well as where they are buried.
- Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies
- Portraits of the Presidents from the National Portrait Gallery
- POTUS - Presidents of the United States -- From the Internet Public Library.
- Women in Congress -- Brief biography of all women who have served or are currently serving in the House of Representatives.
- Scientists
- 4000 Years of Women in Science
- Biographies of Women Mathematicians
- Catalog of the Scientific Community: 16th and 17th Centuries -- Detailed biographies.
- Eric Weisstein's World of Scientific Biography
- History of Astronomy: Persons
- Indexes of Biographies -- From the MacTutor History of Mathematics Archives.
- Inventor of the Week Archives -- Information on American inventors and their discoveries.
- NASA Astronaut Biographies -- Information and pictures of the current astronauts and candidates. Includes the cosmonauts who are assigned to the cooperative US/Russian projects.
- National Inventors Hall of Fame
- Past Notable Women of Computing
- Profiles in Science
- SJSU Virtual Museum: Scientists
- Super Scientists: a Gallery of Energy Pioneers
- Time 100: Scientists and Thinkers -- Part of Time Magazine's list of the 100 most important people of the 20th century.
- Women
- 4000 Years of Women in Science
- Biographies of Women Mathematicians
- Distinguished Women of Past and Present
- First Ladies Gallery -- Provided by the White House it includes photographs and bibliography.
- First Ladies' Online Bibliography -- Includes photographs and bibliography.
- National Women's Hall of Fame
- Not for Ourselves Alone -- The story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony.
- Notable Women Ancestors
- Past Notable Women of Computing
- Women Composers
- Women in Congress -- Brief biography of all women who have served or are currently serving in the House of Representatives.
- Women's History - Biographies
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