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Academy of Achievement Home Page Sponsored by the Achievement Television Network, this site contains biographies of people that ATN has selected as current achievers in their fields. (http://www.achievement.org/)
Artist Biographies These artist biographies are provided by Global Gallery, an online source for fine art prints and posters. (http://www.globalgallery.com/artist.bio.index1.asp)
Biographical Dictionary Contains over 27,000 entries, searchable by name, keyword, and date. (http://www.s9.com/biography/)
Biographies of Women Mathematicians This site has an extensive amount of information about famous women mathematicians. It is maintained by the Mathematics Department of Agnes Scott College in Decatur, GA. (http://www.scottlan.edu/lriddle/women/women.htm)
The Bookwire Index - Author Websites Links to websites dedicated to popular authors, past and present. (http://www.bookwire.com/bookwire/otherbooks/Author-websites.html)
Catholic Online Saints & Angels Saints are searchable by name, keyword, or patron saint category. (http://saints.catholic.org/index.shtml)
Classical Net - Composer Index Short online biographies, and lists of works available on CD, are presented for the composers listed on this site. (http://www.classical.net/music/mstrindx.html)
Congressional Biographical Dictionary Profiles of US Congress members, 1774-present. (http://bioguide.congress.gov/)
De Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors Emperors from Augustus to Constantine XI Palaeologus are listed in the "Imperial Index." The site is peer reviewed, and is hosted by Salve Regina University in Newport, RI. (http://www.roman-emperors.org/)
The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences This online display includes links to short biographies of prominent African Americans in the sciences. It was created by Mitchell Brown, Chemistry Librarian at the University of California, Irvine. (https://webfiles.uci.edu/mcbrown/display/faces.html)
First Ladies of the United States Maintained by the National First Ladies' Library in Canton, Ohio, this site includes not only short biographies for each First Lady, but extensive bibliographies of additional sources. Each entry also includes a portrait. (http://firstladies.org/Bibliography.htm)
Founding Fathers Who Signed the Declaration of Independence Biographical sketches excerpted from the 1829 book, Lives of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence. (http://www.colonialhall.com/)
History of Mathematics This site includes biographical information on mathematicians from ancient times to the present day. It has a chronological index and is also searchable by keyword. (http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/BiogIndex.html)
A Hypertext on American History: Biographies The biography section of an electronic text of United States history, spanning from the colonial period to the present day. (http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/B/index.htm)
Information Please People Page Includes over 30,0000 biographies pulled from various Information Please publications. (http://www.infoplease.com/people.html)
Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy Information on philosophers from ancient times through the 20th century. Most entries in the database are signed articles by professional philosophers; however, some are adaptations from public domain sources. (http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/)
Internet Movie Database The Internet Movie Database is a comprehensive source for obtaining the filmographies of actors, directors, and screenwriters. Short biographies are also provided for many of those referenced in the database. (http://www.imdb.com)
Monarchs of Britain Biographies of all the Kings and Queens of England, from Egbert to Elizabeth II. (http://britannia.com/history/h6f.html)
NASA Astronaut Biographies Biographies of NASA astronauts, astronaut candidates, and payload specialists, since 1995. (http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/)
National Inventors Hall of Fame Includes an index of inventors as well as an index of inventions. (http://www.invent.org/hall_of_fame/1_1_search.asp)
Nobel Foundation Lists all Nobel Laureates, with biographical entries for each. (http://www.nobel.se/)
The Oyez Project A project of Northwestern University. Includes portraits and biographies for all justices, both current and historical, as well as information on important Supreme Court cases. (http://www.oyez.org/oyez/frontpage)
Popes Through the Ages A list of Popes from St. Peter to the present. (http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12272b.htm)
Presidents of the United States Includes a short biography, portrait, election results, & cabinet officers for all US presidents from George Washington to the present day. (http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/)
Pulitzer Prize Winners In the "Complete Works" section of the Pulitzer Prize archive on this site, there are short biographies for prize winners since 1995. (http://www.pulitzer.org/)
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees Biographies of musicians inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH. (http://www.rockhall.com/hof/currinductees.asp)
Time 100: The Most Important People of the Twentieth Century Time magazine's list of the most important people of the 20th Century. Portraits and biographies are included for each entry on the list. (http://www.time.com/time/time100/index.html)
Echo Research Center: Biographical An extensive list of links to sites on the Internet containing biographical information on people in the sciences. (http://echo.gmu.edu/center.php)
Who's Who in the Federal Government This site, maintained by the Government Publications Department of the University of Memphis Library, contains links to biographical information for a variety of officials in the Federal Government. The site also includes current lists of Cabinet members, Congressional Leadership, etc. (http://exlibris.memphis.edu/resource/unclesam/whos.html)
Yahoo: Society and Culture: People The "people" category of the Yahoo! Internet directory. (http://dir.yahoo.com/Society_and_Culture/People/)
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