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Biographies
Biographical Dictionary
http://www.s9.com/biography/
This dictionary covers more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day. The dictionary can be searched by birth years, death years, positions held, professions, literary and artistic works, achievements, and other keywords.
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to the Present
http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp
This is an up-to-date, searchable version of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - 2005 [H. Doc. 108-222]. The printed document, in pdf form, is an unwieldy 2225 pages, so the interactive version is preferable for most users. It is very easy to pull up the current members of Congress from Vermont, for example, or the names of every Republican Senator in the 109th Congress. Each listing is linked to a full biography.
Biography
http://www.biography.com/
Offical site of A&E's Biography television series. Includes the searchble text of 15,000 entries from The Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia.
Biography-center
http://www.biography-center.com/
A searchable, multi-lingual biographical directory. This site indexes and provides links to biographies available from other Web sites.
Black History: Biographies
http://www.gale.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/index.htm
The Thompson-Gale Group has created a free online resource containing biographies of famous African Americans. Information includes extensive biographical sketches, hypertext links that allow for cross-referencing amongst related individuals, and a short list of further resources to consult.
Biography Who's Who - Refdesk
http://www.refdesk.com/factbiog.html
Current Biography Excerpts
http://www.hwwilson.com/currentbio/cbonline.html
Looking for a biography of your favorite athlete? This site probably has it. It has short biographies for lots of athletes in lots of different sports.
Find-A-Grave
http://www.findagrave.com/
Information about "Where everybody who was anybody is buried..." Includes photos. It's searchable by name, location, birthdates and death dates, and "claim to fame."
The First Ladies of the United States
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies/index.html
A White House Historical Association site with pictures and biographies of the U.S. First Ladies, from Martha Washington to Laura Bush.
100 Greatest Female Athletes
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/siforwomen/top_100/1/
Sports Illustrated for Women provides biographies of 100 of "the century's greatest sportswomen".
The List of Popes
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12272b.htm
Provides a biography of all 265 Popes of the Roman Catholic Church from 32 AD to the present. Includes a detailed entry for Pope John Paul II with links to online speeches and writings.
Marquis Who's Who
http://www.marquiswhoswho.com/
For over 100 years, Who's Who in America has provided accurate, concise biographies of notable Americans. That was the mission of founder, Albert Nelson Marquis, who selected 8,602 distinguished people for the First Edition in 1899.
The Nobel Prize Internet Archive
http://www.almaz.com/nobel/nobel.html
Impressive collection of information about all of the past Nobel Laureates, organized by prize and year, or searchable. Entries include brief biographical information plus links to related Internet sites.
The Presidents of the United States
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/ [by Name]
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/index2.html [by Date]
Learn more about past Presidents of the United States.
Presidents of the United States
http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/
In this resource you will find background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents. Links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential sites are also included.
Women in Sports
http://www.makeithappen.com/wis/
Women in Sports is dedicated to providing role models of women athletes that validate women's accomplishments and perpetuate a new vision of women's abilities, autonomy and self determination. Women will find the courage and daring to follow their goals