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People & Biography

  • 4000 Years of Women in Science
    History of women in science from antiquity to the nineteenth century. Includes biographies, photographs, and references.
  • Academy of American Poets
    The Academy of American Poets is the preeminent organization in the United States dedicated to the art of poetry.  Biographies on many of the best known poets are included here.
  • Achiever Gallery
    The Achiever Gallery includes photographs, biographies, profiles, interviews complete with video and audio of many notables .
  • American Heroes of the Twentieth century
    In this web site, students have identified and discussed the greatest American Heroes of the Twentienth Century.
  • American President: An Online Reference Resources
    In-depth information on American President: An Online Reference Resource from the Miller Center of Public Affairs.
  • Biography.com
    Read biographies, watch interviews, and video clips at Biography.com.
  • The Biography Maker
    Helps convert information and facts into a narrative, and defines six characteristics of effective writing.
  • Conversations with History
    Harry Kreisler interviews distinguished individuals about their lives and work.
  • Dead People Server
    The Dead People Server is simply a list of interesting celebrities along with their present status: dead or alive.
  • Eric Weisstein’s World of Scientific Biography
    Biographies of some of the great inventors, scientists and radio pioneers.
  • Find a Grave
    Find A Grave is a resource for finding the final resting places of famous folks, friends and family members. With millions of names.
  • First Ladies of the United States
    Information from the White House on all the Presidents’ wives.
  • Innovative Lives
    Featuring the innovative lives of inventors.  From the Smithsonian Institute.
  • Inventors
    Find an extensive A-Z list of famous inventors, along with a link to American inventors.
  • Inventor of the Week
    Browsable and searchable collection of short, yet scholarly biographies geared toward students.
  • Mathematicians
    Features brief biographies for most important mathematicians in history.
  • Medieval People
    Biographies of medieval artists, musicians, authors, religious figures, royalty, nobility, and more.
  • Meet Amazing Americans
    From the Library of Congress, Meet Amazing Americans is one of five sections in the interactive Web site designed for kids that is enjoyed by users of all ages
  • Mountain Men and the Fur Trade
    The library contains online diaries of trappers, traders, and frontiersmen. The Images of Fur Trade History contains drawings and pictures of fur trade life.
  • Movies: Internet Movie Database Name Search
    Search the Internet Movie Database for information on anyone in the movies: Movie Actors, Actresses, Directors, Crews.
  • NASA Astronaut Biographies
    Try the biography search for biographies of current astronauts.
  • National Inventors Hall of Fame
    Learn about famous and not so famous inventors.
  • National Women’s Hall of Fame
    The Hall is home to exhibits, artifacts of historical interest, a research library and office.
  • NBA Player Profiles
    Bios and more about most of the NBA players.
  • The Nobel Prize
    contains up-to-date information of all current and former Nobel Prize winners.
  • Notable Citizens of Planet Earth
    Notable Citizens of Planet Earth contains biographical information on over 18000 people from ancient times to today.
  • PBS Biographies
    Biographies prepared by the Public Broadcasting System (PBS).
  • Pioneers
    Biographies of various  pioneers who traveled to the American west.
  • The presidential timeline of the 20th Century
    An interactive timeline of Presidential history, presenting materials drawn from the Presidential Libraries.
  • Time Magazine: Time 100
    Each year, Time profiles 100 remarkable people.
  • Who’s Who in American history: Civil War to the Present
    From the University of Wisconsin, search for famous Americans by name, era, or occupation. There is also a photo gallery.
  • Women in the Goldrush
    Read interesting quotes and comments from and about the women of gold rush in California.
  • Yahoo! “People”
    Check here for additional  biographies and new sites.

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