Biographical
Dictionary
This online dictionary
"covers more than 28,000 notable men and women who have
shaped our world from ancient times to the present day." If
you think you are well versed in biographies, try the Master
Biographers Challenge quiz.
http://www.s9.com/biography/
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress,
1774 - Present
The clear search interface leads the way to concise political biographies of the men and
women who have helped to shape our government.
http://bioguide.congress.govBiography.com
The Web edition of the popular cable television program on A&E.
http://www.biography.com
Catholic Online Saints
A concise guide the stories, attributes and feast days
of the officially-recognized saints of the Roman Catholic Church.
http://saints.catholic.org/stsindex.html
InfoPlease Almanac:
Biography
Information on 30,000+ famous people from all time periods.
http://www.infoplease.com/people.html
Internet
Public Library: Biographies
The Internet Public Library offers brief biographies of famous
people. Use the search function, or browse by category.
http://www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ref15.00.00/
NNDB.com
Offers profiles of over 10,000 living and dead people, along with
the latest news about their activities.
http://www.nndb.com/
POTUS: Presidents of the United States
The Internet Public Library brings us a wealth of biographical information about our
nation’s leaders throughout history and into the present day.
http://www.potus.com/
Wilson
Biographies Plus Illustrated
(remote access for WNPL card holders)
(access within
the library)
This database contains more than 72,000 biographies and obituaries and more than 20,000
photographs of the subjects. The biographies are searchable by name, profession, title,
place of origin, gender, race/ethnicity, titles of works, date of birth, date of death,
keyword, and presence of images.
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