Biography
General | African Americans | Artists | Astronauts/Aviators | Authors
Award Winners | Businesspeople | Celebrities | Dancers | Deceased
Government Officials/Politicians | Hispanics | Inventors | Mathematicians
Military Figures | Musicians | Native Americans | Religious Figures | Scientists
Wild Westerners | Women

GENERAL

Biographies - This site contains data regarding historical persons related to American History.

Biography.com - Search over 25,000 of the greatest lives, past and present. You can search by name, keyword, category, alphabetically or by top 1 bios.

AFRICAN AMERICANS

Prominent African Americans - Look here for great biographical information on famous and not-so-famous prominent African Americans. The site includes one annotated main link for each person and generally lists a few others to try for further information.

ARTISTS

Comic Art & Graffix Gallery Artist Biographies - Biographies of some of the most famous comic artists, including Charles Schulz, Robert Crumb, and Bob Kane. Each biography lists birth and death dates and places, work history, accomplishments and interesting facts. They contain illustrations of comic characters and covers of comic books created by the artists. This is just one section of a site devoted to comic art history.

National Gallery of Art Artists’ Index - Artists with works in the National Gallery of Art are listed alphabetically with birth and death years and nationality along with links to reproductions of some of their works.

WebMuseum, Paris Artist Index - Biographical information as well as art reproductions.

ASTRONAUTS AND AVIATORS

American Airpower Biography - Compiled by a U.S. Air Force Colonel, here are the stories of over 30 of America's greatest military airmen.

Inventor’s Hall of Fame - From a virtual museum covering the invention of the airplane, this particular section focuses on significant inventors in the aviation field. Includes birth and death dates and contributions to aviation history.

NASA Astronaut Biographies - Provided by the Johnson Space Center, you can get detailed biographical material on contemporary astronauts working for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration as well as U.S. payload specialists and Russian cosmonauts.

AUTHORS

Book Lover’s Great Writers - Here you can find out about Nobel, Pulitzer and other literary award winners as well as connect to sites on individual authors.

Children’s Authors and Illustrators - This site which links to web sites on individual children’s authors and illustrators. Includes links to over 90 authors!

The Literary Menagerie - This is one of the most outstanding literary sites out there. Many of the authors covered are frequent subject requests at our local libraries. Use this site to supplement your printed material or when everything is checked out.

Literary Resources - Excellent general resources and author's biographies.

LSU Libraries Webliography - From Jane Austen to William Butler Yeats, the Louisiana State University Library has created an index of links to over 70 individual author sites.

Native American Authors - Created for the Internet Public Library by five graduate students at the University of Michigan, the Native American Authors resource was envisioned as a way to help people around the world learn about and celebrate the achievements, lives and works of these important authors.

Poetry Library of Babel - Here you will find over 700 links to poets from around the world.

AWARD WINNERS

Nobel Prize Internet Archive - You can browse this database of biographies either alphabetically or by prize category. Results include name, date of prize, birth and death, accomplishment and an extensive listing of links to information about the winner and his or her work.

Pulitzer Prizes - Brief biographies are available for the most recent winners as well as listings for prize winners since 1917.

BUSINESS PEOPLE

Forbes.com Lists

CELEBRITIES

Bradford's Skeletons in Celebrity's Closets

Celebrity Address Emporium - A large list of celebrity addresses. No responsibility is taken for the accuracy of the information, but due to its scope and range it is useful as a source when other more reliable sources provide no information.

Film100 - Ranked in order, the one hundred most influential people in worldwide cinema history.

Internet Movie Database

Starbuzz - Search for official and fan-created sites to your favorite celebrities. Links you to information on over 1,000 stars and to over 2,000 web sites through an alphabetic list. The list is by FIRST name.

TV Guide Motion Picture Database - Based on The Motion Picture Guide, Cinebooks' 23-volume reference set, and Katz's Film Encyclopedia with updates by TV Guide. The database includes the cast, credits and reviews for more than 30,000 movies plus over 750,000 filmographies and biographies of actors, directors and other filmmakers.

Who2.com - Who2 gives you the hard facts you're most likely looking for: birth and death dates, famous works, notorious trivia. Classic authors, movie stars, famous frauds, kings and queens, mythical gods, cartoon dogs.

DANCERS

List of Dancers - An alphabetic listing of many contemporary ballet dancers from the United States and Europe.

THE DECEASED

Find a Grave - If you need to find the location of a famous person’s final resting place, this site is the place to start. Search by name, location, or claim to fame to find the name of the cemetery and city and state or country.

Texas State Cemetery - This is the place to go if you are looking for famous deceased Texans who are buried at the Texas State Cemetery.

GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND POLITICIANS

The American Presidency - Brought to you by Grolier Online, the American Presidency is a comprehensive web site on the history of the presidents, the presidency, politics, and government. Also offers a complete list of historical presidential election results from 1789 to 1996, and full text of all Presidents' inaugural addresses.

Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments - Select from the alphabetic listing of countries for a listing of cabinet members and chiefs of state for a specific country.

De Imperatoribus Romanis: An Online Encyclopedia of Roman Emperors - Use this incredible site to retrieve short biographical essays of all the Roman emperors from the accession of the Emperor Augustus to the death of the Emperor Constantine XI Palaeologus.

The Mad Monarchs Series - This incredible site is a compilation of a "monthly series of short biographies of the personal lives of history's mad monarchs, sadistic sultans, terrible tsars, crazy caesars and deranged dukes."

Political Graveyard - Which politicians were killed in duels? Which died in train stations or on planes? Which politicians were Masons or Shriners? Includes everyone who served in the Presidency or Vice-Presidency, the Cabinet, the U.S. Congress, and the U.S. Supreme Court, or as Governor of any state.

POTUS: Presidents of the United States - From the excellent Internet Public Library. Here you will find background information, election results, cabinet members, presidency highlights, and some odd facts on each of the presidents.

Presidents of the United States - From the White House itself, these are excellent biographies with presidential portraits, presidential quotations, inaugural addresses and links to presidential libraries which have extensive information.

Rulers - Contains lists of heads of state and heads of government of all currently existing countries and territories.

Uncle Sam – Who’s Who in the Government - Brought to you by the University of Memphis Regional Depository Library, this well-organized site links to biographies of the members of the Executive Branch and Cabinet, Congressional committee members, including Special and Joint Committees, the House of Representatives, and the Senate as well as the administrators of selected federal agencies, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the Supreme Court Justices. At the bottom of the page are listed several other useful sites, including the link to The Presidents Resource and Governor E-Mail Addresses and Web Sites.

U.S. Congressional Directory - Browse through an alphabetic listing or select a state, House or Senate Committee, or key leadership position to find a particular House or Senate representative.

HISPANICS

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage - Biographies

Famous Hispanics in the World and History - In both Spanish and English, this site covers over 200 Hispanics from around the world and throughout time.

INVENTORS

The Invention Dimension Inventor of the Week Archives - Based on the Lemelson-MIT Prize Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Administered by MIT and based at the Sloan School of Management, these awards consist of the world's largest single prize for invention and innovation, the annual half-million dollar Lemelson-MIT Prize, as well as the annual Lemelson-MIT Lifetime Achievement Award.

National Inventors Hall of Fame - The National Inventors Hall of Fame celebrates the creative and entrepreneurial spirit of great inventors. The creative genius of invention is showcased through exhibits and presentations which allow visitors to experience the excitement of discovery, creativity, and imagination.

MATHEMATICIANS

Biographies of Women Mathematicians - Covering over 140 outstanding women in the field of mathematics, this site from Agnes Scott College illustrates the numerous achievements of each woman and often includes a photograph and brief comments.

History of Mathematics Biographies - Perform a keyword search, select from an alphabetic listing or browse the biographies chronologically. Each biography includes birth and death dates and places including a map of the birthplace.

Mathematicians of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries - Taken from A Short Account of the History of Mathematics by W. W. Rouse Ball (4th Edition, 1908), mathematicians highlighted here are from the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

MILITARY FIGURES

Civilopedia - Biographical data, such as birth and death dates, pre- and post-war occupations and war involvement are presented here for both Confederate and Union Generals.

WWI Biographical Dictionary - An alphabetical index of biographical sketches are presented here of a large number of prominent figures from World War I.

World War II Related Articles - A nice list of articles, most of which are biographical in nature, from the online Grolier Encyclopedia. Only the most famous people from the war are presented here.

MUSICIANS

All-Music Guide - Search directly on a musician's name or select 1400 Music Styles. Each biography includes birth and death dates and places, active years, instruments played, links to related artists and a discography.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees

NATIVE AMERICANS

Great Chiefs and Leaders - A nice selection of biographical essays concerning Native American chiefs and leaders.

RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Catholic Online Saints and Angels - Biographical entries ranging from one to three paragraphs are provided here for a very large number of saints. You can either browse the index or search for a particular saint.

Catholic Encyclopedia List of Popes - Chronological list of all of the Popes arranged chronologically with biographical information presented from the online Catholic Encyclopedia.

Catholic Online Saints - Patron Saints - This site offers an index to saints arranged alphabetically or by nationality. You are given a brief biography of the saint as well as links to other biographical sites for many of these saints.

SCIENTISTS

4,000 Years of Women in Science - Initially listed alphabetically, you can also browse a chronological listing or a field of study listing. Biographies include name, occupation, birthday and achievements.

The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences - Sponsored by the Louisiana State University Libraries. Profiled here are African American men and women who have contributed to the advancement of science and engineering.

Great Canadian Scientists

ECHO: Exploring & Collecting History Online - Science, Technology, and Industry: Biographical

WILD WESTERNERS

Gunfighter’s Favorite Links - A listing of approximately 20 sites that offer biographical and historical information concerning famous gunfighters.

People in the West - This interactive biographical dictionary from a site featuring a PBS documentary called The West provides concise profiles of the men and women featured in THE WEST, as well as information about many individuals who are mentioned only in passing.

WOMEN

Distinguished Women of Past and Present - Includes writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers and others.

Posted/Updated: 07/13/2006
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