General Sources

• American National Biography
  
Biographical articles, bibliographies, and Web sites about notable people in American history (only deceased figures are included).
• Biography & Geneology Master Index
  
Index to biographical sketches found in biographical dictionaries covering both contemporary and historical figures worldwide.
• Biography Index
  
Index to biographical information found in English-language periodicals and books, 1984 to current.
• Biography.com
  Brief biographical sketches (A&E Television Networks).
• Chambers Biographical Dictionary
  Enter your search and choose Cambridge Biographical Dictionary from the drop-down menu.
• Encyclopædia Britannica Online
  Biographical articles for prominent figures.
• InfoPlease.com Almanac: Biography
  Search 30,000+ biographies, or browse by category.
• Who's Alive and Who's Dead
  A selective list of people whose vital status may be unknown by and of interest to the average person (celebrities, politicians, etc.).
• Who's Who in the Twentieth Century
  Biographies of men and women from different countries and cultures who have contributed to the thought as well as the action of the twentieth century (Oxford Reference Online collection).
  

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Authors and Writers

• Contemporary Authors
  In-depth biographical and bibliographical information and references on more than 120,000 U.S. and international authors.
• Literary Criticism
  Provides links to critical and biographical websites about authors and their works (Internet Public Library).
• Literary Index
  Comprehensive indexing of many standard literary criticism print sources which contain biographies on authors and critical essays on their writings. Most of the referenced sources are available in the Reference Collection, 1st floor.
  

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Political Figures

• The American President
  An informative resource on the history of the presidency and the nature of contemporary policymaking, including biographies (the president, cabinet members, first ladies) and timelines detailing significant events in the lives of each administration (University of Virginia).
• Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
  
1774-Present.
• A Dictionary of Political Biography
  Covers all the major figures in world politics of the twentieth century (from Oxford Reference Online).
• Federal Judges Biographical Database
  
Information about all judges who have served on the U.S. District Courts, the U.S. Courts of Appeals, the Supreme Court and other life-tenured courts since 1789 (Federal Judicial Center).
• The First Ladies of the United States of America
  Brief biographical sketches provided by the Whitehouse.
• Hall of the Secretaries of State
  
Biographical information and photographs of each Secretary of State (University of Illinois, Chicago).
• Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies
  Access pictures in the collection of the Prints and Photographs Division of the Library of Congress.
• POTUS: Presidents of the United States
  
Detailed biographical and reference information on each of the Presidents (Internet Public Library).
• Supreme Court - Biographies of Current Justices  (PDF)
  Biographies of current and former Supreme Court judges.
• Uncle Sam - Who's Who in the Federal Government
  A directory, including biographical information, of current U.S. government officials.
  
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Scientists

• 4000 Years of Women in Science
  
(University of Alabama)
• Anthropology Biography Web
  (Minnesota State University)
• A Dictionary of Scientists
  Spanning over 2,500 years, coverage includes all areas of science (Oxford Reference Online collection).
• Galileo Project: Catalog of the Scientific Community in the 16th and 17th Centuries
  A collection of 631 detailed biographies on members of the scientific community during the 16th and 17th centuries with vital facts about each individual and their contributions to science.
• whonamedit.com
  A biographical dictionary of medical eponyms (medical phenomena named for a person) with a biography of that person.
• Nobel e-Museum
  
Includes information on all Nobel Prize Winners to date.

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Women and Minorities

• 4000 Years of Women in Science
  
(University of Alabama)
• Biographies of Women Mathematicians
  
A project by students in mathematics classes at Agnes Scott College.
• Black History Month - Biographies
  Brief biographical sketches of a selected number of prominent contemporary and historical African-Americans.
• Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics
  Cosponsored by the Committee on the Status of Women in Physics and the Forum on the History of Physics.
• Distinguished Women of Past and Present
  Searchable by field of activity as well as by name.
• Hall of Black Achievement
  
Features a gallery of historical figures and chronicles their lives, contributions, and the period of history in which they lived.
• Hispanic Heritage - Biographies
  Brief biographical sketches of a selected number of prominent contemporary and historical Hispanic individuals.
• National Women's Hall of Fame
  
American women, living or deceased, whose contributions are of national or global importance.
• Women in Science: A Selection of 16 Significant Contributors
  
A project of the San Diego Supercomputer Center.
• Women's History Month - Biographies
  Brief biographical sketches of a selected number of prominent contemporary and historical women.
  
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