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Biographical Dictionary
A dictionary of biographies of notable and famous men and women from ancient times to the present. Historic figures are searched by names years of birth and death professions literary and artistic works or keyword.
Biography and Genealogy Master Index
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Index to current readily-available reference sources as well as the most important retrospective works that provide biographical information on individuals both living and dead from every field of activity and from all areas of the world.
Biography Reference Bank
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This site contains more than 72,000 biographies and obituaries with more than 20,000 photographs of the subjects. Full-text articles come from more than 100 biographical reference books published by H. W. Wilson. Biographies are searchable by name, profession, title, place of origin, gender, race/ethnicity, titles of works, date of birth, keyword, and presence of images.
Biography.com
Contains biographical information on over 25,000 celebrities, politicians, actors, actresses, musicians, and historical personalities. There is also a "born on this day" feature and video clips.
Congressional Medal of Honor Citations
More than 3,400 citations of the actions performed by our nation's bravest soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, and coastguardsmen that earned them the Congressional Medal of Honor since the decoration's creation in 1861. Index of full-text file by war.
Dead People Server
Biographical information on interesting celebrities who are or might plausibly be dead. Searched alphabetically by last name. Contains some photographs.
Distinguished Women of Past and Present
This site has biographies of women who contributed to our culture as writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, artists, entertainers, civil rights crusaders, etc. Some from the distant past, others still living today. Some famous, most ignored by history book writers.
Infoplease.com Biographies
Here you can search more than 30,000 biographies that are contained in various almanacs, dictionaries, and encyclopedias. Biographical information can be searched by name or browsed by category. Some biographies contain bibliographical references to other published information on the subject.
Literature Resources
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Find detailed biographical information about authors, from antiquities to the present.
Lucid Cafe' -- Library
Biographies of influential contemporary authors literary and historical figures. Can be searched by last names or categories. Provides access to book reviews.
