ONLINE SOURCES FOR BIOGRAPHY:

• A & E Biography This is the official site for the A & E and Biography channels. They have a collection of biography pages and videos of notable people from history and culture, celebrities, and people involved in crime and scandal.
• Academy of Achievement "The Academy of Achievement brings students face-to face with the extraordinary leaders, the visionaries and the pioneers who have helped shape our world."
• African-American Biography A-Z Resources from InfoPlease, Pearson Education
• All Biographies "A growing collection of biographies about famous and not so famous men and women. While providing a large assortment of biographies at our website, we will also provide a significant collection of biographical links, taking you to biographies housed elsewhere online."
• All Music. com Website that covers everything in popular musics--including biographies of artists past and present
• America's Story from America's Library: Meet Amazing Americans Categories include Leaders & Statesmen, US Presidents, Activists & Reformers, Adventurers & Explorers, Musicians & Composers, Writers & Artists, Industrialists & Entrepreneurs, Scientists & Inventors, Athletes & Entertainers
• American Battlefield Trust Stories of the main figures and leaders of the American Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and the Civil War.
• American National Biography Managed by the Oxford University Press, this site has over 19,000 reliable biographies of "significant, influential, or notorious figures from American history written by prominent scholars." For full access, you must subscribe (no fee) or sign in with your public library card.
• Biographical Dictionary A Wikipedia-type website that anyone can edit. Most of the contributors are historians and writers so it's generally reliable. It's always good to check THEIR sources, though, since it's open to editing to anyone.
• Biographies featured on Library Spot.com "are hand-selected and reviewed by our editorial team for their exceptional quality, content and utility."
• Biographies of Great African-Americans short articles from Enchanted Learning
• Biographies of Women in Mathematics "Part of an on-going project at Agnes Scott College in Atlanta, Georgia, to illustrate the numerous achievements of women in the field of mathematics."
• Biography Center This site is user-generated like Wikipedia, so you should always validate the information you find here. HOWEVER, one difference is that in addition to the quick summary you find here, you will also find links to books, other sites, video, and archives that other users contribute to the main page as 'comments.' This is a good source to find more sources! You can browse by alphabet, category, even user ratings.
• Biography Online "Not all articles are written by contributors to Biography Online, some are copied from open source websites like Wikipedia. These are noted as such."
• Digital Schomburo African American Writers of the 19th century: Biographies and Autobiographies These are books, most of which are easy to find in school and public libraries AND are available to read online for free.
• Distinguished Women of Past and Present A large and enlightening collection of information about accomplished women who contributed to the world, including many overlooked or not properly acknowledged for their work. Includes books, movies, music, and special collections by category (activism and social science, archaeology, military and warfare, religion, sports, etc.).
• Ducksters Biography for Kids This site is definitely aimed at elementary school students, but it does have a lot of quick information if you're looking for ideas or reminders.
• Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences Managed by Mitchell C. Brown at Princeton University for part of his research into how "disproportionately low numbers of African American students enrolled in and graduating from chemistry graduate programs" can be remedied.
• Fact Monster Brief biographical entries organized by categories: entertainment, sports, world rulers, business, famous African Americans, women Asian Pacific Americans, American Indians, artists, architects, explorers, scientists, and math minds.
• Find a Grave Find the location of graves (and sometimes photos and information) for genealogical research. You can also learn more about famous people within a sub-collection here.
• First Ladies of the White House Features a brief biography of of every US First Lady. Maintained by Whitehouse.Gov.
• Infoplease Biographies of prominent people in arts and entertainment; business, labor, and philanthropy; politics and government; science and technology; society, culture, and scholarship; and sports. At the end of the pages you will also see links to People in the News, Notable Women, TIME Person of the Year, and Recent Deaths.
• International Movie Database (IMDB) All things movies and television--including the people who make them. Select an actor or director, for example, and you will find a general biography and an extensive filmography.
• Jewish Virtual Library Biography Wing Search biographies of prominent Jewish figures in business, fashion, music, comedy, acting, film making, politics, the judicial system, US Congress, sports, and religion. Also includes recipients of the Medal of Honor and the Medal of Freedom
• National Inventors Hall of Fame Stories of inductees, "honoring the legacies of visionary US patent holders."
• National Women's Hall of Fame Founded in 1968 at Seneca Falls, the hall features more than 275 inductees. Click on individual winners to read information about them
• PBS: American Experience American Experience is a television show that explores "the personalities, events and resources that have had a profound impact on the shaping of America's past and present." This link will take you to online VIDEO biographies with full episodes of the program.
• PBS: Biographies This link is also to American Experience biographies, but the videos are short clips and feature more subjects than the page above.
• PBS: Frontline Frontline is an investigative journalism show that investigates different stories in a long-form show--usually 60 minutes. They often feature programs on important people; this link takes you to their "biography" shows available online.
• PBS: Supreme Court biographies This feature from the PBS Thirteen series includes biographies on every US Supreme Justice who has served on the court.
• PBS: American Masters American Masters is a documentary series that profiles outstanding American cultural artists--writers, musicians, visual and performing artists, dramatists, filmmakers, etc.. The link will take you to the show's homepage and its featured profiles. Click on "Archive" for many more!
• Political Graveyard Locations of the graves of politicians and biographical information.
• Project Muse: Biography This is a quarterly scholarly journal where each issue focuses on a theme (usually tied to current events). This is more of a source for general information about people involved historically or currently in social movements or events. Occasionally, they will feature a straight-forward biography of a single person, but they are usually not the regular high-profile subjects.
• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame This link will take you directly to fourteen pages that feature the inductees-- early influencers, performers and non-performers who have been acknowledged for their impact and contribution to rock and roll. Each entry will include a biography.
• The Time 100 Each year, editors at Time magazine select figures for the "100 Most Influential People"; its readers vote in a "Readers' Poll" that is also published . The top 100 are featured in their magazine/online. The profiles you read about them are written by their peers or colleagues. For example, in 2019, a profile of actor Rami Malek was written by Robert Downey, Jr. and one for Xi Jinping, the President of China, is written by Jon Hunstman, Jr. who is the US ambassador to Russia and former US ambassador to China. This link will likely take you to the current year's list, but you can find previous years by Googling "The Time 100" and the year you want to find.
• White House. Org Full set of biographies of all US Presidents
• Who2 Biographies "Now with biographies of 4,552 famous people, characters, and creatures."

• AccessGenealogy.com Basic family tree information is available just by signing up. There are many other resources, including information by state, both metropolis and small town newspapers, Vital Records, and more. Some resources are only available for a monthly payment.
• Ancestry.com Basic family tree information is available just by signing up. Other resources are only available for a monthly payment. Membership includes access to DNA reports that have been marked as "open" by their contributors. If you do your own test, you will be matched with biological relatives.
• FamilySearch.org This site is maintained by the LDS Church, but all may use the resources. You must create an account, but there are no fees for the site.
• Find a Grave Find the location of graves (and sometimes photos and information) for genealogical research. You can also learn more about famous people within a sub-collection here.
• FindMyPast.com Basic family tree information is available just by signing up. Other resources are only available for a monthly payment. Free resources also include articles with practical tips for genealogy research
• GenealogyToday.com Many free resources. Some are accessible only to members, but a general membership is free. Unique archives and records such as orphanage records, passenger lists, ration books, railroad employees and MANY others make this a very engaging site. Some "premium" databases will require a fee, but most are free.
• NationalArchives.com The full National Archives site is a huge resource. This page will take you to "resources for genealogists" available in the site. There are charts and forms you can use, tutorials to help you, military records, reference reports, and other easy-to-use resources.
• National Genealogical Society Lots of guides, tutorials, articles, and hints about how and why to do genealogical research.
• New York Public Library's Research Guide to Obituaries A useful bibliography for searching obituaries for genealogical information.
• Obituary Daily Times A daily index of published obituaries with approximately 1500 to 2000 new entries per day. Intended for historians and genealogical researchers. The database includes citations and links, no actual obituaries.
• OliveTree.com Basic family tree information and helpful articles and guidelines are free, as are other interesting records such as insane asylum rosters, naturalization documents, American Indian records, and military databases. Other resources are only available for a monthly payment. Expect to create an account, even for the free options.
• ThoughtCo: Family History & Genealogy Tips and Tutorials, Surname Meanings & Origins, Famous Family Trees, Vital Records
• USGenWeb.org Like World Gen Web (below), this is a volunteer organization. For genealogical research into people in the United States, this site is full of records (most transcribed so they're easy to read), query boards, and "diverse and creative sites." Many records sorted by state or even local cities, provinces, and counties.
• WorldGenWeb.org This is a volunteer-run, not-for-profit collection begun in 1996 and growing every since. Their goal is to have genealogical information from every country. Each linked country has a page with general historical and geographical information as well as links you can use to find more information and make inquiries.