Biography Resources

Biographies of Notable People

African-Americans

Black History Month - You will find biographies, timelines, articles, and puzzles. All this is from InfoPlease.
Black History Milestones - There are biographies and information about many events in Black history.
Black History Month Biographies - Many people are listed here including sports and entertainment personalities. From Who2 biographies.
Black Past - Biographies, history, digital records, links to museums and lots more.
NASA's Real "Hidden Figures" - Biographies of the three women in the movie "Hidden Figures".
The Black Inventor Online Museum - Biographical information about Black inventors, and a timeline of their inventions.
The Top 10 African-American Inventors
Major Inventions by African-Americans - with pictures.
Afrocentric Voices in Classical Music - Biographies of African Americans in classical music.
Famous Black Writers - From Biography.com.
African-American Women Writers of the 19th Century - Short biographies and a selection of their works.
Notable Civil Rights Leaders - Biographies of Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and many more.
African-American Astronauts - by NASA.
Richard Allen - Philadelphian who founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Marian Anderson: A Life in Song - Biography with illustrations by the University of Pennsylvania library.
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Information and quotes from Infoplease.
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project
Barack Obama - Biographical information.
William Still - Biographical information about William Still who was the father of the Underground Railroad.
Ida B. Wells - Civil rights and feminist activist.
In Motion - The African American Migration Experience. This site traces the movement of African Americans from the days of the slave trade to the twentieth century. There are images, maps, and descriptive writing. Middle and High School teachers will also enjoy the lesson plans.

Artists

Web Museum - Biographies of European and American artists. Most biographies also have examples of works by the artist.
Biographies of Famous Artists - From Fact Monster.
African and African American Artists
Comic Art - Artist Biographies - Biographies of the creators of comic books and comic strips.

Asian American

Notable Asian Pacific Americans
Noted Asian Pacific Americans - Biographies by InfoPlease
The 120 Most Inspiring Asian Americans of all time - This site has a biography for each one.
Famous Firsts by Asian Americans - From InfoPlease.

Authors

Notable Writers - Biographies from InfoPlease.
Children's Book Authors and Illustrators on the Web - Links to web sites.
American Authors on the Web - Links to biographical information.
Modern American Poetry - This site has biographical information on poets of the 1800's and 1900's.

General Biographies

Sweet Search Biographies - Biographies of many people.
InfoPlease - Short biographies of many people in many different occupations.
Britannia Bios - Biographies of famous English men and women.
Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Who2 - Brief biographies of famous people. Here is where you will find movie, television, and music stars. Each biography has a link to 4 other web sites for the person.

Government and History

POTUS : Presidents of the United States - Lots of information here including members of the cabinet, presidential highlights and links to other biographical sites.
The Presidents of the United States - Biographies, and inagural addresses. This is a good site to visit if you need information on the presidents' wives. From the White House.
First Ladies - Biographies of the president's wives.
Justices of the Supreme Court
Biographies of People in Politics and Government - From InfoPlease.
Colonial Hall- Biographies of the founding fathers such as the signers of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
Biographies of Governors - Find the biography of the governor of any of the states of the United States. Select Current Governors from the menu.
Biographies of Famous Americans
Explorers - Biographies of a large number of explorers.

Hispanics

Famous Hispanics - Hispanics from many countries
Notable Hispanic Americans A - Z - From InfoPlease.
Discover Hispanic History Makers - Short biographies of famous Hispanics from before 1900 to the present.
Robert Clemente - Biography and pictures.
Sonya Sotomayor - First Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court.

Mathematicians

MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive - Biographies of over 1100 mathematicians which you can search by name or by date.
Biographies of Women Mathematicians

Miscellaneous

Film Bug - Biographies of movie stars.
Biographies of People in Arts and Entertainment - From InfoPlease.
The List of Popes - Biographies of all the Popes.

Musicians and Composers

Classical Net- The composer master index has many biographies of classical composers.
Biographies of Jazz Musicians - Links to biographies of many jozz musicians.
Women Composers -Biographies and lists of their works.
Musician Biographies - This is a good place to find biographies of popular musicians and bands.

Muslim-Americans

List of American Muslims - With links to their biographies. From Wikipedia.
Famous Arab-Americans - This site has a list that you can use to start your research.
A List of Arab-Americans - This has their biographies. This is from Wikipedia.
Paula Abdul - Singer
Ralph Nader - Consumer advocate, environmentalist, and presidential candidate.
Tony Shalhoub - Actor

Science and Technology

Science and Technology Biographies - by InfoPlease.
Famous Scientists - Many biographies of scientists.
People and Discoveries - 120 biographies of 20th century scientists.
Eric Weisstein's World of Scientific Biography - Short biographies of scientists.
Biographies of Computer Pioneers
Canadian Scientists - with biographies. From Science.ca.
Inventors and Inventions - Arranged by name of inventor or invention, and also arranged by date and by type of invention.
The Inventor of Week Archive - Biographies of many inventors.

Sports

Sports Biographies - Biographies for many different sports from InfoPlease.
Female Athletes - Biographies by Bio.

Women

The National Women's Hall of Fame - Biographies of outstanding American women.
Women's History Month - Information, links to related web sites and lots of short biographies of famous women. From InfoPlease.
Famous Firsts by American Women - Outstanding achievements by American women.
Female Literary Figures - Biographies of women writers from InfoPlease.
Women Nobel Prize Laureates - Links to web sites and biographies.
Notable Female Scientists - Biographies from InfoPlease.
Biographies of Women Mathematicians
Marie Curie and the Science of Radioactivity - This is one really outstanding woman. She got a degree in science back when women didn't to that sort of thing and went on the receive two Nobel prizes for her discoveries.
Distinguished Women of Past and Present - Search here for biographical information in many different subject areas.
Women of Valor - The stories of Jewish women who made remarkable contributions to their communities and to the world.
Biographies of Notable Women in History - Biographies for notable women, African American women, and women in science.