FemBio - Institute for Women's Biography Research
Luise F. Pusch's FemBio database contains biographical information on over 30,000 notable women worldwide. Accumulated since 1982; entries added continually. Also: Woman of the Day/Week.
Allperson.com
Visitor-contributed biographies of famous persons.
Biographical Dictionary
More than 25,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world.
Biography Center
Multi-lingual biographical directory.
The Biography Channel
Features 25,000 very brief biographical notes.
Buscabiografias
Database of thousands of short biographies. In English and Spanish.
Byzant Encyclopedia of Biography and Quotations
Biographical information about significant mystics, poets and philosophers.
Dictionary of Labour Biography
Tool for all those interested in nineteenth and twentieth century British history.
Great Men and Women of the World
Provides biographies of great men and women of the world. Organized into sections on leaders and activists, heroes and humanitarians and scientists. Profiles available in English and French.
International Biographical Centre
List of dictionaries in the fields of Music, Literature and Poetry. General and specific biographical titles of today's leading personalities.
MyHero.com
Tells the stories of ordinary people who have accomplished extraordinary things.
Their Stamp on History
Explores the lives of important historical people whose pictures have appeared on U.S. postage stamps.
Time 100
Profiles the 100 most influential people of the 20th century (as selected by TIME Magazine) in five fields of endeavor.
About Famous People
A collection of the biographies of various historical personages.
Heroes of History
Selection of noteworthy persons, their accomplishments and failures.
Canadian Heroes in Fact and Fiction
Short illustrated profiled of personalities, both historical and fictional, who have inspired and enriched the nation.