Biographies

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African Americans | Authors and Illustrators | General | Presidents of the United States | Scientists, Inventors & Mathematicians | Women

African Americans

The Black Inventor Online Museum
Brief biographies of black inventors

The History Makers-African American History Archive
Information about important African Americans arranged by field

Authors & Illustrators

Children’s Authors & Illustrators on the Web
Information about children’s authors and illustrators, and their books

SimonSaysKids.com
Information on many authors or illustrators

General

Academy of Achievement
Biographies of achievers organized by category

Biographical Dictionary
Biographical information on over 25,000 people who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day

Biography.com
A searchable online database containing 15,000 famous people, many featured on the Biography television show

celebrity address archive @ writetoaceleb.com
Find addresses for your favorite celebrities

Dead People Server
Find out is someone is alive or not; also includes links to obituaries and interviews with famous people

Explorers' Index-Passageways
Biographies of famous explorers with illustrations and maps

Famous Illinois People Illinoisans
A list of famous people from Illinois

Famous Illinoisans Illinois
A list of famous Illinoisans with brief biographies

Find A Grave
Find brief biographies and images of famous people and their gravesites

From Revolution to Reconstruction: Biographies
Biographies of historic Americans

Gallery of Achievement
People who changed the 20th century with their accomplishments

OSGenWeb, ILGenWeb-Illinois History Project-Prominent Persons
A list of famous people from Illinois with links to more information about some of them

PBS-The West-People Index
Biographies of famous people associated with the U.S. westward expansion

Powersource Art & Education Center-Powerful People
Biographies of Native American leaders

Roman Emperors
An on-line encyclopedia of the rulers of the Roman empire from 31 BC -1453 AD

Time.com: The Time 100
Article about the 100 people Time Magazine consider the most influential in the 1900s

Presidents of the United States

The Capitol Project
Images of all the statues and portraits in Washington D.C.

From Revolution to Reconstruction: Presidents
Biographies, speeches and papers of the presidents of the United States

Portraits of the Presidents
Brief biographies and paintings from the Smithsonian

The Presidents of the United States of America
Information about the presidents of the United States, including photographs and links to famous speeches

Scientists, Inventors & Mathematicians

4,000 Years of Women in Science
More than 125 women from our scientific and technical past

The Black Inventor Online Museum
Brief biographies of black inventors

Indexes to Biographies
Alphabetical and chronological index of mathematicians

Innovation History-The Great Idea Finder
Biographies of inventors and information about inventions

Invent Now: Hall of Fame
Biographies of famous inventors which can be searched by inventor, invention, or decade

Inventor of the Week:  Search
Short biographies of inventors and information on their inventions, with links to other web sources

Women of NASA
Information about women astronauts

Women

4,000 Years of Women in Science
More than 125 women from our scientific and technical past

Distinguished Women of Past and Present
Biographies of famous women can be searched by name or by occupation

Early Illinois Women and Other Unsung Heroes
Information about Illinois women from the Alliance Library System of western Illinois

First Lady's Gallery
Information about the First Ladies of the United States

Women in American History
Short biographies, some illustrated, of American women by Encyclopedia Britanica

Women of NASA
Information about women astronauts

 

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