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  • 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.

    www.fembio.org

  • Biography Center

    Multi-lingual biographical directory.

    www.biography-center.com

  • The Biography Channel

    Features 25,000 very brief biographical notes.

    www.biography.com

  • Buscabiografias

    Database of thousands of short biographies. In English and Spanish.

    buscabiografias.com

  • Dictionary of Labour Biography

    Tool for all those interested in nineteenth and twentieth century British history.

    www.york.ac.uk

  • 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.

    homepage.oanet.com

  • International Biographical Centre

    List of dictionaries in the fields of Music, Literature and Poetry. General and specific biographical titles of today's leading personalities.

    www.melrosepress.co.uk

  • MyHero.com

    Tells the stories of ordinary people who have accomplished extraordinary things.

    myhero.com

  • Their Stamp on History

    Explores the lives of important historical people whose pictures have appeared on U.S. postage stamps.

    www.stamponhistory.com

  • About Famous People

    A collection of the biographies of various historical personages.

    www.aboutfamouspeople.com

  • Heroes of History

    Selection of noteworthy persons, their accomplishments and failures.

    www.heroesofhistory.com

  • Canadian Heroes in Fact and Fiction

    Short illustrated profiled of personalities, both historical and fictional, who have inspired and enriched the nation.

    www.collectionscanada.ca

  • World Biographical Index - K. G. Saur Publishing

    Free access to a large biographical database containing over 2 million references to persons. Search by name (or part of name) in combination with occupation, year of birth or death, year cited, and biographical archive.

    www.saur-wbi.de

  • Biographical Dictionary

    More than 25,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world.

    s9.com

  • Time 100

    Profiles the 100 most influential people of the 20th century (as selected by TIME Magazine) in five fields of endeavor.

    www.time.com

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