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BIOGRAPHIES

• General Biography Resources
• Arts and Entertainment
• Authors and Poets
• Political/Historical Leaders

 

General Biography Resources

• Biographical Dictionary
  Anyone can edit and create biographies here, similar to Wikipedia; many biographies on current celebrity and political figures.
  
  

• The Biography Channel
  Search and browse biographies, which include quick facts, videos, and related content.
  
  

• Infoplease.com – Almanac – Biography
  Over 30,000 biographies featuring politicians, entertainers, athletes, scientists, and more.
  
  

• Internet Public Library – Reference – Biographies 
  A collection of links to biographical resources.
  
  

• Libraryspot.com – Biographies
  Links to biography resources, general or by type.
  
  

• National Women’s History Project – Biography Center
  Biographies of notable multicultural women.
  
  

• PBS People in the News: Biographies and Profiles
  
  

• Who2
  Biographies of authors, celebrities, royalty, criminals, and fictional characters.

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Arts and Entertainment

• Artists on Artnet
  Biographies on thousands of modern and contemporary artists.
  
  
• Internet Movie Database
  Search for bios of television and movie cast and crew members.
  
  

• PBS Biographies and Interviews of Artists, Actors, and Performers 

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Authors and Poets

• LitWeb Author Biographies
  More than 500 biographies of important authors from around the world.
  
  

• Poets.org
  Biographies of more than 500 poets.

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Political/Historical Leaders

• American Presidents – Life Portraits
  “An in-depth look at each of the presidents, their lives, families, and administrations.”
  
  

• Congressional Biographical Directory
  Search for information on U.S. members of Congress from 1774 to present.
  
  

• Library of Virginia – Biographies
  Virginian Presidents, First Ladies, Governors, Founding Fathers, and other famous Virginians.
  
  

• Oyez: Biographies of U.S. Supreme Court Justices
  The Oyez Project is an online archive provided by the Illinois Institute of Technology – Chicago-Kent College of Law, containing information on the U.S. Supreme Court.
  
  

• PBS History: Biography, Profiles, Historical Figures
  
  

• The Presidents - The White House

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This collection is maintained by Chrystie Greges and was last updated on July 29, 2011.