' Internet Reference Resources -- Biography

General: Biographies/People

Related Categories: Science & Engineering Biographies

  1. Biography and Genealogy Master Index (UVA only)
    Indexes millions of biographical sketches in over 1000 biographical dictionaries, covering both contemporary and historical figures throughout the world.

  2. FamilySearch
    At long last the enormous genealogical resources of the Church of the Latter Day Saints are available on-line. Traffic into the site may slow or prohibit access. See also Heritage Quest (UVA only), a database covering U.S. Census Records from 1790-1930, plus articles from 6,500 U.S. and Canadian genealogy and local history periodicals.

  3. Biographies of Notable People
    Arranged by occupation, from the Librarians' Index to the Internet

  4. Biographical Dictionary
    Brief biographical entries for 28,000 folks from Bob Dylan, champion lyricist to Viswanathan Anand, champion Indian chess player. Searchable by name, birth and death year, position held, profession, literary and artistic works, achievements, and other keywords. Names are best searched by last name only.

  5. Distinguished Women of Past and Present
    Meta-index to large collection of biographies from hundreds of web pages.

  6. A&E Biographical Dictionary
    Search or browse this comprehensive list of over 20,000 men and women. Most entries are around 100-words each. Brought to you by the Biography Magazine and the Arts & Entertainment Network.

  7. The Oyez Project U.S. Supreme Court Database
    Search or browse this database of U.S. Supreme Court Justices from John Jay to Stephen Breyer. Entries can include portrait, appointment overview, biography, brief resume, and very useful listing (with full-text links to) of Courts cases in which that justice has participated. Created by Northwestern University political science professor, Jerry Goldman

  8. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 - present
    Concise biographical highlights of thousands of Representatives and Senators. Searchable by name, position, and state.

  9. Congressional Directory for the United States Congress
    Biographies of U.S. Senators and Representatives since the 104th Congress (1994-95). Entries are arranged alphabetically by state and produced in .txt and .pdf versions.

  10. Royal Genealogies
    Family trees for many royal European families from Princess Zorka of Montenegro to Charlemagne, King of AFranks. Coverage is best for Great Britain. Includes handy index.

  11. Forbes' 400 Richest People in America
    Sure Bill Gates is #1 but who's number two ? Find out how much money the rich really have. Search by name, net worth, home state, source of wealth, etc.. Contains concise yet detailed biographical sketches.

  12. Forbes' World's Richest People
    Search for the world's richest by name, country, or net worth. Each entry includes worth, source of wealth, and short biographical sketch.

  13. Social Security Death Index
    Contains information on over 70 million deceased Americans who were receiving Social Security benefits at the time of their deaths. Includes name, SS#, date of birth and death, and last residence. Allows for basic and advanced searching.

  14. Obituary Daily Times
    Search for over 4 million obituary death dates (full-text obits not included) from nearly 2,000 publications around the United States. Entries typically include name, age, city of residence, source of obit, and death date. See also Obituaries 101 for a similar U.S. resource.

  15. The Political Graveyard: a database of historic cemeteries
    Search for over 12,000 political figures in the United States by name, death date, final resting place, cause of death, and literally dozens of other means (scroll down for additional categories).

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