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Biographies
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/B/
Historical people related to American History.
Biographical Dictionary
http://www.s9.com/biography/
Formerly named Notable Citizens of Planet Earth, this updated version is a biographical dictionary with over 19,000 people indexed.
Biography
http://www.infoplease.com/people.html
More than 30,000 biographies from Infoplease.com.
Biography.com
http://www.biography.com/
A database of 25,000 people - past and present
Dead People Server
http://www.deadpeople.info
"The Dead People Server is simply a list of interesting celebrities who are long dead, newly dead or might plausibly be dead."
Eric's Treasure Trove of Scientific Biography
http://www.treasure-troves.com/bios/
Biographies of noteworthy people in physics, astronomy, chemistry, and math.
Find a Grave
http://www.findagrave.com/
View the graves of thousands of famous and not-so-famous people from around the world.
The Founding Fathers: Delegates to the Constitutional Convention
http://www.nara.gov/exhall/charters/constitution/confath.html
Biographies of each the 55 delegates to the Constitutional Convention.
Gallery of Achievers
http://www.achievement.org/galleryachieve.html
Biographies of achievers of all fields from around the world
Meet Amazing Americans
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/aa
"Discover the inventors, politicians, performers, activists and other everyday people who made this country what it is today."
PBS Biographies
http://www.pbs.org/neighborhoods/history/#bio
Biographies prepared by the Public Broadcasting System (PBS).
People Index
http://www.hyperhistory.com/online_n2/History_n2/people.html
Very short biographies of people in world history. Especially useful is the clickable timeline.
Who's Alive and Who's Dead
http://www.whosaliveandwhosdead.com/
"Welcome to Who's Alive and Who's Dead - the site that helps you keep track of which famous people have died and which are still alive!" You can search by career or alphabetically.
Who's Who in American History: Civil War to the Present
http://us.history.wisc.edu/hist102/bios/bios.html
Search for famous Americans by name, era, or occupation. There is also a photo gallery.
African Americans in History
http://www.uga.edu/~iaas/History.html
"Find brief biographical sketches of several key figures in African American history."
Biographical Profiles of Some Important 19th Century African Americans
http://www.brightmoments.com/blackhistory/
Learn about these people and then take a quiz to test your knowledge.
African American Inventors Database
http://www.detroit.lib.mi.us/glptc/aaid/index.asp
List of some famous African American inventors.
The Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences
http://www.princeton.edu/~mcbrown/display/faces.html
This site is broken down by scientific field and also maintains an index for African American women scientists.
Profiles for Black History Month
http://courant.ctnow.com/projects/bhistory/barchive.htm
Famous African American people from Connecticut, their lives and speeches.
Westward Expansion: Black Cowboys and Pioneers
http://www.mmsd.org/elib/elib.cgi?cat=178
From the Madison Metropolitan School District, this site provides biographies of individual black cowboys and pioneers and directs one to other resources.
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage: Biographies
http://www.galegroup.com/free_resources/chh/
This site provides detailed biographies of accomplished, successful and famous Hispanic people.
Famous Hispanics in the World and History
http://coloquio.com/famosos/alpha.htm
Alphabetical list of biographies of Hispanic achievers of all fields from around the world.
The Life of Simon Bolivar
http://www.crystalbeach.com/history.htm
A biography from the site of the Bolivar Peninsula Chamber of Commerce in Texas.
Simon Bolivar: El Libertador
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/7609/eng/bio.html
A biography of Bolivar.
César E. Chávez
http://www.sfsu.edu/%7Ececipp/cesar_chavez/chavezhome.htm
Sound clips of Chavez's speeches, pictures and documents.
Si Se Puede! Cesar E. Chavez and His Legacy
http://clnet.ucr.edu/research/chavez/
Produced by UCLA for an exhibit on Chavez, this site includes a biography, quotes, and a chronology of his life.
African American Inventors
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/inventors/index.htm
Profiles of some famous African American inventors.
Forgotten Inventors
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/telephone/sfeature/index.html
This site from PBS' American Experience series reflects on forgotten inventors and their well-known inventions. Discover more about who invented the can opener, blue jeans, the frisbee, the feather duster, the blood bank, the gas mask, and more.
Greatest Inventions: Inventors
http://library.thinkquest.org/C002942/inventors/index.shtml?tqskip=1
Biographies of 18 famous inventors. Type a name into the search box or use the alphabetical index.
Innovative Lives
http://www.si.edu/lemelson/centerpieces/ilives/index.html
Who invented windsurfing? robot ants? solar shingles? Find out here.
Inventors
http://inventors.about.com
A group of inventions and their inventors. Click on the invention and find out more details. Includes modern computers, air conditioning, peanut butter, the yo yo, the zipper and more.
Inventors Museum
http://www.inventorsmuseum.com/
Discover African-American and women inventors, colonial inventors, women inventors, medical inventions, and more here.
Inventure Place: National Inventors Hall of Fame
http://www.invent.org/book/index.html
Learn about famous and not so famous inventors.
The Revolutionaries
http://www.thetech.org/exhibits_events/online/revolution/
"Revolutionaries takes a new look at the inspiration behind more than 18 of Silicon Valley's top technology and science pioneers - the innovators' early interests in science, guidance for young people excited by technology today, and thoughts on the future.
Links to North American Indian Biography Sites
http://members.tripod.com/~PHILKON/links11.html
Links to hundreds of biographies of Native Americans.
Powerful People
http://www.powersource.com/gallery/people/default.html
Biographies of both historical figures (like Chief Joseph, Tecumseh, and Sequoyah) and contemporary Native Americans (like Wilma Mankiller and Ben Nighthorse Campbell).
Biographies of Prominent Men in Oklahoma
History
http://www.rootsweb.com/~oknowata/Bios.htm
Links to biographies of men prominent in Oklahoma history.
Famous Oklahoma People
http://www.50states.com/bio/okla.htm
Biographies of famous Oklahomans.
Oklahoma Astronauts
http://www.omniplex.org/html/oklahoma_astronauts.html
Biographies of Oklahoma astronauts.
Oklahoma Celebrities
http://www.shopoklahoma.com/famous.htm
Biographies of Oklahoma artists, athletes, authors, musicians, performing arts, and politicians.
Oklahoma Women
http://www.odl.state.ok.us/almanac/features/97_Women_1of4.pdf
Article about some of the notable women of Oklahoma.