Reference Resources on the Web
Biographies
4000 Years of Women in Science - Investigate biographies of female scientists alphabetically, chronologically or by field.
All-Media Guide - Includes information on all types of musicians.
American Presidents -A site set up to complement the C-SPAN series "American Presidents: Life Portraits", this page provides information on each president. Information includes personal and public service facts, points the President was known for, reference information, inaugural address, and presidential sites.
Anthropology Biography - Developed by the anthropology students at Minnesota State University, this site provides information on those who have affected the study of anthropology.
Artists' Biographies- Online art gallery where fine art by over 13,000 contemporary artists may be researched or acquired. Each artist has their own biography page listing their exhibition sites over the years and where their works may be found.
the-artists.org - Artists from all over the world and from a multitude of movements are exhibited here. Arranged alphabetically, by movement and by discipline, each artist has a small bio posted. The site also provides a dictionary, timeline, lists of helpful links for perusing pleasure.
Biographical Dictionary - Research over 28,000 people by keyword, profession, work, achievement or year. This page is an exceptional resource for educators; also provided are ideas for students and teachers using biographical resources.
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress - Research information on representatives, delegates, senators, presidents, vice presidents, speakers resident commissioners and members of the Continental Congress. Searches may be done by first name, last name, position or state.
Biographies: The Poets - Search for information on the lives and works of famous poets.
Biographies of Biologists - An alphabetical listing of major personalities in the field of biology, this site provides links to the websites of the prominent personalities in the field of biology.
Biography - Created by A & E Television, this site provides you with biographical information on over 15,000 people, past and present.
Book Lovers-Great Writers - Provides links to various authors and their work, as well as listings of book awards. Of note is WritersNet, a site for the not-quite-famous authors. Here one can find Internet directories of authors, editors, publishers and literary agents.
Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online - "This first phase presents persons who died between the years 1000 and 1930 or whose last known date of activity falls within these years." By the Library and Archives Canada.
Distinguished women - of the past and present.
Dr. Estrella's Incredibly Abridged Dictionary of Classical Composers - Search over 500 composers by name or date on this excellent site. Dr. Estrella also provides links to other music websites.
First Ladies of the USA - Part of the White House homepage, this site provides information on the First Ladies of the United States.
History Makers - includes "Confederate Generals of the Civil War" and "Union Generals of the Civil War".
History of Science, Technology and Medicine - Biographical Dictionary - Provides biographical information on people in the sciences and medicine.
Internet Movie Database - An incredible find for movie lovers, the Internet Movie Database has all the info on movies dating back to 1931. This site is not only filled with movie info, but also allows one to search their databases by quote, title, cast, crew, and character. Also available are a listing of over 20,000 agents contacts and a publicity photo service. This site is truly the website for the entertainment industry.
Lives, the Biography Resource - A best site. Contains links to multitude of biographical entries of famous people from the world over. However, entries are only created posthumously.
Major World Philosophers -List of major world philosophers.
Mathematicians - an amazingly comprehensive index to biographies of thousands of mathematicians. Search chronologically, by gender, or alphabetically. Cross-reference links appear throughout most articles. Excellent web site.
National Inventors - Search the greatest inventors of our time by name, invention, decade or induction date into the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
Naxos - Bios of classical composers.
PBS Jazz - Includes audio samples of almost 100 musicians.
Political Graveyard - "Tells where the dead politicians are buried".
POTUS: Presidents of the United States - Find background information and historical documents concerning any of the nation's 42 presidents, as well as information about their term(s) in office, including cabinet officials.
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy -Supported by Stanford University as well as other various universities worldwide, this easy to use site contains encyclopedic entries written by experts in their field.
Supreme Court Justices - Known as the Oyez Project, this Northwestern University site provides information on the Justices which have held office in the United States Supreme Court. Search chronologically or alphabetically for biographical sketches and judicial history.
Union List of Artist Names - Basic identification of artists in a number of disciplines.
Voices From the Gaps: Women Writers of Color - The University of Minnesota funds this site which includes biographical and bibliographical information on women writers of color. The site covers African, Arab, Asian, Caribbean American, Chicana/Latina and Indigenous American and Canadians.
What a Character!.com - Indexes character actors.
Women's Legal History Biography - Chronicles the history of female lawyers in the United States.
WWI Biographical Dictionary - Part of the World War I Document Archive, the biographical dictionary contains biographical sketches of prominent people in WWI.