Biographies

Biography Resource Index
This is an online database service of the City of Palo Alto libraries.  You will need to enter the barcode from your library card to access this database.

The Internet Public Library (IPL) Biographies
This site indexes and provides links to biographies available from other Web sites.

Biographical Dictionary
This source contains VERY short passages of information about famous people.

Biography.com
Search for over 20,000 interesting and important people. This is the online version of the Cambridge Biographical Encyclopedia. It is hosted by A&E Television.

Achievement.org
The Academy of Achievement brings you face to face with the extraordinary individuals who have shaped our times. It is an amazing collection, not of mere artifacts, but of people and ideas that fill you with inspiration, encouragement, and the will to achieve.

Nobel e-museum
Official website of the Nobel Foundation. Lists all Nobel Laureates, with biographical entries for each.

Multnomah County Library - Homework Center - Biographies
The Multnomah County Library Homework Center, an Internet subject directory, consists of Web resources that specifically concentrate on K-12, homework-related subjects. Web resources included on this site are reviewed by reference staff from Multnomah County Library, Oregon.

Biographies of Women Mathematicians
Welcome to the web site for biographies of women in mathematics. These pages are part of an on-going project at Agnes Scott College in Atlanta, Georgia, to illustrate the numerous achievements of women in the field of mathematics. Here you can find biographical essays or comments on the women mathematicians profiled on this site, as well as additional resources about women in mathematics.

Astronaut Biographies
Welcome to the astronaut biographies home page, providing biographical information on the members of the space flight crews and candidates for future missions in NASA's space flight program.

Congressional Biographical Directory
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774-present

see also U.S. Government, for biographies on Presidents, Congressmen, Senators, Governors, etc.