Kathy Jones, Library Media Specialist

Film Bug

Filmbug has an extensive database with biographies of over 9,000 actors, directors, screenwriters and other celebrities. Type a (partial) name in the searchbox to find your favorite movie star or click here to view the A-Z directory.

300 Women Who Changed the World

Profiles 300 women who changed the world.  Care was taken by Encyclopedia Britannica to chose those whose contributions have endured through the ages.  Includes a timeline.

Science and Technology Biographies (Infoplease.com)

Infoplease is the world's largest free reference site. Facts on weather, space, astronomy, explorations, inventions, aviation, computers, science.

The Essentials of Music

Look in the composers section for biographies. Brief biographies of nearly 70 composers, which will bring to life the artists and their works.  Audio music samplings also available.

MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive

Biographies of over 1100 mathematicians which you can search by name or by date.

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage

This is the first place to look if you want to find biographies of modern day Hispanics like Jimmy Smits, Jennifer Lopez, and Sammy Sosa.

The Presidents of the United States

Links to the White House official site.  Contains portraits and biographical information about each U.S. President and First Lady.

 

Noted Asian Pacific Americans

Biographies by InfoPlease

Web Museum

Biographies of European and American artists. Most biographies also have examples of works by the artist.

Biographical Dictionary
Find brief biographical information about over 25,000 people past and present.

Biography.Com
Over 20,000 biographies of people past and present can be found on this web site! Type search term in provided box to access biographies.