Biography
This section covers general biographies and subject biographies not found elsewhere in our subject guides. Please see African American Web site listings for biographies of blacks, Art for artists, Literature for author biographies, Science for scientists, Women for women, etc.
For additional online resources that the Library subscribes to, please visit our Electronic Resources for Biography.
The American Presidency
http://ap.grolier.com/browse?type=profiles
American Presidency offers a broad range of in-depth information including biographies of nominees and key figures in presidential races, programs, scandals, and updated articles on the upcoming election.
AwesomeStories.com
"The Story Place of the Web." A collection of stories (biographies, disasters, movies, etc.). Some are available as audio files and video clips.
Biographical Dictionary
Brief biographies of over 25,000 "notable" men and women past and present.
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress 1774 - Present
http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp
Search by name, position or state to find paragraph-length biographies of the approximately 13,000 people who represented states or territories in the US Congress or the Continental Congress.
Biography
http://www.infoplease.com/people.html
From the InfoPlease Almanac, a massive directory of notable people, past and present. You can look up particular names or fields of endeavor, such as business, entertainment, presidents...or people who died in recent years.
Biography Center
http://www.biography-center.com
A biographical search engine connecting users to over 11,000 biographies (more than 5,000 in English).
Biography.com
Thumbnail sketches of more than 20,000 famous people.
CelebrityCD.com
Biographies, mailing addresses, and photos of celebrities. Choose from the lists of actors, actresses, music stars, supermodels, and sports stars.
CelebritiesFans.com
http://www.celebritiesfans.com
This Web site offers e-mail and mailing addresses of celebrities. Many of the listings include biographies.
Famous New Jerseyites
http://www.50states.com/bio/newjerse.htm
This site lists many of New Jersey’s famous people, including their place of birth.
Find A Grave
Search this site by name, location (state, country, continent), or claim to fame to learn where famous people are buried. Photographs of some of the gravesites are also included.
The First Ladies
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/firstladies
This site provides informative biographies of the first ladies (from the White House home page).
Internet Public Library: POTUS - Presidents of the United States
This site offers brief biographies of the presidents with links to longer internet biographies. It also includes election results, lists and biographies of cabinet members, and links to audio and video files on the presidents.
Nobelprize.org
At this multimedia site devoted to the Nobel prize you will find solid biographies of the laureates.
ObitFinder
http://www.legacy.com/NYTimes/DeathNotices.asp?Page=ObitFinder
Search obituaries from over 400 U.S., Canadian, and U.K. newspapers, in addition to obituaries in the Social Security Death Index.
Paid Death Notices—The New York Times
http://www.legacy.com/NYTimes/DeathNotices.asp
Search here for paid death notices from the last 365 days of the print edition of The New York Times.
Social Security Death Index
http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com
Search over 60 million names to find dates of birth and death for less famous citizens--anyone with a Social Security card. Best accessed at Newark Public Library facilities.
Uncle Sam: Biographical Resources of the U.S. Government
http://exlibris.memphis.edu/resource/unclesam/whos.html
Links to the official sites of elected and appointed Federal officials in the executive, judicial, and legislative branches.
From Revolution to Reconstruction and what happened afterwards: Presidents
Use this site to access biographical information on the presidents of the United States. Texts of their speeches and presidential papers are accessible here as well.
Who's Alive and Who's Dead
http://www.whosaliveandwhosdead.com
Birth and death dates of actors, artists, astronauts, athletes, musicians, politicians, and other famous people.
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