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Biography on A&E: Search 25,000 biographies of notable personalities from antiquity to the present. Searchable by name only. Many with photographs.
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present: Biographical information for all individuals who have served in the United States Congress and the Continental Congress. Biographies are also included for persons who have served as delegates to Congress from the territories of the United States. Using the drop-down lists, you can create useful lists, for example, a list of all U.S. Presidents who served in the Congress.
Faces of Science: African-Americans in the Sciences
Find-A-Grave: Find where famous people are buried, alphabetically or geographically.
The History Makers: Biographical profiles of notable African-Americans of the 20th Century, compiled from the HistoryMakers video oral history archive.
National Inventors Hall of Fame: From the National Inventors Hall of Fame, this site provides biographical sketches of the great inventors of America. Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and Eli Whitney, among others.
National Woman's Hall of Fame: Provides a biographical profile and selected bibliography for over 200 women inducted into the National Woman's Hall of Fame.
Nobel Prizes: This is the official web site of the Nobel Foundation. There is a database of prizes and laureates that can be searched by prize category, or by name, nationality, keyword, or birth or death year.
Political Graveyard: Amazing directory of over 53,115 current and former United States Presidents and Congressmen, state & territorial Governors, U.S. Ambassadors and other diplomatic chiefs of mission, cabinet officers, mayors of many cities, and (with varying coverage) state officials and delegates to national party conventions giving the locations of their final resting places. Numerous entry points, including alphabetical, by state and office, by birth or death date, and many others.
Presidents of the United States (POTUS): A biographical directory of the 41 presidents, from Washington to Clinton. The links to presidential Internet sites include biographies, speeches, writings and where possible, audio and video clips. Election results, odd facts and presidential term highlights have been added to enrich this resource. First ladies, cabinet members, and additional important members of presidential life are also covered.

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