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Biographies Plus Illustrated 

Contains more than 145,000 biographies and more than 36,000 photographs. Includes full text articles from Current Biography and other biographical sources. Many of the biographies have links to other sources and citations to articles.

American National Biography 

Authoritative biographical essays on more than 17,400 deceased Americans from all eras and walks of life published by Oxford University Press. Some of these entries are for literary figures.

Biography and Genealogy Master Index 

Indexes numerous printed reference sources that include usually short biograhical information on multiple persons. Covers living and deceased people all over the world in all occupations.

Biography.com

Includes brief biographical sketches of over 25,000 people, both living and deceased. A good place to do quick verification.

Biography Index 

Z 5301 .B5 (Reference Collection)
Indexes biographical information from thousands of periodicals and books. Coverage from 1984. Updated weekly.

Who's Who on the Web 

Provides brief biographical information about more than 1.3 million people across a variety of occupations. Entries focus on frequently needed facts, such as birthdates, education, career, publications, and other objective data supplied by the individual to the editors.
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African American Biographical Database 

Biographical profiles, full-text sketches and photographs of prominent African Americans from all walks of life between 1790-1950.
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Biographical Dictionary

Contains information on over 33,000 notable people from ancient times to the present.

Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

Short biographies of past and present members of the U.S. congress.

Biographical Resources: Finding Information on the Famous, Infamous and Obscure.

List of free biographical resources from the Internet, compiled by librarians from the Association of College & Research Libraries.

Contemporary Authors 

Z 1224 .C6 (Ref)
Part of the Literature Resource Center, this directory provides brief biographical information about more than 120,000 authors from the US and elsewhere. Includes writers of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, journalism, and many other fields.

Faces of Science: African Americans in the Sciences

Biographical profiles of African Americans in the sciences, math and engineering.

Nobel Prize Winners

Lists all the winners of Nobel prizes in each category with photos, press releases and other information.

Pulitzer Prizes

Lists all the Pulitzer prize winners by year.

The Presidents of the United States

Biographies and portraits of the presidents and First Ladies from the White House site.

Who's Alive and Who's Dead

Helps keep track of which famous people have died and which are still alive. Listed by category (acting, politics, sports, etc.) and alphabet.

Biographical Information Guide

An in-depth guide to finding biographical information at WMU libraries with an extensive list of print and online sources.

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