Biographies - How to Find Them: Biographies by Type

Selected Biographical Web Sites

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• Biography.com - http://www.biography.com The site for the TV program, "Biography." Has short biographical entries on thousands of persons.
• Dead People Server Answers the question, "Has [famous person] died?" Has dates of birth and death, and sometimes links to other biographical material
• Distinguished Women of the Past And Present Offers biographies of many women throughout history, along with links to biographies on other Web sites

Artists

• Union List of Artist Names Online Getty Research Institute listing; may point to possible source of information

Authors

• Author Biographies - How to Find Them

Musicians

• AllMusic Guide Brief biographies of musicians.

Politicians

• Biographical Directory of the American Congress
• Presidents [of the United States]

Women

• Distinguished Women of Past and Present - Offers biographies of many women throughout history, along with links to biographies on other Web sites