Biography

Academy of Achievement:  This site includes interviews on a multitude of heroic and modern personalities, including playwrights, civil rights leaders, television hosts, singers and songwriters, scientists, business leaders, American Presidents, authors, and more.

Biography.com:  This site contains biographies for over 20,000 famous people.

InfoPlease Biography: Search over 30,000 individual biographies or search them by category.

Academy of Achievement: Rosa Parks: Learn about this civil rights pioneer and other notable African Americans at this site, which include photos and video clips.

Exploring Amistad at Mystic Seaport: Learn about the Amistad revolt of 1839-42 through more than 500 primary source documents as well as a timeline, newspaper reports and court records.

Frederick Douglass: Explore the world of this abolitionist at this National Park Service site which includes his writings, a time line, visuals, and a virtual tour of his home.

The History Makers: Discover biographies of important African Americans who excelled in the arts, education, entertainment, medicine, music, politics, religion, science, sports, and other fields.  A timeline is a special feature of this site.

Martin Luther King Jr. & the Civil Rights Movement: Find a biography, photo gallery, timeline, and other information at this site.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project: This interactive site offers not only information but also photos and audio on the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Massachusetts Hall of Black Achievement at BSC: This site features concise biographies of prominent African Americans including Marian Anderson, Madam C. J. Walker, Frederick Douglass and the Massachusetts 54th Regiment.

National Civil Rights Museum: Virtual exhibits at this museum provide concise looks at the civil rights movement through historical events at this museum located in Memphis, Tennessee.

Explore Art: Search for artists to view a brief biography and art work from the J. Paul Getty Museum in California.

Exploring Leonardo: This interactive site explores the life and times of Renaissance scientist, inventor, and artist Leonardo da Vinci.

Frank Lloyd Wright: Find out more about this famous American architect including drawings and blueprints.

Georgia O’Keeffe: The life and work of painter Georgia O'Keeffe are presented as a tour at this site.

Grove Art Online: Discover biographies, images, articles and more dealing with artists.

The Italian Renaissance Art Project: Find biographical information and artistic samples from Italian Renaissance artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Raphael, Botticelli, Giotto, and Titan.

Masters’ Gallery: Each artist listed on this page includes a major work of art, followed by a discussion and an overview of the artist's life and influences.

Michelangelo Buonarroti 1475-1564: Learn more about the life of one of the world’s greatest artists and his works.

Yahoo: Links to Master Artists: Find a list of links here for over 2,000 master artists arranged in alphabetical order.

The Mark Twain House: Discover more about Mark Twain by taking a virtual tour of his house in Connecticut.

The Dictionary of Composers and Their Music: Find short biographies of famous classical composers with a listing of their compositions.

MusicWeb Encyclopaedia of Popular Music: Find short biographies of famous popular music composers.

American Presidents: Life Portraits: Find an alphabetical listing of all the presidents with biographical facts, key events, places, reference materials as well as a video archive.

Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt: This site explores the Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historical Site and provides a glimpse into their lives.

Presidents’ Hall: Find detailed biographies of all 43 presidents of the United States. Each biography includes information about his childhood, family, education, public service and accomplishments while in office. Links to presidential libraries are also included.

American Inventors and Inventions: The Smithsonian invention site on models and inventors.

Einstein: Discover the world and life of this famous scientist.

Exploring Leonardo: This interactive site explores the life and times of Renaissance scientist, inventor, and artist Leonardo da Vinci.

Famous Inventors A to Z: Use this easy A to Z list to find biographical information on each inventor. Just select the first letter of the inventor's last name.

Great Aviators: Wilbur & Orville Wright: Look at the lives and contributions of the Wright brothers, which also include photos and quotations.

Invention Dimension: Find information on inventors and inventions at this site.

Inventors Hall of Fame: Search for inventions or inventors at this site plus view a time line and additional links.

The Wizard of Menlo Park [Thomas Edison]: Find out all about the scientist and inventor, Thomas Alva Edison.

Wright Again: Discover the history of the Wright brothers through this site, which also offers video clips and hands-on activities.

The Wright Brothers: This interactive exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution offers film footage, historical artifacts, and information on the story of the first flight.

Yahoo: Inventors: Links: Find a list of links here to inventors and sites containing more information on inventors.

Distinguished Women of Past and Present: This site connects you to biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many different ways. There are writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers and others.

Franklin & Eleanor Roosevelt: This site explores the Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historical Site and provides a glimpse into their lives.

Women’s History: This site contains biographies, pictures, quotes and much more dealing with women in history.

Women’s History:  This site by Scholastic provides women’s history resources, profiles of notable women, and a section on women in their own voices.

Women’s History Month: Find a brief history behind this special month as well as many biographies of famous women.