Biographies

General

Biography.com
Read biographies, play games, watch interviews and video clips at Biography.com. Check out the Born On This Day, Deathiversary, and Black History sections.
Infoplease-People
Search over 30,000 biographies of Presidents, Athletes, Justices, Entertainers, World Leaders, and more.
S9-Biographical Dictionary
S9.com was established in 1997 and since then has grown into one of the largest biography sites on the planet.

African American Biography

Biography.com-Black History
Discover more on Black History with timelines, trivia, famous African Americans and biographies.
The History Makers
“The HistoryMakers’ focus is to capture the stories of accomplished African Americans across all walks of life and to use video and new technologies to create an accessible digital collection to serve as a resource for students, teachers, scholars, documentary producers and the media.”

Scientists

Eric Weisstein’s World of Scientific Biography
Biographical information about mathematicians, scientists, astronomers, sociologists and many others from different branches of science.
NASA Astronaut Biographies
This site provides biographical information on the members of the space flight crews along with candidates for future missions.

Political

Congressional Biographical Directory
Search for information on members of the US Congress from 1774 to the present day by entering a name, position or state.
Presidential Biography
Learn more about each President of the United States of America.
First Ladies
A site of the United States White house providing information about the First Ladies divided up by century.

Actors/Musicians

Jazz Musicians
Over 30,000 profiles on jazz musicians.
Internet Movie Database
Information on actors, writers, directors, and all of those involved in the production of movies.
Rock n Roll Hall of Fame Inductees
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. is the nonprofit organization that exists to educate visitors, fans and scholars from around the world about the history and continuing significance of rock and roll music.

TexShare Databases

MAS Complete (TEXSHARE DATABASE)
A full-text database with hundreds of high school magazines and reference books, thousands of biographies and primary source documents, and over one million photos, maps and flags.

Middle Search Plus (TEXSHARE DATABASE)
A full-text database of popular middle school magazines and reference books, biographies and primary source documents, and over one million photos, maps and flags.