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• 100 Great Black Britons - Biographies of 100 well-known or important African and Afro-Caribbean people in the UK.
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• About Famous People - A collection of the biographies of various historical personages.
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• Australian Dictionary of Biography Online - 10,000 biographies of persons who were significant in Australian history. Various ways to browse or search the database.
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• Biographical Dictionary - More than 25,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world.
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• Biography Center - Multi-lingual biographical directory.
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• Biography Homework Help - Homework help website on biographies of important people in history.
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• Biogs.com - Biographies of authors and other famous people that provide a flavour of the personality as well as relating the key events in the subjects' lives.
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• Canadian Heroes in Fact and Fiction 1998 - Short illustrated profiled of personalities, both historical and fictional, who have inspired and enriched the Canadian nation. Archive.
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• Canadian Heroes in Fact and Fiction 2001 - Short illustrated profiled of personalities, both historical and fictional, who have inspired and enriched the Canadian nation. Archive.
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• Cenotaph Database of deceased New Zealand service personnel - Details for over 115,000 New Zealand service men and women from the 19th century till today and especially from World War One and World War Two.
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• Chambers Biographical Dictionary - Access to the Chambers Biographical Dictionary (1997 edition with amendments).
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• Cityfile - Biographies of notable New Yorkers.
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• Dead Athletes - A directory of dead athletes and other sports professionals.
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• Dictionary of Labour Biography - Tool for all those interested in nineteenth and twentieth century British history.
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• Dictionary of New Zealand Biography - 3,000 biographies of significant New Zealanders. It does not include people who are alive.
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• Faces of World Rulers, Leaders, Presidents and Dictators - Current world political leaders, rulers, women/female presidents and dictators with their picture and biography profiles.
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• Facts of Lives from Biography Resource Center - Provides biographical information, search tips, and current biography news.
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• Famous Biography - Biography, birthday, birthplace, birthname and height of famous people.
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• FemBio - Institute for Women's Biography Research - Luise F. Pusch's FemBio database contains biographical information on over 30,000 notable women worldwide. Accumulated since 1982; entries added continually. Also: Woman of the Day/Week. [German, English]
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• Great Life Stories - The life stories of generations - This community is a safe repository of personal histories and memoirs. Stories can be captured in text, audio, or video for private use, shared with the world, or published in print for current and future generations.
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• Great Thinkers at Suite101 - Biographies of great thinkers categorized into scientists, philosophers, writers, teachers, inventors, innovators, pioneers, and other great thinkers in general.
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• Hello magazine: Profiles - Profiles and biographies on royals, Hollywood actors and actresses, small screen stars, the rich and famous, celebrities, musicians, models and designers.
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• Heroes of History - Selection of noteworthy persons, their accomplishments and failures.
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• International Biographical Centre - List of dictionaries in the fields of music, literature and poetry. General and specific biographical titles of today's leading personalities.
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• MyHero.com - Tells the stories of ordinary people who have accomplished extraordinary things.
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• Omnibiography - Directory of biographies - Biographical world directory listed by country.
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• The Biography Channel - Features 25,000 very brief biographical notes.
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• Time 100 - Profiles the 100 most influential people of the 20th century (as selected by TIME Magazine) in five fields of endeavor.
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• World Biographical Index - K. G. Saur Publishing - Free access to a large biographical database containing over 2 million references to persons. Search by name (or part of name) in combination with occupation, year of birth or death, year cited, and biographical archive.
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• World Famous People - More than 400 people from over 75 countries are listed by name, country and occupation. Each has a link to the best website for more information about them.
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