| 4to40: Heros Forever: Provides short profiles of modern day leaders. |
| Academy of Achievement: Introduces the men and women who shaped the 20th century. Includes profiles, biographies, and interviews. |
| Biographical Dictionary: Contains information on more than 28,000 notable people from ancient times to the present day. Searchable by names, keywords, and dates. |
| Biographical Studies: Gives brief backgrounds of famous scientists, mathematicians, artists, Roman ruler, inventor and theologians, includes portrait photos and bibliographies. |
| Biographies for Kids: Famous leaders page offers short biographies political leaders, scientists, inventors, athletes, and others who made a great impact on their world. Stories are written for elementary school students, and each page includes links and a dictionary of terms. |
| Biography Base: A large collection of biographies on notable men and women. |
| Biography.com: Short biographies of famous people, ranging from actors and actresses to political leaders and historical figures. |
| Birthplace of Helen Keller: Visit the Tuscumbia, Alabama home of this woman who lived successfully being blind and deaf. |
| Carnegie, Andrew: Information about the life the philanthropist and his legacy for education and libraries. |
| Children's Encyclopedia of Women: Biographies of famous women written by third and fourth grade students. |
| Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Tells the stories of hundreds of women who have helped to shape the course of history. Searchable by name or topic. |
| Famous People with Disabilities: Short biographies of about a dozen famous people. |
| Great Men and Women of the World: Provides biographies of great men and women of the world. Organized into sections on leaders and activists, heroes and humanitarians and scientists. Profiles available in English and French. |
| Heroes of History: Selection of noteworthy persons, their accomplishments and failures. |
| Images of Greatness: Fourth and fifth graders write about the lives and characters of twelve famous individuals. |
| John Dillinger: Describes the man known as a desperado, bank robber, and someone that no jail could hold. |
| Liberty's Kids: Web home of the animated series that introduces children to the exciting stories and people behind the birth of a nation. |
| MyHero.com: Tells the stories of ordinary people who have accomplished extraordinary things. |
| PBS - History: Contains biographies of dozens of men and women whose lives have shaped the course of history. |
| The Great, Famous and Infamous: A selection of biographies of people who have shaped the 19th and 20th centuries including actors, authors, and inventors. |
| Their Stamp on History: Explores the lives of important historical people whose pictures have appeared on U.S. postage stamps. |
| Time 100: Profiles the 100 most influential people of the 20th century as selected by TIME Magazine in five fields -- leaders and revolutionaries, artists and entertainers, builders and titans, scientists and thinkers, and heroes and icons. |
| William Palmer: Explores the life of man hanged as a serial killer. Evidence about the crimes and the trial are presented so you can form your own opinion of guilt or innocence. |
| Women in History: Fifth graders share short biographies of 10 women who helped shape the 20th century. |
| Women's Winning Ways of Leadership: A learning quest by high-school students in Tasmania, Australia presents information about several famous women from the 20th century. |
| World Of Biography: Searchable directory of biographies of famous personalities along with sketches, chronology, quotations and life. |
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