This is a list of sites with either concise biographies or
indexes to other listings.
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Collected Biographies (Librarians' Index to the Internet)
A large listing of biographic sites including such diverse guides
as the burial places of famous persons; guides to world-wide
celebrities throughout history; biographies from the Encyclopedia
Britannica; biographies of those who have served and are serving in
the U.S. Congress. - Lives: The biography
resource
"Links to thousands of biographies, autobiographies, memoirs,
diaries, letters, narratives, oral histories and more. * Individual
lives of the famous, the infamous, and the not so famous. * Group
biographies about people who share a common profession, historical
era or geography." - Biography (AandE Television
Network)
Over 20,000 brief biographies. - Biographical
Dictionary
Formerly Notable Citizens of Planet Earth) Brief entries on over
25,000 people "from ancient times to the present day." - Distinguished
Women of Past and Present
Searchable by field of activity or by name. - AFRO-American
Almanac: BIOGRAPHIES
Small selection of entries, but each average 2 – 3 screens in
length. Biographies listed by name under categories for men, women,
or group (e.g. Buffalo Soldiers).