Biographical Dictionary
Unadorned chronologies of the major accomplishments of more than 28,000 world figures.

Dead People Server
A list of well-known people who are dead or may be thought to be dead, with links provided (where available) to internet resources.

Distinguished Women of Past and Present

Eric Weisstein's World of Biography
Specializing in fields of scientific biography, this site is searchable by time period and awards.

Nobel Prize Internet Archive
Search for Nobel Laureates in the fields of physics, chemistry, literature, peace, economics, physiology and medicine. Includes featured internet links to the laureates, as well as links contributed by visitors to the site.

Saints and Angels
This large searchable database of saints and angels comes from catholics.org. Additional information on saints can be founf in the Internet Medieval Sourcebook of Saints Lives.

Person of the Year
Time Magazine's digital portraits of the most important man (or the very occasional woman) of the year start with the 1927 cover and include cover portraits and additional web resources where available.

Who's Alive and Who's Dead
Check out today's famous personalities.

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