Biographies
Need help finding biographies?
Looking for biographical information on a specific person? Try typing their name into the library catalogue to see what we have.
If you haven’t decided who you want to write about and you are looking for ideas click on a category above or scroll down to check out the information on this page.
Online Resources
Biographies - General
At the Library
Websites
Academy of Achievement
In the Gallery of Achievers, the focus is on individuals who have shaped the 20th century by their accomplishments.
The Biographical Dictionary
This site, created for elementary students, includes more than 25,000 brief biographical entries. You can search by name, birth or death date, or by profession.
Biography – A&E TV Channel Site
This site from the A & E Channel has a searchable online database containing 15,000 international names.
Celebrities
You can find links here to biographies of current celebrities.
Distinguished Women Past and Present
This site has biographies of women who have contributed to humankind in many different ways. There are writers, educators, scientists, artists, writers and much more.
