African-American
Abolitionists, Civil Rights Leaders, Coleman, Bessie, Robinson, Jackie, African American Artists, African-American Contributors, African-American Inventors, Alexander Crummell, Booker T. Washington, Breaking Racial Barriers: African Americans in the, CNN - Black History Month, Colin L. Powell, Encarta: African American Inventors, Encarta: Black Military Heroes
Artists
Audubon, John James, Buonarroti, Michelangelo, Gogh, Vincent van, Matisse, Henri, Monet, Claude, O'Keeffe, Georgia, Rembrandt, Rockwell, Norman, Warhol, Andy, About Scott Adams, African American Artists, Charles M. Schulz, Famous Artists, Gary Trudeau, Henri De Toulouse-Lautrec, My Hero: Artists, Picasso, Pablo, Wyeth Center at Farnsworth Museum
Astronauts
About Ronald McNair, PhD, Adm. Alan Shepard, Jr., Astronauts, Christa McAuliffe, Comrade Kosmonaut, Dr. Ellen Ochoa, Dr. Mae Jemison, Dr. Ronald E. McNair, Dr. Ronald McNair, Dr. Sally Ride
Astronomers
Eratosthenes, Adams, John Couch, Bell Burnel, Jocelyn, Brahe, Tycho, Brahe, Tycho, Chandrasekhar, Subrahmanyan, Famous Astronomers, Halley, Edmond, Herschel, Caroline, Hubble, Edwin, Kepler, Johannes
Athletes
ESPN.com: Top North American Athletes of the Centu, Jordan, Michael, My Hero: Sports, Villeneuve, Jacques, Woods, Tiger
Authors
Alcott, Louisa May, Alexander, Lloyd, Andersen, Hans Christian, Armstrong, William, Austen, Jane, Avi, Banks, Lynne Reid, Baum, L. Frank, Bemelmans, Ludwig, Berenstain, Stan and Jan
British Monarchs
Edward VIII, Elizabeth I, Elizabeth II, George VI, Henry VIII, Mary I, Richard I, William I, the Conqueror, Mary Queen of Scots: A Royal Beheading, Monarchs of Britain on Britannia, Tudor England - Mary, Queen of Scots
Civil Rights Leaders
Anthony, Susan, Douglass, Frederick, Du Bois, W.E.B., Evers, Medgar, Gandhi, Mahatma, Garvey, Marcus, Jackson, Jesse, King, Coretta Scott, King, Martin Luther, Jr., Malcolm X
Explorers
Byrd, Richard, Cabot, John and Sebastian, Cartier, Jacques, Champlain, Samuel de, Columbus, Christopher, Cook, James, Cortez, Hernando, Da Gama, Vasco, de Soto, Hernando, Drake, Francis
Inventors
Babbage, Charles, Banneker, Benjamin, Bell, Alexander Graham, Braille, Louis, Eastman, George, Edison, Thomas Alva, Farnsworth, Philo, Goddard, Robert, Gutenberg, Johannes, Kamen, Dean
Native Americans
Chief Joseph, Chief Seattle, Cochise, Crazy Horse, Geronimo, Greylock, Ishi, Jemison, Mary, Mankiller, Wilma, Parker, Cynthia Ann
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.
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.
Canadian Heroes in Fact and Fiction
Short illustrated profiled of personalities, both historical and fictional, who have inspired and enriched the nation.
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. From PBS.
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.
USA Hero
A Canadian who is a former teacher provides information on Americans inspire Canadians.