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African-Americans

• Black History Milestones - There are biographies and information about many events in Black history.
• Black History Month Biographies - Many people are listed here including sports and entertainment personalities. From Who2 biographies.
• Black Past - Biographies, history, digital records, links to museums and lots more.
• NASA's Real "Hidden Figures" - Biographies of the three women in the movie "Hidden Figures".
• The Black Inventor Online Museum - Biographical information about Black inventors, and a timeline of their inventions.
• Afrocentric Voices in Classical Music - Biographies of African Americans in classical music.
• African-American Women Writers of the 19th Century - Short biographies and a selection of their works.
• Notable Civil Rights Leaders - Biographies of Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and many more.
• African-American Astronauts - by NASA.
• In Motion - The African American Migration Experience. This site traces the movement of African Americans from the days of the slave trade to the twentieth century. There are images, maps, and descriptive writing. Middle and High School teachers will also enjoy the lesson plans.

Biographies of Famous AfricanAmericans

• Richard Allen - Philadelphian who founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
• Marian Anderson - Biography with illustrations.
• Ketanji Brown Jackson - First Black woman to nominated to be a justice on the Supreme Court.
• Martin Luther King, Jr. - Biography from Wikipedia.
• The Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project
• Barack Obama - Biographical information.
• Florence Price - The first African American woman composer to have her symphony played by a major orchestra.
• William Still - Biographical information about William Still who was the father of the Underground Railroad.
• Ida B. Wells - Civil rights and feminist activist.

Artists

• Web Museum - Biographies of European and American artists. Most biographies also have examples of works by the artist.
• African American Artists - From The Art Story
• Comic Art - Artist Biographies - Biographies of the creators of comic books and comic strips.

Asian American

• Lists of Asian Americans - There are biographies here. This is from Wikipedia.
• Ten Influential Asian Pacific Americans in US Politics - From the Asia Society.
• Kamala Harris - The Asian American Vice President of the United States.
• Famous Chinese Americans - From Facts and Details.
• The 120 Most Inspiring Asian Americans of all time - This site has a biography for each one.
• Asian Americans in the People's History of the United States

Authors

• American Authors - From the American History web site.
• List of Children's Literature Writers - a list with biographies from Wikipedia.

General Biographies

• WolframAlpha People - this is a great site where you can find all sorts of information about people. Type the name of the person that you are looking for to replace the sample name that they have put into the search box.
• Dictionary of Canadian Biography
• Who2 - Brief biographies of famous people. Here is where you will find movie, television, and music stars. Each biography has a link to 4 other web sites for the person.

Government and History

• Justices of the Supreme Court
• Biographies of Governors - Find the biography of the governor of any of the states of the United States. Select Current Governors from the menu.
• Biographies of Famous Americans
• Explorers - Biographies of a large number of explorers.

Hispanics

• Seven Hispanic Americans to Admire
• Lists of Hispanic and Latino Americans - From Wikipedia. There are biographies of the people on the list.
• Hispanic Heritage and Inventions - From the US patent office.
• Roberto Clemente - Biography and pictures.
• Sonya Sotomayor - First Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court.

Mathematicians

• MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive - Biographies of over 1100 mathematicians which you can search by name or by date.
• Biographies of Women Mathematicians

Miscellaneous

• The List of Popes - Biographies of almost all the Popes.

Musicians and Composers

• Classical Net- The composer master index has many biographies of classical composers.
• Women Composers -Biographies and lists of their works.
• Musician Biographies - This is a good place to find biographies of popular musicians and bands.

Native Americans

• Twenty Famous Native and Indigenous Americans Making History in Hollywood, Politics and More - From Good Housekeeping.

Science and Technology

• Famous Scientists - Many biographies of scientists.
• People and Discoveries - 120 biographies of 20th century scientists.
• Canadian Scientists - with biographies. From Science.ca.
• Inventors and Inventions - Arranged by name of inventor or invention, and also arranged by date and by type of invention.
• The Inventor of Week Archive - Biographies of many inventors.

Sports

• Sports Biographies - Biographies for many different sports. Ignore all of those ads.from InfoPlease.

Women

• Famous Women in World History - Women from many countries who have changed the world. From Marie Clare.
• 38 Inspiring Women Who Changed the World - From Oprah Daily.
• Women Nobel Prize Laureates - Links to web sites and biographies.
• Seventeen Famous Female Scientists Who Helped Change the World - From Global Citizen.
• Biographies of Women Mathematicians
• Women of Valor - The stories of Jewish women who made remarkable contributions to their communities and to the world.
• Biographies of Notable Women in History - Biographies for notable women, African American women, and women in science.

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