Online Reference Resources
Biographical Sources

• Actors and Actresses--Yahoo's index
• Artists--Yahoo's guide.
• Authors--Yahoo's index.
• Biographical Dictionary-- thousands of capsule biographies of people from the ancient world to the present.
• Biographies of Famous Women--an outstanding site. Search by name or by field of endeavor.
• Biography-- Search for brief biographical sketches of over 15,000 people in all fields of endeavor, past and present.
• Catholic Saints-- FAQ about saints and sainthood, patron saints arranged by their area of specialization, saints' days, etc.
• Complete List of Popes--biographies from the Catholic Encyclopedia.
• Congressional Biographical Directory, 1774-present-- this contains brief biographical sketches, bibliography
• Congressional Directory: Current Congress --  contains members of Congress, Biographies, Office Listings, and District Descriptions arranged by state.
• Governors' Database -- "a new database for the public to find information about state governors going all the way back to colonial times." Searchable by name and state (a state search brings up all its governors). You can also click on various "trivia" -- fast facts on governors, female governors, governors who have died in office, etc.
• Inventors' Hall of Fame-- Biographical information on inventors, searchable by inventor's name or by invention. Neat site.
• Justices of the Supreme Court -- short bio sketches in .pdf format. Click here for short bios of former justices in history
• Musicians and Rock Groups--Yahoo's index.
• Namebase Index-- over 200,000 citations about people in the arts, politics, etc., from books and articles.
• Nobel Prize Internet Archive-- every Nobel prizewinner, in every category, is represented here with a brief biographical sketch, bibliography, links, portrait (when available). Click HERE for the official Nobel site in Sweden.
• Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies -- the painting or photograph images of these folks.
• Presidents of the United States: POTUS--click on the president of your choice and follow the links to find biographies of him on the web, linked sites about him, highlights of his administration, speeches, writings, and more.
• Rulers -- of existing countries today, "going back to about 1700 in most cases".
• Saints' Biographies
• Saints Page-- saints' biographies, angels, and more
• Time Person of the Year --bios of the people featured as "Man of the Year" on Time Magazine covers from 1927 to 1997.
• Who2? -- For famous people, alive or dead, search, or browse alphabetically, by city, state, or country, or by "today's hottest profiles." Fictional characters appear also, partly to debunk that they are real. Entries give a brief biographical sketch and a few recommended links.