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Biographies and sample works for contemporary and historical artists

Brief biographies with information about their terms in Congress.

Biography.com has thousands of biographies, especially on notable and famous people. Some videos are available.

Biographies of notable women including writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others.

Basic and accurate biographical information on more than 600 composers, with timelines, essays, and links to other resources.

Hosted by the School of Mathematics & Statistics at the University of St. Andrews

Published since 1877, Biographical Memoirs provide the life histories and selected bibliographies of deceased National Academy of Sciences members.

Includes oral histories and biographies of inductees and other women

Includes biographies of past laureates

Brief biographies of the presidents

S9.com is a Wikipedia type system and everyone can edit biographies or even create their own.

A collection of scientific biographies

Oyez (pronounced oh-yay), a free law project from Cornell’s Legal Information Institute (LII), Chicago-Kent College of Law and Justia.com, is a multimedia archive devoted to making the Supreme Court of the United States accessible to everyone.