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Rate this	Biography Resource Center http://www.sno-isle.org/page/?ID=1509 Biographical information on people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subjects. User Guide and Tips for this Content
Rate this	Biography eBookShelf http://www.sno-isle.org/page/?ID=2640 Part of the Gale Virtual Reference Library that includes biographical information on figures from history and current events in reference ebooks.
Rate this	Marquis Who's Who http://www.sno-isle.org/page/?ID=1631 Profiles of the most accomplished individuals in the world from government, business, science and technology, the arts, entertainment and sports. User Guide and Tips for this Content
Rate this	Biography and Genealogy Master Index http://www.sno-isle.org/page/?ID=2096 Provides citation (not full text) to print material containing biographical information on people from all time periods, locations and fields of activity. User Guide and Tips for this Content

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Biography.com

http://www.biography.com/
Thousands of brief biographies
Library Spot Biographies

http://www.libraryspot.com/biographies/
Link to online biographies, including ones you can search by occupation, gender or ethnicity
Major Modern and Contemporary Visual Artists

http://www.the-artists.org
Includes a portrait and brief biography of each artist, links to articles, essays, interviews and images
Nobel Prize Laureates

http://nobelprize.org/
Search each section for biographical information about Nobel Prize winners
PBS Biographies

http://www.pbs.org/history/history_biographies.html
Many of these biographies have timelines, audio presentations and picture galleries
Presidents of the United States

http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/
Information about all of the presidents and their administrations, including links to primary source documents

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