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American National Biography Online
Profiles of more than 18,000 men and women from all walks of American life, from the well-known to the infamous to the obscure.
Biography in Context
Information on famous figures from around the world and throughout history.
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
An illustrated collection of more than 55,000 biographies of the men and women from around the world who shaped the history of the United Kingdom, from earliest times to the year 2002.
Literature Resource Center
Find biographical information on more than 130,000 world writers.
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