Biographies

Biography Resource Center access from outside a library branch or in-library use.
The Biography Resource Center contains more than 400,000 biographies on nearly 275,000 people from around the world and throughout history. If you are accessing this site from outside the library, you will need to enter your Fresno County Library card.

A&E’s Biography
http://www.biography.com
Search the database of over 25,000 names, find the most often asked-for biographies, and play biography-related games.

American President
http://www.americanpresident.org
Profiles of all U.S. presidents, including personal facts and brief biographies.

Biographical Dictionary
http://www.s9.com/biography/
This dictionary covers more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world, from ancient times to the present day.

Biographies
http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/B/
Historical people related to American History.

Sports Illustrated Top 100 Female Athletes
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/siforwomen/top_100/1/
Biographies of the top 100 female athletes in history, as rated by Sports Illustrated.

Time 100
http://www.time.com/time/time100
Biographies of Time magazine’s 100 most important people of the 20th Century.