American National Biography Online This link opens in a new window
Biographical dictionary of notable deceased American men and women from all eras of American history. Includes illustrations and links to other web resources.
Biography (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window
Biography In Context offers biographical information about historically significant figures as well as present-day newsmakers. It includes reference content alongside magazine and journal articles, primary sources, videos, audio podcasts, and images.
HistoryMakers: African American Video Oral History Collection This link opens in a new window
HistoryMakers is a collection of video oral history interviews with historically significant African Americans. Transcripts are included with the interviews.
Print-only biographies
Online index to biographical sources