People

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Actors:Actors' Biographies from All Media Guide
Robert DeNiro, Meryl Streep, Morgan Freeman, more »

American Authors:Biographies of famous authors
Zoe Akins, Owen Davis, Theodore Sedgwick Fay, more »

American Family Name Origins:Explanations of the last names of 90% of the US population
Revere, Smith, Bush, more »

Biographies:Information on people who have contributed to culture and society
Anaximander, Ja Ja of Opobo, Captain Jack, more »

Black Biographies:Biographies of significant members of the black community
Ahmed Mathieu Kerekou, Billie Holiday, Patricia Roberts Harris, more »


Bloggers:Interesting information about bloggers
Chronicle of Higher Education, Eric Kwan, Jennifer Apple, more »

Business Biographies:More than 600 prominent business people from around the world
Lindsay Owen-Jones, Donald Trump, Steve Jobs, more »

Children's Authors:The lives and works of authors and illustrators of books for children
Charles de Lint, Kaye Umansky, Loren Long, more »

Columbia Encyclopedia - People:Encyclopedia entries for famous people in history
Abbott and Costello, Plato, Chaim Soutine, more »

Dictionary - People:Dictionary entries for famous people
Aaron, Anaya Rudolfo, Harvey Fierstein, more »

Dictionary of Saints:The lives of saints, from the famous to the obscure
Agape, Irene, and Chione, Boris and Gleb, Paul the First Hermit, more »

Dictionary of Scientists:Biographies of significant scientists for the past 2,500 years
Hamilton Castner, Rudolph Camerarius, Pyotr Kapitza, more »

First Name Origins:First names and their origins
D'Artagnan, Icarus, Abigail, more »

Political Biographies:Biographies of the major figures in world politics of the 20th century
Ahmadu Ahidjo, Edward Carson, Yegor Gaidar, more »

Pop Artists:Pop Artists' Biographies from All Media Guide
Bon Jovi, Shakira, Pearl Jam, more »

Quotes By:Quotes From QuotationsBook
Mark Twain, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, Mohandas Gandhi, more »

Quote of the Day:Answers.com Quote of the Day
Edgar Allan Poe, Stephen Hawking, J.R.R. Tolkien, more »

Scientists:Short biographies of famous scientists
Archimedes, Albert Einstein, Sir Isaac Newton, more »

Who2 Biographies:Short bios of the famous and the infamous
Dante Alighieri, Katharine Graham, Elvis Presley, more »

The movers, the shakers, the candlestick makers; paupers and princes; saints and sinners; the famous, and, yes, the infamous, from Adam to Zoroaster — all the names in the news, past and present, are here for you. Our People entries will broaden your circle of acquaintances. No introduction needed.