Research Guides: Biography: Subject or Area Specific Biographies

Actors and Entertainers Biography

Internet Movie Database (IMDB)
Biographies and filmographies related to those in film who are behind-the-scenes and in front of the camera.

Oxford Art Online This link opens in a new window
Biographical information - and much more - on artists worldwide.

Dictionary of Literary Biography Complete Online This link opens in a new window
The Dictionary of Literary Biography (DLB) provides full-text access to critical and biographical essays on British and American authors from all eras and genres. Entries also include listings of the author's most important writings and citations to writings about the author. Browse individual volumes in DLB's main, documentary and yearbook series online.
Contemporary Authors This link opens in a new window
A bio-bibliographical guide to current writers in all fields. Provides complete biographical and bibliographical references for authors worldwide.

Oxford Music Online This link opens in a new window
Biographical information, and much more, on musicians, composers, and others involved with music worldwide.

Australian Dictionary of Biography (ABD)
Australia's dictionary of national biography.
China Vitae
Biographical information on more than 5000 Chinese leaders in government, politics, the military, education, business, and the media.
Dictionary of Canadian Biography
Profiles of thousands of Canadians.
Dictionary of Welsh Biography
In Welsh and English.
Teara: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand - Biographies Section
Thousands of life stories originally published in the Dictionary of New Zealand Biography.

Biographical Dictionary of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present
Biographies of U.S. Senators and Representatives.
Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, 1789-present
Basic information on U.S. Federal Judges.
Women's Legal History
The home of a searchable database of articles and papers on pioneering women lawyers in the United States.

Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography by Charles Coulston Gillispie, Frederic L. Holmes, Noretta Koertge
ISBN: 9780684315591
Publication Date: 2008
eBook
Provides information on the history of science through articles on the professional lives of scientists. All periods of science from classical antiquity to modern times are represented.

Highly Cited Researchers
This list, from Thomson Reuters, lists names and affiliations of those in primarily scientific areas whose works have been highly cited. Biographical information is not supplied, but specialties can be inferred.
NASA Astronaut Biographies
Biographical information on members of space flight crews and candidates for future missions in NASA's space flight program.
National Inventor's Hall of Fame Inductees
This site can also be searched by categories using this URL: http://invent.org/search-category/. Categories include Academic Institution the Inductee attended; year of induction; and more.

National Women's History Museum: Biography Index
Includes short biographies on well-known and lesser-known women in numerous fields.
Biographies of Women Mathematicians
Biographies of female mathematicians.
Women's International Center
Living Legacy Award recipients' biographies.