More than 25,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world.

Multi-lingual biographical directory.

Biographical information about significant mystics, poets and philosophers.

Luise F. Pusch's FemBio database contains biographical information on over 30,000 notable women worldwide. Accumulated since 1982; entries added continually. Also: Woman of the Day/Week, etc.

Provides biographies of great men and women of the world. Organized into sections on leaders and activists, heroes and humanitarians and scientists. Profiles available in English and French.

Tells the stories of ordinary people who have accomplished extraordinary things.

50,000 specially written biographies of the men and women who have shaped British history, scheduled for print and electronic publication in 2004.

Features 25,000 very brief biographical notes.

Explores the lives of important historical people whose pictures have appeared on U.S. postage stamps.

Profiles the 100 most influential people of the 20th century (as selected by TIME Magazine) in five fields of endeavor.