Topics: People and Society : Biography
This category has biographies and autobiographies suitable for children to read and use for enjoyment or for schoolwork. Biographies may be brief and sites sites may have several, perhaps connected by occupation, but the information contained should have the basic details, e.g. birth and death dates, some details of the life lived, major accomplishments, and so forth.
African-American
This category lists pages and sites that tell about the lives of African-American men and women who have made significant contributions and/or played prominent roles in society.
Abolitionists,
Civil Rights Leaders,
Coleman, Bessie,
Robinson, Jackie,
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Anthropologists
This category includes biographical sites about well known Anthropologists. An anthropologist is a person who studies the origin, the behavior, and the physical, social, and cultural development of humans.
Benedict, Ruth,
Goodall, Jane,
Mead, Margaret,
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Artists
This category lists sites that provide biographies and autobiographies of well-known and historically significant artists.
Addams, Charles,
Arp, Jean,
Audubon, John James,
Bacon, Francis,
Bearden, Romare,
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Astronauts
This category lists pages and sites that tell about the lives of famous Astronauts. All sites are suitable for children and teens to read and use for enjoyment or for schoolwork.
Aldrin, Buzz,
Armstrong, Neil,
Bluford, Guion S. Jr.,
Bondar, Roberta,
Budarin, Nikolai M.,
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Astronomers
Astronomy is probably the oldest of all the sciences. Today, it is about the only science also practiced by amateurs.
Brahe, Tycho,
Chandrasekhar, Subrahmanyan,
Eratosthenes,
Hubble, Edwin,
Kepler, Johannes,
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Athletes
This category lists pages and sites that tell about the lives of famous athletes. All sites are suitable for children and teens to read and use for enjoyment or for schoolwork.
Cyr, Louis,
Fox, Terry,
Woods, Tiger,
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Authors
This category lists sites that provide biographies and autobiographies of well-known literary figures. All sites are suitable for children and teens to read and use for enjoyment or for schoolwork.
Alcott, Louisa May,
Alexander, Lloyd,
Andersen, Hans Christian,
Armstrong, William,
Attema, Martha,
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Aviators
This category lists pages and sites that tell about the lives of well known Aviators.
Barnes, Florence,
Batten, Jean Gardner,
Blanchard, Jean Pierre,
Blériot, Louis,
Cochran, Jacqueline,
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British Monarchs
This category lists pages and sites that tell about the lives of British Monarchs. All sites are suitable for children and teens to read and use for enjoyment or for schoolwork.
Alfred the Great,
Anne,
Boleyn, Anne,
Charles I,
Charles II,
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By Region
This category is for sites which focus on famous people from specific countries. Sites here will generally include biographies for multiple people.
Africa,
Asia,
Europe,
North America,
Oceania,
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Canadian Prime Ministers
This category lists pages and sites that tell about the lives of CanadianPrime Ministers. All sites are suitable for children and teens to read anduse for enjoyment orfor schoolwork.
Abbott, Sir John,
Bennett, R. B.,
Borden, Sir Robert,
Bowell, Sir Mackenzie,
Campbell, Kim,
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Cartoonists
This category lists sites that provide biographies and autobiographies of well-known and historically significant cartoonists.
Amend, Bill,
Breathed, Berkeley,
Davis, Jim,
Larson, Gary,
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Civil Rights Leaders
This category lists pages and sites that tell about the lives of Civil Rights Leaders.
Anthony, Susan B,
Douglass, Frederick,
Du Bois, W.E.B.,
Evers, Medgar,
Gandhi, Mahatma,
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Economists
This category lists sites that provide biographies and autobiographies of well-known and historically significant Economists.
Fisher, Irving,
Friedman, Milton,
Harrod, Roy Forbes,
Hayek, Friedrich August von,
Hicks, John Richard,
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Explorers
Submit only sites appropriate for children under the age of 18. Please review your site carefully before submitting.
Byrd, Richard,
Cabot, John and Sebastian,
Cartier, Jacques,
Champlain, Samuel de,
Columbus, Christopher,
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Illustrators
This category includes sites about well known illustrators.All sites are suitable for children and teens to read and use for enjoymentor for schoolwork.
Abbey, Edwin Austin,
Alajalov, Constantin,
Anderson, Harry,
Artzybasheff, Boris,
Beard, Daniel Carter,
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Inventors
This category includes sites about individual explorers and groups of inventors. All sites are suitable for children and teens to read and use for enjoyment or for schoolwork.
Babbage, Charles,
Banneker, Benjamin,
Bell, Alexander Graham,
Braille, Louis,
Eastman, George,
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Native Americans
Focuses on biographies of Native Americans.
Black Hawk,
Chief Joseph,
Chief Pontiac,
Chief Seattle,
Cochise,
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Philosophers
This category includes sites about famous Philosophers. All sites are suitable for children and teens to read and use for enjoyment or for schoolwork.
Aristotle,
Comte, Auguste,
Confucius,
Durkheim, Émile,
Machiavelli, Niccolò,
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Women
This category includes sites about well known and historically significant women. All sites are suitable for children and teens to read and use for enjoyment or for schoolwork.
Adams, Abigail,
Barton, Clara,
Frank, Anne,
Gāndhī, Indira,
Keller, Helen,
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