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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:
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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 »

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