- National Geographic Channel: Culture Shock Week Photo Contest
Galleries of images submitted by viewers, including downloads and email postcards.
csw.cablesource.net
- Internet Public Library: Biographies
Offers annotated links to general biography websites as well as sites covering artists and architects, authors, entertainers, musicians and composers, politicians and rulers, and scientists and inventors.
www.ipl.org/div/subject/browse/ref15.00.00
- A&E's Biography
Online home of the Biography Channel, with searchable multimedia biographies of famous or influential historical figures, virtual exhibits, episode and schedule information, and teaching materials for educators.
www.biography.com
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography provides online access to biographies, pictures, and profiles of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond.
www.oxforddnb.com
- Infoplease: Biography
Biographical profiles and special features about newsworthy people around the world. Searchable by subject or category.
www.infoplease.com/people.html
- About Famous People
Information about figures from the Civil War, women, spies, authors, composers, frontiersmen, and more.
www.aboutfamouspeople.com
- Time 100
Presents the most important people of the 20th Century, as selected by the editors. Also features the results of a readers poll.
www.time.com/time/time100/index.html
- Time: 2001 Global Influentials
The magazine's picks for the year's top 25 global executives.
www.time.com/time/2001/influentials
- Salon People
Daily dish in Amy Reiter's Nothing Personal, columns by Camille Paglia, weekly Brilliant Careers profile, and other interviews and articles.
www.salon.com/people/index.html
- Yahoo! People of the Web
Yahoo! People of the Web profiles people making an impact on the world via the Web in various ways.
potw.news.yahoo.com
- Hello! Profiles
Biographies of celebrities, actors and actresses, musicians, fashion designers and models, and royalty and statesmen. Includes pictures.
www.hellomagazine.com/profiles
- Who2
Searchable database of celebrities, historical figures, and other famous people. Includes brief biographies, related links, and vital statistics.
www.who2.com
- Heroism Project, The
Dedicated to creating educational media and outreach programs that strengthen the fabric of our society.
www.heroism.org
- Time 100: The Next Wave
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Highlighting innovators of the new century.
www.time.com/time/innovators
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