General Resources

• Biography.com
• Biography in Context — 335,000+ biographies; print material in digital format 
• Who's Who in American History

Actors, Actresses and Entertainers

• Entertainment Weekly's Top 100 Entertainers
• VH1 Artists Page

Athletes

• Basketball Hall of Famers
• ESPN Top Athletes of the Century
• Legends of Hockey
• Legends of Track and Field

Scientists, Inventors and Inventions

• American Inventors and Inventions
• The Invention Dimension — a searchable collection of inventors
• Inventors Museum — searchable and organized by category
• National Inventor's Hall of Fame
• Time 100: Scientists and Inventors

Women

• Distinguished Women Past and Present
• National Women's Hall of Fame
• Women Who Changed History