The Academy of Achievement includes interviews on a multitude of modern personalities.

Biography. com contains biographies for over 20,000 famous people.

Distinguished Women of Past & Present connects you to biographies of women who contributed to culture in many different ways.

Famous Inventors from A to Z contains a easy A to Z list to find biographical information on an inventor.

The History Makers contains biographies of important African Americans.

InfoPlease Biography allows you to search over 30,000 individual biographies or search them by category.

The Inventors Hall of Fame lets you search for inventions or inventors.

At Links to Master Artists you will find a list of links to over 2,000 master artists arranged in alphabetical order.

The Massachusetts Hall of Black Achievement features concise biographies of prominent African Americans.

Each artist listed on Master's Gallery includes a major work of art, followed by a discussion and an overview of the artist's life and influences.

Virtual exhibits at the National Civil Rights Museum provide concise looks at the civil rights movement through historical events.

At the President's Hall you will find detailed biographies of all 43 Presidents of the United States. Each biography includes information about his childhood, family, education, public service and accomplishments.

At the Presidents of the United States site you will find background information, election results, cabinet members, notable events, and some points of interest on each of the presidents. Links to biographies, historical documents, audio and video files, and other presidential sites are also included.

This site on the Rockefellers is a resource on entrepreneurial ism, philanthropy, American labor history and more.

Rulers contains lists of heads of state and heads of government (and, in certain cases, de facto leaders not occupying either of those formal positions) of all countries and territories, going back to about 1700 in most cases.

At Time: 100 Most Important People of the 20th. Century you can find the profiles of people who Time thinks are the 100 most influential persons of the last century.

Who's Alive and Who's Dead is dedicated to helping you find out which of the noted celebrities of our time are with us, and which ones have died.

Women's History contains biographies, pictures, quotes and much more dealing with women in history.

T.A. Barron is the author of the Merlin series.

Explore the world of the abolitionist, Frederick Douglas at this site. The site includes his writing, a time line, visuals, and a virtual tour of his home.

Here you can find out all about the scientist and inventor, Thomas Alva Edison.

Discover the world and life of the famous scientist, Albert Einstein, at this site.

At the Benjamin Franklin site you will learn about Franklin's wit and wisdom, his political ideas, and much more.

This interactive site offers not only information but also photos and audio on the life of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Here you can find a biography, photo gallery, timeline and lots of other information on Martin Luther King Jr.

This interactive site, on Leonardo da Vinci, explores the life and times of a Renaissance scientist, inventor, and artist.

Learn more about the life of one of the world's greatest artists and his works, Michelangelo.

The life and work of painter Georgia O'Keeffe are presented as a tour at this site.

Learn about this civil rights pioneer and other notable African-Americans at this site.

This site explores the Franklin D. Roosevelt Nation Historical Site and provides a glimpse into the lives of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt.

Discover more about Mark Twain by taking a virtual tour of his house in Connecticut.

The life and works of Frank Lloyd Wright are examined at this site.

Discover the history of the Wright Brothers through this site, which also offers video clips and hands-on-activities.