If you don’t know the name of an individual history-maker to locate in the Biography section, take a look at our reference collection. Resources such as The Presidents, First Ladies, and Vice Presidents: White House Biographies or Current Biography; Who's News and Why can give you a great idea of who you would like to research.

If you need more ideas of who you would like to read about, check out One Thousand Years of Famous People.

Other great people:
Use these databases to find biographical articles.


• Biography Resource Center
  
• Student Research Center
  
• World Book Encyclopedia Online
  

Other great people:
A sample of librarians' favorite biography sites:


• Bio 4 Kids
  Bio 4 Kids will help you put faces to famous names.
• Deathiversary
  Celebrate the “deathiversaries” of the famous.
• American Presidents
  All the Presidents, all in one place.
• The History Makers
  Prominent African-Americans who made history.

Why do you have so many books on Thomas Jefferson and only one on Zac Efron?

There aren't a lot of "good" biographies on people who have recently made an appearance on the pop culture radar. Since Thomas Jefferson and other older historical figures have been studied for tens (sometimes hundreds!) of years, we naturally have more high-quality books about their lives and contributions to society. The short answer? They haven't had enough time to make a big impact! We want to make sure we offer you the best quality books we can for your homework and reports.

Librarians are experts at finding information and are happy to help you find what you need for your biography research topic or project. Contact a librarian with your questions.