Biographies

• A&E Biography Database  
  • Search over 25,000 of the greatest lives, past and present.
• Biographical Dictionary  
  • This dictionary covers more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day.
• Biographies of the Founding Fathers
  • Colonial Hall now contains 103 biographical sketches of America's founding fathers.
• Dr K's Famous Scientists
  • Dr. K is an experienced science educator, having taught science at both the elementary and secondary school levels for 39 years.
• Meet Amazing Americans  
  • Discover the inventors, politicians, performers, activists and other everyday people who made this country what it is today.
• Spotlight: Biography
  • Spotlight Biography is the Smithsonian's virtual center-stage for famous and not-so-famous American artists and athletes, soldiers and scientists, inventors and social reformers, and other interesting people.