Biography Resources
Meet Amazing Americans
Simple, easy-to-read text with additional online resources.
Online Speech Bank
5000+ full text, audio and video versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, other recorded media events, and a declaration or two.
A username and password is NOT needed if you're accessing this link from school.
Websites on specific people as well as general sites for biographical information.
Short biographies with additional links. Citation help provided. Click here for tips on how to write a biography!
Each biographical link includes a slideshow of images, printables, online activities, and additional research links. Included are links to presidents, other American patriots, world leaders, inventors, explorers, women who made a difference, scientists, educators, etc. NOTE: This is a Christian website so there may be occasional pop-ups.
People Index
Students can view a timeline and click on a person's name in history. They will be taken to a brief summary about that person and then be given options to view other links that provide more detailed information.
Over 110,000 online biographies. Search alphabetically and also in Spanish! Format for higher-level readers. A lot of the links go straight to Wikipedia.
Biographies on 46 famous people as well as U.S. Presidents #1-43. A lot of the biographies include copyright-free images students can use for their reports.