About Famous People
A collection of the biographies of various historical personages.
http://www.aboutfamouspeople.com/

Biographical Dictionary
More than 25,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world.
http://s9.com/

Biography Center
Multi-lingual biographical directory.
http://www.biography-center.com/

Buscabiografias
Database of thousands of short biographies. In English and Spanish.
http://buscabiografias.com/ingles.htm

Dictionary of Labour Biography
Tool for all those interested in nineteenth and twentieth century British history.
http://www.york.ac.uk/res/dlb/

Great Men and Women of the World
Provides biographies of great men and women of the world. Organized into sections on leaders and activists, heroes and humanitarians and scientists. Profiles available in English and French.
http://homepage.oanet.com/jaywhy/

Heroes of History
Selection of noteworthy persons, their accomplishments and failures.
http://www.heroesofhistory.com/

MyHero.com
Tells the stories of ordinary people who have accomplished extraordinary things.
http://myhero.com/

The Biography Channel
Features 25,000 very brief biographical notes.
http://www.biography.com

Time 100
Profiles the 100 most influential people of the 20th century (as selected by TIME Magazine) in five fields of endeavor.
http://www.time.com/time/2006/time100/

World Biographical Index - K. G. Saur Publishing
Free access to a large biographical database containing over 2 million references to persons. Search by name (or part of name) in combination with occupation, year of birth or death, year cited, and biographical archive.
http://www.saur-wbi.de/