www.biography.com
Features a searchable biographical database of 25,000 famous names
Bartelby.com
Provides students with unlimited access to books and information on the Web, including 17,000 up-to-date biographical entries
http://www.s9.com/
Provides students with unlimited access to books and information on the Web, including 17,000 up-to-date biographical entries
http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/index.htm
Presents the biographies of significant African-American individuals
http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/
Includes biographies of women who contributed to our culture, such as writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others
http://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/great/great.htm
Focuses on 12 famous individuals selected and researched by a class of fourth- and fifth-grade students
http://www.time.com/time/time100/index_2000_time100.html
The Time 100 is an annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world, as assembled by Time. Not all people listed might be considered heroes, though.
http://www.bcps.org/offices/lis/models/heroes/list.html
An interactive educational website with support materials which allows students and teachers from around the world to research heroes from all different walks of life and create a webpage of their own that celebrates the hero of their choice.
http://www.greatwomen.org/
The National Women's Hall of Fame is the only national membership organization that honors and celebrates the achievements of American women.
http://www.who2.com/
Good selection of interesting people. Browse by name. Includes links for other sites for each person as well as a list of facts.
http://www.libraryspot.com/biographies/
List of links for types of biographies—like athletes, women, artists, etc.
http://www.juliantrubin.com/sciencebiography.html
K-12 science biography resources indexed by subject, nation, sector and academic level;
science time lines, stamps and images.
http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/dept/d46/psy/dev/Fall01/hero/qualities.html
Lists and defines the qualities of a hero
http://sounddevelopment.com/globalheroes/
Describes people making a difference in developing nations
http://www.usaweekend.com/diffday/index.html
Describes how you can be a hero in your hometown.