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Mississippi Community College Libraries

Biography

  • American Presidents
    In-depth information reviewed by prominent scholars on each President and Administration.
  • Biographical Dictionary
    Quick biographical information for over 28,000 people. Can be searched by profession, dates, works, and other keywords.
  • Congressional Biographical Dictionary
    Input the name of any Senator or Congressman in history, and retrieve a biography or biographical information.
  • Find A Grave
    Search engine for locating the graves of the famous and non-famous.
  • Mississippi People
    Database of notable Mississippians.
  • Nobel Laureates - The Nobel Prize Internet Archive
    This site maintains information on all winners in all categories.
  • People in the West
    This interactive biographical dictionary provides concise profiles of the men and women featured in THE WEST, as well as information about many individuals who are mentioned only in passing.
  • Pulitzer Prizes
    This site contains the complete list of Pulitzer Prize winners and nominated finalists from 1917 to the present. Site also contains the full text of winning entries in the Journalism categories from 1995 through the present.