FemBio - Institute for Women's Biography Research - Luise F. Pusch's FemBio database contains biographical information on over 30,000 notable women worldwide. Accumulated since 1982; entries added continually. Also: Woman of the Day/Week. [German, English]
Heroes of History - Selection of noteworthy persons, their accomplishments and failures.
International Biographical Centre - List of dictionaries in the fields of Music, Literature and Poetry. General and specific biographical titles of today's leading personalities.
MyHero.com - Tells the stories of ordinary people who have accomplished extraordinary things.
Time 100 - Profiles the 100 most influential people of the 20th century (as selected by TIME Magazine) in five fields of endeavor.
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.