A daily listing of authors, poets, musicians and history notables with links.
Level: Intermediate, Senior

Choose artists by alphabetical index, timeframe and nationality

Biographies and their work displayed. 

Alphabetical listing of composers of classical music.

Alphabetical listing of composers. Brief biography provided. Some composers have a picture gallery and list of works.

Use the tabs at the top of the page to select Composer, Artists, Album, The Greats, Periods, Genres, Instruments. You will find biographies, links to their music and similar composers. Tutorials are available to walk you through the site. There is a fee to the site to access the entire musical selections.

A multimedia presentation of Mozart's Magical in Music. Read about his life and listen to his musical brilliance along the way.

Alphabetical listing of Canadian musicians with bios, photos, and web links. Hint: search by performers last name. 

Biographies from year 1000-2005

• Browse by Category

Meet Amazing Americans: Leaders and Statesmen, U.S. Presidents, Adventurers and Explorers, Musicians and Composers, Writers and Artists, Industrialist and Entrepreneurs, Scientists and Inventors, Athletes and Entertainers.

Use biography maker to write your biography assignment. A set-by-step model. 

Lesson plan on the investigation of lives of others.

• Timeline Tool - Use the online tool to print a timeline horizontally or vertically.

An extensive timeline listed by: people, subject, events, issues, time periods, regions,countries, objects. Includes links to other sites. Information can be added by readers. 

Brief biographical descriptions are provided. 

An extensive timeline listed by: people, subject, events, issues, time periods, regions,countries, objects. Includes links to other sites. Information can be added by readers. 

Links to famous people. 

Canadian heroes in fact and fiction

• The Pursuit of Excellence
• The Realm of Myth
• We are the land
• Voices of the People
• The Mythmakers

Actors, actresses, artists, astronauts, athletes, authors, business people, comedians, directors/producers, entertainers, journalists, musicians, scientists. Be sure to click through all of the menus to see More Canadians in each category 

Description of Terry's Fox's life and his 'Marathon of Hope'. History of the foundation and The Terry Fox run is given. 

Includes: artists, inventors, musicians, politicians, slaves, playwrights, poets. 

Search a database of over 25,000 personalities. 

Biographies, photos, vidieo clips and games

• Meet the people 

Lists deceased people by date, providing biographical information and links to: title of books, home page of person, creative quotes, obituary for the person, photo, literary award, resting place of deceased. 

Links to People, Places, Events, Sports and Culture. Search for photos.

• Search millions of historic images

• Leaders and Revolutionaries
• Artist and Entertainers
• Builders and Titans
• Scientists and Thinkers
• Heroes and Icons
• Person of the Century

Winston Churchill, JFK, Mussolini, Stalin, President Harry Truman.Students are taken through the events of issues of the 20th century to where they can decide was he a hero or a villain. 

This resource from PBS offers a look into the fascinating life and career of South African President, revolutionary, and Nobel Peace Prize winner Nelson Mandela. Several book excerpts are readily available from his renowned autobiography, along with letters written while in prison. 

Links to famous Americans.

Challenge your students to the quiz after they study the site.Level: Intermediate, Senior

Ben Franklin the scientist, inventor, statesman, printer, philosopher, musician, and economist.Level: Junior, Intermediate, Senior

Timeline, Ben A-Z, Wit and Wisdom, Inquiring Mind, and World of Influence.He helped found a new nation and defined the American character. Writer, inventor, diplomat, businessman, musician, scientist, humorist, civic leader, international celebrity, genius.

• Interactive Exhibitions
• K-5 Lesson Plans
• Gr. 6-8 Lesson Plans
• Gr. 9-12 Lesson Plans

Find out who invented the can opener, blue jeans, the frisbee, the feather duster, gas mask, oil burner, and blood banks.

 An online game that takes you through Edison's many inventions.

• Edison's Story

Digitized manuscripts, resource links, and an archival database.

Some interesting stories from the lives of inventors.

Click on Exhibit Hall to find biographies of famous physicists such as Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, and others. 

A brief description of milestones of invention and discovery in physics. Some entries have excellent links included. 

• Index of milestones
• Timeline

Gives history of the prize, background of areas of the awards and biographies of the laureates in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace, and economics. 

Explore the stories of inventors, both famous and little-known, whose creative habits of mind began in childhood play and resulted in a variety of useful contributions.

Quotes by people with learning disabilities. Use the menu across the top of the page to access the quotes.

Lists of those with dyslexia and who have overcome it: Actors and Entertainers, Inventors and Scientists, Artists, Designers and Architects, Law & Justice, Military Heroes, Musicians & Vocalists, Athletes, Physicians & Surgeons, Political Leaders, Entrepreneurs & Business Leaders, Writers, Filmakers. Includes biographical links.

Links to pages the list those with: development disabilities, spina bifida, stuttering, autism. epilepsy, deafness, and A.D.D.

A guide to women in Canadian history. On-line information and many links on women's rights in Canada. Links to lesson plans are included on this site.

Canadian women's achievements in science, sport, activism, book trade, politics, librarianship, society, music and literature.

Library and Archives of Canada biography.

Index of biographies

Women throughout the world have been categorized by subject and name. They are also listed chronologically. The subject list is quite extensive and names from many counties are very inclusive.

Alphabetical listing.

•  Firsts in women's achievement

Level: Intermediate, Senior