People - Past & Present

For biographies on famous people, consult one or more of the following resources.

• Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress - Search for names from 1774 to the present from the United States Congress.
• Biographies of Government Officials - Browse by branches of government.
• Biography.com - Search or browse for 25,000+ personalities (from A&E Television Networks).
• The Britannica Guide to Black History-Biographies - Browse notable Black Americans (from Encyclopedia Britannica).
• Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th Edition - Search by name (from Bartleby.com and Columbia University Press).
• National Inventors Hall of Fame - Search or browse by name, invention, induction date, or decade
• Presidents of the United States (POTUS) - Browse by name listed chronologically (from the Internet Public Library).
• Women in American History - Browse by Name or browse by profession/category to find notable women, past and present (from Encyclopedia Britannica).

Search the Library Catalog for names of specific persons.

Or, search by name in the reference books listed below. Ask a librarian if you need help in finding a particular individual.

Selected Biography Reference Books

• The African American Encyclopedia - REF E185 .A253
• Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African American Experience - REF DT14 .A37435
• American National Biography - REF CT213 .A68
• Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians - REF ML105 .B16
• Biographical Dictionary of Scientists - REF Q141 .B526
• Current Biography (Indexes are in the back of the latest volume or in a separate index volume covering 1940-1990.) - REF CT100 .C8
• Dictionary of American Biography - REF E176 .D563
• Dictionary of Art - REF N31 .D5
• Dictionary of Literary Biography - REF PN41 .D5
• Dictionary of National Biography (primarily British notables) - REF DA28 .D56
• Distinguished Asian Americans: A Biographical Dictionary - REF E184.O6 D57
• The Latino Encyclopedia - REF E184.S75 L357
• Notable American Women - REF CT3260 .N57
• Notable Twentieth-Century Scientists - REF Q141 .N73

The databases below can be accessed from all on-campus computers. They are also available off-campus with a valid Lone Star College System ID card.

• Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated includes many profiles of the famous, past and present.
• ProQuest includes information from newspapers, magazines, and journals.
  

Search Tips for ProQuest:

• If you are searching for individual names, try the name(jagger mick)search. It locates articles where Mick Jagger is a main subject of the article.
• If you are searching for band names, try the co(dixie chicks search. Again it locates articles where Dixie Chicks is a main subject of the article.
  
  

Academic Search Complete includes articles from journals and magazines.

Search Tip for Academic Search Complete

• Select the Subject Search option at the top of the search page. Enter the name of the group or artist in the search box.

Indexes. Use specialized indexes in the library (e.g., Humanities Index or Biography Index) to find articles on your topic. Ask a librarian if you need help in finding or using these indexes.

If you need additional help, please feel free to contact a librarian during open hours.

Or call us at: 281-618-5707. Our email is nhc.libweb@LoneStar.edu