Brief biographical sketch of Galileo Galilei, famous scientist and astronomer whose discoveries include the Tower of Pisa Experiment and the Galilean Telescope.

Brief biographical sketch of Albert Einstein, famous scientist whose discoveries include the Theory of Relativity and the photoelectric effect.

Brief biographical sketch of Isaac Newton, famous scientist whose discoveries include the law of gravitation, three laws of motion, reflective telescope, and calculus.

Biographical sketch of American writer Amiri Baraka.

Brief biographical sketch of civil rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer.

This site provides a biographical sketch of Martha Jane "Calamity Jane" Canary (1852-1903) with many passages from her autobiography.

Brief biographical sketch of Anders Celsius, the Swedish scientist who developed the widely used Celsius scale for measuring temperature.

Biographical sketch of Mia Hamm.

Biographical sketch of Mia Hamm.

Biographical sketch of Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935 CE), who was an early feminist writer who advocated economic independence for women in 1898. Site briefly discusses her ideas and suggests other sources.

A brief biographical sketch of Lorrie Moore as well as a summary of her educational career. Lists the works that Lorrie Moore has published and provides a link to an interview with her.

Biographical sketch of Coleman Young, first African American mayor of Detroit.

A biographical sketch of the King of the Blues, B.B. King.

Brief biographical sketch of the life and career of the first African American launched into space.

Short biographical sketch of American painter Jaspar Johns, whose work is associated with the "Pop Art" of the sixties.

Short biographical sketch of American artist Robert Indiana, whose work is associated with the Pop Art movement. His "LOVE" print was the basis of the widely distributed 1973 United States Postal Service "LOVE" stamp.

Short biographical sketch of American painter William Merritt Chase, known as an exponent of Impressionism and as a teacher, and founder of the Chase School.

Short biographical sketch of Judy Chicago, American sculptor, painter, and multimedia artist. She was a major figure within the early Feminist Art movement of the 1970s.

brief biographical sketch of the life and career of American painter Roy Lichtenstein, a leading figure of the Pop Art movement.

Biographical sketch of the life and career of Dutch landscape painter, Meindert Hobbema.

Biographical sketch of the life and career of Dutch portrait painter Frans Hals.

Brief biographical sketch of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, an Austrian composer of the Classical Era.

Brief biographical sketch of Russian pianist, composer, and conductor Sergei Rachmaninoff.

Brief biographical sketch of German-born British composer, George Frideric Handel.