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Biography and Genealogy Master Index (BGMI)

This index tells you where to find information on over 13 million individuals, both living and deceased, in who's whos, encyclopedias, literary criticism, and indexes (but not journal articles or books focusing on an individual). To see how to find the full-text from the index entries, see the Special Usage Note at the bottom of the BGMI description.

See major full-text resources below.

Use this guide to help you find information about notable people

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Full-Text Resources

Below are some of the major resources that provide a way to search for biographies and then see the full-text (and images, when available) of the information about the person you found in your search. The tabs above will tell you about other resources you can use to find biographical information.

Biography Reference Bank
Full-text of the entries from more a wide variety of books and articles. More information

American National Biography
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Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
Contains 58,000+ biographies (many illustrated) of people who shaped the history of the British Isles and beyond, from the earliest times to the present. Excludes living people.

Who's Who (Marquis Biographies Online)
Access to 23 of the Marquis Who's Who Publications. More information