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Finding a biography is easy with Biography Reference Source. Available in the new Explora experience, Biography Reference Source gives you the option to browse biographies by several criteria right from the home page.
Topic Explorer, a feature of the new Explora experience, allows you to dig in and discover biographies more serendipitously.
Topics may include:
- Activists & Reformers
- Artists
- Athletes
- Business Leaders & Entrepreneurs
- Culture, Race and LGBTQ+
- Explorers & Pioneers
- Film, Television & the Performing Arts
- Historical Figures
- Inventors & Innovators
- Literary Figures
- Musicians
- Politics & Government
- Religious Figures
- Scientists, Mathematicians & Engineers
- The Nobel Prize
To browse biographies:
Below the popular topics on the home page is a list of topic categories.
Click on one of the featured topics to begin browsing.
From within the selected category, you can browse the list of topics alphabetically when viewing the list v