Biography and Genealogy Master Index is unquestionably the best place to begin your search for biographical information. It indexes current, easily accessible references sources, as well as important retrospective works that cover individuals, both living and deceased, from every field of activity and from all areas of the world.
Searching Biography and Genealogy Master Index Online enables you to quickly determine which (of more than 1,700) publications you need to consult for accurate and accessible biographical information. No matter what famous (or infamous) person you're looking for, you should find them here the total number of biographical sketches indexed now exceeds 15 million.
"This comprehensive, semiannually updated database draws from more than 1700 biographical guides, allowing researchers to find listings for well over 15 million international figures, living and dead, across multiple publications, including dictionaries, encyclopedias, who?s who?s, and books of literary criticism providing oeuvre surveys...the site does provide a significant springboard to outside information retrieval and remains effortless to navigate." --Library Journal, Nov. 15, 2010