People Lists

Forbes lists of richest, wealthiest, and top-earners
Includes:The 100 Best Mid-Cap Stocks, The Best Business Schools, The 100 Most Powerful Women, Largest Private Companies.
The Forbes 400 (Richest Americans)
500 American CEOs (Best Paid)
Forbes Celebrity 100 (Best Paid)

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Biographical Databases

American National Biography Online

American National Biography offers portraits of more than 17,400 men and women -- from all eras and walks of life -- whose lives have shaped the nation. The ANB Online features thousands of illustrations, more than 80,000 hyperlinked cross-references, links to select web sites, and powerful search capabilities. The American National Biography is published by Oxford University Press under the auspices of the American Council of Learned Societies, and is updated quarterly, with hundreds of new entries each year and revisions of previously published entries to enhance their accuracy and currency.

Biography.com
Short biographies of famous people, ranging from actors and actresses to political leaders and historical figures.

Biography & Geneology Master Index

Biography and Genealogy Master Index indexes current, readily available reference sources, as well as the most important retrospective works that cover individuals, both living and deceased, from every field of activity and from all areas of the world. Sources include: Biographical dictionaries and who's whos, subject encyclopedias, volumes of literary criticism, and indexes, which refer the user to a body of information found elsewhere.

Biography Resource Center

Biography Resource Center combines award-winning biographies from respected Gale Group sources, including full-text articles from hundreds of periodicals. Search for people based on one or more personal facts such as birth and death year, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender, or combine criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search.

Net Advantage: Register of Company Executives

Short summaries of available information about executives and directors, including their titles, the name of the company they work for, their academic credentials, membership in fraternal organizations, and available business and residential contact information.

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