Famous People
- 100 Great Black Britons
Naomi Campbell, Benjamin Zephaniah, Linford Christie, Ms Dynamite, Mary Seacole, Lenny Henry and many more
http://www.100greatblackbritons.com/
- Anne Frank
Photographs of Anne and her family and the annexe. Click on Anne Frank for information on her life, her hiding place and her diary.
http://www.annefrank.org/[language=2]
- Beatles
Links to the websites of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr - real name Richard Starkey. Takes you through all the years of Beatlemania, details of their albums and films. Great site!
http://www.beatles.com/
- Beatles Story
Find out all about the Beatles, their lives and times. Click on About the Beatles for biographies of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr (real name Richard Starkey).
http://www.beatlesstory.com/
- Bill Gates
Brief details of his life and work.
http://www.microsoft.com/presspass/exec/billg/bio.mspx
- Biography.com
Search this database of over 25,000 biographies.
http://www.biography.com
- Composers
Brief biographies of nearly 70 composers plus overviews of the six main periods in music history.
http://www.essentialsofmusic.com
- Famous People
This is a great, easy to read site. It includes the lives of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Christopher Columbus, Elizabeth Fry, Henry VIII, Edward Jenner, Florence Nightingale, Samuel Pepys, Pocahontas, Mary Seacole and George Stephenson.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/famouspeople/standard/index.shtml#focus
- Florence Nightingale
Click on the Florence Nightingale Story on the navigation bar for her biography.
http://www.florence-nightingale.co.uk
- Helen Keller
Lots of info and photographs
http://www.afb.org/helenkeller.asp
- Isambard Kingdom Brunel
The life and engineering works of Brunel.
http://www.brunel200.com/isambard_kingdom.htm
- John Lennon
Biography, history, discography, videos, photos and drawings of John Lennon.
http://www.johnlennon.com/site.html
- Samuel Pepys' Diaries
This is a wonderful website which started in 2003. Pepys' Diaries are presented here as an ongoing project. Starting with 1st Jan 1660, new entries are being added on a daily basis.
http://www.pepysdiary.com
- Time.com
Biographies of some of the most important people of the 20th century. Leaders, artists, entertainers, scientists, heros. Quizzes.
http://www.time.com/time/time100
- Wright Brothers
Masses of information about the Wright Brothers and the history of aviation.
http://www.first-to-fly.com
Page last updated: 1 December 2008
