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100 Great Black Britons
Benjamin Zephaniah, Linford Christie, Ms Dynamite, Mary Seacole, Lenny Henry and many more. A great resource.
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/en/

Barack Obama
Facts and figures about Barack Obama's life, plus information about his political rise to power.
http://www.biography.com/people/barack-obama-12782369

Beatles
Lots of information about 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
Lots of information about The Beatles Story attraction in Liverpool. The site has an interactive timeline of the Beatles' history.
http://www.beatlesstory.com/

Biography Online
Lists of famous people - from actors, royalty, sporting personalities and musicians to spiritual and humanitarians. Click on the name in the list to see more information.
http://www.biographyonline.net/people.html

Classics for Kids
Lots of good info on composers, their biographies, timelines and the different musical periods.
http://www.classicsforkids.com/composers.html

Composers
Lots of info about classical composers and timelines of when they lived.
http://www.classical.net/music/composer/

Donald Trump
Information about Donald Trump's life, business background and his rise in politics to become President of the United States of America.
https://www.biography.com/people/donald-trump-9511238

Explorers
An A-Z of explorer biographies, including Neil Armstrong and Ernest Shackleton.
https://www.biography.com/people/groups/famous-explorers

Explorers
Great site with an A-Z of explorers, or why not look at countries and discover who discovered them? There is also a timeline. Includes Ernest Shackleton, Robert F Scott and Neil Armstrong.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/explorers/

Famous People
This is a great, easy to read site. It includes the lives of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Christopher Columbus, Elizabeth Fry, Henry VIII, Florence Nightingale, Samuel Pepys, Mary Seacole and Rosa Parks.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zf49q6f

Famous Scientists
Click on the image of the scientist to learn more about them and their achievements.
https://www.dkfindout.com/uk/science/famous-scientists/

Helen Keller
Lots of info and photographs.
http://www.afb.org/info/about-us/helen-keller/12

John Bunyan
Information from Bedfordshire Archives and Records Service about John Bunyan - where he was born and what he wrote. Also information on Elstow Abbey and other places in Bedfordshire connected with him.
http://bedsarchives.bedford.gov.uk/CommunityArchives/Elstow/JohnBunyan.aspx

John Lennon
Biography, history and videos of John Lennon.
https://www.biography.com/people/john-lennon-9379045

Nelson Mandela
This site offers lots of information about Nelson Mandela - including timelines from his trial and time in prison.
http://www.nelsonmandela.org/content/page/biography

Olympic Athletes
This site lists the both winter and summer Olympic athletes - click on their names to see the medals they won and biographical information.
http://www.olympic.org/athletes

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.
https://www.pepysdiary.com/

Sporting Personalities
Biographyonline.net lists the top 100 personalities, many of them have links to more information about the sporting hero.
http://www.biographyonline.net/sport/100-sporting-personalities.html

Top 100 Famous People
A list of famous people, chosen mainly from the nineteenth, twentieth or twenty-first centuries. This list includes famous actors, politicians, entrepreneurs, writers, artists and humanitarians.
https://www.biographyonline.net/people/famous-100.html

Wright Brothers
Lots of information about the Wright Brothers and the history of aviation.
http://www.wright-brothers.org/default.htm

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