Some Famous Philadelphians - born here, worked here, died here, or buried here, they are important to the history of our city. See Biography Collections below for Founding Fathers & Mothers, Presidents, Signers, Merchants and more...
Benjamin Rush
Philip Syng Physick
Betsy Ross
Alexander Hamilton
William Morris
Richardson Dilworth
St. John Neumann
Stephen Girard
Stephen Decatur
Richard Allen
Thaddeus Kosciuszko
Benjamin Rush
Philip Syng Physick
Betsy Ross
Alexander Hamilton
William Morris
Richardson Dilworth
St. John Neumann
Stephen Girard
Stephen Decatur
Richard Allen
Thaddeus Kosciuszko
Biography Collections
America's Library: Meet Amazing Americans, from Library of Congress for kids
kidshttp://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/index.php
kidshttp://www.americaslibrary.gov/aa/index.php
Factmonster Biographies of Notable People:Kid friendly, includes links to "How to write a biography" (Gr.3-8)
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0855207.html
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0855207.html
Meet our Founding Fathers: Biographies from the National Archives
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_founding_fathers.html
http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_founding_fathers.html
Presidents of the United States: Amazing resource from the Internet Public Library, includes links to biographies of contemporaries, family, famous places and primary sources for more information
http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/
http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/
Famous Pennsylvanians: Biographies from the PA Historical and Museum Commission
(Gr. 6-8)
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/people/4277
(Gr. 6-8)
http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt/community/people/4277
Gallery of Achievers: Discover your role model; notable people from all walks of life (Gr. 5-8)
http://www.achievement.org/galleryachieve.html
http://www.achievement.org/galleryachieve.html
Biography.com: A commercial site for the A&E show, with a database of more than 15,000 names; caution - lots of ads! (Gr. 5-8)
http://www.biography.com/
http://www.biography.com/