General Resource Sites

• Ancestry.com 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription.
  • Ancestry.com - 1930 Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous 
    Article by Michael John Neill.
  • Ancestry.com - Famous Trees & Strange Relations 
  • Ancestry.com - Researching Your Famous and Infamous Ancestors 
    From "Along Those Lines" by George Morgan.
  • Ancestry.com - World War I Draft Cards of the Rich and Famous 
    Article by Michael John Neill.
• Ancestry.com - Where They're Buried 
  Find the final resting place of more than 20,000 notable persons who were either buried or cremated in the United States. Source: Spencer, Thomas E. Where They're Buried. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2001.
• Beyond the Index--Michael John Neill - Wacky Well-known Census Enumerations 
  This article discusses census enumerations for the well known that are somewhat unusual and that offer suggestions for how we may find our own difficult to find ancestors.
• Biographical Dictionary 
  Covers more than 19,000 notable men and women.
• Census Hall of Fame 
  Famous people found in various UK census forms. Includes scanned images of the forms.
• Dead and Buried 
  Obituaries of the famous, infamous, writers, actors, singers and sports people who have died since 1984.
• Descendants of Royalty, Historical Figures 
• Famous Name Changes 
• Famous People in the Census 
  Census Snapshots of the Rich and Famous.
• Famous Roots -- Looking at the Ancestors in Celebrity Genealogies 
• Fun and Famous Family Trees 
  From the About.com genealogy section.
• Genealogies of the Famous (and Infamous) 
  Genealogies for Lizzie Borden, Amelia Earhart and Princess Diana.
• Genealogy.com: Famous Family Trees 
  The ancestry of numerous famous people, researched by Rhonda McClure.
• Gene@Star - Famous Genealogies on the Web 
• Museum of Tolerance - Finding Our Families, Finding Ourselves  ~ Los Angeles, California
  Exhibit on the family & personal histories of several noted Americans including Maya Angelou, Billy Crystal, Carlos Santana & Joe Torre.
• The National Archives | DocumentsOnline | PROB 1 Wills 
  Wills of various historical figures from the United Kingdom.
• Nom de Guerre 
  Real names of Pseudonyms and Aliases.
• Notable Women Ancestors 
• ROOTS-L Resources: Historical Groups 
  Links to several articles and sites regarding various groups, such as the Lewis & Clark expedition and many more.

Artists & Authors

• Andy Warhol's Religious and Ethnic Roots: The Carpatho-Rusyn Influence on His Art 
  A book by Raymond M. Herbenick.
• Artists' Papers Register 
  Online searchable index of papers and primary sources relating to artists, designers and craftspeople located in publicly accessible collections in the United Kingdom.
• BURNESS Genealogy and Family History - Robert BURNS Family History 
  Ancestors & descendants of Robert Burns.
• Genealogy.com: Ancestry of Laura Ingalls WILDER 
• Genealogy.com: Ancestry of Louisa May ALCOTT 
• Genealogy.com: Ancestry of Tennessee WILLIAMS 
• Jonathan Swift- "Fragment of Autobiography" 
  Fragment Of Autobiography (1667-1699) from The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. Anecdotes Of The Family Of Swift.
• The Mississippi Writers Page 
  The Mississippi Writers Page is a multi-faceted Internet Resource about writers in, from, or otherwise associated with the state of Mississippi. This includes a collection of articles on each author detailing biographical information, a comprehensive list of published titles, various awards and honors, and a selected bibliography of additional resources. Other features include lists of recently published books by Mississippi writers, news and events, information about literary landmarks in Mississipi, a chronology of literary events in the state, magazines and journals published in Mississippi, and information about publishing companies in the state.
• Randolph CALDECOTT's Family 
  Genealogy of the famous children's book illustrator.
• Robert Burns 
  A site for his poetry, includes a brief history of his life and ancestors.
• Robert BURNS Family History 
  Family history of the Scottish poet Robert Burns including over 250 descendants and over 2,000 other relatives.
• A Shakespeare Genealogy 
• SignatureHelp.com 
  Index of artists based on the signatures they used to sign their work.
• Wedgwood Circle, 1730-1897: Four Generations of a Family and Their Friends  
  A book by Barbara Wedgwood.
• Winslow Homer 
  This site includes the civil war work of Winslow Homer, with over 50 examples of his work. It also includes his post-was seascape work, a biography, and a time line. Winslow Homer was the 19th century's most popular artist.

Entertainers

• 19th Century Actors Photographs 
  From the University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections. The collection consists of 610 cartes-de-visite studio portraits of entertainers, actors, and actresses who performed on the American stage in the mid- to late 1800s.
• 1935-1957: Biography: Elvisology 
  Elvis Presley's Biography/Chronology 1935~1977.
• Ava Gardner Museum  ~ Smithfield, North Carolina
• BackWaterBlues in search of Bessie Smith 
  A book and web site that includes genealogical information about the blues singer, gathered through census and on-site research in Chattanooga and Lawrence County, Alabama, the home of Bessie Smith's parents.
• Barrymore Family Tree 
  The famous family of stage and screen.
• The Barrymores: Hollywood's First Family 
  A book by Carol Stein Hoffman.
• Celine Dion's Family Tree 
• Debrett Goes to Hollywood 
  A book by Charles Kidd.
• The Era CD ROM Project  ~ U.K.
  The Era was a Victorian entertainment newspaper and is a valuable resource in both academic theatre research and genealogy of entertainers. This project will make decades of this paper available on searchable CD ROM.
• Genealogy.com: Ancestry of Bing CROSBY 
• Genealogy.com: Ancestry of Clark GABLE 
• Genealogy.com: Ancestry of Donna REED 
• Genealogy.com: Ancestry of Paul LYNDE 
• Genealogy.com: Ancestry of Rudolph VALENTINO 
• Genealogy.com: Ancestry of Tennessee WILLIAMS 
• Genealogy.com: Ancestry of Tom HANKS 
• Genealogy.com: Ancestry of Walt DISNEY 
• GenealogyMagazine.com - The Bewitching Family Tree of Elizabeth Montgomery 
  In tracing the family tree of actress Elizabeth MONTGOMERY, genealogist James Pylant found sources with conflicting information about her age, her marital status, the identity of her mother, and the maiden name of her grandmother.
• GenealogyMagazine.com - Larry Hagman's Southern Roots 
  The Alabama, Mississippi and Texas roots of actor Larry HAGMAN.
• His father's eyes - Citizen writer Michael Woloschuk discovers the lost father who haunts Eric Clapton's music 
  Online article from the Ottawa Citizen.
• Hollywood Underground 
  The burial sites of Hollywood's most famous stars, moguls and eccentrics.
• IBDB: Internet Broadway Database 
  The official archival database for Broadway theatre information. The IBDB provides records of productions from the beginnings of New York theatre until today. Thousands of performers listed. Search here if your ancestor was an American stage actor.
• Internet Movie Database 
  Online searchable database including a cast and crew name search for people working in the film industry as early as 1890. Provides basic biographical details.
• The Irish-American Roots of William FRAWLEY 
  "The Irish-American Roots of William FRAWLEY ('Fred Mertz')" an article tracing the family tree of the "I Love Lucy" actor.
• Newsreel Staff by Newsreel  ~ United Kingdom
• Notable Kin: Elvis Presley RootsWeb Authors/Compilers 000105 
• Schmelvis: In Search of Elvis Presley's Jewish Roots 
  A book by Jonathan Goldstein.
• Screamin' Jay Hawkins Jayskids.com 
  A massive search is underway to locate the children of recently deceased legendary Rhythm & Blues singer Screamin' Jay Hawkins who, by his own estimation, fathered 57 children.
• Society for American Baseball Research 
  • Biographical Research Committee Home Page 
    Collects birth and death data, as well as other vital statistics, on the more than 14,000 players and managers to appear in the major leagues since 1871.
• Thomas Meighan, Silent Film Star -- 1879 - 1936 
  Info about silent-film star Thomas Meighan's genealogy and biography.
• The von Trapp Family in Federal Records 
  Anyone who has seen the movie The Sound of Music may wonder what happened to the von Trapp family after they departed Austria in 1938. Federal records from the National Archives' Northeast Region can help shed some light on that question.

Explorers & Adventurers

• Cyndi's List - U.S. History - Lewis & Clark 
  See this category for more links.
• BOONE-DANIEL-KY Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in Daniel Boone and other Kentucky explorers. Archives: browse or search.
• Genealogy.com: Ancestry of Daniel BOONE 
• HMS Bounty Genealogies 
• Ian Chadwick's Biography of Henry Hudson, 17th Century Elizabethan Explorer 
• The Olive Tree Genealogy: List of Survivors of the First Voyage Around the World - The Victoria  and The Trinidad
• The Olive Tree Genealogy: Santa Maria - List of Officers and Sailors in the First Voyage of Columbus in 1492 , The Nina , The Pinta 
• Yahoo!...History: Exploration: Cook, James (1728-1779) 
  Dozens of links about this famous explorer.

Locality Specific

• Ancestry.com 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription.
  • Famous families of Massachusetts 
  • Famous families of New York 
  • Famous Georgians 
  • Famous men and places in the history of New York City 
  • Famous sons and daughters of Wyoming County, New York 
• Brantford Public Library - Genealogy and Local History  ~ Ontario, Canada
  • Famous Brantford/Brant County People - Biographies 
• Census Hall of Fame 
  Digital images of famous individuals as they appear in various UK censuses.

The Mayflower & the Pilgrims

The links in this section have been moved to a category of their own:

• Cyndi's List - The Mayflower, Pilgrims & The Plymouth Colony

Military

• Genealogy.com: Ancestry of Betsy ROSS 
• Genealogy.com: Ancestry of Clara BARTON 
• Genealogy.com: Ancestry of General Douglas MacARTHUR 
• Generals at Rest: The Grave Sites of the 425 Official Confederate Generals 
  A book by Richard Owen.

Miscellaneous

• Ancestry of Muhammad Ali 
• APPLESEED Alley 
  A site devoted to Johnny Appleseed and his family, through his half-brother Nathaniel. Surnames: CHAPMAN, BELL, KELLY, FRAZEE.
• The Descendants of John A. Roebling - Builder of the Brooklyn Bridge 
• Encyclopedia Mythica: Genealogy tables 
• Heritage of a Heavyweight 
  Family history of Muhammad Ali.
• In memory of Lady Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales, 1961-1997 
  Diana's life in over 600 photos, articles, poems, databases.
• The Rockefeller Archive Center  ~ Sleepy Hollow, New York
  A division of The Rockefeller University, the Center was established in 1974 to assemble, process, & make available for scholarly research the papers of the Rockefeller family and the records of various philanthropic and educational institutions founded by the family.

Outlaws & Criminals

• Billy the Kid Outlaw Gang 
• BLONGER Bros. - Home of the Famous BLONGER Bros. 
  Descendants of Simon Peter BELONGER (1810?-1883) and his nine children, including the infamous Lou BLONGER, the "Bunco King of Denver." Part genealogy and part historical chronicle, the site hopes to revive long-forgotten incidents and reunite families involved in Colorado's "Trial of the Century" in 1923. Main surnames include: REVOIR, DUNN, PURKAPILE, BRALEY, WHITECHURCH, BAILEY, COULTHARD, SMITH, O'ROURKE, and SWINBANK.
• Chronology of Jesse JAMES 
  Detailed information on activities of the James gang, including several excellent images of Jesse and Frank James.
• The Family Story of Bonnie and Clyde 
  A book by Phillip W. Steele.
• Genealogies of the Famous (and Infamous) 
  Genealogies for Lizzie Borden, Amelia Earhart and Princess Diana.
• Genealogy.com: Ancestry of Jesse JAMES 
• Genealogy.com: Ancestry of Lizzie BORDEN 
• Genealogy.com: Ancestry of Rebecca NURSE 
• Genealogy.com: Ancestry of Wild Bill HICKOK 
• Indiana State Archives - History and Records - The Dillinger Gang 
• Jesse James: Outlaw? 
  A brief history about Jesse James.
• Scribe's Tribute to Billy the Kid 
• Scribe's Tribute to Jesse James 
• The Sundance Kid and Henry LONG Mystery 
  Was the Sundance Kid killed in Bolivia in 1908 or did he return to the USA and die in 1936?
• Your FBI - History - Famous Cases 
• Wild West Personalities Produce Bang-Up Pedigree 
  Article by Myra Vanderpool Gormley, CG.

Pioneers & Native Americans

• The BOONE Family 
• DONNER Party 
• The DONNER Party 
• Genealogy.com: Ancestry of Daniel BOONE 
• Genealogy.com: Ancestry of Laura Ingalls WILDER 
• The Real Pocahontas- by David Morenus 
  Including information and charts for the descendants of Powhatan (Father of Pocahontas).
• POCAHONTAS Mailing List 
  A mailing list dedicated to the genealogy and history of Pocahontas (c1595-1617), daughter of Powhatan. Archives: browse or search.

Politicians

• Biographical database of members of the Conseil d'Etat  ~ France
  Online searchable database and transcribed working documents of the Conseil d'Etat (1800-1814).
• The BOONE Family 
• Charles Curtis - Vice-President of the United States (1929-1933) 
  History of his career and a genealogy listing of his family.
• Colonial Hall: Biographies of America's Founding Fathers 
• Congressional Biographical Directory 
  Biographical directory of the United States Congress 1774 to present.
• The Diefenbaker Gravesite  ~ Saskatchewan
• Genealogy.com: Ancestry of Benjamin FRANKLIN 
• Genealogy.com: Ancestry of Davy CROCKETT 
• Genealogy.com: Ancestry of Patrick HENRY 
• Genealogy of the House of Bonaparte 
• Gen. James Robertson of TN: History & Genealogy 
  Gen. James Randolph Robertson is a significant historical personality. Andrew Jackson called him the "Father of Tennessee" for leading the perilous settlement, far beyond the then frontier, into the middle TN area.
• Georgia Governors 
  From the Georgia Archives.
• Governor John WEBSTER of Hartford, Connecticut and Hadley, Massachusetts 
• Historical Information About Georgia Governors 
• Historic Dynasties 
  Many famous envoys groomed for careers by 'connected' kin. Ambassadors, Cabinet members.
• IL-LONGNINE Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information regarding the ancestors and descendants of the "Long Nine", a group of legislators from Sangamon County, Illinois, that included Senators Archer G. Herndon and Job Fletcher and Representatives Abraham Lincoln, Ninian Wirt Edwards, John Dawson, Andrew McCormick, Dan Stone, William F. Elkin, and Robert L. Wilson. The name "The Long Nine" comes from the fact that these men averaged six feet in height and weighed over 200 pounds. Their efforts in the 1836-1838 legislative session were successful in moving the State capital from Vandalia to Springfield. Archives: browse or search.
• Malcolm X: A Research Site 
  Including the genealogy of the LITTLE & SHABAZZ families.
• Mannerheim, Carl Gustaf Emil, 1867-1951 
  Biography of the Marshal of Finland, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim. Included are pages on the history of Finland and Mannerheims impact on it, Mannerheims career, family, ancestry etc. and also a bibliography on Mannerheimiana containing over 350 referenced works.
• The National Portrait Gallery 
  From the Smithsonian, includes an online exhibition of the Portraits of the Presidents.
• National Program for the Grave Sites of Canadian Prime Ministers 
  From Parks Canada.
• OK-POLITICAL-HISTORY Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in Oklahoma politicians including those in pre-statehood Territorial governments, post-statehood State government, and local governments during both of these periods. Archives: browse or search.
• PoliticalFamilyTree.com 
  A subscription-based database of genealogies including all United States Presidents and Vice-Presidents, Signers of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution and the Articles of Confederation. Family trees of governors of American colonies and U.S. states, beginning with Virginia. Interconnections among prominent political families are highlighted with hyperlinks between family trees.
• The Political Graveyard 
  "The Web Site That Tells Where the Dead Politicians are Buried".
• Presidential Candidates' Ancestry Homepage 
  Ancestry of Bill BRADLEY, Pat BUCHANAN, George W. BUSH, Elizabeth DOLE, Steve FORBES, John MCCAIN and Dan QUAYLE.
• Presidential Hopefuls Share Blue Bloodlines 
  Article in the South Coast Today by Edith M. Lederer, principally on the subject of the illustrious medieval ancestors of Bill Clinton, as expounded by the American genealogist at Burke's Peerage, Harold Brooks-Baker.
• Family Forest - Some Famous Cousins of Senator John Forbes Kerry President George W. Bush 
  Some of their instantly recognizable famous and celebrity cousins, such as Walt Disney, Michael Douglas, Clint Eastwood, the Wright Brothers, Meriwether Lewis, Clara Barton, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Princess Diana, along with calculations of their exact family ties.

Publications, Software & Supplies

• Cyndi's List Genealogy Bookstore 
  A categorized list of genealogy research books that looks a lot like my bookshelf at home.

• Amazon.com Genealogy Bookstore - Famous 
  The following are individual book titles of interest for this topic. The book links below point to the Amazon.com bookstore online where you may purchase the book if you wish. These links are provided to bring these published resources to your attention as an aid to your research. Follow the links to books of interest to make note of their title, author, publisher, and ISBN. You might then use this information to obtain the book from your local library or your favorite corner book shop.
  • Discovering Famous Graves 
    A book by Lynn F. Pearson.
  • Finding Your Famous and Infamous Ancestors: Uncover the Celerities, Rogues, and Royals in Your Family Tree 
    A book by Rhonda R. McClure.
  • Funerals of the Famous Vol. 2 
    A book by the editors of American Funeral Director magazine.
  • Funerals of the Famous Vol. 3 
    A book by the editors of American Funeral Director magazine.
  • Roots of the Rich and Famous 
    A book by Robert R. Davenport.
  • What a Way to Go: Fabulous Funerals of the Famous and Infamous 
    A book by Adele Q. Brown.
• Ancestry.com - Where They're Buried 
  Find the final resting place of more than 20,000 notable persons who were either buried or cremated in the United States. Source: Spencer, Thomas E. Where They're Buried. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2001.
• Bisham Hill Books - Publisher of 1930 Census Book 
  Notable Americans of the 1930 Census. Adventure of finding famous people on the 1930 Census and some of the interesting information uncovered.
• Family Forest Leadership Edition CD-ROM 
  Traveling to notable experiences of your ancestors is what the Leadership Edition of the Family Forest is all about.

Religious Figures

• Bible Family Tree 
  Genealogy of the Bible on CD that includes: individual details, Bible cross reference, Hebrew meanings of names, lineages, dates, maps, timeline, cities, countries and Ancient dynastic history of Mesopotamia and Egypt.
• The Booth Family Tree 
  Founder of the Salvation Army.
• Chronicle of the Old Testament Kings: The Reign-By-Reign Record of the Rulers of Ancient Israel 
  A book by J.W. Rogerson.
• Chronicle of the Popes: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Papacy over 2000 Years 
  A book by P. G. Maxwell-Stuart.
• The Genealogies of the Bible: A Neglected Subject 
• Genealogy.com: Ancestry of Rebecca NURSE 
• Genealogy of Christ According to Matthew 
• Genealogy of Christ - The Ultimate Pedigree - back to Adam and Eve 
• Genealogy of Greek Mythology 
  Genealogy of the ancient greek mythological entities showing all alternate lines. Includes sources from Homer, etc.
• JesusKin.com 
  Jesus and his family, other Biblical kinships, King Solomon and Adam.
• Martin LUTHER Genealogy Browse 
  An alphabetical list of approximately 7,800 names, all leading to Martin Luther.
• Mother Roots: The Female Ancestors of Jesus 
  A book by Helen Brich Peason.
• Papal Genealogy: The Families and Descendants of the Popes 
  A book by George L. Williams.
• The Purpose of the Biblical Genealogies With Special Reference to the Setting of the Genealogies of Jesus 
  A book by Marshall D. Johnson.
• Roger Williams Family Association 
  For the descendants of Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island. Provides biographical data and membership requirements.
• The Table of Nations (Genealogy of Mankind) and the Origin of Races (History of Man) 
• Tracing lineage back to Adam not realistic goal 
  From The Family Tree by Terence L. Day.

Scientists & Inventors

• Ancestors of the inventor John ERICSSON 
  Ancestry of the Swedish inventor of the screw propeller and the ironclad U.S.S. Monitor.
• Charles Robert DARWIN (1809-1882) 
• Famous Economists' Grave Sites 
• Nathan STUBBLEFIELD 
  Book for sale about the Kentucky farmer who a invented wireless telephone.
• United States Patent and Trademark Office 
  • USPTO Web Patent Databases 
    The Full-Text Database contains all the 6.5 million US patents issued since 1790. In the form of searchable patent numbers and current US classifications hyperlinked to full-page images of each page of each patent.

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