People Research

"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly."

Gut Busters Sportos Ingenious Techies The Explorers
Music Makers Good/Bad Guys Latinos Journalists
Famous & Infamous Leaders Medicine Men & Women Actors & Actresses Extreme Sportos
What a Woman! African-Americans Twinkle Toes Artisans
Authors Overcoming Adversity Asians  

Electronic and Print Biography Resources

Electronic Resources

Internet Guide for PHS Students

 

Print Resources in the PHS Media Center

 

 

 

 

The Gut Busters - Hilarious Comedians

Mary Tyler Moore

David Letterman

Tim Allen

 Lenny Bruce
Whoopi Goldberg Mike Myers
Jim Carrey Dustin Hoffman
Chris Rock Bill Cosby
Eddie Murphy Rosie O'Donnell
Robin Williams Will Smith
John Candy Charlie Chaplin

 

Divas, Crooners, Headbangers and Twangers - Toe-Tappin' Music Makers

Bob Marley   Rueben Blades
 Selena  Lauryn Hill
 Placido Domingo Ray Charles 
Marlene Dietrich Whoopi Goldberg
John Lennon Grateful Dead
Gloria Estefan Bob Dylan
Jim Morrison Rolling Stones
N SYNC Elvis
Tina Turner Kurt Cobain
Bruce Springsteen Louis Armstrong
Quincy Jones Janet Jackson
R.E.M. Count Basie
Diana Ross Aretha Franklin
Garth Brooks Vanessa Williams

 

Winston, JFK, Fidal and Adolf - Infamous and Famous World Leaders

Rueben Blades

Jesse Ventura

 Peter The Great Ivan The Terrible
Catherine The Great Anastasia Nikolaevna
Nicholas II Mikhail Gorbachev
Nikita Sereievich Khrushchev Leon Trotsky
Joseph Stalin Wilma Mankiller
Sitting Bull Crazy Horse
Black Hawk Genghis Khan
Nat Turner Red Cloud
Gandhi Hirohito
Mao Tse-Tung Deng Xiaoping
Antonio Lopez Hermando Cortez
Pancho Villa Emiliano Zapata
Daniel Ortega Anne Hutchinson
Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Thomas Jefferson
John C. Fremont Dolley Madison
Mames Madison Andrew Jackson
George W. Bush George Washington
Ulysses S. Grant John Singleton Mosby
Robert E. Lee William Sherman
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt Princess Diana
William Gladstone Elizabeth I
Henry VIII King Arthur
Queen Eleanor Eamon de Valera
Charles Stewart Parnell Mary Queen of Scots
Tomas Masaryk El Cid
Napoleon Bonaparte Louis XIV
Joan of Arc Hillary Clinton
Bill Clinton Ronald Reagan
Gerald R. Ford George Bush
Eleanor Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman Elizabeth Dole
Joseph McCarthy Fidel Castro
Jose Marti Ponce De Leon
Richard Daley Huey Long
Sam Houston Richard King
Henry Cisneros Father Junipero Serro
Eva Peron  

 

The World Cup, World Series and the Olympics - Outstanding Athletes

Steve Prefontaine

Florence Griffith Joyner
Jerry Rice Barry Sanders
Jim Thorpe Vince Lombardi
Marion Jones Terrell Davis
Zina Garrison Arthur Ashe
Michael Jordan Larry Bird
Scottie Pippen Steve Young
Phil Jackson Joe Dimaggio
Kristi Yamaguchi Cal Ripken Jr.
Pedro Martinez Alex Rodriguez
Sammy Sosa Ivan Rodriguez
Mario Lemieux Babe Didrikson
Bo Jackson Darryl Strawberry
Hank Aaron Derek Jeter
Mark McGwire Jim Abbott
Ekaterina Gordeeva Oksana Baiul
Roberto Alomar Roy Campanella
Jose Canseco Dwight Gooden
Ernie Banks Kirby Puckett
Rickey Henderson Gabrielle Reece
Lee Trevino Tiger Woods
Althea Gibson Venus Williams
Jennifer Capriati Pancho Gonzalez
Steffi Graf Wilma Rudolph
Cammi Granato Wayne Gretzky
Dominique Moceanu Trent Dimas
Shannon Miller Charles Barkley
Chris Mullin Hakeem Olajuwon
Kobe Bryant Julius Erving
Juan Gonzalez

 

The Good Guys and The Bad Guys

Al Capone

Bonnie and Clyde
Pancho Villa Timothy McVeigh
Judge Roy Bean Wild Bill Hickok
Wyatt Earp Doc Holliday
The Dalton Gang The Younger Brothers
Calamity Jane Billy The Kid

       

  "An Apple a Day Will Keep the Doctor Away."

Amazing Medical Breakthroughs

Marie Curie

Jonas Salk

 

Flying, Driving and Surfin' the Net - Those Ingenious Inventors

Bill Gates

Thomas Jefferson
   

 

Latinos of Distinction

Sandra Cisneros

Cesar Chavez
Alex Rodriguez Sammy Sosa
Ivan Rodriguez Julio Cesar Chavez
Roberto Alomar Oscar de la Hoya
Anthony Quinn Rueben Blades
Selena Placido Domingo
Rita Moreno Raul Julia
Jose Canseco Lee Trevino
Pancho Gonzalez Juan Gonzalez
Robert Rodriquez Gloria Estefan
Cameron Diaz Antonio Lopez
Hernando Cortez Pancho Villa
Emiliano Zapata Daniel Ortega
El Cid Jose Marti
Ponce De Leon Henry Cisneros
Father Junipero Serro Eva Peron

 

"And the OSCAR Goes To..." - All Time Favorite Actors and Actresses

Don Johnson

Pamela Anderson
Tim Allen Oprah Winphrey
Chris Burke Mary Tyler Moore
Johnny Depp Cuba Gooding Jr.
Whoopi Goldberg Marilyn Monroe
Mike Myers Leonardo Dicaprio
Morgan Freeman Anthony Quinn
Jim Carrey Ben Afflick
Elizabeth Taylor John Travolta
Dustin Hoffman Rita Moreno
Chris Rock Bill Cosby
Eddie Murphy Rosie O'Donnell
Helen Hayes James Earl Jones
Raul Julia Ethel Barrymore
Bruce Lee Marlene Dietrich
Robin Williams Robert Rodriquez
Mae West Drew Barrymore
Jennifer Love Hewitt Will Smith
River Phoenix John Candy
Robert de Niro Tom Cruise
Elvis Janet Jackson
Vanessa Williams Spike Lee
Cameron Diaz Denzel Washington
Ewan McGregor Grace Kelly
Charlie Chaplin James Dean
Sharon Stone Michael J. Fox
John Wayne Halle Berry
Mel Gibson

 

The Explorers

Meriwether Lewis and William Clark

Christopher Columbus
Davy Crockett Daniel Boone
Kit Carson Buffalo Bill Cody
Zebulon Pike Sacagawea

 

"I Feel the Need for Speed!" - Extreme Sportos

Dale Earnhart Jr.

Janet Guthrie
Bill Goldberg Steve Borden (Sting)
Muhammad Ali Julio Cesar Chavez
Bonnie Blair Susan Butcher
Annie Oakley Steve Cauthen
Mario Andretti Oscar de la Hoya
Jeff Gordon Randy Savage
Kevin Nash Dallas Page
Steve Austin Rocky Maivia
Dale Earnhart Jesse Ventura
Lance Armstrong Greg Lemond
Bruce Lee  

 

What a Woman! - Women Who Have Made a Difference

Oprah Winfrey

Katie Couric

Isadora Duncan Agnes de Mille
Pamela Anderson Mary Tyler Moore
Janet Guthrie Florence Griffith Joyner
Marion Jones Zina Garrison
Kristi Yamaguchi Babe Didrikson
Bonnie Blair Ekaterina Gordeeva
Oksana Baiul Susan Butcher
Annie Oakley Whoopi Goldberg
Marilyn Monroe Elizabeth Taylor
Selena Lauryn Hill
Martha Graham Rita Moreno
Rosie O'Donnell Helen Hayes
Ethel Barrymore Gabrielle Reece
Althea Gibson Venus Williams
Jennifer Capriati Steffi Graf
Wilma Rudolph Cammi Granato
Dominique Moceanu Shannon Miller
Marlene Dietrich Mae West
Drew Barrymore Jennifer Love Hewitt
Gloria Estefan Tina Turner
Janet Jackson Diana Ross
Aretha Franklin Vanessa Williams
Cameron Diaz Grace Kelly
Halle Berry Sharon Stone
Catherine The Great Anastasia Nikolaevna
Wilma Mankiller Anne Hutchinson
Dolly Madison Princess Diana
Elizabeth I Queen Eleanor
Mary Queen of Scots Joan of Arc
Hillary Clinton Eleanor Roosevelt
Elizabeth Dole Calamity Jane
Eva Peron Sacagawea

 

African-Americans of Distinction

Oprah Winfrey

Lenny Bruce
Florence Griffith Joyner Jerry Rice
Barry Sanders Marion Jones
Terrell Davis Zina Garrison
Arthur Ashe Michael Jordan
Scottie Pippen Muhammad Ali
Pedro Martinez Sammy Sosa
Bo Jackson Darryl Strawberry
Hank Aaron Roberto Alomar
Roy Campanella Cuba Gooding Jr. 
Whoopi Goodberg Morgan Freeman
Bob Marley Lauryn Hill
Ray Charles Chris Rock
Eddie Murphy Bill Cosby
Savion Glover James Earl Jones
Dwight Gooden Ernie Banks
Kirby Puckett Rickey Henderson
Tiger Woods Althea Gibson
Venus Williams Wilma Rudolph
Charles Barkley Hakeem Olajuwon
Kobe Bryant Julius Erving
Will Smith Tina Turner
Louis Armstrong Quincy Jones
Janet Jackson Count Basie
Diana Ross Aretha Franklin
Vanessa Williams Spike Lee
Denzel Washington Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
Carter G. Woodson Nat Turner
   
   

 

Twinkle Toes - Dazzling Dancers

Isadora Duncan

Agnes de Mille
Mikhail Baryshnikov Martha Graham
Savion Glover Gloria Estefan
N SYNC Elvis
Tina Turner Janet Jackson

 

Skillful Artisans

Jim Henson

Walt Disney
Steven Spielberg George Lucas
Spike Lee  
   

 

Authors We Love to Read!

Carter G. Woodson

 
   
   
   

 

Overcoming Adversity - People with Various Physical and Personal Challenges

Chris Burke

Lance Armstrong

Michael J. Fox  
   
   

 

Asians of Distinction

Kristi Yamaguchi

Bruce Lee

Hirohito Mao Tse-Tung
Deng Xiaoping  
   

 

Journalists

Katie Couric

Oprah Winfrey
David Letterman