An excellent site by Dana Bois. Search concise biographies of women by field of activity or by name. Film 100 Find fairly complete biographical information on the top 100 most influential people in filmmaking. If you're looking for a bio on Steven Spielberg or Alfred Hitchcock, this is the place. This site has info on where over 1000 famous people are buried.
Many entries have links to pictures of gravestone inscriptions or historical markers.
An extensive list of biographies. Bios are often brief, but most have links to more information. Search alphabetically or chronologically. Also has an index of female mathmaticians. Star Bios Has over 350 biographies of your favorite stars.