LibGuides: Prospect Research: Biographical Info

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Nexis Uni, the successor of LexisNexis Academic, provides full-text access to over 15,000 news, business, and legal sources.
The outstanding news coverage includes deep archives and up-to-the-minute stories in national and regional newspapers, wire services, broadcast transcripts, international news, and non-English language news services. Use the Company Dossier module to retrieve detailed company information and financial performance measures or identify and compare companies matching specific criteria. This product also provides access to the renowned Shepard's Citations service for all federal and state court cases 1789-present.

Alumni.Net
The basic membership is free.
AnyWho
AT&T White and Yellow Pages. Includes reverse look-up.
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
"This Directory provides brief biographical information, including party affiliation, for all members of the United States Senate and House of Representatives from the Continental Congress to the present."
Biography.com
Covers celebrities and other persons in the national media.
FemBio.org
"Contains biographical information on over 30,000 notable women worldwide. Accumulated since 1982; entries added continually."
FindLaw
This resouce can be used to find members of the legal profession, and is searchable by phone number or address.
Google.com
This probably seems obvious, but there is A LOT to be found about individuals using Google
LinkedIn
A professional information exchange mechanism
WhitePages.com
Use this to look-up telephone numbers and addresses you cannot find in other online search engines.