The nation's preeminent record of leadership in a single, comprehensive resource.

For over a century, people in all walks of life have praised Who's Who in America for its value and usefulness. Researchers, librarians, business managers, journalists and others rely on this authoritative directory every day for biographical information on America's most notable men and women from every field of endeavor.

Each new edition features our nation's highest achievers, including many high profile names you will surely recognize. But it's not just the inclusion of famous names that makes Who's Who in America an important reference work. It is the select group of men and women from all significant fields of endeavor - from business and politics, to healthcare and science, to entertainment and the arts - that makes this truly a remarkable biographical collection.

The new 2008 Edition chronicles American leadership with:
  • 100,000 of the nation's most noteworthy
        people
  • 45,000 updated listings
  • 20,000 brand new listings
  • Over 100 years of biographical expertise


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    Compiled by the Marquis Who's Who editors using more than 80 proprietary standards developed in a century of biographical reference publishing, Who's Who in America provides information on up to 20 different biographical categories per individual. With personal and career details unavailable in any other source, it's the ultimate networking, prospecting, fact-checking biographical reference tool.

    Who's Who in America has proven to be of critical reference value to a wide variety of users...
  • Public, academic and corporate libraries
  • Journalists, radio/TV news editors
  • Business leaders
  • Scientists, educators, students
  • Executive recruiters
  • Financial analysts, brokers
  • Lawyers, politicians, government officials
  • Speaker and search committees
  • Advertising and PR agencies
  • Fundraisers, civic groups, foundations

  • ...for a wide variety of uses!
  • Writing a newspaper or magazine story, finding an expert to interview
  • Composing a student essay
  • Locating company leaders for networking, job interviews, corporate evaluation
  • Hiring executive staff for companies, universities, agencies, etc.
  • Finding donors, members, spokespersons, and volunteers
  • Presenting an award or introducing a speaker

  • Indexes make searching a snap! The Geographic Index lists names by state and city. The Professional Index lists names in 38 categories, then by state and city.

    October 2007  978-0-8379-7011-0  2-vol. set  6,700 pp.  $789.00  WA62C
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