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NNDB: Tracking the Entire World
Thomas Dell
2002-
URL: www.nndb.com/
Last visited June 2013
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Keywords Electronic media, History
Review DOI 10.1108/RR-06-2013-0161
The NNDB, or the Notable Names Database, tracks connections between significant individuals in the world. It is a variation of a "Who's Who", providing information such as dates of birth and death (if available) and a basic biography. The NNDB also includes the NNDB Mapper which gives a visual representation of connections between individuals in the NNDB. It is updated frequently, with more notable individuals being added on a daily basis, and past records being updated. Within each biography there...