NNDB

Also known as Notable Names Database, nndb.com, (16) NNDB

The Notable Names Database (NNDB) is an online database of biographical details of over 40,000 people. Soylent Communications, a sole proprietorship that also hosted the later defunct Rotten.com, describes NNDB as an "intelligence aggregator" of noteworthy persons, highlighting their interpersonal connections. The Rotten.com domain was registered in 1996 by former Apple and Netscape software engineer Thomas E. Dell, who was also known by his internet alias, "Soylent".

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Vinony's link graph records 219 inbound references to NNDB, and connects out to English language, Apple Inc. and biography.

It is catalogued under topics including Databases, Internet properties established in 2002 and Online databases.

Vinony links it to 19 Wikipedia language editions.

Key facts

Website.name: Notable Names Database
Website.logo: NNDBLogo.png
Website.commercial: Yes
Website.type: Online biographical database of prominent historical and modern people
Website.language: English
Website.owner: Soylent Communications
Website.current_status: Online but no longer updated

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: organization
Main subject: celebrity
Official website: www.nndb.com

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language of work or name: English language
inception: 2002-08-07
topic has template: Template:NNDB
Alexa rank: 106963
search formatter URL: search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi?nndb=1&omenu=unspecified&query=$1

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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections

Contents

Entries
NNDB Mapper
See also
References
External links

==Entries== Each entry has an executive summary followed by a brief narrative about their life. It also lists date and cause of death if deceased. Businesspeople and government officials are listed with chronologies of their posts, positions, and board memberships.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “NNDB” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.