NNDB
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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".
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- Online but no longer updated
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.nndb.com
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- inception
- 2002-08-07
- Alexa rank
- 106963
- search formatter URL
- search.nndb.com/search/nndb.cgi?nndb=1&omenu=unspecified&query=$1
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5 sectionsContents
- Entries
- NNDB Mapper
- See also
- References
- External links
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".
==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.