NNDB
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Type of site | Online biographical database of celebrities |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Soylent Communications |
| URL | nndb |
| Commercial | Yes |
| Registration | No |
| Launched | August 7, 2002 |
| Current status | Active |
The Notable Names Database (NNDB) was an online database of biographical details of over 40,000 people. NNDB described itself as an "intelligence aggregator" of noteworthy persons highlighting their interpersonal connections.[1] It was run by Soylent Communications, a sole proprietorship that hosted the now-defunct Rotten.com.[2]
Entries
Each entry had an executive summary with an assessment of the person's notability.[3] It also listed their deaths, cause of deaths, and life risk factors that may affect their life span such as obesity, cocaine addiction, or dwarfism. Businesspeople and government officials were listed with chronologies of their posts, positions, and board memberships. NNDB has articles on films with user-submitted reviews, discographies of selected music groups, and extensive bibliographies.[3]
The owner of NNDB was listed as Soylent Communications, a Mountain View, California web-hosting provider, which also appeared defunct in 2020. In 1996, the domain had been registered by former Apple and Netscape software engineer Thomas E. Dell, who was also known by his internet alias, "Soylent".[4]
NNDB Mapper
The NNDB Mapper, a visual tool for exploring connections between people, was made available in May 2008. It required Adobe Flash 7.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "NNDB". October 15, 2009. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
- ^ "The legacy of Rotten.com - The Kernel". The Kernel. October 26, 2014. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- ^ a b Schofield, Jack (March 17, 2008). "Meet the new Who's Who". The Guardian. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
- ^ "Rotten.com is offline", The Outline, November 29, 2017.
- ^ Lowensohn, Josh (May 15, 2008). "Connecting executives (and celebs) with NNDB Mapper". cnet news. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
