Names beginning with B

• B. F. SkinnerAmerican behaviorist (1904–1990)

  March 20, 1904 – August 18, 1990
• B. G. HornimanJournalist who supported Indian Independence and establishment of Federal Republic of India.

  1873 – 1948
• B. J. Habibie3rd President of Indonesia (1998—1999) and 7th Vice President of Indonesia (1998)

  June 25, 1936 – September 11, 2019
• B. P. KoiralaNepalese politician and writer (1914-1982)

  September 8, 1914 – July 21, 1982
• B. R. AmbedkarIndian polymath, philosopher, and social reformer (1891–1956)

  April 14, 1891 – December 6, 1956
• B.B. KingAmerican blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter (1925–2015)

  September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015
• Ba Mamadou MbaréMauritanian politician

  1946 – January 10, 2013
• Baal Shem TovPolish founder of Hasidic Judaism (1698–1760)

  August 27, 1698 – May 21, 1760
• Baba AmteIndian freedom fighter, social worker (1914–2008)

  December 26, 1914 – February 9, 2008
• Baba Deep SinghSikh martyr, Warrior and Scholar

  January 26, 1682 – November 13, 1757
• Babar AzamPakistani cricketer

  being archived
• Babe RuthAmerican baseball player (1895–1948)

  February 6, 1895 – August 16, 1948
• Babra SharifPakistani film actress

  b. December 10, 1954
• Babu GenuIndian independence activist

  January 1, 1908 – December 12, 1930
• BaburFounder of the Mughal Empire (1526–1530)

  February 14, 1483 – December 26, 1530
• Baburao PainterIndian film maker and artist (1890-1954)

  June 3, 1890 – January 16, 1954
• Bacha KhanHistorical figure
• Bad BunnyPuerto Rican rapper, singer, and record producer (born 1994)

  being archived
• Badal GuptaBengali revolutionary

  1912 – December 8, 1930
• Bade Ghulam Ali KhanIndian singer (1902-1968)

  April 2, 1902 – April 23, 1968
• Badruddin TyabjiProminent lawyer, Indian independence movement activist and politician

  October 10, 1844 – 1906
• BadshahIndian rapper and singer

  being archived
• Bagha JatinBengali revolutionary (1879-1915)

  December 7, 1879 – September 10, 1915
• Baghel SinghLeader of the Singh Krora Misl

  1730 – 1802
• Bah NdawPresident of Mali

  b. August 23, 1950
• Bah OuryGuinean politician

  b. 1958
• Bahadur Shah Zafar18th and last Mughal Emperor from 1837 to 1857

  October 24, 1775 – November 7, 1862
• Bahadur Yar JungHyderabadi activist

  February 3, 1905 – June 25, 1944
• Bahauddin ZakariyaSufi saint

  1170 – 1267
• BahaullahFounder of the Bahá'í Faith (1817–1892)

  November 12, 1817 – May 29, 1892
• Bahram ChobinSasanian general and political leader (died 591)

  c. 600 CE – 592 CE
• Bahram VThe 15th Sassanid Emperor (421–438)

  406 CE – 438 CE
• Baibars4th Sultan of Egypt from 1260 to 1277

  July 19, 1223 – July 1, 1277
• Baji Prabhu DeshpandeHindu warrior

  1615 – 1660
• Bajram BegajPresident of Albania

  b. March 20, 1967
• Bakht KhanIndian revolutionary

  1797 – 1859
• Bakili MuluziMalawian politician

  b. March 17, 1943
• Bakri Hassan SalehSudanese politician

  being archived
• Bal GandharvaIndian Marathi singer and stage actor (1888–1967)

  June 26, 1888 – July 15, 1967
• Bal Gangadhar TilakIndian nationalist leader, writer and journalist (1856–1920)

  July 23, 1856 – September 1, 1920
• Balaji SrinivasanAmerican entrepreneur and investor

  b. May 24, 1980
• BalasaraswatiIndian dancer (1918-1984)

  May 13, 1918 – February 9, 1984
• Balbhadra KunwarNational hero of Nepal (1789-1823)

  January 30, 1789 – March 13, 1823
• Balbir Singh Sr.Indian field hockey player (1924–2020)

  October 10, 1924 – May 25, 2020
• Baldwin I of JerusalemKing of Jerusalem from 1100 to 1118

  January 1, 1058 – April 2, 1118
• Baldwin IV of JerusalemKing of Jerusalem (1161-1185) (r. 1174-1185)

  1161 – March 16, 1185
• Baldwin LonsdaleNi-Vanuatu politician and Anglican priest

  being archived
• Baldwin SpencerPrime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda

  b. October 8, 1948
• Balian of IbelinCrusader and noble of the Kingdom of Jerusalem

  1135 – 1193
• Bamir TopiAlbanian diplomat and politician

  b. April 24, 1957
• Ban ZhaoLate 1st/early 2nd century Chinese historian, philosopher and scholar

  45 CE – 116 CE
• Banda Singh BahadurGreat military commander (1670-1716)

  October 27, 1670 – June 9, 1716
• Bande NawazIndian Sufi saint

  August 7, 1321 – November 10, 1422
• Banjo PatersonAustralian journalist, author and poet (1864 - 1941)

  February 17, 1864 – February 5, 1941
• Bankim Chandra ChatterjeeBengali writer, poet and journalist (1838-1894)

  June 26, 1838 – April 8, 1894
• BanksyEnglish graffiti artist, political activist, and painter

  b. 1973
• Bano QudsiaPakistani writer

  November 28, 1928 – February 4, 2017
• Bao ZhengChinese engineer

  December 1, 1927 – October 21, 2020
• Bapsi SidhwaPakistani American author

  August 11, 1938 – December 25, 2024
• Baqytzhan SaghyntaevPolitician in Kazakhstan, mayor of Almaty

  b. October 13, 1963
• Bar KokhbaJewish leader

  c. 50 CE – 135 CE
• Barack Obama44th President of the United States (2009–2017)

  b. August 4, 1961
• Barbara McClintockAmerican scientist and cytogeneticist

  June 16, 1902 – September 2, 1992
• Barbra StreisandAmerican singer and actress (born 1942)

  b. April 24, 1942
• BardaisanSyrian gnostic, scientist, philosopher and poet (154-222)

  July 11, 154 CE – 222 CE
• BardiyaSon of Cyrus the Great (died c. 522 BC)

  d. 522 BCE
• Barham SalihPresident of Iraq (2018-2022)

  b. September 12, 1960
• Bari ImamHistorical figure

  1617 – 1705
• Barkat Gourad HamadouFormer Prime Minister of Djibouti (1930–2018)

  January 1, 1930 – March 18, 2018
• Barlen VyapooryMauritian politician

  b. 1945
• Barnabas Sibusiso DlaminiPrime Minister of Swaziland (1942-2018)

  May 15, 1942 – September 28, 2018
• Baron WaqaNauruan politician

  being archived
• Barry BarishAmerican physicist

  being archived
• Barry DillerAmerican businessman (born 1942)

  being archived
• Barry GibbBritish musician

  b. September 1, 1946being archived
• Barry KeoghanIrish actor

  being archived
• Barry SandersAmerican football player (born 1968)

  being archived
• Barry SharplessAmerican chemist and Nobel Laureate (born 1941)

  being archived
• Barry SilbertBusinessman
• Bart De WeverPrime Minister at Government of Belgium

  b. December 21, 1970
• Bartolomeo ColleoniItalian condottiero

  1400 – November 2, 1475
• Bartolomeu DiasPortuguese explorer

  1450 – May 29, 1500
• Bartolus de SaxoferratoItalian law professor (1313–1357)

  1313 – July 21, 1357
• Baruch SpinozaDutch philosopher (1632-1677)

  November 24, 1632 – February 21, 1677
• Basdeo PandayPrime minister of Trinidad and Tobago from 1995 to 2001

  being archived
• Bashar al-AssadSyrian convicted fugitive and former President of Syria from 2000 to 2024

  being archived
• Bashkim FinoAlbanian politician (1962–2021)

  October 12, 1962 – March 29, 2021
• Basil IIByzantine Emperor from the Macedonian dynasty

  958 CE – December 15, 1025
• Basilios BessarionGreek theologian, cardinal bishop and Latin Patriarch of Constantinople (1403-1472)

  January 2, 1403 – November 18, 1472
• Bassirou Diomaye FayePresident of Senegal since 2024

  b. March 25, 1980
• BathshebaHistorical figure
• Batukeshwar DuttIndian revolutionary (1910-1965)

  November 18, 1910 – July 20, 1965
• Baudouin I of BelgiumFifth king of the Belgians (1930–1993)

  September 7, 1930 – July 31, 1993
• Bayard RustinAmerican civil rights activist (1912–1987)

  March 17, 1912 – August 24, 1987
• BayinnaungKing of Burma

  January 16, 1516 – November 10, 1581
• Bazilio Olara-OkelloUgandan President born in 1929 and died in 1990

  being archived
• Beata SzydłoPolish politician, former Prime Minister of Poland, member of European Parliament

  being archived
• Beatrice PortinariDante's muse

  1266 – 1290
• Beatrix PotterBritish children's writer and illustrator (1866–1943)

  July 28, 1866 – December 22, 1943
• Beatrix of the NetherlandsQueen of the Netherlands from 1980 to 2013 (born 1938)

  b. January 31, 1938
• Beatriz GalindoSpanish educator and writer

  d. November 23, 1535
• BedeAnglo-Saxon monk, writer and saint (672/3–735)

  672 CE – 735 CE
• Bedrich SmetanaCzech composer

  March 2, 1824 – May 12, 1884
• Begum AkhtarIndian musician

  October 7, 1914 – October 30, 1974
• Begum Hazrat MahalEmpress of Awadh

  1820 – April 7, 1879
• Begum Jahanara ShahnawazIndian, afterwards Pakistani, politician

  April 7, 1896 – 1979
• Begum Ra'ana Liaquat Ali KhanPakistani diplomat (1905-1990)

  February 13, 1905 – June 13, 1990
• Begum RokeyaBengali feminist writer and social reformer (1880-1932)

  December 9, 1880 – December 9, 1932
• Begum Shaista IkramullahHistorical figure
• Begum Viqar-un-Nisa NoonHistorical figure
• BehanzinLast king of Dahomey (1845–1906)

  September 7, 1844 – December 10, 1906
• Behramji MalabariIndian poet and social reformer (1853–1912)

  May 18, 1853 – July 12, 1912
• Beji Caid EssebsiTunisian politician

  being archived
• Bela BartokHungarian composer and pianist (1881–1945)

  March 25, 1881 – September 26, 1945
• Bela IV of HungaryKing of Hungary (1206-1270)

  November 29, 1206 – May 3, 1270
• Bela LugosiHungarian-American actor (1882–1956)

  October 20, 1882 – August 16, 1956
• Belisarius6th century Byzantine general instrumental in reconquest of much of the former Roman Mediterranean territories (505-565)

  505 CE – March 13, 565 CE
• Bella HadidAmerican model

  being archived
• BelshazzarHistorical figure
• Ben BernankeAmerican economist (born 1953)

  being archived
• Ben DeloBritish mathematician and programmer

  b. February 24, 1984
• Ben DoPrime Minister of Tuvalu since 2024

  b. October 9, 1962
• Ben GoertzelAuthor and researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence

  b. December 8, 1966
• Ben HorowitzAmerican businessman

  being archived
• Ben JonesGrenadian politician (1924-2005)

  August 5, 1924 – February 10, 2005
• Ben StokesCricketer (born 1991)

  being archived
• Benazir Bhutto11th and 13th prime minister of Pakistan (1953–2007)

  June 21, 1953 – December 27, 2007
• Benedict CumberbatchEnglish actor (born 1976)

  being archived
• Benedict of NursiaFounder of Christian monasticism, founder of the Benedictine order (480–547)

  March 3, 480 CE – March 23, 547 CE
• Benedicto KiwanukaUgandan Prime Minister (1922-1972)

  being archived
• Benigno Aquino IIIPresident of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016

  being archived
• Benigno Aquino Jr.Filipino senator and governor of Tarlac (1932–1983)

  November 27, 1932 – August 21, 1983
• Benito JuarezPresident of Mexico from 1858 to 1872

  March 21, 1806 – July 18, 1872
• Benjamin BannekerFree African American scientist, surveyor, almanac author and farmer (1731–1806)

  November 9, 1731 – October 9, 1806
• Benjamin BrittenEnglish composer, conductor, and pianist (1913-1976)

  November 22, 1913 – December 4, 1976
• Benjamin DisraeliBritish statesman (1804–1881)

  December 21, 1804 – April 19, 1881
• Benjamin FranklinAmerican polymath and statesman (1706–1790)

  January 17, 1706 – April 17, 1790
• Benjamin GrahamAmerican economist and investor (1894-1976)

  being archived
• Benjamin GuggenheimAmerican businessman (1865–1912)

  being archived
• Benjamin MkapaTanzanian politician and former president (1938-2020)

  being archived
• Benjamin NetanyahuPrime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)

  b. October 21, 1949
• Benjamin of TudelaJewish explorer and writer

  1130 – 1174
• Benny GoodmanAmerican jazz clarinetist and bandleader (1909–1986)

  May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986
• Benode Behari MukherjeeIndian artist (1904-1980)

  February 7, 1904 – November 11, 1980
• Benoit MandelbrotPolish-born, French and American mathematician (1924–2010)

  November 20, 1924 – October 14, 2010
• Benoy BasuBengali revolutionary

  September 11, 1908 – December 13, 1930
• Bernard ArnaultFrench entrepreneur

  being archived
• Bernard GoumouPolitician from Guinea

  b. October 2, 1960
• Bernard KolélasPrime Minister of the Republic of the Congo (1933–2009)

  being archived
• Bernard MakuzaRwandan politician

  being archived
• Bernard MontgomeryBritish Army officer (1887–1976)

  November 17, 1887 – March 24, 1976
• Bernard of ClairvauxBurgundian saint, abbot and theologian (1090–1153)

  1090 – August 20, 1153
• Bernard von NotHausAmerican counterfeiter

  b. c. 1901
• Bernardino of SienaHistorical figure
• Bernardo Arévalo de LeónPresident of Guatemala since 2024

  b. October 7, 1958
• Bernardo O'HigginsChilean independence leader (1778–1842)

  August 20, 1778 – October 24, 1842
• Bernart de Ventadorn12th-century troubador

  c. 1140 – c. 1190
• Bernhard RiemannGerman mathematician (1826–1866)

  September 17, 1826 – July 20, 1866
• Bernie SandersUnited States Senator from Vermont

  being archived
• Berossus3rd-century BC Babylonian writer, priest and astronomer

  c. 400 BCE – c. 300 BCE
• Berthe MorisotFrench painter (1841-1895)

  January 14, 1841 – March 2, 1895
• Bertolt BrechtGerman poet, playwright, and theatre director (1898–1956)

  February 10, 1898 – August 14, 1956
• Bertran de BornOccitan troubadour

  1140 – 1215
• Bertrand RussellBritish philosopher and logician (1872–1970)

  May 18, 1872 – February 2, 1970
• Bertrand du GuesclinConstable of France

  c. 1320 – July 13, 1380
• Beryl MarkhamBritish writer, aviator, adventurer, racehorse trainer (1902–1986)

  October 26, 1902 – August 3, 1986
• Bessie ColemanAmerican aviator (1892–1926)

  January 26, 1892 – April 30, 1926
• Betsy RossAmerican upholsterer who was credited by her relatives with making the first American flag

  January 1, 1752 – January 30, 1836
• Bette DavisAmerican actress (1908–1989)

  April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989
• Betty FriedanAmerican feminist writer and activist (1921–2006)

  February 4, 1921 – February 4, 2006
• Betty WhiteAmerican actress and comedian (1922–2021)

  January 17, 1922 – December 31, 2021
• BeyonceAmerican singer-songwriter (born 1981)

  b. September 4, 1981
• Bhagat Kanwar RamSindhi singer and Sufi poet

  d. 1939
• Bhagat Puran SinghEnvironmentalist (1904-1992)

  June 4, 1904 – August 5, 1992
• Bhagat SinghPh.D. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 1971
• Bhai KanhaiyaIndian Sikh leader

  1648 – 1718
• Bhai Mani SinghSikh religious leader

  1662 – 1737
• Bhai ParmanandIndian politician (1876–1947)

  November 4, 1876 – December 8, 1947
• Bhai Ram SinghIndian architect

  1858 – 1916
• Bhai Taru SinghSikh martyr

  1720 – 1745
• Bhai Vir SinghIndian poet, scholar and theologian (1872–1957)

  December 5, 1872 – June 10, 1957
• Bhakti ThapaAnglo-Nepalese War hero

  1741 – April 16, 1815
• Bhanubhakta AcharyaThe First-ever poet of Nepali Language

  July 13, 1814 – April 23, 1868
• BharathidasanTamil poet, rationalist writer and Dravidian movement activist

  April 29, 1891 – April 21, 1964
• Bharrat JagdeoPresident and Prime Minister of Guyana

  b. January 23, 1964
• Bhartendu HarishchandraIndian Hindi writer, poet and dramatist (1850–1885); father of modern Hindi literature

  September 9, 1850 – January 6, 1885
• Bhaurao PatilSocial activist and educator in Maharashtra, India (1887-1959)

  September 22, 1887 – May 9, 1959
• Bhikaiji CamaIndian activist (1861-1936)

  September 24, 1861 – August 13, 1936
• Bhimsen JoshiIndian Hindustani classical vocalist (1922–2011)

  February 4, 1922 – January 24, 2011
• Bhimsen ThapaMukhtiyar and de facto ruler of Nepal from 1806 to 1837

  1775 – July 28, 1839
• Bholu PehlwanHistorical figure
• Bi AmmaIndian politician

  1853 – November 12, 1924
• Bibhutibhushan BandyopadhyayIndian Bengali author (1894–1950)

  September 12, 1894 – November 1, 1950
• Bidya Devi BhandariPresident of Nepal

  being archived
• Bilal Abbas KhanPakistani actor
• Bilal LashariPakistani filmmaker who directed Waar and The Legend of Maula Jatt, the highest-grossing Pakistani film

  b. 4 August 1984
• Bilal MaqsoodPakistani musician

  b. March 23, 1971
• Bilawal Bhutto ZardariPakistani politician

  b. September 21, 1988
• Bill AckmanAmerican billionaire hedge fund manager (born 1966)

  being archived
• Bill BarhydtHistorical figure