Names beginning with B

• Bill Clinton42nd President of the United States (1993–2001)

  b. August 19, 1946
• Bill EnglishPrime Minister of New Zealand from 2016 to 2017

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• Bill GatesCo-founder of Microsoft turned global health philanthropist

  b. October 28, 1955
• Bill JoyAmerican computer scientist

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• Bill MurrayAmerican actor and comedian

  b. September 21, 1950
• Bill NelsonAmerican politician and attorney (born 1942)

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• Bill RussellAmerican basketball player (1934–2022)

  February 12, 1934 – July 31, 2022
• Bill SkatePrime Minister of Papua New Guinea (1953-2006)

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• Billie EilishAmerican singer-songwriter (born 2001)

  b. December 18, 2001
• Billie HolidayAmerican jazz singer (1915–1959)

  April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959
• Billie Jean KingAmerican tennis player (born 1943)

  b. November 22, 1943
• Billy GrahamAmerican Baptist evangelist (1918–2018)

  November 7, 1918 – February 21, 2018
• Billy MarkusCo-founder of Cryptocurreny Dogecoin

  b. 1983
• Billy WilderAustrian and American filmmaker (1906–2002)

  June 22, 1906 – March 27, 2002
• Bilquis EdhiPakistani philanthropist

  August 14, 1947 – April 15, 2022
• Bimal RoyIndian film director (1909–1966)

  July 12, 1909 – January 8, 1966
• Bina DasIndian revolutionary and nationalist

  August 24, 1911 – December 26, 1986
• Bing CrosbyAmerican singer and actor (1903–1977)

  May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977
• Bingu wa MutharikaMalawi politician and economist (1934-2012)

  February 24, 1934 – April 5, 2012
• Bipin Chandra PalBritish Indian Bengali academic and politician (1858–1932)

  November 7, 1858 – May 20, 1932
• Bir TikendrajitHistorical figure
• Birbal SahniIndian botanist (1891-1949)

  November 14, 1891 – April 10, 1949
• Birendra of NepalKing of Nepal (1945–2001)

  December 28, 1945 – June 1, 2001
• Birger JarlJarl and ruler of Sweden (c.1210–1266)

  1210 – October 28, 1266
• Birsa MundaIndian tribal freedom fighter (1875–1900)

  November 15, 1875 – June 9, 1900
• Bisher Al-KhasawnehPrime Minister of Jordan

  b. January 27, 1969
• Bismillah KhanIndian shehnai player (1916–2006)

  March 21, 1916 – August 21, 2006
• Bjarni BenediktssonIcelandic politician

  b. January 26, 1970
• BjorkIcelandic singer (born 1965)

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• Bjorn BorgSwedish tennis player (born 1956)

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• Bjorn IronsideHistorical figure
• Black CoffeeSouth African DJ and record producer

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• Blaise PascalFrench mathematician, physicist, inventor, writer, and Christian philosopher (1623-1662)

  June 19, 1623 – August 19, 1662
• Blanche of CastileQueen consort of France (1188–1252)

  March 4, 1188 – November 27, 1252
• Blind HarryScottish author of the poem The Wallace

  1440 – 1492
• BoabdilLast Nasrid ruler of Grenada

  1459 – 1533
• Bob DylanAmerican singer-songwriter (born 1941)

  b. May 24, 1941
• Bob HopeAmerican entertainer (1903–2003)

  May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003
• Bob IgerAmerican businessman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company (born 1951)

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• Bob LoughmanVanuatuan politician

  b. March 8, 1961
• Bob MarleyReggae prophet who carried one love from Kingston to the world

  February 6, 1945 – May 11, 1981
• Bob OdenkirkAmerican actor, comedian and filmmaker

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• Bobby CharltonEnglish association football player and manager (1937–2023)

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• Bobby FischerAmerican chess player (1943–2008)

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• Bobby OngCo-founder of CoinGecko
• Bobby OrrCanadian ice hockey player

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• BodhidharmaIndian-Chinese philosopher and Buddhist Monk

  483 CE – 540 CE
• BoethiusHistorical figure
• Bohdan KhmelnytskyHistorical figure
• Bohemond I of AntiochPrince of Taranto and Prince of Antioch

  1054 – March 3, 1111
• Bohuslav SobotkaCzech politician

  b. October 23, 1971
• Bola Tinubu12th Governor of Lagos (1999–2007) and President of Nigeria since 2023

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• Boleslaw I the BraveFirst King of Poland (967–1025)

  967 CE – June 17, 1025
• BonaventureHistorical figure
• Bonfoh AbassTogolese politician

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• Bong Joon-hoSouth Korean filmmaker (born 1969)

  b. September 14, 1969
• BonoIrish singer

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• Booker T. WashingtonAfrican-American educator, author, orator, and advisor (1856-1915)

  April 5, 1856 – November 14, 1915
• Boran25th Sasanian Emperor (629–632)

  590 CE – 632 CE
• Boris GodunovRussian Tsar (1598–1605)

  August 12, 1552 – April 23, 1605
• Boris I of BulgariaBulgarian ruler

  827 CE – May 2, 907 CE
• Boris JohnsonPrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022

  b. June 19, 1964
• Boris PasternakRussian writer (1890–1960)

  February 10, 1890 – May 30, 1960
• Boris Tadić3rd President of the Republic of Serbia

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• Boris TrajkovskiPresident of Macedonia (1956-2004)

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• Boris YeltsinSoviet and Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (1931–2007)

  February 1, 1931 – April 23, 2007
• Borjana KrištoChairwoman of the Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina since 2023

  b. August 13, 1961
• Borut PahorSlovenian Politician, former Prime Minister and President, born 1963

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• BorzuyaPersian scientist

  c. 500 CE – c. 600 CE
• Bouasone BouphavanhLaotian politician

  b. June 3, 1954
• Boubou CisseMalian politician

  b. 1974
• BoucicautFrench manuscript illuminator

  d. 1425
• BoudiccaQueen of the British Iceni tribe

  30 CE – 61 CE
• Bounnhang VorachitGeneral Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (2016-2021)

  b. August 15, 1937
• Bozorgmehr6th-century Iranian sage and dignitary

  c. 450 CE – c. 501 CE
• Brad GarlinghouseAmerican businessman

  b. February 6, 1971
• Brad PittAmerican actor (born 1963)

  b. December 18, 1963
• Bram CohenAmerican programmer, creator of BitTorrent protocol

  b. October 12, 1975
• Bram StokerIrish novelist and short story writer (1847–1912)

  November 8, 1847 – April 20, 1912
• Brandon ChezHistorical figure
• Branko CrvenkovskiPresident of the Republic of Macedonia

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• Brendan the NavigatorIrish monastic saint

  486 CE – 577 CE
• Brett FavreAmerican football player (born 1969)

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• Brett HarrisonAmerican technology entrepreneur and finance executive
• Brian ActonAmerican computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur, co-founder of WhatsApp

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• Brian ArmstrongAmerican business executive and investor

  b. January 25, 1983
• Brian BoruHigh King of Ireland

  941 CE – April 23, 1014
• Brian BrooksNew Zealand legal academic (1937–2026)

  1937 – April 8, 2026
• Brian CheskyAmerican businessman & Co-founder and CEO of Airbnb

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• Brian CowenIrish politician

  b. January 10, 1960
• Brian CoxEnglish physicist and musician

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• Brian GreeneAmerican physicist

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• Brian LaraWest Indian cricketer

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• Brian O'ConnellResearcher (ORCID 0000-0002-6626-256X)
• Brian SchmidtAmerican-born Australian astrophysicist

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• Brice Clotaire Oligui NguemaPresident of Gabon since 2023

  b. March 3, 1975
• Bridget of SwedenSwedish nun, mystic, and saint (c.1303–1373)

  1303 – July 23, 1373
• Brigham YoungAmerican religious leader, second president of the LDS Church, and governor of Utah Territory (1801–1877)

  June 1, 1801 – August 29, 1877
• Brigi RafiniPrime Minister of Niger (2011–2021)

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• Brigid of KildareHistorical figure
• Brigitte BardotFrench actress, singer, animal rights activist (1934–2025)

  September 28, 1934 – December 28, 2025
• Brigitte BierleinAustrian jurist and politician, former federal chancellor of Austria and president of the Austrian constitutional court (1949–2024)

  June 25, 1949 – June 3, 2024
• Brigitte HaasLiechtenstein lawyer and politician (born 1964)

  b. December 27, 1964
• Britney SpearsAmerican singer, songwriter, actress and model (born 1981)

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• Brock PierceEntrepreneur, former child actor

  b. November 14, 1980
• Bronisław KomorowskiPolish politician; President of Poland (2010–2015)

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• Brooks KoepkaAmerican professional golfer (born 1990)

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• Bruce GoldingJamaican politician; Prime Minister of Jamaica

  b. December 5, 1947
• Bruce LeeMartial artist and actor who carried kung fu to the world

  November 27, 1940 – July 20, 1973
• Bruce SpringsteenAmerican rock singer (born 1949)

  b. September 23, 1949
• Brunetto LatiniItalian scholar and statesman, c. 1220–1294

  1220 – 1294
• Brunhilda of AustrasiaQueen of Austrasia

  d. 613 CE
• Bruno FernandesPortuguese association football player (born 1994)

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• Bruno TshibalaCongolese politician

  b. February 20, 1956
• Bryan CranstonAmerican actor (born 1956)

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• Bryce HarperAmerican professional baseball player

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• Bryson DeChambeauAmerican professional golfer

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• Bu Ali Shah QalandarIndian Sufi saint

  1209 – 1324
• Buckminster FullerAmerican architect, systems theorist, author, designer, inventor and futurist (1895–1983)

  July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983
• Buddy HollyAmerican rock and roll singer (1936–1959)

  September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959
• Bujar NishaniAlbanian politician (1966–2022)

  September 29, 1966 – May 28, 2022
• Bukayo SakaEnglish footballer (born 2001)

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• Bulbul ChowdhuryBengali dancer

  January 1, 1919 – May 17, 1954
• Bulleh ShahPunjabi poet

  1680 – August 22, 1757
• Burna BoyNigerian singer and songwriter (born 1991)

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• Bushra AnsariPakistani actress

  b. May 15, 1956
• Buster KeatonAmerican motion picture director, motion picture producer, motion picture producers and director, comedian, actor

  October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966
• Buzz AldrinAmerican astronaut (born 1930)

  b. January 20, 1930
• Byram AvariHistorical figure
• ByrhtnothEaldorman of Essex

  d. 991 CE
• bell hooksAmerican author and activist (1952–2021)

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