Authors by B

Charles Bukowski 555

American writer 1920–1994

Kobe Bryant 32

American basketball player 1978–2020

Robert Browning 179

English poet and playwright of the Victorian Era 1812–1889

Henri Barbusse 197

French novelist 1873–1935

Mikhail Bakunin 63

Russian revolutionary, philosopher, and theorist of collect… 1814–1876

Saul Bellow 103

Canadian-born American writer 1915–2005

Tim Burton 43

American filmmaker 1958

Robert Baden-Powell 23

lieutenant-general in the British Army, writer, founder and… 1857–1941

The Notorious B.I.G. 19

American rapper 1972–1997

William Blake 249

English Romantic poet and artist 1757–1827

Cesare Beccaria	jurist, philosopher and polit…	1738–1794
Alison Bechdel	American cartoonist, author	1960
Beck	American Musician (b.1970)	1970
Aaron T. Beck	American Psychiatrist	1921
Charlie Beck	Chief of the Los Angeles Poli…	1953
Charlotte Joko Beck	US American Zen Teacher	1917–2011
Glenn Beck	U.S. talk radio and televisio…	1964
Guido Beck	German physicist	1903–1988
Jeff Beck	English rock guitarist	1944
Kent Beck	software engineer	1961
Alison Becker	American actress and comedian	1977
Carl L. Becker	American historian	1873–1945
Ernest Becker	American anthropologist	1924–1974
Gary S. Becker	American economist	1930–2014
Gavin de Becker	American engineer	1954
Howard S. Becker	American sociologist	1928
Ilene Beckerman	American journalist	1935
Samuel Beckett	Irish novelist, playwright, a…	1906–1989
Wendy Beckett	British Catholic nun and pres…	1930–2018
Peter Beckford	Governor of Jamaica	1643–1710
William Beckford	English novelist	1760–1844
David Beckham	English footballer	1975
Victoria Beckham	English businesswoman, fashio…	1974
Kate Beckinsale	English actress	1973
Max Beckmann	German painter, draftsman, pr…	1884–1950
Harry Beckwith
Thomas Becon	British reformer	1511–1567
Henry Becque	French dramatist	1837–1899
Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer	Spanish poet	1836–1870
Thomas Lovell Beddoes	English poet, dramatist and p…	1803–1849
Benjamin Beddome	British hymnwriter	1717–1795
Frank Beddor	American skier and writer
Bede	English monk and saint	672–735
Arthur G. Bedeian	American business theorist	1946
Gene Bedell
K. A. Bedford	Australian writer	1963
Protima Bedi	Indian model and dancer	1948–1998
Roy Bedichek	American writer and naturalist	1878–1959
Abdul-Qādir Bedil	Persian writer,poet	1644–1720
Natasha Bedingfield	English singer and songwriter	1981
Samantha Bee	Canadian comedic actress and …	1969
William Beebe	American ornithologist, marin…	1877–1962
Thomas Beecham	British conductor and impresa…	1879–1961
Henry Ward Beecher	American clergyman and activi…	1813–1887
Henry Charles Beeching	English clergyman, author and…	1859–1919
Captain Beefheart	musician	1941–2010
James Van Der Beek	actor	1977
Carlo Beenakker	Dutch physicist	1960
Anthony Stafford Beer	British theorist, consultant,…	1926–2002
Arthur Beer	German astronomer	1900–1980
Max Beerbohm	English writer	1872–1956
Ethel Lynn Beers	American writer	1827–1879
Ludwig Van Beethoven	German Romantic composer	1770–1827
Antony Beevor	English military historian	1946
Mahmud Begada	Sultan of Gujarat	1458–1511
Paul Begala	American political consultant	1961
Menachem Begin	Israeli politician and Prime …	1913–1992
Brendan Behan	Irish poet, short story write…	1923–1964
Joy Behar	US comedian, writer and actre…	1942
Richard Behar	American journalist
Johnson Beharry	British Army officer	1979
Michael J. Behe	American biochemist, author, …	1952
Aphra Behn	British playwright, poet, tra…	1640–1689
Ataol Behramoğlu	Turkish writer	1942
Greg Behrendt	American comedian	1963
Yossi Beilin	Israeli politician	1948
Jacob Bekenstein	Mexican-Israeli physicist	1947–2015
Georg von Békésy	Hungarian physicist	1899–1972
Marc Bekoff	American biologist	1945
Harry Belafonte	American singer	1927
Billy-Ray Belcourt	poet, scholar, and author fro…	1994
Albert I of Belgium	third King of the Belgians	1875–1934
Baudouin of Belgium	King of Belgians	1930–1993
Leopold III of Belgium	King of Belgians	1901–1983
Leopold II of Belgium	King of the Belgians	1835–1909
Leopold I of Belgium	German prince who became the …	1790–1865
Philippe of Belgium	seventh king of the Belgians	1960
Queen Mathilde of Belgium	Belgian royal	1973
Bill Belichick	American football coach	1952
Belisarius
Alexander Graham Bell	scientist and inventor known …	1847–1922
Cece Bell	American illustrator and chil…	1970
Charles Bell	Scottish surgeon and artist (…	1774–1842
Daniel Bell	American sociologist, writer,…	1919–2011
Eric Temple Bell	mathematician and science fic…	1883–1960
Gordon Bell	American computer engineer	1934
Hilari Bell	American writer	1958
James Scott Bell
John S. Bell	Northern Irish physicist	1928–1990
Kristen Bell	American actress	1980
Marvin Bell	Poet	1937
Rob Bell	American author and pastor	1970
Tobin Bell	American actor	1942
Ahmed Ben Bella	First President of Algeria	1916–2012
Robert N. Bellah	American sociologist	1927–2013
John Bellairs	American novelist, primarily …	1938–1991
Edward Bellamy	American author and socialist	1850–1898
Matthew Bellamy	English singer-songwriter	1978
Andy Bellatti	Argentine journalist	1982
David Belle	French actor	1973