| George Washington Bethune | American hymnwriter | 1805–1862 |
| John Betjeman | English poet, writer and broa… | 1906–1984 |
| Paul Bettany | British actor | 1971 |
| Bruno Bettelheim | child psychologist and writer | 1903–1990 |
| Arthur Frederick Bettinson | Manager and promoter of the N… | 1862–1926 |
| Hilary Bettis | | |
| Jerome Bettis | Former American football runn… | 1972 |
| Reginald Betts | American writer | 1980 |
| Joseph Beuys | German visual artist | 1921–1986 |
| Aneurin Bevan | Welsh politician | 1897–1960 |
| John Bevere | American author | 1959 |
| William Beveridge | Economist and social reformer | 1879–1963 |
| William Ian Beardmore Beveridge | British zoologist | 1908–2006 |
| Ernest Bevin | British labour leader, politi… | 1881–1951 |
| Hakim Bey | American political writer, po… | 1945 |
| Beyoncé | American singer, songwriter a… | 1981 |
| Judah Loew ben Bezalel | Czech rabbi | 1512–1609 |
| Yuri Bezmenov | Russian journalist and whistl… | 1939–1993 |
| Jeff Bezos | American entrepreneur, founde… | 1964 |
| Homi J. Bhabha | 1909-1966, Indian nuclear phy… | 1909–1966 |
| Ansuman Bhagat | | |
| Chetan Bhagat | Indian author, born 1974 | 1974 |
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| Rana Bhagwandas | Pakistani judge | 1942–2015 |
| Mohan Bhagwat | Indian activist | 1950 |
| Jagdish Bhagwati | economist | 1934 |
| P.N. Bhagwati | | |
| Subramanya Bharathi | Tamil poet | 1882–1921 |
| Bhartrihari | Indian linguist, poet and wri… | 570 |
| Ela Bhatt | founder of the Self-Employed … | 1933 |
| Thanissaro Bhikkhu | Theravadin Buddhist Monk and … | 1949 |
| Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai | Sufi writer | 1690–1751 |
| Varsha Bhosle | Singer, Columnist | 1956–2012 |
| Niamh Uí Bhriain | Irish activist | 1970 |
| Benazir Bhutto | 11th Prime Minister of Pakist… | 1953–2007 |
| Zulfikar Ali Bhutto | Fourth President and ninth Pr… | 1928–1979 |
| Jello Biafra | singer and activist | 1958 |
| Mayim Bialik | American actress, neuroscient… | 1975 |
| Jules Bianchi | French motor racing driver | 1989–2015 |
| Elizabeth Bibesco | writer, actress; Romanian pri… | 1897–1945 |
| Anatoly Bibilov | Russian politician | 1970 |
| Marie François Xavier Bichat | French anatomist and physiolo… | 1771–1802 |
| Ilsa J. Bick | American writer | 1957 |
| Margot Bickel | German poet | 1958 |
| Isaac Bickerstaffe | Irish playwright and libretti… | 1733–1812 |
| A.W. Bickerton | British scientist | 1842–1929 |
| Mike Bickle | American writer and priest | 1955 |
| Frank Bidart | American poet | 1939 |
| Georges Bidault | French politician | 1899–1983 |
| Hunter Biden | American lawyer, investment a… | 1970 |
| Joe Biden | 47th Vice President of the Un… | 1942 |
| Justin Bieber | Canadian singer-songwriter, r… | 1994 |
| Jaime Gil de Biedma | Spanish poet | 1929–1990 |
| Steven Biegler | American prelate | 1959 |
| Gabriel Biel | German canon regular and scho… | 1418–1495 |
| Sebastian Bieniek | German artist | 1975 |
| Ambrose Bierce | American editorialist, journa… | 1842–1914 |
| Andrew Biersack | American singer-songwriter | 1990 |
| The Notorious B.I.G. | American rapper | 1972–1997 |
| Henry Jacob Bigelow | American surgeon | 1818–1890 |
| John Stanyan Bigg | British writer | 1828–1865 |
| Jason Biggs | American actor | 1978 |
| Steve Biko | anti-apartheid activist in So… | 1946–1977 |
| Theodore G. Bilbo | American politician | 1877–1947 |
| Gerard Bilders | painter from the Netherlands | 1838–1865 |
| Johannes Warnardus Bilders | painter from the Northern Net… | 1811–1890 |
| Simone Biles | American gymnast | 1997 |
| Akeel Bilgrami | Indian philosopher | 1950 |
| Slaven Bilić | Croatian footballer | 1968 |
| Bushwick Bill | American rapper | 1966–2019 |
| Anna Biller | film director | 1965 |
| Michael Billig | British psychologist | 1947 |
| Josh Billings | American humorist | 1818–1885 |
| Li Bin | | |
| Maeve Binchy | Irish novelist | 1940–2012 |
| Alfred Binet | French psychologist and inven… | 1857–1911 |
| Hélène Binet | Swiss photographer | 1959 |
| Hildegard of Bingen | Medieval saint, prophetise, m… | 1098–1179 |
| John Bingham | American lawyer and politician | 1815–1900 |
| Traci Bingham | American actress | 1968 |
| Nguyễn Thị Bình | Vietnamese politician | 1927 |
| Thomas Binkley | lutenist | 1931–1995 |
| Ken Binmore | British economist | 1940 |
| William Binney | former U.S. intelligence offi… | |
| Gerd Binnig | German physicist | 1947 |
| Juliette Binoche | French actress | 1964 |
| Luo Binwang | | |
| Laurence Binyon | English poet, dramatist, and … | 1869–1943 |
| Jean-Baptiste Biot | French scientist | 1774–1862 |
| Brad Bird | American director, screenwrit… | 1957 |
| Jessica Bird | U.S. novelist | 1969 |
| Larry Bird | basketball player and coach | 1956 |
| Jeanne Birdsall | American children's writer | 1951 |
| Robert J. Birgeneau | Canadian physicist | 1942 |
| Sergei Biriuzov | Soviet military commander | 1904–1964 |
| Matt Birk | Player of American football | 1976 |
| Caucher Birkar | Kurdish mathematician | 1978 |
| F. E. Smith, 1st Earl of Birkenhead | British politician | 1872–1930 |
| William Norman Birkett, 1st Baron Birkett | British judge | 1883–1962 |
| Philip Birnbaum | American translator and writer | 1904–1988 |
