Authors by B

Charles Bukowski 555

American writer 1920–1994

Kobe Bryant 32

American basketball player 1978–2020

Henri Barbusse 197

French novelist 1873–1935

Robert Browning 179

English poet and playwright of the Victorian Era 1812–1889

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

Samuel Beckett 122

Irish novelist, playwright, and poet 1906–1989

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
Govinda Bhagavatpada	Indian philosopher advaita ve…
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