 | | Charles Babbage | Mathematician | Inventor of the Difference Engine | 1791 | 1871 |
 | | Bruce Babbitt | Government | United States Secretary of the Interior | 1938 | |
| | | Milton Babbitt | Composer | Serial and electronic music | 1916 | |
| | | Lauren Bacall | Actor | Key Largo | 1924 | |
 | | Luis Enríquez Bacalov | Composer | | 1933 | |
| | | Barbara Bach | Actor | The Spy Who Loved Me | 1947 | |
 | | Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | Composer | Third son of Johann Sebastian Bach | 1714 | 1788 |
| | | Johann Christian Bach | Composer | Eleventh son of Johann Sebastian Bach | 1735 | 1782 |
| | | Johann Christoph Friedrich Bach | Composer | | 1732 | 1795 |
| | | Johann Michael Bach | Composer | Father-in-law of Johann Sebastian Bach | 1648 | 1694 |
| | | Johann Sebastian Bach | Composer | Baroque composer | 1685 | 1750 |
| | | Richard Bach | Author | Jonathon Livingston Seagull | 1936 | |
| | | Wilhelm Friedemann Bach | Composer | Eldest son of Johann Sebastian Bach | 1710 | 1784 |
| | | Wilhelm Friedrich Ernst Bach | Composer | | 1759 | 1845 |
| | | Burt Bacharach | Composer | Composer of lounge music | 1928 | |
 | | Gaston Bachelard | Philosopher | | 1884 | 1962 |
| | | June Masters Bacher | Novelist | Love Leads Home | 0000 | |
 | | Randy Bachman | Musician | Bachman-Turner Overdrive | 1943 | |
| | | Wilhelm Backhaus | Pianist | German pianist and pedagogue | 1884 | 1969 |
| | | Jim Backus | Actor | Gilligan's Island, Mr. Magoo | 1913 | 1989 |
| | | John Backus | Computer Programmer | Inventor of BNF, led FORTRAN team | 1924 | 2007 |
| | | Francis Bacon | Philosopher | Novum Organum | 1561 | 1626 |
| | | Kevin Bacon | Actor | | 1958 | |
| | | Mike Bacsik | Baseball | Pitched 756th to Barry Bonds | 1977 | |
| | | Angelo Badalamenti | Composer | Scored several David Lynch films | 1937 | |
| | | Robert Baden-Powell | Military | Boy Scouts founder | 1857 | 1941 |
| | | Penn Badgley | Actor | The Bedford Diaries | 1986 | |
| | | John Badham | Film Director | Saturday Night Fever | 1939 | |
| |  | Leo Baekeland | Inventor | Inventor of Velox and Bakelite | 1863 | 1944 |
| | | Max Baer Jr. | Actor | Jethro on The Beverly Hillbillies | 1937 | |
| | | Abel Baer | Songwriter | Blue Hawaii | 1893 | 1976 |
| | | Joan Baez | Singer/Songwriter | Diamonds and Rust | 1941 | |
| | | Walter Bagehot | Economist | Editor of The Economist, 1860-77 | 1826 | 1877 |
 | | King Baggot | Actor | Tumbleweeds | 1879 | 1948 |
| | | Enid Bagnold | Novelist | National Velvet | 1889 | 1981 |
| | | DeFord Bailey | Country Musician | First African American Grand Ole Opry star | 1899 | 1982 |
| | | F. Lee Bailey | Attorney | | 1933 | |
| | | Mildred Bailey | Singer | | 1907 | 1951 |
| | | Pearl Bailey | Singer | | 1918 | 1990 |
| | | Philip James Bailey | Poet | Festus | 1816 | 1902 |
| | | Pierre Baillot | Composer | French violinist and composer | 1771 | 1842 |
| | | Barbara Bain | Actor | Mission: Impossible | 1931 | |
| | | Edgar Bainton | Composer | | 1880 | 1956 |
| | | Diora Baird | Actor | Wedding Crashers | 1983 | |
| | | John Baird | Inventor | Inventor of the world's first working television | 1888 | 1946 |
| | | Ian Bairnson | Guitarist | The Alan Parsons Project | 1953 | |
 | | Oksana Baiul | Skating | Olympic figure skater | 1977 | |
 | | Constantin Bakaleinikoff | Composer | | 1898 | 1966 |
| | | Mischa Bakaleinikoff | Composer | The Big Heat | 1890 | 1960 |
| | | Anita Baker | Singer | Rhythm and blues singer | 1958 | |
| | | Chet Baker | Jazz Musician | Jazz trumpeter, The Chet Baker Quartet | 1929 | 1988 |
| | | David Baker | Composer | Symphonic jazz composer | 1931 | |
| | | Ginger Baker | Drummer | Drummer for Cream | 1939 | |
| | | Home Run Baker | Baseball | MLB Hall of Famer | 1886 | 1963 |
| | | James Baker | Diplomat | | 1930 | |
| | | Janet Baker | Singer | Mezzo-soprano | 1933 | |
| | | Josephine Baker | Singer | J'ai deux amours | 1906 | 1975 |
| | | Kenny Baker | Composer | | 1921 | 1999 |
| | | Kenny Baker | Actor | The man inside R2D2 | 1934 | |
| | | LaVern Baker | Singer | Jim Dandy | 1929 | 1997 |
| | | Russell Baker | Author | Growing Up | 1925 | |
| | | Stanley Baker | Actor | Knights of the Round Table | 1927 | 1976 |
| | | William Bakewell | Actor | All Quiet on the Western Front | 1908 | 1993 |
| | | Jim Bakker | Religion | TV evangelist | 1939 | |
| | | Tammy Faye Bakker | Religion | The PTL Club | 1942 | 2007 |
| | | Ralph Bakshi | Cartoonist | Fritz the Cat and Cool World | 1938 | |
| | | Scott Bakula | Actor | Quantum Leap | 1954 | |
| | | Mikhail Bakunin | Anarchist | Pioneer of the Anarchist movement | 1814 | 1876 |
| |  | Leonardo Balada | Composer | Spanish Catalan composer | 1933 | |
| | | Mily Balakirev | Composer | Russian nationalist composer | 1837 | 1910 |
| | | Jan Balatka | Composer | | 1825 | 1899 |
| | | Alec Baldwin | Actor | | 1958 | |
| | | James Baldwin | Novelist | Go Tell It on the Mountain | 1924 | 1987 |
| | | Stanley Baldwin | Head of State | UK Prime Minister three times | 1867 | 1947 |
| | | Christian Bale | Actor | The Dark Knight | 1974 | |
| | | Arthur Balfour | Head of State | British Prime Minister | 1848 | 1930 |
| | | Eric Balfour | Actor | Claire's boyfriend on Six Feet Under | 1977 | |
| | | Alan Ball | Soccer | English footballer, 1966 World Cup | 1945 | 2007 |
| | | Ernest Ball | Singer/Songwriter | When Irish Eyes Are Smiling | 1878 | 1927 |
| | | George Ball | Diplomat | U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations | 1909 | 1994 |
| | | Lucille Ball | Actor | I Love Lucy | 1911 | 1989 |
| | | Michael Ball | Actor | Love Changes Everything | 1962 | |
| | | Florence Ballard | Singer | The Supremes | 1943 | 1976 |
| | | Hank Ballard | Musician | The Twist | 1927 | 2003 |
| | | J. G. Ballard | Novelist | Empire of the Sun, Crash | 1930 | |
| | | Louis Ballard | Composer | | 1931 | |
| | | Lucien Ballard | Cinematographer | Top Hollywood cinematographer | 1908 | 1988 |
| | | Steve Ballmer | Business | | 1956 | |
| | | Hosea Ballou | Religion | | 1771 | 1852 |
| | | Martin Balsam | Actor | A Thousand Clowns | 1914 | 1996 |
 | | Agnes Baltsa | Singer | Mezzo-soprano | 1944 | |
| | | Honore de Balzac | Novelist | Comédie Humaine | 1799 | 1850 |
| | | Toni Cade Bambara | Novelist | Gorilla, My Love | 1939 | 1995 |
 | | Adriano Banchieri | Composer | Important composer of canzonettas | 1568 | 1634 |
| | | Anne Bancroft | Actor | Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate | 1931 | 2005 |
| | | George Bancroft | Historian | A History of the United States | 1800 | 1891 |
| | | Hubert Howe Bancroft | Historian | Bancroft Library | 1832 | 1918 |
| | | Antonio Banderas | Actor | Zorro | 1960 | |
| | | Lester Bangs | Critic | Psychotic Reactions and Carburetor Dung | 1948 | 1982 |
| | | Tallulah Bankhead | Actor | Lifeboat | 1902 | 1968 |
| | | Elizabeth Banks | Actor | The Baxter | 1974 | |
| | | Ernie Banks | Baseball | National League MVP 1958 and 1959 | 1931 | |
| | | Harry F. Banks | | | 0000 | |
| | | Peter Banks | Guitarist | | 1947 | |
| | | Tyra Banks | Model | America's Next Top Model | 1973 | |
| | | Roger Bannister | Track and Field | First to run a four-minute mile | 1929 | |
| | | Frederick G. Banting | Doctor | Discovered insulin | 1891 | 1941 |
| | | Granville Bantock | Composer | Celtic Symphony | 1868 | 1946 |
| | | Imamu Amiri Baraka | Author | Somebody Blew Up America | 1934 | |
| | | Anna Laetitia Barbauld | Poet | | 1743 | 1825 |
| | | Adrienne Barbeau | Actor | Swamp Thing | 1945 | |
| | | Red Barber | Baseball | The Voice of the Dodgers | 1908 | 1992 |
| | | Samuel Barber | Composer | Adagio for Strings | 1910 | 1981 |
| | | Joseph Barbera | Cartoonist | Half of the Hanna-Barbera cartoon team | 1911 | 2006 |
| | | John Barbirolli | Conductor | Conductor of New York Philharmonic 1937-1942 | 1899 | 1970 |
| | | Walworth Barbour | Diplomat | US Ambassador to Israel, 1961-73 | 1908 | 1982 |
| | | Pedro Calderon de la Barca | Playwright | La Vida es Sueño | 1600 | 1681 |
 | | Lorenzo Barcelata | Composer | | 1898 | 1943 |
| | | John Bardeen | Physicist | Co-Inventor of the transistor | 1908 | 1991 |
| | | Brigitte Bardot | Actor | 1950s and 1960s sex kitten | 1934 | |
| | | Bobby Bare | Country Musician | Detroit City | 1935 | |
| |  | Daniel Barenboim | Conductor | Music Director, Chicago Symphony Orchestra 1991-20 | 1942 | |
| | | Marshall Barer | Songwriter | Once Upon a Mattress | 1923 | 1998 |
| | | Woldemar Bargiel | Composer | Half brother of Clara Schumann | 1828 | 1897 |
| | | Richard Harris Barham | Novelist | The Ingoldsby Legends. | 1788 | 1845 |
| | | Bob Barker | Game Show Host | The Price Is Right 1972-2007 | 1923 | |
| | | Clive Barker | Author | Hellraiser | 1952 | |
| | | Ronnie Barker | Actor | The Two Ronnies | 1929 | 2005 |
| | | Shanna Barker | Actor | Pacific Blue | 1975 | |
| | | Warren Barker | Composer | Composer for 77 Sunset Strip | 1923 | 2006 |
| | | Ellen Barkin | Actor | The Big Easy | 1954 | |
| | | Alben W. Barkley | Politician | US Vice President, 1949-53 | 1877 | 1956 |
| | | Charles Barkley | Basketball | NBA player scored over 23,000 points | 1963 | |
| | | Wayne Barlow | Composer | Eastman composition Prof | 1912 | 1996 |
 | | Christiaan Barnard | Doctor | Performed the first heart transplant | 1922 | 2001 |
| | | Neal Barnard | Doctor | Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine | 0000 | |
| | | Billy Barnes | Film/TV Music Composer | Revue Master of Hollywood | 1927 | |
| | | Djuna Barnes | Novelist | Modernist poet, Nightwood | 1892 | 1982 |
| | | Julian Barnes | Novelist | Flaubert's Parrot | 1946 | |
| | | Charlie Barnet | Jazz Musician | Bandleader, Saxophonist | 1913 | 1991 |
| | | Joel Barnett | Politician | House of Lords | 1923 | |
| | | Natalie Clifford Barney | Poet | Hosted a literary salon in Paris | 1876 | 1972 |
| | | P. T. Barnum | Hoaxer | Circus Showman | 1810 | 1891 |
| | | Amelia Barr | Novelist | British American novelist | 1831 | 1919 |
| | | Roseanne Barr | Actor | The star of Roseanne | 1952 | |
| | | Jean Barraque | Composer | French composer | 1928 | 1973 |
| | | Dicky Barrett | Singer | Mighty Mighty Bosstones | 1964 | |
| | | Rona Barrett | Columnist | Gossip columnist | 1936 | |
| | | William Barrett | Philosopher | Irrational Man: A Study in Existential Philosophy | 1913 | 1992 |
| | | Chris Barrie | Actor | | 1960 | |
| | | J. M. Barrie | Author | Peter Pan | 1860 | 1937 |
 | | Agustín Barrios | Guitarist | Paraguayan guitarist and composer | 1885 | 1944 |
| | | Harry Barris | Songwriter | Rhythm Boys | 1905 | 1962 |
 | | Ary Barroso | Composer | Songwriter composed Aquarela do Brasil | 1903 | 1964 |
| | | Cliff Barrows | Religion | Music and program director for Billy Graham | 1923 | |
| | | Sydney Biddle Barrows | Business | Mayflower Madam | 1952 | |
| | | Dave Barry | Columnist | The Miami Herald columnist | 1947 | |
| | | Jeff Barry | Songwriter | | 1938 | |
| | | John Barry | Composer | Film composer, James Bond, Out of Africa | 1933 | |
| | | Lynda Barry | Cartoonist | Ernie Pook's Comeek | 1956 | |
| | | Marion Barry | Politician | Mayor of Washington, DC | 1936 | |
| | | Drew Barrymore | Actor | E.T., Music and Lyrics | 1975 | |
| | | Ethel Barrymore | Actor | None But the Lonely Heart | 1879 | 1959 |
| | | John Barrymore | Actor | Romeo and Juliet | 1882 | 1942 |
| | | Lionel Barrymore | Actor | Young Dr. Kildare | 1878 | 1954 |
| | | Lionel Bart | Composer | Oliver! | 1930 | 1999 |
| | | John Barth | Novelist | Lost in the Funhouse | 1930 | |
 | | Karl Barth | Religion | Church Dogmatics | 1886 | 1968 |
| | | Roland Barthes | Critic | Structuralist literary critic, S/Z | 1915 | 1980 |
| | | Dave Bartholomew | Songwriter | Ain't That a Shame | 1920 | |
| | | Steve Bartman | Victim | Interfered with ball in Game 6 of the NLCS, 2003 | 1977 | |
 | | Béla Bartók | Composer | Hungarian composer | 1881 | 1945 |
| | | Cecilia Bartoli | Singer | Mezzo-soprano | 1966 | |
| | | Bartolino da Padova | Composer | | 1365 | 1405 |
| | | Bartolomeo da Bologna | Composer | | 0000 | |
| | | Rachel Barton Pine | Violinist | Violinist from Chicago | 1974 | |
| | | Bruce Barton | Author | The Man Nobody Knows | 1886 | 1967 |
| | | Clara Barton | Activist | Co-Founder of the American Red Cross | 1821 | 1912 |
| | | Mischa Barton | Actor | Marissa Cooper on The O.C. | 1986 | |
| | | Billy Barty | Actor | High-profile little person | 1924 | 2000 |
| | | Bernard Baruch | Business | Coined the term Cold War | 1870 | 1965 |
| | | Mikhail Baryshnikov | Dancer | | 1948 | |
| | | Jacques Barzun | Historian | From Dawn to Decadence | 1907 | |
| | | Richard Basehart | Actor | La Strada | 1914 | 1984 |
| | | Count Basie | Jazz Musician | Big band bandleader & pianist | 1904 | 1984 |
| | | Toni Basil | Singer | Mickey | 1943 | |
| | | Kim Basinger | Actor | L.A. Confidential | 1953 | |
| | | Philippe Basiron | Composer | | 1449 | 1491 |
| | | Jean-Michel Basquiat | Painter | NYC graffiti artist | 1960 | 1988 |
| | | Angela Bassett | Actor | What's Love Got to Do with It | 1958 | |
| | | Leslie Bassett | Composer | Variations for Orchestra | 1923 | |
| | | Reginald H. Bassett | Composer | | 1886 | |
| | | Shirley Bassey | Singer | Singer of James Bond title song Goldfinger | 1937 | |
| | | Lela Bassford | Poet | | 0000 | |
| | | Georges Bataille | Philosopher | Histoire de l'oeil | 1897 | 1962 |
| | | Mario Batali | Chef | TV chef | 1960 | |
| | | Stanley Bate | Composer | English composer and pianist | 1911 | 1959 |
| | | Alan Bates | Actor | | 1934 | 2003 |
| | | Charles Bates | Composer | | 1896 | 1937 |
| | | Katharine Lee Bates | Poet | America the Beautiful | 1859 | 1929 |
| | | Kathy Bates | Actor | | 1948 | |
| | | Hubert Bath | Film/TV Music Composer | Out of the Blue | 1883 | 1945 |
| | | Stiv Bators | Musician | The Dead Boys | 1949 | 1990 |
| | | Felix Battanchon | Cellist | | 1814 | 1893 |
| | | Jonathan Battishill | Composer | | 1738 | 1801 |
| | | Kathleen Battle | Singer | American lyric soprano | 1948 | |
 | | Ibn Battuta | Explorer | Islam's most extraordinary traveler | 1304 | 1377 |
| | | Charles-Pierre Baudelaire | Poet | Les Fleurs du Mal | 1821 | 1867 |
| | | Baudouin I | Royalty | King of Belgium, 1951-93 | 1930 | 1993 |
| | | Jean Baudrillard | Philosopher | Simulacra and Simulation | 1929 | 2007 |
| | | L. Frank Baum | Novelist | | 1856 | 1919 |
| |  | Vicki Baum | Novelist | Grand Hotel | 1888 | 1960 |
| | | Arnold Bax | Composer | English composer and poet. | 1883 | 1953 |
| | | Phil Baxter | Composer | Piccolo Pete | 1896 | 1972 |
| | | Warner Baxter | Actor | In Old Arizona | 1889 | 1951 |
| | | Nora Bayes | Actor | Shine On, Harvest Moon | 1880 | 1928 |
| | | William Bayliss | Doctor | Co-Discovered hormones | 1860 | 1924 |
| | | Elgin Baylor | Basketball | Los Angeles Lakers forward | 1934 | |
| | | Amy Beach | Composer | American composer | 1867 | 1944 |
| | | Jacob D. Beam | Diplomat | US Ambassador to the USSR, 1969-73 | 1908 | 1993 |
| | | Amanda Beard | Swimming | Olympic-level swimmer and model | 1981 | |
| | | Charles A. Beard | Historian | The Rise of American Civilization | 1874 | 1948 |
| | | Frank Beard | Drummer | | 1949 | |
| | | James Beard | Chef | First prominent TV chef | 1903 | 1985 |
| | | Robin Beard | Politician | Congressman from Tennessee, 1973-83 | 1939 | 2007 |
| | | Aubrey Beardsley | Artist | Leading late 19th century English illustrator | 1872 | 1898 |
| | | Amanda Bearse | Actor | Marcy on Married with Children | 1958 | |
| | | Cecil Beaton | Photographer | Academy Award-winning stage and costume designer | 1904 | 1980 |
| | | Paul Beatty | Author | The White Boy Shuffle | 1962 | |
| | | Warren Beatty | Actor | | 1997 | |
| | | Pierre Beaumarchais | Author | The Barber of Seville | 1732 | 1799 |
| | | Simone de Beauvoir | Activist | The Second Sex | 1908 | 1986 |
| | | Jack Beaver | Composer | | 1901 | 1963 |
| | | Sidney Bechet | Musician | | 1897 | 1959 |
| | | Stephen Bechtel | Business | Founder & president of Bechtel Corporation 1933-60 | 1900 | 1989 |
| | | Beck | Singer | | 1970 | |
| | | Jeff Beck | Guitarist | | 1944 | |
| | | Walter Becker | Musician | | 1950 | |
 | | Samuel Beckett | Playwright | | 1906 | 1989 |
| | | Kate Beckinsale | Actor | | 1973 | |
| | | David Bedford | Composer | British composer | 1937 | |
| | | Sir Thomas Beecham | Conductor | London Philharmonic Orchestra | 1897 | 1961 |
| | | Henry Ward Beecher | Religion | | 1813 | 1887 |
| | | Geoffrey Beene | Fashion Designer | Award-Winning Fashion Designer | 1927 | 2004 |
| | | Max Beerbohm | Critic | Caricaturist, Seven Men | 1872 | 1956 |
 | | Garry Gary Beers | Bassist | INXS | 1957 | |
| | | Noah Beery Jr. | Actor | Rocky on The Rockford Files | 1913 | 1994 |
| | | Wallace Beery | Actor | Grand Hotel | 1885 | 1949 |
| | | Angela Beesley | Business | Co-Founder of Wikia, Inc. | 1977 | |
| | | Ludwig van Beethoven | Composer | Prominent composer | 1770 | 1827 |
| | | Mark Begich | Politician | US Senator-elect from Alaska | 1962 | |
| |  | Menachem Begin | Head of State | Prime Minister of Israel 1977-82 | 1913 | 1992 |
| | | Jr. Begley | Actor | Meet the Applegates | 1949 | |
| | | Brendan Behan | Author | | 1923 | 1964 |
| | | Joy Behar | TV Personality | Co-Host of The View | 1943 | |
| | | Aphra Behn | Poet | | 1640 | 1689 |
| | | S. N. Behrman | Playwright | No Time for Comedy | 1893 | 1973 |
| | | Bix Beiderbecke | Jazz Musician | Celebrated jazz cornetist | 1903 | 1931 |
| | | Barbara Bel Geddes | Actor | Miss Ellie on Dallas | 1922 | 2005 |
| | | Harry Belafonte | Singer | | 1927 | |
| | | Laurent Belissen | Composer | Baroque composer | 1693 | 1762 |
| | | Alexander Graham Bell | Inventor | Inventor of the telephone | 1847 | 1922 |
| | | Catherine Bell | Actor | Sarah MacKenzie on JAG | 1968 | |
| | | Cool Papa Bell | Baseball | Negro Leagues star | 1903 | 1991 |
| | | Drake Bell | Actor | Drake and Josh | 1986 | |
| | | Eric Temple Bell | Mathematician | | 1883 | 1960 |
| |  | George Bell | Baseball | MLB outfielder | 1959 | |
| | | Jamie Bell | Actor | Billy Elliot | 1986 | |
| | | Joshua Bell | Violinist | Violin virtuoso | 1967 | |
| | | Kristen Bell | Actor | Veronica Mars | 1980 | |
 | | Ahmed Ben Bella | Head of State | President of Algeria, 1963-65 | 1918 | |
| | | Ralph Bellamy | Actor | Trading Places | 1904 | 1991 |
| | | Paolo Bellasio | Composer | | 1554 | 1594 |
| | | Camilla Belle | Actor | When a Stranger Calls | 1986 | |
| | | Melvin Belli | Attorney | The King of Torts | 1907 | 1996 |
| | | Vincenzo Bellini | Composer | I Puritani di Scozia | 1801 | 1835 |
| | | Maria Bello | Actor | Dr. Anna Del Amico on ER | 1967 | |
| | | Hilaire Belloc | Author | The Bad Child's Book of Beasts | 1870 | 1953 |
| | | Saul Bellow | Novelist | Humbolt's Gift | 1915 | 2005 |
| | | Joe Belmont | Singer | Early recording artist | 0000 | 1949 |
| | | John Belushi | Actor | SNL | 1949 | 1982 |
| | | Richard Belzer | Comic | Munch on Homicide, Law & Order: SVU | 1944 | |
| | | Herman Bemberg | Composer | | 1859 | 1931 |
| | | David Ben-Gurion | Head of State | 1st Prime Minister of Israel | 1886 | 1973 |
| | | Paul Ben-Haim | Composer | Israeli composer | 1894 | 1984 |
| | | Pat Benatar | Musician | Love is a Battlefield | 1953 | |
 | | Ralph Benatzky | Composer | | 1884 | 1957 |
| | | Johnny Bench | Baseball | Hall of Fame catcher | 1947 | |
| | | Robert Benchley | Author | American humorist | 1889 | 1945 |
| | | Franz Benda | Composer | Bohemian violinist and composer | 1709 | 1786 |
| | | Georg Benda | Composer | | 1722 | 1795 |
| | | Karel Bendl | Composer | | 1838 | 1897 |
| | | Ruth Benedict | Anthropologist | Patterns of Culture | 1887 | 1948 |
| | | Stephen Vincent Benet | Author | John Brown's Body | 1898 | 1943 |
| | | Roberto Benigni | Actor | La Vita è bella | 1952 | |
| | | Annette Bening | Actor | American Beauty | 1958 | |
| | | Arthur Benjamin | Composer | Jamaican Rhumba | 1893 | 1960 |
| | | Bennie Benjamin | Songwriter | Often teamed with George David Weiss | 1907 | 1989 |
| | | Walter Benjamin | Critic | | 1892 | 1940 |
| | | Tony Benn | Politician | Radical left Labour MP | 1925 | |
| | | Dale Bennet | Composer | Pseudonym used by Charlie Barnet | 1913 | 1991 |
| | | Alan Bennett | Actor | The Madness of George III | 1934 | |
| | | Arnold Bennett | Novelist | Five Towns novels | 1867 | 1931 |
| | | Bruce Bennett | Actor | Played Tarzan in 1930s movie serials | 1906 | 2007 |
| | | Constance Bennett | Actor | The Affairs of Cellini | 1904 | 1965 |
| | | Estelle Bennett | Singer | Ronettes | 1944 | |
| | | Jill Bennett | Actor | The Sheltering Sky | 1931 | 1990 |
| | | Joan Bennett | Actor | | 1910 | 1990 |
| | | Richard Rodney Bennett | Composer | | 1936 | |
| | | Robert Russell Bennett | Composer | | 1894 | 1981 |
| | | Tony Bennett | Singer | I Left My Heart in San Francisco | 1926 | |
| | | William Bennett | Government | Former Drug Czar | 1943 | |
| | | Jack Benny | Actor | The Jack Benny Show | 1894 | 1974 |
| | | Chris Benoit | Wrestling | WWE wrestler, murder/suicide | 1967 | 2007 |
| | | A. C. Benson | Songwriter | Land of Hope and Glory | 1862 | 1925 |
| | | Amber Benson | Actor | Tara Maclay on Buffy | 1977 | |
| | | E.F. Benson | Novelist | Mapp and Lucia books | 1867 | 1940 |
| | | Obie Benson | Singer | The Four Tops | 1936 | 2005 |
| | | Jeremy Bentham | Philosopher | | 1748 | 1832 |
| | | Edmund Clerihew Bentley | Novelist | Trent's Last Case | 1875 | 1956 |
| | | Brook Benton | Singer | Rainy Night in Georgia | 1931 | 1988 |
| | | Lloyd Bentsen | Politician | US Senator | 1921 | 2006 |
 | | Niels Viggo Bentzon | Composer | Danish composer and pianist | 1919 | 2000 |
| | | Bernard Berenson | Historian | Art historian | 1865 | 1959 |
| | | Bruce Beresford | Film Director | Driving Miss Daisy | 1940 | |
| | | Lord Charles Beresford | Military | British Admiral and Member of Parliament | 1846 | 1919 |
| | | Justin Berfield | Actor | Malcolm in the Middle | 1986 | |
| | | Alban Berg | Composer | Violin Concerto | 1885 | 1935 |
| | | Patty Berg | Golf | | 1918 | 2006 |
| | | Yung Berg | Rapper | Chicago rapper | 1985 | |
| | | Candice Bergen | Actor | | 1946 | |
| | | Edgar Bergen | Actor | Radio's greatest ventriloquist | 1903 | 1978 |
| | | Arthur Berger | Composer | | 1912 | 2003 |
| | | John Berger | Novelist | British novelist, G | 1926 | |
| | | Peter Berger | Sociologist | The Social Construction of Reality: | 1929 | |
| | | Sandy Berger | Government | National Security Advisor for Bill Clinton | 1945 | |
| | | Thomas Berger | Novelist | | 1924 | |
| | | Alan Bergman | Songwriter | The Windmills of Your Mind | 1925 | |
 | | Erik Bergman | Composer | Requiem for a dead poet | 1911 | 2006 |
 | | Ingmar Bergman | Film Director | Scenes from a Marriage | 1918 | 2007 |
| | | Ingrid Bergman | Actor | Murder on the Orient Express | 1915 | 1982 |
| | | Marilyn Bergman | Songwriter | The Windmills of Your Mind | 1929 | |
| | | Carlo Bergonzi | Singer | Operatic Tenor | 1924 | |
| | | Henri Bergson | Philosopher | L'Évolution Créatrice | 1859 | 1941 |
| | | Bunny Berigan | Jazz Musician | Jazz trumpeter great | 1908 | 1942 |
| | | Luciano Berio | Composer | Italian Avant-garde composer | 1925 | 2003 |
| | | Ellen Perry Berkeley | Author | | 0000 | |
| | | George Berkeley | Philosopher | Anti-intellectual empiricist philosopher | 1685 | 1753 |
| | | Lennox Berkeley | Composer | | 1903 | 1989 |
| | | Alexander Berkman | Anarchist | A.B.C. of Anarchism | 1870 | 1936 |
| | | Steven Berkoff | Actor | London Theatre Group | 1937 | |
| | | David Berkowitz | Criminal | Son of Sam Killer | 1953 | |
| | | Milton Berle | Actor | Crossdressing TV pioneer | 1908 | 2002 |
| | | Irving Berlin | Composer | White Christmas, God Bless America | 1888 | 1989 |
| | | Emile Berliner | Inventor | Invented the gramophone | 1851 | 1929 |
| | | David Berlinski | Author | A Tour of the Calculus | 1942 | |
| | | Hector Berlioz | Composer | French romantic composer | 1813 | 1869 |
| | | Georges Bernanos | Novelist | The Diary of a Country Priest | 1888 | 1948 |
| | | Claude Bernard | Doctor | French physiologist | 1813 | 1878 |
| |  | James Bernard | Film/TV Music Composer | Horror of Dracula | 1925 | 2001 |
| | | Jeffrey Bernard | Journalist | "Low Life" in the Spectator magazine | 1932 | 1997 |
| | | Bernart de Ventadorn | Composer | | 1140 | 1200 |
| | | Eric Berne | Psychiatrist | Games People Play | 1910 | 1970 |
| | | Tim Berners-Lee | Computer Programmer | Inventor of the World Wide Web | 1955 | |
| | | Sandra Bernhard | Actor | Madonna: Truth or Dare | 1955 | |
| | | Sarah Bernhardt | Actor | French theatre actress | 1844 | 1923 |
| | | Ben Bernie | Jazz Musician | | 1891 | 1943 |
| | | Corbin Bernsen | Actor | Arnie Becker on L.A. Law | 1954 | |
| | | Al Bernstein | Sports Figure | Showtime Championship Boxing | 0000 | |
| | | Carl Bernstein | Journalist | | 1944 | |
| | | Elmer Bernstein | Composer | Scored The Magnificent Seven | 1922 | 2004 |
| | | Leonard Bernstein | Conductor | Conductor, New York Philharmonic | 1918 | 1990 |
| | | Yogi Berra | Baseball | New York Yankees | 1925 | |
| | | Chuck Berry | Singer | Johnny B. Goode | 1926 | |
| | | Halle Berry | Actor | Monster's Ball | 1966 | |
| | | Ken Berry | Actor | Capt. Parmenter on F Troop | 1933 | |
| | | Mary Frances Berry | Government | Civil Rights Commissioner, 1980-2004 | 1938 | |
| | | Walter Berry | Singer | | 1929 | 2000 |
| | | Wendell Berry | Author | A Place on Earth | 1934 | |
| | | John Berryman | Poet | Homage to Mistress Bradstreet | 1914 | 1972 |
| | | Pierre Berton | Author | Canadian writer and TV personality | 1920 | 2004 |
| | | Bertran de Born | Poet | | 1140 | 1215 |
| | | Franz Berwald | Composer | Finest Swedish composer of the 19th century | 1796 | 1868 |
| | | Annie Besant | Activist | Theosophist & Social Activist | 1847 | 1933 |
| | | Bibi Besch | Actor | Who's That Girl? | 1942 | 1996 |
| | | Joe Besser | Actor | The Three Stooges - Stooge number 5 | 1907 | 1988 |
| | | George Best | Soccer | Greatest soccer player in history? | 1946 | 2005 |
| | | William Best | Composer | | 1913 | 1962 |
| | | Alfred Bester | Novelist | The Stars My Destination | 1913 | 1987 |
| | | Hans Bethe | Physicist | Atomic scientist | 1906 | 2005 |
| | | John Betjeman | Poet | Summoned By Bells | 1906 | 1984 |
| | | Bruno Bettelheim | Psychologist | Child psychologist | 1903 | 1990 |
| | | Ugo Betti | Playwright | | 1892 | 1953 |
| | | Aneurin Bevan | Politician | Welsh Labour politician | 1897 | 1960 |
| | | William Beveridge | Economist | Britain's welfare state | 1879 | 1963 |
| | | Ernest Bevin | Labor Leader | UK Foreign Secretary, 1945-51 | 1881 | 1951 |
| | | Thomas Bewick | Engraver | English wood engraver | 1753 | 1828 |
| | | Sharon Bezaly | Musician | | 1972 | |
| | | Jeff Bezos | Business | Founder of Amazon | 1964 | |
 | | Zulfikar Ali Bhutto | Head of State | Head of Pakistan, hanged | 1928 | 1979 |
| | | Jello Biafra | Musician | Dead Kennedys | 1958 | |
| | | Leslie Bibb | Actor | Crossing Jordan | 1974 | |
| | | Heinrich Ignaz Biber | Composer | Rosary Sonatas | 1644 | 1704 |
| | | Elizabeth Bibesco | Author | Haven | 1897 | 1945 |
| | | Joseph Biden | Politician | US Senator from Delaware | 1942 | |
| | | Jessica Biel | Actor | 7th Heaven Mary Camden (1996-2002) | 1982 | |
| | | Ambrose Bierce | Author | The Devil's Dictionary | 1842 | 1914 |
| | | Big Bopper | Musician | Chantilly Lace | 1930 | 1959 |
| | | Big Moe | Rapper | Sippin' Codeine | 1974 | 2007 |
| | | Big Pun | Rapper | Latino rapper/producer dead at 28 | 1971 | 2000 |
| | | Earl Derr Biggers | Novelist | Charlie Chan Novels | 1884 | 1933 |
| | | Tony Bill | Film Director | My Bodyguard | 1940 | |
| | | Josh Billings | Author | 19th century American humorist | 1818 | 1885 |
| | | William Billings | Composer | Father of American hymnody | 1746 | 1800 |
| | | Thomas Bilney | Religion | English martyr, influenced Latimer | 1495 | 1531 |
| | | Rachel Bilson | Actor | Summer Roberts on The O.C. | 1981 | |
 | | Osama Bin Laden | Terrorist | Head of al Qaeda terrorist organization | 1957 | |
| | | Gilles Binchois | Composer | Franco-Flemish composer | 1400 | 1460 |
| | | Alfred Binet | Psychologist | IQ test | 1857 | 1911 |
| | | Rudolf Bing | Impresario | General Manager of the Metropolitan Opera | 1902 | 1997 |
| | | Ronald Binge | Composer | | 1910 | 1979 |
| | | Traci Bingham | Actor | Baywatch, Surreal Life | 1968 | |
| | | Juliette Binoche | Actor | The English Patient | 1964 | |
| | | Andrew Bird | Singer/Songwriter | The Mysterious Production of Eggs | 1973 | |
| | | Billie Bird | Actor | The Odd Couple | 1908 | 2002 |
| | | Larry Bird | Basketball | Boston Celtics | 1956 | |
| | | Rose Bird | Judge | 1st female Chief Justice California Supreme Court | 1936 | 1999 |
| | | Augustine Birrell | Politician | Chief Secretary for Ireland from 1907 to 1916 | 1850 | 1933 |
| | | Harrison Birtwistle | Composer | British contemporary composer | 1934 | |
| | | Elizabeth Bishop | Poet | North and South: A Cold Spring | 1911 | 1979 |
| | | Joey Bishop | Actor | Rat Pack member | 1918 | 2007 |
 |  | Maurice Bishop | Head of State | Prime Minister of Grenada | 1944 | 1983 |
| | | Stephen Bishop | Guitarist | On and On | 1951 | |
| | | Otto von Bismarck | Head of State | Unifier of Germany | 1815 | 1898 |
| | | Jacqueline Bisset | Actor | The Deep | 1944 | |
| | | Georges Bizet | Composer | Carmen | 1838 | 1875 |
 | | Björk | Singer/Songwriter | Icelandic singer-songwriter | 1965 | |
| | | Jussi Björling | Singer | Tenor | 1911 | 1960 |
| | | Boris Blacher | Composer | Orchestral Variations on a Theme by Paganini | 1903 | 1975 |
| | | Clint Black | Country Musician | Mixes country with rock/pop | 1962 | |
| | | Conrad Black | Business | Newspaper Magnate | 1944 | |
| | | Hugo Black | Judge | US Supreme Court Justice | 1886 | 1971 |
| | | Jack Black | Actor | | 1969 | |
| | | Jack Black | Musician | Half of Tenacious D | 1969 | |
| | | James Milton Black | Composer | | 1856 | 1938 |
| | | Lewis Black | Comic | Rants on The Daily Show | 1948 | |
| | | Stanley Black | Composer | | 1913 | 2002 |
| | | Honor Blackman | Actor | Cathy Gale on The Avengers | 1926 | |
| | | Ritchie Blackmore | Guitarist | | 1945 | |
| | | Harry A. Blackmun | Judge | US Supreme Court Justice | 1908 | 1999 |
| | | William Blackstone | Judge | Commentaries on the Laws of England | 1723 | 1780 |
| | | Alice Stone Blackwell | Activist | Woman's Journal editor 1881-1917 | 1857 | 1950 |
 | | Chris Blackwell | Business | Founder of Island Records | 1937 | |
| | | Elizabeth Blackwell | Doctor | | 1821 | 1910 |
| | | Mr. Blackwell | Critic | Annual "Worst-Dressed List" | 1922 | 2008 |
| | | Otis Blackwell | Songwriter | R&B songwriter | 1932 | 2002 |
| | | Easley Blackwood | Composer | Twelve Microtonal Etudes for Electronic Music Medi | 1933 | |
| | | James Blackwood | Singer | The Blackwood Brothers | 1919 | 2002 |
| | | Nina Blackwood | TV Personality | An original MTV veejay | 1955 | |
| | | James Blades | Musician | Percussion Instruments and their History | 1901 | 1999 |
| | | Rod Blagojevich | Politician | Governor of Illinois | 1954 | |
| | | Henry Blaha | Football | | 0000 | |
| | | Hal Blaine | Drummer | Wrecking Crew | 1929 | |
| | | Bonnie Blair | Skating | | 1964 | |
| | | Gary Ryan Blair | Author | The Goals Guy | 0000 | |
| | | Janet Blair | Actor | Night of the Eagle | 1921 | 2007 |
| | | Lionel Blair | Game Show Host | Give Us a Clue | 1934 | |
| | | Tony Blair | Head of State | UK Prime Minister, 1997-2007 | 1953 | |
| | | Amanda Blake | Actor | Kitty Russell on Gunsmoke | 1929 | 1989 |
| | | Casey Blake | Baseball | Major League Baseball third baseman for the Los An | 1973 | |
| | | Charles Dupee Blake | Composer | Rock-a-bye-baby | 1847 | 1903 |
| | | Eubie Blake | Jazz Musician | Ragtime jazz pianist | 1887 | 1983 |
| | | Howard Blake | Composer | | 1938 | |
| | | James W. Blake | Songwriter | The Sidewalks of New York | 1862 | 1935 |
| | | Marie Blake | Actor | Grandmama on The Addams Family | 1895 | 1978 |
| | | Ran Blake | Pianist | Third Stream composer | 1935 | |
| | | Robert Blake | Actor | Baretta | 1933 | |
| | | William Blake | Poet | English romantic poet and artist | 1757 | 1827 |
| | | Susan Blakely | Actor | A Cry For Love | 1952 | |
| | | Art Blakey | Drummer | Principal bebop instigator and drummer | 1919 | 1990 |
| | | Mel Blanc | Actor | Man of 1,000 Voices | 1908 | 1989 |
| | | Raymond Blanc | Chef | Chef at Le Manoir aux Quat' Saisons | 1949 | |
| | | Terence Blanchard | Composer | | 1962 | |
| | | Cate Blanchett | Actor | | 1969 | |
| | | Bobby Bland | Singer | Beale Streeters | 1930 | |
| | | James Bland | Songwriter | Carry Me Back to Old Virginny | 1854 | 1911 |
| | | Ralph Blane | Songwriter | Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas | 1914 | 1995 |
| | | Bill Blass | Fashion Designer | Bill Blass, Ltd. | 1922 | 2002 |
| | | Michel Blavet | Composer | French flute virtuoso. | 1700 | 1768 |
| | | Alan Bleasdale | Screenwriter | | 1946 | |
| | | Alexis Bledel | Actor | Rory on Gilmore Girls | 1981 | |
| | | Tempestt Bledsoe | Actor | Vanessa Huxtable on The Cosby Show | 1973 | |
| | | Yasmine Bleeth | Actor | Baywatch | 1968 | |
| | | Marguerite Gardiner Blessington | Novelist | Conversations with Lord Byron | 1789 | 1849 |
| | | Corbin Bleu | Actor | Jump In! | 1989 | |
| | | Carla Bley | Pianist | | 1938 | |
| | | William Blezard | Composer | | 1921 | |
| | | Arthur Bliss | Composer | British composer overshadowed by Benjamin Britten | 1891 | 1975 |
| | | Philip Bliss | Hymn Writer | It Is Well with My Soul | 1838 | 1876 |
| | | Marc Blitzstein | Composer | The Cradle Will Rock | 1905 | 1964 |
| | | Karen Blixen | Author | Out of Africa | 1895 | 1962 |
| | | Ernest Bloch | Composer | Schelomo | 1880 | 1959 |
| | | Karl-Birger Blomdahl | Composer | Swedish composer and conductor | 1916 | 1968 |
| | | Joan Blondell | Actor | A Tree Grows in Brooklyn | 1906 | 1979 |
| | | Allan Bloom | Philosopher | The Closing of the American Mind | 1930 | 1992 |
| | | Orlando Bloom | Actor | Lord of the Rings | 1977 | |
| | | Rube Bloom | Songwriter | | 1902 | 1976 |
| | | Robert Bloomfield | Poet | The Farmer's Boy | 1766 | 1823 |
| | | John Blore | Composer | | 0000 | |
| | | Roy Blount Jr. | Author | Humorist | 1941 | |
| | | Roy Blount Jr. | Author | Humorist | 1941 | |
| | | John Blow | Composer | Venus and Adonis | 1649 | 1708 |
| | | Callum Blue | Actor | Mason on Dead Like Me | 1977 | |
| | | Colin Blunstone | Musician | | 1945 | |
| | | Anthony Blunt | Historian | Art historian, Soviet spy | 1907 | 1983 |
| | | Emily Blunt | Actor | The Devil Wears Prada | 1983 | |
| | | James Blunt | Musician | Back To Bedlam | 1977 | |
| | | Mary Bly | Novelist | Romance Novelist aka Eloisa James | 1962 | |
| | | Ann Blyth | Actor | Mildred Pierce | 1928 | |
| | | Carey Blyton | Composer | | 1932 | 2002 |
| | | Franz Boas | Anthropologist | Father of American Anthropology | 1858 | 1942 |
| | | Giovanni Boccaccio | Author | The Decameron | 1313 | 1375 |
| | | Luigi Boccherini | Composer | Cello Concerto in B-flat | 1743 | 1805 |
| | | Andrea Bocelli | Singer | Italian operatic tenor | 1958 | |
| | | Hart Bochner | Actor | Breaking Away | 1956 | |
| | | Jerry Bock | Composer | Fiddler on the Roof | 1928 | |
| | | Léon Boëllmann | Composer | Suite Gothique | 1862 | 1897 |
| | | Boethius | Philosopher | Consolation of Philosophy | 0470 | 0524 |
| | | Louise Bogan | Poet | The New Yorker poetry critic | 1897 | 1970 |
| | | Lucille Bogan | Singer | American blues singer | 1897 | 1948 |
| | | Dirk Bogarde | Actor | A Bridge Too Far | 1921 | 1999 |
| | | Humphrey Bogart | Actor | Casablanca | 1899 | 1957 |
| | | Wade Boggs | Baseball | Boston Red Sox | 1958 | |
| | | Georg Böhm | Composer | Notable for his influence on the young J. S. Bach | 1661 | 1733 |
| | | Karl Böhm | Conductor | Austrian conductor. | 1894 | 1981 |
| | | Niels Bohr | Physicist | Father of Quantum Theory | 1885 | 1962 |
| | | François-Adrien Boieldieu | Composer | French composer, mainly of operas | 1775 | 1834 |
| | | Nicolas Boileau | Poet | Satires du Sieur D... | 1636 | 1711 |
| | | Joseph Bodin de Boismortier | Composer | French baroque composer | 1689 | 1755 |
| | | Arrigo Boito | Composer | Mefistofele | 1842 | 1918 |
| | | Derek Bok | Attorney | | 1930 | |
| | | Buddy Bolden | Jazz Musician | Cornetist - Founder of jazz | 1877 | 1931 |
| | | Al Boliska | Disc Jockey | | 0000 | |
 | | Simon Bolivar | Military | El Libertador | 1783 | 1830 |
| | | Richard Nelson Bolles | Author | What Color Is Your Parachute? | 1927 | |
| | | Usain Bolt | Track and Field | Jamaican sprinter | 1986 | |
| | | Michael Bolton | Singer/Songwriter | | 1953 | |
| | | Ludwig Boltzmann | Physicist | Thermodynamics | 1844 | 1906 |
| | | Erma Bombeck | Columnist | The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank | 1927 | 1996 |
| | | Jon Bon Jovi | Musician | Blaze of Glory | 1962 | |
| | | Danny Bonaduce | Actor | The Partridge Family | 1959 | |
| | | Napoleon Bonaparte | Head of State | Emperor of France | 1769 | 1821 |
| | | Julian Bond | Activist | NAACP Chairman | 1940 | |
| | | Rudy Bond | Actor | A Streetcar Named Desire | 1912 | 1982 |
| | | Tommy Bond | Actor | Butch on The Little Rascals | 1926 | 2005 |
| | | Gary U.S. Bonds | Musician | | 1939 | |
| | | Peter Bonerz | Film Director | The Bob Newhart Show | 1938 | |
| | | John Bonham | Drummer | Led Zeppelin | 1948 | 1980 |
| | | Dietrich Bonhoeffer | Religion | Dietrich Bonhoeffer | 1906 | 1945 |
| | | Pierre Bonnard | Artist | Les Nabis painter and lithographer | 1867 | 1947 |
| | | Barbara Bonney | Singer | American soprano | 1956 | |
| | | Sonny Bono | Actor | | 1935 | 1998 |
| | | Antonio Maria Bononcini | Composer | | 1677 | 1726 |
| | | Giovanni Bononcini | Composer | Italian Baroque composer | 1670 | 1747 |
| | | Richard Bonynge | Conductor | Australian conductor and pianist | 1930 | |
| | | Daniel Boone | Military | Legendary frontiersman | 1734 | 1820 |
| | | Debby Boone | Singer | You Light Up My Life | 1956 | |
| | | Pat Boone | Singer | | 1934 | |
| | | Daniel J. Boorstin | Historian | The Creators | 1914 | 2004 |
| | | Elayne Boosler | Comic | Has had 7 cable comedy specials | 1952 | |
| | | Edwin Booth | Actor | Renowned 19th century American actor | 1833 | 1893 |
| | | Shirley Booth | Actor | Come Back, Little Sheba | 1898 | 1992 |
| | | William Booth | Religion | Salvation Army founder | 1829 | 1912 |
| | | Emilinha Borba | Singer | Queen of Brazilian Radio | 1921 | 2005 |
| | | James H. Borden | | | 0000 | |
| | | Charles Bordes | Composer | | 1863 | 1909 |
| | | James H. Boren | Author | | 0000 | |
| | | David Borenstein | | | 0000 | |
| | | Victor Borge | Comic | Comedic pianist | 1909 | 2000 |
| | | Jorge Luis Borges | Author | The Garden of the Forking Paths | 1899 | 1986 |
| | | Ernest Borgnine | Actor | Marty | 1917 | |
| | | Frank Borman | Astronaut | First to circumnavigate moon | 1928 | |
| | | Martin Bormann | Government | Adolf Hitler's adjutant | 1900 | 1945 |
| | | Max Born | Physicist | Pioneer of quantum mechanics | 1882 | 1970 |
| | | Alexander Borodin | Composer | Prince Igor | 1833 | 1887 |
| | | Jesse Borrego | Actor | Gael Ortega on 24 | 1962 | |
| | | George Borrow | Author | | 1803 | 1881 |
| | | Dmitri Bortniansky | Composer | Ukrainian composer | 1751 | 1825 |
| | | Tom Bosley | Actor | Dad on Happy Days | 1927 | |
| | | Ian Bostridge | Singer | Tenor | 1964 | |
| | | Connee Boswell | Singer | The Boswell Sisters | 1907 | 1976 |
| | | James Boswell | Author | The Life of Samuel Johnson | 1740 | 1795 |
| | | Thomas Bott | Singer | | 0000 | |
| | | Giovanni Bottesini | Composer | Cristoforo Colombo | 1821 | 1889 |
| | | Timothy Bottoms | Actor | The Paper Chase (Movie) | 1951 | |
| | | Roddy Bottum | Musician | | 1963 | |
| | | Lou Boudreau | Baseball | MLB Shortstop, Hall of Famer | 1917 | 2001 |
| | | Rutland Boughton | Composer | The Immortal Hour | 1878 | 1960 |
| | | Lili Boulanger | Composer | French composer | 1893 | 1918 |
| | | Nadia Boulanger | Composer | Composition teacher | 1887 | 1979 |
| | | Pierre Boulez | Composer | Modern composer and conductor | 1925 | |
| | | Sir Adrian Boult | Conductor | | 1889 | 1983 |
| | | Derek Bourgeois | Composer | 32 symphonies | 1941 | |
| | | Paul Bourget | Critic | French novelist and critic | 1852 | 1935 |
| | | Margaret Bourke-White | Journalist | American photographer and photojournalist | 1904 | 1971 |
| | | Abdelaziz Bouteflika | Head of State | President of Algeria | 1937 | |
| | | Christian Nestell Bovee | Author | Thoughts, Feelings, and Fancies | 1820 | 1904 |
| | | Daniel Bovet | Scientist | Anti-histamines, muscle relaxants, sulfanilamide | 1907 | 1992 |
| | | Bobby Bowden | Football | FSU Head Football Coach | 1929 | |
| | | Elizabeth Bowen | Author | | 1899 | 1976 |
| | | Julie Bowen | Actor | Boston Legal | 1970 | |
| | | Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon | Royalty | The Queen Mother | 1900 | 2002 |
| | | David Bowie | Musician | Ziggy Stardust | 1947 | |
| | | Paul Bowles | Author | The Sheltering Sky | 1910 | 1999 |
| | | Al Bowlly | Singer | UK popular singer | 1899 | 1941 |
| | | Euday L. Bowman | Composer | Texas Ragtime | 1887 | 1949 |
| | | Maurice Bowra | Scholar | | 1898 | 1971 |
| | | Boxcar Willie | Country Musician | World's favorite hobo | 1931 | 1999 |
| | | Barbara Boxer | Politician | US Senator from California | 1940 | |
| | | Boy George | Singer/Songwriter | Culture Club | 1961 | |
| | | William Boyce | Composer | Eight symphonies | 1711 | 1779 |
| | | Anne Boyd | Composer | Australian composer | 1946 | |
| | | Louise Boyd | Explorer | First woman to fly over the North Pole | 1887 | 1972 |
| | | Charles Boyer | Actor | Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | 1899 | 1978 |
| | | Lara Flynn Boyle | Actor | | 1970 | |
| | | Peter Boyle | Actor | Young Frankenstein | 1935 | 2006 |
 |  | Francois Bozize | Head of State | President, Central African Republic 2003- | 1946 | |
| | | Malcolm Bradbury | Critic | The History Man | 1932 | 2000 |
| | | Ray Bradbury | Author | The Martian Chronicles | 1920 | |
| | | Ben Bradlee | Journalist | Editor of the Washington Post 1965-91 | 1921 | |
| | | Ed Bradley | Journalist | 60 Minutes | 1941 | 2006 |
| | | Marion Zimmer Bradley | Author | The Mists of Avalon | 1930 | 1999 |
| | | Omar Bradley | Military | US Army General | 1893 | 1981 |
| | | Owen Bradley | Music Producer | | 1916 | 1998 |
| | | Tom Bradley | Politician | Mayor of Los Angeles 1973-93 | 1917 | 1998 |
| | | John Bradshaw | Author | | 1933 | |
| | | Terry Bradshaw | Football | Sportscaster, former Steelers quarterback | 1948 | |
| | | Anne Bradstreet | Poet | The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America | 1612 | 1672 |
| | | James Brady | Government | White House Press Secy. shot by John Hinckley | 1940 | |
| | | Scott Brady | Actor | Dancin' Kid in Johnny Guitar | 1924 | 1985 |
| | | Brady. Tom | Football | New England Patriots #12 | 1977 | |
| | | Billy Bragg | Musician | Sexuality | 1957 | |
| | | William Bragg | Physicist | Analyzed crystal structures | 1862 | 1942 |
| | | David Braham | Composer | Provided music for Harrigan and Hart | 1838 | 1905 |
| | | Philip Braham | Composer | | 1881 | 1934 |
| | | Tycho Brahe | Astronomer | Danish astronomer | 1546 | 1601 |
| | | Lakhdar Brahimi | Government | United Nations envoy to Iraq | 1934 | |
| | | Johannes Brahms | Composer | Ein deutsches Requiem | 1833 | 1897 |
| | | Junior Braithwaite | Musician | The Wailers | 1949 | 1999 |
| | | Kenneth Branagh | Actor | Mary Shelley's Frankenstein | 1960 | |
| | | Jo Brand | Comic | One of the 50 funniest acts in British comedy | 1957 | |
| | | Neville Brand | Actor | Birdman of Alcatraz | 1920 | 1992 |
| | | Louis D. Brandeis | Judge | US Supreme Court Justice | 1856 | 1941 |
| | | Marlon Brando | Actor | A Streetcar Named Desire | 1924 | 2004 |
| | | Brandy | Actor | | 1979 | |
| | | Laura Branigan | Musician | Gloria | 1957 | 2004 |
| | | Richard Branson | Business | Founder of Virgin chain | 1950 | |
| | | Henry Brant | Composer | Verticals Ascending, Horizontals Extending | 1913 | |
| | | Georges Braque | Artist | Co-Founded Cubism | 1882 | 1963 |
| | | Rod Brasfield | Comic | Comedian at the Grand Ole Opry 1947-58 | 1910 | 1958 |
| | | Johannes Brassart | Composer | | 1400 | 1455 |
| | | Wellman Braud | Jazz Musician | String bass player | 1891 | 1966 |
| | | Robert Brault | | | 0000 | |
| | | Werner von Braun | Scientist | German-American rocket technologist | 1912 | 1977 |
| | | Richard Brautigan | Author | So the Wind Won't Blow it All Away | 1925 | 1984 |
| | | Ludwig Brav | Film/TV Music Composer | Allgemeines Handbuch der Filmmusik; | 1896 | 1951 |
| | | Toni Braxton | Singer | Un-Break My Heart | 1966 | |
| | | Alan Brazil | Football | | 1959 | |
| | | Rossano Brazzi | Actor | South Pacific | 1916 | 1994 |
| | | Julian Bream | Guitarist | | 1922 | |
| | | Bertolt Brecht | Playwright | Mother Courage and Her Children | 1898 | 1956 |
| | | Jacques Brel | Singer/Songwriter | Legendary chanson singer and songwriter | 1929 | 1978 |
| | | Arthur Bremer | Assassin | Shot Governor George Wallace | 1950 | |
| | | Gerald Brenan | Author | | 1894 | 1987 |
| | | Alfred Brendel | Pianist | Austrian pianist | 1931 | |
| | | William J. Brennan | Judge | US Supreme Court Justice | 1906 | 1997 |
| | | David Brenner | Comic | | 1936 | |
| | | Jimmy Breslin | Columnist | The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight | 1930 | |
| | | Andre Breton | Author | Manifeste du Surréalisme | 1896 | 1966 |
| | | Tomás Bretón | Composer | Spanish musician and composer | 1850 | 1923 |
| | | George Brett | Baseball | Twelve-time American League All-Star | 1953 | |
| | | Jeremy Brett | Actor | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | 1933 | 1995 |
| | | Teresa Brewer | Singer | Let Me Go, Lover! | 1931 | 2007 |
| | | Kingman Brewster | Diplomat | | 1919 | 1988 |
| | | Stephen Breyer | Judge | US Supreme Court Justice 1994- | 1938 | |
| | | Leonid Brezhnev | Head of State | Leader of the Soviet Union 1964-82 | 1906 | 1982 |
| | | Jean-Claude Brialy | Actor | Une femme est une femme | 1933 | 2007 |
| | | Havergal Brian | Composer | British classical composer (32 Symphonies) | 1876 | 1972 |
| | | Fanny Brice | Actor | The Baby Snooks Show | 1891 | 1951 |
| | | Leslie Bricusse | Songwriter | UK lyricist | 1931 | |
| | | Frank Bridge | Composer | The Sea | 1879 | 1941 |
| | | Jeff Bridges | Actor | Starman | 1949 | |
| | | Robert Bridges | Poet | Prometheus the Firegiver | 1844 | 1930 |
| | | Leslie Bridgewater | Composer | | 1893 | 1975 |
| | | Alan Brien | Critic | Lenin. | 1925 | 2008 |
| | | John Bright | Politician | British Radical and Liberal statesman | 1811 | 1889 |
| | | Sarah Brightman | Singer | Time to Say Goodbye | 1960 | |
| | | Charles Brill | Composer | | 0000 | |
| | | Anthelme Brillat-Savarin | Politician | | 1755 | 1826 |
| | | Christie Brinkley | Actor | Supermodel | 1954 | |
| | | David Brinkley | Journalist | The Huntley-Brinkley Report | 1920 | 2003 |
| | | Arthur Brisbane | Editor | New York Evening Journal | 1864 | 1936 |
| | | George Frederick Bristow | Composer | The Oratorio of Daniel | 1825 | 1898 |
| | | Vera Brittain | Author | Testament of Youth | 1893 | 1970 |
| | | Benjamin Britten | Composer | Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra | 1913 | 1976 |
| | | Connie Britton | Actor | Nikki Faber on Spin City | 1968 | |
| | | František Brixi | Composer | Czech Classical composer | 1732 | 1771 |
| | | Hermann Broch | Novelist | The Death of Virgil | 1886 | 1951 |
| | | Isaac Brock | Singer/Songwriter | Frontman for Modest Mouse | 1977 | |
| | | Lou Brock | Baseball | Stole 938 bases | 1939 | |
| | | James Brockman | Songwriter | I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles | 1876 | 1967 |
| | | David Broder | Journalist | Washington Post reporter | 1929 | |
| | | James Broderick | Actor | Doug Lawrence on Family | 1927 | 1982 |
| | | Matthew Broderick | Actor | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | 1962 | |
| | | Joseph Brodsky | Poet | US Poet Laureate 1991-92 | 1940 | 1996 |
| | | Adrien Brody | Actor | | 1973 | |
| | | Nicholas Brodzsky | Songwriter | | 1905 | 1958 |
| | | Louis de Broglie | Physicist | Discovered the wave nature of electrons | 1892 | 1987 |
| | | Tom Brokaw | Journalist | | 1940 | |
| | | Yefim Bronfman | Pianist | | 1958 | |
| | | Emanuel Bronner | Business | Dr. Bronner's castile soap | 1908 | 1997 |
| | | Jacob Bronowski | Mathematician | The Ascent of Man. | 1908 | 1974 |
| | | Charles Bronson | Actor | Death Wish | 1921 | 2003 |
| | | Anne Bronte | Novelist | The Tenant of Wildfell Hall | 1820 | 1849 |
| | | Charlotte Bronte | Novelist | Jane Eyre | 1816 | 1855 |
| | | Emily Bronte | Novelist | Wuthering Heights | 1818 | 1848 |
| | | Kelly Brook | Actor | House of 9 | 1979 | |
| | | Rupert Brooke | Poet | 1914 and Other Poems | 1887 | 1915 |
| | | Anita Brookner | Novelist | Hotel Du Lac | 1928 | |
| | | Shelton Brooks | Composer | At the Darktown Strutters' Ball | 1886 | 1975 |
| | | Albert Brooks | Actor | Broadcast News | 1947 | |
| | | Dolores "LaLa" Brooks | Singer | The Crystals | 1947 | |
| | | Garth Brooks | Country Musician | Ropin' the Wind | 1962 | |
| | | Gwendolyn Brooks | Poet | Annie Allen | 1917 | 2000 |
| | | Harry Brooks | Songwriter | Ain't Misbehavin' | 1895 | 1970 |
| | | Harvey Brooks | Film/TV Music Composer | Music for the 1933 film I'm No Angel | 1899 | 1968 |
| | | Louise Brooks | Actor | Pandora's Box | 1906 | 1985 |
| | | Mel Brooks | Film Director | Blazing Saddles | 1926 | |
| | | Phillips Brooks | Religion | O Little Town of Bethlehem | 1835 | 1896 |
| | | Traci Brooks | Wrestling | Total Nonstop Action Wrestling | 1980 | |
| | | Van Wyck Brooks | Critic | | 1886 | 1963 |
| | | Big Bill Broonzy | Composer | | 1893 | 1958 |
| | | Brigid Brophy | Author | Black Ship to Hell | 1929 | 1995 |
| | | Pierce Brosnan | Actor | Remington Steele, James Bond | 1953 | |
| | | Joyce Brothers | Psychologist | Pop psychologist | 1928 | |
| | | Joyce Brothers | Psychologist | Pop psychologist | 1928 | |
| | | Henry Brougham | Politician | Slavery Abolition Act of 1833 | 1778 | 1868 |
| | | Heywood Hale Broun | Actor | For Pete's Sake | 1918 | 2001 |
 | | Leo Brouwer | Composer | | 1939 | |
| | | David Brower | Activist | | 1912 | 2000 |
| | | H. Jackson Brown Jr. | Author | Life's Little Instruction Book | 0000 | |
| | | A. Whitney Brown | Comic | SNL, The Daily Show | 1952 | |
| | | Aaron Brown | Journalist | CNN Newsnight host | 1948 | |
| | | Charles Brown | Musician | Merry Christmas Baby | 1922 | 1999 |
| | | Chris Brown | Singer | R&B singer, Run It! | 1981 | |
| | | Chris Brown | Singer | R&B singer, Run It! | 1989 | |
| | | Clarence Gatemouth Brown | Musician | | 1924 | 2005 |
| | | Clifford Brown | Jazz Musician | American jazz trumpeter | 1930 | 1956 |
| | | Danny Joe Brown | Singer/Songwriter | Singer for Molly Hatchet | 1951 | 2005 |
| | | Earle Brown | Composer | Developed open-form scores | 1926 | 2002 |
| | | Foxy Brown | Rapper | Queen of the raunchy rappers | 1978 | |
| | | Harold Brown | Government | US Secretary of Defense, 1977-81 | 1927 | |
| | | Helen Gurley Brown | Author | Former editor, Cosmopolitan magazine | 1922 | |
| | | Iona Brown | Conductor | British violinist and conductor | 1941 | 2004 |
| | | James Brown | Singer | I Feel Good | 1928 | 2006 |
| | | Jerry Brown | Politician | | 1938 | |
| | | Kwame Brown | Basketball | 1st overall pick in the 2001 NBA Draft | 1982 | |
| | | Larry Brown | Basketball | NBA and NCAA Coach | 1940 | |
| | | Les Brown | Musician | Les Brown and the Band of Renown | 1912 | 2001 |
| | | Les Brown | Business | | 1945 | |
| | | Lew Brown | Songwriter | Birth of the Blues | 1893 | 1958 |
| | | Nacio Herb Brown | Songwriter | | 1896 | 1964 |
| | | Pam Brown | | | 0000 | |
| | | Paul Brown | Football | Coach and namesake, Cleveland Browns | 1908 | 1991 |
| | | Ray Brown | Bassist | American jazz double bassist | 1926 | 2002 |
| | | Rita Mae Brown | Author | Rubyfruit Jungle | 1944 | |
| | | Russell Brown | Songwriter | | 1940 | |
| | | Ruth Brown | Singer | Miss Rhythm | 1928 | 2006 |
| | | Steve Brown | Bassist | | 1890 | 1965 |
| | | Tom Brown | Musician | | 1888 | 1958 |
| | | Winthrop G. Brown | Diplomat | US Ambassador to South Korea, 1964-67 | 1907 | 1987 |
| | | Coral Browne | Actor | The Killing of Sister George | 1913 | 1991 |
| | | Jackson Browne | Musician | Running on Empty | 1948 | |
| | | Roscoe Lee Browne | Actor | Character actor, 1960s to 2000s | 1925 | 2007 |
| | | Thomas Browne | Author | Religio Medici | 1605 | 1682 |
| | | Elizabeth Barrett Browning | Poet | Sonnets from the Portuguese | 1806 | 1861 |
| | | Emily Browning | Actor | A Series of Unfortunate Events | 1988 | |
| | | Robert Browning | Poet | Prominent Victorian poet and playwright | 1812 | 1889 |
| | | Dave Brubeck | Jazz Musician | Take Five | 1920 | |
| | | Lenny Bruce | Comic | Obscene comic | 1925 | 1966 |
| | | Nigel Bruce | Actor | Played Rathbone's Dr. Watson | 1895 | 1953 |
| | | Max Bruch | Composer | Kol Nidrei | 1838 | 1920 |
| | | Jerry Bruckheimer | Film/TV Producer | Top Gun | 1945 | |
| | | Anton Bruckner | Composer | Mass in D Minor | 1824 | 1896 |
| | | Ignaz Brüll | Composer | Austrian pianist and composer | 1846 | 1907 |
| | | Alfred Bruneau | Composer | | 1857 | 1934 |
| | | Carla Bruni | Singer | Those Little Things | 1967 | |
| | | Robert Brustein | Author | | 1927 | |
| | | Jean de la Bruyere | Author | Les Caractères de Théophraste | 1645 | 1696 |
| | | Alfred Bryan | Songwriter | Peg O' My Heart | 1871 | 1958 |
| | | Sabrina Bryan | Singer | The Cheetah Girls | 1984 | |
| | | William Jennings Bryan | Politician | Prosecutor of the Scopes Monkey Trial | 1860 | 1925 |
| | | Anita Bryant | Singer | | 1940 | |
| | | Bear Bryant | Football | Legendary Alabama head coach | 1913 | 1983 |
| | | Boudleaux Bryant | Songwriter | Bye Bye Love | 1920 | 1987 |
| | | Felice Bryant | Country Musician | Rocky Top, Bye Bye Love | 1925 | 2003 |
| | | Kobe Bryant | Basketball | Los Angeles Lakers star | 1978 | |
| | | William Cullen Bryant | Poet | Editor, The New York Evening Post | 1794 | 1878 |
| | | Gavin Bryars | Composer | Avant-garde composer | 1943 | |
| | | James Bryce | Diplomat | | 1838 | 1922 |
| | | Yul Brynner | Actor | The King and I | 1915 | 1985 |
| | | Bill Bryson | Author | American author of humorous books on travel | 1951 | |
| | | Martin Buber | Philosopher | Ich und Du | 1878 | 1965 |
| | | Michael Bublé | Singer | It's Time | 1975 | |
| | | John Buchan | Author | The Thirty-Nine Steps | 1875 | 1940 |
| | | James Buchanan | President | 15th US President | 1791 | 1868 |
| | | Mabel Buchanan | Composer | | 0000 | |
| | | Pat Buchanan | Columnist | Founded The American Conservative magazine | 1938 | |
| | | Roy Buchanan | Guitarist | Blues and rock guitarist | 1939 | 1988 |
| | | Lloyd Bucher | Military | Commander of USS Pueblo | 1927 | 2004 |
| | | Art Buchwald | Columnist | Syndicated columnist and humorist | 1925 | 2007 |
| | | Dudley Buck | Composer | Concert Variations on the Star-Spangled Banner | 1839 | 1909 |
| | | Jack Buck | Journalist | Voice of the Cardinals | 1924 | 2002 |
| | | Pearl S. Buck | Author | The Good Earth | 1892 | 1973 |
| | | Lindsey Buckingham | Musician | Fleetwood Mac | 1949 | |
| | | Ernest Buckler | Novelist | The Mountain and the Valley | 1908 | 1984 |
| | | Rick Buckler | Drummer | The Jam | 1955 | |
| | | James L. Buckley | Politician | | 1923 | |
| | | William F. Buckley | Columnist | National Review | 1925 | 2008 |
| | | Harold Budd | Composer | | 1936 | |
| | | Joe Budden | Rapper | New Jersey rapper/mixer | 1980 | |
| | | Gautama Buddha | Religion | Enlightened One | 0563 BC | 0483 BC |
| | | Jimmy Buffett | Singer/Songwriter | Margaritaville | 1946 | |
| | | Warren Buffett | Business | Billionaire | 1930 | |
| | | Comte de Buffon | Naturalist | Histoire Naturelle | 1707 | 1788 |
| | | Vincent Bugliosi | Government | Prosecuted Manson, wrote Helter Skelter | 1934 | |
| | | Charles Bukowski | Author | Love is a Dog from Hell | 1920 | 1994 |
| | | John Bull | Composer | Probable composer of God Save The King/Queen | 1562 | |
 | | Ole Bull | Violinist | | 1810 | 1880 |
| | | Sitting Bull | Religion | Warrior Chief of the Sioux | 1831 | 1890 |
| | | Sandra Bullock | Actor | The Net | 1964 | |
| | | Walter Bullock | Songwriter | | 1907 | 1953 |
| | | Sunny von Bulow | Victim | Still breathing on her own | 1932 | |
| | | Edward Bulwer-Lytton | Novelist | | 1803 | 1873 |
| | | Edward George Bulwer-Lytton | Novelist | The Last Days of Pompeii | 1803 | 1873 |
| | | Ralph Bunche | Activist | UN Mediator in Palestine 1948 | 1904 | 1971 |
| | | Basil Bunting | Poet | | 1900 | 1985 |
| | | Emma Bunton | Musician | Baby Spice | 1976 | |
| | | Luis Bunuel | Film Director | That Obscure Object of Desire | 1900 | 1983 |
| | | John Bunyan | Author | Pilgrims Progress | 1628 | 1688 |
| | | Victor Buono | Actor | | 1938 | 1982 |
| | | Luther Burbank | Botanist | Botanist and plant breeder | 1849 | 1926 |
| | | Eric Burdon | Singer | Animals, War | 1941 | |
| | | Warren Burger | Judge | US Supreme Court Chief Justice 1969-86 | 1907 | 1995 |
| | | Anthony Burgess | Composer | A Clockwork Orange | 1917 | 1993 |
| | | Gelett Burgess | Poet | Purple Cow | 1866 | 1951 |
| | | Geoffrey Burgon | Composer | British composer | 1941 | |
| | | Billie Burke | Actor | Glinda, the Good Witch of the North | 1884 | 1970 |
| | | Brooke Burke | Model | Host of Wild On... | 1971 | |
| | | Chris Burke | Actor | Corky on Life Goes On | 1965 | |
| | | Delta Burke | Actor | Designing Women | 1956 | |
| | | Edmund Burke | Philosopher | Reflections on the Revolution in France | 1729 | 1797 |
| | | Frank W. Burke | Politician | Mayor of Louisville, 1969-1973 | 1920 | 2007 |
| | | Joe Burke | Songwriter | | 1884 | 1950 |
| | | Johnny Burke | Songwriter | Pennies From Heaven | 1908 | 1964 |
| | | Solomon Burke | Singer/Songwriter | Self-styled King of Rock and Soul | 1940 | |
| | | Harry Burleigh | Singer | African American baritone | 1866 | 1949 |
| | | Carol Burnett | Actor | | 1933 | |
| | | Ernie Burnett | Songwriter | My Melancholy Baby | 1884 | 1959 |
| | | Leo Burnett | Business | American advertising pioneer | 1891 | 1971 |
| | | Dorsey Burnette | Musician | The Rock 'n Roll Trio | 1932 | 1979 |
| | | Johnny Burnette | Musician | Rockabilly instigator | 1934 | 1964 |
| | | Charles Burney | Historian | History of Music | 1726 | 1814 |
| | | Fanny Burney | Novelist | Camilla | 1752 | 1840 |
| | | Edward Burns | Actor | Saving Private Ryan | 1968 | |
| | | George Burns | Actor | Oh, God! | 1896 | 1996 |
| | | H. S. M. Burns | Business | President, Shell Oil Co | 0000 | |
| | | Ralph Burns | Composer | | 1922 | 2001 |
| | | Robert Burns | Poet | Most beloved Scottish poet | 1759 | 1796 |
| | | Wilfred Burns | Film/TV Music Composer | Fools Rush In | 1917 | 1990 |
| | | R. L. Burnside | Musician | Sharecropper turned blues guitarist | 1926 | 2005 |
| | | Aaron Burr | Politician | Killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel | 1756 | 1836 |
| | | Henry Burr | Singer | Peerless Quartet. | 1882 | 1941 |
| | | Raymond Burr | Actor | Perry Mason | 1917 | 1993 |
| | | Hedy Burress | Actor | Wyleen Pritchett on Boston Common | 1973 | |
| | | Edgar Rice Burroughs | Author | Tarzan | 1875 | 1950 |
| | | John Burroughs | Naturalist | Birds and Poets | 1837 | 1931 |
| | | John Burroughs | Politician | Governor of New Mexico, 1959-61 | 1907 | 1978 |
| | | Willliam S. Burroughs | Author | The Naked Lunch | 1914 | 1997 |
| | | Ellen Burstyn | Actor | Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore | 1932 | |
| | | Isabel Burton | Relative | Wife of Sir Richard Francis Burton | 1831 | 1896 |
| | | James Burton | Guitarist | Guitar solo on Susie Q | 1939 | |
| | | Richard Burton | Actor | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf | 1925 | 1984 |
| | | Robert Burton | Author | | 1577 | 1640 |
| | | Sir Richard Burton | Explorer | Translated The Arabian Nights | 1821 | 1890 |
| | | Tim Burton | Film Director | Edward Scissorhands | 1958 | |
| | | Carter Burwell | Composer | Composer for all Coen Bros films | 1955 | |
| | | Cliff Burwell | Composer | | 1898 | 1977 |
| | | Bob Busby | Composer | | 1901 | 9999 |
| | | Leo Buscaglia | Author | Dr. Hug | 1925 | 1998 |
| | | Steve Buscemi | Actor | Reservoir Dogs | 1957 | |
| | | Adolf Busch | Composer | German-born violinist and composer | 1891 | 1952 |
| | | Fritz Busch | Conductor | | 1890 | 1951 |
| | | Alan Bush | Composer | British composer and pianist | 1900 | 1995 |
| | | Barbara Bush | First Lady | Wife of US President George H.W. Bush | 1925 | |
| | | George Bush | President | Forty-First US President | 1924 | |
| | | George W. Bush | President | 43rd US President | 1946 | |
| | | Kate Bush | Musician | The Hounds of Love | 1958 | |
| | | Laura Bush | First Lady | First Lady under George W. Bush | 1946 | |
| | | Noelle Bush | Relative | Niece of George W. Bush | 1977 | |
| | | Vannevar Bush | Scientist | Started the National Science Foundation | 1890 | 1974 |
| | | Antoine Busnois | Composer | | 1430 | 1493 |
| | | Ferruccio Busoni | Composer | Fantasia Contrappuntistica | 1866 | 1924 |
| | | Sylvano Bussotti | Composer | Italian composer | 1931 | |
| | | Mangosuthu Buthelezi | Government | Zulu leader, founder of Inkatha Party | 1928 | |
| | | Brett Butler | Comic | Comedian with southern drawl | 1958 | |
| | | Geezer Butler | Musician | | 1949 | |
| | | Jerry Butler | Singer/Songwriter | The Ice Man | 1939 | |
| | | Nicholas Murray Butler | Educator | President of Columbia University | 1862 | 1947 |
| | | Richard G. Butler | Activist | Founder of the Aryan Nations | 1918 | 2004 |
| | | Samuel Butler | Author | Erewheon | 1835 | 1902 |
| | | John Butt | Musician | UK organist & harpsichordist | 1960 | |
| | | George Butterworth | Composer | A Shropshire Lad | 1885 | 1916 |
| | | Red Buttons | Comic | | 1919 | 2006 |
| | | Earl Butz | Government | Gerald Ford's agriculture secretary | 1909 | 2008 |
| | | Martin Buxbaum | Author | Director of Public Relations and Communications fo | 1912 | 1991 |
| | | Dietrich Buxtehude | Composer | Baroque period organist | 1637 | 1707 |
| | | Amanda Bynes | Actor | What I Like About You | 1986 | |
| | | Bretton Byrd | Composer | | 1904 | 9999 |
| | | Charlie Byrd | Jazz Musician | Brought the Bossa Nova to America | 1925 | 1999 |
| | | Richard E. Byrd | Explorer | Arctic and Antarctic explorer | 1888 | 1957 |
| | | William Byrd | Composer | English madrigalist, composer | 1540 | 1623 |
| | | David Byrne | Guitarist | | 1952 | |
| | | Robert Byrne | Chess Player | New York Times chess columnist 1972-2006 | 1928 | |
| | | James F. Byrnes | Politician | US Secretary of State, 1945-47 | 1879 | 1972 |
| | | John Byrom | Poet | Christians awake! Salute the happy morn | 1692 | 1763 |
| | | Kari Byron | TV Personality | Mythbusters | 1974 | |
| | | Lord Byron | Poet | English romantic poet | 1788 | 1824 |
| | | Byttering | Composer | | 1400 | 1420 |
