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BH B. H. Roberts 1857– English-American historian and politician (died 1933) BJ B. J. Habibie 1936–2019 Indonesian engineer and politician, 3rd President of Indonesia (died 2019) BK B. K. S. Iyengar 1918–2014 Indian yoga instructor and author, founded Iyengar Yoga (born 1918) BK Babak Khorramdin Iranian leader of the Khurramite uprising against the Abbasid Caliphate BR Babe Ruth 1895–1948 American baseball player and coach (born 1895) B Baibars 1223–1277 Egyptian sultan (born 1223) BM Baidyanath Misra 1920– Indian economist (died 2019) B Bajkam de facto regent of the Abbasid Caliphate BS Balaji Sadasivan 1955–2010 Singaporean neurosurgeon and politician, Singaporean Minister of Health (died 2010) BR Baldev Raj Chopra 1914– Indian director and producer (died 2008) BM Balu Mahendra 1939–2014 Sri Lankan-Indian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter (born 1939) BK Ban Ki-moon 1944– South Korean politician and diplomat, 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations B Bapu 1933–2014 Indian director and screenwriter (born 1933) BA Barbara Ann Scott 1928–2012 Canadian figure skater (died 2012) BB Barbara Bel Geddes 1922–2005 American actress (born 1922) BC Barbara Castle 1910–2002 Baroness Castle of Blackburn, English politician, First Secretary of State (born 1910) BH Barbara Howard 1920–2017 Canadian sprinter and educator (born 1920) BP Barbara Pym 1913–1980 English author (born 1913) BR Barbara Rush 1927–2024 American actress (died 2024) BW Barbara Walters 1929–2022 American journalist, producer, and author (born 1929) BW Barbara Ward 1914–1981 Baroness Jackson of Lodsworth, English economist, journalist, and prominent Catholic layperson (died 1981) BF Barry Fitzgerald 1888–1961 Irish actor (born 1888) BK Barry Kooser 1968– American painter and animator BM Barry Marshall 1951– Australian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate BM Barry Melton 1947– American singer-songwriter and guitarist BO Barry O'Farrell 1959– Australian politician, 43rd Premier of New South Wales BP Barry Pepper 1970– Canadian actor and producer BS Barry Switzer 1937– American football player and coach BW Barry White 1944–2003 American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer (born 1944) BC Bartolo Colón 1973– Dominican-American baseball player BB Bartosz Brożek 1977– Polish philosopher and jurist BS Baruch Spinoza 1632–1677 Dutch philosopher and scholar (born 1632) BK Baruto Kaito 1984– Estonian sumo wrestler BB Bea Benaderet 1906–1968 Turkish-Irish-American television, radio, and voice actress (died 1968) BB Bear Bryant 1913–1983 American football player and coach (born 1913) BS Beate Sirota Gordon 1923–2012 Austrian-American director and producer (born 1923) BK Beatrice Kerr 1887– Australian swimmer and diver (died 1971) BW Beatrice Webb 1858–1943 English sociologist and economist (born 1858) BB Becky Bayless 1982– American wrestler BS Bedřich Smetana 1824–1884 Czech pianist and composer (died 1884) BB Béla Bartók 1881–1945 Hungarian pianist and composer (died 1945) BR Bella Ramsey 2003– English actor BA Ben Ammi Ben-Israel American-Israeli religious leader, founded the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem (born 1939) BB Ben Bernanke 1953– American economist BF Ben Folds 1966– American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer BG Ben Gillies 1979– Australian drummer and songwriter BG Ben Greenman 1969– American journalist and author BH Ben Howland 1957– American basketball player and coach BP Ben Platt 1993– American actor, singer, and songwriter BS Ben Simmons 1996– Australian basketball player BS Ben Summerskill 1961– English businessman and journalist BB Benazir Bhutto 1953–2007 Pakistani politician, Prime Minister of Pakistan (born 1953) BA Benedict Arnold 1615–1801 Rhode Island colonial governor (died 1678) BH Benedikt Höwedes 1988– German footballer BA Benigno Aquino Jr. 1932–1983 Filipino journalist and politician (born 1932) BJ Benito Juárez 1806–1872 Mexican lawyer and politician, 26th President of Mexico (born 1806) BM Benito Mussolini 1883–1945 Italian journalist, fascist dictator and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Italy (born 1883) BD Benjamin Disraeli 1804–1881 English journalist and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1804) BF Benjamin Fondane 1898– Romanian-French philosopher, poet, and critic (died 1944) BG Benjamin Graham 1894–1976 British-American economist, professor, and investor (died 1976)