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  1. Sir Harold Eric Barrowclough, Barrowclough, Harold Eric, Sir
  2. Carl George Lange Barth {search}, Barth, Carl George Lange
    • Carl George Lange Barth (1860 - 1939), U.S. (Norwegian-born) engineer; improved & popularized slide rule
  3. Jacob Dyneley Beam {search}, Beam, Jacob Dyneley
    • Jacob Dyneley Beam (1908 - 1993), U.S. diplomat; U.S. ambassador to Soviet Union 1969-1974
  4. James Ford Bell {search}, Bell, James Ford
  5. Thomas Montgomery Bell {search}, Bell, Thomas Montgomery
  6. Theophile Bellando de Castro {search}, Bellando de Castro, Theophile
    • Theophile Bellando de Castro (1820 - 1903), Monegasque lyricist & soldier; wrote Monegasque national anthem (adopted 1867)
  7. Eleanor Robson Belmont {search}, Belmont, Eleanor Robson
    • Eleanor Robson Belmont (1879 - 1979), U.S. (English-born) actress; inspiration for character Major Barbara in George Bernard Shaw's play "Major Barbara" 1905
  8. Francis Gano Benedict {search}, Benedict, Francis Gano
  9. Tapley Bennett Jr. {search}, Bennett, Tapley Jr. (William, W. Tapley Bennett Jr.)
    • Tapley Jr. Bennett (William,, W. Tapley Bennett Jr.) (born 1917), U.S. diplomat; U.S. ambassador to NATO 1977-1983
  10. Frank Biondi, Jr., Frank Biondi Jr. ~> Frank Biondi
    • '''Frank Jr. Biondi''' (born [[1945]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] entertainment businessman; pres. & CEO of Viacom, [[Incorporated]] 1987--
  11. Pieter Jeremias Blignaut ~> Pieter Blignaut
    • '''Pieter Jeremias Blignaut''' ([[1841]] - [[1909]]), [[South]] African Boer [[political figure]]; acting pres. of Orange Free State 1888-1889, 1895-1896
  12. Ernst August Max Bodenstein
    • '''Ernst August Max Bodenstein''' ([[1871]] - [[1942]]), [[German]] [[chemist]]
  13. Willem Edmund Bok ~> Willem Bok
    • '''Willem Edmund Bok''' ([[1846]] - [[1904]]), [[South]] African Boer [[political figure]]; 1st state [[secretary]] of Transvaal 1880-1888
  14. Frederick Gilmer Bonfils ~> Frederick Bonfils
    • '''Frederick Gilmer Bonfils''' ([[1860]] - [[1933]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] journalist
  15. Fernand Eugene Bonnier de la Chapelle
    • '''Fernand Eugene Bonnier de la Chapelle''' ([[1922]] - [[1942]]), [[French]] assassin of Jean Francois Darlan; executed
  16. Boqdo Gegen Khan ~> Boqdo Khan
    • '''Boqdo Gegen Khan''' ([[1870]] - [[1924]]), last king of Urga 1874-1912; only king of Outer Mongolia 1912-1924
  17. Louis Eustache Antoine Francois Joseph Borno
    • '''Louis Eustache Antoine Francois Joseph Borno''' ([[1865]] - [[1942]]), Haitian [[political figure]]; pres. of Haiti 1922-1930
  18. Joseph Boyer
    • '''Joseph Boyer''' ([[1848]] - [[1930]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] ([[Canadian]]-born) inventor & computer industrialist
  19. Adalbert von Bredow (also try Adalbert Bredow)
    • '''Adalbert von Bredow''' ([[1814]] - [[1890]]), [[German]] soldier
  20. Joseph Ignatius Breen (also try Joseph Breen) - our article is about the soap opera actor.
    • '''Joseph Ignatius Breen''' ([[1890]] - [[1965]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] movie censor; founded Legion of Decency 1934
  21. Francis Brennan
    • '''Francis Brennan''' ([[1894]] - [[1968]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] cardinal
  22. J. Keirn Brennan (also try J. Brennan, Keirn Brennan)
    • '''J. Keirn Brennan''' ([[1873]] - [[1948]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] songwriter; co-wrote song "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" 1912
  23. Thomas Francis Brennan - (also try Thomas Brennan) - our article is about the Irish politician).
    • '''Thomas Francis Brennan''' ([[1853]] - [[1937?]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] Catholic bishop; 1st Catholic bishop of Dallas 1891-1893
  24. Charles Henry Brent (also try Charles Brent)
    • '''Charles Henry Brent''' ([[1862]] - [[1929]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] Episcopal bishop
  25. Herbert Lawrence Bridgman (also try Herbert Bridgman)
    • '''Herbert Lawrence Bridgman''' ([[1844]] - [[1924]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] explorer & journalist
  26. Nathan Edwin Brill (also try Nathan Brill)
    • '''Nathan Edwin Brill''' ([[1860]] - [[1925]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] physician
  27. Harry Samuel Bickerton Brindley
    • '''Harry Samuel Bickerton Brindley''' ([[1867]] - [[1920]]), [[English]] armaments businessman & manufacturer
  28. Marion Luther Brittain (also try Marion Brittain)
    • '''Marion Luther Brittain''' ([[1866]] - [[1953]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] educator; pres. of Georgia Institute of Technology 1922-1944
  29. John Mason Brown (also try John Brown) -
    • '''John Mason Brown''' ([[1900]] - [[1969]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] literary critic
  30. James Wares Bryce (also try James Bryce) - different person
    • '''James Wares Bryce''' ([[1880]] - [[1949]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] computer engineer; pioneer of magnetic data recording
  31. William Buchan
    • '''William Buchan''' ([[1729]] - [[1805]]), [[Scottish]] [[author, writer]], physician, & popularizer of medicine
  32. Charles Francis Buddy (also try Charles Buddy)
    • '''Charles Francis Buddy''' ([[1887]] - [[1966]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] Catholic bishop & educator; 1st Catholic bishop of San Diego 1936-1966; founder & 1st pres. of [[University]] of San Diego 1950-1966
  33. Harry Amos Bullis (also try Harry Bullis)
    • '''Harry Amos Bullis''' ([[1890]] - [[1963]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] grain businessman; pres. of General Mills, [[Incorporated]] 1943-1948; chairman of General Mills, [[Incorporated]] 1948-1959
  34. Bulugan
    • '''Bulugan''' ([[12XX]] - [[1307]]), regent of Mongol Empire 1307; wife of Temur Khan
  35. Schalk Willem Burger (also try Schalk Burger) - WP is about a rugby player
    • '''Schalk Willem Burger''' ([[1852]] - [[1918]]), [[South]] African Boer [[political figure]]; acting last pres. of Transvaal 1900-1902
  36. Randolph Burgess, (Warren Burgess, W. Randolph Burgess)
    • '''Randolph Burgess''' ('''Warren''',, '''W. Randolph Burgess''') ([[1889]] - [[1978]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] diplomat; [[United States of America|U.S.]] ambassador to NATO 1957-1961

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