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• Brabham, Jack, (born 1926)
• Bracero, Rafael, sportscaster
• Brackett, Leigh, (1915-1978), author
• Bradbury, Malcolm[?], author of The History Man
• Bradbury, Ray, (born 1920), author of The Illustrated Man, Something Wicked This Way Comes
• Braddock, Edward, (1695?-1755), 18th century British General
• Braddon, Mary Elizabeth, (1837-1915), English novelist
• Braden, Bernard[?], comedian and satirist
• Bradford, Andrew, (1686-1742), American colonial printer
• Bradford, Augustus Williamson[?], governor
• Bradford, Barbara Taylor[?], author
• Bradford, Catherine[?], Canadian writer
• Bradford, Easter, musician
• Bradford, Karleen, Canadian writer
• Bradford, William, (1755-97), American jurist and Attourney General
• Bradley, F. H.[?], philosopher
• Bradley, James, (1693-1762), astronomer
• Bradley, Marion Zimmer, (1930-1999), US fantasy writer
• Bradley, Omar, (1893-1981), WW2 US general
• Bradman, Sir Donald, (1908-2001), cricket player
• Bradshaw, John[?], psychologist
• Bradshaw, Terry, (born 1948), football quarterback
• Bradshaw, Tiny, (1905-1958), musician
• Bradwardine, Thomas, (c. 1290-1349), scholastic philosopher, Archbishop of Canterbury
• Brady, Charles[?], astronaut
• Brady, John Green[?], US Governor of Alaska
• Brady, Paul[?], musician
• Bragg, Billy, (born 1957), composer, singer-songwriter, musician
• Bragg, Melvyn[?], television presenter
• Brahe, Nils, (1604-1632)
• Brahe, Nils Magnus, (1790-1844), Swedish politician
• Brahe, Per, (1602-1680), Swedish politician
• Brahe, Tycho, (1546-1601), Danish-born astronomer
• Brahms, Johannes, (1833-1897), German composer
• Braille, Louis, (1809-1852), inventor
• Braine, John, author of Room at the Top and The Jealous God
• Braithwaite, Max[?], (1911-1995), praire depression era fiction
• Braithwaite, William[?], (1878-1962), poet
• Bramante, Donato, (1444-1514), Italian architect
• Bramhendra, Sadasiva[?], Indian composer
• Branagh, Kenneth, (born 1960), film director, actor
• Branca, Remo[?]
• Brancati, Vitaliano[?], novelist
• Branco, Camilo Castelo[?], (writer)
• Brancusi, Constantin, (1876-1957), sculptor
• Brand, Dionne, Canadian writer
• Brand, Jo[?], British stand-up comedian
• Brand, Vance[?], astronaut
• Branden, Nathaniel, (born 1930), psychologist and amateur philosopher, associated with Ayn Rand.
• Brandenstein, Daniel[?], astronaut
• Brando, Marlon, (born 1924), US actor
• Brandt, Di, (born 1952), Manitoba poet and literary critic
• Brandt, Jozef[?], Polish painter
• Brandt, Karl, (1904-1948)
• Brandt, Willy, (1913-1992), West German chancellor
• Branigan, Laura[?], US singer
• Branson, Richard, (born 1950)
• Braque, Georges, (1882-1963), sculptor
• Brasch, Thomas[?], dramatist, author
• Brassaï, (1899-1984), photographer
• Brassard, Jean-Luc[?], freestyle ski - moguls, Olympic Gold Medal - 1994
• Brassova, Princess, (1880-1952)
• Bratianu, Ion[?]
• Bratko, Ivan[?], (born 1946), computer scientist.
• Bratlie, Jens[?], (1912-1913), Norwegian Prime Minister
• Brattain, Waler Houser, (born 1902), transistor co-inventor
• Bratteli, Trygve, (1973-1976), Norwegian Prime Minister
• Brauchitsch, Walter von[?], German soldier
• Braud, Wellman, (1891-1966), jazz string-bass musician
• Braudel, Ferdinand[?], historian
• Brault, Jaques, (born 1933), Canadian writer
• Braun, Carl Ferdinand[?], physicist
• Braun, Eva, (1912-1945), Hitler's mistress
• Braun, Karl Ferdinand, (1850-1918)
• Braun, Russell[?], operatic baritone
• Braun, Volker[?], dramatist, author
• Braun, Wernher von, (1912-1977), German rocket scientist
• Brautigan, Richard, (1935-1984), American novelist, poet
• Braxton, Anthony[?], (alto)
• Braxton, Toni[?], musician
• Bray, Alan[?], (born 1946), American painter
• Brazier, Arthur M., Minister,community activist, and civil rights leader
• Brazzi, Rossano[?], Italian actor
• Breathed, Berke, : Bloom County 1980's American social-polticial
• Breau, Lenny[?], musician
• Brecht, Bertolt, (1898-1956), German Three-penny Opera lyricist
• Breda, Carl Fredrik von[?], (1759-1818), painter
• Bregovic, Goran, composer
• Breguet, Abraham Louis, (1747-1823), watchmaker
• Bregwin[?], (St.) 761
• Brehme, Andreas[?], athlete
• Breitner, Paul[?], athlete
• Brel, Jacques, (1929-1978), actor, composer, director, writer
• Bremer, Arthur Herman[?], – would-be assassin of George Wallace, governor of Alabama
• Bremer, Fredrika, (1801-1865), Swedish writer
• Bremner, Billy[?], athlete
• Bremner, Rory, (born 1961), British comedian
• Brendan, Saint[?], Irish abbot who sailed the Atlantic Ocean
• Brenner, David[?], comedian, stand-up comedian
• Brenner, Ernst, (1856-1911), Swiss president
• Brentano, Clemens, (1778-1842), poet
• Brentano, Clemens von, poet
• Brentano, Franz, (1853-1920), philosopher
• Brereton, Lewis Hyde[?], Major general
• Bresslaw, Bernard, (1934-1993), British comedian
• Bresson, Robert, (1907-1999), French film director
• Brest, Vida[?], (born 1925), poet
• Bretislav I[?], (1035-1055), Bohemian aristocrat
• Bretislav II[?], (1092-1100), Bohemian aristocrat
• Bretnor, Reginald, (1911-1992), author
• Breton, Nicholas, (1542-1626), poet
• Brett, Brian, Canadian writer
• Brett, Lily[?], novelist
• Brett, Simon, (born 1945), (whodunnits)
• Breuer, Jim[?], comedian
• Breuer, Marcel Lajos[?], architect
• Brewster, David, (1781-1868), Scottish physicist
• Brewster, Harlan Carey[?], 1916-11-23 to 1918-03-01
• Brezhnev, Leonid, (1906-1982), leader of the Soviet Union
• Brezina, Thomas, (born 1968), author
• Breznev, Leonid Illich[?], Soviet general secretary
• Briand, Aristide, (1915-1917)
• Brice, Franny[?], comedian
• Brice, James[?], governor
• Bricklin, Dan, co-creator of VisiCalc, the first personal spreadsheet program
• Bricusse, Leslie[?], songwriter
• Bridge, Frank[?], (1879-1941), composer
• Bridger, Jim, (1804-1881)
• Bridges, Robert, (1844-1930), poet
• Bridges, Roy[?], astronaut
• Brigaglia, Manlio[?]
• Briggs, Henry, (1556-1630), English mathematician
• Briggs, Robin[?], historian
• Brightman, Sarah[?], US singer
• Brightwell, Emily[?], author
• Brillault, Ashley, (born 1987), actress
• Brin, David, (born 1950), US science fiction writer
• Brindley, James, (1716-1772), canals, watermills
• Bringhurst, Robert, Canadian writer
• Brinkley, John R.[?], televangelist
• Brinkley, Richard[?], scholastic philosopher
• Brinnin, John Malcol[?], poet
• Brisbois, Danielle[?], musician
• Briscoe, Dolph[?], (1973-1979), American Governor of Texas
• Brissaud, Pierre, (1885-1964), French illustrator, painter
• Bristol, Arthur L., (1886-1942), US Navy admiral
• Brito, Bonushomo[?], scholastic philosopher
• Brito, Radulphus[?], scholastic philosopher
• Britten, Benjamin, (1913-1976), composer, opera composer
• Broch, Hermann[?], dramatist, author
• Brock, Daniel De Lisle[?], (1821-1843), British bailiff
• Brockhouse, Bertram[?], designed the Triple-Axis Neutron Spectroscope
• Brock, Isaac, (1769-1813)
• Brocquy, Louis le, (born 1916), Saoi of Aosdána, painter
• Brod, Max, (1884-1968)
• Brodar, Srecko[?], (1893-1987), palaeontologist.
• Brodowski, Antoni[?], Polish painter
• Brodsky, Daniel Louis[?], poet
• Brodsky, Joseph[?], (1940-1996), poet
• Brody, Adrien, (born 1973), actor
• Brody, Bruiser, (1946-1988), wrestler
• Bromberg, Brian[?]
• Bromhead, Jerome de[?], member of Aosdána
• Bromige, David, Canadian writer
• Bron, Eleanor, British comedian
• Brondo, Antioco[?]
• Bronfman, Samuel[?], founded the "Seagrams" distillery empire
• Broniewski, Wladyslaw[?], poet
• Bronk, William[?], poet
• Bronson, Charles, US-born actor
• Brønsted, Johannes Nicolaus, (1879-1947)
• Bronstatt, Pierre Victor Besenval de[?], (1721-1791)
• Bronstein, David, (born 1924), chess player
• Bronte, Louisa[?], author
• Bronzino, Agnolo[?], painter
• Brood, Herman, (1946-2001), rock musician and artist
• Brook, Peter, (born 1925), theatre director
• Brooke, Alan, (1883-1963), . Field Marshal
• Brooke, Rupert, (1887-1925), English poet
• Brooker, Bertram[?], theosophist painter
• Brookes, Norman[?], (Australia)
• Brookmeyer, Bob[?], musician
• Brookner, Anita, English novelist
• Brooks, Garth, (born 1962), musician
• Brooks, Gwendolyn[?], poet
• Brooks, Hadda, (1916-2002), musician
• Brooks, James L[?], film director
• Brooks, Louise, (1906-1985), actor
• Brooks, Mel, (born 1926), US comedian
• Brooks, Meredith[?], musician
• Brooks, Overton, (1897-1961), US Congressman
• Brooks, Shelton, (1886-1975), songwriter
• Brooks, Terry, (born 1944), author
• Broonzy, Big Bill, musician
• Brosnan, Pierce, (born 1953), Navan-born James Bond Actor
• Brossa, Joan[?], (1919-1998), poet
• Brossard, Nicole, (born 1943), formalist poet[?]
• Brossolette, Pierre, French Resistance
• Brothers, Allen[?], musician
• Brötzmann, Peter[?], (alto, tenor, bass)
• Brough, Louise[?], tennis player
• Broughton, Rhoda, (1840-1920), novelist
• Brouwer, Luitzen Egbertus Jan, (1881-1966), mathematician
• Brovina, Flora, poet
• Broward, Napoleon Bonaparte[?], US Governor of Florida
• Brown, A. Whitney[?], comedian
• Brown, B. Gratz[?], governor
• Brown, Bob[?], Green leader and Senator
• Brown, Capability, (1716-1783), landscape architect
• Brown, Carter[?], US crime writer
• Brown, Cecily[?], painter
• Brown, Charles, (1922-1999), musician
• Brown, Charles Brockden[?], US novelist
• Brown, Chester[?], comic creator
• Brown, Clarence, (1890-1987), film director
• Brown, Clarence Gatemouth[?], musician
• Brown, Clifford, (1930-1956), musician
• Brown, Curtis[?], astronaut
• Brown, David M., (1956-2003), astronaut
• Brown, Derren, (born 1971), magician
• Brown, Eric, (born 1960), author
• Brown, Ford Madox, (1821-1893), painter
• Brown, Frank[?], governor
• Brown, Fredric, (1906-1972), author
• Brown, George, (1818-1880)
• Brown, Gordon, (born 1951), Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer
• Brown, Guillermo E.[?], musician
• Brown, J.[?], invented the washing machine
• Brown, James, (born 1928), Soul Brother Number One
• Brown, Joe E.[?], comedian
• Brown, John, (1800-1859), US abolitionist
• Brown, John, (born 1953), publisher
• Brown, Marcia[?], Puss in Boots
• Brown, Mark[?], astronaut
• Brown, Michael[?], painter
• Brown, Milton[?], musician
• Brown, Peter (not the singer)[?], historian
• Brown, Rabbit[?], musician
• Brown, Ray[?], musician
• Brown, Robert R.[?], televangelist
• Brown, Ron[?], served as chairman of the Democratic National Committee becoming the first African American
• Brown, Rosemary, (1930-2003), Canadian politician
• Brown, Roy[?], musician
• Brown, Rush[?], (born 1948), American painter
• Brown, Ruth, (born 1928), musician
• Brown, Sterling A.[?], poet
• Brown, Steve[?], musician
• Browne, Charles Farrar, (1834-1867), (Artemus Ward)
• Browne, Christy[?], author of My Left Foot
• Browne, Jackson, (born 1948), musician
• Browne, Noel[?], (1948-51)
• Browne, Whit[?]
• Browne, William[?], (1588-1643), poet
• Browning, Elizabeth Barrett, (1806-1861), English poet
• Browning, Frederick[?], lieutenant general of airborne troops
• Browning, Kurt[?]
• Browning, Robert, (1812-1889), English poet
• Browning, Tod, (1882-1962), actor, director, writer, producer
• Brownlee, John E., (1884-1961), 1925-11-23 to 1934-07-10
• Brown, Thomas Edward, (1830-1897), poet
• Brown, Tom (trombonist), (1888-1958), musician
• Brown, William Hill[?], US novelist
• Brubeck, Dave, (born 1920), composer, musician
• Bruce, David, Pivotal typecaster 1838
• Bruce, Jack, (born 1943), musician
• Bruce, Lenny, (1925-1966), American satirist
• Bruce, Thomas[?], (1766-1841), ambassador to Constantinople, bringer of the Elgin Marbles to Britain
• Bruch, Max, (1838-1920), composer
• Bruckner, Anton, (1824-1896), composer
• Brückner, Christine[?], dramatist, author
• Bruckner, Ferdinand[?], dramatist, author
• Brueghel, Jan, the Elder, (1568-1625), painter
• Brueghel, Jan, the Younger, (1601-1678), painter
• Brueghel, Pieter, the Younger, (1564-1638), painter
• Brueghel the Elder, Pieter, (c.1520-1569), Belgian painter
• Brugger, Ernst, (1914-1998), Swiss Federal Councilor
• Bruguera, Sergi[?], (Spain)
• Bruinov, Boris, (1922-1997), actor
• Brumel, Antoine[?], (c.1475-c.1520), composer
• Brun, Viggo, (1885-1978), mathematician
• Bruna, Dick, (born 1927), graphical artist
• Brundtland, Gro Harlem[?], Norwegian politician
• Brundtland, Gro Harlem, (1990-1996), Norwegian Prime Minister
• Brunel, Isambard Kingdom, (1806-1859), bridgebuilder, shipbuilder
• Brunel, Marc Isambard, (1769-1849), engineer
• Brunelleschi, Filippo, (1377-1446), Italian architect
• Bruner, Cliff[?], musician
• Brunhoff, Jean de[?], The Story of Babar[?]
• Brunies, George, (1902-1974), jazz trombonist
• Bruning, Dale[?], musician
• Brüning, Heinrich, (1885-1970), Chancellor of the Weimar Republic (Center Party)
• Brunner, John, (1934-1995), British science fiction writer
• Bruno, Frank[?], boxer
• Bruno, Giordano, (1548-1600), Italian philosopher
• Bruno, Jimmy[?], musician
• Brusilov, Aleksei[?]
• Brust, Alfred[?], dramatist, author
• Brust, Steven, (born 1955), author
• Brutus, (c. 85-42 BC), conspirator against, and murderer of Julius Caesar
• Brvar, Andrej[?], (born 1945), poet
• Bryant, William Cullen, (1794-1878), poet
• Bryan, William Jennings, (1860-1925), Secretary of State
• Bryars, Gavin, (born 1943), composer
• Bryden, John G.[?], Canadian senator
• Bryll, Ernest[?], poet
• Brynner, Yul, (1915?-1985), actor
• Bryusov, Valeri[?], (1873-1924), poet, novelist, critic
• Brzezinski, Zbigniew, (born 1928), Pole
• Brzozowski, Tadeusz[?], Polish painter