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Baader, Andreas (1943-77) Anarchist and terrorist, born in Munich, SE Germany. Baader, Franz Xaver von (1765-1841) Roman Catholic theologian and mystical philosopher, born in Munich... Baade,(Wilhelm Heinrich) Walter (1893-1960) Astronomer, born in Schröttinghausen, NW Germany. Baal-Shem-Tov, (c.1699-1760) Jewish teacher and healer in Poland, born in Ukraine. Babangida, Ibrahim (1941- ) Nigerian soldier, politician, and president (1985-93), born in Minna... Babar or Babur (1483-1530) First Mughal Emperor of India, born in Ferghana, E Uzbekistan. Babbage, Charles (1791-1871) Mathematician and inventor, born in London, UK. Babbitt, Bruce (Edward) (1938- ) Lawyer, governor, cabinet officer, and environmentalist... Babbitt, Irving (1865-1933) Critic and writer, born in Dayton, Ohio, USA. Babbitt, Isaac (1799-1862) Goldsmith and inventor, born in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA. Babbitt, Milton (1916- ) Composer and theorist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Babcock, George (Herman) (1832-93) Engineer and inventor, born near Otsego, New York, USA. Babcock, Harold (Delos) (1882-1968) Physicist, born in Edgerton, Wisconsin, USA. Babcock, Orville E (1835-84) Union soldier, born in Franklin, Vermont, USA. Babcock, Stephen (Moulton) (1843-1931) Agricultural chemist and originator of scientific dairying... Bab-ed-Din (1819-50) Religious leader, born in Iran. Babel, Isaac (Emmanuilovich) (1894-1941) Short-story writer, a protégé of Maxim Gorky... Babeuf, François-Noël (1760-97) Political agitator in revolutionary France, born in St Quentin... Babilée, Jean (1923- ) Dancer and choreographer, born in Paris, France. Babinet, Jacques (1794-1872) Physicist, born in Lusignan, W France. Babington, Antony (1561-86) Conspirator, born in Dethick, Derbyshire, C England, UK. Babinski, Joseph (François Felix) (1857-1932) Neurologist, born in Paris, France. Babits, Mihály (1883-1941) Poet of the 20th-c literary renaissance, born in Szekszárd... Babrius (2nd-c) Greek writer of fables. Babson, Roger (Ward) (1875-1967) Statistician, business forecaster, and writer, born in Gloucester... Baca, Elfego (1865-1945) Mexican-American hero, born in Socorro, New Mexico, USA. Bacall, Lauren 1924- Stage and screen actress. Born Betty Joan Perske, on September 16... Bacchelli, Riccardo (1891-1985) Writer, born in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, N Italy. Bacchylides (5th-c BC) Greek lyric poet, the nephew of Simonides of Ceos... Bacciochi, Maria Anna Elisa (1777-1820) Eldest of the sisters of Napoleon, born in Ajaccio, Corsica. Bacharach, Burt (1929- ) Composer, born in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Bach, C(arl) P(hilipp) E(manuel), (1714-88) Composer, born in Weimar, C Germany... Bache, Benjamin Franklin (1769-98) Journalist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Bach, Edward (1880-1936) British medical microbiologist. Bache, Jules S(emon) (1861-1944) Financier and art collector, born in New York City, New York, USA. Bachelard, Gaston (1884-1962) Philosopher and scientist, born in Bar-sur-Aube, EC France. Bacher, Ali (1942- ) Cricketer and sports administrator, born in Roodepoort... Bache, Richard (1737-1811) Merchant, born in Settle, North Yorkshire, N England, UK. Bache, Theophylact (1734-1807) Merchant, born in Settle, North Yorkshire, N England, UK. Bach, J(ohann) C(hristian), (1735-82) Composer, born in Leipzig, EC Germany, the 11th son of J S Bach. Bach, J(ohann) C(hristoph) F(riedrich), (1732-95) Composer, born in Leipzig, EC Germany, the ninth son of J S Bach. Bach, Johann Sebastian (1685-1750) Composer, one of the world's greatest musicians, born in Eisenach... Bachman, John (1790-1874) Clergyman and naturalist, born in Rhinebeck, New York, USA. Bachmann, Ingeborg (1926-73) Writer, born in Klagenfurt, S Austria. Bachofen, Johann Jakob (1815-87) Jurist, anthropologist, and historian, born in Basel, N Switzerland. Bach, W(ilhelm) F(riedemann), (1710-84) Composer, born in Weimar, C Germany... Baciccia (1639-1709) Painter, born in Genoa, NW Italy. Backhuysen or Bakhuizen, Ludolf (1631-1708) Dutch marine painter, born in Emden, NW Germany. Back, Sir George (1796-1878) Arctic explorer, born in Stockport, Greater Manchester, NW England... Backus, Isaac (1724-1806) Protestant religious leader, born in Norwich, Connecticut, USA Backus, John (1924- ) Mathematician and computer specialist, born in Philadelphia... Bacon, Delia Salter (1811-59) Writer and lecturer, born in Tallmadge, Ohio, USA. A schoolteacher... Bacon, Francis (1909-92) Artist, born in Dublin, Ireland. Bacon, Francis Thomas (1904-92) British engineer, the designer of a practical fuel cell. Bacon, Francis, Viscount St Albans (1561-1626) Philosopher and statesman, born in London, UK... Bacon, Henry (1866-1924) Architect, born in New York City, USA. Bacon, John (1740-99) Sculptor, born in London, UK. Bacon, Kevin 1958- Actor, born July 8, 1958, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bacon, Leonard (1802-91) Protestant clergyman, born in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Bacon, Nathaniel (1647-76) Colonial leader, born in Suffolk, E England, UK. Bacon, Peggy (Margaret Francis) (1895-1987) Printmaker, painter, and writer, born in Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA. Bacon, Roger, (c.1220-92) Philosopher and scientist, probably born in Ilchester, Somerset... Bacon, Sir Nicholas (1510-79) English statesman, born in Drinkstone, Suffolk, E England, UK. Baconthorpe or Bacon, John, (c.1290-c.1346) Philosopher and theologian, born in Baconsthorpe, Norfolk, E England... Badarayana The name applied to an unknown Indian philosopher... Badeau, John S(tothoff) (1903- ) Educator and diplomat, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Baden, Ludwig Wilhelm, Markgraf von (1655-1707) German commander. Baden-Powell, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, Baron (1857-1941) British general and founder of the Boy Scout movement, born in London... Bader, Johannes (c.1487-c.1544) Theologian, born in Landau in der Pfalz, Germany. Bader, Sir Douglas (Robert Stuart) (1910-82) Wartime aviator, born in London, UK. Badger, Daniel D (1806-84) Iron fabricator, born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, USA. Badger, Joseph (1708-65) Painter, born in Charlestown (now part of Boston), Massachusetts, USA. Badger, Walter Lucius (1886-1958) Chemical engineer, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Badia i Margarit, Antonio Maria (1920- ) Catalan philologist, born in Barcelona, NE Spain. Badian, Ernst (1925- ) Ancient historian, born in Vienna, Austria. Badin, Stephen T(heodore) (1768-1853) Catholic missionary, born in Orléans, France. Badoglio, Pietro (1871-1956) Italian soldier and prime minister (1943-4)... Baeck, Leo (1873-1956) Jewish religious leader, born in Lissa, Prussia (now Leszno, Poland). Baedeker, Karl (1801-59) Publisher, born in Essen, W Germany. Baekeland, Leo (Hendrik) (1863-1944) Chemist and inventor, born near Ghent, Belgium. Baena, Juan Alonso de (15th-c) A minor Jewish poet whose main contribution to Spanish literature was... Baer, Bugs (1886-1969) Journalist, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Baer, George Frederick (1842-1914) Lawyer and railroad executive, born near Lavansville, Pennsylvania... Baer, Karl Ernst von (1792-1876) Naturalist, and pioneer in embryology, born in Piep, NE Estonia. Baer, Max(million) (1909-59) Boxer, born in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Baer, Werner (1931- ) Economist, born in Offenbach, Germany. Baeyer, Johann (Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf) von (1835-1917) Organic chemist, born in Berlin, Germany. He studied at Heidelberg... Baez, Joan (1941- ) Folksinger, born in Staten Island, New York City, USA. Baffin, William (c.1584-1622) Navigator, probably born in London, UK. Baffo, Giorgio (1694-1768) Poet, born in Venice, Veneto, NE Italy. An aristocrat... Bagehot, Walter (1826-77) Economist and journalist, born in Langport, Somerset, SW England, UK. Bagford, John (1650-1716) Antiquary, born in London, UK. Originally a shoemaker... Bagley, Sarah G(eorge) (1806-47) Labour leader, born in Candia, New Hampshire, USA. Baha'u'llah (1817-92) Religious leader, born in Tehran, Iran... Bahr, Egon (1922- ) German politician and journalist, born in Treffurt, C Germany. Bahr, Hermann (1863-1934) Playwright, novelist, and critic, born in Linz, N Austria. Bähr or Baehr, George (1666-1738) Master builder, born in Fürstenwalde, E Germany. Baierl, Helmut (1926- ) Writer, born in Rumburk, Czech Republic. Baïf, Jean-Antoine de (1532-89) French poet, born in Venice, NE Italy... Baikie, William Balfour (1825-64) Explorer, naturalist, and linguist, born in Kirkwall, Orkney Is... Bailey, Charles P(hilamore) (1911-93) Surgeon, born in Wanamassa, New Jersey, USA. Bailey, David (Royston) (1938- ) Photographer, born in London, UK. Bailey, Francis Lee (1933- ) US criminal lawyer. A graduate of Harvard Law School... Bailey, Gamaliel (1807-59) Physician, journalist, and abolitionist, born in Mount Holly... Bailey, Irving W(idmer) (1884-1967) Botanist, born in Tilton, New Hampshire, USA. Bailey, James (Anthony) (1847-1906) Showman, born in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Bailey, Joseph Weldon (1863-1929) US representative and senator, born near Crystal Springs, Mississippi...

Bailey, Liberty Hyde (Jr) (1858-1954) Botanist and horticulturist, born in South Haven, Michigan, USA. Bailey, Mildred Anna, (1907-51) Jazz musician, born in Tekoa, Washington, USA. Bailey, Mother, (1758-1851) Heroine, born in Groton, Connecticut, USA. Bailey, Nathan or Nathaniel (?-1742) English lexicographer. Bailey, Pearl (1918-1990) Vocalist and actress, born in Newport News, Virginia, USA. Bailey, Sir Donald (Coleman) (1901-85) Engineer, born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, N England, UK. Bailey, Stephen (Kemp) (1916-82) Educator and foundation official, born in Newton, Massachusetts, USA. Bailey, Trevor, (1923- ) Cricketer, writer, and sports broadcaster, born in Westcliff-on-Sea... Baillie, Dame Isobel (1895-1983) Soprano, born in Hawick, Scottish Borders, SE Scotland, UK. Baillie, John (1886-1960) Theologian, born in Gairloch, Highland, N Scotland, UK. Baillie, Lady Grizel (1665-1746) Poet, born in Borders, Scotland, SE Scotland, UK... Baillie, Matthew (1761-1823) Physician and anatomist, born in Shotts, North Lanarkshire... Baillie (of Jerviswood), Robert (1634-84) Presbyterian conspirator, a native of Lanarkshire, C Scotland, UK... Baillieu, William Lawrence (1859-1936) Businessman, born in Queenscliff, Victoria, SE Australia. Bailly, Jean Sylvain (1736-93) Astronomer and politician, born in Paris, France. Baily, Edward Hodges (1788-1867) Sculptor, born in Bristol, SW England, UK. Baily, Francis (1774-1844) Astronomer, born in Newbury, West Berkshire, S England, UK. Bailyn, Bernard (1922- ) Historian, born in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Bain, Alexander (1818-1903) Empirical philosopher and psychologist, born in Aberdeen... Bainbridge, Dame Beryl (Margaret) (1934- ) British writer, born in Liverpool, Merseyside, NW England, UK. Bainbridge, William (1774-1833) Naval officer, born in Princeton, New Jersey, USA. Bain, Joe S (1912- ) Economist, born in Spokane, Washington, USA. Bainton, Edgar Leslie (1880-1956) Composer, teacher, and conductor, born in London, UK. Bainton, Roland (1894-1984) Congregational minister and Reformation scholar, born in Ilkeston... Baird, John Logie (1888-1946) Electrical engineer and television pioneer, born in Helensburgh... Baird, Spencer Fullerton (1823-87) Naturalist, born in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA. Bairnsfather, (Charles) Bruce (1888-1959) Cartoonist, born in Murree, N Pakistan (formerly India). Baiul, Oksana 1977- Figure skater. Born February 26, 1977 in the Ukraine. Ba Jin, (1904- ) Writer, born in Chengdu, Sichuan, SWC China. Baker, Augusta (Alexander) (1911- ) Librarian and storyteller, born in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Baker, Chet, (1929-88) Jazz trumpeter and singer, born in Yale, Oklahoma, USA. Baker, Dame Janet (Abbott) (1933- ) Mezzo-soprano, born in Hatfield, South Yorkshire, N England, UK. Baker, Edward Dickinson (1811-61) US representative, senator, and soldier, born in London, UK. Baker, Ella Josephine (1903-86) Civil rights activist, born in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Baker, George, (?1877-1965) Evangelist, born near Savannah, Georgia, USA. Baker, George F(isher) (1840-1931) Banker and philanthropist, born in Dorchester (now part of Boston)... Baker, George Pierce (1866-1935) Teacher and director, born in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Baker, Hobey, (1892-1918) Player of American football and hockey, born in Bala-Cynwyd... Baker, Howard H(enry), Jr (1925- ) US senator, born in Huntsville, Tennessee, USA. Baker, James A(ddison), III (1930- ) US secretary of state (1989-92), born in Houston, Texas, USA. Baker, Josephine 1906-1975 Josephine Baker is remembered principally as a spirited entertainer... Baker, Newton (Diehl) (1871-1937) Public official and lawyer, born in Martinsburg, West Virginia, USA. Baker (of Dorking), Kenneth (Wilfred), Baron (1934- ) British statesman. He studied at Oxford... Baker, Oliver (Edwin) (1883-1949) Geographer, born in Tiffin, Ohio, USA. Baker, Paul T(hornell) (1927- ) Physical anthropologist, born in Burlington, Iowa, USA. Baker, Ray Stannard (1870-1946) Journalist and writer, born in Lansing, Michigan, USA. Baker, Richard (Douglas James) (1925- ) Broadcaster and author, born in London, UK. He studied in Cambridge... Baker, Russell (Wayne) (1925- ) Journalist, born in Loudoun Co, Virginia, USA. Baker, Sara Josephine (1873-1945) Physician and public-health administrator, born in Poughkeepsie... Baker, Sir Benjamin (1840-1907) Civil engineer, born in Keyford, Somerset, SW England, UK. Baker, Sir Herbert (1862-1946) Architect, born in Cobham, Kent, SE England, UK. Baker, Sir Samuel (White) (1821-93) Explorer, born in London, UK. Baker, Snowy, (1884-1953) Athlete, born in Sydney, New South Wales, SE Australia. Bakewell, Joan (Dawson) (1933- ) Broadcaster and writer, born in Stockport, Greater Manchester... Bakewell, Robert (1725-95) Agriculturist, born in Dishley, Leicestershire, C England, UK. Bakhuizen van den Brink, Reinier Cornelis (1810-65) Historian, born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Bakker, Bert (1912-69) Publisher and poet, born in Huizum, N Netherlands. Bakker, Marcus (1923- ) Dutch journalist and politician, born in Zaandam, W Netherlands. Bakst, Léon (1866-1924) Painter and set designer, born in St Petersburg, NW Russia. Bakunin, Mikhail Aleksandrovich (1814-76) Anarchist, born near Moscow. Balabanov, Aleksei (1959- ) Film director, born in Yekaterinburg, W Russia (formerly, Sverdlovsk... Balaguer Ricardo, Joaquín (1906-2002) Dominican Republic president (1960-2, 1966-78, 1986-95), lawyer... Balaguer, Victor (1824-1901) Catalan poet, playwright, and historian, born in Barcelona, NE Spain. Balakirev, Mili Alekseyevich (1837-1910) Composer, born in Nizhni Novgorod, W Russia. Balanchine, George (1904-83) Ballet dancer and choreographer, born in St Petersburg, Russia. Balard, Antoine Jérôme (1802-76) Chemist, born in Montpellier, S France. Balassa or Balassi, Bálint (1554-94) Hungarian knight, adventurer, and lyric poet, born in Kékkö. Balboa, Vasco Núñez de (1475-1519) Explorer, born in Jerez de los Caballeros, SW Spain. Balbo, Cesare, conte (Count) (1789-1853) Italian statesman and writer, born in Turin, NW Italy. Balbo, Italo (1896-1940) Italian politician and aviator, born in Ferrara, NE Italy. Balbuena, Bernardo de (1568-1627) Poet and clergyman, born in Valdepeñas, SC Spain. Balcer, Rene 1954- Writer, producer. Born February 9, 1954, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada... Balch, Emily Greene (1867-1961) Pacifist, social reformer, and economist... Balchen, Bernt (1899-1973) Aviator and Arctic explorer, born in Tveit Topdal, S Norway. Balchin, Nigel (Marlin) (1908-70) Novelist, born in West Lavington, Wiltshire, S England, UK. Balcon, Sir Michael (Elias) (1896-1977) Film producer, born in Birmingham, West Midlands, C England, UK. Balde, Jakob (1604-68) Writer, theologian, and scholar, born in Ensisheim, Alsace. Balden, Theo (1904-95) Sculptor and graphic artist, born in Blumenau, SE Brazil. Balderik (c.897-976) Bishop of Utrecht, born in Oldenzaal, E Netherlands. After his father... Baldini, Antonio (1889-1962) Writer, born in Rome, Italy. Baldinucci, Filippo (1624-96) Art historian, born in Florence, NC Italy. Baldissera, Antonio (1838-1917) Italian general, born in Padova, Veneto, NE Italy. Baldovinetti, Alesso (c.1425-99) Painter, born in Florence, NC Italy. His frescoes... Baldung or Grien, Hans (c.1476-1545) Painter and engraver, born in Weiersheim, SW Germany. Baldwin (?-1190) Clergyman, born in Exeter, Devon, SW England, UK... Baldwin, Alec 1958- Actor. Born Alexander Rae Baldwin III, on April 3,1958, in Amityville... Baldwin, Billy (1903-84) Interior decorator, born in Roland Park, Maryland, USA. Baldwin, Evelyn Briggs (1862-1933) Arctic explorer, born in Springfield, Missouri, USA. Baldwin, Henry (1780-1844) Judge, born in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Baldwin I (1172-c.1205) Emperor of Constantinople, born in Valenciennes, N France. Baldwin, James (Arthur) 1924-1987 Writer. Born August 2, 1924 in Harlem, New York... Baldwin, James (Mark) (1861-1934) Psychologist, born in Columbia, South Carolina, USA. Baldwin, Loammi (1745-1807) Engineer, soldier, and judge, born in Woburn, Massachusetts, USA. Baldwin, Mark (Phillip) (1954- ) Choreographer and dancer, born in Fiji. Raised in New Zealand... Baldwin, Matthias (William) (1795-1866) Locomotive engineer and industrialist, born in Elizabeth, New Jersey... Baldwin (of Bewdley), Stanley Baldwin, 1st Earl (1867-1947) British statesman and prime minister (1923-4, 1924-9, 1935-7)... Baldwin, Robert (1804-58) Canadian statesman, born in Toronto (formerly York), Ontario... Baldwin, Roger (Nash) (1884-1981) Social activist, born in Wellesley, Massachusetts, USA. Baldwin, Roger Sherman (1793-1863) US governor, senator, and abolitionist, born in New Haven... Bale, John (1495-1563) Clergyman and playwright, born in Cove, Suffolk, E England, UK. Balenciaga, Cristóbal (1895-1972) Fashion designer, born in Guetaria, N Spain. He trained as a tailor... Balestrini, Nanni (1935- ) Writer, born in Milan, Lombardy, N Italy. Balewa, Sir Abubakar Tafawa (1912-66) Nigerian statesman and first federal prime minister (1957-66)... Balfe, Michael William (1808-70) Composer, born in Dublin, Ireland. In 1823 he moved to London... Balfour, Arthur James Balfour, 1st Earl (1848-1930) British statesman and philosopher, born in Whittingehame... Balfour, Francis (Maitland) (1851-82) Embryologist, born in Edinburgh, EC Scotland, UK... Balfour, George (1872-1941) Electrical engineer and pioneering contractor... Balilla (1729-81) The Genoese boy who, according to tradition... Balkt, H H ter (1938- ) Poet, born in Usselo, E Netherlands. Balla, Giacomo (1871-1958) Artist, born in Turin, NW Italy. Largely self-taught... Ballantyne Printers and brothers: James Ballantyne (1772-1833) and... Ballantyne, R(obert) M(ichael) (1825-94) Writer of boys' books, born in Edinburgh, EC Scotland, UK... Ballard, J(ames) G(raham) (1930- ) Writer, born in Shanghai, E China. He studied at Cambridge... Ball, C(harles) Olin (1893-1970) Food technologist, born in Abilene, Kansas, USA. Ballesteros Gaibrois, Manual (1911- ) Historian, archaeologist, anthropologist, and linguist... Ballesteros, Sevvy (1957- ) Golfer, born in Pedrena, N Spain. A highly combative... Ballester Pons, Pedro (1856-1946) Lawyer, with an interest in ethnography, born in Mahón, Menorca... Ball, Frank Clayton (1857-1943) Industrialist and philanthropist, born in Greensburg, Ohio, USA. Ball, Hugo (1886-1927) Writer, born in Pirmasens, W Germany. Balliett, Whitney (1926- ) Jazz critic, born in New York City, New York, USA. Ballif, Claude André François (1924- ) Composer, born in Paris, France. Ball, John (?-1381) English rebel. An excommunicated priest... Ball, John (1818-89) Botanist and alpinist, born in Dublin, Ireland. Ball, Lucille (Désirée) 1911-1989 Television comedienne, actress, producer. Born August 6, 1911... Ball, Michael (Ashley) (1962- ) Actor and singer, born in the West Midlands, C England, UK. Ball, Murray Hone (1939- ) Cartoonist, born in Feilding, New Zealand. Ballou, Adin (1803-90) Universalist clergyman and reformer, born in Cumberland, Rhode Island... Ballou, Hosea (1771-1852) Universalist clergyman and theologian, born in Richmond... Ball, Thomas (1819-1911) Sculptor, born in Charlestown (now part of Boston), Massachusetts... Balmain, Pierre (Alexandre Claudius) (1914-82) Fashion designer, born in St Jean-de-Maurienne, E France. Balmer, Johann Jakob (1825-98) Physicist, born in Lausanne, W Switzerland. Balmont, Konstantin Dmitryevitch (1867-1943) Poet, translator, and essayist, born in Gumische, Russia. Balnaves, Henry (c.1512-79) Reformer, born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, E Scotland, UK. Baltes, Paul B (1939- ) Psychologist, born in Saarlouis, Germany. He studied in Germany... Balthasar, Hans Urs von (1905-88) Catholic theologian, born in Lucerne, C Switzerland. Balthus, (1908-2001) Painter, born in Paris, France. He had no formal training... Baltimore, David (1938- ) Virologist and geneticist, born in New York City, New York, USA. Baltimore, George Calvert, Baron (c.1580-1632) English statesman and colonialist, born in Kiplin, North Yorkshire... Balzac, Honoré de, (1799-1850) Novelist, born in Tours, WC France. Balzac, Jean-Louis Guez de (1594-1654) Writer, born probably in Balzac, near Angoulême, W France. Bambaataa, Afrika (1958- ) Record producer, arranger, and disc jockey, born in New York City... Bampton, Deborah (Ellen) (1961- ) British football player and manager. Bampton, Rose (1908- ) Soprano, born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Banach, Stefan (1892-1945) Mathematician, born in Kraków, S Poland. Ban Chao (32-102) Chinese military leader and administrator... Bancroft, Anne, (1931- ) Actress, born in New York City, USA. Bancroft, Edward (1744-1821) Secret agent and inventor, born in Westfield, Massachusetts, USA. Bancroft, George (1800-91) Historian and diplomat, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Bancroft, Hubert Howe (1832-1918) Historian and publisher, born in Granville, Ohio, USA. Bancroft, Richard (1544-1610) Anglican clergyman, born in Farnworth, Lancashire, NW England, UK. Bancroft, Sir Squire (1841-1926) Actor-manager, born in London, UK. Bancroft, Wilder Dwight (1867-1953) Physical chemist, born in Middletown, Rhode Island, USA. Banda, Hastings (Kamuzu) (c.1906-97) Malawi statesman... Bandaranaike, Sirimavo (Ratwatte Dias) (1916-2000) Sri Lankan (Ceylonese) prime minister (1960-5, 1970-7, 1994-2000)... Bandaranaike, S(olomon) W(est) R(idgeway) D(ias) (1899-1959) Sri Lankan (Ceylonese) statesman and prime minister (1956-9)... Bandeira (Filho), Manuel (Carneiro de Sousa) (1886-1968) Poet, born in Recife, NE Brazil. His first books of poetry... Bandel, Ernst von (1800-76) Sculptor, born in Ansbach, SC Germany. Bandelier, Adolph (Francis Alphonse) (1840-1914) Explorer, archaeologist, and writer, born in Bern, Switzerland. Bandello, Matteo (c.1485-1561) Clergyman and writer of novelle or tales... Banderas, Antonio 1960- Actor, born August 10, 1960 in Málaga, Spain... Bandiera Revolutionaries and brothers: Attilio Bandiera (1810-44) and... Bandi, Giuseppe (1834-94) Patriot, journalist, and writer, born in Gavorrano, WC Italy. Bandinelli, Baccio (c.1493-1560) Sculptor, born in Florence, NC Italy. A rival of Michelangelo...

Bandura, Albert (1925- ) Psychologist, born in Mundare, Alberta, Canada. Banerjea, Sir Surendranath (1848-1925) Indian politician and journalist, born in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta)... Banerjee, Satyendranath (1897- ) Artist, born in West Bengal, NE India. Bang, Bernhard (Lauritz Frederik) (1848-1932) Veterinary surgeon, born in Sorø, E Denmark. Bangemann, Martin (1934- ) German politician and lawyer, born in Wanzleben, C Germany. Ban Gu (AD 32-92) Chinese historian, the brother of Ban Chao. Banim Novelists and brothers: John Banim (1798-1842) and... Bani-Sadr, Abolhassan (1935- ) Iranian politician... Bankhead, John Hollis (1872-1946) Lawyer and politician, born in Moscow, Alabama, USA. Bankhead, Tallulah (1903-68) Actress, born in Huntsville, Alabama, USA. Banks, Dennis (1932- ) Ojibwa activist, born in Leech Lake, Minnesota, USA. Banks, Don (1923-80) Composer, born in Melbourne, Victoria, SE Australia. Banks, Gordon (1937- ) Footballer, born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, N England, UK. Banks, Iain (Menzies) (1954- ) Novelist, born in Fife, E Scotland, UK. Banks, Lynne (Reid) (1929- ) British writer and actress. She studied in Canada... Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss (1816-94) US representative and soldier, born in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA. Banks, Sir Joseph (1743-1820) Botanist, born in London, UK. He studied at Oxford... Banks, Tony, (1945- ) British Labour statesman, born in Belfast, NE Northern Ireland, UK. Banna, Hassan al- (1906-49) Islamic leader and reformer, born in Mahmudiya, near Cairo, Egypt. Bannatyne, George (1545-1608) Antiquary and collector of poems, born in Edinburgh, EC Scotland, UK. Banneker, Benjamin (1731-1806) Astronomer and mathematician, born near Baltimore, Maryland, USA... Bannerman, Helen Brodie, (1826-1946) Children's writer and illustrator, born in Edinburgh, EC Scotland, UK. Bannister, Edward (Mitchell) (1828-1901) Painter, born in St Andrews, New Brunswick, E Canada. Bannister, Sir Roger (Gilbert) (1929- ) Athlete and neurologist, born in Harrow, NW Greater London, UK. Banti, Anna (1895-1985) Writer, born in Florence, Tuscany, NC Italy. Her novels... Banting, Sir Frederick Grant (1891-1941) Physiologist, the discoverer of insulin, born in Alliston, Ontario... Banville, (Etienne-Claude-Jean-Baptiste-) Théodore (-Faullain) de (1823-91) Poet, born in Moulins, C France. Bao Dai (1913-97) Indo-Chinese ruler, born in Hué, EC Vietnam... Barabbas (1st-c) Political rebel and murderer (as described in Mark 15... Baracca, Francesco (1888-1918) Pilot, born in Lugo, Emilia-Romagna, N Italy. Baraga, (Irenaeus) Frederic (1797-1868) Catholic missionary, born in Dobernice, Austria. A parish priest... Baraka, Imamu Amiri, (1934- ) Writer and political activist, born in Newark, New Jersey, USA. Barak, Ehud 1942- Israeli prime minister. Born Ehud Brog, on February 12, 1942... Barandiarán Ayerbe, José Miguel de (1889-1991) Basque pre-historian, born in Ataun, Guipúzcoa, N Spain. Bárány, Robert (1876-1936) Physician and otologist, born in Vienna, Austria. He headed the ear... Bara, Theda, (1890-1955) Silent film actress, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Baratieri, Oreste (1841-1901) Italian general, born in Condino, Trentino, N Italy. Barat, Madeleine Sophie, St (1779-1865) Nun, born in Joigny, C France. Born into a peasant family... Barba, Eugenio (1936- ) Theatre director, born in Brindisi, S Italy. Barbara, Monique Serf (1930-97) Composer and performing artist, born in Paris, France. Barbarani, Tiberio Umberto (1872-1945) Poet, born in Verona, Veneto, N Italy. Barbara, St (?-c.200) Christian virgin martyr, the patron saint of artillerymen... Barbari, Jacopo de' (c.1475-c.1516) Venetian painter and engraver. Barbarossa (?-1546) Barbary pirate, born in Mitilini, Greece. Barbauld, Anna Letitia (1743-1825) Writer, born in Kibworth-Harcourt, Leicestershire, C England, UK. Barbe, Helmut (1927- ) Composer, born in Halle, Saale, EC Germany. Barber, Chris (1930- ) Jazz musician, born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire, SE England... Barber, Edwin Atlee (1851-1916) Archaeologist, born in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Barber, Red, (1908-92) Baseball broadcaster, born in Columbus, Mississippi, USA. Barber, Samuel (1910-81) Composer, born in West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA. Barbey d'Aurevilly, Jules-Amédée (1808-89) Novelist and critic, born in Saint-Sauveur-le-Vicomte, NW France. Barbie, Klaus, (1913-91) Nazi leader, born in Bad Godesberg, W Germany. Barbieri, Laurent (1960- ) French gymnast of the 1980s. Barbirolli, Sir John (Giovanni Battista) (1899-1970) Conductor and cellist, born in London... Barbosa, José Celso (1857-1921) Physician, public official, and activist, born in Bayamón... Barbour, Ian (Graeme) (1923- ) Physicist, born in Beijing, China. Barbour, John (c.1320-95) Poet, clergyman, and scholar, probably born in Aberdeen, NE Scotland... Barbour, Philip Pendleton (1783-1841) Judge, born in Barboursville, West Virginia, USA. Barbusse, Henri (1873-1935) Journalist and novelist, born in Asnières, NC France. Barceló, Miquel (1957- ) Catalan painter, born in Felanitx, Mallorca, Spain. Barchas, Jack D (1935- ) Neurologist and psychiatrist, born in Los Angeles, California, USA. Barclay, Alexander (c.1475-1552) Poet and writer, probably born in Scotland, UK. Barclay-Allardice, Robert, (1779-1854) Scottish soldier and sportsman, born near Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire... Barclay de Tolly, Mikhail Bogdanovich, Knaz (Prince) (1761-1818) Russian soldier of Scottish descent, born in Luhda-Grosshof... Barclay, John (1582-1621) Satirical writer, born in Pont-à-Mousson, NE France. Barclay, Robert (1648-90) Quaker, born in Gordonstoun, Moray, NE Scotland, UK. Barclay, Robert (1843-1913) British banker... Barclay, William (1907-78) Theologian, religious writer, and broadcaster, born in Wick, Highland... Bardeen, John (1908-91) Physicist, born in Madison, Wisconsin, USA. Bardem, Javier 1969- Actor. Born Javier Encinas Bardem, on March 1, 1969, in Las Palmas... Bardem (Muñoz), Juan A(ntonio) (1922- ) Film producer, born in Madrid, Spain. Bardesanes (154-222) Syrian Christian theologian and poet, born in Urfa... Bard, John (1716-99) Physician, born in Burlington, New Jersey, USA. Bardot, Brigitte 1934- Actress. Born September 28, 1934 in Paris, France. As a young girl... Bard, Samuel (1742-1821) Physician, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Barea, Arturo (1897-1957) Novelist and short-story writer, born in Madrid, Spain. Barebone or Barbon, Praise-God (c.1596-1679) Leather merchant and controversial Anabaptist preacher... Barenboim, Daniel (1942- ) Pianist and conductor, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Barents, Willem (c.1550-97) Dutch navigator and cartographer. Barère (de Vieuzac), Bertrand (1755-1841) Revolutionary and regicide, born in Tarbes, S France. Baretti, Giuseppe (1719-89) Writer, born in Turin, Piedmont, NW Italy. Bargellini, Piero (1897-1980) Writer and critic, born in Florence, Tuscany, NC Italy. A Catholic... Barham, Richard (Harris), (1788-1845) Humorist, born in Canterbury, Kent, SE England, UK. Bar-Hillel, Yehoshua (1915-75) Israeli philosopher and logician, born in Vienna, Austria. Baricco, Alessandro (1958- ) Writer, born in Turin, Piedmont, NW Italy. Barile, Angelo (1888-1967) Poet, born in Albisola Marina, Liguria, NW Italy. Barilli, Bruno (1880-1952) Composer, music critic, and writer, born in Fano, Marche, E Italy. Barjavel, René (1911-85) Novelist and journalist, born in Nyons, SE France. After various jobs... Barke, James (1905-58) Novelist, born in Torwoodlee, Scottish Borders, SE Scotland, UK. Barker, Bob 1923- Television personality, game show host, and animal rights activist. Barker, George Granville (1913-91) Poet, born in Loughton, Essex, SE England, UK. He lived abroad... Barker, Howard (1946- ) Playwright, born in London, UK. Barker, Jacob (1779-1871) Merchant and financier, born in Swans Island, Maine, USA. Barker, Pat(ricia Margaret) (1943- ) Novelist, born in Thornaby-on-Tees, Cleveland, NE England, UK. Barker, Ronnie, (1929- ) Comic actor, born in Bedford, Bedfordshire, SC England, UK. Barker, Sir Ernest (1874-1960) Political scientist, born in Cheshire, NWC England, UK. Barkhausen, Heinrich Georg (1881-1956) Physicist, born in Bremen, NW Germany. Barkla, Charles Glover (1877-1944) Physicist, born in Widnes, Cheshire, NW England, UK. Barkley, Alben W(illiam) (1877-1956) US vice-president (1949-53) and legislator, born in Lowes, Kentucky... Barkley, Charles 1963- Basketball player. Born February 20, 1963 in Leeds, Alabama. bar Kokhba, Simon (?-135) Jewish leader in Palestine. With the rabbi Akiba ben Joseph... Barksdale, James (Jim) Love 1943- FAST FACTS BORN: January 24... Barlach, Ernst (1870-1938) Expressionist sculptor, playwright, and poet, born in Wedel... Barlow, Joel (1754-1812) Poet, diplomat, and writer, born in Redding, Connecticut, USA. Barlow, Peter (1776-1862) Physicist, born in Norwich, Norfolk, E England, UK. Barnabas (1st-c) Christian missionary... Barnard, Chester (Irving) (1886-1961) Businessman, public official, and foundation executive... Barnard, Christiaan (Neethling) (1922-2001) Surgeon, born in Beaufort West, SW South Africa. Barnard, Edward Emerson (1857-1923) Astronomer, born in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Barnard, Frederick A(ugustus) P(orter) (1809-89) College president, born in Sheffield, Massachusetts, USA. Barnard, George Grey (1863-1938) Sculptor and collector, born in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, USA. Barnard, Henry (1811-1900) Educator, born in Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Barnard, Marjorie Faith, (1897-1987) Novelist, historian, and biographer, born in Sydney, New South Wales... Barnardo, Thomas John (1845-1905) Physician and philanthropist... Barnato, Barney (1852-97) Financier and speculator, born in London, UK. Barnave, Antoine (Pierre Joseph Marie) (1761-93) French revolutionary, born in Grenoble, E France. He studied law... Barna, Victor, (1911-72) Table tennis player, born in Budapest, Hungary. Barnes, Albert Coombs (1872-1951) Pharmacologist and art collector, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania... Barnes, Djuna (Chappell) (1892-1982) Writer and illustrator, born in Cornwall-on-Hudson, New York, USA. Barnes, Ernest William (1874-1953) Anglican clergyman, born in Birmingham, West Midlands, C England, UK. Barnes, John (Charles Bryan) (1963- ) Footballer, born in Kingston, Jamaica. He played for Watford... Barnes, Julian (Patrick) (1946- ) Novelist, born in Leicester, Leicestershire, C England, UK. Barnes, Peter (Henry) (1931- 2004) Playwright and writer of screenplays, born in London, UK. Barnes, Thomas (1785-1841) Editor and journalist, born in London, UK. He studied at Cambridge... Barnes, William (1801-86) Pastoral poet, born in Sturminster Newton, Dorset, S England, UK. Barnet, Charlie, (1913-91) Bandleader, born in New York City, New York, USA. Barnett, Samuel A(ugustus) (1844-1913) Anglican clergyman and social reformer, born in Bristol, SW England... Barney, Joshua (1759-1818) American naval officer, born in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Barney, Natalie Clifford (1876-1972) Hostess and writer, born in Dayton, Ohio, USA. Barney, Nora Stanton, (1883-1971) Civil engineer, architect, and suffragist, born in Basingstoke... Barnhart, Clarence L(ewis) (1900-93) Lexicographer, born near Plattsburg, Missouri, USA. Barnum, P(hineas) T(aylor) 1810-1891 Entertainer. Born July 5, 1810, to parents Philo F. Barnum... Barocci or Baroccio, Federigo (c.1528-1612) Painter, born in Urbino, EC Italy. Baroja, Julio Caro (1914-95) Historian, ethnologist, and anthropologist, born in Madrid, Spain... Baroja (y Nessi), Pío (1872-1956) Writer, born in San Sebastián, N Spain. In 1913 his sister... Baronius, Caesar (1538-1607) Church historian, born in Sora, S Italy. Baron, Salo (Wittmayer) (1895-1989) Educator and writer, born in Tarnów... Barr, Alfred (Hamilton), Jr (1902-81) Art historian and museum administrator, born in Detroit, Michigan... Barrantes Moreno, Vicente (1829-99) Historian, born in Badajoz, SW Spain. A dramatist, lyrical poet... Barraqué, Jean (1928-73) Composer, born in Puteaux, near Paris, NC France. Barras de Aragón, Francisco de las (1869-1950) Physical anthropologist, born in Seville, SW Spain. Barras, Paul François Jean Nicolas, comte de (Count of) (1755-1829) French revolutionary, born in Fox-Amphoux, SE France. Barraud, Henry (1900-97) Composer, born in Bordeaux, SW France. Barrault, Jean-Louis 1910-1994 Actor, director, producer. Born in Le Vesinet, France. Barré, (Mohammed) Siad (1919-95) Somali soldier and president (1969-91). Barrera y Leirado, Cayetano Alberto de la (1815-72) Bibliographer and biographer, born in Madrid, Spain. Barre, Raymond (1924- ) French statesman and prime minister (1976-81), born in St-Denis... Barrès, (Auguste-) Maurice (1862-1923) French politician and novelist, born in Charmes-sur-Moselle... Barrett, William (1913-92) Philosopher and critic, born in New York City, New York, USA. Barrientos, María (1884-1946) Spanish singer. Barrie, Sir J(ames) M(atthew) (1860-1937) Novelist and playwright, born in Kirriemuir, Angus, E Scotland, UK. Barrili, Anton Giulio (1836-1908) Writer, born in Savona, Liguria, NW Italy. Barrington, George, (1755-1804) Writer and adventurer, born in Maynooth, Co Kildare, E Ireland. Barrington, Ken(neth Frank) (1930-81) Cricketer, born in Reading, S England, UK. First capped in 1955... Barrington, Sir Jonah (1760-1834) Judge, politician, and memorialist, born in Abbeyleix, Co Laois... Barris, Chuck 1929- Television producer. Born June 3, 1929 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Barron, James (1768-1851) Naval officer, probably born in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Barron, William Wallace (1911- ) US governor and lawyer, born in Elkins, West Virginia, USA. Barro, Robert (Joseph) (1944- ) Economist, born in New York City, New York, USA. Barros, João de (1496-1570) Historian, born in Viseu, NC Portugal. Governor of Portuguese Guinea... Barrow, Clyde 1909-1934 Outlaw, with Bonnie Parker. Barrow was born on March 24... Barrow, Ed(ward Grant) (1868-1953) Baseball manager and executive, born in Springfield, Illinois, USA. Barrow, Errol Walton (1920-87) Barbadian politician and prime minister (1961-76, 1986-7)... Barrow, Isaac (1630-77) Mathematician and theologian, born in London, UK. Barrows, Harlan (Hiram) (1877-1960) Geographer, born in Armada, Michigan, USA. Barrow, Sir John (1764-1848) Naval administrator and traveller, born in Dragley Beck, Ulverston... Barr Smith, Robert (1824-1915) Pastoralist and wool-broking pioneer, born in Lochwinnoch... Barry, James (1741-1806) Historical painter, born in Cork, Co Cork, S Ireland. Barry, John (1745-1803) US naval officer, born in Tacumshane, Co Wexford, SE Ireland. Barry, Leonora (Marie Kearney) (1849-1923) Labour leader, born in Co Cork, Ireland. Barry, Marion S(hepilov), Jr (1936- ) US public official and mayor, born in Itta Bena, Mississippi, USA. Barrymore, Drew 1975- Actress. Born Drew Blythe Barrymore, on February 22, 1975... Barrymore, Ethel 1879-1959 Actress. Born August 15, 1879 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania... Barrymore, John, (1882-1942) Stage and film actor, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Barrymore, Lionel, (1878-1954) Actor, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA... Barrymore, Maurice, (1849-1905) Stage actor, born in Fort Agra, India. The father of Ethel... Barry, Philip (Jerome Quinn) (1896-1949) Playwright, born in Rochester, New York, USA. Barry, Rick, (1944- ) Basketball player, born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA. Barry, Sir Charles (1795-1860) Architect, born in London, UK. Barschel, Uwe (1944-87) German politician and lawyer, born in Glienicke, near Berlin... Barstow, Dame Josephine (Clare) (1940- ) Soprano, born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, N England, UK. Barstow, Stan(ley) (1928- ) Novelist, born in Horbury, West Yorkshire, N England, UK. Barthélemy Saint-Hilaire, Jules (1805-95) French statesman and scholar, born in Paris, France. Barthelme, Donald (1931-89) Novelist and short-story writer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania... Barthé, Richmond (1901-89) Sculptor, born in Bay St Louis, Mississippi, USA. Barthes, Roland (Gérard) (1915-80) Writer, critic, and teacher, born in Cherbourg, NW France. Barth, Heinrich (1821-65) Explorer, born in Hamburg, N Germany.

Barth, John (Simmons) (1930- ) Writer and educator, born in Cambridge, Maryland, USA. Barth, Karl (1886-1968) Theologian, born in Basel, N Switzerland. He studied at Bern, Berlin... Bartholdi, (Frédéric) Auguste (1834-1904) Sculptor, born in Colmar, E France. Bartholomé, Paul Albert (1848-1928) Sculptor, born in Thiverval, NC France. Bartholomew, John George (1860-1920) Cartographer, born in Edinburgh, EC Scotland, UK. Barth or Bart, Jean (1650-1702) Privateer, born in Dunkirk, NW France. Bartlett, Bob, (1904-68) Public official, born in Seattle, Washington, USA. Bartlett, John (1820-1905) Lexicographer, born in Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Bartlett, Josiah (1729-95) Physician and US governor, born in Amesbury, Massachusetts, USA. Bartlett, Paul (Wayland) (1865-1925) Sculptor, born in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Bartlett, Robert (Abram) (1875-1946) Explorer, born in Brigus, Newfoundland, Canada. Bartlett, Shaun (1972- ) Footballer, born in Cape Town, South Africa. Bartlett, Sir Frederic (Charles) (1886-1969) Psychologist, born in Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire, SWC England... Bart, Lionel (1930-99) Composer and lyricist, born in London, UK. In 1959... Bartók, Béla (1881-1945) Composer, born in Nagyszentmiklós, SE Hungary. Bartoli, Daniello (1608-85) Scholar, born in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, NE Italy. A Jesuit... Bartolommeo, Fra (1472-1517) Painter, leading artist of the High Renaissance, born near Florence... Bartolozzi, Francesco (1727-1815) Engraver, born in Florence, NC Italy. Bartolus (c.1314-57) Jurist and judge, born in Venatura, EC Italy. Barton, Bruce (Fairchild) (1886-1967) Advertizing executive, writer, and US representative, born in Robbins... Barton, Clara 1821-1912 Humanitarian and founder of the American Red Cross. Barton, Donald C(linton) (1889-1939) Geologist, born in Stow, Massachusetts, USA. Barton, Elizabeth, (?1506-34) Prophet, born in Kent, SE England, UK. Barton, Gordon Page (1929- ) Transport entrepreneur and Australian politician, born in Surabaya... Barton, John (1928- ) Stage director, born in London, UK. He studied at King's College... Barton, Ralph (1891-1931) Illustrator and caricaturist, born in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Barton, Sir Derek (Harold Richard) (1918-98) Organic chemist, born in Gravesend, Kent, SE England, UK. Barton, Sir Edmund (1849-1920) Australian statesman and jurist... Bartram, John (1699-1777) Botanist, born near Darby, Pennsylvania, USA. Bartram, William (1739-1823) Botanist, born in Kingsessing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Barty, Billy 1924-2000 Actor, comedian. Born William John Bertanzetti on October 25... Baruch (7th-6th-c BC) Biblical character... Baruch, Bernard (Mannes) (1870-1965) Financier, public official, and philanthropist, born in Camden... Baruffaldi, Girolamo (1675-1755) Scholar and poet, born in Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, NE Italy. Barye, Antoine-Louis (1796-1875) Sculptor and painter, born in Paris, France. Baryshnikov, Mikhail 1948- Dancer and choregrapher. Barzel, Rainer (1924- ) German politician, born in Braniewo, Poland (formerly, Braunsberg... Barzun, Jacques (1907- ) Educator, cultural critic, and writer, born in Créteil, Paris... Basaldella, Mirko (1910-1969) Sculptor and painter, born in Udine, NE Italy. He studied in Venice... Bascove, (1946- ) Graphic artist and painter, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Baselitz, Georg (1938- ) Avant-garde artist, born in Deutschbaselitz, E Germany. Basevi, George (1794-1845) Architect, born in London, UK. A pupil of Sir John Soane... Basho, Matsuo, (1644-94) Poet, born in Ueno (Iga), C Japan.

Basie, William (Count) 1904-1984 Jazz pianist, conductor. Born August 21, 1904 in Red Bank, New Jersey. Basile, Giambattista (c.1575-1632) Poet and short-story writer, born in Naples, Campania, SW Italy. Basil I, (c.812-886) Byzantine emperor (867-86), born in Thrace. Basilides (2nd-c) Gnostic philosopher, who founded a sect in Alexandria. Basil II, (c.958-1025) Byzantine emperor, who came to the throne as sole ruler in 976. Basil, St, (c.329-79) One of the greatest of the Greek fathers, born in Caesarea... Basinger, Kim 1953- Actress. Born December 8, 1953, in Athens, Georgia. Baskerville, John (1706-75) Printer, born in Wolverley, Hereford and Worcester, WC England, UK. Baskin, Leonard (1922-2000) Graphic artist and sculptor, born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. Basov, Nikolai Gennadiyevich (1922-2001) Physicist, the inventor of masers and lasers, born in Usman... Bassa, Ferrer (1285-1348) Catalan painter, who lived in Barcelona, Spain. Bassani, Giorgio (1916-2000) Novelist and poet, born in Bologna, N Italy. Bassano, Jacopo da (c.1510-92) Founder of genre painting in Europe, born in Bassano, Venice... Bassegoda y Amigó, Buenaventura (1862-1940) Architect and writer, born in Barcelona, NE Spain. Bassey, Shirley (Veronica) (1937- ) Singer and entertainer, born in Tiger Bay, Cardiff, S Wales, UK. Bass, George (1771-1803) Naval surgeon and explorer, born in Aswarby, Lincolnshire, EC England... Bass, George (Fletcher) (1932- ) Nautical archaeologist, born in Columbia, South Carolina, USA. Bassi, Agostino Maria (1773-1856) Biologist and pioneer bacteriologist, born in Lodi, N Italy. Bassi, Ugo (1801-49) Italian patriot and priest, born in Cento, Emilia-Romagna, N Italy. Bass, (Mary) Elizabeth (1876-1956) Physician, born in McCarley, Mississippi, USA. Bass, Michael Thomas (1799-1884) Brewer, born in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, C England, UK. Basso, Lelio (1903-78) Italian politician, born in Varazze, Liguria, NW Italy. Bassompierre, François de (1579-1646) French soldier and statesman, born in Harouel, NE France. Bastian, Adolf (1826-1905) Ethnologist, born in Bremen, NW Germany. He studied at Berlin... Bastian, Henry (Charlton) (1837-1915) Biologist and physician, born in Truro, Cornwall, SW England, UK. Bastien-Lepage, Jules (1848-84) Painter, born in Damvillers, NE France. Bastogi, Pietro (1808-98) Financier and politician, born in Livorno, Tuscany, W Italy. Bastos, Augustos Roa (1917- ) Paraguayan novelist, living in exile since 1947. Bataille, (Félix-) Henry (1872-1922) Playwright and poet, born in Nîmes, S France. Bataille, Georges (1897-1962) Novelist and philosopher, born in Billom, SC France. Batali, Mario 1960- Chef, restaurateur, television personality. Bata, Tomas (1876-1932) Industrialist, born in Zlín, SE Czech Republic. Batchelor, Joy (1914-91) Animated-cartoon producer, born in Watford, Hertfordshire, SE England... Bateman, H(enry) M(ayo) (1887-1970) Cartoonist, born in Sutton Forest, New South Wales, SE Australia. Bates, Daisy May, (1863-1951) Anthropologist, born in Tipperary, SC Ireland. Bates, Edward (1793-1869) US public official and cabinet member, born in Belmont, Virginia, USA. Bates, H(enry) W(alter) (1825-92) Naturalist and traveller, born in Leicester, Leicestershire... Bates, H(erbert) E(rnest) (1905-74) Novelist, playwright, and short-story writer, born in Rushden... Bates, Katherine Lee (1859-1929) Poet and writer, born in Falmouth, Massachusetts, USA. Bates, (Michael) Jeremy (1962- ) Tennis player, born in Solihull, West Midlands. Bateson, Gregory (1904-80) Anthropologist, born in Grantchester, Cambridgeshire, EC England, UK... Bateson, William (1861-1926) Geneticist, born in Whitby, North Yorkshire, N England, UK. Bates, Sir Alan, (1934- ) Actor, born in Allestree, Derbyshire, C England, UK. Bates, Ted, (1901-72) Advertizing executive, born in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Bates, William Horatio (1860-1931) Physician and ophthalmologist, born in Newark, New Jersey, USA. Bate, Walter Jackson (1918- ) Literary critic and educator, born in Mankato, Minnesota, USA. Bath, Henry Frederick Thynne, 6th Marquess of (1905-92) Stately home operator, born in Longleat House, Warminster, Wiltshire... Batista i Roca, Josep Maria (1885-1978) Catalan historian, born in Barcelona, NE Spain. Batista (y Zaldívar), Fulgencio (1901-73) Cuban soldier and dictator, born in Oriente province. Batistuta, Gabriel Omar, (1969- ) Footballer, born in Santa Fe, Argentina.

Batoni or Battoni, Pompeo Girolamo (1708-87) Painter, born in Lucca, N Italy. He trained and settled in Rome. Bats, Joel (1957- ) French goalkeeper... Battenberg, Prince Alexander of (1820-93) First prince of Bulgaria, and uncle of Earl Mountbatten... Batten, Jean (1909-82) Pioneer aviator, born in Rotorua, New Zealand. In 1934... Batten, William (Milfred) (1909- ) Businessman and stock market executive, born in Reedy, West Virginia... Battisti, Cesare (1875-1916) Irredentist patriot, born in Trento, Trentino, N Italy. Battle, Kathleen (1948- ) Soprano, born in Portsmouth, Ohio, USA. American trained... Baudelaire, Charles (Pierre) (1821-67) Symbolist poet, born in Paris, France. Baudissin, Wolf Stefan Traugott, Graf (Count) von (1907-93) Military official, born in Trier, W Germany. Baudot, Jean-Maurice-Emile (1845-1903) Electrical engineer, born in Magneux, France. Baudouin I (1930-93) King of the Belgians (1951-93), born at Stuyvenberg Castle... Baudrier, Yves (1906-88) Composer, born in Paris, France. He first studied law... Baudrillard, Jean (1929- ) Sociologist and philosopher, born in Rheims, NE France. Baudry, Paul Jacques Aimé (1828-86) Painter, born in La Roche-sur-Yon, W France. Bauer, Bruno (1809-82) Protestant theologian and political journalist, born in Eisenberg... Bauer, Catherine (Krouse) (1905-64) Urban planner and housing expert, born in Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA. Bauer, Gustav (1870-1944) German politician and trade union leader, born in Darkehmen... Bauer, Harold (1873-1951) Pianist, born near London, UK. A student of Paderewski... Bauersfeld, Walther (1879-1959) Physicist and engineer, born in Berlin, Germany. Baugh, Sammy, (1914- ) Player of American football, born in Temple, Texas, USA. Bauhin, Caspar or Gaspard (1560-1624) Botanist and physician, born in Basel, N Switzerland. Baumé, Antoine (1728-1804) Chemist, born in Senlis, NC France. Baumeister, Willi (1889-1955) Painter, born in Stuttgart, SW Germany. Baumer, Gertrude (1873-1954) Leader of the German feminist movement, born in Hohenlimburg... Baumgarten, Alexander Gottlieb (1714-62) Philosopher of the school of Christian von Wolff, born in Berlin... Baumgart, Reinhard (1929- ) Writer, born in Breslau-Lissa, Germany (now Wroclaw, SW Poland). Baum, Gerhart (1932- ) German politician, born in Dresden, E Germany. Baum, (Lyman) Frank (1856-1919) Writer, born in Chittenango, New York, USA. A sickly child... Baumol, William (Jack) (1922- ) Economist, born in New York City, New York, USA. Baum, Vicki (1888-1960) Novelist, born in Vienna, Austria. Baur, Erwin (1875-1933) Geneticist and botanist, born in Ichenheim, SE Germany. Baur, Ferdinand Christian (1792-1860) Theologian and New Testament critic, born in Schmiden, SW Germany. Bausch, Pina (1940- ) Choreographer and dancer, born in Solingen, W Germany. Bava Beccaris, Fiorenzo (1831-1924) Italian general, born in Fossano, Piedmont, NW Italy. Bawden, Nina (Mary) (1925- ) Writer, born in London, UK. She studied at Oxford... Baxendale, Leo (1930- ) Strip cartoonist, born in Lancashire, NW England, UK. Bax, Sir Arnold (Edward Trevor), (1883-1953) Composer, born in London, UK. Baxter, George (1804-67) Engraver and print maker, born in Lewes, East Sussex, SE England, UK... Baxter, James Keir (1926-72) Poet, playwright, and critic, born near Dunedin, New Zealand. Baxter, John (1781-1858) Printer, the first to use an ink-roller, born in Surrey, SE England... Baxter, Meredith 1947- Actress. Born June 21, 1947, in Los Angeles, California. Baxter, Richard (1615-91) Nonconformist clergyman, born in Rowton, Shropshire, WC England, UK. Bayard, James Asheton, Jr (1799-1880) US senator, born in Wilmington, Delaware, USA. Bayard, James Asheton, Sr (1767-1815) US representative and senator, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania... Bayard, Pierre du Terrail, chevalier de (c.1476-1524) French soldier... Baye, Nathalie (1948- ) Actress, born in Mainneville, NW France. Bayer, Johann (1572-1625) Astronomer, born in Rain, SE Germany. Bayern, Ludwig I von (1786-1868) King of Bavaria, born in Strasbourg, the son of Maximilian I Joseph. Bayes, Thomas (1702-61) Mathematician, born in London, UK. Bayezit I (c.1354-1403) Sultan of the Ottoman empire. He succeeded his father (1389)...

Bay, Howard (1912-86) Set designer, born in Centralia, Washington, USA. Bayi, Filbert (1953- ) Athlete, born in Karutu, near Arusha, Tanzania. Bayle, François (1932- ) French composer, born in Antananarivo (formerly Tananarive)... Bayle, Pierre (1647-1706) Protestant philosopher and critic, born in Carlat, S France. Bayley, Nancy (1899-1994) Psychologist, born in The Dalles, Oregon, USA. Baylis, Lilian Mary (1874-1937) Theatrical manager, born in London, UK. Bayliss, Sir William Maddock (1860-1924) Physiologist, born in Wolverhampton, West Midlands, C England, UK. Baylis, Trevor (1937- ) Engineer and inventor, born in Kilburn, NW London, UK. Baylor, Elgin (Gay) (1934- ) Basketball player, born in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Bayne-Jones, Stanhope (1888-1970) Bacteriologist and medical administrator, born in New Orleans... Bazaine, Achille (François) (1811-88) French soldier, born in Versailles, NC France. Bazaine, Jean (René) (1904-2001) Painter and designer, born in Paris, France. Bazalgette, Sir Joseph William (1819-91) Engineer, born in Enfield, N Greater London, UK. Bazelon, David (Lionel) (1909-93) Judge, born in Superior, Wisconsin, USA. His father, a storekeeper... Bazille, Frédéric 1841-1870 Artist. Born Jean-Frédéric Bazille, on December 6, 1841... Bazin, André (1918-58) Film critic, born in Angers, NW France. Bazin, Hervé (1911-96) Novelist, born in Angers, NW France. Bazin, René (1853-1932) Novelist, born in Angers, NW France. Baziotes, William (1912-63) Painter, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Beach, Amy (Marcy), (1867-1944) Composer and pianist, born in Henniker, New Hampshire, USA. Beach Boys, The - Pop group. Formed in California in 1961... Beach, Moses Yale (1800-68) Publisher and inventor, born in Wallingford, Connecticut, USA. Beach, Sylvia Woodbridge (1887-1962) Bookseller and publisher, born in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Beadle, Erastus (Flavel) (1821-94) Publisher, born in Pierstown, New York, USA. Beadle, George W(ells) (1903-89) Geneticist, born in Wahoo, Nebraska, USA. Beadle, William Henry Harrison (1838-1915) Educator, born in Liberty township, Parke Co, Indiana, USA. Beaglehole, John Cawte (1901-71) Writer and historian, born in Wellington, New Zealand. Beale, Dorothea (1831-1906) Pioneer of women's education, born in London, UK. Beale, Edward Fitzgerald (1822-93) Explorer and naval officer, born in Washington, District of Columbia... Beale, Mary, (1632-99) Painter, born in Barrow, Suffolk, E England, UK. Beal, Gifford (Reynolds) (1879-1956) Painter, born in New York City, New York, USA. Beamon, Bob, (1946- ) Athlete, born in New York City, USA. Bean, Alan L(aVern) (1932- ) Astronaut, born in Wheeler, Texas, USA. Bean, Charles Edwin Woodrow (1879-1968) Journalist and war historian, born in Bathurst, New South Wales... Bean, L(eon) L(enwood) (1872-1967) Outdoor clothing and equipment retailer, born in Greenwood, Maine... Bean, Roy, (?1825-1903) Frontier figure, born in Mason Co, Kentucky, USA. Beard, Charles A(ustin) (1874-1948) Historian, born in Knightstown, Indiana, USA. Beard, Dan(iel Carter), (1850-1941) Illustrator and youth leader, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Beard, James 1903-1985 Chef, author. Born James Andrew Beard on May 5, 1903 in Portland... Beard, Mary Ritter (1876-1958) Historian and social reformer, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. Beardon, Romare (Howard) (?1912-88) Painter, born in Charlotte, North Carolina, USA. Beardsley, Aubrey (Vincent) 1872-1898 Illustrator. Born in Brighton, East Sussex, England. Béart, Emmanuelle (1965- ) Actress, born in St-Tropez, SW France. Beatles, The - With their trademark moptop haircuts and matching tailored suits... Beaton or Bethune, David (1494-1546) Scottish statesman and Roman Catholic clergyman, born in Balfour... Beaton or Bethune, James (1470-1539) Scottish clergyman and statesman, the uncle of Cardinal David Beaton. Beaton, Sir Cecil (Walter Hardy) (1904-80) Photographer and designer, born in London, UK. Beatrix, (1938- ) Queen of The Netherlands (1980- ), born in Soestdijk, WC Netherlands... Beattie, James (1735-1803) Poet and essayist, born in Laurencekirk, Aberdeenshire, NE Scotland... Beatty, David Beatty, 1st Earl (1871-1936) Naval commander, born in Nantwich, Cheshire, NWC England, UK

Beatty, Warren 1937- Actor, producer, director, born Henry Warren Beaty on March 30, 1937... Beauchamp, Pierre (1636-1705) Dancer, choreographer, and ballet master, born in Versailles... Beaufort, Henry (1377-1447) English clergyman... Beaufort, Lady Margaret, Countess of Richmond (1443-1509) Daughter of John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset... Beaufort, Sir Francis (1774-1857) Naval officer, born in Navan, Co Meath, E Ireland. Beaufort, Willem Hendrik de (1845-1918) Dutch politician, lawyer, and historian, born in Leusden... Beauharnais, Alexandre, vicomte de (Viscount of) (1760-94) French soldier, son of the governor of Martinique, where he was born. Beauharnais, Eugène Rose de (1781-1824) French soldier... Beauharnais, Hortense Eugénie Cécile (1783-1837) Queen of Holland, born in Paris, France, the daughter of Alexandre... Beau, Louis Victor (1895-1986) Aviator, born in New York City, New York, USA. Beaumarchais, Pierre Augustin Caron de (1732-99) Comic playwright, born in Paris, France. Beaumont, Francis (c.1584-1616) Playwright, born in Gracedieu, Leicestershire, C England, UK. Beaumont, William (1785-1853) Physician, born in Lebanon, Connecticut, USA. Beauregard, Pierre G(ustave) T(outant) (1818-93) Confederate soldier, born in St Bernard Parish, Louisiana, USA. Beaurepaire, Sir Francis Joseph Edmund (1891-1956) Freestyle swimmer, born in Melbourne, Victoria, SE Australia. Beaux, Cecilia (1855-1942) Painter, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Beaverbrook (of Beaverbrook and of Cherkley), (William) Max(well) Aitken, Baron (1879-1964) Politician and newspaper magnate, born in Maple, Ontario, SE Canada. Beazley, Kim (Christian) (1948- ) Politician, born in Perth, Western Australia, Australia. Bebel, Ferdinand August (1840-1913) Socialist, born in Cologne, W Germany. Bécaud, Gilbert (François Silly) (1927-2001) Singer and composer, born in Toulon, SE France. Beccafumi, Domenico (c.1486-1551) Painter, born in Siena, C Italy. Beccaria, Cesare, Bonesana, marchese de (Marquess of) (1738-94) Jurist, economist, and philosopher, born in Milan, N Italy. Becher, Johannes R(obert) (1891-1958) Writer, born in Munich, S Germany. Becher, Johann Joachim (1635-82) Chemist, born in Speyer, SW Germany. He worked on minerals... Becher, Ulrich (1910-90) Writer, born in Berlin, Germany. He emigrated to Brazil and the USA... Bechet, Sidney (1897-1959) Jazz musician, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Bechstein, Karl (1826-1900) Piano manufacturer, born in Gotha, C Germany. Bechstein, Ludwig (1801-60) Writer, born in Weimar, C Germany. Bechtel, Stephen Davison (1900-89) Engineering and construction executive, born in Aurora, Indiana, USA. Beck, Aaron T(emkin) (1921- ) Psychiatrist, born in Rhode Island, USA. Beckenbauer, Franz (1945- ) Footballer, born in Munich, SE Germany. As player, coach, manager... Becker, Boris (1967- ) Tennis player, born in Leimen, SW Germany. Becker, Carl (Lotus) (1873-1945) Historian, born in Lincoln Township, Iowa, USA. Becker, Enno (1869-1940) Expert in tax law, born in Oldenburg, NW Germany. Becker, Gary (Stanley) (1930- ) Economist, born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, USA. Becker, Howard (Saul) (1928- ) Sociologist, born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Becker, John J (1886-1961) Composer, born in Henderson, Kentucky, USA. Becker, Jurek (1937-99) Writer, born in Lódz, C Poland. Becket, St Thomas, (1118-70) Saint and martyr, Archbishop of Canterbury, born in London... Beckett, Margaret (Mary) (1943- ) British stateswoman, born in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester... Beckett, Samuel (Barclay) (1906-89) Writer and playwright, born in Dublin, Ireland. Beckford, William Thomas (1760-1844) Writer and art collector, born in Fonthill, Wiltshire, S England, UK. Beckham, David (Robert Joseph) (1975- ) Footballer, born in Leytonstone, Greater London, UK. Beck, Julian (1925-85) Actor, producer, and director, born in New York City, USA. Beck, Kurt (1949- ) German politician, born in Bad Bergzabern, SW Germany. Beck, Lewis Caleb (1798-1853) Physician and scientist, born in Schenectady, New York, USA. Beck, Ludwig (1880-1944) Military figure and anti-Nazi resistance fighter, born in Biebrich... Beckman, Arnold (Orville) (1900- 2004) Electrical engineer and inventor, born in Cullom, Illinois, USA. Beckmann, Ernst Otto (1853-1923) Organic chemist, born in Solingen, W Germany. Beckmann, Max (1884-1950) Expressionist painter, draughtsman, and printmaker, born in Leipzig...

Beckman, Thea (1923- ) Writer of children's books, born in Rotterdam, W Netherlands. Becknell, William (?1796-1865) Fur trader and explorer, born in Amherst Co, Virginia, USA. Beck, Ulrich (1944- ) Sociologist, born in Stolp, Germany (now Slupsk, NW Poland). Beckwourth, Jim, (1798-1867) Pioneer and mountain man, born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, USA. Becque, Henri-François (1837-99) Playwright, born in Neuilly, NC France. He worked as an office clerk... Becquerel, (Antoine) Henri (1852-1908) Physicist, born in Paris, France. An expert on fluorescence... Beddoes, Thomas (1760-1808) Physician and writer, born in Shifnal, Shropshire, WC England, UK. Beddoes, Thomas Lovell (1803-49) Poet, born in Clifton, Bristol, SW England, UK... Bede or Baeda, St, (c.673-735) Anglo-Saxon scholar, theologian, and historian... Bedford, David (1949- ) Distance athlete, born in London, UK. An athlete of great stamina... Bedford, John of Lancaster, Duke of (1389-1435) English prince, the third son of Henry IV. In 1414 his brother... Bédier, (Charles Marie) Joseph (1864-1938) Scholar and mediaevalist, born in Paris, France. Bednorz, (Johannes) Georg (1950- ) Physicist, born in Neunkirchen, Germany. Bedser, Sir Alec (Victor) (1918- ) Cricketer, born in Reading, S England, UK. With his twin brother... Bee, Barnard (Elliott) (1824-61) Confederate soldier, born in Charleston, South Carolina, USA. Beebe, (Charles) William (1877-1962) Oceanographer and ornithologist, born in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Beebe, Lucius (Morris) (1902-66) Journalist and writer, born in Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA. Beecham, Sir Thomas (1879-1961) Conductor and impresario, born in St Helens, Merseyside, NW England... Beecher, Catharine E(sther) (1800-78) Educator and writer, born in East Hampton, New York, USA. Beecher, Henry Ward (1813-87) Protestant clergyman and reformer, born in Litchfield, Connecticut... Beecher, Lyman (1775-1863) Presbyterian minister and revivalist, born in New Haven, Connecticut... Beeching, Richard, Baron (1913-85) Engineer and administrator, born in Maidstone, Kent, SE England, UK. Beech, Walter (Herschel) (1891-1950) Aviation manufacturer, born in Pulaski, Tennessee, USA. Beelaerts van Blokland, Frans (1872-1956) Dutch diplomat and lawyer, born in The Hague, W Netherlands. Beel, Louis (Jozef Maria) (1902-77) Dutch Catholic politician, prime minister (1946-8, 1958-9)... Beene, Geoffrey (1927- ) Fashion designer, born in Haynesville, Louisiana, USA. Bee or Bega, St (7th-c) Irish princess, who took the veil from St Aidan. Beerbohm, Sir (Henry) Max(imilian) (1872-1956) Writer and caricaturist, born in London, UK... Beer, George Louis (1872-1920) Historian and colonial specialist, born in Staten Island, New York... Beer-Hofmann, Richard (1866-1945) Writer, born in Vienna, Austria. After adopting the Jewish faith... Beer, Johann (1655-1700) Baroque writer and musician, born in St Georgen, Austria. Beers, Clifford (Whittingham) (1876-1943) Founder of the mental hygiene movement, born in New Haven... Beery, Wallace (1889-1949) Film actor, born in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Beeson, Charles Henry (1870-1949) Scholar and mediaevalist, born in Columbia City, Indiana, USA. Beethoven, Ludwig van 1770-1827 Composer. Born December 16 (some sources say December 17)... Beeton, Isabella Mary, (1836-65) Cookery writer, born in London. Beets, Nicolaas (1814-1903) Poet, novelist, and essayist, born in Haarlem, W Netherlands. Begin, Menachem (Wolfovitch) (1913-92) Israeli statesman and prime minister (1977-83), born in Brest-Litovsk... Behaghel, Otto (1854-1936) Germanist, born in Karlsruhe, SW Germany. A leading neo-grammarian... Behaim, Martin (1449-1507) Navigator and geographer, born in Nuremberg, SC Germany. Beham, Hans Sebald (1500-50) Painter and engraver, born in Nuremberg, SC Germany. Behan, Brendan (Francis) (1923-64) Writer, born in Dublin, Ireland. Behan, Dominic (1928-89) Novelist and folklorist, born in Dublin, Ireland... Behar, Joy 1942- Comedian, cohost of The View. Born in 1942, in Brooklyn... Behn, Aphra (1640-89) Writer and adventurer, born in Wye, Kent, SE England, UK. Behn, Sosthenes (1882-1957) Businessman, born in Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands, USA. Behrens, Hildegard (1937- ) Singer, born in Varel, NW Germany. An operatic soprano... Behrens, Katja (1942- ) Writer, born in Berlin, Germany. Behrens, Peter (1868-1940) Architect and designer, born in Hamburg, N Germany. Behring, Emil (Adolf) von (1854-1917) Bacteriologist and pioneer in immunology, born in Hansdorf

Behrman, S(amuel) N(athaniel) (1893-1973) Playwright, screenwriter, and journalist, born in Worcester... Beiderbecke, (Leon) Bix (1903-31) Cornettist and composer, born in Davenport, Iowa, USA. Beidler, John Xavier (1831-90) Vigilante, born in Mountjoy, Pennsylvania, USA. Beilby, Sir George Thomas (1850-1924) Industrial chemist, born in Edinburgh, EC Scotland, UK. Beilstein, Friedrich Konrad (1838-1906) Encyclopedist of organic chemistry, born in St Petersburg, NW Russia. Beineix, Jean-Jacques (1946- ) Film director, born in Paris, France. His first feature film... Beissel, Johann Conrad (1690-1768) Religious leader and composer, born in Eberbach-am-Neckar, Germany. Béjart, Maurice (1927- ) Choreographer, born in Marseille, S France. Beke, Charles Tilstone (1800-74) Explorer and biblical critic, born in London, UK. Békésy, Georg von (1899-1972) Physiologist and physicist, born in Budapest, Hungary. Bekhterev, Vladimir Mikhailovich (1857-1927) Neuropathologist, born in Sorali, Vyatskaya oblast, W Russia. Belasco, David (1853-1931) Actor, manager, and playwright, born in San Francisco, California... Belcampo (1902-90) Writer, born in Naarden, W Netherlands. Belcher, Sir Edward (1799-1877) British naval commander, born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, SE Canada. Belding, Don (1898-1969) Advertizing executive, born in Grants Pass, Oregon, USA. Bel Geddes, Norman (1893-1958) Industrial and theatrical designer, born in Adrian, Michigan, USA. Belidor, Bernard Forest de (1698-1761) Engineer, born in Catalonia, N Spain. Belin, David (William) (1928- ) Lawyer, born in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Belisarius (505-65) Byzantine general under Emperor Justinian, born in Germania, Illyria. Belkin, Samuel (1911-76) Rabbi and educator, born in Swislicz, Poland. Bellah, Robert N(eelly) (1927- ) Sociologist, born in Altus, Oklahoma, USA. Bell, Alexander Graham 1847-1922 Inventor and educator. Born March 3, 1847, in Edinburgh, Scotland. Bell, Alexander Melville (1819-1905) Educationist, born in Edinburgh, EC Scotland, UK... Bellamy, David (James) (1933- ) British botanist, writer, and broadcaster. Bellamy, Edward (1850-98) Writer, born in Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts, USA. He studied law... Bellamy, Jacobus (1757-86) Poet, born in Flushing, W Netherlands. He studied theology in Utrecht... Bellamy, Joseph (1719-90) Protestant theologian, born in Cheshire, Connecticut, USA. Bellanca, Dorothy, (1894-1946) Labour leader and social reformer, born in Zemel, Latvia. Bellanca, Giuseppe Mario (1886-1960) Aeronautical designer and manufacturer, born in Sciacca, Sicily... Bell, Andrew (1753-1832) Educationist, founder of the ‘Madras System’ of education... Bellange, Jacques (fl.1602-17) French painter, etcher, and decorator, working in Lorraine. Bellany, John (1942- ) Painter and etcher, born in Port Seton, East Lothian, E Scotland, UK. Bellarmine, St Robert (1542-1621) Jesuit theologian, born in Montepulciano, C Italy. Bella, Stefano della (1610-64) Engraver, born in Florence, NC Italy. Bellay, Joachim du (1522-60) Poet and prose writer, born in Lire, NW France. Bell Burnell, (Susan) Jocelyn, (1943- ) Radio astronomer, born in Belfast, NE Northern Ireland, UK. Bell, Chester (Gordon) (1934- ) Computer engineer, born in Kirksville, Missouri, USA. Bell, Cool Papa, (1903-91) Baseball player, born in Starkville, Mississippi, USA. Bell, Daniel (1919- ) Sociologist, born in New York City, New York, USA. Bell, Derrick (Albert), Jr (1930- ) Legal scholar, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Belleau, Rémy (1528-77) Renaissance scholar and poet, born in Nogent-le-Rotrou, near Chartres... Belle-Isle, Charles Louis Fouquet, duc de (Duke of) (1684-1761) French statesman and soldier, born in Villefranche, EC France. Bellenden or Ballantyne, John (?-1587) Scottish writer and clergyman. Bell, Eric Temple (1883-1960) Mathematician, born in Aberdeen, NE Scotland, UK. Bell, George Kennedy Allen (1883-1958) Clergyman and ecumenist, born on Hayling I, Hampshire, S England, UK. Bell, Gertrude (Margaret Lowthian) (1868-1926) Archaeologist and traveller, born at Washington Hall, Durham... Bell, Griffin B(oyette) (1918- ) Lawyer, judge, and US attorney general, born in Americus, Georgia... Bell, Henry (1767-1830) Engineer and pioneer of steam navigation, born in Linlithgow... Belli, Giuseppe Gioacchino (1791-1863) Poet, born in Rome, Latium, Italy. Belli, Melvin M(ouron) (1907- ) Lawyer, born in Sonora, California, USA. An indifferent student Belling, Rudolf (1886-1972) Sculptor, born in Berlin, Germany. In 1937 he emigrated to Istanbul... Bellingshausen, Fabian Gottlieb Benjamin von (1778-1852) Explorer, born in Ösel, SW Estonia. Bellini, Gentile (c.1429-1507) Painter, born in Venice, NE Italy... Bellini, Giovanni (c.1430-1516) Painter, born in Venice, NE Italy... Bellini, Jacopo (c.1400-70) Painter, born in Venice, NE Italy... Bellini, Vincenzo (1801-35) Operatic composer, born in Catania, S Italy. An organist's son... Bell, John (1797-1869) US senator and cabinet officer, born in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Bell, John (1811-1895) Sculptor, born in Hopton, Suffolk, E England, UK. Bell, John Stewart (1928-90) Physicist, born in Belfast, NE Northern Ireland, UK. Bell, Lawrence (Dale) (1894-1956) Aircraft designer and constructor, born in Mentone, Indiana, USA. Bellman, Carl Michael (1740-95) Poet and writer of popular songs, born in Stockholm, Sweden. Bell, Martin (1938- ) Television journalist and politician, born in Cambridge... Bello, Andrés (1781-1865) Venezuelan writer and polymath, born in Caracas, Venezuela. Belloc, (Joseph) Hilaire (Pierre René) (1870-1953) Writer, born in Saint-Cloud, near Paris, NC France... Bellonci, Maria (1902-86) Writer, born in Rome, Latium, Italy. Bellotto, Bernardo (1720-80) Painter, born in Venice, NE Italy, the nephew of Antonio Canaletto. Bellow, Saul 1915- Writer. Born on July 10, 1915, in Lachine, Quebec, Canada. Bellows, George (Wesley) (1882-1925) Painter and lithographer, born in Columbus, Ohio, USA. Bell, Patrick (1799-1869) Clergyman and inventor, born in Auchterhouse, Angus, E Scotland, UK. Bell, Robert Anning (1863-1933) Painter, designer, illustrator, and decorator, born in London, UK. Bell, Sir Charles (1774-1842) Anatomist and surgeon, famous for his neurological discoveries... Bell, Terrel (Howard) (1921- ) Educator, born in Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, USA. Bell, Thomas (1792-1800) Naturalist, born in Poole, Dorset, S England, UK. Bell, Thomas Montgomery (1861-1941) US representative, born in Nacoochee Valley, Georgia, USA. Belluschi, Pietro (1899-1994) Architect, born in Ancona, EC Italy. Bell, Vanessa, (1879-1961) Painter and decorative designer... Bellver, Josep (1825-69) Valencian sculptor. Belmondo, Jean-Paul (1933- ) Actor, born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, NC France. Belmont, Alva (Erskine Smith Vanderbilt) 1853-1933 Socialite, suffragist. Born Alva Erskine Smith, on January 17, 1853... Belmont, August (1816-90) Banker and art collector, born in Alzei, Germany. Belo, Carlos (Felipe Ximenes) (1948- ) Roman Catholic bishop, born in East Timor, Indonesia. Belon, Pierre (1517-64) Naturalist, born near Le Mans, NW France. He travelled in Asia Minor... Belshazzar (?-539 BC) Son of Nabonidus, King of Babylon (556-539 BC)... Belter, John Henry, (1804-63) Furniture maker, born in Germany. Belushi, John 1949-1982 Comedian, actor. Born January 24, 1949, in Chicago, Illinois to Adam... Bely, Andrey (1880-1934) Novelist, poet, and critic, born in Moscow, Russia. Belzoni, Giovanni Battista (1778-1823) Explorer and antiquity-hunter, born in Padua, NE Italy. Bembo, Pietro (1470-1547) Poet and scholar, born in Venice, NE Italy. Bemelmans, Ludwig (1898-1962) Writer and illustrator, born in Merano, N Italy (formerly Meran... Benacerraf, Baruj (1920- ) Immunologist, born in Caracas, Venezuela. Beña, Cristóbal, de (c.1777-1833) Fabulist, born in Extremadura, W Spain. Benatzky, Ralph (1884-1957) Composer, born in Mährisch-Budwitz... Benaud, Richie (1930- ) Cricketer, broadcaster, and international sports consultant... Benavente y Martínez, Jacinto (1866-1954) Playwright, born in Madrid, Spain. Ben Bella, (Mohammed) Ahmed (1918- ) A key figure in the Algerian War of Independence against France... Benbow, John (1653-1702) English naval commander, born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, WC England... Benbridge, Henry (?1743-1812) Painter, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Bench, Johnny (Lee) (1947- ) Baseball player, born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. Benchley, Robert (Charles) (1889-1945) Humorist, critic, and parodist, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. Benco, Silvio (1874-1949) Critic, writer, and journalist, born in Trieste, Friuli, NE Italy.

Benda, Ernst (1925- ) German politician and jurist, born in Berlin, Germany. Benda, Julien (1867-1956) Novelist, essayist, and philosopher, born in Paris, France. Bender, Charles Albert, (1884-1954) Baseball player, born in Crow Wing Co, Minnesota, USA. Bender, Hans (1919- ) Writer, born in Mühlhausen, C Germany. Bender, Hans (1907-91) Parapsychologist, born in Freiburg im Breisgau, SW Germany. Bender, Lauretta (1897-1987) Psychiatrist, born in Butte, Montana, USA. Bendix, Reinhard (1916-91) Sociologist, born in Berlin, Germany. A 1938 immigrant to the USA... Bendix, Vincent (1882-1945) Inventor, born in Moline, Illinois, USA. Benedek, Ludwig von (1804-81) Austrian soldier, born in Sopron, NW Hungary. Benedek, Therese, (1892-1977) Psychoanalyst and writer, born in Eger, Hungary. Beneden, Eduard van (1846-1910) Cytologist, born in Liège, E Belgium. Benedict Biscop, St (c.628-c.689) Anglo-Saxon clergyman. He became a monk in 653... Benedict, Kirby (1810-74) Judge, born in Connecticut, USA. Benedict of Nursia, St (c.480-c.547) The founder of Western monasticism, born in Nursia near Spoleto... Benedict, Ruth, (1887-1948) Anthropologist, born in New York City, New York, USA. Benedict XV, (1854-1922) Pope (1914-22), born in Pegli, Sardinia, Italy. Benediktsson, Einar (1864-1940) Poet and entrepreneur, born near Reykjavík, Iceland. Beneš, Edvard (1884-1948) Czech statesman and president (1935-8, 1941-5 in exile, 1945-8)... Benegasi y Luján, José Joaquín (1707-70) Spanish comic (and occasionally serious) poet of means who entered... Benelli, Sem (1877-1949) Playwright, born in Filettole, Tuscany, NW Italy. Benesh, Rudolph (1916-75) Dance notator, born in London, UK. A painter... Benét, Stephen (Vincent) (1898-1943) Writer, born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA... Benét, William (Rose) (1886-1950) Poet, editor, novelist, and playwright, born in Fort Hamilton... Benfey, Theodor (1809-81) Philologist, born near Göttingen, C Germany. Benglis, Lynda (1941- ) Sculptor, painter, and video artist, born in Lake Charles, Louisiana... Ben-Gurion, David (1886-1973) Israeli statesman and prime minister (1948-53, 1955-63)... Benigni, Roberto 1952- Filmmaker. Born October 27, 1952, in Misericordia, Arezzo, Italy. Benild (1805-62) De la Salle brother, born at Thuret, Puy-de-Dôme, C France. Benioff, (Victor) Hugo (1899-1968) Seismologist and inventor, born in Los Angeles, California, USA. Benítez, Jaime (1908- ) Educator, born in Vieques, Puerto Rico, USA. Benjamin, Asher (1773-1845) Writer and architect, born in Hartland, Connecticut, USA. Benjamin, Hilde (1902-89) German politician and jurist, born in Bernburg, Saale, E Germany. Benjamin, Judah (Philip) (1811-84) Lawyer and Confederate cabinet member, born in Christiansted... Benjamin of Tudela (?-1173) Rabbi, born in Navarre, N Spain. Benjamin, René (1885-1948) French novelist, essayist, and critic. Benjamin, Walter (1892-1940) Writer, born in Berlin, Germany. Ben Jelloun, Tahar (1944- ) French poet, novelist, and playwright, born in Fez, N Morocco. Benlliure i Gil, Marià (1862-1947) Sculptor, born in Valencia, E Spain... Benn, Anthony (Neil) Wedgwood, (1925- ) British statesman, born in London, UK, the son of Viscount Stansgate. Bennett, Alan (1934- ) Playwright, actor, and director, born in Leeds, West Yorkshire... Bennett, (Enoch) Arnold (1867-1931) Novelist, born near Hanley, Staffordshire, C England, UK. Bennett, Floyd (1890-1928) Aviator, born near Warrensburg, New York, USA. Bennett, Hugh Hammond (1881-1960) Soil conservationist, born in Wadesboro, North Carolina, USA. Bennett, James Gordon (1795-1872) Journalist and newspaper publisher, born in Keith, Moray, NE Scotland... Bennett, James Gordon, Jr (1841-1918) Newspaper editor, born in New York City, New York, USA. Bennett, John W(illiam) (1915- ) Anthropologist, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Bennett, Michael, (1943-87) Dancer, choreographer, and stage director and producer... Bennett, Richard Bedford Bennett, 1st Viscount (1870-1947) Canadian statesman and prime minister (1930-5), born in New Brunswick... Bennett, Sir Richard Rodney (1936- ) Composer, born in Broadstairs, Kent, SE England, UK. Bennett, Sir William Sterndale (1816-75) Pianist and composer, born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, N England

Bennett, Wendell C(lark) (1905-53) Anthropologist, born in Marion, Indiana, USA. Bennett, Willard Harrison (1903-87) Physicist and inventor, born in Findlay, Ohio, USA. Bennett, William J. (John) 1943- Federal official. Born in New York, New York. Benn, Gottfried (1886-1956) Poet and physician, born in Mansfeld, EC Germany. Bennigsen, Levin, Grav (Count) (1745-1826) Russian general, born in Braunschweig, NC Germany. Bennigsen, Rudolf von (1824-1902) German politician, born in Lüneburg, NC Germany. Benni, Stefano (1947- ) Writer and journalist, born in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, N Italy. Bennis, Warren (Gamaliel) (1925- ) Psychologist, management educator, and consultant... Benno, St (d.1106) Missionary to the Wends, appointed Bishop of Meißen in 1066. Benny, Jack, (1894-1974) Comedian, born in Waukegan, Illinois, USA. Benoît de Sainte-Maure (12th-c) Poet, born in either Sainte-Maure near Poitiers... Benoît, Pierre (1885-1962) Novelist, born in Albi, S France. Benrath, Martin (1926- ) Actor, born in Berlin, Germany. Benschop, Nel (1918- ) Christian poet, born in The Hague, W Netherlands. Bense, Max (1910-90) Philosopher, born in Straßburg, Germany. Benserade, Isaac de (1612/13-91) Poet and playwright, born in Normandy or Paris, France. Benson, E(dward) F(rederic) (1867-1940) Scholar, novelist, and sportsman, born at Wellington College... Benson, Ezra Taft (1899-1994) Government official and religious leader, born in Whitney, Idaho, USA. Benson, Frank (Weston) (1862-1951) Painter and etcher, born in Salem, Massachusetts, USA. Benson, George (1943- ) Musician, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Benson, Sir Frank (Robert) (1858-1939) Actor-manager, born in Alresford, Hampshire, S England, UK. Benson, William Shepherd (1855-1932) US naval officer, born in Macon, Georgia, USA. Bent, Charles (1799-1847) Trader, born in Charleston, Virginia (now West Virginia), USA. Bentham, George (1800-84) Botanist, born in Stoke, Devon, SW England, UK... Bentham, Jeremy (1748-1832) Philosopher, jurist, and social reformer, born in London, UK. Bentham, Sir Samuel (1757-1831) Inventor and naval architect, born in London, UK... Bentinck, Hans Willem (William), 1st Earl of Portland (1649-1709) English soldier and courtier, born in Raalte, C Netherlands. Bentinck, Lord (William) George (Frederick Cavendish) (1802-48) British politician, born at Welbeck Abbey, Nottinghamshire, C England... Bentinck, Lord William (Henry Cavendish) (1774-1839) British statesman and Governor-General of India (1828-35)... Bentinck, William Henry Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Portland (1738-1809) British statesman and prime minister (1783, 1807-9)... Bentine, Michael (1921-96) Comedy performer, born in Watford, Hertfordshire, SE England, UK. Bentley, Arthur Fisher (1870-1957) Political scientist, born in Freeport, Illinois,USA. Bentley, E(dmund) C(lerihew) (1875-1956) Journalist and novelist, born in Shepherd's Bush, London, UK. Bentley, Richard (1662-1742) Classical scholar, born in Oulton, West Yorkshire, N England, UK. Bentley, W(alter) O(wen) (1889-1971) Car manufacturer, born in London, UK. Bentley, William (1759-1819) Protestant clergyman and writer, born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Bentley, Wilson (Alwyn) (1865-1931) Meteorologist, born in Jericho, Vermont, USA. Benton, Thomas Hart, (1782-1858) US senator, born in Hillsborough, North Carolina, USA. Benton, Thomas Hart (1889-1975) Painter, born in Neosho, Missouri, USA. Bentsen, Lloyd Millard, Jr (1921- ) US statesman, born in Mission, Texas, USA. Bentzon, Niels Viggo (1919-2000) Danish composer and pianist. Ben-Veniste, Richard (1943- ) Lawyer, born in New York City, New York, USA. Benzer, Seymour (1921- ) Geneticist, born in New York City, USA. Benz, Karl (Friedrich) (1844-1929) Engineer and car manufacturer, born in Karlsruhe, SW Germany. Ben-Zvi, Itzhak (1884-1963) Israeli statesman and president (1952-63), born in Poltava... Bérain, Jean (the Elder) (1639-1711) Engraver, painter, and designer, born in Saint-Mihiel, NE France. Béranger, Pierre Jean de (1780-1857) Poet and writer of popular songs, born in Paris, France. Bérard, Christian (1902-49) French painter and designer. Béraud, Henri (1885-1958) Polemicist, journalist, and novelist, born in Lyon, SC France. Berber, Friedrich (1898-1984) Expert in international law, born in Marburg, WC Germany.

Berceo, Gonzalo de (c.1180-c.1246) The earliest known Castilian poet, born in Berceo, N Spain. Berchem, Claes Pietersz(oon) (1620-83) Dutch landscape painter, born in Haarlem, The Netherlands. Berchet, Giovanni (1783-1851) Poet, born in Milan, N Italy. In 1816 he published a pamphlet... Berckel, Engelbert François van (1726-96) Member of a distinguished Rotterdam family... Berdyayev, Nikolai Alexandrovich (1874-1948) Religious philosopher, born in Kiev, Ukraine. An aristocrat by birth... Berendt, Joachim Ernst (1922- ) Writer and jazz expert, born in Berlin, Germany. Berengar II, (c.900-66) King of Italy (950-2), the grandson of Berengar I. Berengario I (c.850-924) Duke and Marquis of Friuli (874), then King of Italy (888). Berengario II (c.900-966) Marquis of Ivrea and King of Italy. He was an adviser to Lothar II... Berengar of Tours (c.999-1088) Scholastic theologian, born probably in Tours, WC France. Berenice (1st-c) The daughter of Herod Agrippa I. Four times married... Berenson, Bernard or Bernhard (1865-1959) Art historian, connoisseur, and collector, born in Vilnius, Lithuania. Beresford, Bruce (1940- ) Film director, born in Sydney, New South Wales, SE Australia. Beresford, Charles William de la Poer Beresford, Baron (1846-1919) Naval commander, born in Philipstown, Co Offaly, C Ireland. Beresford, Jack (1899-1977) British oarsman. Beresford, William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount (1768-1854) British soldier... Berg, Alban (1885-1935) Composer, born in Vienna, Austria. Berganza, Teresa (1935- ) Mezzo-soprano, born in Madrid, Spain. She made her debut in 1955... Berge, H C ten (1938- ) Novelist, poet, and translator, born in Alkmaar, W Netherlands. Bergen, Candice (Patricia) 1946- Actress. Born May 9, 1946, in Beverly Hills, California. Bergengruen, Werner (1892-1964) Writer, born in Riga, Latvia. Berger, Arthur (1912- ) Composer, born in New York City, New York, USA. Berger, Hans (1873-1941) Psychiatrist, born in Neuses bei Coburg, SC Germany. Berger, John (Peter) (1926- ) Novelist, playwright, and art critic, born in London, UK. Berger, Meyer (1898-1959) Journalist, born in New York City, New York, USA. Berger, Peter L(udwig) (1929- ) Sociologist, born in Vienna, Austria. Berger, Samuel R, (1945- ) US public official and lawyer. Educated at Cornell and Harvard... Berger, Victor Louis (1860-1929) Socialist, journalist, and US representative, born in Nieder-Rehbach... Berger, Yves (1931- ) Novelist and critic, born in Avignon, SE France. Berggrav, Eivind (1884-1959) Lutheran bishop, born in Stavanger, SW Norway. Berghaus, Ruth (1927-96) Director and theatre manager, born in Dresden, E Germany. Bergh, Henry (1811-88) Animal protection pioneer, born in New York City, New York, USA. Bergh, Johan van den (1664-1755) A leading regent in The Netherlands. Bergius, Friedrich (1884-1949) Organic chemist, born in Goldschmieden, Germany (now Poland). Bergman, (Ernst) Ingmar (1918- ) Film and stage director, born in Uppsala, E Sweden. Bergman, Hjalmar (Fredrik Elgérus) (1883-1931) Novelist, poet, and playwright, born in Örebro, SC Sweden. Bergman, Ingrid (1915-82) Film and stage actress, born in Stockholm, Sweden. Bergmann, Ernst von (1836-1907) Physician, born in Riga, Latvia. Bergmann, Gustav von (1878-1955) Physician, born in Würzburg, SC Germany... Bergmann, Peter G(abriel) (1915- ) Physicist, born in Berlin, Germany. Bergmann-Pohl, Sabine (1946- ) Politician and physician, born in Eisenach, C Germany. Bergner, Christoph (1948- ) German politician, born in Zwickau, E Germany. Bergner, Elisabeth (1897-1986) Austrian actress, born in Drogobytsch (Drogobych)... Berg, Patty, (1918- ) Golfer, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Berg, Paul (1926- ) Molecular biologist, born in New York City, USA. Bergsma, William (1921- ) Composer, born in Oakland, California, USA. Bergson, Abram (1912- ) Economist, born in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Bergson, Henri (Louis) (1859-1941) Philosopher, born in Paris, France. Bergström, Sune (Karl) (1916- ) Biochemist, born in Stockholm, Sweden. Berguedà, Guillem de (c.1140-c.94) Catalan troubadour, who wrote in Provençal

Beria, Lavrenti Pavlovich (1899-1953) Soviet secret police chief, born in Mercheuli, NW Georgia. Berigan, Bunny, (1908-42) Swing trumpeter and singer, born in Hilbert, Wisconsin, USA. Bering, Vitus (Jonassen) (1681-1741) Navigator, born in Horsens, C Denmark. Berio, Luciano (1925-2003) Composer and teacher of music, born in Oneglia, NW Italy. Berkeley, Busby (1895-1976) Choreographer and director, born in Los Angeles, California, USA. Berkeley, George (1685-1753) Anglican bishop and philosopher, born at Dysert Castle, Kilkenny... Berkeley, Michael (Fitzhardinge) (1948- ) British composer, the son of Lennox Berkeley. Berkeley, Sir Lennox (Randall Francis) (1903-89) Composer, born in Boars Hill, Oxfordshire, SC England, UK. Berkeley, Sir William (1606-77) Colonial governor, born in Somerset, SW England, UK. Berkman, Alexander (1870-1936) Anarchist and writer, born in Vilnius, E Lithuania. Berkoff, Steven (1937- ) Playwright, actor, and director, born in London, UK. Berkowitz, David (c.1953- ) Convicted US murderer... Berkowitz, Henry (1857-1924) Rabbi, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Berlage, Hendrick Petrus (1856-1934) Architect and town planner, born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Berlanga, Luis García (Marti) (1921- ) Film director, born in Valencia, E Spain. Berle, A(dolf) A(ugustus) (1895-1971) Lawyer, economist, and public official, born in Boston, Massachusetts... Berle, Milton 1908-2002 Comedian, actor. Born Milton Berlinger, on July 12... Berlepsch, Hans Hermann, Freiherr von (1843-1926) Prussian politician, born in Dresden, E Germany. Berliner, Emile (1851-1929) Inventor, born in Hanover, NC Germany. Berlinguer, Enrico (1922-84) Italian politician, born in Sassari, Sardinia. Berlin, Irving 1888-1989 Composer and lyricist. Born Israel Baline, on May 11... Berlin, Sir Isaiah (1909-97) Philosopher and historian of ideas, born in Riga, Latvia. Berlioz, (Louis-)Hector (1803-69) Composer, born in La Côte-Saint-André, SE France. Berlitz, Charles (Frambach) (1914- 2003) Educator and publisher, born in New York City, New York, USA. Berlusconi, Silvio (1936- ) Italian politician, prime minister (1994, 2001), and entrepreneur... Berman, Eugene (1899-1972) Painter and stage designer, born in St Petersburg, Russia. Bermúdez, ‘Frai’ Jerónimo (c.1530-c.99) Galician playwright and poet. He studied at Salamanca and... Bernadette of Lourdes, St, (1844-79) Visionary, born in Lourdes, S France... Bernadotte, Folke, Greve (Count) (1895-1948) Humanitarian and diplomat, born in Stockholm, Sweden... Bernaldo de Quirós, Constancio (1873-1959) Historian, born in Madrid, Spain. Also interested in law, sociology... Bernal, John Desmond (1901-71) Crystallographer, born in Nenagh, Co Tipperary, SC Ireland. Bernanos, Georges (1888-1948) Writer, born in Paris, France. Bernard, Claude (1813-78) Physiologist, born near Villefranche, EC France. Bernard, Emile (1868-1941) Painter and critic, born in Lille, N France. Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Jacques-Henri (1737-1814) Novelist, born in Le Havre, NW France. Bernardin, Joseph L(ouis) (1928- ) Catholic prelate, born in Columbia, South Carolina, USA. Bernardino of Siena, St (1380-1444) Franciscan monk, born in Massa di Carrara, W Italy. Bernard, Jessie Shirley, (1903- ) Sociologist, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Bernard of Clairvaux, St (1090-1153) Theologian and reformer, born in Fontaines, NE France. Bernard of Menthon, St (923-1008) Clergyman, born in Savoy, Italy. Bernard of Morval or Morlaix (12th-c) Benedictine monk of Cluny in Burgundy, EC France... Bernard, Paul (1866-1947) Novelist, playwright, and humorist, born in Besançon, NE France. Bernari, Carlo (1909-92) Writer, born in Naples, Campania, SW Italy. Bernat y Baldoví, Josep (1810-64) Playwright, born in Sueca, Valencia, E Spain. Bernays, Edward L (1891-1995) Public relations executive, born in Vienna, Austria... Bernbach, William (1911-82) Advertising executive, born in New York City, New York, USA. Berne, Eric (Lennard) (1910-70) Psychiatrist and writer, born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Berneri, Giuseppe (1634-1701) Poet and playwright, born in Rome, Latium, Italy. Berners, Gerald Hugh Tyrwhitt-Wilson, 14th Baron (1883-1950) Composer, born in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, WC England, UK. Berners, John Bourchier, 2nd Baron (c.1467-1533) Writer and soldier, born probably in Oxford, Oxfordshire, SC England...

Bernhard, Duke of Weimar (1604-39) Protestant general, born in Weimar, C Germany. Bernhard Leopold (1911- ) Prince of The Netherlands, born in Jena, EC Germany... Bernhard, Thomas (1931-89) Austrian writer, born in Heerlen, S Netherlands. Bernhardt, Sarah (1844-1923) Actress and theatre producer, born in Paris, France. Bernini, Gian Lorenzo (1598-1680) Baroque sculptor, architect, and painter, born in Naples, SW Italy... Berni or Bernia, Francesco (c.1497-1535) Poet, born in Lamporecchio, Tuscany, NW Italy. Bernlef, J (1937- ) Novelist and poet, born in Sint-Pancras, W Netherlands. Bernoulli, Daniel (1700-82) Mathematician, born in Groningen, The Netherlands... Bernoulli, Jakob or Jacques (1655-1705) Mathematician, born in Basel, N Switzerland... Bernoulli, Johann or Jean (1667-1748) Mathematician, born in Basel, N Switzerland... Bernstein, Aline, (1881-1955) Set and costume designer, born in New York City, New York, USA. Bernstein, Carl (1944- ) Journalist and writer, born in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Bernstein, Eduard (1850-1932) Socialist leader, born in Berlin, Germany. Bernstein, Elmer (1922- ) Composer and conductor, born in New York City, New York, USA. Bernstein, Henry (-Léon-Gustave-Charles) (1876-1953) Playwright, born in Paris, France. The son of a wealthy Jewish banker... Bernstein, Leonard 1918-1990 Conductor and composer. Born Louis Bernstein, in Lawrence... Berosus or Berossus (fl.c.260 BC) A priest of Babylon... Béroul, Pierre (12th-c) French trouvère. He composed Tristan (c.1190)... Berra, Yogi, (1925- ) Baseball player and coach, born in St Louis, Missouri, USA. Berri, Claude (Langman) (1934- ) Film director, actor, and producer, born in Paris, France. Berrigan, Daniel J(oseph) (1921- ) Catholic priest, social activist, and poet, born in Virginia... Berrigan, Philip F(rancis) (1923-2002) Catholic priest and activist, born in Two Harbors, Minnesota, USA. Berri, Nabih (1938- ) Lebanese soldier and statesman, born in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Berrios Martínez, Rubén (1930- ) Politician and public official, born in Aibonito, Puerto Rico, USA. Berruguete, Alonso (c.1489-1561) Painter and sculptor, born near Valladolid, NWC Spain... Berruguete, Pedro (c.1450-1504) Painter, born near Valladolid, NWC Spain... Berry, Brian (Joe Lobley) (1934- ) Geographer, born in Sedgley, Staffordshire, C England, UK. Berry, Charles Ferdinand, duc de (Duke of) (1778-1820) Aristocrat, born in Versailles, NC France... Berry, Chu, (1910-41) Jazz musician, born in Wheeling, West Virginia, USA. Berry, Chuck 1926- Singer, musician, and composer. Berry, Edward Wilber (1875-1954) Palaeobotanist, born in Newark, New Jersey. USA. Berry, Halle 1968- Actress, model. Born August 14, 1968, in Cleveland, Ohio. Berryman, John (1914-72) Poet, biographer, novelist, and academic, born in McAlester, Oklahoma... Berry, Martha McChesney (1866-1942) Educator, born near Rome, Georgia, USA. Berry, Mary Frances (1938- ) Historian, educator, and government official, born in Nashville... Berry, Sara S(weezy) (1940- ) Economist, born in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Berry, Wendell (Erdman) (1934- ) Poet, novelist, essayist, philosopher, and farmer, born in New Castle... Bertani, Agostino (1812-86) Italian politician and patriot, born in Milan, Lombardy, N Italy. Bertaut, Jean de Caen (1552-1611) Poet, born in Donnay, NW France. Tutor to a noble family... Berthelot, (Pierre Eugène) Marcellin (1827-1907) Chemist and French statesman, born in Paris, France. Berthelot, Sabin (1794-1880) Naturalist, born in Marseille, S France. Berthier, Louis Alexandre (1753-1815) French general, the first marshal of the French empire... Berthold der Schwarze (14th-c) Monk (presumably Cistercian or Franciscan) and inventor... Berthollet, Claude Louis, comte (Count) (1748-1822) Chemist, born in Talloires, E France. He studied at Turin... Bertillon, Alphonse (1853-1914) Police officer, born in Paris, France. Berto, Giuseppe (1914-78) Writer, born in Mogliano Veneto, Veneto, NE Italy. His early novels... Bertoia, Harry (1915-78) Sculptor and designer, born in San Lorenzo, NW Italy. Bertola de' Giorgi, Aurelio (1753-98) Poet and scholar, born in Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, E Italy. A monk... Bertolucci, Attilio (1911-2000) Poet, born in San Lazzaro, Emilia-Romagna, N Italy...

Bertolucci, Bernardo 1940- Film director, writer. Born March 16, 1940 (some sources say 1941)... Bert, Paul (1833-86) Physiologist and French republican statesman, born in Auxerre... Bertrand, Aloysius (1807-41) Poet, born in Ceva, Piémont, NE France. The son of a soldier... Bertrand, Henri Gratien, comte (Count) (1773-1844) French soldier and military engineer, one of Napoleon's generals... Bertrando del Poggetto (1280-1352) Cardinal and politician, born in Pouget, SE France. Bertrán y Bros, Pablo (1853-91) Folklorist, born in Collbató, Barcelona, NE Spain. Bérulle, Pierre de (1575-1629) Clergyman and French statesman, born in Sérilly, near Troyes... Berwald, Franz (Adolf) (1796-1868) Composer, born in Stockholm, Sweden. Berwanger, Jay, (1914- ) Player of American football, born in Dubuque, Iowa, USA. Berwick, James Fitzjames, 1st Duke of (1670-1734) Marshal of France, born in Moulins, C France... Berzelius, Jöns Jakob, Baron (1779-1848) Chemist, born near Linköping, SE Sweden. He studied at Uppsala... Besant, Annie (1847-1933) Theosophist, born in London, UK... Besant, Sir Walter (1836-1901) Novelist and social reformer, born in Portsmouth, Hampshire... Beschloss, Michael 1955- Historian and political commentator. Born November 30, 1955... Bessarion or Basilius, John (1403-72) Byzantine theologian, born in Trebizond, NE Turkey. Bessel, Friedrich Wilhelm (1784-1846) Mathematician and astronomer, born in Minden, NW Germany. Bessemer, Sir Henry (1813-98) Inventor and engineer, born in Charlton, Hertfordshire, SE England... Bessette, Carolyn (Carolyn Bessette Kennedy) 1966-1999 Wife of John F. Kennedy, Jr. Born in White Plains, New York... Bessey, Charles Edwin (1845-1915) Botanist, born in Milton Township, Ohio, USA. Bessmertnova, Natalia (1941- ) Ballerina, born in Moscow, Russia. Besson, Jacques (c.1535-c.1575) Mathematician, engineer and inventor, born in Grenoble, E France. Besson, Luc (1959- ) Film director, born in Paris, France. He worked his way up in film... Best, Charles H(erbert) (1899-1978) Physiologist, born in West Pembroke, Maine, USA. Best, George (1946- ) Footballer, born in Belfast, NE Northern Ireland, UK. Bestor, Arthur Eugene (1879-1944) Educator, born in Dixon, Illinois, USA. Bestor, Arthur (Eugene), Jr (1908- ) Educator and historian, born in Chautauqua, New York, USA. Best, Roy (1900-54) Prison warden, birthplace unknown. Bethe, Hans (Albrecht) (1906- ) Physicist, born in Strasbourg, NE France (formerly Germany). Bethlen, Gábor, (1580-1629) King of Hungary (1620-1). Born into a Hungarian Protestant family... Bethmann Hollweg, Theobald (Theodor Friedrich Alfred) von (1856-1921) German statesman, born in Hohenfinow bei Eberswalde, NE Germany. Bethune, Louise Blanchard (1856-1913) Architect, born in Waterloo, New York, USA. Bethune, Mary McLeod (1875-1955) Educator and civil and women's rights activist, born in Mayesville... Bethune, Norman (1899-1939) Surgeon, born in Gravenhurst, Ontario, SE Canada. Betjeman, Sir John (1906-84) Poet, broadcaster, and writer on architecture, born in London, UK. Betocchi, Carlo (1899-1986) Poet, born in Turin, Piedmont, NW Italy. A Catholic... Bettelheim, Bruno (1903-90) Psychotherapist and writer, born in Vienna, Austria. Bettinelli, Saverio (1718-1808) Scholar, born in Mantua, Lombardy, N Italy. A Jesuit... Betti, Ugo (1892-1953) Playwright and poet, born in Camerino, EC Italy. Beugnot, Grégor (1957- ) French basketball player, the son of Jean-Paul Beugnot. Beugnot, Jean-Paul (1931- ) One of the greatest French basketball players... Beuningen, Coenraad van (1622-93) Dutch diplomat and politician, born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Beurskens, Huub (1950- ) Poet and novelist, born in Tegelen, SE Netherlands. Beust, Friedrich Ferdinand, Graf von (Count of) (1809-86) Austrian statesman, born in Dresden, E Germany. Beuys, Joseph (1921-86) Avant-garde artist, born in Krefeld, W Germany. Bevan, Aneurin, (1897-1960) British statesman, born in Tredegar, Blaenau Gwent, SE Wales, UK. Bevan, Arthur Dean (1851-1943) Surgeon, born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Bevan, Brian, (1924-91) Rugby league player, born in Sydney, New South Wales, SE Australia. Bevan, Edward (John) (1856-1921) Industrial chemist, born in Birkenhead, Merseyside, NW England, UK. Beveridge, Albert J(eremiah) (1862-1927) US senator and historian, born in Lorain, Ohio, USA. Beveridge, William Henry Beveridge, Baron (1879-1963) Economist and social reformer, born in Rangpur, W India.

Beverningk, Hieronymus van (1614-90) Dutch diplomat and scholar, born in Gouda, W Netherlands. Bevier, Isabel (1860-1942) Home economist, born near Plymouth, Ohio, USA. Bevilacqua, Alberto (1934- ) Writer, born in Parma, Emilia-Romagna, N Italy. Bevin, Ernest (1881-1951) British statesman, born in Winsford, Somerset, SW England, UK. Bewick, Thomas (1753-1828) Wood engraver, born in Ovingham, Northumberland, NE England, UK. Beyds, Louis (1895-1953) Composer of light music, born in Bordeaux, SW France. Beyer, Frank (1932- ) Film director, born in Nobitz, EC Germany. Beza, Theodore (1519-1605) Theologian and poet, born in Vézelay, C France. Bezos, (Jeffrey P.) Jeff 1964- FAST FACTS BORN: January 12... Bhartrihari (7th-c) Hindu poet and philosopher. Bhasa (3rd-c) Earliest known Sanskrit playwright. Bhave, Vinoba (1895-1982) Land reformer, born in Gagode, Gujarat, W India. Bhindranwale, Sant Jarnail Singh (1947-84) Indian politician and former Sikh extremist leader. Bhumibol Adulyadej (1927- ) King of Thailand, born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Bhutto, Benazir (1953- ) Pakistani stateswoman and prime minister (1988-91, 1993-6)... Bhutto, Zulfikar Ali (1928-79) Pakistani statesman, president (1971-3), and prime minister (1973-7)... Biagi, Enzo (1920- ) Journalist and writer, born in Lizzano in Belvedere, Emilia-Romagna... Bialik, Hayyim Nahman (1873-1934) Poet, born in the Ukraine. He studied the Talmud in Odessa... Bianchi, Michele (1883-1930) Italian politician, born in Belmonte Calabro, Calabria, S Italy. Bianciardi, Luciano (1922-71) Writer, born in Grosseto, Tuscany, NW Italy. His novels... Bias (6th-c BC) Native of Priene in Ionia, famous for his pithy sayings. Bibb, William (Wyatt) (1781-1820) US representative, senator, and governor, born in Amelia Co, Georgia... Bichat, (Marie-François) Xavier (1771-1802) Physician, born in Thoirette, E France. He studied at Lyon and Paris... Bichsel, Peter (1935- ) Writer, born in Lucerne, C Switzerland. Bickerdyke, Mary Ann, (1817-1901) Nurse and humanitarian, born in Knox Co, Ohio, USA. Bickford, William (1774-1834) Inventor, born near Camborne, Cornwall, SW England, UK. Bidault, Georges (Augustin) (1899-1983) French statesman and prime minister (1946, 1949-50, 1958)... Bidder, George Parker, (1806-78) Engineer and precocious mathematician, born in Moretonhampstead... Biddle, Francis (Beverley) (1886-1968) Lawyer and US attorney general, born in Paris, France. Biddle, James (1783-1848) US naval officer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Biddle, John (1615-62) Preacher, the founder of English Unitarianism... Biddle, Nicholas (1750-78) US naval officer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Biddle, Nicholas (1786-1844) Writer, banker, and US statesman, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania... Bidermann, Jakob (1578-1639) Writer, theologian, and rhetorician, born in Ehingen by Ulm... Bidwell, John (1819-1900) Pioneer and public official, born in Chatauqua Co, New York, USA. Biedenkopf, Kurt (1930- ) German politician, born in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, SW Germany. Biegel, Paul (1925- ) Writer of children's books, born in Bussum, W Netherlands. Biela, Wilhelm von (1782-1856) Austrian army officer and astronomer. Bieler, Manfred (1934- ) Writer, born in Zerbst-Anhalt, EC Germany. Bienek, Horst (1930-90) Writer, born in Gleiwitz, Silesia, Germany (now Gliwice, Poland). Bienville, Jean Baptiste le Moyne, sieur de (Lord of) (1680-1768) Explorer and governor, born in Montreal, Quebec, SE Canada. Bierbaum, Otto Julius (1865-1910) Writer and journalist, born in Grünberg, Silesia. Bierce, Ambrose (Gwinett) (1842-?1914) Writer, journalist, and editor, born in Meigs Co, Ohio, USA. Biermann, Wolf (1936- ) Poet and songwriter, born in Hamburg, N Germany... Bierstadt, Albert (1830-1902) Painter, born near Düsseldorf, W Germany. Biesheuvel, Barend Willem (1920- ) Dutch politician and prime minister (1971-3), born in Haarlemmerliede... Biesheuvel, J M A (1939- ) Short-story writer, born in Schiedam, W Netherlands. Bie, Wim de (1939- ) Television satirist and writer, born in The Hague, W Netherlands. Biffen (of Tanat), (William) John, Baron (1930- ) British politician. He studied at Cambridge (1953)... Biffen, Sir Rowland Harry (1874-1949) Botanist and geneticist, born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire...

Bigelow, Erastus (Brigham) (1814-79) Inventor, born in West Boylston, Massachusetts, USA. Bigelow, Henry B(ryant) (1879-1967) Oceanographer, born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Bigelow, Jacob (1786-1879) Physician and botanist, born in Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA. Big Foot, (?1825-90) Minneconjou Teton Sioux chief, born in N Great Plains, USA. Biggers, Earl Derr (1884-1933) Writer, born in Warren, Ohio, USA. He studied at Harvard... Biggs, Hermann M (1859-1923) Physician, born in Trumansburg, New York, USA. Biggs, Ronald (1929- ) Convicted thief and member of the gang who perpetrated the Great... Bigiaretti, Libero (1906-93) Writer, born in Matelica, Marche, E Italy. Bihzad, Ustad Kamal al-Din (c.1440-?) Painter and calligrapher, born in Herat, W Afghanistan. Bijns, Anna (1494-1575) Flemish poet, born in Antwerp, N Belgium. Bikel, Theodore (1924- ) Actor and singer, born in Vienna, Austria. Bikila, Abebe (1932-73) Marathon runner, born in Jato, Ethiopia. Virtually unknown... Biko, Stephen (Bantu) (1946-77) South African political activist... Bilbo, Theodore Gilmore (1877-1947) US senator, born in Poplarville, Mississippi, USA. Bilderdijk, Willem (1756-1831) Poet and scholar, born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Bilk, Acker, (1929- ) Jazz musician, composer, and bandleader, born in Pensford, Somerset... Billetdoux, François (1927-91) Playwright, born in Paris, France. Billinger, Richard (1893-1965) Poet, born in St Marienkirchen, NW Austria. Billings, Frederick (1823-90) Lawyer and railroad executive, born in Royalton, Vermont, USA. Billings, John Shaw (1838-1913) Surgeon and librarian, born near Vevay, Indiana, USA. Billingsley, Barbara 1922- A native of Los Angeles, California... Billings, William (1746-1800) Composer, born in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Billington, James H(adley) (1929- ) Historian, born in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, USA. Bill, Max (1908-94) Swiss politician, artist and teacher, born in Winterthur... Billroth, (Christian Albert) Theodor (1829-94) Surgeon, born in Bergen, NE Germany. Billy, André (1882-1971) French writer and critic. Binchy, Maeve (1940- ) Writer, born in Dublin, Ireland. Binding, Rudolf G(eorg) (1867-1938) Writer, born in Basel, N Switzerland. Bindoff, Stanley Thomas, (1908-80) Historian, born in Brighton, West Sussex, S England, UK. Binet, Alfred (1857-1911) Psychologist, the founder of intelligence tests, born in Nice... Binford, Lewis (Roberts) (1930- ) US archaeologist... Bingham, George Caleb (1811-79) Painter, born in Augusta Co, Virginia, USA. Bingham, Hiram (1789-1869) Missionary, born in Bennington, Vermont, USA. Bingham, Hiram (1875-1956) Explorer and senator, born in Honolulu, Hawaii... Bingham, Millicent (1880-1968) Geographer and litterateur, born in Washington, District of Columbia... Bingham, William (1752-1804) Banker and US senator, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Bing, Sir Rudolf (1902-97) Opera administrator, born in Vienna, Austria. Bini, Carlo (1806-42) Patriot and writer, born in Livorno, W Italy. A follower of Mazzini... Binney, Horace (1780-1875) Lawyer, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Binns, Charles Fergus (1857-1934) Ceramicist, born in Worcester, England, UK. Binoche, Juliette 1964- Actress. Born March 9, 1964, in Paris, France. Bintley, David (Julian) (1957- ) Choreographer and dancer, born in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire... Binyon, (Robert) Laurence (1869-1943) Poet and art critic, born in Lancaster, Lancashire, NW England, UK. Biondi, Matt(hew) (1965- ) Swimmer, born in Morago, California, USA. Biot, Jean Baptiste (1774-1862) Physicist and astronomer, born in Paris, France. Birague, René de (1506-83) French prelate and politician, born in Milan, N Italy. Birch, (Albert) Francis (1903- ) Geophysicist, born in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Birchall, Frederick Thomas (1868-1955) Journalist, born in Warrington, Cheshire, NWC England, UK. Birch, A(rthur) J(ohn) (1915- ) Chemist, born in Sydney, New South Wales, SE Australia. Birch, (Louis) Charles (1918- ) Biologist, eco-philosopher, and radical theologian, born in Melbourne...

Birch, Thora 1982- Actress. Born on March 11, 1982, in Los Angeles, California. Birch, William Russell (1775-1834) Engraver, born in Warwickshire, C England, UK. Bird, Dickie, (1933- ) Cricket umpire, born in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, N England, UK. Bird, Junius (Bouton) (1907-82) Archaeologist, born in Rye, New York, USA. Bird, Larry (Joe) (1956- ) Basketball player, born in French Lick, Indiana, USA. Bird, Robert Montgomery (1806-54) Writer, born in New Castle, Delaware, USA. Birdsell, J(oseph) B(enjamin) (1908- ) Physical anthropologist, born in South Bend, Indiana, USA. Birdseye, Clarence (1886-1956) Inventor and businessman, born in Brooklyn, New York, USA. Bird, Vere Cornwall (1910-99) Antiguan statesman and prime minister (1981-94). Birdwood, William Riddell (1865-1951) Australian military leader, born in Kirkee, E India... Birendra, Bir Bikram Shah Dev (1945-2001) King of Nepal from 1972, the son of King Mahendra, born in Kathmandu. Biringuccio, Vannoccio (Vincenzio Agustino Luca) (1480-1539) Metallurgical engineer, born in Siena, C Italy. Birkbeck, George (1776-1841) Physician and educationist, born in Settle, North Yorkshire... Birkeland, Kristian (1867-1917) Physicist, born in Oslo, Norway. Birkenhead, Frederick Edwin Smith, 1st Earl of (1872-1930) Lawyer and statesman, born in Birkenhead, Merseyside, NW England, UK. Birkett (of Ulverston), (William) Norman Birkett, Baron (1883-1962) Lawyer and politician, born in Ulverston, Cumbria, NW England, UK. Birkhoff, Garrett (1911- ) Mathematician, born in Princeton, New Jersey, USA. Birkhoff, George David (1884-1944) Mathematician, born in Overisel, Michigan, USA. Birkin, Jane (1946- ) British actress and singer, born in London, UK. Birk, Roger Emil (1930- ) Banker, born in St Cloud, Minnesota, USA. Birley, Eric (1906- ) Historian and archaeologist, born in Manchester, Greater Manchester... Birney, (Alfred) Earle (1904-95) Poet, playwright, novelist, and teacher, born in Calgary, Alberta... Birney, James Gillespie (1792-1857) Abolitionist, lawyer, and writer, born in Danville, Kentucky, USA. Biró, Lazlo (1899-1985) Hungarian inventor. Working with a magazine... Birrell, Augustine (1850-1933) British statesman and writer, born near Liverpool, Merseyside... Birt, John, Baron (1944- ) Broadcasting executive, born in Liverpool, Merseyside, NW England, UK. Birtwistle, Sir Harrison (1934- ) Composer, born in Accrington, Lancashire, NW England, UK. Bischoff, Elmer (1916-91) Painter and teacher, born in Berkeley, California, USA. Bischoff, Friedrich (1896-1976) Writer and broadcaster, born in Neumarkt, Silesia. Bishop, Elizabeth 1911-1979 Poet. Born February 8, 1911 in Worcester, Massachusetts. Bishop, Errett (1928-83) Mathematician, born in Newton, Kansas, USA. Bishop, Isabel, (1902-88) Painter, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Bishop, Joey 1918- Comedian, actor, born Joesph Abraham Gottlieb, on February 3, 1918... Bishop, J(ohn) Michael (1936- ) Virologist, born in York, Pennsylvania, USA. Bishop, John Peale (1892-1944) Poet and writer, born in Charles Town, West Virginia, USA. Bishop, Sir Henry Rowley (1786-1855) Composer, born in London, UK. Bishop, William Avery (1894-1956) Airman, born in Owen Sound, Ontario, SE Canada. Bishop, William (Howard) (1885-1952) Religious leader, born in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Bismarck, Otto Eduard Leopold, Fürst von (Prince of) (1815-98) The first chancellor of the German Second Empire (1871-90)... Bissell, George Henry (1821-84) Oilman and lawyer, born in Hanover, New Hampshire, USA. Bissell, Melville (Reuben) (1843-89) Inventor, born in Hartwick, New York, USA. Bissolati-Bergamaschi, Leonida (1857-1920) Italian politician, born in Cremona, Lombardy, N Italy. Bissoondath, Neil (1955- ) Novelist, born in Trinidad, West Indies, of Indian descent... Bistuer, Coral (1973- ) Taekwondo champion, born in Spain. Bitter, Francis (1902-67) Physicist, born in Weehawken, New Jersey, USA. Bitter, Karl (Theodore Francis) (1867-1915) Sculptor, born in Vienna, Austria. Bitzer, Billy, (1872-1944) Cinematographer, born in Roxbury (now part of Boston), Massachusetts... Bixby, Bill 1934-1993 Actor. Born Wilfred Bailey Bixby on January 22, 1934 in San Francisco... Bixio, Gerolamo (1821-73) Italian patriot and soldier, born in Genoa, Liguria, NW Italy. Biya, Paul (1933- ) Cameroonian president (1982- ) and prime minister (1975-82)...

Bizet, Georges (1838-75) Composer, born in Paris, France. Bizzoni, Achille (1841-1904) Writer and journalist, born in Pavia, Lombardy, N Italy. Bjelke-Petersen, Sir Joh(annes) (1911- ) Australian statesman, born in Dannevirk, New Zealand... Bjerknes, Jacob (Aall Bonnevie) (1897-1975) Meteorologist, born in Stockholm, Sweden. Bjerknes, Vilhelm F(riman) K(oren) (1862-1951) Physicist and meteorologist, born in Kristiania (now Oslo, Norway). Bjork 1965- Musician, singer, actress. Born Bjork Gudmundsdottir on November 21... Bjorken, James D (1934- ) Physicist, born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Björling, Jussi (1911-60) Tenor, born in Stora Tuna, SC Sweden. Bjørnson, Bjørnstjerne (Martinius) (1832-1910) Writer and Norwegian statesman, born in Kvikne, C Norway. Bjornson, Maria (1949-2002) Stage and costume designer, born in Paris, France. Bjørnsson, Sveinn (1881-1952) Icelandic diplomat and statesman... Blackburn, Helen (1842-1903) Social reformer, born in Knightstown, Co Kerry, SW Ireland. Blackburn, Joseph (?1700-after 1765) American painter. It is believed he lived in Boston and Portsmouth... Blackburn, Joseph (Clay Styles) (1838-1918) US representative and senator, born in Woodford Co, Kentucky, USA. Blackburn, Robert (1885-1955) Aircraft designer, born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, N England, UK. Black, Clint 1962- Country singer and songwriter. Born February 4, 1962, in Long Branch... Black Elk, (1863-1950) Oglala Sioux mystic and medicine man... Blacket, Edmund Thomas (1817-83) Architect, born in London, UK. He arrived in Sydney in 1842... Blackett, Patrick M(aynard) S(tuart) Blackett, Baron (1897-1974) Physicist, born in London, UK. He studied at Cambridge University. Black, Eugene Robert (1898-1992) Banker, and president of the World Bank (1949-62), born in Atlanta... Black, Harold Stephen (1898-1983) Electrical engineer and inventor, born in Leominster, Massachusetts... Black Hawk (1767-1838) Sauk and Fox war chief, born in present-day Illinois, USA. Black, Hugo (LaFayette) (1886-1971) Judge, born in Harlan, Alabama, USA... Black, Jack 1969- Actor, musician. Born on April 7, 1969, in Santa Monica, California. Black, Jeremiah (Sullivan) (1810-83) Judge and cabinet officer, born in Stony Creek, Pennsylvania, USA. Black, Joseph (1728-99) Chemist, born in Bordeaux, SW France. He studied at Belfast, Glasgow... Black Kettle, (?1803-68) Southern Cheyenne peace chief... Blackman, Frederick Frost (1866-1947) Botanist, born in London, UK. He studied science at Cambridge... Blackmore, R(ichard) D(oddridge) (1825-1900) Novelist, born in Longworth, Oxfordshire, SC England, UK. Blackmun, Harry A(ndrew) 1908-1999 Supreme Court justice, born in Nashville, Illinois. Blackmur, R(ichard) P(almer) (1904-65) Literary critic and poet, born in Springfield, Massachusetts, USA. Black (of Crossharbour), Conrad Moffat Black, Baron (1944- ) London-based financier, born in Montreal, SE Canada. Black, Sir James (1924- ) Pharmacologist, born in Uddingston, South Lanarkshire, WC Scotland... Black, Sir Misha (1910-77) British designer and writer on design, born in Baku, Russia (now Baki... Blackstone, Harry, (1885-1965) Magician, born in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Blackstone, Sir William (1723-80) Jurist, born in London, UK. He studied at Oxford... Blackwell, Antoinette Louisa Brown (1825-1921) Congregational minister, writer, and feminist, born in Henrietta... Blackwell, Betty Talbot (?1905-85) Editor, born in New York City, New York, USA. Blackwell, David H(arold) (1919- ) Statistician, born in Centralia, Illinois, USA. Blackwell, Elizabeth 1821-1910 Physician and the first woman in America to receive a medical degree. Blackwell, Emily (1826-1910) Physician, born in Bristol, SW England, UK. Blackwell, Sir Basil (Henry) (1889-1984) Publisher and bookseller, born in Oxford, Oxfordshire, SC England, UK... Blackwood, Algernon Henry (1869-1951) Writer, born in Shooters Hill, Kent, SE England, UK. Blackwood, William (1776-1834) Publisher, born in Edinburgh, EC Scotland, UK. Blaeu, Willem Janszoon (1571-1638) Printer, engraver, and cartographer, born in Alkmaar or Uitgeest... Blaikie, William (1843-1904) Physical trainer, born in New York City, New York, USA. Blaik, Red, (1897-1989) Coach of American football, born in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Blaine, James Gillespie (1830-93) US representative, senator, and secretary of state... Blainey, Geoffrey Norman (1930- ) Social historian, born in Melbourne, Victoria, SE Australia. Blair, Emily Jane Newell (1877-1951) Political activist and writer, born in Japon, Montana, USA.

Blair, Francis Preston (1791-1876) Journalist, born in Abingdon, Virginia, USA. Blair, Harold (1924-76) Tenor, born near Cherbourg, Queensland, NE Australia... Blair, John (1732-1800) Judge, born in Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. Blair, Robert (1699-1746) Poet and preacher, born in Edinburgh, EC Scotland, UK. Blair, Tony 1953- Prime minister of the United Kingdom. Blaise or Blasius, St (?-c.316) Armenian clergyman and martyr, born in Sebastia, Cappadocia. Blake, Eubie, (1883-1983) Composer and pianist, born in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Blake, Eugene (Carson) (1906-85) Presbyterian clergyman and ecumenist, born in St Louis, Missouri, USA. Blakelock, Ralph (Albert) (1847-1919) Painter, born in New York City, New York, USA. Blakemore, Colin (Brian) (1944- ) British physiologist. He studied at Cambridge, California... Blake, Quentin (Saxby) (1932- ) Children's writer and illustrator, born in London, UK. Blake, Robert 1933- Actor. Born Michael Gubitosi (professionally known as Robert Blake)... Blake, Robert (1599-1657) English naval commander, born in Bridgwater, Somerset, SW England, UK. Blake, Sir Peter (1932- ) Artist, born in Dartford, Kent, SE England, UK. From the mid-1950s... Blakeslee, Albert (Francis) (1874-1954) Botanist, born in Geneseo, New York, USA. Blakeslee, George H(ubbard) (1871-1954) Professor and diplomat, born in Geneseo, New York, USA. Blakeslee, Howard (Walter) (1880-1952) Journalist and science writer, born in New Dungeness... Blake, William 1757-1827 Poet, painter, engraver, and mystic. Born in London on November 28... Blakey, Art (1919-90) Jazz musician, born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,USA. Blakey, G Robert (1936- ) Lawyer and professor, born in Burlington, North Carolina, USA. Blalock, Alfred (1899-1964) Surgeon, born in Culloden, Georgia, USA. Blaman, Anna (1905-60) Novelist, born in Rotterdam, W Netherlands. Blamey, Sir Thomas Albert (1884-1951) Australian field marshal, born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales... Blampied, Edmund (1886-1966) Artist, born in Jersey, Channel Is. Blanchard, Doc, (1924- ) Player of American football, born in McColl, South Carolina, USA. Blanchard, Jacques (1600-38) Painter, born in Paris, France. Blanchard, Jean Pierre François (1753-1809) Balloonist, and inventor of the parachute, born in Les Andelys... Blanchard, Kenneth H(artley) (1939- ) Writer and lecturer, born in Orange, New Jersey, USA. Blanchard, Thomas (1788-1864) Inventor, born in Sutton, Massachusetts, USA. Blanchett, Cate 1969- Actress. Born in Melbourne, Australia. Blanchflower, Danny, (1926-93) Footballer, born in Belfast, NE Northern Ireland, UK. Studious... Blanc, (Jean Joseph Charles) Louis (1811-82) French statesman and historian, born in Madrid, Spain. Blanc, Laurent (1965- ) Football player, born in Arles, SE France. Blanc, Mel (1908-89) Entertainer, born in Los Angeles, California, USA. Blanc, Michel (1952- ) Actor and film maker, born in Courbevoie, NC France. Blanco, Cuauhtémoc (1973- ) Footballer, born in Mexico City, C Mexico. Blanco, Raul Gonzalez (1977- ) Footballer, born in Madrid, C Spain. Blanco, Serge (1958- ) French rugby player, born in Caracas, Venezuela. Blanda, (George) Frederick (1927- ) Player of American football, born in Youngwood, Pennsylvania, USA. Blandrata or Biandrata, Giorgio (c.1515-88) Physician and theologian, born in Saluzzo, N Italy... Blankers-Koen, Fanny (1918- 2004) Athlete, born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Blank, Theodor (1905-72) Politician, born in Elz, Hessen, W Germany. Blanqui, (Louis) Auguste (1805-81) Revolutionary socialist leader, born in Puget-Théniers... Blanton, Ray (1930- ) US governor, born in Hardin Co, Tennessee, USA. Blanzat, Jean (1906-77) Novelist, born in Eymoutiers, C France. A teacher in Versailles... Blasco Ibáñez, Vicente (1867-1928) Novelist, born in Valencia, E Spain. Blashfield, Edwin (Howland) (1848-1936) Painter, born in New York City, New York, USA. Blashford-Snell, Colonel John (1936- ) Explorer and youth leader, born in Hereford, Hereford and Worcester... Blasis, Carlo (1797-1878) Dancer, choreo