Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
William Booth
Born: April 10, 1829 Nottingham, England Died: August 20, 1912 London, England English preacher and humanitarian The ...
John Wilkes Booth
Born: May 10, 1838 Bel Air, Maryland Died: April 26, 1865 Port Royal, Virginia American assassin and actor One of the...
Lucrezia Borgia
Born: April 18, 1480 Rome, Italy Died: June 24, 1519 Ferrara, Italy Italian duchess Lucrezia Borgia, Duchess of Ferra...
Jonathan Borofsky
Sculptor Born in 1942, in Boston, MA; son of Sydney (a musician and music teacher) and Frances (an architect, artist, and gallery owner) Borofsky; married Francine Bisson (a...
Kate Bosworth
Actress Born Catherine Bosworth, January 2, 1983, in Los Angeles, CA; daughter of Hal (a business executive) and Patti Bosworth. Addresses: Agent ...
P. W. Botha
Born: January 12, 1916 Orange Free State, South Africa South African political leader, president, and prime minister After serving for six years as pri...
Sandro Botticelli
Born: c. 1445 Florence, Italy Died: c. 1510 Florence, Italy Italian painter and artist The Italian painter Botticelli...
Chevalier de Saint-George Joseph Boulogne
Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-George (1745–1799), a musician, athlete, and soldier, was among the most fascinating figures during the years at the end of France's old regime ...
Margaret Bourke-White
Born: June 14, 1904 New York, New York Died: August 27, 1971 Darien, Connecticut American photographer and journalist ...
Boutros Boutros-Ghali
Born: November 14, 1922 Cairo, Egypt Egyptian diplomat, lawyer, and UN secretary-general Appointed the sixth secretary-general of the United Nations (U...
Julie Bowen
Actress Born Julie Bowen Luetkemeyer, March 3, 1970, in Baltimore, MD; daughter of Jack (worked in commercial real estate) and Susie Luetkemeyer; married Scott Phillips, Sep...
T. C. Boyle
Author Born Thomas John Boyle, December 2, 1948, in Peekskill, NY; son of a janitor/bus driver and secretary; married Karen Kvashay, 1974; children: Kerrie, Milo, Spencer. ...
Sandra Boynton
Illustrator and author Born Sandra K. Boynton, April 3, 1953, in Orange, NJ; married Jamie McEwan (an author); children: Caitlin, Keith, Devin, Darcy. Education: ...
Francois Bozize
President of the Central African Republic Born in 1946 in Gabon; children: Francois, Jr. Education: Attended a college for military officers in Bouar in th...
Ray Bradbury
Born: August 22, 1920 Waukegan, Illinois American writer, editor, poet, screenwriter, and dramatist Ray Bradbury was among the first authors to combine...
Ed Bradley
Born: June 22, 1941 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania African American television and radio journalist Award-winning American journalist Ed Bradley remains be...
Tom Brady
August 3, 1977 • San Mateo, California Football player By the mid-2000s Tom Brady was the undisputed king of the gridiron. In ...
Mathew Brady
Born: c. 1823 Warren County, New York Died: January 15, 1896 New York, New York American photographer The American ph...
Zach Braff
Actor, screenwriter, and director Born April 6, 1975; son of Hal (an attorney) and Anne Braff (a therapist). Education: Northwestern University, B.A....
Johannes Brahms
Born: May 7, 1833 Hamburg, Germany Died: April 3, 1897 Vienna, Austria German composer, pianist, and conductor The Ge...