Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Louis Braille
Born: January 4, 1809 Coupvray, France Died: January 6, 1852 Paris, France French teacher and advocate for the blind ...
Louis Brandeis
Born: November 13, 1856 Louisville, Kentucky Died: October 5, 1941 Washington, D.C. American Supreme Court justice Lo...
Marlon Brando
Born Marlon Brando, Jr., April 3, 1924, in Omaha, NE; died of lung failure, July 1, 2004, in Los Angeles, CA. Actor. In the post World War II world of cinema, no one stood out like Marlon ...
Marlon Brando
Born: April 3, 1924 Omaha, Nebraska American actor American actor Marlon Brando has fascinated the public with his intense onscreen presence. His...
Wernher von Braun
Born: March 23, 1912 Wirsitz, Germany Died: June 16, 1977 Alexandria, Virginia German-born American scientist The Ger...
Rose Marie Bravo
Chief Executive Officer of Burberry Born Rose Marie La Pila, c. 1951, in the Bronx, New York, NY; daughter of a hair-salon owner and a seamstress; married and divorced; married Wi...
Manuel Alvarez Bravo
Born February 4, 1902, in Mexico City, Mexico; died of natural causes, October 19, 2002, in Mexico City, Mexico. Photographer. Manuel Alvarez Bravo's photographs represented the height of ...
L. Paul Bremer
United States diplomat Born Lewis Paul Bremer III, September 30, 1941, in Hartford, CT; married Frances Winfield, 1966; children: two. Education: Gra...
Leonid Brezhnev
Born: December 12, 1906 Kamenskoe, Ukraine, Russia Died: November 10, 1982 Moscow, Russia Russian political leader and general secre...
Larry Page and Sergey Brin
Larry Page c. 1973 • East Lansing, Michigan Entrepreneur Sergey Brin August 21, 1973 • ...
Nancy Brinker
Founder of Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Born December 6, 1946, in Peoria, IL; daughter of Marvin (a commercial real-estate developer) and Eleanor (a homemaker; maiden n...
David Brinkley
Born David McClure Brinkley, July 10, 1920, in Wilmington, NC; died after complications from a fall, June 11, 2003, in Houston, TX. Broadcast journalist. Veteran American newscaster David ...
Poppy Z. Brite
Author Born Melissa Ann Brite, May 25, 1967, in New Orleans, LA; daughter of Bob and Connie (Burton) Brite; married Chris DeBarr (a chef). Education: ...
Charles Bronson
Born Charles Buchinsky, November 3, 1921, in Ehrenfeld, PA; died from pneumonia, August 30, 2003, in Los Angeles, CA. Actor. Charles Bronson gained superstar status in the United States in...
Charlotte BrontË
Born: April 21, 1816 Thornton, Yorkshire, England Died: March 31, 1855 Haworth, Yorkshire, England English novelist C...
Emily BrontË
Born: August 20, 1818 Thornton, Yorkshire, England Died: December 19, 1848 Haworth, Yorkshire, England English novelist ...
Gwendolyn Brooks
Born: June 7, 1917 Topeka, Kansas Died: December 3, 2000 Chicago, Illinois African American poet Gwendolyn Brooks was...
Christopher Brosius
Perfumer and entrepreneur Born in the United States. Education : Earned degree in visual design. Addresses: Office ...
Wright Brothers
Orville Wright Born: August 19, 1871 Dayton, Ohio Died: January 30, 1948 Dayton, Ohio Wilbur Wrig...
Mayo Brothers
Charles Mayo July 19, 1865 Rochester, Minnesota May 26, 1939 Chicago, Illinois American physician...