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- Baker's Biographical Dictionary of MusiciansBaker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians is a major reference work in the field of mus
- Ban GuChinese historian, politician and poet (AD 32–92)
- Ban ZhaoLate 1st/early 2nd century Chinese historian, philosopher and scholar
- BandiagaraBandiagara (French pronunciation: ) is a small town and urban commune in the Mopti Region
- Barbara H. ParteeAmerican linguist (born 1940)
- Barbara SkeltonBarbara Olive Skelton (26 June 1916 – 27 January 1996) was an English memoirist, novelist
- Barbara W. TuchmanAmerican historian and author (1912–1989)
- Barnas SearsBarnas Sears (November 19, 1802 – July 6, 1880) was an American educational theorist and B
- Bedřich HroznýCzech archeologist, linguist and orientalist (1879–1952)
- Ben FerenczAmerican lawyer (1920–2023)
- Bengt HolmströmFinnish economist and Nobel laureate (born 1949)
- Benjamin ConstantSwiss-French politician and writer (1767–1830)
- Benjamin Drake WrightBenjamin Drake Wright (March 30, 1926 – October 25, 2015) was an American psychometrician.
- Benjamin Franklin Medal (Royal Society of Arts)The Royal Society of Arts Benjamin Franklin Medal was instituted in 1956 to commemorate th
- Benny MorrisIsraeli historian (born 1948)
- Bernard BerensonAmerican art critic (1865–1959)
- Bernard LewisBritish-American historian (1916–2018)
- Bernard LonerganCanadian philosopher and theologian (1904–1984)
- Bernard Smith (art historian)Australian art historian, critic and academic (1916–2011)
- Bernard StieglerFrench philosopher (1952–2020)
- Bernard WilliamsEnglish philosopher (1929–2003)
- Bernard-Henri LévyFrench public intellectual (born 1948)
- Bernardino de Sahagún16th-century Franciscan friar and missionary in colonial Mexico
- Bernhardus VareniusGerman geographer (1622-1650)
- Bertil OhlinSwedish economist, politician, and Nobel Laureate (1899–1979)
- Bethlehem, New HampshireBethlehem is a hillside town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The populati
- BillomBillom (French pronunciation: ; Auvergnat: Bilhom) is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme departm
- Biuku Gasa and Eroni KumanaBiuku Gasa (27 July 1923 – 23 November 2005) and Eroni Kumana (c. 1918 – 2 August 2014) we
- Brewster KahleAmerican computer engineer and founder of the Internet Archive
- Bridgnorth (UK Parliament constituency)Bridgnorth was a parliamentary borough in Shropshire which was represented in the House of
- Brooks AdamsAmerican historian and political scientist (1848–1927)
- Bruce CattonU.S. historian, author, and journalist (1899–1978)
- Bruno BettelheimAustrian-American writer (1903–1990)
- Buckingham, QuebecBuckingham is a former town located in the Outaouais region in the western portion of the
- Burera DistrictBurera is a district (Akarere) in Northern Province, Rwanda. Its capital is Cyeru.
- Byung-Chul HanSouth Korean–born philosopher (born 1959)