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- B. J. HabibiePresident of Indonesia from 1998 to 1999
- Babrak KarmalAfghan communist politician (1929–1996)
- BaburMughal emperor from 1526 to 1530
- Babur's First Indian Expedition1505 Mughal founder's expedition
- Bachelor of TheologyAcademic degree
- Bachir GemayelLebanese militia commander (1947–1982)
- Badr bin SaifBadr or Badar bin Saif (died 1806) was a member of the Al Said dynasty of Oman. In 1804 he
- BagramTown in Afghanistan
- Bahía Honda, CubaBahía Honda is a municipality and town in the Artemisa Province of Cuba. Before 2011, the
- Bahram ChobinSasanian general and political leader (died 591)
- Baikal–Amur MainlineRussian rail road route
- Bajaur massacre1519 mass killing in Bajaur (present-day Pakistan)
- BalaguerBalaguer (Catalan pronunciation: ) is the capital of the comarca of Noguera, in the provin
- Baldur von SchirachGerman Nazi politician (1907–1974)
- Baldwin I of JerusalemKing of Jerusalem from 1100 to 1118
- BanobrasBanco Nacional de Obras y Servicios Públicos, SNC (National Works and Public Services Bank
- Bảo ĐạiLast emperor of Vietnam from 1926 to 1945 (1913–1997)
- Barack ObamaPresident of the United States from 2009 to 2017
- Barack Obama 2008 presidential campaignAmerican political campaign
- Barbara BerlusconiBarbara Berlusconi (born 30 July 1984) is an Italian business executive. She is advisor to
- Barbara HammondBritish social historian (1873–1961)
- BarberenaBarberena is a town, with a population of 47,093 (2018 census), and a municipality in Sant
- Barberino Val d'ElsaBarberino Val d'Elsa is a frazione of Barberino Tavarnelle which was until December 2018 a
- Barghash bin Said of Zanzibar2nd Sultan of Zanzibar (r. 1870–88)
- Baroness Mary VetseraBaroness Marie Alexandrine "Mary" von Vetsera (19 March 1871 – 30 January 1889) was an Aus
- Barristers in England and WalesOne of the three main categories of lawyer in England and Wales
- Barron TrumpBarron William Trump (born March 20, 2006) is the son of Donald Trump and his third wife,
- Barry GoldwaterAmerican politician and military officer (1909–1998)
- Barry M. Goldwater Air Force RangeThe Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range or Barry M. Goldwater Range (BMGR), formerly known
- Bartolomé MitrePresident of Argentina (1821–1906)
- Barton governmentThe Barton government was the first federal executive government of the Commonwealth of Au
- Base Presidente Eduardo Frei MontalvaBase Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva is the most important Antarctic base of Chile. It is
- Basic Training Honor Graduate RibbonThe Basic Training Honor Graduate Ribbon is the informal collective name for three equival
- Basil IByzantine emperor from 867 to 886
- Basil IIByzantine emperor from 976 to 1025
- Battle at Pontes LongiThe Battle at Pontes Longi was fought near Bramsche, Germany in 15 AD between the Roman ge
- Battle of Ab Darrah PassPart of Timurid-Uzbek wars
- Battle of AkhsiPart of Timurid Civil Wars
- Battle of al-FuleBattle in 1183 in the Holy Land
- Battle of Am DamThe Battle of Am Dam took place in and around the eastern Chadian town of Am Dam on May 7
- Battle of Barari GhatMaratha-Durrani Empire War of 1760
- Battle of BeilanThe Battle of Beilan (Turkish:Belen) is a battle fought by the Egyptian army led by Ibrahi
- Battle of BhupalgarhBattle in 1679
- Battle of Bryn GlasThe Battle of Bryn Glas (also known as the Battle of Pilleth) was a battle between the Wel
- Battle of CangtingThe Battle of Cangting was part of a mop-up operation undertaken by the warlord Cao Cao af
- Battle of ÇapakçurThe Çapakçur Battles were battles fought in 1916 between the Imperial Russian forces and t
- Battle of ChanderiBabur's invasion of Chanderi (1528)
- Battle of Chausa1539 battle between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri
- Battle of Dushi FordThe Battle of Dushi Ford was fought between the warlords Cao Cao and Yuan Shao between 3 F
- Battle of FrétevalThe Battle of Fréteval, which took place on 3 July 1194, was a medieval battle, part of th
- Battle of Ghaghra1529 battle between Mughals and allied Sultanates
- Battle of GhazdewanPart of Persian–Uzbek wars
- Battle of Glen Trool55°05′24″N 4°29′13″W / 55.090°N 4.487°W
- Battle of GrandsonThe Battle of Grandson was fought on 2 March 1476, during the Burgundian Wars, and resulte
- Battle of GuanduThe Battle of Guandu was fought between the warlords Cao Cao and Yuan Shao in 200 AD in th
- Battle of HeavenfieldThe Battle of Heavenfield was fought in 633 or 634 between a Northumbrian army under Oswal
- Battle of Hisar FirozaThe Battle of Hisar Firoza took place in Hisar, in the state of Haryana, India between Zah
- Battle of HulaoThe Battle of Hulao, (Chinese: 虎牢之戰) or Battle of Sishui (汜水之戰, Wade–Giles: Ssŭ Shui), was
- Battle of Kannauj1540 battle during Sur campaigns against the Mughal Empire
- Battle of KarnalPart of the Afsharid invasion of India (1739)
- Battle of Khanwa1527 battle between the Mughal Empire and the Kingdom of Mewar
- Battle of Khyber Pass (1738)Battle between Iranian and Mughal empires
- Battle of Lahore (1752)1752 battle
- Battle of LangportThe Battle of Langport took place on 10 July 1645 during the First English Civil War, near
- Battle of Leuven (891)The Battle of Leuven, also called the Battle of the River Dyle, was fought in September 89
- Battle of Lincoln (1141)The Battle of Lincoln, or the First Battle of Lincoln, occurred on 2 February 1141 in Linc
- Battle of LundbyThe Battle of Lundby happened south of Lundby in northeast Himmerland on the 3 July 1864 i
- Battle of MargateThe Battle of Margate (), also known as the Battle of Cadzand (not to be confused with the
- Battle of MeerutThe Battle of Meerut was a military skirmish initiated by Emperor Ahmed Shah Durrani in an
- Battle of Mohi1241 battle during the first Mongol invasion of Hungary
- Battle of Mynydd HyddgenThe Battle of Mynydd Hyddgen took place between the Welsh and English in June 1401. It was
- Battle of Mysunde (1864)The Battle of Mysunde on 2 February 1864 was the first battle between the Prusso-Austrian
- Battle of NedumkottaHistorical battle in South India (1789–1790)
- Battle of Purandar1665 battle in India
- Battle of QalatBabur had planned an expedition against Kandahar in 1506, which was governed by Shah Shuja
- Battle of QianshuiyuanThe Battle of Qianshuiyuan (Chinese: 淺水原之戰), northwest of present-day Changwu, Shaanxi, wa
- Battle of RoslinThe Battle of Roslin on 24 February 1303 was a Scottish victory in the First War of Scotti
- Battle of SamalkhaMaratha-Durrani Empire War of 1760
- Battle of SankelmarkThe Battle of Sankelmark (or Battle of Oeversee) was a minor battle during the Second Schl
- Battle of São Mamede1128 battle establishing Afonso Henriques' control of the County of Portugal
- Battle of Sar-e-PulMilitary engagement
- Battle of Sarakhs (1459)
- Battle of SauchieburnThe Battle of Sauchieburn was fought on 11 June 1488, at the side of Sauchie Burn, a strea
- Battle of Sinhagad1670 battle between Maratha and Mughal forces
- Battle of Sirhind (1555)1555 battle between the Mughal and Sur empires
- Battle of SkaithmuirThe Battle of Skaithmuir was a skirmish of the First War of Scottish Independence. It took
- Battle of Slioch57°25′55″N 2°43′52″W / 57.432°N 2.731°W
- Battle of Taraori (1759)Maratha-Afghan battle
- Battle of Tarnab (1448)The Battle of Tarnab took place in 1448.
- Battle of Voronezh RiverBattle in 1237 in Kievan Rus'
- Battle of Yiling (208)The Battle of Yiling was fought between the warlords Sun Quan and Cao Cao in 208 in the la
- Batu KhanFounder and first Khan of the Golden Horde (r. 1227–1255)
- Baudouin of BelgiumKing of the Belgians from 1951 to 1993
- BayamoBayamo is the capital city of the Granma Province of Cuba and one of the largest cities in
- BaybarsSultan of Egypt and Syria from 1260 to 1277
- Bayezid IISultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1481 to 1512
- BayinnaungEmperor of the Toungoo dynasty
- Beatrice of Castile, Marchioness of MontferratBeatrice of Castile (5 November or 6 December 1254 – 1286) was a daughter of Alfonso X of
- Beatrice of EnglandBeatrice of England (25 June 1242 – 24 March 1275) was a member of the House of Plantagene
- Beatrix of the NetherlandsQueen of the Netherlands from 1980 to 2013
- Beekman WinthropBeekman Winthrop (September 18, 1874 – November 10, 1940) was an American lawyer, governme
- Bega BegumPadshah Begum of the Mughal Empire
- Bel-ibniBēl-ibni was a Babylonian nobleman who served as King of Babylon for several years as the
- Béla IV of HungaryKing of Hungary and Croatia from 1235 to 1270
- Belgian apologies to the CongoBelgian apologies to the Congo are the subject of a societal debate in Belgium over the ex
- Belisario BetancurPresident of Colombia from 1982 to 1986
- Belle Case La FolletteIsabelle Case La Follette (April 21, 1859 – August 18, 1931) was a women's suffrage, peace
- Benazir BhuttoPrime Minister of Pakistan (1988–1990; 1993–1996)
- Benigno Aquino IIIPresident of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016
- Benito JuárezPresident of Mexico from 1858 to 1872
- Benito MussoliniDictator of Italy from 1922 to 1943
- Benjamin DisraeliPrime Minister of the United Kingdom (1868; 1874–1880)
- Benjamin FranklinAmerican Founding Father and polymath (1706–1790)
- Benjamin HarrisonPresident of the United States from 1889 to 1893
- Benjamin NetanyahuPrime Minister of Israel (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present)
- Berengar I of ItalyHoly Roman Emperor from 915 to 924
- Berkel en RodenrijsBerkel en Rodenrijs (Dutch pronunciation: ) is a town and former municipality in the munic
- Berkeley CastleBerkeley Castle ( BARK-lee; historically sometimes spelled as Berkley Castle or Barkley Ca
- Bernard SaissetBernard Saisset (c. 1232 – c. December 1314) was an Occitan bishop of Pamiers, in the Coun
- Bernardino CaballeroParaguayan politician (1839–1912)
- Bernardino Rivadavia1st President of Argentina
- Bernardo O'HigginsChilean independence leader (1778–1842)
- Bernhard Ernst von BülowBernhard Ernst von Bülow (2 August 1815 – 20 October 1879) was a Danish and German statesm
- Bernhard von BülowChancellor of the German Empire from 1900 to 1909
- Bernie SandersAmerican politician and activist (born 1941)
- Bernie Sanders Guide to Political RevolutionBernie Sanders Guide to Political Revolution is a 2017 bestselling political book authored
- Bertie AhernTaoiseach from 1997 to 2008
- BessusAchaemenid satrap and pretender to throne (died 329 BC)
- Bettino CraxiItalian politician (1934–2000)
- Betty KaundaBeatrice "Betty" Kaunda (née Kaweche Banda; 17 November 1926 – 19 September 2013) was a Za
- Bhumibol AdulyadejKing of Thailand from 1946 to 2016
- Bibliothèque nationale de FranceNational library of France in Paris
- Bichitr17th-century Indian painter
- Bidya Devi BhandariPresident of Nepal from 2015 to 2023
- Billy BowlegsHolata Micco (a Muscogee name translated as Alligator Chief, also spelled Halpatter-Micco,
- Billy HughesPrime Minister of Australia from 1915 to 1923
- BinkoloBinkolo is a rural town in Bombali District in the Northern Province of Sierra Leone. Bink
- Bipan ChandraIndian historian (1928–2014)
- Birendra of NepalKing of Nepal from 1972 to 2001
- Bishop of LeighlinThe Lord Bishop of Leighlin was a separate episcopal title which took its name after the s
- Bishop of LichfieldThe Bishop of Lichfield is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Lichfield in t
- BisonóNavarrete (Municipio de villa Bisonó) is a municipality in northwestern Dominican Republic
- Blaise CompaoréPresident of Burkina Faso from 1987 to 2014
- Blanca IbáñezBlanca Alida Ibáñez Piña (born August 17, 1947) is a Venezuelan private secretary and wido
- Blanche of Navarre, Countess of ChampagneBlanche of Navarre (c. 1177–1229) was Countess of Champagne by marriage to Theobald III, C
- Blanche of Portugal (1259–1321)Blanche of Portugal (25 February 1259 in Santarém, – 17 April 1321 in Burgos; Branca Portu
- Blenheim, OxfordshireBlenheim is a civil parish in the West Oxfordshire district, in Oxfordshire, England, abou
- Blooming Grove, OhioBlooming Grove is an unincorporated community in northeastern North Bloomfield Township, M
- BloomsburyDistrict in West End, London, England
- BnF MuseumThe BnF Museum or Museum of the Bibliothèque nationale de France, formerly known as the Ca
- Bo GuChinese politician (1907–1946)
- Bo XilaiChinese former politician (born 1949)
- Bob HawkePrime Minister of Australia from 1983 to 1991
- BodawpayaKing of Konbaung, Prince of Badon, Badon King, Royal Grandfather
- Bogd Khan1911–1924 ruler of the Bogd Khanate of Mongolia
- Bohdan KhmelnytskyHetman of the Zaporozhian Host from 1648 to 1657
- Bolesław BierutPolish politician (1892–1956)
- Bolesław I the BraveDuke and King of Poland (r. 992–1025)
- Bolesław III WrymouthDuke of Poland from 1107 to 1138
- BolivarianismLeft-wing nationalist movement in Latin America
- Bolton Street Memorial ParkBolton Street Memorial Park, formerly known as Bolton Street Cemetery, is the oldest cemet
- Bonar LawPrime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1922 to 1923
- Boniface III, Margrave of TuscanyBoniface III (also Boniface IV or Boniface of Canossa) (c. 985 – 6 May 1052), son of Tedal
- Borgo Santo SpiritoBorgo Santo Spirito is a street in Rome, Italy, important for historical and artistic reas
- Boris GodunovTsar of Russia from 1598 to 1605
- Boris I of BulgariaKnyaz of Bulgaria from 852 to 889
- Boris NemtsovRussian scientist, statesman, and politician (1959–2015)
- Boris YeltsinPresident of Russia from 1991 to 1999
- BorjiginMember of Genghis Khan's Mongol sub-clan
- BorommatrailokkanatKing of Ayutthaya
- Boroughbridge (UK Parliament constituency)Boroughbridge was a parliamentary borough in Yorkshire from 1553 until 1832, when it was a
- BorsadBorsad is a town and a municipality in Anand district in the state of Gujarat, India. It i
- BörteFirst wife of Genghis Khan (c. 1161–1230)
- BoudicaQueen of the British Iceni tribe (d. 60/61)
- Boutros Boutros-GhaliUN Secretary-General, 1992–1996
- Brahma SarovarBrahma Sarovar (transl. Brahma's lake) is a man-made tank in Kurukshetra, in the state of
- Braulio Carrillo ColinaBraulio Evaristo Carrillo Colina (March 20, 1800, in Cartago, Costa Rica – May 15, 1845) w
- Brian BoruHistorical king of Ireland from 1002 to 1014
- Brickfield HillBrickfield Hill is a City of Sydney locality in the Sydney central business district, Aust
- Brides-les-BainsBrides-les-Bains (French pronunciation: ) is a commune in the Savoie department in the Auv
- Brigette DackoBrigette Teya Dacko (19 June 1943 – 31 March 2023) was a Central African public figure who
- British RailBritish state-owned rail transport operator (1948–1997)
- British subjectLegal term that has evolved over time
- British Transport CommissionThe British Transport Commission (BTC) was created by Clement Attlee's post-war Labour gov
- British War MedalThe British War Medal is a campaign medal of the United Kingdom which was awarded to offic
- Bruges speech1988 speech by Margaret Thatcher
- Bruno FornaciariBruno Fornaciari (Sondrio, 17 October 1881 – Rome, 19 June 1959) was an Italian civil serv
- Brut y BrenhineddBrut y Brenhinedd ("Chronicle of the Kings") is a collection of variant Middle Welsh versi
- Bryce HarlowBryce Nathaniel Harlow (August 11, 1916 – February 18, 1987) was an American congressional
- BudaAncient capital of the Kingdom of Hungary
- BuharismBuharism refers to the socio-political and economic ideology of Muhammadu Buhari, former m
- Bulstrode ParkBulstrode is an English country house and its large park, located to the southwest of Gerr
- Bumin QaghanFounder of the Turkic Khaganate (d. 552 AD)
- Bung Karno Seclusion HouseBung Karno Seclusion House refers to two houses in Indonesia in which Sukarno lived in dur
- Burgher (Boer republics)In the Boer Republics of 19th century South Africa, a burgher was a fully enfranchised cit
- Burkhan KhaldunMountain in Khentii Province, Mongolia
- ButiamaButiama is a town and capital of Butiama District, located in Mara Region in northern Tanz
- ButvydasButvydas or Pukuveras (also known as Боудивидъ, Liutauras, Пукувер (Pukuvier) Pukuwer or P