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- B. C. ForbesScottish-American financial journalist (1880–1954)
- BacchylidesGreek lyric poet (c. 518 – c. 451 BC)
- Bachelor of LettersBachelor of Letters (BLitt or LittB; Latin Baccalaureus Litterarum or Litterarum Baccalaur
- Badi' al-Zaman al-HamadaniMedieval Arab poet and man of letters
- BagtorBagtor is a historic estate in the parish of Ilsington in Devon, England. It was the birth
- Baldassare CastiglioneItalian Renaissance author (1478–1529)
- Balladyna (drama)Balladyna is a drama written by Juliusz Słowacki in 1834 in Geneva and published in 1839 i
- Bao ZhaoChinese poet and official
- BaohBaoh (Japanese: バオー来訪者, Hepburn: Baō Raihōsha, lit. "Baoh: The Visitor") is a Japanese man
- Barbara AmielBarbara Joan Estelle Amiel, Baroness Black of Crossharbour, DSS (born 4 December 1940), is
- Barbara CartlandEnglish writer and media personality (1901–2000)
- Barbara GuestBarbara Guest, née Barbara Ann Pinson (September 6, 1920 – February 15, 2006), was an Amer
- Barbara KingsolverAmerican author, poet, and essayist (born 1955)
- Barbara WaltersAmerican journalist (1929–2022)
- Barefoot in the ParkBarefoot in the Park is a romantic comedy stage play by Neil Simon. The play premiered on
- Barneville-la-BertranBarneville-la-Bertran (before 1995: Barneville) is a commune in the Calvados department in
- Baron of DunsanyThe title Baron of Dunsany or, more commonly, Lord Dunsany, is one of the oldest (1439 or
- Barry UnsworthEnglish novelist (1930–2012)
- Basil BuntingEnglish modernist poet (1900–1985)
- Bayram al-TunisiEgyptian poet
- Beatrix PotterEnglish writer and illustrator (1866–1943)
- Bee WilsonBeatrice Dorothy "Bee" Wilson FRSL is a British food writer and journalist. She writes the
- Beggars Bush BarracksBeggars Bush Barracks was a British Army barracks located at Beggars Bush in Dublin, Irela
- Begum RokeyaBengali feminist writer and social reformer (1880–1932)
- Bei DaoChinese-American writer (born 1949)
- Belles-lettresBelles-lettres (French pronunciation: ) is a category of writing, originally meaning beaut
- Ben KatchorBen Katchor (born November 19, 1951) is an American cartoonist and illustrator best known
- Benito Pérez GaldósSpanish realist novelist (1843–1920)
- Benjamin Wilson (painter)Benjamin Wilson (21 June 1721 – 6 June 1788) was a British painter, printmaker and scienti
- Benjamin ZephaniahBritish poet and author (1958–2023)
- Bernardine EvaristoEnglish author and academic (born 1959)
- Bernhard SchlinkGerman writer (born 1944)
- Bernice RubensWelsh novelist (1923–2004)
- Bessie HeadBotswana writer (1937–1986)
- Bettina von ArnimGerman writer (1785–1859)
- Beverly ClearyAmerican writer (1916–2021)
- BhāsaIndian playwright in Sanskrit
- Bibhutibhushan BandyopadhyayIndian Bengali author (1894–1950)
- Bill FingerAmerican comics writer (1914–1974)
- Bill JamesAmerican baseball writer and statistician
- Bill MoyersAmerican journalist (1934–2025)
- Bill NyeAmerican science communicator (born 1955)
- Binyavanga WainainaKenyan writer and editor (1971–2019)
- Birago DiopSenegalese veterinarian, folklorist, diplomat, and writer (1906-1989)
- Bjørnstjerne BjørnsonNorwegian writer (1832–1910)
- Blaise CendrarsSwiss-born novelist and poet (1887–1961)
- Blanca CanalesBlanca Canales (February 17, 1906 – July 25, 1996) was an educator and a Puerto Rican Nati
- Bob CostasAmerican sportscaster (born 1952)
- Bob Gould (activist)Robert Stephen "Bob" Gould (1937 – 22 May 2011) was an Australian activist and bookseller.
- Bob GuccioneAmerican photographer, painter and publisher (1930–2010)
- Bob HerwigBob Herwig (December 12, 1914 – December 14, 1974) was an American football center. He was
- Bob WoodwardAmerican investigative journalist (born 1943)
- Bohumil HrabalCzech writer (1914–1997)
- Bolesław PrusPolish novelist (1847–1912)
- Booth TarkingtonAmerican novelist (1869–1946)
- Boris AkuninRussian writer (born 1956)
- BorzuyaPersian physician
- Botha's HillBotha's Hill (locally , Afrikaans: ) is a small town outside Hillcrest in KwaZulu-Natal, S
- Božena NěmcováCzech writer
- Bram StokerIrish author (1847–1912)
- Bram Stoker AwardThe Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented annually by the Horror Writers Associatio
- Bran Mak MornBran Mak Morn is a hero of five pulp fiction short stories by Robert E. Howard. In the sto
- Brendan BehanIrish poet and writer (1923–1964)
- Bret HarteAmerican fiction writer and poet (1836–1902)
- Breyten BreytenbachSouth African writer and painter (1939–2024)
- Brigflatts Meeting HouseBrigflatts Meeting House or Briggflatts Meeting House is a Friends Meeting House of the Re
- Brooklyn Book FestivalThe Brooklyn Book Festival is an annual book fair held in the fall in Brooklyn, New York.
- Brothers (Yu novel)Brothers (Chinese: 兄弟; pinyin: Xiōngdì) is the longest novel written by the Chinese noveli
- Bruce DaweAustralian poet and academic (1930–2020)
- Bruno SchulzPolish Jewish writer and artist (1892-1942)
- Bryant GumbelAmerican journalist and sportscaster (born 1948)
- Buchi EmechetaNigerian writer (1944–2017)
- BuhturiArab poet of Abbasid period (821–897)
- Bulimba, QueenslandBulimba is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Bu
- Burn ThisBurn This (stylized as Burn/This for the 2019 revival) is a play by Lanford Wilson. Like m
- Burnett Memorial FountainFrances Hodgson Burnett Memorial Fountain, located near Fifth Avenue and the Museum of the
- Burning Chrome"Burning Chrome" is a science fiction short story by Canadian-American writer William Gibs
- Bussy D'AmboisBussy D'Ambois: A Tragedie (probably written 1603–1604; first published 1607) is a Jacobea