People

Iyengar B.k.s.

Yoga instructor and author Born Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar, December 14, 1918, in Karnataka, India; son of a teacher; married Ramamani, 1943; children: Geeta, ...

BMW

Auto and Transport

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, commonly referred to as BMW is a German multinational company which produces luxury vehicles and motorcycles. The company was founded in 1916 as a manu

BP

Industry and Production

BP until may 2001 British Petroleum was a multinational oil and gas company headquartered in London.London. About a third of the company's revenue comes from operations in&nbs

Charles Babbage

Born: December 26, 1791 London, England Died: October 18, 1871 London, England English mathematician and inventor Cha...

Johann Sebastian Bach

Born: March 21, 1685 Eisenach, Germany Died: July 28, 1750 Leipzig, Germany German composer, organist, and musician T...

Michelle Bachelet

President of Chile Born Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria, September 29, 1951, in Santiago, Chile; daughter of Alberto Bachelet Martínez (an Air Force general) and Ángela Jer...

Francis Bacon

Born: October 28, 1909 Dublin, Ireland Died: April 28, 1992 Madrid, Spain English painter and artist The English arti...

Roger Bacon

Born: c. 1214 Ilchester, Somerset, England Died: c. 1292 Oxford, England English philosopher The medieval English phi...

Joan Baez

Born: January 9, 1941 Staten Island, New York American musician, singer, and activist American folk singer Joan Baez is recognized for her nonviolent, ...

John N. Bahcall

Born John Norris Bahcall, December 30, 1934, in Shreveport, LA; died of a rare blood disorder, August 17, 2005, in New York, NY. Astrophysicist and astronomer. Princeton astrophysicist Joh...

F. Lee Bailey

Born: June 10, 1933 Waltham, Massachusetts American attorney and author F. Lee Bailey is a "superstar" lawyer and best-selling author. Bailey has...

Josephine Baker

Born: June 3, 1906 St. Louis, Missouri Died: April 12, 1975 Paris, France African American dancer and singer Josephin...

Bakkavor

Industry and Production

Bakkavör is an international food manufacturing company specialising in fresh prepared foods. The Group's head office is in London, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchan

George Balanchine

Born: January 22, 1904 St. Petersburg, Russia Died: April 30, 1983 New York, New York Russian-born American choreographer ...

James Baldwin

Born: August 2, 1924 New York, New York Died: November 30, 1987 Saint-Paul-de-Vance, France African American author and playwright ...

Christian Bale

January 30, 1974 • Pembrokeshire, Wales Actor Christian Bale has performed a feat that is astonishing for most Hollywood actors. Although he became a professional perfo...

Balenciaga

Consumer goods

Balenciaga SA is a Spanish luxury fashion house currently headquartered in Paris. It designs, manufactures and markets ready-to-wear footwear, handbags, and accessories, and licenses its name and bran

Michael Ball

Fashion designer Born c. 1964; son of a musician. Education: Attended the University of California—Los Angeles. Addresses: H...

Lucille Ball

Born: August 6, 1911 Jamestown, New York Died: April 26, 1989 Los Angeles, California American actress and comedienne ...

Alan Ball

Screenwriter, producer, and director Born in Georgia, 1957, son of an aircraft inspector and a homemaker. Education: Florida State University, bachelor's d...