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Helen Gurley Brown

Born: February 18, 1922 Green Forest, Arkansas American editor and author American author and editor Helen Gurley Brown first achieved fame for her ...

Larry Brown

September 14, 1940 • New York, New York Basketball coach Many experts consider Larry Brown to be the best coach in the National Basketb...

Dan Brown

Author Born June 22, 1964, in Exeter, NH; married Blythe (an art historian and painter). Education: Amherst College, B.A., 1986; studied art history ...

James Brown

Born: May 3, 1933 Barnwell, South Carolina African American singer "Godfather of Soul" James Brown unleashed a string of rhythm-and-blues hits th...

Rachel Fuller Brown

Born: November 23, 1898 Springfield, Massachusetts Died: January 14, 1980 Albany, New York American biochemist Rachel...

Robert Browning

Born: May 7, 1812 London, England Died: December 12, 1889 Venice, Italy English poet The English poet Robert Browning...

Elizabeth Barrett Browning

Born: March 6, 1806 Durham, England Died: June 29, 1861 Florence, Italy English poet The works of the English poet El...

Jerry Bruckheimer

Film producer and television producer Born September 21, 1945, in Detroit, MI; married Bonnie (a producer; marriage ended); married Linda Sue Cobb (a writer and antiques dealer). ...

Pat Buchanan

Born: November 2, 1938 Washington, D.C. American politician, writer, and broadcaster Pat Buchanan is one of the country's most famous conservatives. ...

Art Buchwald

American journalist Art Buchwald (1925–2007) was one of the most widely read newspaper columnists of the 20th century. Buchwald's satirical writings, filed first from the P...

Pearl S. Buck

Born: June 26, 1892 Hillsboro, West Virginia Died: March 6, 1973 Danby, Vermont American novelist and writer Pearl S....

Linda Buck

Neurobiologist Born Linda B. Buck, c. 1956, in Seattle, WA. Education: University of Washington, Seattle, WA, B.S. (psychology and microbiology); Uni...

Jack Buck

Jack Buck (1924–2002) maintained a sports broadcasting career that spanned five decades until his death in 2002. He covered eight World Series and 17 Super Bowls, and worked St. Lo...

Buddha

Born: c. 563 B.C.E. Kapilavastu, India Died: c. 483 B.C.E. Kusinagara, India Indian reli...

Fernando Bujones

Born Fernando Bujones Jr., March 9, 1955, in Miami, FL; died of complications from melanoma, November 10, 2005, in Miami, FL. Ballet dancer. Considered one of the best classical ballet dan...

Mary Bunting-Smith

American educator and scientist Mary Ingraham Bunting-Smith, also known as Polly Bunting (1910–1998), was a pioneering force in the education of women. Her most famous contribution...

Warren Burger

Born: September 17, 1907 St. Paul, Minnesota Died: June 25, 1995 Washington, D.C. American Supreme Court justice Warr...

Neat Burger

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Neat Burger - fast food restaurant in London.

Martha Burk

Activist Born Martha Gertrude Burk, October 18, 1941, in Tyler, TX; daughter of Ivan Lee Burk (an oil company engineer) and Dorothy May Dean (a dress–business owner); marrie...

Mark Burnett

July 17, 1960 • London, England Television producer In May 2000, when Americans first heard the phrase "the tribe has spoken...