People

Clara Barton

Born: December 25, 1821 North Oxford, Massachusetts Died: April 21, 1922 Glen Echo, Maryland American humanitarian Ah...

Count Basie

Born: August 21, 1904 Red Bank, New Jersey Died: April 26, 1984 Hollywood, Florida African American bandleader and musician ...

Jason Bateman

Actor Born Jason Kent Bateman, January 14, 1969, in Rye, NY; son of Kent (a TV producer) and Victoria (a flight attendant) Bateman; married Amanda Anka (an actress), July 3,...

Alan Bates

Obituaries Born Alan Arthur Bates, February 17, 1934, in Allestree, Derbyshire, England; died of pancreatic cancer, December 27, 2003, in London, England. Actor. British sta...

Harper's Bazaar

Advertising and media

Harper's Bazaar is an American monthly women's fashion magazine. It was first published in New York City on November 2, 1867, as the weekly Harper's Bazar. Harper's Bazaar&nbs

Deron Beal

Nonprofit executive and website creator Born c. 1968 in Lancaster, OH; married Jennifer Columbus (a pastry chef), 2003. Education: Earned undergradua...

Jennifer Beals

Actress Born December 19, 1963, in Chicago, IL; daughter of Alfred (a supermarket owner) and Jeanne (an elementary school teacher) Beals; married Alexandre Rockwell (a film ...

Beatles

English rock and roll band In the 1960s a new band known as the Beatles burst on the pop music scene and changed it forever. Band members included George Harrison (1...

William Beaumont

Born: November 21, 1785 Lebanon, Connecticut Died: April 25, 1853 St. Louis, Missouri American surgeon The American s...

Simone de Beauvoir

Born: January 9, 1908 Paris, France Died: April 14, 1986 Paris, France French author and writer The work of Simone de...

Alison Bechdel

Graphic novelist and cartoonist Born September 10, 1960, in Lock Haven, PA; daughter of Bruce Allen (a high school English teacher, antiques dealer, and funeral director) and ...

Brian Becker

Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Clear Channel Entertainment Born c. 1957, in Texas; son of Allen Becker (an insurance salesman and event promoter); married Stacy; children: f...

Samuel Beckett

Born: April 13, 1906 Dublin, Ireland Died: December 22, 1989 Paris, France Irish novelist, playwright, and poet Samue...

Deborah Bedford

Author Born June 12, 1958, in Fort Worth, TX; daughter of Calvin and Tommie Pigg; married Jack Bedford, 1982; children: Jeff, Avery. Education: Texas...

Geoffrey Beene

Born August 30, 1927, in Haynesville, LA; died of complications from pneumonia, September 28, 2004, in New York, NY. Fashion designer. Geoffrey Beene helped define American style in women'...

De Beers

Industry and Production

De Beers Group is an international corporation that specialises in diamond mining, diamond exploitation, diamond retail, diamond trading and industrial diamond manufacturing s

Ludwig van Beethoven

Born: December 16, 1770 Bonn, Germany Died: March 26, 1827 Vienna, Austria German composer German composer Ludwig van...

Frances Beinecke

President of the Natural Resources Defense Council Born Frances Gillespie Beinecke, c. 1960, in Summit, New Jersey; daughter of William S. Beinecke (former executive) and Elizabet...

Kristen Bell

July 18, 1980 • Huntington Woods, Michigan Actress By the time she was twenty-four years old, actress Kristen Bell had a resume that most seasoned performers would envy...

Gabrielle Bell

Comic artist Born c. 1975, in London, England. Education: Attended San Francisco Community College. Addresses: Contact ...