List of people by name: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z
Ba - Bb - Bc - Bd - Be - Bf - Bg - Bh - Bi - Bj - Bk - Bl - Bm - Bn - Bo - Bp - Bq - Br - Bs - Bt - Bu - Bv - Bw - Bx - By - Bz
- Buachalla, Domhnall Ua, (1932-36/7)
- Buarque, Chico, singer
- Buber, Martin, (1878-1965), philosopher
- Bubis, Ignaz, (died 1999), German Jewish community leader, aged 72
- Bubka, Sergey, (born 1963), Russian athlete (pole vault)
- Bucar, Metka, (born 1903), actress.
- Bucerius, Gerd, (1906-1995), publisher and publicist
- Bucer, Martin, (born 1491), German Protestant reformer
- Buchan, John, (1875-1940), Scottish author
- Buchanan, James, (1791-1868), 15th President of the United States
- Buchanan, James M, (born 1919), economist
- Buchanan, John MacLennan, Canadian senator
- Buchanan, Ken, (born 1945), world champion boxer
- Buchanan, Patrick J. "Pat, (born 1938), USA conservative commentator
- Buchholz, Horst, (died 2003), German actor
- Buchli, James, astronaut
- Büchmann, Georg, (1822-1884), philologist
- Buchwald, Art, (born 1925), newspaper columnist
- Buck, Frank, (1888-1950), "big game" hunter
- Buck, Leffert L, (1837-1909)
- Buck, Pearl S, (1892-1973), The Good Earth
- Buckeridge, Anthony, Jennings school stories
- Buckey, Jay, astronaut
- Buckingham, Lindsey, (born 1949), of Fleetwood Mac
- Buckley, Betty, (born 1947), actress
- Buckley, Jeff, (1966-1997), singer-songwriter
- Buckley, John, member of Aosdána
- Buckley, Tim, musician
- Buckley, William F., Jr, (born 1925), writer, political commentator
- Buckmaster, Maurice, colonel of Special Operations Executive
- Buckner, Simon Bolivar, Sr, Confederate general during American Civil War
- Buckner, Simon Bolivar, Jr, infantry general in the Aleutian Islands
- Buck, Peter, (born 1956), musician
- Buczek, Barbara, (born 1940), composer
- Budal, Andrej, (1889-1972), poet
- Budapest, Z, Pagan teacher, writer etc.
- Budarin, Nikolai, astronaut
- Budd, Zola athlete
- Budde, Robert, Canadian writer
- Buddha, founder of Buddhism
- Budd, Harold, (born 1936), musician
- Budding, Edwin Beard, (1795-1846), lawnmower and adjustable spanner
- Budge, Don, (1915-2000), (United States)
- Budrys, Algis, (born 1931), US science fiction author
- Buechner, Frederick, (born 1926), American author
- Buel, Christoph, (born 1574), composer
- Bueno, Maria, (born 1939), tennis player
- Buesa, Fernando, (1946-2000), Basque politician
- Bufalino, Gesualdo, novelist
- Buffet, Bernard, (1928-1999), painter
- Buffett, Jimmy, (born 1946), musician
- Buffett, Warren, (born 1930), business person
- Buffie, Margaret, Canadian writer
- Bugliosi, Vincent, (born 1934), prosecuting attorney in the Charles Manson case
- Bugner, Joe, boxer
- Buhaina, Abdullah Ibn, (Art Blakey)
- Buhl, Hermann, (1924-1957), Austrian climber - first ascent of Nanga Parbat
- Buhler, Charlotte, (born 1893), psychologist
- Bühler, Karl, (1879-1963), psychologist
- Buick, David, (died 1929), Founded the Buick car company
- Bujold, Genevieve, (born 1942), actress
- Bujold, Lois McMaster, (born 1949), US science fiction writer of Vorkosigan series
- Bukharin, Nikolai Ivanovich, (1888-1938), Bolshevik Leader
- Bukovec, Brigita, (born 1970), athlete, Olympic athlete.
- Bukovsky, Vladimir, (born 1942), author and civil rights activist
- Bukowski, Charles, (1920-1994), US author
- Bukowski, Oliver, dramatist, author
- Bukreev, Boris Y, (died 1962), Soviet mathematician, dies at 103
- Bulfinch, Charles, architect
- Bulgakov, Mikhail, (1891-1940), Russian author of The Master and Margarita fame.
- Bulganin, Nikolai, (1895-1975), Premier of the Soviet Union
- Bull, John (1562-1628), composer
- Bullinger, Heinrich, (1504-1575), Swiss reformer.
- Bullock, Alan, historian
- Bullock, Sandra, (born 1964), US actor
- Bülow, Andreas von, SPD
- Bulwer-Lytton, Edward George, (1803-1873), the annual bad writing contest is named after him.
- Bumkeun, Cha, (Bundesliga Football Player)
- Bumpers, Dale, (Democrat) 1971-1975
- Bun, Bun, composer
- Bunche, Ralph, (1904-1971), diplomat
- Bundy, Ted, (1946-1989), US serial killer
- Bunford, Sheila, The Incredible Journey
- Bunge, Mario, (born 1919), philosopher
- Bunin, Ivan Alekseyevich, (1870-1953), First Russian Nobel Prize Winner
- Bunning, James Paul David ("Jim"), (born 1931), baseball player
- Bunsen, Robert Wilhelm, (1811-1899), chemist
- Bunshaft, Gordon, (1909-1990), architect
- Bunting, Basil, poet
- Buntline, Ned, (1823-1886), "dime novelist", publisher, writer, publicist
- Bunton, Emma, (born 1976), British singer and ex-member of Spice Girls
- Bunyan, John, (1628-1688), author of Pilgrim's Progress, Baptist preacher
- Buonarroti, Michelangelo, (1475-1564), Italian painter
- Buonarroti, Philippe, French Revolution
- Buragna, Carlo
- Burbage, Richard, (died 1619), actor
- Burbank, Daniel, astronaut
- Burbank, Luther, (1849-1926), biologist, botanist
- Burbidge, Margaret, astronomer
- Burchett, Wilfred, (1911-1983), journalist
- Burchill, Charlie, (born 1959), musician
- Burckhardt, Jacob, (1818-1897), art historian
- Burckhardt, Johann Ludwig, (1784-1814), traveller, orientalist
- Burda, Franz, (1903-1986), German publisher
- Burden, Bob, comic creator
- Burdon, Eric, (born 1940), musician
- Buretsu, emperor of Japan
- Burgee, John, architect
- Burger, Warren, (1907-1995), United States Supreme Court justice
- Burges, William, architect
- Burgess, Anthony, (1917-1993), British writer
- Burgess, Guy, British spy for Soviet Union
- Burgess, Thomas, (1756-1837), British author/philosopher
- Burgh, Hubert de, (1165-1243), justiciar
- Burghoff, Gary, (born 1943), US actor of MASH's Radar fame
- Bürgi, Joost, (28 1552-31 1632), mathematician and watchmaker
- Burgmüller, Nobert, (1810-1836), German composer
- Burgoyne, John, (1723-1792), Lieutenant-General who surrendered British Army at Saratoga
- Burgundio, of Pisa, scholastic philosopher
- Buridan, John, scholastic philosopher
- Burk, Ronnie, (1955-2003), poet
- Burka, Sylvia
- Burkard, Michael, poet
- Burke, Arleigh, (1901-1996), US Navy commander
- Burke, Billie, (1885-1970), actress, The Wizard of Oz
- Burke, Brooke, (born 1971), television personality
- Burke, Delta, (born 1956), actress
- Burke, Edmund, (1729-1797), Irish philosopher
- Burke, James (boxer), (1809-1845)
- Burke, John, author
- Burke, Kathy, actor
- Burke, Michelle, twice Oscar-winner for make-up
- Burke, Solomon, (born 1936), musician
- Burke, T.H
- Burkhard, Gedeon, actor
- Burley, Walter, scholastic philosopher
- Burnard, Bonnie, Canadian writer
- Burnell, Robert, (died 1292), Archbishop of Canterbury
- Burnet, Andrew, American colonial printer
- Burnet, Gilbert, (1643-1715), Scottish divine, author
- Burnet, William, (1730-1791), American doctor, politician
- Burneti, Elias, of Bergerac, scholastic philosopher
- Burnett, Carol, (born 1935), singer, actress, comedienne
- Burnette, Dorsey, (1932-1979), musician
- Burnette, Johnny, musician
- Burnett, Frances Hodgson, author of Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Secret Garden
- Burnett, Johnny, (died 1964), singer (boating accident)
- Burnett, Rob, (born 1962), former head writer for David Letterman.
- Burney, Charles, (1726-1814), historian
- Burney, Charles, (1757-1817), scholar
- Burney, Fanny, (died 1840), novelist
- Burnham, Daniel, architect
- Burnquist, Bob, professional skateboarder
- Burns, Charles, US comic creator
- Burns, Edward, (born 1968), actor
- Burns, George, (1896-1996), US stand-up comedian
- Burnside, Ambrose, (1824-1881), American Civil War general
- Burns, Ken, (born 1953), television producer and director
- Burns, Robert, (1759-1796), poet
- Burns, Tommy, (1881-1955), World Heavyweight boxing Champion
- Burnshaw, Stanley, poet
- Burpee, William Partridge, (1846-1940), US painter
- Burr, Aaron, (1756-1836), Vice President of the United States
- Burr, Raymond, (1917-1993), actor
- Burrell, Diana, (born 1948), composer
- Burrell, Kenny, musician
- Burroughs, Edgar Rice, (1875-1950), US author of Tarzan fame
- Burroughs, William S, (1914-1997), British author
- Burroughs, William Seward, (1855-1898), inventor of the calculator
- Burrows, Abe, (died 1985), songwriter, composer, writer
- Burrows, Edwin G, poet
- Burrs, Mick, Canadian writer
- Bursa, Andrzej, poet
- Bursch, Daniel, astronaut
- Burstyn, Ellen, (born 1932), actor
- Burton, Richard, (1925-1984), Welsh actor
- Burton, Sir Richard Francis, (1821-1890), explorer, translator, orientalist
- Burton, Tim, (born 1958), US film director
- Burton, Virginia Lee, Mike Mulligan and his Steam Shovel
- Buscemi, Steve, (born 1957), US actor
- Buscetta, Tommaso, (1928-2000), Italian Mafia boss
- Busch, Ernst, German soldier
- Busch, Paul Vinzenz, (1850-1927), ringmaster
- Busch, Wilhelm, (1832-1908), poet
- Busey, Gary, (born 1944), actor
- Bush, Alan, (1900-1995), composer, opera composer
- Bush, Barbara, (born 1925), former First Lady of the United States
- Bush, George H. W, (born 1924), USAAF pilot and 41st USA President
- Bush, George W, (born 1946), 43rd USA President
- Bush, Jeb, (born 1953), Governor of Florida
- Bush, John, (born 1963), singer (Anthrax)
- Bush, Kate, (born 1958), British musician
- Bush, Laura Welch
- Bushman, Francis X, (1883-1966), US actor
- Bushnell, Nolan, (born 1943), video game pioneer
- Bush, Prescott, (1895-1972), banker and Nazi sympathizer
- Bush, Vannevar, (1890-1974), inventor of hypertext
- Bushnell, Candace, (born 1959) New York columnist, book writer
- Busi, Aldo, novelist
- Busiek, Kurt, US comic book scripter of Astro City fame
- Busoni, Ferruccio, (1866-1924), composer
- Bustelli, Franz Anton, (1723-1763), porcelain moulder
- Butala, Sharon, (born 1940), Canadian writer
- Butcher, James, governor
- Butcher, Jim, author
- Buthelezi, Mangosuthu, (born 1928), (Chief Minister of Kwazulu-natal Province, South Africa).
- Buti, Carlo, musician
- Butkus, Dick, (born 1942), American football player
- Butler, Brett, baseball player
- Butler, Daws, (1916-1988), voice actor
- Butler, James, 1st Duke of Ormonde, (died 1688), Irish statesman, soldier
- Butler, James , 2nd Duke of Ormond, (1703-1704), Irish leader
- Butler, Jerry, musician
- Butler, John, (1728-1796) Loyalist (Tory) leader in the American Revolution
- Butler, Octavia, (born 1947), US black science fiction author
- Butler, Samuel, (1612-80), English novelist, poet
- Butragueno, athlete
- Butt, Isaac, Home Rule leader
- Buttel, Fred, sociologist
- Butterbean, boxer
- Butterfield, Paul, (1942-1987), musician
- Butterworth, George, (1885-1916), composer
- Butterworth, Mary, counterfeiter
- Buttitta, Ignazio, (sicilian dialect)
- Button, Dick, (born 1929), Olympic gold medal figure skater
- Buxtehude, Dietrich, (1637-1707), Danish composer
- Buxton, Adam, (born 1969), comedian
- Buzuku, Gjon, Albanian translator
- Buzzati, Dino, (1906-1972), Italian author
- Buzzelli, Anthony M, Canadian writer
- Buzzi, Ruth, (born 1936), comedienne