American Famous Boy Names with Letter B

Born May 21, 1891 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina - died October 10, 1959 in Wilson, North Carolina)

Born May 21, 1891 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina - died October 10, 1959 in Wilson, North Carolina) was a major league baseball pitcher, major league scout, and minor league, semi-pro and college level manager.

Was an American abstract painter. Many of his best-known works are characterized by orthogonal geome

Was an American abstract painter. Many of his best-known works are characterized by orthogonal geometric forms that reflect his strong interest in the De Stijl movement and the work of Piet Mondrian in particular. Overall, his Geometric abstraction and non-objective style also owe much to his study with Hans Hofmann at the Art Students League of New York.[1] He was a founding member of the American Abstract Artists.[2] Diller's abstract work has sometimes been termed "constructivist". He also did figurative and representational works early in his career working as a muralist for the New York City Federal Arts Project

Was an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1924 Summe

Was an American Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1924 Summer Olympics.

Was an American lawyer and head of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice durin

Was an American lawyer and head of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice during the Civil Rights Era.Marshall was born in Plainfield, New Jersey. He attended the Phillips Exeter Academy, graduating in 1940, and received a BA from Yale University in 1943. He joined the army, working in the intelligence corps as a Japanese translator and cryptoanalyst. It was during his military service that he met Violet Person, whom he later married.

Was an Academy Award winning American actor and acclaimed folk music singer. The prominent music cr

Was an Academy Award winning American actor and acclaimed folk music singer. The prominent music critic John Rockwell has been quoted in the New York Times as saying that "Ives's voice... had the sheen and finesse of opera without its latter-day Puccinian vulgarities and without the pretensions of operatic ritual. It was genteel in expressive impact without being genteel in social conformity. And it moved people."

Was a United States Representative from North Dakota. He was born on a farm near Craftsbury, Vermont

Was a United States Representative from North Dakota. He was born on a farm near Craftsbury, Vermont. He attended the Lyndon Literary Institute in Lyndon, Vermont and was graduated from Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont in 1877. He studied law in Mo

Was an American racehorse trainer who was inducted in the National Museum of Racing - Hall of Fame i

Was an American racehorse trainer who was inducted in the National Museum of Racing - Hall of Fame in 1986.Burley Parke was born in Albion, Idaho, one of 12 children (8 boys and 4 girls) of parents Anson and Julia Harris Parke. Anson was a stockman and ra

Is an American professional "New/Current School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competiti

Is an American professional "New/Current School" Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer whose prime competitive years are from 1999 to the present. Usually goes by the moniker "Bubba", as did his father when he was young.

Was an American canoer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he finished tenth in the fo

Was an American canoer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. In 1936 he finished tenth in the folding K-1 10000 m event while being eliminated in the heats of the K-2 1000 m event.

Was an influential American psychologist, author, inventor, advocate for social reform and poet. He

Was an influential American psychologist, author, inventor, advocate for social reform and poet. He was the Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology at Harvard University from 1958 until his retirement in 1974. He invented the operant conditioning chamber, innovated his own philosophy of science called Radical Behaviorism, and founded his own school of experimental research psychology – the experimental analysis of behavior. His analysis of human behavior culminated in his work Verbal Behavior, which has recently seen enormous increase in interest experimentally and in applied settings. He discovered and advanced the rate of response as a dependent variable in psychological research. He invented the cumulative recorder to measure rate of responding as part of his highly influential work on schedules of reinforcement. In a recent survey, Skinner was listed as the most influential psychologist of the 20th century. He was a prolific author, publishing 21 books and 180 articles.

Was an American gastroenterologist and one of the first to describe the disease of which he is the n

Was an American gastroenterologist and one of the first to describe the disease of which he is the namesake, Crohn's disease.In 1932, Dr. Crohn and his two colleagues, Dr. Leon Ginzburg and Dr. Gordon D. Oppenheimer, published an important paper describin

Is an award-winning American pianist and composer. He is best known for his many pop hits from 1962-

Is an award-winning American pianist and composer. He is best known for his many pop hits from 1962-70, with lyrics written by Hal David, many of which were recorded by Dionne Warwick. As of 2006, Bacharach had written a total of 70 Top 40 hits in the US,

Was an American jazz stride pianist.Bales began on piano at age twelve, and played in hotels and nig

Was an American jazz stride pianist.Bales began on piano at age twelve, and played in hotels and nightclubs in California in the 1930s. He played regularly in San Francisco in the 1940s, with Lu Watters's Yerba Buena Jazz Band among others, but was drafte

(born February 7, 1950 in Greenville, Texas), nicknamed "Happy" (by former manager Tommy Lasorda, be

(born February 7, 1950 in Greenville, Texas), nicknamed "Happy" (by former manager Tommy Lasorda, because he rarely ever smiled), is a former right-handed starting pitcher and coach in Major League Baseball who played most of his career for the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers.

Was an expert on chess and other games and puzzles. He authored and edited many books on chess, and

Was an expert on chess and other games and puzzles. He authored and edited many books on chess, and served as editor of both Chess Life (from December 1966 until October 1979 inclusive), and GAMES magazine. Hochberg has been the longest-serving editor in

Was an American pair skater. Competing with partner Maria DiDomenico, he won the silver medal at the

Was an American pair skater. Competing with partner Maria DiDomenico, he won the silver medal at the 1982 United States Figure Skating Championships. The following year, he teamed up with Jill Watson. The couple was two-time bronze medalists at the U.S. C

Is an American television actor and activist. He is best known for his work as Robin, the "Boy Wonde

Is an American television actor and activist. He is best known for his work as Robin, the "Boy Wonder", in the 1960s television series, Batman. The show, which aired on ABC from 1966 to 1968, starred Ward and Adam West as the title character, also known as "The Caped Crusader

Was an American racing cyclist who competed in the early twentieth century. An all round cycling tal

Was an American racing cyclist who competed in the early twentieth century. An all round cycling talent he competed in Cycling at the 1904 Summer Olympics and won two gold medal in the 25 mile and the 2 mile, three silver medals in the ¼ mile, ? mile and

Is a vocalist, lyricist, guitarist, and keyboardist. Born in Houston, Texas, Bell is best known as f

Is a vocalist, lyricist, guitarist, and keyboardist. Born in Houston, Texas, Bell is best known as frontman of the death metal/industrial metal band, Fear Factory. His singing style is considered influential and innovative, in that he was one of the first

A Canadian musician and songwriter. A gifted showman, he was the lead singer for the Canadian rock b

A Canadian musician and songwriter. A gifted showman, he was the lead singer for the Canadian rock band The Guess Who. During his 10 years in The Guess Who, from 1965 to 1975, he sang and wrote or co-wrote many well known songs including "American Woman,"

Is an American Oscar-nominated and Emmy Award-winning actor. Some of his memorable roles include Lew

Is an American Oscar-nominated and Emmy Award-winning actor. Some of his memorable roles include Lewis Medlock in Deliverance, Paul Crewe in the original version of The Longest Yard, Bo 'Bandit' Darville in Smokey and the Bandit, J.J. McClure in The Canno

Is an American actor. Some of his memorable roles include Lewis Medlock in Deliverance, Paul Crewe i

Is an American actor. Some of his memorable roles include Lewis Medlock in Deliverance, Paul Crewe in The Longest Yard, Bo 'Bandit' Darville in Smokey and the Bandit, J.J. McClure in The Cannonball Run and Jack Horner in Boogie Nights. He is one of America's most recognizable film and television personalities. With more than 90 feature film and 300 television episode credits, he was the number-one box-office attraction for five straight years (1978-82).[3]

Is a Nobel Prize-winning American physicist.A native of New York City, he attended Mercersburg Acade

Is a Nobel Prize-winning American physicist.A native of New York City, he attended Mercersburg Academy in Pennsylvania, then continued on to study at MIT, where he received his bachelor's degree in 1952 and his Ph.D. in 1956. He was director of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center (SLAC) from 1984 to 1999.

Was an American Academy Award-winning film actor, noted for his athletic physique, distinct smile (w

Was an American Academy Award-winning film actor, noted for his athletic physique, distinct smile (which he called "The Grin") and, later, his willingness to play roles that went against his initial "tough guy" image. Initially dismissed as "Mr Muscles and Teeth", in the late 1950s Lancaster abandoned his "all-American" image and gradually came to be regarded as one of the best actors of his generation.

Was an American Academy Award-winning film actor, noted for his athletic physique, distinct smile (w

Was an American Academy Award-winning film actor, noted for his athletic physique, distinct smile (which he called "The Grin") and, later, his willingness to play roles that went against his initial "tough guy" image. Initially dismissed as "Mr Muscles an