American Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Is an American thoroughbred horse trainer. A 1961 graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a d

Is an American thoroughbred horse trainer. A 1961 graduate of Pennsylvania State University with a degree in Animal Husbandry, he is best known for conditioning Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Jockey Club Gold Cup winner Funny Cide. Horses in Tagg's curren

A Canadian pop/rock singer-songwriter who is most well-known for his 90s-era band, Barney Bentall an

A Canadian pop/rock singer-songwriter who is most well-known for his 90s-era band, Barney Bentall and the Legendary Hearts. Their more popular Canadian singles included "Something to Live For" and "Come Back to Me". Although it is rarely mentioned, he is

(March 23, 1923 - June 6, 1987) was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball who played f

(March 23, 1923 - June 6, 1987) was an American second baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Brooklyn Dodgers during the 1944 baseball season.

Was an American artist. He is seen as one of the major figures in abstract expressionism and one of

Was an American artist. He is seen as one of the major figures in abstract expressionism and one of the foremost of the color field painters.Barnett Newman wrote catalogue forewords and reviews before having his first solo show at the Betty Parsons Gallery in 1948. Soon after his first exhibition, Newman remarked in one of the Artists' Session at Studio 35: "We are in the process of making the world, to a certain extent, in our own image." Utilizing his writing skills, Newman fought every step of the way to reinforce his newly established image as an artist and to promote his work. An example is his letter in April 9, 1955, "Letter to Sidney Janis: ---It is true that Rothko talks the fighter. He fights, however, to submit to the philistine world. My struggle against bourgeois society has involved the total rejection of it."

American sociologist and one of the founders of the grounded theory methodology.At Columbia he was a

American sociologist and one of the founders of the grounded theory methodology.At Columbia he was a student of Paul Lazarsfeld and Robert K. Merton and received a Ph.D. in 1961. The dissertation was published in the book Organizational Scientists: Their Professional Careers. Post-doc Glaser started a research collaboration with Anselm Strauss at the University of California, San Francisco. Together they wrote Awareness of Dying (1965) based on a study of dying in Californian hospitals. The book was a success. As a response to the many methodological questions on the dying study the first grounded theory (GT) methodology appeared in 1967 co-authored with Strauss: The Discovery of Grounded Theory.

Was an American born big band musician from television's The Lawrence Welk Show, his instrument was

Was an American born big band musician from television's The Lawrence Welk Show, his instrument was the trombone.From 1948 until 1982, Barney was an integral part of the Lawrence Welk Orchestra not only as first trombonist, but was also in charge of the band's luggage when the Music Makers went out on concert tours. He first joined the band back when they played regularly at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, and made the move to Southern California in 1951 when Welk moved his organization out there on a permanent basis. That same year the Music Makers made their television debut on KTLA in Los Angeles and later made the transition to a nationwide audience on the ABC network in 1955 followed by syndication in 1971.

Was a world champion boxer in three weight divisions and decorated veteran of World War II. Dov-Ber

Was a world champion boxer in three weight divisions and decorated veteran of World War II. Dov-Ber (or Beryl) Rasofsky was born in New York City to Isidore "Itchik" Rasofsky and Sarah Epstein Rasofsky. His father was a Talmudic scholar who had emigrated

Is a professional wrestler best known as Bill Irwin. Bill Irwin started wrestling in 1979 in the Nat

Is a professional wrestler best known as Bill Irwin. Bill Irwin started wrestling in 1979 in the National Wrestling Alliance's Central States territory and in World Class Championship Wrestling. He was soon teaming with his brother Scott Irwin as the mask

Was light heavyweight boxing champion of the world. He was light-heavyweight champion from 1916 to

Was light heavyweight boxing champion of the world. He was light-heavyweight champion from 1916 to 1920, Battling Levinsky began his boxing career under the name Barney Williams. However, he received little attention until he took on a manager named “Dum

He was named after the circus showman P.T. Barnum, and was perhaps the most famous fossil hunter of

He was named after the circus showman P.T. Barnum, and was perhaps the most famous fossil hunter of the early twentieth century.Based out of the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), Brown traversed the country bargaining and trading for fossils. His field was not limited to dinosaurs. He was known to collect or obtain anything of possible scientific value or that could take up space in the museum. Often, he simply sent money to have the fossil shipped to the American Museum, and any new specimen of interest often resulted in a flurry of letters between the discoverer and Brown.

Is a professional basketball player currently playing at point guard for the Golden State Warriors o

Is a professional basketball player currently playing at point guard for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association. Davis became a star at Crossroads School and UCLA. Baron was drafted by the Charlotte Hornets as the number three pick in the 1999 NBA Draft.

Is a former American Football center for the National Football League Oakland Raiders where he playe

Is a former American Football center for the National Football League Oakland Raiders where he played for nine seasons between 1995 to 2004. After playing for Texas Christian University, where he was a member of Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity.

Is an American professional ice hockey player.Barrett played college hockey at the University of Mai

Is an American professional ice hockey player.Barrett played college hockey at the University of Maine. He was drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the first round with 20th overall pick in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft. Having not been signed by the Sabres, the N

Is an American poet, editor, and educator often associated with the Language poets.Since 1994, Watte

Is an American poet, editor, and educator often associated with the Language poets.Since 1994, Watten has taught modernism and cultural studies at Wayne State University in Detroit. Other areas of research include postmodern culture and American literatur

He was also a session musician in Los Angeles for several years in the 1990s and has played on or pr

He was also a session musician in Los Angeles for several years in the 1990s and has played on or produced over 50 albums to.Martin studied jazz theory and classical percussion at Western Washington University in the mid-1980s and then finished his BA in

Is a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 94th District, encompassing

Is a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 94th District, encompassing Fayette, Hardeman and Tipton.

Was a Canadian poet. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and became widely known for his con

Was a Canadian poet. He was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, and became widely known for his concrete poetry while living there in the 1960s. He received his elementary teaching certificate from the University of British Columbia in 1963, but he only

Is a former professional American football player in the National Football League. Wallace played of

Is a former professional American football player in the National Football League. Wallace played offensive tackle, and spent the bulk of his career in a San Francisco 49ers uniform.

Is an American trainer in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing. Barry Abrams graduated fromm the C

Is an American trainer in the sport of Thoroughbred horse racing. Barry Abrams graduated fromm the California State University, Los Angeles with a degree in business but an enthusiasm for harness racing led him to embark on a career in 1978 as a trainer o

Is a former National Football League linebacker for the Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns.Minter pl

Is a former National Football League linebacker for the Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns.Minter played college football for the University of Tulsa. He was drafted in the sixth round of the 1993 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys, who traded him to the Bears as part of a five-player deal just before the start of the 1993 season.

He first came to note in 1983 with the first ascent of Andromeda Strain on Mount Andromeda in Albert

He first came to note in 1983 with the first ascent of Andromeda Strain on Mount Andromeda in Alberta, Canada with David Cheesmond and Tim Friesen. In 1984, he climbed the North Spur of Rakaposhi, Pakistan with Dave Cheesmond and Kevin Doyle. With David C

Is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances as Bull Buchanan and B-2 in the

Is an American professional wrestler, best known for his appearances as Bull Buchanan and B-2 in the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment.Buchanan began in North Georgia wrestling before falling in with "Heavy Metal" Ric Savage and Savage's manager "T

A professor of mathematics at Harvard University.His early work was in geometric topology. In a clev

A professor of mathematics at Harvard University.His early work was in geometric topology. In a clever, elementary fashion, he proved the generalized Schoenflies conjecture (his complete proof required an additional result by Marston Morse), around the sa

Is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and the son of wrestler Blackjack Mulligan. He is

Is an American semi-retired professional wrestler and the son of wrestler Blackjack Mulligan. He is best known for his appearances with the National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) and World Championship Wrestling (WCW). In NWA/WCW, he was a 1 time NWA World Hea

Is a US actor with more than one hundred credits in film and television and several in computer game

Is a US actor with more than one hundred credits in film and television and several in computer games.