American Famous Names Starting with Letter B

He is best known for his role as Brent Leroy on the CTV sitcom Corner Gas, which he also created. Th

He is best known for his role as Brent Leroy on the CTV sitcom Corner Gas, which he also created. The series was an instant hit when it made its debut in 2004 and is currently in production of its sixth and final season.Butt has won four Canadian Comedy A

A Canadian actor.Carver is known for a variety of stage and film roles, including The Wars, Kronborg

A Canadian actor.Carver is known for a variety of stage and film roles, including The Wars, Kronborg: 1582, Lilies, Larry's Party, Elizabeth Rex, Millennium, and Unidentified Human Remains and the True Nature of Love. Internationally, he is best known for his performances on Broadway in Kiss of the Spider Woman for which he won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical in 1993, Fiddler on the Roof and Parade. Carver originated the role of Gandalf in the stage production of The Lord of the Rings and has appeared in several Soulpepper Theatre Company productions such as The Wild Duck, Don Carlos and the Pirate King in the 1985 production of The Pirates of Penzance.

Is a Canadian-New Zealand professional basketball player. He played for the New Zealand Breakers in

Is a Canadian-New Zealand professional basketball player. He played for the New Zealand Breakers in the Australian National Basketball League. Charleton attended Carson Graham Secondary and then Simon Fraser University where he passed the school's all tim

Is a professional boxer. He is also a devout Christian and works as a personal trainer. The vast maj

Is a professional boxer. He is also a devout Christian and works as a personal trainer. The vast majority of his professional fights have been contested in Nashville. He was a contestant on the reality TV show The Contender. On the show, he was placed on

An American linguist noted for his work with endangered Amerindian languages.Galloway received his B

An American linguist noted for his work with endangered Amerindian languages.Galloway received his B.A., C.Phil., and Ph.D. in linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley in 1965, 1971, and 1977, respectively. He has done linguistic field work with the Haisla language, Upriver Halkomelem (from 1970), Nooksack (from 1974), the Samish dialect of Northern Straits Salish (from 1984), and Gullah (from 1994). In the case of Nooksack and Samish, he worked with the last surviving fluent speakers known then (one speaker has become a fluent speaker of Nooksack since 2002, and there may be 3 or 4 descendants who speak Samish.

(born April 19, 1968 in Loma Linda, California) is a former Major League Baseball catcher who has pl

(born April 19, 1968 in Loma Linda, California) is a former Major League Baseball catcher who has played with the Kansas City Royals (1990-1995, 2002-2003),

Is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted in the first round, 8th o

Is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right winger. He was drafted in the first round, 8th overall, by the Detroit Red Wings in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft.

Is a Canadian professional golfer.He was coached in golf by Jack McLaughlin as a youth, and first ca

Is a Canadian professional golfer.He was coached in golf by Jack McLaughlin as a youth, and first came to prominence when he won the 1981 Vancouver City Match Play Championship as a 15-year-old amateur, to become the youngest champion ever in that event.

Is a Canadian swimmer. He was born in Maple Ridge, British Columbia.Hayden was raised in Mission, Br

Is a Canadian swimmer. He was born in Maple Ridge, British Columbia.Hayden was raised in Mission, British Columbia and started swimming when he was five. In his youth, he earned a blackbelt in Isshin Ryu karate. He attended the University of British Columbia for one year.

Is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of the android Lieutenant Commander Data in the t

Is an American actor, best known for his portrayal of the android Lieutenant Commander Data in the television and film series Star Trek: The Next Generation.

An American child actor who typically plays a rambunctious twin alongside his identical twin brother

An American child actor who typically plays a rambunctious twin alongside his identical twin brother Shane. He played Nigel Baker in the 2003 film Cheaper by the Dozen and its 2005 sequel Cheaper by the Dozen 2. He has a featured role as Preston Scavo on the popular ABC television series Desperate Housewives.

A Canadian curler from Horseshoe Valley, Ontario. He currently plays second for Glenn Howard.Curling

A Canadian curler from Horseshoe Valley, Ontario. He currently plays second for Glenn Howard.Curling out of the Ottawa Curling Club (in Ottawa) and later the Stayner Curling Club (in Stayner, Ontario), Laing played lead for John Morris until Morris left f

Is a Canadian swimmer.In his youth, he earned a blackbelt in Isshin Ryu karate. He attended the Univ

Is a Canadian swimmer.In his youth, he earned a blackbelt in Isshin Ryu karate. He attended the University of British Columbia for one year. He is also an avid photographer and has his own photography website.He is currently the Canadian record holder in

Is the national executive director for the Green Party, working out of the party's offices in Washin

Is the national executive director for the Green Party, working out of the party's offices in Washington, D.C. McMillan has served as the GPUS Political Director from February 11, 2004. A former Republican, McMillan first became involved in the Green Par

Is a Canadian cross-country skier who has been competing since 2003. He is a member of he Canadian N

Is a Canadian cross-country skier who has been competing since 2003. He is a member of he Canadian National Cross country ski team. He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver in the men's individual sprint classic competition on 17 February wher

Is a former American Football tight end who played almost his entire career with the San Francisco 4

Is a former American Football tight end who played almost his entire career with the San Francisco 49ers from (1987 to 1997). He was selected in the 5th round by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1986 NFL Draft. Jones won 3 Super Bowl rings with the 49ers and was three times named All-Pro (1992-1994) and is a four-time Pro Bowler (1992-95).

Is a badminton player from Canada, who won the gold medal in the men's doubles competition at the 19

Is a badminton player from Canada, who won the gold medal in the men's doubles competition at the 1999 Pan American Games alongside Iain Sydie. He also took away silver from that tournament, won in the mixed doubles competition partnering Robbyn Hermitage

Is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA), who curr

Is an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA), who currently plays for the San Antonio Spurs. The 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m), 210 lb (95 kg/15 st) shooting guard was selected out of Oregon State University by the Denver Nuggets with the 15th overall pick in the 1995 NBA Draft, but was traded shortly after to the Los Angeles Clippers.

Is a retired American professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA. He played college basketb

Is a retired American professional basketball player, formerly in the NBA. He played college basketball at Rice University. Scott is a 6'10", 250 lb. center.Scott played 16 games with the Indiana Pacers during the 1996-97 NBA season, averaging 1.2 points and 0.6 rebounds per game. He has also played professionally in Poland, Spain, Italy (for Olitalia Forli (1995-1996), Viola Reggio Calabria (1998-1999, 2000-2001) and Snaidero Udine (2001-2002)) and Greece (Gymnastikos S. Larissas (1994-1995), PAOK and AEK Athens (2006-2007)).

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1972 to 1973 and 1975 to 1977 for the New

Is a former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1972 to 1973 and 1975 to 1977 for the New York Mets, Cleveland Indians and San Diego Padres.[1] According to an interview with Tommy John, Strom was the second pitcher to receive Tommy John surgery.[2]Strom began his professional career as a starting pitcher in 1970 with the Visalia Mets. That season, his record was four wins and five losses with a 3.75 earned run average and 79 strikeouts in 72 innings of work. The following year, he split time between the Memphis Blues and the Tidewater Tides, going a combined 13-5 with a 2.85 ERA and 147 strikeouts in 180 innings of work.

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. He was eliminated in the repechages of t

Is an American sprint canoer who competed in the mid 1970s. He was eliminated in the repechages of the K-4 1000 m event at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Is a NASA astronaut.Selected by NASA in March 1992, Jett reported to the Johnson Space Center in Aug

Is a NASA astronaut.Selected by NASA in March 1992, Jett reported to the Johnson Space Center in August 1992. After 2-years of various technical assignments in the Astronaut Office, Jett was assigned to his first mission as the pilot of STS-72. A year lat

Is an American volleyball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.In 1992 he was part of the

Is an American volleyball player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.In 1992 he was part of the American team which won the bronze medal in the Olympic tournament. He played three matches.

Is an American sportscaster for the ABC and ESPN television networks.Musburger was an umpire for min

Is an American sportscaster for the ABC and ESPN television networks.Musburger was an umpire for minor league baseball teams during the 1950s. He was also a boyhood friend of former Major League pitcher Dave McNally. Musburger's brother, Todd Musburger, is considered one of the top sports agents in the business.

He was born March 7, 1964 in Los Angeles and raised in Sherman Oaks in the San Fernando Valley, the

He was born March 7, 1964 in Los Angeles and raised in Sherman Oaks in the San Fernando Valley, the son of Robert Martin Ellis, a wealthy property developer, and Dale Ellis, a homemaker. His parents divorced in 1982. He was educated at The Buckley School,