American Famous Names Starting with Letter B

American professional heavyweight boxer. He was born in the rural community of Noonday, Texas

American professional heavyweight boxer. He was born in the rural community of Noonday, Texas

Was an American singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 rockabilly hit song, "Party Doll".Knox

Was an American singer and songwriter best known for his 1957 rockabilly hit song, "Party Doll".Knox was born in the tiny farming community of Happy, Texas and as a boy learned to play the guitar. In his teens, he and some high school friends formed a band called the "Rhythm Orchids." After performing on the same 1956 radio show as fellow Texan Roy Orbison and his "Teen Kings" band, Orbison suggested Knox go see record producer Norman Petty at his studio in Clovis, New Mexico, the same studio where the legendary Buddy Holly recorded several of his early hits including "That'll Be The Day".

(born August 27, 1951 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a former third baseman and manager in Major Le

(born August 27, 1951 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a former third baseman and manager in Major League Baseball.

Was an American professional golfer.Abbott turned professional after World War II and served as a cl

Was an American professional golfer.Abbott turned professional after World War II and served as a club pro at Memphis Country Club in Memphis, Tennessee for 34 years. He won the Tennessee Open four times and the Tennessee PGA Senior Championship three tim

Is an Academy Award-winning Canadian First Nations musician, composer, visual artist, pacifist[3] ed

Is an Academy Award-winning Canadian First Nations musician, composer, visual artist, pacifist[3] educator and social activist.

Is known for his virtual one-man war on moonshining, gambling, and other vices on the Mississippi-Te

Is known for his virtual one-man war on moonshining, gambling, and other vices on the Mississippi-Tennessee state-line. His story has directly inspired several books, songs, movies and at least one TV series. The Buford Pusser Museum has been established

Was an American jazz singer, songwriter, pianist, and guitarist, noted for his vocalese singing and

Was an American jazz singer, songwriter, pianist, and guitarist, noted for his vocalese singing and word play in a language he called "Vout". A related singer in the idiom of humorous jazz singing is Babs Gonzales, who also flourished in the 1940s.

Is a jazz musician and educator he was raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, where he played the alto

Is a jazz musician and educator he was raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, where he played the alto saxophone, mainly at a local club called "The Brass Rail." Director of the Jazz studies program at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville since the early 1990s.

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.

Is an American photographer and former model.Born in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. as Linnea Elean

Is an American photographer and former model.Born in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S. as Linnea Eleanor Yeager, Yeager began her career as a fashion model.[1] After retiring from modeling, she began her career behind the camera. Along with photographer Irving Klaw, Yeager played a role in helping to make Bettie Page famous. Yeager is also credited with discovering the model Lisa Winters.

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."

S (August 18, 1893 – December 6, 1985) was an American professional baseball player, and the last

S (August 18, 1893 – December 6, 1985) was an American professional baseball player, and the last pitcher officially permitted to throw the spitball.

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