American Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Is an American rock singer, songwriter, producer and author.He was a founding members of The Casuals

Is an American rock singer, songwriter, producer and author.He was a founding members of The Casuals, Nashville's first rock and roll band. Together with Richard Williams and Hugh Jarrett of The Jordanaires he recorded as The Statues for Liberty. In 1960,

Was a pioneer of big wave surfing. Born in San Diego and raised in Santa Monica, he body surfed as a

Was a pioneer of big wave surfing. Born in San Diego and raised in Santa Monica, he body surfed as a child and started surfing at age 12. He moved to Hawaii in 1952 to surf and pioneered big wave surfing along with George Downing and Greg Noll. Buzzy gain

Is a former National Basketball Association player and current head coach of the NBA's New Orleans H

Is a former National Basketball Association player and current head coach of the NBA's New Orleans Hornets. He attended Arizona State University. He was well-known as a player for the Los Angeles Lakers. Scott grew up in Inglewood, California and played at Morningside High School, in the shadow of what was then the Lakers' home arena, The Forum.

Is an American Democratic politician. He served in the California State Senate from 1996 to 2004, pr

Is an American Democratic politician. He served in the California State Senate from 1996 to 2004, prior to which, he served in the California State Assembly between 1980 and 1996. Sher was also a longtime professor at Stanford Law School. He currently ser

Was an American football tight end who played at two different colleges before playing 9 seasons in

Was an American football tight end who played at two different colleges before playing 9 seasons in the National Football League, including the 2002 Pro Bowl with the Minnesota Vikings.

Is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'5", 250-pound power forward, he played col

Is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'5", 250-pound power forward, he played collegiately for Oklahoma State University and was selected by the Chicago Bulls in the first round (27th overall) of the 1992 NBA Draft. In an NBA career that lasted four seasons, Houston played for the Golden State Warriors, Seattle SuperSonics and Sacramento Kings. He then played briefly for the now-defunct Sunkist Orange Juicers[citation needed] in the PBA[1] in 1997.

Is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'5" (1.95 m) 190 lb (86 kg) guard, he was s

Is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'5" (1.95 m) 190 lb (86 kg) guard, he was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers in the first round (22nd overall) of the 1989 NBA Draft.Irvin played for the Trail Blazers and Washington Bullets in three NBA seasons, averaging 5.2 ppg in his career. He played collegiately at the University of Arkansas and at the University of Missouri.

(born December 27, 1942) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. Browne was signed by the Pitt

(born December 27, 1942) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. Browne was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an amateur free agent in 1963.

Was a Minnesota and Iowa politician who was the first nominee for governor of the Minnesota Democrat

Was a Minnesota and Iowa politician who was the first nominee for governor of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party.In 1944, Allen was the first nominee for governor of Minnesota's newly formed Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, a merger of the state's

Was a professional wrestler, known best for his ring name The Missing Link.Robertson's next stop was

Was a professional wrestler, known best for his ring name The Missing Link.Robertson's next stop was Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling, where he continued to wrestle as a tag team competitor. He won the NWA Mid-Atlantic Tag Team Championship by teaming

Is an American pianist.He made several recordings for RCA Victor and Mercury Records, and occupies t

Is an American pianist.He made several recordings for RCA Victor and Mercury Records, and occupies two volumes of the Philips Great Pianists series. His discography covers repertoire from Beethoven to David Guion and includes renditions of major piano concertos from Mozart to Rachmaninoff and Prokofiev. His pianism has been described as combining a Horowitzian technique with a sublime musicality akin to Alfred Cortot's. He has a special affinity for Chopin and made a French film on him that was shown around the world.

(April 18, 1917

(April 18, 1917

Is an American engineer who flew aboard two NASA Space Shuttle missions as a Payload Specialist.From

Is an American engineer who flew aboard two NASA Space Shuttle missions as a Payload Specialist.From 1978 to 1984 he was a researcher for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)/Canadian Vestibular experiments on Spacelab 1, Spacelab D-1, Spacelab

Is a former United States Senator from North Dakota and is now a senior policy advisor for a Washing

Is a former United States Senator from North Dakota and is now a senior policy advisor for a Washington, DC law firm. He is a member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, the North Dakota affiliate of the Democratic Party. In the Senate, he was Chairm

Was an American foil, sabre, and épée fencer. Krieger represented the United States in the Olympic

Was an American foil, sabre, and épée fencer. Krieger represented the United States in the Olympics in 1952 and 1956. He was officially rated as one of the nation's top 10 fencers for 15 years during his career. In 1957 Krieger, who is Jewish, won the gol

Was an American Thoroughbred horse racing owner and trainer. An African American, he was one of the

Was an American Thoroughbred horse racing owner and trainer. An African American, he was one of the best known horsemen of his era who won the three races that would eventually constitute the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing series. Byron

Was a state representative from 1957–1965, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives from 1963

Was a state representative from 1957–1965, Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives from 1963 to 1965, and a member of the elected Texas Railroad Commission from 1965-1973.Tunnell was first elected to the Texas House in 1956. In the two years that he

Is a former professional baseball player who played five seasons for the Seattle Mariners and Anahei

Is a former professional baseball player who played five seasons for the Seattle Mariners and Anaheim Angels of Major League Baseball.

Is a retired American professional basketball player who played two seasons in the NBA, from 1989 to

Is a retired American professional basketball player who played two seasons in the NBA, from 1989 to 1991.A 6'1" guard from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Dinkins played for the Houston Rockets during the 1989-90 NBA season and split time with the San Antonio Spurs and Indiana Pacers during the 1990-91 season. In his NBA career, Dinkins played in 45 games and scored a total of 151 points.

Was an American boxer of 182 cm (71.65 in) height in the super middleweight division. He turned pr

Was an American boxer of 182 cm (71.65 in) height in the super middleweight division. He turned professional in 1996 for Don King and won the World Boxing Association Super Middleweight title in 1999 after defeating the southpaw Frankie Liles (32-1) by KO

Is a retired American professional basketball player who played a total of seven seasons in the Nati

Is a retired American professional basketball player who played a total of seven seasons in the National Basketball Association. Since retiring, Tolbert has become a sports radio personality and a television color analyst. He currently hosts a sports radio call-in show called The Razor and Mr.T on San Francisco radio station KNBR. His show co-host is Ralph Barbieri.

Is a former basketball player from Canada, who played at the University of Saskatchewan Huskies in S

Is a former basketball player from Canada, who played at the University of Saskatchewan Huskies in Saskatoon, with teammates David Karwacki (former leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party), John Cleland, Kirk Jones, and current Huskie Coach Greg Jockims.

(June 17, 1911 - February 13, 1992) was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly

(June 17, 1911 - February 13, 1992) was a relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played briefly for the Boston Red Sox during the 1938 season. Listed at 6' 0", 180 lb., Humphrey batted and threw right-handed.

Was an accomplished rodeo cowboy and professional poker player, who was the winner of a World Series

Was an accomplished rodeo cowboy and professional poker player, who was the winner of a World Series of Poker bracelet in 1991 and runner-up of the 1984 WSOP Main Event. Wolford has cashed in various events at the World Series of Poker (WSOP), including the Main Event. He achieved his highest Main Event showing in 1984 when he finished as the runner-up to Jack Keller. For his second place finish, Wolford won $264,000.

Is a retired American basketball player.He played for the Pistons (1958-59, 1959-60), Syracuse Natio

Is a retired American basketball player.He played for the Pistons (1958-59, 1959-60), Syracuse Nationals (1959-61), Chicago Packers (1961-62), St. Louis Hawks (1961-62, 1962-63), Chicago Zephyrs (1962-63) and Baltimore Bullets (1963-64) in the NBA for 362 games.