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  1. Clarence Augustus Barbour {search} (maybe try Clarence Barbour)
  2. Walworth Barbour {search}
  3. Jose Antonio Barnet {search}, Jose Antonio Barnet y Vinagres (maybe try Jose Barnet)
  4. James Barr {search}, Barr, James
  5. Luis Barros {search}, Barros , Luis (Borgono)
  6. Sir Harold Eric Barrowclough, Barrowclough, Harold Eric, Sir
  7. Georgina Emma Barrymore {search}, Barrymore, Georgina Emma (nee Drew)
    • Georgina Emma Barrymore (nee Drew) (1854 - 1893), U.S. actress; daughter of John Drew; wife of Maurice Barrymore
  8. Uwe Barschel {search}, Barschel, Uwe
  9. Carl George Lange Barth {search}, Barth, Carl George Lange
    • Carl George Lange Barth (1860 - 1939), U.S. (Norwegian-born) engineer; improved & popularized slide rule
  10. William Barton {search}, Barton, William -- Note: links to science fiction writer, needs to be disambiguated. The writer's article may need to go through AfD, as nn.
  11. Jules Basdevant {search}, Basdevant, Jules
    • Jules Basdevant (1877 - 1968), French jurist; French judge on World Court 1946-1964; 2nd pres. of World Court 1949-1952
  12. Luis Conrado Batlle {search}, Batlle , Luis Conrado (y Berres)
    • Luis Conrado Batlle (y Berres) (1897 - 1964), Uruguayan army officer & political figure; pres. of Uruguay 1947-1951, 1955-1956
  13. Karlis Baumanis {search}, Baumanis, Karlis
    • Karlis Baumanis (1834 - 1904), Latvian songwriter; wrote & composed Latvian national anthem 1873
  14. Jacob Dyneley Beam {search}, Beam, Jacob Dyneley
    • Jacob Dyneley Beam (1908 - 1993), U.S. diplomat; U.S. ambassador to Soviet Union 1969-1974
  15. James Beam {search}, Beam, James (Colonel Jim Beam)
    • James Beam (Colonel Jim Beam) (1864 - 1947), U.S. bourbon businessman; eponym of Jim Beam bourbon
  16. Louis de Bechamel {search}, Bechamel, Louis de
    • Louis de Bechamel (16XX - 1703), French financier & gourmet; eponym of bechamel sauce
  17. Michel Begon {search}, Begon, Michel
  18. Alexandre Emile Beguyer de Chancourtois {search}, Beguyer de Chancourtois, Alexandre Emile
    • Alexandre Emile Beguyer de Chancourtois (1820 - 1886), French geologist; noticed periodicity of elements
  19. James Ford Bell {search}, Bell, James Ford
  20. Thomas Montgomery Bell {search}, Bell, Thomas Montgomery
  21. Theophile Bellando de Castro {search}, Bellando de Castro, Theophile
    • Theophile Bellando de Castro (1820 - 1903), Monegasque lyricist & soldier; wrote Monegasque national anthem (adopted 1867)
  22. Eleanor Robson Belmont {search}, Belmont, Eleanor Robson
    • Eleanor Robson Belmont (1879 - 1979), U.S. (English-born) actress; inspiration for character Major Barbara in George Bernard Shaw's play "Major Barbara" 1905
  23. Francis Gano Benedict {search}, Benedict, Francis Gano
  24. Tapley Bennett Jr. {search}, Bennett, Tapley Jr. (William, W. Tapley Bennett Jr.)
    • Tapley Jr. Bennett (William,, W. Tapley Bennett Jr.) (born 1917), U.S. diplomat; U.S. ambassador to NATO 1977-1983
  25. Frank Biondi, Jr., Frank Biondi Jr. ~> Frank Biondi
    • '''Frank Jr. Biondi''' (born [[1945]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] entertainment businessman; pres. & CEO of Viacom, [[Incorporated]] 1987--
  26. Philip Blaiberg
    • '''Philip Blaiberg''' ([[1909]] - [[1969]]), [[South]] African dentist; received 1st human heart transplant 1967
  27. Lyman Reed Blake ~> Lyman Blake
    • '''Lyman Reed Blake''' ([[1835]] - [[1883]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] inventor
  28. Albert Paul Blaustein ~> Albert Blaustein
    • '''Albert Paul Blaustein''' ([[1921]] - [[1994]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] lawyer & constitutional consultant; drafted Fijian & Liberian constitutions
  29. Pieter Jeremias Blignaut ~> Pieter Blignaut
    • '''Pieter Jeremias Blignaut''' ([[1841]] - [[1909]]), [[South]] African Boer [[political figure]]; acting pres. of Orange Free State 1888-1889, 1895-1896
  30. Erich Bloch
    • '''Erich Bloch''' (born [[1925]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] ([[German]]-born) electrical engineer & [[administrator]]; director of National Science Foundation 1984-1990 (NSF)
  31. Ernst August Max Bodenstein
    • '''Ernst August Max Bodenstein''' ([[1871]] - [[1942]]), [[German]] [[chemist]]
  32. Peter Boehler
    • '''Peter Boehler''' ([[1712]] - [[1775]]), Moravian church leader
  33. Willem Edmund Bok ~> Willem Bok
    • '''Willem Edmund Bok''' ([[1846]] - [[1904]]), [[South]] African Boer [[political figure]]; 1st state [[secretary]] of Transvaal 1880-1888
  34. Frederick Gilmer Bonfils ~> Frederick Bonfils
    • '''Frederick Gilmer Bonfils''' ([[1860]] - [[1933]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] journalist
  35. Robert Bonner - our article is about a 20th century politician.
    • '''Robert Bonner''' ([[1824]] - [[1899]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] publisher
  36. Fernand Eugene Bonnier de la Chapelle
    • '''Fernand Eugene Bonnier de la Chapelle''' ([[1922]] - [[1942]]), [[French]] assassin of Jean Francois Darlan; executed
  37. Boqdo Gegen Khan ~> Boqdo Khan
    • '''Boqdo Gegen Khan''' ([[1870]] - [[1924]]), last king of Urga 1874-1912; only king of Outer Mongolia 1912-1924
  38. Louis Eustache Antoine Francois Joseph Borno
    • '''Louis Eustache Antoine Francois Joseph Borno''' ([[1865]] - [[1942]]), Haitian [[political figure]]; pres. of Haiti 1922-1930
  39. Joseph Boyer
    • '''Joseph Boyer''' ([[1848]] - [[1930]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] ([[Canadian]]-born) inventor & computer industrialist
  40. Adalbert von Bredow (also try Adalbert Bredow)
    • '''Adalbert von Bredow''' ([[1814]] - [[1890]]), [[German]] soldier
  41. Joseph Ignatius Breen (also try Joseph Breen) - our article is about the soap opera actor.
    • '''Joseph Ignatius Breen''' ([[1890]] - [[1965]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] movie censor; founded Legion of Decency 1934
  42. Francis Brennan
    • '''Francis Brennan''' ([[1894]] - [[1968]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] cardinal
  43. J. Keirn Brennan (also try J. Brennan, Keirn Brennan)
    • '''J. Keirn Brennan''' ([[1873]] - [[1948]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] songwriter; co-wrote song "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" 1912
  44. Thomas Francis Brennan (also try Thomas Brennan)
    • '''Thomas Francis Brennan''' ([[1853]] - [[1937?]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] Catholic bishop; 1st Catholic bishop of Dallas 1891-1893
  45. Charles Henry Brent (also try Charles Brent)
    • '''Charles Henry Brent''' ([[1862]] - [[1929]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] Episcopal bishop
  46. Herbert Lawrence Bridgman (also try Herbert Bridgman)
    • '''Herbert Lawrence Bridgman''' ([[1844]] - [[1924]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] explorer & journalist
  47. Nathan Edwin Brill (also try Nathan Brill)
    • '''Nathan Edwin Brill''' ([[1860]] - [[1925]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] physician
  48. Harry Samuel Bickerton Brindley
    • '''Harry Samuel Bickerton Brindley''' ([[1867]] - [[1920]]), [[English]] armaments businessman & manufacturer
  49. Marion Luther Brittain (also try Marion Brittain)
    • '''Marion Luther Brittain''' ([[1866]] - [[1953]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] educator; pres. of Georgia Institute of Technology 1922-1944
  50. James Overton Broadhead (also try James Broadhead)
    • '''James Overton Broadhead''' ([[1819]] - [[1898]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] lawyer & [[political figure]]; 1st pres. of American Bar Association 1878
  51. Robert Somers Brookings (also try Robert Brookings)
    • '''Robert Somers Brookings''' ([[1850]] - [[1932]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] businessman & philanthropist
  52. Alexander Brown - current article is a fluff piece
    • '''Alexander Brown''' ([[1764]] - [[1834]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] financier
  53. Grace Brown
    • '''Grace Brown''' ([[18XX]] - [[1906]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] lover of Chester Gillette; murdered by Chester Gillette when found to be pregnant
  54. James Brown (publisher), James Brown - redlinked at disambig
    • '''James Brown''' ([[1800]] - [[1855]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] publisher; co-founder & co-eponym of Little, Brown, & [[Company]] 1837
  55. John Mason Brown (also try John Brown) -
    • '''John Mason Brown''' ([[1900]] - [[1969]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] literary critic
  56. Samuel Robbins Brown (also try Samuel Brown) - different person
    • '''Samuel Robbins Brown''' ([[1810]] - [[1880]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] missionary to Orient
  57. James Wares Bryce (also try James Bryce) - different person
    • '''James Wares Bryce''' ([[1880]] - [[1949]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] computer engineer; pioneer of magnetic data recording
  58. William Buchan
    • '''William Buchan''' ([[1729]] - [[1805]]), [[Scottish]] [[author, writer]], physician, & popularizer of medicine
  59. Thomas Buchanan
    • '''Thomas Buchanan''' ([[1808]] - [[1841]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[administrator]] in Liberia; 1st [[governor]] of Commonwealth of Liberia 1839-1841; cousin of James Buchanan
  60. Charles Francis Buddy (also try Charles Buddy)
    • '''Charles Francis Buddy''' ([[1887]] - [[1966]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] Catholic bishop & educator; 1st Catholic bishop of San Diego 1936-1966; founder & 1st pres. of [[University]] of San Diego 1950-1966
  61. Harry Amos Bullis (also try Harry Bullis)
    • '''Harry Amos Bullis''' ([[1890]] - [[1963]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] grain businessman; pres. of General Mills, [[Incorporated]] 1943-1948; chairman of General Mills, [[Incorporated]] 1948-1959
  62. Bulugan
    • '''Bulugan''' ([[12XX]] - [[1307]]), regent of Mongol Empire 1307; wife of Temur Khan
  63. Schalk Willem Burger (also try Schalk Burger) - WP is about a rugby player
    • '''Schalk Willem Burger''' ([[1852]] - [[1918]]), [[South]] African Boer [[political figure]]; acting last pres. of Transvaal 1900-1902
  64. Randolph Burgess, (Warren Burgess, W. Randolph Burgess)
    • '''Randolph Burgess''' ('''Warren''',, '''W. Randolph Burgess''') ([[1889]] - [[1978]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] diplomat; [[United States of America|U.S.]] ambassador to NATO 1957-1961
  65. Thomas Jonathan Burrill (also try Thomas Burrill)
    • '''Thomas Jonathan Burrill''' ([[1839]] - [[1916]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] botanist
  66. Elihu Buritt
    • '''Elihu Buritt''' ([[1810]] - [[1879]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] linguist & reformer

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