Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Oscar Berger
President of Guatemala Born Oscar Berger Perdomo, November 8, 1946, in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Education: Earned law degree from Universidad Rafae...
Ingmar Bergman
Born: July 14, 1918 Uppsala, Sweden Swedish film director I ngmar Bergman is widely regarded as one of the greatest directors in the history of m...
Luciano Berio
Born October 24, 1925, in Oneglia, Italy; died May 27, 2003, in Rome, Italy. Composer. For some five decades before his death, Luciano Berio was one of the twentieth century's most prolifi...
Irving Berlin
Born: May 11, 1888 Temun, Russia Died: September 22, 1989 New York, New York Russian-born American composer and songwriter ...
Gail Berman
President of Paramount Studios Born c. 1957, in Bellmore, NY; married Bill Masters (a television scriptwriter); children: two. Education: University ...
Gail Berman
1956 Television and film executive By the mid-2000s, despite a constant roller coaster ride in the ratings, the Fox channel emerged as one of the edgiest and most innov...
Dorrit J. Bern
Chief Executive Officer of Charming Shoppes Born c. 1950; married Steve Bern (a business consultant); children: Chad, Collier, Tyler. Education: Univ...
Wolfgang Bernhard
Chief Executive Officer of Volkswagen Born Wolfgang Ayerle in September, 1960, in Böhen, Germany. Education: Earned master's degree in electrical engineeri...
Elmer Bernstein
During a career that spanned five decades, American film composer Elmer Bernstein (1922–2004) remained at the top of his field. Refusing to be stylistically pigeonholed, his movies...
Leonard Bernstein
Born: August 25, 1918 Lawrence, Massachusetts Died: October 14, 1990 New York, New York American composer, conductor, and pianist ...
Elmer Bernstein
Born April 4, 1922, in New York, NY; died on August 18, 2004, in Ojai, CA. Composer. Elmer Bernstein composed more than 200 films and television programs in a career that spanned more than...
Chuck Berry
Born: October 18, 1926 San Jose, California African American singer, musician, and songwriter Chuck Berry, known as the "father of rock and roll," has ...
George Best
Born May 22, 1946, in Belfast, Northern Ireland; died of multiple organ failure, November 25, 2005, in London, England. Professional soccer player. George Best was England's top soccer sta...
Hans Bethe
Born Hans Albrecht Bethe, July 2, 1906, in Strasbourg, Alsace-Lorraine; died of congestive heart failure, March 6, 2005, in Ithaca, New York. Physicist. Over the course of his more than 60...
Mary Mc Leod Bethune
Born: July 10, 1875 Mayesville, South Carolina Died: May 18, 1955 Daytona Beach, Florida African American educator Ma...
Benazir Bhutto
Born: June 21, 1953 Karachi, Pakistan Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto became prime minister of Pakistan in 1988. She was the first woman ...
Owen Bieber
Born: December 28, 1929 Grand Rapids, Michigan American union leader From 1983 to 1995 Owen Bieber was president of the United Automobile, Aerosp...
J. Darius Bikoff
Chief Executive Officer of Energy Brands Born c. 1962, in New York; son of William (owner of a real estate management company and metals importer) and Suzie (a homemaker) Bikoff; ...
Larry Bird
Born: December 7, 1956 West Baden, Indiana American basketball player and coach Few players have left a mark on 1980s professional basketball like Larr...
Paul Biya
President of Cameroon Born February 13, 1933, in Mvomeka'a, Cameroon; married Jeanne Atyam, 1960 (divorced); married Chantal, 1994; children: three. Education: ...