Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Jack Black
April 7, 1969 • Santa Monica, California Actor, singer, musician Jack Black is a one-man dynamo—a manic, scruffy ball of energy who has...
Shirley Temple Black
Born: April 23, 1928 Santa Monica, California American actress and ambassador Shirley Temple Black is widely regarded as an American heroine who devote...
Elizabeth Blackwell
Born: February 3, 1821 Bristol, England Died: May 31, 1910 Hastings, England English physician, educator, reformer, and women's righ...
Tony Blair
Born: May 6, 1953 Edinburgh, Scotland Scottish-born prime minister of Great Britain British politician and Prime Minister Tony Blair represented a new ...
William Blake
Born: November 28, 1757 London, England Died: August 12, 1827 London, England English poet, engraver, and painter Wil...
Art Blakey
American jazz percussionist Art Blakey (1919–1990) helped to forge the characteristic sound of hard bop, perhaps the dominant style of modern jazz. His own powerful playing was ins...
Konrad Bloch
Born: January 21, 1912 Neisse, Germany Died: October 15, 2000 Burlington, Massachusetts German biochemist Konrad Bloc...
Charles Blondin
French daredevil acrobat Charles Blondin (1824–1897) gained fame as the first person to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope. The amazing feat gained Blondin international reco...
Orlando Bloom
January 13, 1977 • Canterbury, England Actor Orlando Bloom is best known for playing the elf warrior Legolas Greenleaf in the epic film...
Natalie Bloom
Founder of Bloom Cosmetics Born in 1971 in Melbourne, Australia; daughter of a clothing-store owner; married Brian Hamersfeld (a marketing executive), 1999; children: Chloe, ...
Orlando Bloom
Actor Born January 13, 1977, in Canterbury, Kent, England; son of Harry Bloom (an activist) and Sonia Copeland–Bloom (a language instructor). Education: ...
Judy Blume
Born: February 12, 1938 Elizabeth, New Jersey American writer Perhaps the most popular author ever of works for upper elementary to junior high s...
John A. Boehner
U.S. House Majority Leader Born November 17, 1949, in Cincinnati, OH; married Debbie Gunlack; children: Lindsay, Tricia. Education: Xavier University...
Humphrey Bogart
Born: January 23, 1899 New York, New York Died: January 14, 1957 Hollywood, California American actor The American st...
Michele Bohbot
Fashion designer Born c. 1959, in Morocco; married Marc Bohbot, c. 1979; children: Yoann, Sandra, Steven, Stephanie, Noah, Chloe, Celine. Addresses: ...
Napoleon Bonaparte
Born: August 15, 1769 Ajaccio, Corsica Died: May 5, 1821 Island of St. Helena French dictator Napoleon Bonaparte, Fre...
Julian Bond
Born: January 14, 1940 Nashville, Tennessee African American civil rights leader, political activist, and politician J ulian Bond is a civil rights lea...
Kjell Magne Bondevik
Norwegian politician Kjell Magne Bondevik (born 1947) twice served as prime minister of his country. An ordained minister who spent the majority of his career as a legislator, he a...
Lee Bontecou
Artist Born in 1931, in Providence, RI; daughter of Russell Bontecou (a salesman); married William Giles (an artist), 1965; children: Valerie. Education: ...
Daniel Boone
Born: November 2, 1734 Reading, Pennsylvania Died: September 26, 1820 St. Charles, Missouri American explorer An Amer...