Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Was an American singer and actress.In the early 1920s, when she was well known as The Ragtime Singer

Was an American singer and actress.In the early 1920s, when she was well known as The Ragtime Singer, Baker took part in a Baltimore song competition with Catherine Calvert, the Hamilton Sisters (Pearl and Violet) and Jessie Fordyce. She was the first art

Was a well-known American contralto.She first achieved success while on a transcontinental tour of t

Was a well-known American contralto.She first achieved success while on a transcontinental tour of the United States with Theodore Thomas in 1883. She later sang in England, performing at The Crystal Palace and many other venues. In 1901, she toured Austr

The lead singer and guitarist of the New Jersey band Armor for Sleep. He wrote the first Armor for S

The lead singer and guitarist of the New Jersey band Armor for Sleep. He wrote the first Armor for Sleep songs during the summer after his first year in college, and recorded them as a demo cd for $100 at a local recording studio, playing all the instruments himself. He lives in Teaneck, New Jersey with his wife Olivia.[1] He is of German, Danish, and Japanese descent, and is also Jewish. Prior to forming Armor for Sleep, he was the drummer for punk band Random Task. He made a cameo appearance in Fall Out Boy's "Dance, Dance" video, and also in Cobra Starship's video for "The City Is at War", playing alongside Pete Wentz as a police-man.

A professional Polish football player for Metalist Kharkiv who plays as a left sided defender.Gancar

A professional Polish football player for Metalist Kharkiv who plays as a left sided defender.Gancarczyk started to play footbal in his early teens, and after progressig through all junior teams he made his way to a second division club Podkarpacie Pustynia, after several seasons there and after a short spel at first Polish division club Hetman Zamo??, Gancarczyk made his way to the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv, where he joined local Arsenal Kyiv. Having also briefly performed for west Ukrainian club Volyn Lutsk, Gancarczyk was transferred to Metalist Kharkiv, where he has remained since, and has reached a position of vice-captain at the club.

A Canadian tenor, specializing in opera and classical symphonic works for voice.Heppner was born in

A Canadian tenor, specializing in opera and classical symphonic works for voice.Heppner was born in Murrayville, British Columbia, and lived in Dawson Creek. He began his musical studies at the University of British Columbia and first attracted national a

Heppner was born in Murrayville, British Columbia, and lived in Dawson Creek. He began his musical s

Heppner was born in Murrayville, British Columbia, and lived in Dawson Creek. He began his musical studies at the University of British Columbia and first attracted national attention when he won the CBC Talent Festival in 1979. Since then, he has gone on to become one of the most prominent dramatic tenors active today. He has come to be associated particularly with the Wagner repertoire, but he performs a wide range of works.

Is a singer-songwriter who plays the piano, violin, and guitar. He has lived in Scotland, England, T

Is a singer-songwriter who plays the piano, violin, and guitar. He has lived in Scotland, England, Texas, New Jersey, and New York.Jelen was discovered by Joseph Janus of Fearless Management, who originally wanted to sign him as a model. Instead, Jelen ha

Ben Kenney played guitar for the hip-hop group The Roots before he joined Incubus in 2003 after the

Ben Kenney played guitar for the hip-hop group The Roots before he joined Incubus in 2003 after the departure of bassist and founding member Alex Katunich aka Dirk Lance. He had previously played with Incubus members Mike Einziger and Jose Pasillas in Time Lapse Consortium.The introduction of Kenney into the group marked a shift in the band's sound. His tight grooves and hip hop influenced sound replaced previous bassist Dirk Lance's funky bass lines. Apart from changing the groove and the style of Incubus' work, he also added backing vocals to their songs (Mike Einziger used to do them), adding extra harmonies to each song, examples of which can be heard in the songs Agoraphobia, Pendulous Threads and Diamonds and Coal.

Is an Indian model and Bollywood actress.Beginning her career as a model, Rao made her acting debut

Is an Indian model and Bollywood actress.Beginning her career as a model, Rao made her acting debut with Ab Ke Baras (2002), which went unnoticed. However, she grew into prominence when she starred in Ken Ghosh's love-story, Ishq Vishk (2003) and earned her first Filmfare nomination in the Best Female Debut category. Delivering acclaimed performances and commercial success with films like Main Hoon Na (2004) and Vivah (2006), her biggest commercial success so far, she has established herself as one of the most promising actresses of Bollywood.

Is an American entrepreneur, investor, film producer and mixed martial artist, best known for his fo

Is an American entrepreneur, investor, film producer and mixed martial artist, best known for his founding of early Internet hosting service firm Internet Communication Icom.com, and his subsequent investments into companies such as iBoost.com, Globat.com[1] and his work in the motion picture industry. His newest venture is the content delivery network NetDNA.

Is a Nigerian/British singer-songwriter, most famous for being the former lead singer of the band Ph

Is a Nigerian/British singer-songwriter, most famous for being the former lead singer of the band Phats and Small.Ofoedu moved to England with his family when he was two years old. In 1993, he joined the band Benz, and in 1999 he became the singer of Phat

The lead singer and instrumentalist of Canadian rock bands Slow Motion Explosion and The Other Child

The lead singer and instrumentalist of Canadian rock bands Slow Motion Explosion and The Other Children. He is their primary songwriter, with hundreds of songs written to date. He is also a videographer, web designer and graphic artist. He is a committed

Is an American actor and dancer. He was born in Lakeside, California to Art and Renae Henschel, he h

Is an American actor and dancer. He was born in Lakeside, California to Art and Renae Henschel, he has two brothers, Travis and Sean, and a sister Aubrey. His first major film role was in 2005's Clawed: The Legend of Sasquatch, he played Jay Kelter. He also appeared in numerous films and has worked and toured with Britney Spears, and Kylie Minogue, and as a dancer.

Is a Dutch artist, writer, publisher, and freelance curator.From 1981 to 1986 Schot was trained as a

Is a Dutch artist, writer, publisher, and freelance curator.From 1981 to 1986 Schot was trained as an artist at the art schools of Rotterdam and The Hague, The Netherlands. His activities cover various disciplines and techniques: drawings, audio and video works, installation art, and performances. As a writer Schot publishes articles and fiction in various magazines. In 2000 Schot founded the publishing house Sea Urchin Editions which publishes works from the avant-garde and counterculture, such as works by Henri Michaux, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Serge Gainsbourg, Vivian Stanshall & Ki Longfellow, and André Breton. Together with Martine Vosmaer Schot translated into Dutch a compilation of Henri Michaux's hallucinatory prose, which was published by Sea Urchin Editions as Beroofd door de ruimte.

Was a Lithuanian-born American artist. He is best known for his works of social realism, his left-wi

Was a Lithuanian-born American artist. He is best known for his works of social realism, his left-wing political views, and his series of lectures published as The Shape of Content.Shahn was born in Kovno (Kaunas), Russian Empire, to Joshua Hessel and Gittel (Lieberman) Shahn. His father was exiled to Siberia for alleged revolutionary activities in 1902, at which point Shahn, his mother, and his three younger siblings moved to Vilkomir (Ukmerge). In 1906, the family immigrated to the United States where they rejoined Hessel, who had fled Siberia. They settled in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York. Shahn began his path to becoming an artist in New York, where he was first trained as a lithographer

Was an American film director and producer. He directed 31 films between 1920 and 1980.

Was an American film director and producer. He directed 31 films between 1920 and 1980.

An Australian artist who specializes in watercolor painting of the Outback. In addition to his paint

An Australian artist who specializes in watercolor painting of the Outback. In addition to his paintings of the Outback, Shearer's works include scenes of Red Cliffs on the Murray River, Katherine Gorge, Boulia, the De Grey River, and Kakadu National Park. His works have been displayed at galleries in Sydney, Canberra, and Melbourne, as well as the Embassy of Australia in Washington, D.C. He resides in Malvern, South Australia with his wife of 48 years, Caroline.[1

Also known simply as Ben, is a French artist.He lives and works in Nice, where he ran a record shop

Also known simply as Ben, is a French artist.He lives and works in Nice, where he ran a record shop when he was young. He discovered Yves Klein and the Nouveau Réalisme in the 1950s, but he became quickly interested in the French dada artist Marcel Duchamp, the music of John Cage and all the Fluxus artistic movement in the 1960s.

Is a UK musician, DJ, and record producer, best known as one half of the duo, Everything but the Gir

Is a UK musician, DJ, and record producer, best known as one half of the duo, Everything but the Girl. Watt is the son of British bandleader Tommy Watt. He lives with his spouse and creative partner Tracey Thorn in North London. The couple have twin daugh

Was a British-born Canadian cartoonist, illustrator, journalist and author.In 1963, he traveled to T

Was a British-born Canadian cartoonist, illustrator, journalist and author.In 1963, he traveled to Toronto to assess cartooning possibilities and met Toronto Telegram 'The Giants' daily illustrated feature cartoonist, Norman Drew who advised him to move t

Was an American actress, singer and dancer.Born Benvenuta Rose Crooke in San Francisco, Venuta atten

Was an American actress, singer and dancer.Born Benvenuta Rose Crooke in San Francisco, Venuta attended finishing school in Geneva and lived in London where she worked as a dancer before returning to the States. She made her first screen appearance in the

A Turkish pop musician, well known in Turkey.Incidentally, Deniz met a representative of a music com

A Turkish pop musician, well known in Turkey.Incidentally, Deniz met a representative of a music company called Raks Müzik Yapim and they produced together her first album Bendeniz in the year 1993. Owing to the extravagant title song Ya Sen Ya Hiç, the album was a large success and sold over a million copies. Kanak Attack, a socio-critical German film by Feridun Zaimoglu (2000) used a piece called Sana Mi Kaldim from her 1996 album Bendeniz III. Deniz is one of the Turkish popstars to begin in the early 90's and still last in the business.

Is a contemporary artist. He studied at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste (HfBK), Hamburg, MFA, 1

Is a contemporary artist. He studied at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste (HfBK), Hamburg, MFA, 1991–1997. He lives and works in Hamburg, Germany. His work has been shown in the Prague Biennial (2005) and the first Tirana Biennale (2001). In the fall of 2004, he made his New York debut alongside John Bock at Anton Kern Gallery.

Was an Italian soprano who later became a contralto.Active on the operatic stage from 1811 to 1831,

Was an Italian soprano who later became a contralto.Active on the operatic stage from 1811 to 1831, she suffered of smallpox in the early years of her career which caused a change (downward) in her extended vocal range.Appearing in Bergamo, Padua, Bologna

Was an Italian sculptor of the early Renaissance.Born in the village of Maiano, near Fiesole, he sta

Was an Italian sculptor of the early Renaissance.Born in the village of Maiano, near Fiesole, he started his career as companion of his brother, the architect Giuliano da Maiano. When he reached the age of thirty he started training under the sculptor Ant