American Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Also known as Smokin' Bert Cooper is a heavyweight boxer, most famous for his devastating punching p

Also known as Smokin' Bert Cooper is a heavyweight boxer, most famous for his devastating punching power and several wild brawls in the 1990s. Cooper came out of Philadelphia and was trained in his early years by ex-champ Joe Frazier, and rose in the rank

Was an American scholar and former Communist best known for biographical studies of Lenin, Stalin, T

Was an American scholar and former Communist best known for biographical studies of Lenin, Stalin, Trotsky, and Diego Rivera. He was one of the party's delegates to meetings of the Communist International in Moscow. He was Jay Lovestone's chief ally and c

Is a former LSU and NFL quarterback who played for the then Baltimore Colts and, briefly, the Los An

Is a former LSU and NFL quarterback who played for the then Baltimore Colts and, briefly, the Los Angeles Rams. At Ruston High School, he was given the nickname, "The Ruston Rifle". He is the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer, Dub Jones of the Cleveland Browns.

Was a Canadian Olympic fencer. He competed in three events at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

Was a Canadian Olympic fencer. He competed in three events at the 1932 Summer Olympics.

A Nobel prize-winning Canadian physicist.

A Nobel prize-winning Canadian physicist.

Was a Nobel prize-winning Canadian physicist.Brockhouse was born in Lethbridge Alberta, and was a gr

Was a Nobel prize-winning Canadian physicist.Brockhouse was born in Lethbridge Alberta, and was a graduate of the University of British Columbia (BA, 1947) and the University of Toronto (MA, 1948; Ph.D, 1950). From 1950 to 1962 he carried out research at Atomic Energy of Canada's Chalk River Nuclear Laboratory.

Was a Canadian Olympic fencer. He competed in the team foil and individual épée events at the 1936

Was a Canadian Olympic fencer. He competed in the team foil and individual épée events at the 1936 Summer Olympics.

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He attended the University of Texas-Pan Americ

Is a retired American professional basketball player. He attended the University of Texas-Pan American, and played for the NBA's Cincinnati Royals and Phoenix Suns.

Was an important American biologist. After starting off as a botanist looking at plant chromosomes,

Was an important American biologist. After starting off as a botanist looking at plant chromosomes, Berwind Kaufmann ended up making pioneering contributions to three principal fields of basic cytogenetics:Kaufmann was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He stayed in his hometown and attended the University of Pennsylvania, receiving his B.Sc. degree in 1918, M.A. in 1920, and Ph.D. in 1925. His doctoral thesis dealt with the structure of the chromosomes of Tradescantia and led to a major publication. In 1926 he went to Southwestern College, Memphis, Tennessee, where he taught biology. He left in 1929 to become professor and chairman of the Department of Botany at the University of Alabama. He took a sabbatical leave in 1932-1933 at the California Institute of Technology

Was a dentist, businesswoman, and physician, notable for being the first woman in the United States

Was a dentist, businesswoman, and physician, notable for being the first woman in the United States accredited with flying solo in an airplane. Her accomplishment (although dimmed by the existence of another flight by a US female earlier in the month) is

Of Manhattan in New York City became the first African-American woman to hold a seat in the New York

Of Manhattan in New York City became the first African-American woman to hold a seat in the New York State Legislature when she was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1954.Buchanan became interested in politics while she was campaigning for Governo

Was an American blues singer The most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and '30s,

Was an American blues singer The most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and '30s,

Was a California mountaineer, environmentalist, attorney and inventor. He was a law partner of Earl

Was a California mountaineer, environmentalist, attorney and inventor. He was a law partner of Earl Warren, later governor of California and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. Robinson was a long time leader of the Sierra Club. In 19

Is an American actress famous for her portrayal of the character Aunt Zelda in the television sitcom

Is an American actress famous for her portrayal of the character Aunt Zelda in the television sitcom Sabrina, the Teenage Witch from 1996–2002 on ABC and then the Warner Bros. network.

Born on March 15, 1980) is an American professional golfer.

Born on March 15, 1980) is an American professional golfer.

(born on October 14, 1956 in Charleston, South Carolina) is a professional golfe

(born on October 14, 1956 in Charleston, South Carolina) is a professional golfe

Is an American singer for the indie rock band The Gossip.Ditto came to wider public attention in Nov

Is an American singer for the indie rock band The Gossip.Ditto came to wider public attention in November 2006 when she was selected by NME as the coolest person in rock—being placed at number one in the magazine's annual "Cool List." The magazine cited h

Is a Daytime Emmy-nominated American actress.

Is a Daytime Emmy-nominated American actress.

Is the current Speaker of the House in the Tennessee House of Representatives. She serves as Tenness

Is the current Speaker of the House in the Tennessee House of Representatives. She serves as Tennessee State Representative from Nashville and former Chairman of the Tennessee Republican Party from 2001 through 2004.[3] A longtime member of the Tennessee

Is an American singer who became famous with the hit "LA Song (Out of This Town)". Her musical influ

Is an American singer who became famous with the hit "LA Song (Out of This Town)". Her musical influences include rock, blues and gospel. Her vocal style has been described as raw and passionate, with some similarities to Joan Armatrading and Janis Joplin

An American classical pianist in the Romantic tradition of her teachers Marian Filar, Rudolf Serkin,

An American classical pianist in the Romantic tradition of her teachers Marian Filar, Rudolf Serkin, Leonard Shure, and Dorothy Taubman at the Taubman Institute. Levin is devoted to the highly expressive and demanding repertoire of Beethoven, Schumann, Chopin, Brahms, Rachmaninoff, and Ravel, as well as to the work of leading modernists such as David Del Tredici, Alexander Goretzky, Louis Karchin, and Scott Wheeler.

Is an American singer-songwriter, mostly known for her numerous hits recorded by country and pop mus

Is an American singer-songwriter, mostly known for her numerous hits recorded by country and pop music performers.Beth has had several popular songs on the Adult Contemporary charts in the 1990s, such as "I Keep Coming Back to You", "Walk My Way", "The Mo

Is an American rock climber. She was the youngest woman to send 5.14a, and is one of the only woman

Is an American rock climber. She was the youngest woman to send 5.14a, and is one of the only woman in the world to have redpointed a 5.14c traditional climb. She lives in Yosemite, California and Estes Park, Colorado, and is married to prominent American

Is an American professional tennis player who competes on the WTA Tour. She lives in Miami, Florida

Is an American professional tennis player who competes on the WTA Tour. She lives in Miami, Florida but trains in Phoenix, Arizona. Mattek has won five singles and three doubles titles on the ITF Circuit, and her best results on the WTA Tour to date are reaching the semifinals of Cincinnati in 2005 and Birmingham in 2008.

A Contemporary Christian music artist. She is now married to contemporary Christian recording artist

A Contemporary Christian music artist. She is now married to contemporary Christian recording artist Shane Barnard of Shane & Shane.Dillon released her second album titled Imagination in August 2005 – the CD which prompted CCM Magazine to label her as the ‘future’ of contemporary Christian music.[Ed Cash teamed up with Dillon yet again to produce an eleven track album, all of which was written or co-written by Dillon. The result was her 2007 album, Waking Up released on April 3. “Waking Up is the most joyful record I’ve made,” Bethany explains, “even though it revolves around themes of brokenness and this feeling of being really, really small in the presence of God. When the Lord is growing something in me, it feels like a lot of things are dying—because they really are. And when the Lord is making things soft and vulnerable in me, it’s really painful. But even so, I think this is the freest sounding project I’ve created.”