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Famous People in History - B

This category of our A to Z of famous people in history is for famous people with surnames beginning with the letter ''B''.

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Baade, Walter (1893-1960)

Walter Baade was a German-American astronomer. He calculated size and distance of Andromeda galaxy.

Babbage, Charles (1792-1871)

Charles Babbage was an English mathematician. He was the inventor of a mechanical computer.

Baird, John Logie (1888--1946)

John Logie Baird was a Scottish engineer. He is famous for giving the first demonstration of a television image in 1926. He also gave the first demonstration of both color and stereoscopic television.

Bakewell, Robert (1725-95)

Robert Bakewell was a pioneer of modern agriculture.

Ballantyne, R. M. (1825-1894)

Robert Michael Ballantyne was a Scottish novelist who was born in Edinburgh. He wrote "The Coral Island" and "The Gorilla Hunters".

Balzac, Honoré de (1799-1850)

Honoré de Balzac the French novelist was born in Tours. He wrote "La Comédie humaine", "Eugénie Grandet" and "Illusions perdues".

Banks, Sir Joseph (1744-1820)

Sir Joseph Banks was an English botanist and became known as the 'father of Australia'.

Barrie, Sir James Matthew (1860-1937)

Sir James Matthew Barrie was a Scottish novelist and dramatist. He wrote "The Admirable Crichton", "Peter Pan" and "Dear Brutus".

Bates, H. E. (1905-1974)

Herbert Emell Bates the English novelist and short-story writer was born in Rushden, Northamptonshire. He wrote "Fair Stood the Wind for France", "Love for Lydia" and "The Darling Buds 0f May".

Beecham, Sir Thomas (1879-1961)

Sir Thomas Beecham was an English conductor. He founded the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

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