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List of people by name: Bo-Bp-Bq List of people by name: A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - U - V - W - X - Y - Z Ba - Bb - Bc - Bd - Be - Bf - Bg - Bh - Bi - Bj - Bk - Bl - Bm - Bn - Bo - Bp - Bq - Br - Bs - Bt - Bu - Bv - Bw - Bx - By - Bz Bo Hi Pak, founder's right-hand man, 1960s through 1990s Boal, Augusto, (born 1931), dramatist Boardman, Peter, (1950-1982), British climber Boas, Franz, (1858-1942), linguist Boas, Orlando Villas, indianist Bobet, Louison, cyclist Bobko, Karol, astronaut Bobola, Andrew, (born 1590), Jesuit missionary and martyr. Bobrikov, Nikolai Ivanovich (1839-1904), Russian governor-general of Finland Boccaccio, Giovanni, (1313-1375), Italian novelist Boccara, Frida, musician Boccherini, Luigi, (1743-1805), composer Bocelli, Andrea, (born 1958), Italian musician Bochco, Steven, (born 1943), US producer, writer Bock, Fedor von, German Field marshal Bock, Feodor von, German soldier Bock, Ior, Finnish eccentric cult leader B�cklin, Arnold, (1827-1901), painter Bocuse, Paul, (born 1926), Chief cook Bode, Johann Elert, (1747-1826), astronomer Bodelschwingh, Friedrich von, (1831-1910), theologian Bodewig, Kurt, (2000-2002), German government minister Bode, Wilhelm von, (1845-1929), art historian Bodhidharma, (440-528), buddhist saint Bodine, Geoff, (born 1949), automobile racer Bodley, Se�irse, member of Aosd�na Bodmer, Johann Jakob, (1698-1783) Bodmer, Karl, (1809-1893), US painter of the American West Boeckler, Hans, (1875-1951), unionist and politician Boehm, Gottfried, architect Boehm-Bawerk, Eugen von, economist Boeing, William, (born 1881), engineer Boelcke, Oswald, (1891-1916), World War I fighter ace Boerhaave, Herman, (1668-1738), physician Boerigter, Marc, athlete Bo�tie, Etienne de La, philosopher and politician Bo�thius, Anicius Manlius Severinus, (AD 480-524 or 525), philosopher Boethius, of Dacia, scholastic philosopher Boezeman, Ko, (died 1941), Dutch resistance fighter Boff, Leonardo, (born 1938), theologian Bofill, Ricardo, (born 1939), architect Boganda, Barthelemy, (died 1959), first President of the Central African Republic Bogan, Louise, poet Bogan, Lucille, musician Bogarde, Dirk, (1921-1999), actor Bogart, Humphrey, (1899-1957), US actor Bogdanovich, Peter, (born 1939), film director Bogdanov, Michael, (born 1938), film director and theatre manager Boggs, Dock, musician Boggs, Hale, (died 1972), Congressman from Louisiana Boggs, Lilburn W, governor Boggs, Wade, (born 1958), baseball player Bogguss, Suzy, (born 1956), country singer Bogosian, Eric, (born 1953), actor, writer Boguszewski, Krzysztof, Polish painter B�hm-Bawerk, Eugen von, (1851-1914), economist Bohm, Hark, (born 1939), film director Bohr, Aage Niels, (born 1922) Bohr, Niels, (1885-1962), Danish physicist Boileau-Despreaux, Nicolas, (1636-1711), poet Boismard, Marie-Emile, o.p. Boisson, Pierre, general and governor of Equatorial Africa Boitano, Brian, (born 1963) Boito, Arrigo, (1842-1918), Italian composer, opera composer Bojado, Francisco (born 1983) boxer Bojetu, Berta, (1946-1997), poet Bok, Bart, (1906-1983), astronomer Bok, Christian, (born 1966), author of Eunoia Bok, Hannes, (1914-1964), author Bok, Hans, illustrator Bokassa, Jean-Bedel, (1921-1996), Central African Republic emperor Boland, Eavan, (born 1944), poet Boland, Frederick, Diplomat and Irish delegate to UN Boland, John Pius, double Olympic medal-winner/tennis,1896 Bolan, Marc, (1947-1977), musician (T-Rex) Bolat, Latif, musician Bolcom, William, (born 1938), composer, musician Bolden, Buddy, (1877-1930), musician, "inventor of jazz"(?) Bolden, Charles, astronaut Boldrewood, Rolf, (1826-1915), novelist Bolduc, Madame, singer, songwriter, harmonicist, violinist Bolduc, Roch, Canadian senator Boleslaus II, (1058-1079), King from 1076-1079, deposed Boleslaus III, (999-1002), Bohemian aristocrat Boleslaus III of Poland, (1107-1138), Polish ruler Boleslaus II of Poland, (1058-1079), King from 1076-1079, deposed Boleslaus II the Pious, (972-999), Bohemian aristocrat Boleslaus I of Poland, (966-1025), sometimes called the Great, Poland Boleslaus IV of Poland, (1146-1173), Polish ruler Boleslaus V , Duke of Poland, (1243-1279), Polish ruler Boleslav I of Bohemia, (935-972), Bohemian aristocrat Bolet, Jorge, concert pianist Boleyn, Anne, (1507-1536), later second Queen consort of Henry VIII of England) Bolger, Dermot, novelist, member of Aosd�na Bolger, Ray, (1904-1987), actor, dancer Bolinger, Dwight, (1907-1992), linguist Bolin, Tommy, (died 1976), rock guitarist (Deep Purple) Bolivar, Simon, (1783-1830), South American independence leader Boliver, Angel, Mexican painter Boljka, Janez, (born 1931), sculptor. Bolkiah, Hassanal Bolland, Gerardus J. P, (died 1922), Dutch philosopher. Bollandist, (1596-1665), hagiographer B�ll, Heinrich, (1917-1985), author Bolling, Reuben, : Tom the Dancing Bug Contemporary American polticial Bolocco, Cecilla, Ex-Miss Universe, now married to ex-president of Argentina Carlos Menem. Bologna, Joseph, (born 1938), actor Bolster, Stephanie, Canadian writer Bolt, Robert, (1924-1995), dramatist Bolton, Charles Thomas, astronomer Bolton, Michael, (born 1954), US singer Boltzmann, Ludwig, (1844-1906), physicist, 1844-1906, born in Vienna Bolyai, Farkos Wolfgang, (1775-1856), mathematician Bolyai, Janos, (1802-1860), non-euclidean geometry Bolzano, Bernard, (1781-1848), philosopher, mathematician, and theologian Bombardier, Joseph, snowmobiles Bombeck, Erma, (1927-1996), US humorist, writer Bomberg, David, (1890-1957), painter Bombieri, Enrico, (born 1940), mathematician Bonaduce, Danny, (born 1959), actor Bonamy, Samuel, (1758-1771), British bailiff Bonanno, Joseph, (1905-2002), US mafioso Bonano, Sharkey, (1904-1972), musician Bonaparte, Charles, (born 1803) Bonaparte, Joseph, (1768-1844), King of Naples Bonaparte, Mathilde, (born 1820), hostess and socialite Bonaparte, Napoleon, (1769-1821), Corsican General & Emperor of France Bond, Christopher, governor Bond, Graham, musician Bond, Julian, (born 1940), civil rights activist (cofounder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, chairman Bond, Katherine, author Bond, Michael, Author of Paddington Bear series Bond, Nigel, snooker player Bond, Ward, (1903-1960), actor Bondar, Roberta, first Canadian woman in space Bondarchuk, Sergei, (1920-1994), film director Bonde, Gustav, (1620-1667), Swedish politician Bondeson, August, Swedish writer Bondevik, Kjell Magne, (1997-2000), Norwegian Prime Minister Bondfield, Margaret, (1873-1953), politician and feminist Bondone, Giotto di, (1267-1337), painter Bondra, Peter, NHL hockey player Bonds, Barry, (born 1964), Major League Baseball player Bonds, Bobby, (1946-2003), baseball player and coach Bondy, Luc, (born 1948), film and theatre director Bone, Scott Cordelle, (Rep.) 1921-1925 Bonestell, Chesley, (died 1986), US science fiction visual artist Bonet, Lisa, (born 1967), US actress Bonetti, Peter, (born 1941), athlete Bonewits, Isaac, (born 1949), American author Bong, Richard, (1920-1945), US Fighter ace Bongo, Ali, magician Bonham, Jason, (born 1966), musician Bonham, John, (1948-1980), drummer (Led Zeppelin) Bonham, Tracy, musician Bonheur, Rosa, (1822-1899), painter Bonh�ffer, Dietrich, (1906-1945), German theologian Boniek, Zbigniew, athlete Boniface I, Pope, (pope 417-418) Boniface II, Pope, (pope 526-530) Boniface III, Pope, (pope 604-606) Boniface IV, Pope, (pope 615-618) Boniface IX, Pope, (pope 1390-1404) Boniface V, Pope, (pope 615-618) Boniface VI, Pope, (pope 891-896) Boniface VII, Pope Boniface VIII, Pope, (pope 1303-1304) Boniface of Savoy, (1245-1263), 1241 or 1245 Boniface, Saint, (680-755) Bonifacio, Andres Bonin-Piassarro, Claude, painter Bonjol, Tuanku Imam, (1772-1864), Indonesian religious and military leader Bonnanaro, Francesco Carboni di Bonnard, Pierre, (1867-1947), painter Bonner, Neville, politician Bonnet, Charles, (1720-1793), botanist Bonnot de Condillac, Etienne, (1715-1780), philosopher Bonnot, Jules, French anarchist bank robber Bono, (born 1960), lead singer of Irish rock band U2 Bono, Mary, (born 1961), Congresswoman from California Bonorva, Paolo Mossa di Bono, Sonny, (1935-1998), US pop musician and Congressman Bonsels, Waldemar, (1880-1952), writer Bonsignori, Francesco, (1460-1519), painter Bontemps, Arna Wendell, poet Bonvin, Roger, (1907-1982), Swiss Federal Councilor Booker, James, musician Boole, George, (1815-1864), philosopher, mathematician Boon, Louis Paul, Flemish journalist and novelist Boone, Daniel, (1734-1820), American frontiersman Boone, Debby, (born 1956), singer Boone, Pat, (born 1934), US musician Boone, Richard, (died 1981), actor Boorman, John, (born 1933), film director Boosler, Elayne, (born 1952), comedienne Booth, Edwin, (born 1833), actor Booth, John Wilkes, (1838-1865), US assassin of Abraham Lincoln Booth, Margaret, (1898-2002), film editor Booth, Philip, poet Booth, Shirley, (1898-1992), actor Booth, William, (1829-1912), and Catherine Booth (Salvation Army cofounders) Bopone, Richard, (1917-1981), actor Bopp, Franz, (1791-1867), linguist Borchardt, Carl Wilhelm, (born 1817), mathematician Borcherds, Richard Ewen, mathematician Borchert, Jochen, (1994-1998), German government minister Borchert, Wolfgang, (1921-1947), dramatist, author Borden, Lizzie, (1860-1927), US accused murderess - thought to have killed her parents with an axe Borduas, Paul-�mile, abstract painter (Les Automatistes) Borghese, Camillo, (born 1552), later Pope Paul V Borglum, Gutzon, (died 1941), sculptor Borgo�o, Luis Barros, Chilean president Borivoj, (870-895), Bohemian aristocrat Borivoj II, (1101-1107), Bohemian aristocrat Bor, Matej, (1913-1956), poet Bor-Komorowski, Tadeusz, Polish general and leader of Warsaw Uprising Boran, of Persia, and others from 630 to 631. Borcic, Bogdan, painter and graphic artist. Bordeaux, Henri, (1870-1963), French novelist Borden, Robert Laird, (1854-1937), eighth Prime Minister of Canada Bordet, Jules, (1870-1961), Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1919 Bordon, Rado, (1915-1992), poet Boreanaz, David, (born 1971), actor Félix Édouard Justin Émile Borel, French mathematician Borell II, Count of Barcelona, (died 992), Count of Barcelona from 947 to 992. Borg, Arne, swimmer Borg, Bjorn, (born 1956), Swedish tennis professional Borg, Carl Oscar, (1879-1947) Borge, Victor, (1909-2000), Danish comedian Borgen, Johan, author Borger, Dimmu, musician Borges, Jorge Luis, (1899-1986), Argentinean writer Borghese, Valerio, Naval lieutenant commander Borgia, Cesare, (1476-1507), Renaissance politician Borgia, Lucrezia, (1480-1519), Renaissance ruler and daughter of Pope Alexander VI Borgnine, Ernest, (born 1917), US actor Boris III, of Bulgaria, (1894-1943), Bulgarian monarch Borman, Frank, astronaut Bormann, Juana, (1903-1945), an SS officer at Auschwitz and Bergen-Belsen death camps. Bormann, Martin, (1900-probably 1945), German nazi leader Born, Max, (1882-1970), German physicist Borodin, Alexander, (1833-1887), Russian composer Boros, Julius, (died 1994), golfer Borowski, Tadeusz, poet Borrel, Andr�e, (1919-1944), SOE agent, WW II heroine Borromini, Francesco, (1599-1667), Italian architect Borrow, George, American novelist Borson, Roo, (born 1952), Canadian writer Borsuk, Karol, (1905-1982), Pole Borten, Per, (1965-1971), Norwegian Prime Minister Bortkiewicz, Ladislaus, (1868-1931), mathematician, statistician Boru, Brian, (940-1014), High King of Ireland Borzage, Frank, (1893-1952), film director Borzov, Valeri, (born 1949), track & field Bos, Wouter, Dutch social democrat leader Boscana, Lucy, actress Boscawen, Edward, (1711-1761), naval commander Bosch-Gimpera, Pere, (1891-1974), anthropologist Bosch, Hieronymus, (c.1460-1518), painter Bosch, Orlando, alumnus of Fort Benning, Georgia Boscovich, Rudjer Josip, (1711-1787), Croat-Italian Bose, Jagadis Chandra Bose, Miguel, (born 1956), singer Boselli, Luigi Boseon, Yoon, South Korean president Bose, Satyendra Nath, (1894-1974), physicist Bose, Subhas Chandra, Indian nationalist Bosin, Blackbear, (1921-1980), native American artist, Wichita, Kansas. Bosley, Tom, (born 1927), US actor Bosman, Herman Charles, (1905-1951), author Bosnich, Mark, (born 1972), athlete Bosschaert, Ambrosius, (1573-1612), painter Bossuet, Jacques-B�nigne, (1627-1704) Bossy, Michel, ice hockey player Bossy, Mike, (born 1957), ice hockey player Boston, Lucy M, Green Knowe series Boston, Ralph, (born 1939), athlete Bostwick, Barry, (born 1945), actor Boswell, James, (1740-1795), Scotland Boswell, John, (1947-1994), medi�valist and gay history Botano, Brian, (born 1963), figure skating champion Botha, Louis, (died 1919), South African politician Bothe, Herta, camp guard at Bergen-Belsen who beat prisoners Bothe, Walther, (1891-1957), physicist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1954 Bothmann, Hans, (1911-1946), a Commandant of the Chelmno death camp in central Poland B�tsch, Wolfgang, CSU Botta, Mario, (born 1943), Swiss architect Botticelli, Alessandro Botticelli, Sandro, (1445-1510), Italian painter Bottiger, Karl, (born 1760) Bottomley, Horatio, British politician and journalist Bottoms, Timothy, (born 1951), actor Botvinnik, Mikhail, (1911-1995), chess player Bouch, Thomas, (1822-1890), railways Boucher, Ga�tan, Two Olympic Gold and one bronze Medal - 1984; Boucher, Maurice, "Hells Angels" leader Bouck, William C, Democratic, 1843-1844 Boudinot, Elias, (1740-1821), second President of the United States in Congress assembled under the Articles of Confederation Bougainville, Louis Antoine de Bougeureau, William-Adophe, (1825-1905), painter Anatoli Boukreev, (1958-1997), Russian climber Boulanger, Lili, (1893-1918), composer Boulanger, Nadia, (1887-1979), composer Boulard, Henri, (died 1825), literary figure Boulez, Pierre, (born 1925), France avant garde composer Boulle, Pierre, (1912-1994), French author Boumedienne, (died 1978), president of Algeria. Boumendienne, Houari, (1965-1978) Bounds, Leonard Victor (born 1964), author/statistician Bourassa, Henri, (1868-1952), Quebec politician Bourbaki, Nicolas, fictional mathematician serving as a pseudonym for a cabal Bourbon-Cond�, Louis Antoine de, Duc d'Enghien, (born 1772) Bourchier, Thomas, (c. 1404-1486), Archbishop of Canterbury Bourdelle, Antoine, (1861-1929), French sculptor Bourdieu, Pierre, (1930-2002), French philosopher Bourelly, Jean-Paul, musician Bourgain, Jean, mathematician Bourguiba, Habib, (1957-2000), president of Tunisia Bourke-White, Margaret, (born 1906), US aviator Bourne, Possum, (1956-2003), rally driver Bournonville, August, (1805-1879) Bourque, Ray, 5 time winner of the James Norris Memorial Trophy Bourvil, (1917-1970), (Andr� Raimbourg), actor Boutros-Ghali, Boutros, (born 1922), UN secretary general Boutsen, Thierry, racing driver Bouvier-Kennedy, Jacqueline, (1929-1994) Bova, Ben, (born 1932), US science fiction author Bovet, Daniel, (born 1907), 1957 Nobel Prize Laureate in Medicine Boving, Nidholas, Canadian writer Bov�, Jos�, (born 1954), anti-globalization activist Bow, Clara, (1905-1965), US actress Bowdler, Thomas, (born 1754), medical doctor and literary censor Bowdoin, James, (1726-1790) American intellectual leader and revolutionary Bowdoin, James III, (1752-1811) American philanthropist and diplomat Bowell, Mackenzie, (1823-1917) Bowen, Norman L, (1887-1956), petrologist Bowe, Riddick, (born 1967), world champion boxer Bowering, George, (born 1935), Canadian writer Bowering, Marilyn, Canadian writer Bowers, Edgar, poet Bowersox, Kenneth, astronaut Bowes-Lyon, Elizabeth, (1900-2002), (Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon), consort of King George VI Bowes, Major, (died 1946), radio host Bowie, David, (born 1947), British musician Bowie, Oden, governor Bowie, Robert, governor Bowlegs, Billy, (Seminole) Bowles, Chester, (died 1986), politician Bowles, Paul, (1910-1999), novelist Bowlly, Al, popular vocalist Bowser, William John, 1915-12-15 to 1916-11-23 Boxer, Barbara, US politician Box, George, statistician Boyce, Max, entertainer Boyce, Tommy, and Bobby Hart Boyce, William, (born 1711), composer. Boyd, David, Canadian writer Boyd, Edwin Alonzo, bank robber Boyd, George Elroy, Canadian writer Boyd, Jimmy, (born 1940), actor, singer Boyd, John, (1927-1997), inventor of the decision cycle Boyd, Liona, classical guitarist Boyd, Malcolm, US televangelist Boyd, Marx Alexander, (1563-1601), poet Boyd, William, (1895-1972), actor Boye, Karin, Swedish writer Boyer, Charles, (1897-1978), French actor Boyer, Daniel C, (born 1971), artist Boyer, Ken, (1931-1982), baseball star Boyington, Pappy, (died 1988), US WW2 fighter pilot Boylan, Clare, Aosd�na Boylan, Sean, long-time manager of All-Ireland winning Meath football team Boyle, Kay, (A Glad Day) Boyle, Peter, (born 1935), actor Boyle, Robert, (1627-1691), physicist Boyle, T. Coraghessan, author of The Road to Wellville, The Tortilla Curtain and ''[[A Friend of the Earth] Boytronic, German synthpop band Boznanska, Olga, Polish painter Bozzo, Laura, (born 1950), Peruvian talk show host Photographs, illustrations and clipart at Classroom ClipArt.com This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia articles

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