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List of people by name: Br 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 Brabham, Jack, (born 1926), Australian race driver Bracco, Lorraine, (born 1955), actress Bracero, Rafael, sportscaster Brackett, Leigh, (1915-1978), US science fiction author Bradbury, Malcolm, author of The History Man Bradbury, Norris, (died 1997), physicist Bradbury, Ray, (born 1920), US Science Fiction author Braddock, Edward, (1695?-1755), 18th century British General Braddock, Jameds, (1905-1974), boxing champion Braddon, Mary Elizabeth, (1837-1915), English novelist Braden, Bernard, comedian and satirist Bradford, Andrew, (1686-1742), American colonial printer Bradford, Augustus Williamson, governor Bradford, Barbara Taylor, (born 1933), author Bradford, Catherine, Canadian writer Bradford, Karleen, Canadian writer Bradford, William, (1590-1657) Leader of Plymouth Colony Bradford, William, (1663-1752), Colonial American printer Bradford, William, (1722-91), American Revolutionary printer Bradford, William, (1729-1808), American Senator Bradford, William, (1755-97), US jurist and Attourney General Bradlee, Benjamin, (born 1921), journalist Bradley, Bill, (born 1943), basketball player, US Senator Bradley, Ed, (born 1941), journalist, 60 Minutes correspondent. Bradley, F. H, philosopher Bradley, James, (1693-1762), astronomer Bradley, Marion Zimmer, (1930-1999), US fantasy writer Bradley, Milton, (1836-1911), maufacturer, lithographer, game maker Bradley, Omar, (1893-1981), WW2 US general Bradley, Tom, (1917-1998), mayor of Los Angeles, California Bradman, Sir Donald, (1908-2001), cricket player Bradshaw, John, psychologist Bradshaw, Terry, (born 1948), football quarterback Bradshaw, Tiny, (1905-1958), musician Bradwardine, Thomas (c. 1290-1349), philosopher, Archbishop of Canterbury Brady, Charles, astronaut Brady, John Green, US Governor of Alaska Brady, Paul, musician Braga, Brannon, (born 1964), writer, director Braga, Sonia, (born 1950), actress Brag, Braxton, (1817-1876), Confederate general Bragg, Billy, (born 1957), composer, singer-songwriter, musician Bragg, Melvyn, television presenter Brahe, Nils, (1604-1632) Brahe, Nils Magnus, (1790-1844), Swedish politician Brahe, Per, (1602-1680), Swedish politician Brahe, Tycho, (1546-1601), Danish-born astronomer Brahms, Johannes, (1833-1897), German composer Braille, Louis, (1809-1852), inventor Brain, Dennis, (1922-1957), French horn player Braine, John, author of Room at the Top and The Jealous God Braithwaite, Max, (1911-1995), praire depression era fiction Braithwaite, William, (1878-1962), poet Brakhage, Stan, (1933-2003), filmmaker Bramante, Donato, (1444-1514), Italian architect Bramhendra, Sadasiva, Indian composer Branagh, Kenneth, (born 1960), film director, actor Branca, Remo Brancati, Vitaliano, novelist Brance, Ralph, (born 1926), baseball star Branco, Camilo Castelo, (writer) Brancusi, Constantin, (1876-1957), sculptor Brand, Dionne, Canadian writer Brandeis, Louis, (born 1856), U.S. Supreme Court justice Brand, Jo, British stand-up comedian Brand, Vance, astronaut Branden, Nathaniel, (born 1930), psychologist, philosopher, Ayn Rand fan Brandenstein, Daniel, astronaut Brand, Max, (1893-1944), author Brand, Neville, (1920-1992), actor Brando, Marlon, (born 1924), US actor Brandstrom, Elsa, (born 1888), "The Angel of Siberia" Brandt, Di, (born 1952), Manitoba poet and literary critic Brandt, Jozef, Polish painter Brandt, Karl, (1904-1948) Brandt, Willy, (1913-1992), West German chancellor Branigan, Laura, US singer Brankovic, Djuradj, (1427-1456), Serbian monarch Brankovic, Lazar, (1456-1458), Serbian monarch Brankovic, Stefan, (1458-1459), Serbian monarch Branson, Richard, (born 1950) Branstad, Terry E, US politician Branting, Hjalmar, (1860-1925), politician Braque, Georges, (1882-1963), sculptor Brasch, Thomas, dramatist, author Brassa�, (1899-1984), photographer Brassard, Jean-Luc, freestyle ski - moguls, Olympic Gold Medal - 1994 Brasseur, Isabelle, (born 1970), figure skating champion Brasseur, Pierre, (born 1905) Brassova, Princess, (1880-1952) Brastins, Ernest, (1892-1942), organizer of Dievturiba Bratianu, Ion Bratko, Ivan, (born 1946), computer scientist. Bratlie, Jens, (1912-1913), Norwegian Prime Minister Brattain, Walter Houser, (born 1902), transistor co-inventor Bratteli, Trygve, (1973-1976), Norwegian Prime Minister Brauchitsch, Walter von, German soldier Braud, Wellman, (1891-1966), jazz string-bass musician Braudel, Ferdinand, historian Brault, Jacques, (born 1933), Canadian writer Braun, Carl Ferdinand, physicist Braun, Eva, (1912-1945), Hitler's mistress Braun, Karl Ferdinand, (1850-1918), 1909 Nobel Prize in physics Braun, Lily, (1865-1916), writer Braun, Pinkas, (born 1923), actor and film director Braun, Russell, operatic baritone Braun, Volker, dramatist, author Braun, Wernher von, (1912-1977), German rocket scientist Brautigan, Richard, (1935-1984), US novelist, poet Braxton, Anthony, (alto) Braxton, Toni, (born 1968), US musician Bray, Alan, (born 1946), American painter Brazier, Arthur M, Minister, community activist, civil rights leader Brazzi, Rossano, (1916-1994), Italian actor Breathed, Berke, US Cartoonist and creator ofBloom County Breau, Lenny, musician Brecht, Bertolt, (1898-1956), German Three-penny Opera lyricist Breckinridge, John C, (died 1875), Vice President of the United States Breda, Carl Fredrik von, (1759-1818), painter Bregovic, Goran, composer Breguet, Abraham Louis, (1747-1823), watchmaker Bregwin, (St.) 761 Brehm, Alfred, (1829-1884), zoologist Brehme, Andreas, athlete Breitner, Paul, athlete Brel, Jacques, (1929-1978), actor, composer, director, writer Bremer, Arthur Herman, – would-be assassin of George Wallace Bremer, Fredrika, (1801-1865), Swedish writer Bremner, Billy, athlete Bremner, Rory, (born 1961), British comedian Brendan, Saint, Irish abbot who allegedly sailed the Atlantic Ocean Brennan, Don, (died 1985), cricketer Brennan, Eileen, (born 1938), actress Brennan, Walter, (1894-1974), Academy Award winning actor Brenner, David, comedian, stand-up comedian Brenner, Ernst, (1856-1911), Swiss president Brentano, Clemens, (1778-1842), poet Brentano, Franz, (1853-1920), philosopher Brereton, Lewis Hyde, Major general Breslin, Jimmy, (born 1930), writer Bresslaw, Bernard, (1934-1993), British comedian Bresson, Robert, (1907-1999), French film director Brest, Vida, (born 1925), poet Bretislav I, (1035-1055), Bohemian aristocrat Bretislav II, (1092-1100), Bohemian aristocrat Bretnor, Reginald, (1911-1992), author Breton, Elisa, (died 2002), surrealist Breton, Nicholas, (1542-1626), poet Brett, Brian, Canadian writer Brett, Jeremy, (1933-1995), actor Brett, Lily, novelist Brett, Simon, (born 1945), (whodunnits) Breuer, Jim, comedian Breuer, Marcel Lajos, (1902-1981), architect Brewer, Teresa, (born 1931), singer Brewster, David, (1781-1868), Scottish physicist Brewster, Harlan Carey, 1916-11-23 to 1918-03-01 Brezhnev, Leonid, (1906-1982), leader of the Soviet Union Brezina, Thomas, (born 1968), author Breznev, Leonid Illich, Soviet general secretary Briand, Aristide, (1915-1917), French Prime Minister Brice, Fanny, (1891-1951), singer, comedienne, actress Brice, Franny, comedian Brice, James, governor Brice, Pierre, (born 1929), actor Brickell, Edie, (born 1966), singer Bricklin, Dan, co-creator of VisiCalc, the first personal spreadsheet program Brickman, Marshall, (born 1941), screenwriter Bricusse, Leslie, songwriter Bridge, Frank, (1879-1941), composer Bridger, Jim, (1804-1881), pioneer Bridges, Beau, (born 1941), US actor Bridges, Jeff, (born 1949), US actor Bridges, Lloyd, (1913-1998), US actor Bridges, Robert, (1844-1930), poet Bridges, Roy, astronaut Brigaglia, Manlio Briggs, Henry, (1556-1630), English mathematician Briggs, Robin, historian Bright, John Brightman, Sarah, (born 1960), US singer Brightwell, Emily, author Brigode, Ace ( d. 1960), US bandleader Brillault, Ashley, (born 1987), actress Brilliart, Julie (1751 - 1816), Roman Catholic nun, foundress of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur Brimley, Wilford, (born 1934), actor Brin, David, (born 1950), US science fiction writer Brindley, James, (1716-1772), canals, watermills Bringhurst, Robert, Canadian writer Brinkley, Christie, (born 1954), US model Brinkley, David, (1920-2003), broadcast journalist Brinkley, John R, televangelist Brinkley, Richard, scholastic philosopher Brinnin, John Malcol, poet Brisbois, Danielle, musician Briscoe, Dolph, (1973-1979), Governor of Texas Brissaud, Pierre, (1885-1964), French illustrator, painter Bristol, Arthur L, (1886-1942), US Navy admiral Brito, Bonushomo, scholastic philosopher Brito, Radulphus, scholastic philosopher Britten, Benjamin, (1913-1976), composer, opera composer Broadbent, Jim, (born 1949), actor Broca, Paul, (born 1824), anthropologist Broch, Hermann, dramatist, author Brock, Daniel De Lisle, (1821-1843), British bailiff Brockhouse, Bertram, designed the Triple-Axis Neutron Spectroscope Brock, Isaac, (1769-1813) Brock, Lou, (born 1939), baseball star Brocquy, Louis le, (born 1916), Saoi of Aosd�na, painter Brod, Max, (1884-1968), author Brodar, Srecko, (1893-1987), paleontologist. Broderick, James, (died 1982), actor Brodie, John, (born 1935), professional football player Brodie, Steve, (died 1992), actor Brodowski, Antoni, Polish painter Brodsky, Daniel Louis, poet Brodsky, Joseph, (1940-1996), poet Brody, Adrien, (born 1973), actor Brody, Bruiser, (1946-1988), wrestler Brokaw, Charles, (died 1975), journalist Brokaw, Tom, (born 1940), US TV news anchorman Brolin, James, (born 1940), actor Bromberg, Brian Bromfield, Louis, (1896-1956), writer Bromhead, Jerome de, member of Aosd�na Bromige, David, Canadian writer Bron, Eleanor, British comedian Brondo, Antioco Bronfman, Charles, (born 1931), industrialist Bronfman, Samuel, "Seagrams" distillery founder Broniewski, Wladyslaw, poet Bronk, William, (died 1999), poet Bronson, Charles, (born 1921), US-born actor Bronson, Rick, Former Coca-cola employee Br�nsted, Johannes Nicolaus, (1879-1947), physical chemist. Bronstatt, Pierre Victor Besenval de, (1721-1791) Bronstein, David, (born 1924), chess player Bronte, Louisa, British author Bronzino, Agnolo, painter Brood, Herman, (1946-2001), rock musician and artist Brook, Peter, (born 1925), theatre director Brooke, Alan, (1883-1963), British Field Marshal Brooke, Rupert, (1887-1925), English poet Brooker, Bertram, theosophist painter Brookes, Norman, (Australia) Brooke, Sorrell, (died 1994), actor Brookmeyer, Bob, musician Brookner, Anita, English novelist Brooks, Albert, (born 1947), comedian Brooks, Avery, (born 1948), US actor Brooks, Cindy, (born 1965), rower Brooks, Garth, (born 1962), US country musician Brooks, Gwendolyn, (born 1917), poet Brooks, Hadda, (1916-2002), musician Brooks, Harriet, (1876-1933), physicist Brooks, James L, (born 1940), producer, writer Brooks, Louise, (1906-1985), actor Brooks, Mel, (born 1926), US comedian Brooks, Meredith, US musician Brooks, Overton, (1897-1961), US Congressman Brooks, Shelton, (1886-1975), songwriter Brooks, Terry, (born 1944), US fantasy author Broom, Robert, (1866-1951), paleontologist Broonzy, Big Bill, (born 1893), musician Brosnan, Pierce, (born 1953), Irish-born James Bond Actor Brossa, Joan, (1919-1998), poet Brossard, Nicole, (born 1943), formalist poet Brossolette, Pierre, French Resistance activist Brothers, Allen, musician Br�tzmann, Peter, (alto, tenor, bass) Brothers, Joyce, (born 1928), US sex psychologist & television personality Brough, Louise, tennis player Broughton, Rhoda, (1840-1920), novelist Broun, Heywood Hale, (1918-2001), sports commentator Brouwer, Luitzen Egbertus Jan, (1881-1966), mathematician Brovina, Flora, poet Broward, Napoleon Bonaparte, US Governor of Florida Brown, Alistair, (born 1970), English cricket player. Brown, Arthur, (born 1944), musician Brown, A. Whitney, comedian Brown, B. Gratz, governor Brown, Bob, Green leader and Senator Brown, Bobby, (born 1969), singer Brown, Capability, (1716-1783), landscape architect Brown, Carter, US crime writer Brown, Cecily, painter Brown, Charles, (1922-1999), musician Brown, Charles Brockden, US novelist Brown, Chester, US cartoonist Brown, Christy, (1932-1981), author Brown, Clarence, (1890-1987), film director Brown, Clarence Gatemouth, musician Brown, Clifford, (1930-1956), musician Brown, Curtis, astronaut Brown, David M, (1956-2003), astronaut Brown, Dee, (1908-2002), writer, historian Brown, Derren, (born 1971), magician Brown, Edmund G, (died 1996), Governor of California Brown, Eric, (born 1960), author Brown, Ford Madox, (1821-1893), painter Brown, Frank, governor Brown, Fredric, (1906-1972), author Brown, George, (1818-1880) Brown, Gordon, (born 1951), Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer Brown, Guillermo E, musician Brown, Isaac N, (1817-1889) US and Confederate Naval Officer Brown, J, invented the washing machine Brown, James Justin, (born 1973), Abstract Painter Brown, James, (born 1928), Soul Brother Number One Brown, Jim, (born 1936), American football star Brown, Joe E, comedian Brown, John, (1800-1859), US abolitionist Brown, John, (born 1953), publisher Brown, Lee P, Mayor of Houston, Texas from 1997 to 2003 Brown, Les, (1912-2001), band leader Brown, Marcia, Puss in Boots Brown, Mark, astronaut Brown, Michael, painter Brown, Milton, musician Brown, Paul, (1908-1991), National Football League coach Brown, Peter (not the singer), historian Brown, Rabbit, US blues musician Brown, Ray, (died 2002), musician Brown, Robert R, televangelist Brown, Ron, US politician Brown, Rosemary, (1930-2003), Canadian politician Brown, Roy, musician Brown, Rush, (born 1948), American painter Brown, Ruth, (born 1928), musician Brown, Sterling A, poet Brown, Steve, musician Brown, Thomas, US Governor of Florida Brown, Thomas Edward, (1830-1897), poet Brown, Thomas Townsend, (1905-1985), scientist Brown, Tom (trombonist), (1888-1958), musician Brown, William Hill, US novelist Brown, Willie, (born 1934), mayor of San Francisco, California -2003 Browne, Charles Farrar, (1834-1867), (Artemus Ward) Browne, Christy, author of My Left Foot Browne-Bartroli, Eliane, (1917-1944), SOE agent, WW II heroine Browne, Jackson, (born 1948), musician Browne, Noel, (1948-51) Browne, Whit Browne, William, (1588-1643), poet Brownell, Herbert Jr, (1904-1996), US Attorney General Browning, Elizabeth Barrett, (1806-1861), English poet Browning, Frederick, lieutenant general of airborne troops Browning, John Moses, (1855-1926), inventor Browning, Kurt, (born 1966), figure skater Browning, Robert, (1812-1889), English poet Browning, Tod, (1882-1962), actor, director, writer, producer Brownlee, John E, (1884-1961), Canadian politician Brubeck, Dave, (born 1920), composer, musician Bruce, David, Pivotal typecaster 1838 Bruce, Jack, (born 1943), musician Bruce, Lenny, (1925-1966), American satirist Bruce, Nigel, (died 1953), actor Bruce, Thomas, (1766-1841), UK ambasador and antiquities collector Bruch, Max, (1838-1920), composer Bruch, Walter, (1908-1990), engineer Bruckheimer, Jerry, (born 1945), US film and television producer Bruckner, Anton, (1824-1896), composer Bruckner, Christine, (1921-1996), author Bruckner, Ferdinand, dramatist, author Brudenell, James Thomas, Earl of Cardigan (d. 1868), UK military leader Brueghel, Jan, the Elder, (1568-1625), painter Brueghel, Jan, the Younger, (1601-1678), painter Brueghel, Pieter, the Younger, (1564-1638), painter Brueghel the Elder, Pieter, (c.1520-1569), Belgian painter Brugger, Ernst, (1914-1998), Swiss Federal Councilor Bruguera, Sergi, (Spain) Bruinov, Boris, (1922-1997), actor Brumel, Antoine, (c.1475-c.1520), composer Brumel, Valeri, (1942-2003), athlete Brumel, Valeriy, (died 2003), track and field athlete Brummel, Beau, (born 1778), British fashion leader Brun, Viggo (1885-1978), mathematician Bruna, Dick (born 1927), graphical artist Brundage, Avery (1887-1975), International Olympic Committee President Brundtland, Gro Harlem, Norwegian politician Brune, Guillaume Marie Anne (1763-1815), French soldier Brunel, Isambard Kingdom, (1806-1859), bridgebuilder, shipbuilder Brunel, Marc Isambard, (1769-1849), engineer Brunelleschi, Filippo, (1377-1446), Italian architect Bruner, Cliff, musician Brunhoff, Jean de, (1899-1937), The Story of Babar Brunies, George, (1902-1974), jazz trombonist Bruning, Dale, musician Br�ning, Heinrich, (1885-1970), Chancellor of the Weimar Republic (Center Party) Brunner, John, (1934-1995), British science fiction writer Bruno, Frank, boxer Bruno, Giordano, (1548-1600), Italian philosopher Bruno, Jimmy, musician Brusilov, Aleksei Brust, Alfred, dramatist, author Brust, Steven, (born 1955), US author Bruton, John, Irish politician Brutus, (c. 85-42 BC), conspirator against, and murderer of Julius Caesar Brvar, Andrej, (born 1945), poet Bryan, Gerald Jackson, (1959-1962) Bryan, William Jennings, (1860-1925), Secretary of State Bryant, Kobe (1978-) Bryant, William Cullen, (1794-1878), poet Bryars, Gavin, (born 1943), composer Bryden, John G, Canadian senator Bryll, Ernest, poet Brynner, Yul, (1915?-1985), US actor Bryson, Peabo, (born 1951), pop singer Bryusov, Valeri, (1873-1924), poet, novelist, critic Brzezinski, Zbigniew, (born 1928), Pole Brzozowski, Tadeusz, Polish painter Photographs, illustrations and clipart at Classroom ClipArt.com This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. 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