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B B. H. Friedman American author and art critic Literature B B. J. Novak American actor (born 1979) Film & Stage B B. Marcus Priteca Scottish architect (1889–1971) Visual Arts

Baal Shem Historical Jewish practitioner of Practical Kabbalah Judaism B Baal Shem Tov Polish founder of Hasidic Judaism (1698–1760) Judaism B Baauer American record producer Music B Baba Sali Jewish rabbi and mystic Judaism B Baba'i ben Farhad Persian-Jewish historian Literature B Baba'i ben Lotf Iranian Jewish poet and historian (17th century) Literature B Babette Bensoussan Australian writer Literature B Babette Josephs American politician (1940–2021) Politics B Babs Reingold American sculptor Visual Arts B Baby Ariel American social media personality Film & Stage B Baby Etchecopar Argentinian actor and TV/radio host Film & Stage B Bad Santa 2 2016 film by Mark Waters Film & Stage

Bahya ben Asher Rabbi and scholar of Judaism Judaism

Bahya ibn Paquda Spanish Jewish philosopher and rabbi (c.1050–1120) Judaism B Bailey Gatzert American politician Politics B Baladine Klossowska Polish painter (1886–1969) Visual Arts B Balfour Brickner American rabbi (1926–2005) Judaism B Bálint Magyar Hungarian politician Literature B Balthasar Walther Judaism B Bankhaus Veit L. Homburger Business B Banshee (musician) American heavy metal musician Music B Bar Refaeli Israeli model (born 1985) Business B Barak Kol (physicist) Israeli high-energy physicist Astronomy B Barak Kushner American historian of Japan History B Barbara (singer) French singer (1930–1997) Film & Stage B Barbara A. Hoffman American politician (1940-2021) Politics B Barbara Adler Canadian poet and musician Literature B Barbara Adrian American painter Visual Arts B Barbara Ann Radnofsky American lawyer Politics B Barbara Aronstein Black American legal scholar (1933–2026) History B Barbara Bach American actress (born 1946) Film & Stage B Barbara Bain American actress (born 1931) Film & Stage B Barbara Barrie American actress and author Literature B Barbara Bergmann American feminist economist Activism B Barbara Borts American-born rabbi Judaism B Barbara Boxer American politician (born 1940) Politics B Barbara Bry American politician (born 1949) Politics B Barbara Butch French DJ and LGBT+ activist (born 1981) Music

Barbara Cassin French philologist and philosopher Philosophy B Barbara Cohen American author of children's literature Literature B Barbara Dare American pornographic actress Film & Stage B Barbara Gordon (filmmaker) American filmmaker (1935–2026) Literature B Barbara Hershey American actress (born 1948) Film & Stage B Barbara Honigmann German author, artist and theater director Literature B Barbara Joans American anthropologist (1935–2024) Activism B Barbara Katz Rothman American sociologist and professor (born 1948) Activism B Barbara Krauthamer American historian (born 1967) History B Barbara Kruger American artist (born 1945) Visual Arts B Barbara Leff American politician (born 1947) Politics B BarBara Luna American actress (b. 1938) Film & Stage B Barbara Mandel American activist and philanthropist (1925–2019) Activism B Barbara Mendes American cartoonist and fine artist Visual Arts B Barbara Miller Solomon American historian (1919–1992) History B Barbara Nessim American artist, illustrator and educator Visual Arts B Barbara Ostfeld American cantor; Jewish history's first ordained female cantor Music B Barbara Rachelson American politician and member of the Vermont State House of Representatives Politics B Barbara Risman American sociologist Activism B Barbara Roche British politician Politics B Barbara Rose American art historian and academic (1936–2020) History B Barbara Seaman American journalist (1935–2008) Activism B Barbara Turner (screenwriter) American screenwriter and actress (1936–2016) Film & Stage B Barbara Underwood American lawyer (born 1944) Politics B Barbara W. Tuchman American historian and author (1912–1989) History B Barbara Walters American journalist (1929–2022) History B Barbaralee Diamonstein-Spielvogel American historian (born 1932) History B Bärbel Schäfer German television presenter and talk show host Film & Stage B Barbi Benton American retired model, actress and singer Music B Barbra Casbar Siperstein American political and transgender-rights activist Politics B Barbra Streisand American singer and actress (born 1942) Activism B Barbu Lăzăreanu Romanian literary historian, bibliographer, and left-wing activist (1881–1957) Literature B Barbu Nemțeanu Romanian poet (1887–1919) Literature B Bari Weiss American journalist and political commentator (born 1984) Activism B Barnabas Early Christian disciple and bishop Literature B Barnaby Raine English historian and writer (born 1995) History

Barnett A. Elzas American rabbi and historian (1867–1936) Judaism B Barnett Newman American painter (1905–1970) Visual Arts B Barnett R. Brickner American rabbi Judaism B Barnett Samuel Marks British painter Visual Arts B Barney Frank American politician (1940–2026) Activism B Barra Grant American actress Film & Stage B Barrie Karp American painter and academic (1945–2019) Philosophy

Barry Barish American physicist and Nobel Laureate (born 1936) Astronomy B Barry Blitt American political cartoonist Visual Arts B Barry Brucker American businessman and politician Business B Barry Cohen (politician) Australian politician (1935-2017) Politics B Barry Commoner American cellular biologist (1917–2012) Politics B Barry Diller American businessman and media executive (born 1942) Film & Stage B Barry Eichengreen American economist (born 1952) Economics B Barry Farber American journalist (1930–2020) Activism B Barry Goldberg American musical artist (1942–2025) Music B Barry Goldwater American politician and military officer (1909–1998) Activism B Barry Gordon American actor, singer, political candidate, and presenter (born 1948) Film & Stage B Barry Grodenchik American politician (born 1960) Politics