Dictionary - People

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, published by Houghton Mifflin Company
Concise biographies of noteworthy people in history, sports, politics, business and entertainment from the respected American Heritage Dictionary — when the people flourished, what they accomplished and why they're famous.
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Bowditch, Nathaniel (American navigator & mathematician)
Bowell, Mackenzie, Sir (Canadian statesman/stateswoman)
Bowen, Catherine Drinker (American writer of semifictional biographies)
Bowen, Elizabeth Dorothea Cole (English-Irish novelist)
Bowie, James (American military leader)
Bowman, William Scott (Canadian hockey coach)
Boyd Orr, John, Lord (agriculturalist & scientist)
Boyle, Kay (American writer)
Boyle, Robert (Chemist / Physicist)
Braddock, Edward (English military leader)
Bradford, Roark (American writer)
Bradford, William (1663-1752, British printer in the American colonies)
Bradford, William (1590-1657, governor of Plymouth Colony)
Bradley, Francis Herbert (English philosopher)
Bradley, Henry (English lexicographer)
Bradley, Omar Nelson (Military Leader / World War II Figure)
Bradley, Thomas (Californian politician)
Brady, James Buchanan (American financier)
Brady, Mathew B (American photographer)
Braganza (Portuguese-Brazilian royalties)
Bragg, Braxton (American military leader)
Bragg, William Henry, Sir (English physicist)
Brahe, Tycho (Astronomer)
Brahms, Johannes (Composer / Pianist)
Braille, Louis (Inventor / Educator)
Braine, John (English novelist)
Bramante, Donato (Italian architect & painter)
Brancusi, Constantin (Romanian sculptor)
Brandeis, Louis Dembitz (American jurist)
Brandt, Willy (German statesman/stateswoman)
Brant, Joseph (American-Canadian native American leader, military leader & chief)
Branting, Karl Hjalmar (Swedish statesman/stateswoman)
Braque, Georges (French painter)
Brassaï (French photographer)
Braun, Eva (Political Relative / World War II Figure)
Brecht, Bertolt (Soundtrack Artist)
Brennan, William Joseph Jr. (American jurist & statesman/stateswoman)
Brent, Margaret (American politician)
Breton, André (French writer & philosopher)
Breuer, Marcel Lajos (American architect & furniture designer)
Brewster, William (English politician)
Breyer, Stephen Gerald (U.S. Supreme Court Justice / Jurist)
Brezhnev, Leonid Ilyich (Russian statesman/stateswoman)
Brian Boru (Irish king)
Briand, Aristide (French statesman/stateswoman)
Brice, Fannie (Spoken Word Artist)