Author Name | Profession | Nationality |
B. B. King | Musician | American |
B. C. Forbes | Journalist | Scottish |
B. H. Liddell Hart | Historian | British |
B. R. Ambedkar | Politician | Indian |
B.o.b | Musician | American |
Balthazar Getty | Actor | American |
Balthus | Artist | French |
Bao Dai | Statesman | Vietnamese |
Barbara Amiel | Journalist | British |
Barbara Cartland | Novelist | English |
Barbara Castle | Politician | British |
Barbara Dale | ||
Barbara Deming | Author | American |
Barbara Eden | Actress | American |
Barbara Ehrenreich | Writer | American |
Barbara Feldon | Actress | American |
Barbara Grizzuti Harrison | Writer | American |
Barbara Harris | Clergyman | American |
Barbara Januszkiewicz | Artist | American |
Barbara Johnson | Critic | American |
Barbara Jordan | Politician | American |
Barbara Kingsolver | Novelist | American |
Barbara Lee | Politician | American |
Barnabe Barnes | Poet | English |
Barnaby C. Keeney | Educator | American |
Barrie Keeffe | Dramatist | English |
Barry Gibb | Musician | English |
Barry Hannah | Novelist | American |
Beatrice Dalle | Actress | French |
Bede Jarrett | Writer | |
Bela Bartok | Composer | Hungarian |
Bela Fleck | Musician | American |
Belinda Carlisle | Musician | American |
Bella Abzug | Lawyer | American |
Ben Affleck | Actor | American |
Ben Barnes | Actor | English |
Ben E. King | Musician | American |
Ben Edwards | Entertainer | British |
Ben Elton | Comedian | British |
Ben Folds | Musician | American |
Ben Gazzara | Actor | American |
Ben Gibbard | Musician | American |
Ben Harper | Musician | American |
Ben Jackson | ||
Ben Jonson | Poet | English |
Ben Joseph Akiba | Clergyman | |
Ben Kingsley | Actor | English |
Ben Nighthorse Campbell | Politician | American |
Benjamin Banneker | Scientist | American |
Benjamin Cardozo | Judge | American |
Benjamin Carson | Scientist | American |
Benjamin Day | Artist | American |
Benjamin Franklin Fairless | Businessman | American |
Benjamin Harrison | President | American |
Benjamin Hawkins | Diplomat | American |
Benjamin Henry Day | Artist | American |
Benjamin Jowett | Theologian | English |
Benjamin Todd Jealous | Activist | American |
Bennett Cerf | Journalist | American |
Benny Anderson | ||
Benny Carter | Musician | American |
Berenice Abbott | Photographer | American |
Bernadette Devlin | Politician | Irish |
Bernard Barton | Poet | American |
Bernard Baruch | Businessman | American |
Bernard Ebbers | Businessman | Canadian |
Bernard Haitink | Musician | Dutch |
Bernard Katz | Scientist | German |
Bernard Kerik | Public Servant | American |
Bernard Lagat | Athlete | American |
Bernhard Langer | Athlete | German |
Bernice Fitz Gibbon | Businesswoman | American |
Bernie Ecclestone | Businessman | English |
Bernie Mac | Actor | American |
Bert Campaneris | Athlete | Cuban |
Bert Hardy | Photographer | British |
Bert Kalmar | ||
Bert Lahr | Actor | American |
Bert Lance | Politician | American |
Beryl Bainbridge | Novelist | English |
Beth Anderson | Composer | American |
Beth Daniel | Athlete | American |
Beth Gibbons | Musician | English |
Betsey Johnson | Designer | American |
Bette Davis | Actress | American |
Betty Carter | Musician | American |
Betty Ford | First Lady | American |
Beverly Johnson | Model | |
Beverly Jones | Writer | American |
Bhumibol Adulyadej | Statesman | |
Bianca Jagger | Celebrity | Nicaraguan |
Bil Keane | Cartoonist | American |
Bill Alexander | Politician | American |
Bill Cartwright | Athlete | American |
Bill Dana | Comedian | American |
Bill Delahunt | Politician | American |
Bill Evans | Musician | |
Bill Ford | Businessman | American |
Bill Gates | Businessman | American |
Bill Hader | Actor | American |
Bill Haley | Musician | American |
Bill Halter | Politician | American |
Bill Irwin | Entertainer | American |
Bill James | Writer | American |
Bill Janklow | Politician | American |
Bill Johnson | Politician | American |
Bill Keller | Editor | American |
Bill Laimbeer | Coach | American |
Bill Laswell | Musician | American |
Bill Lear | Inventor | American |
Bill Lee | Athlete | |
Billie Jean King | Athlete | American |
Billy Baldwin | Designer | American |
Billy Barty | Actor | American |
Billy Campbell | Actor | American |
Billy Carter | Celebrity | American |
Billy Eckstine | Musician | American |
Billy Gardell | Comedian | American |
Billy Gibbons | Musician | American |
Billy Idol | Musician | British |
Billy Joel | Musician | American |
Bindi Irwin | Celebrity | Australian |
Birch Bayh | Politician | American |
Black Elk | Leader | |
Black Kettle | Leader | American |
Blaine Lee | ||
Blake Edwards | Director | American |
Bliss Carman | Poet | Canadian |
Blu Cantrell | Musician | American |
Blythe Danner | Actress | American |
Bo Derek | Actress | American |
Bo Jackson | Athlete | American |
Bob Anderson | ||
Bob Balaban | Actor | American |
Bob Barker | Actor | American |
Bob Barr | Politician | American |
Bob Bartlett | Politician | American |
Bob Beamon | Athlete | American |
Bob Denver | Actor | American |
Bob Edwards | Journalist | American |
Bob Ehrlich | Politician | American |
Bob Etheridge | Politician | American |
Bob Feller | Athlete | |
Bob Filner | Politician | American |
Bob Geldof | Actor | Irish |
Bob Gibson | Athlete | American |
Bob Hawke | Statesman | Australian |
Bob Iger | Businessman | American |
Bob Inglis | Politician | American |
Bob Kane | Artist | American |
Bob Keeshan | Entertainer | American |
Bob Kerrey | Politician | American |
Bob Lemon | Athlete | American |
Bobbie Gentry | Musician | American |
Bobby Darin | Musician | American |
Bobby Farrelly | Director | American |
Bobby Fischer | Celebrity | American |
Bobby Flay | Celebrity | American |
Bobby Hatfield | Musician | American |
Bobby Jindal | Politician | American |
Bobby Jones | Athlete | American |
Bobby Ray Inman | Soldier | American |
Bonnie Jo Campbell | Novelist | American |
Boomer Esiason | Athlete | American |
Boris Johnson | Politician | British |
Boris Karloff | Actor | English |
Boutros Boutros Ghali | Public Servant | Egyptian |
Boy George | Musician | English |
Brad Carson | Lawyer | American |
Brad Delp | Musician | American |
Brad Delson | Musician | American |
Brad Falchuk | Director | American |
Brad Garrett | Actor | American |
Brad Gilbert | Coach | American |
Brady Anderson | Athlete | American |
Bram Fischer | Lawyer | South African |
Brandon Lee | Actor | American |
Brenda Fassie | Musician | South African |
Brenda Lee | Musician | American |
Brendan Fehr | Actor | Canadian |
Brendan Gill | Critic | American |
Brendan Gleeson | Actor | Irish |
Bret Easton Ellis | Author | American |
Bret Harte | Author | American |
Brett Favre | Athlete | American |
Brian Aldiss | Writer | English |
Brian Baird | Politician | American |
Brian Baumgartner | Actor | American |
Brian Celio | Novelist | American |
Brian Eno | Musician | British |
Brian Epstein | Businessman | British |
Brian Ferneyhough | Composer | British |
Brian Harris | ||
Brian Harvey | Musician | British |
Brian Johnson | Musician | English |
Brian Jones | Musician | British |
Brian Jordan | Athlete | American |
Brian Lamb | Businessman | American |
Bridget Fonda | Actress | American |
Bridget Hall | Model | American |
Brie Larson | Actress | American |
Brigitte Bardot | Actress | French |
Brion James | Actor | American |
Britt Ekland | Actress | Swedish |
Brittany Daniel | Actress | American |
Bronislaw Geremek | Historian | Polish |
Brooke Elliott | Actress | American |
Brooke Langton | Actress | American |
Brooklyn Decker | Model | American |
Brooks Adams | Historian | American |
Bruce Babbitt | Politician | American |
Bruce Barton | Author | American |
Bruce Campbell | Actor | American |
Bruce Catton | Historian | American |
Bruce Davison | Actor | American |
Bruce Dern | Actor | American |
Bruce Feirstein | Writer | American |
Bruce Jackson | Public Servant | |
Bruce Jenner | Athlete | American |
Bruce Johnston | Musician | American |
Bruce Kent | Activist | British |
Bruce Lee | Actor | American |
Bruno Bauer | Theologian | German |
Bryan Adams | Musician | Canadian |
Bryan Callen | Actor | American |
Bryan Ferry | Musician | English |
Buchi Emecheta | Novelist | Nigerian |
Buck Baker | Celebrity | American |
Bud Abbott | Actor | American |
Buddy Ebsen | Actor | American |
Buddy Hackett | Comedian | American |
Bulent Ecevit | Politician | |
Burl Ives | Musician | American |
Burt Bacharach | Composer | American |
Burt Lancaster | Actor | American |
Burton Lane | Composer | American |
Buster Keaton | Actor | American |
Buzz Aldrin | Astronaut | American |
Adversity is a great teacher, but this teacher makes us pay dearly for its instruction; and often the profit we derive, is not worth the price we paid.
A man willing to work, and unable to find work, is perhaps the saddest sight that fortune's inequality exhibits under this sun.