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Writers Whose First Name Starts With B

Discover the famous writers whose name starts with B. The list includes people like Betty Ford, Ben Shapiro, Bernadette Peters, Beatrix Potter, Bruce Boxleitner and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. This list of writers whose names start with B includes people from United States, England, Germany, France and other countries all over the world.

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 1 
Bernadette Peters
(Actress)

Bernadette Peters
8
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 28, 1948
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Ozone Park, New York, United States
Height: 5'3" (160 cm)

 2 
Beatrix Potter
(Author)

Beatrix Potter
8
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 28, 1866
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kensington
Died: December 22, 1943

 3 
Ben Shapiro
(Political Commentator)

Ben Shapiro
137
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: January 15, 1984
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Burbank, California, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

 4 
Billy Dee Williams
(Actor, Novelist)

Billy Dee Williams
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: April 6, 1937
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States

 5 
Bram Stoker
(Author of Dracula)

Bram Stoker
4
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 8, 1847
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland
Died: April 20, 1912

 6 
Bertolt Brecht
(Theatre practitioner)

Bertolt Brecht
7
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 10, 1898
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Augsburg, Germany
Died: August 14, 1956

 7 
Bill O'Reilly
(Conservative Political Commentator Best Known for Hosting Fox News Channel's ‘The O'Reilly Factor’)

Bill O'Reilly
13
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: September 10, 1949
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)
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 8 
Beverly Cleary
(Writer)

Beverly Cleary
4
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: April 12, 1916
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: McMinnville, Oregon, United States
Died: March 25, 2021

 9 
Bruce Boxleitner
(Best Known for His Roles in TV Series ‘How the West Was Won’ and ‘Bring 'Em Back Alive’)

Bruce Boxleitner
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 12, 1950
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Elgin, Illinois, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

 10 
Britt Ekland
(Actress whose major films include 1974's The Man with the Golden Gun and 1967's The Double Man)

Britt Ekland
7
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: October 6, 1942
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

 11 
Betty Ford
(Former First Lady of the United States)

Betty Ford
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: April 8, 1918
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died: July 8, 2011

Bell Hooks
6
Listed In: Critics & Connoisseurs
Birthdate: September 25, 1952
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States
Died: December 15, 2021

 13 
Bob Woodward
(Journalist)

Bob Woodward
4
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: March 26, 1943
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Geneva, Illinois, United States

 14 
Barbara Niven
(Actress)

Barbara Niven
5
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: February 26, 1953
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Portland, Oregon, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

 15 
Betty Friedan
(Feminist, Writer)

Betty Friedan
4
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: February 4, 1921
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: eoria, Illinois, United States
Died: February 4, 2004

 16 
Brandon Sanderson
(Epic Fantasy and Science-Fiction Writer Best Known for the 'Cosmere' Fictional Universe)

Brandon Sanderson
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 19, 1975
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

 17 
Banjo Paterson
(Poet)

Banjo Paterson
13
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: February 17, 1864
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Orange
Died: February 5, 1941

 18 
Ben Jonson
(Dramatist, Poet & Actor)

Ben Jonson
4
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 11, 1572
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Westminster, London, England
Died: August 6, 1637

 19 
Bob Kane
(Comic Book Writer)

Bob Kane
2
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: October 24, 1915
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Died: November 3, 1998
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

 20 
Busy Philipps
(Actress)

Busy Philipps
14
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: June 25, 1979
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Oak Park, Illinois, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)

 21 
Benjamin Spock
(Pediatrician Whose 1946 Book 'Baby and Child Care' Revolutionized Parental Upbringing)

Benjamin Spock
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 2, 1903
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Died: March 15, 1998

 22 
Betty Aberlin
(Actress)

Betty Aberlin
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: December 30, 1942
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)

 23 
Basho
(Poet)

Basho
3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1644 AD
Birthplace: Iga Province
Died: November 28, 1694

 24 
Betty DeGeneres
(LGBT Rights Activist & Former Speech Therapist)

Betty DeGeneres
2
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: May 20, 1930
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

 25 
Boris Pasternak
(Poet)

Boris Pasternak
5
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: February 10, 1890
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: May 30, 1960

 26 
Barbara Cartland
(Author)

Barbara Cartland
1
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 9, 1901
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Edgbaston, Birmingham
Died: May 21, 2000

 27 
Bernie Casey
(Actor)

Bernie Casey
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: June 8, 1939
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Wyco, West Virginia, USA
Died: September 19, 2017
Height: 6'4" (193 cm)

 28 
Brad Hall
(Actor)

Brad Hall
3
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: March 21, 1958
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Santa Barbara, California, United States
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay
4
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 26, 1838
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Naihati, Kolkata
Died: April 8, 1894

 30 
Bill Elliott
(Race car driver)

Bill Elliott
2
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: October 8, 1955
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Dawsonville, Georgia, United States
Height: 6'1" (185 cm)

 31 
Banks
(Singer)

Banks
2
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: June 16, 1988
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Orange County, California, US

 32 
Ben Stein
(Writer, Actor, Lawyer)

Ben Stein
4
Listed In: Lawyers & Judges
Birthdate: November 25, 1944
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., United States
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)

 33 
Baron Münchhausen
(Fiction writer)

Baron Münchhausen
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: May 11, 1720
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Bodenwerder
Died: February 22, 1797

 34 
Barbara Barrie
(Actress)

Barbara Barrie
1
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: May 23, 1931
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

 35 
Bret Easton Ellis
(Writer)

Bret Easton Ellis
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: March 7, 1964
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

 36 
Bill Simmons
(Author, Podcaster)

Bill Simmons
0
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: September 25, 1969
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Marlborough, Massachusetts, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

 37 
Barry Sadler
(Soldier)

Barry Sadler
2
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: November 1, 1940
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA
Died: November 5, 1989

 38 
Bob Balaban
(Actor)

Bob Balaban
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 16, 1945
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

 39 
Bob Harper
(Reality Television Star)

Bob Harper
6
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: August 18, 1965
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee, United States

 40 
Brian Kilmeade
(Television presenter)

Brian Kilmeade
2
Listed In: Media Personalities
Birthdate: May 7, 1964
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Long Island, New York, USA

 41 
Bill Rancic
(Writer, Entrepreneur, Businessperson, Author, Restaurateur)

Bill Rancic
0
Listed In: Business People
Birthdate: May 16, 1971
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Chicago
Height: 6'3" (190 cm)

 42 
Brene Brown
(Researcher Known in Particular for Her Research on Shame, Vulnerability, and Leadership)

Brene Brown
3
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: November 18, 1965
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas, United States

 43 
Bertha von Suttner
(Writer, Pacifist)

Bertha von Suttner
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 9, 1843
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: The Golz-Kinsky Palace, Prague, Czechia
Died: June 21, 1914

 44 
Breaker Morant
(Writer)

Breaker Morant
0
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: December 9, 1864
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: England
Died: February 27, 1902

 45 
Bobby Fuller
(Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist)

Bobby Fuller
1
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: October 22, 1942
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Baytown
Died: July 18, 1966

 46 
Brian K. Vaughan
(Comic Book Writer)

Brian K. Vaughan
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 17, 1976
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

 47 
Bryce Courtenay
(Novelist)

Bryce Courtenay
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 14, 1933
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Johannesburg, South Africa
Died: November 22, 2012

 48 
Burnie Burns
(Screenplay Writer, Actor, Entrepreneur, Filmmaker)

Burnie Burns
2
Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities
Birthdate: January 18, 1973
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Rochester, New York, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

 49 
Billy Van Zandt
(Playwright)

Billy Van Zandt
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: December 13, 1957
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Red Bank, New Jersey, United States
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Bhanubhakta Acharya
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: July 13, 1814
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Chundi Ramgha, Nepal
Died: April 23, 1868