Terms from Azhar, Al- to Bertrand Blier
- Azhar, Al-
- Azimuth
- Azo-dyes
- Azolla
- Azores
- Azorín Biography (1874–1967) (pseudonym of José Martínez Ruiz)
- Azov, Sea Of (Russ Azovskoye More)
- AZT
- Aztecs
- Aztec–Tanoan Languages
- Azuero
- Azzedine Alaia Biography (1940– )
- Aïshah Or Ayeshah Biography (c.613–78)
- Aśoka Or Ashoka Biography (3rd-c BC)
- B B King Biography (1925– ) (popular name of Riley B King)
- B Traven Biography (?1882/90–1969) (pseudonym of Albert Otto Max Frege)
- B'nai B'rith ((Heb ‘sons of the covenant’))
- B(enjamin) A(lbert) Botkin Biography (1901–75)
- B(enjamin) F(ranklin) Keith Biography (1846–1914)
- B(enjamin) Seebohm Rowntree Biography (1871–1954)
- B(urrhus) F(rederic) Skinner Biography (1904–90)
- Ba Jin Biography (1903–2005) (pseudonym of Li Yaotangalso Li Feigan)
- Baader-Meinhof-Gruppe (Eng Baader-Meinhof Group)
- Baal
- Baal-Shem-Tov Biography (c.1699–1760) (originally Israel ben Eliezeralso known by his acronymBesht)
- Baalbek (ancient Heliopolis)
- Baath Or Ba'ath ((Arabic ‘resurgence’))
- Bab-ed-Din Biography (1819–50) ((Arabic ‘gateway of righteousness’)known as al-Babpopular name of Mirza Ali-Muhammad)
- Babar Or Babur Biography (1483–1530) ((Arabic ‘tiger’)originally Zahir-ud-din Muhammad)
- Babbler
- Babe Didrikson Biography (1914–56) (nickname of Mildred Ella Zahariasnée Didrikson)
- Babe Ruth Biography (1895–1948) (popular name of George Herman Ruthnicknames the Bambinothe Sultan of Swat)
- Babel, Tower Of
- Babette Deutsch Biography (1895–1982)
- Babi Yar
- Babirusa
- Baboon
- Babrak Karmal Biography (1929–96)
- Babrius Biography (2nd-c)
- Baby Talk
- Babylon
- Babylonia
- Babylonian Art
- Babylonian Exile
- Baccarat
- Bacchanalia
- Bacchylides Biography (5th-c BC)
- Baccio Bandinelli Biography (c.1493–1560)
- Bach Flower Remedies
- Baciccia Biography (1639–1709) (popular name of Giovanni Battista Gaulli)
- Bacillus
- Back Projection
- Back Slang
- Back Translation
- Backcross
- Backgammon
- Background Processing
- Background Radiation
- Backing Store
- Bacteria ((sing bacterium))
- Bacteriological Warfare
- Bacteriology
- Bacteriophage
- Bactria
- Badajoz (Span [bathakhoth]ancient Pax Augusta)
- Badarayana
- Baden (ancient Thermae Pannonicae)
- Badger
- Badlands
- Badminton
- Baffin Bay
- Baffin Island
- Bagatelle
- Bagdadbahn
- Bagerat
- Baghdad
- Baghlan
- Bagnères De Bigorre
- Bagpipes
- Baguio
- Baha'i
- Baha'u'llah Biography (1817–92) ((Arabic ‘glory of God’)also spelled Baha Allahoriginally Mirza Husayn-Ali)
- Bahamas
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Bahia
- Bahrain
- Bahía Blanca
- Baikal Or Baykal, Lake
- Baikonur Or Baykonyr Cosmodrome
- Bail
- Bailes (Eng ‘dances’)
- Bailey (June) White Biography (1950– )
- Bailey Bridge
- Bailey Kelly Ashford Biography (1873–1934)
- Bailey Willis Biography (1857–1949)
- Bailiff
- Baisakhi
- Baja California (Eng Lower California)
- Baking Powder
- Baku
- Balaclava, Battle Of
- Balalaika
- Balance Of Payments
- Balance Sheet
- Balaton, Lake
- Bald Eagle
- Baldassare (Tommaso) Peruzzi Biography (1481–1536)
- Baldassare Galuppi Biography (1706–85)
- Balder, Baldur, Or Baldr
- Balderik Biography (c.897–976)
- Baldness
- Baldur Von Schirach Biography (1907–74)
- Baldwin Biography (?–1190)
- Baldwin I Biography (1172–c.1205)
- Balearic Islands
- Baleen
- Bali
- Balilla Biography (1729–81) (nickname of Giovanni Battista Perasso)
- Baljuw
- Balkan Wars
- Balkanization ((balkanTurkish ‘mountain’))
- Balkans ((Turkish‘mountains’))
- Balkhash, Lake
- Balkrishna Vithaldas Doshi Biography (1927– )
- Ballad
- Ballad Opera
- Ballade
- Ballantyne
- Ballarat Or Ballaarat
- Ballet
- Ballets Russes
- Ballistic Missile
- Ballistics
- Balloon
- Balloon Angioplasty
- Ballooning
- Ballroom Dance
- Ballymena
- Ballyshannon (Ir Béal Á Seanaidh)
- Balm
- Balmoral Castle
- Balsa
- Balsam
- Baltasar Del Alcázar Biography (1530–1606)
- Baltasar Elisio Medinilla Biography (1585–1620)
- Baltasar Gracián (y Morales) Biography (1601–58)
- Balthazar Gerards Biography (1562–84) (originally Balthasar Gérard)
- Balthus Biography (1908–2001) (in full Count Balthasar Klossowski de Rola)
- Baltic Exchange
- Baltic Languages
- Baltic Sea (Ger Ostseeancient Mare Suevicum)
- Baltic Shield
- Baltic States
- Baltimore
- Baluchi
- Baluchistan
- Bamako
- Bambara
- Bamberg
- Bamboo
- Bamian, Buddhas Of
- Ban Chao Biography (32–102) (also spelled Pan Ch'ao)
- Ban Gu Biography (AD 32–92) (also spelled Pan Ku)
- Ban Ki-moon Biography (1944– )
- Banana
- Banbury
- Banco Ambrosiano
- Band-width
- Bandar Seri Begawan (formerly Brunei Town)
- Bandeirante
- Bandicoot
- Bandiera
- Bandung
- Banff
- Bangalore
- Bangkok
- Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan)
- Bangor
- Bangui
- Banim
- Banjalang
- Banjo
- Banjul (formerly Bathurst (to 1973))
- Bank
- Bank Base Rate
- Bank Of England
- Bank Rate
- Bankim Chandra Chatterjee Biography (1838–94)
- Bankruptcy
- Banksia
- Bann, River
- Banner System
- Bannockburn, Battle Of
- Banpo Or Pan-p'o
- Banteng Or Banting
- Bantu-speaking Peoples
- Banyan
- Bao Dai Biography (1913–97) ((Vietnamese ‘keeper of greatness’)originally Nguyen Vinh Thuy)
- Baobab
- Baptism
- Baptistery / Baptistry
- Baptists
- Baqqarah Or Baggara
- Bar
- Bar Mitzvah ((Heb ‘son [bar]/daughter [bat] of the commandment’))
- Bar, Confederation Of
- Barabbas Biography (1st-c)
- Barbados
- Barbara (Charline) Jordan Biography (1936–96)
- Barbara (Clementine) Harris Biography (1931– )
- Barbara (Mary Crampton) Pym Biography (1913–80)
- Barbara Bodichon Biography (1827–90) (née Leigh Smith)
- Barbara Bush Biography (1925– ) (née Pierce)
- Barbara Ehrenreich Biography (1941– )
- Barbara Frietschie Or Fritchie Biography (1766–1862) (née Haver)
- Barbara Guest Biography (1920–2006) (née Barbara Ann Pinson)
- Barbara Hershey Biography (1948– )
- Barbara Loden Biography (1932–80)
- Barbara McClintock Biography (1902–92)
- Barbara Stanwyck Biography (1907–90) (originally Ruby Stevens)
- Barbara Taylor Bradford Biography (1933– )
- Barbara Trapido Biography (1942– )
- Barbara Tuchman Biography (1912–89)
- Barbara Walters Biography (1931– )
- Barbarian Invasions
- Barbarossa Biography (?–1546) ((‘Redbeard’)nickname of Khair-ed-Din)
- Barbary Ape
- Barbary Coast
- Barbastelle
- Barbel
- Barberry
- Barbershop Quartet
- Barbet
- Barbiturates
- Barbizon School
- Barbra Streisand Biography (1942– ) (originally Barbara Joan Streisand)
- Barcarolle
- Barcelona (ancient Barcino or Barcinona)
- Barcode
- Bard
- Bardesanes Biography (154–222) (also called Bar-Daisan)
- Barebone's Parliament
- Barend Willem Biesheuvel Biography (1920– )
- Barents Euro-Arctic Council
- Barents Sea (Russian Barentsovo MoreNorwegian Barents Havet)
- Barga
- Bari
- Barite
- Barium
- Bark
- Bark Beetle
- Bark Painting
- Barking And Dagenham
- Barley
- Barmer Synode
- Barn Owl
- Barnabas Biography (1st-c)
- Barnacle
- Barnacle Goose
- Barnard (Elliott) Bee Biography (1824–61)
- Barnard Gratz Biography (1738–1801)
- Barnard's Star
- Barnburners
- Barnet Freedman Biography (1901–58)
- Barnett Levey Biography (1798–1837)
- Barnett Newman Biography (1905–70)
- Barney Barnato Biography (1852–97) (originally Barnett Isaacs)
- Barney Dreyfuss Biography (1865–1932)
- Barnsley
- Baroda
- Barometer
- Baron / Baroness
- Baron Aberdare, Henry Austin Bruce Biography (1815–95)
- Baron Acton (of Aldenham), John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Biography (1834–1902)
- Baron Anson, George Anson Biography (1697–1762)
- Baron Archer (of Weston-Super-Mare), Jeffrey (Howard) Archer Biography (1940– )
- Baron Armstrong (of Ilminster), Robert Biography (1927– )
- Baron Ashby (of Brandon), Eric Biography (1904–92)
- Baron Astor (of Hever), John Jacob Astor Biography (1886–1971)
- Baron Atkin (of Aberdovey), James Richard Atkin Biography (1867–1944)
- Baron Attenborough, Sir Richard (Samuel) Biography (1923– )
- Baron Audley (of Walden), Thomas Audley Biography (1488–1544)
- Baron Austin (of Longbridge), Herbert Austin Biography (1866–1941)
- Baron Baden-Powell, Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell Biography (1857–1941)
- Baron Baker (of Dorking), Kenneth (Wilfred) Biography (1934– )
- Baron Baltimore, George Calvert Biography (c.1580–1632)
- Baron Beaverbrook (of Beaverbrook And Of Cherkley), (William) Max(well) Aitken Biography (1879–1964)
- Baron Beeching, Richard Biography (1913–85)
- Baron Beresford, Charles William De La Poer Beresford Biography (1846–1919)
- Baron Berzelius, Jöns Jakob Biography (1779–1848)
- Baron Beveridge, William Henry Beveridge Biography (1879–1963)
- Baron Biffen (of Tanat), (William) John Biography (1930– )
- Baron Birkett (of Ulverston), (William) Norman Birkett Biography (1883–1962)
- Baron Birt (of Liverpool), John Birt Biography (1944– )
- Baron Black (of Crossharbour), Conrad Moffat Black Biography (1944– )
- Baron Blackett, Patrick M(aynard) S(tuart) Blackett Biography (1897–1974)
- Baron Bonham-Carter (of Yarnbury), Mark Raymond Bonham-Carter Biography (1922–94)
- Baron Boothby (of Buchan And Rattray Head), Sir Robert (John Graham) Boothby Biography (1900–86)
- Baron Boyd Orr (of Brechin Mearns), John Boyd Orr Biography (1880–1971)
- Baron Boyle (of Handsworth), Sir Edward (Charles Gurney) Boyle Biography (1923–81)
- Baron Brabazon (of Tara), John Theodore Cuthbert Moore-Brabazon Biography (1884–1964)
- Baron Bragg (of Wigton), Melvyn Bragg Biography (1939– )
- Baron Briggs (of Lewes), Asa Briggs Biography (1921– )
- Baron Brittan (of Pennithorne), Leon Brittan Biography (1939– )
- Baron Britten (of Aldeburgh), (Edward) Benjamin Britten Biography (1913–76)
- Baron Brockway, (Archibald) Fenner Biography (1888–1988)
- Baron Bullock, Alan (Louis Charles) Bullock Biography (1914–2004)
- Baron Butler Butler, R(ichard) A(usten) Biography (1902–82) (known as Rab Butler)
- Baron Callaghan (of Cardiff), (Leonard) James Callaghan Biography (1912–2005) (known as Jim Callaghan)
- Baron Caradon Foot, Hugh (Mackintosh) Biography (1907–90)
- Baron Carver, Richard Michael Power Carver Biography (1915–2001)
- Baron Casey, Richard Gardiner Casey Biography (1890–1976)
- Baron Cauchy, Augustin Louis Biography (1789–1857)
- Baron Cheshire (of Woodhall), (Geoffrey) Leonard Cheshire Biography (1917–92)
- Baron Chuter-Ede Of Epsom Ede, James Chuter Biography (1882–1965)
- Baron Citrine (of Wembley), Walter McLennan Citrine Biography (1887–1983)
- Baron Clark, Kenneth (Mackenzie) Clark Biography (1903–83)
- Baron Cledwyn (of Penrhos), Cledwyn Hughes Biography (1916–2001)
- Baron Clive (of Plassey), Robert Clive Biography (1725–74)
- Baron Clyde Campbell, Sir Colin Biography (1792–1863)
- Baron Coggan (of Canterbury And Of Sissinghurst), (Frederick) Donald Coggan Biography (1909–2000)
- Baron Colepeper Or Culpeper, John Biography (1600–60)
- Baron Collingwood, Cuthbert Biography (1748–1810)
- Baron Constant De Rebecque, Jean Victor Biography (1773–1850)
- Baron Constantine, Learie (Nicholas) Constantine Biography (1901–71)
- Baron Cronstedt, Axel Fredrik Biography (1722–65)
- Baron Crowther, Geoffrey Crowther Biography (1907–72)
- Baron Cuvier, Georges (Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert) Biography (1769–1832)
- Baron D' Astorga, Emanuele Biography (c.1680–1757)
- Baron D' Holbach, Paul-Henri Thiry Biography (1723–89) (originally Paul Heinrich Dietrich)
- Baron Dacre Of Glanton Trevor-Roper, Hugh Redwald Biography (1914–2003)
- Baron Dahrendorf, Ralf (Gustav) Dahrendorf Biography (1929– )
- Baron Dalton, (Edward) Hugh (John Neale) Dalton Biography (1887–1962)
- Baron Davidson (of Lambeth), Randall Thomas Davidson Biography (1848–1930)
- Baron Davies, David Davies Biography (1880–1944)
- Baron De Jomini, (Antoine) Henri Biography (1779–1869)
- Baron De La Brède Et De Montesquieu, Charles Louis De Secondat Biography (1689–1755)
- Baron De La Motte Fouqué, Friedrich Heinrich Karl Biography (1777–1843)
- Baron De Prony, Gaspard François Clair Marie Riche Biography (1755–1839)
- Baron De Retz, Gilles De Laval Biography (1404–40) (also spelled Rais or Raiz)
- Baron Denning (of Whitchurch), Alfred Thompson Denning Biography (1899–1999)
- Baron Devlin (of West Wick), Patrick Arthur Devlin Biography (1905–92)
- Baron Donaldson (of Lymington), John Francis Donaldson Biography (1920–2005)
- Baron Dorchester Carleton, Guy Biography (1724–1808)
- Baron Douglas (of Kirtleside), William Sholto Douglas Biography (1893–1969)
- Baron Dowding, Hugh (Caswell Tremenheere) Dowding Biography (1882–1970)
- Baron Duncan-Sandys, Duncan Edwin Sandys Biography (1908–87)
- Baron Dupuytren, Guillaume Biography (1777–1835)
- Baron Duveen (of Millbank), Joseph Duveen Biography (1869–1939)
- Baron Ensor, James (Sydney) Ensor Biography (1860–1949)
- Baron Erskine, Thomas Erskine Biography (1750–1823)
- Baron Faulkner (of Downpatrick), (Arthur) Brian (Deane) Faulkner Biography (1921–77)
- Baron Fisher (of Kilverstone), John Arbuthnot Biography (1841–1920)
- Baron Fisher (of Lambeth), Geoffrey Fisher Biography (1887–1972)
- Baron Fleck, Sir Alexander Fleck Biography (1889–1968)
- Baron Florey (of Adelaide), Sir Howard Walter Florey Biography (1898–1968)
- Baron Forrest (of Bunbury), John Forrest Biography (1847–1918)
- Baron Fourier, (Jean Baptiste) Joseph Biography (1768–1830)
- Baron Fraser (of North Cape), Bruce Austin Fraser Biography (1888–1981)
- Baron Freyberg, Bernard Freyberg Biography (1889–1963)
- Baron Furness, Christopher Furness Biography (1852–1912)
- Baron Gambier, James Gambier Biography (1756–1833)
- Baron George-Brown Biography (1914–85) (originally George (Alfred) Brown)
- Baron Grade (of Elstree), Lew Grade Biography (1906–98) (originally Louis Winogradsky)
- Baron Grimond (of Firth), Jo(seph) Grimond Biography (1913–93)
- Baron Grimthorpe, Edmund Beckett Denison Grimthorpe Biography (1816–1905)
- Baron Gros, Antoine Jean Biography (1771–1835)
- Baron Guérin, Pierre Narcisse Biography (1774–1833)
- Baron Gérard, François (Pascal Simon) Biography (1770–1837)
- Baron Hamlyn, Paul (Bertrand) Biography (1926–2001) (originally Paul Hamburger)
- Baron Harding (of Petherton), John Harding Biography (1896–1989)
- Baron Hattersley, Roy (Sydney George) Biography (1932– )
- Baron Haussmann, Georges Eugène Biography (1809–91)
- Baron Havers (of St Edmundsbury), Robert Michael Oldfield Havers Biography (1923–92)
- Baron Hawke (of Towton), Edward Hawke Biography (1705–81)
- Baron Healey (of Riddlesden), Denis (Winston) Healey Biography (1917– )
- Baron Herbert (of Cherbury), Edward Herbert Biography (1583–1648)
- Baron Hinton (of Bankside), Christopher Hinton Biography (1901–83)
- Baron Hoffmann (of Chedworth), Leonard Hubert Hoffmann Biography (1934– )
- Baron Holberg, Ludvig Biography (1684–1754)
- Baron Holles (of Ifield), Denzil Holles Biography (1599–1680)
- Baron Home Of The Hirsel Biography (1903–95) (formerly Sir Alec Douglas-Homeoriginally Alexander Frederick Douglas-Home14th Earl of Home)
- Baron Hore-Belisha, Leslie Hore-Belisha Biography (1893–1957)
- Baron Horta, Victor Biography (1861–1947)
- Baron Howe (of Aberavon), (Richard Edward) Geoffrey Howe Biography (1926– )
- Baron Hunt (of Llanfair Waterdine), (Henry Cecil) John Hunt Biography (1910–98)
- Baron Hurd (of Westwell), Douglas (Richard) Biography (1930– )
- Baron Ironside, William Edmund Ironside Biography (1880–1959)
- Baron Irvine (of Lairg), Alexander Andrew Mackay Irvine Biography (1940– )
- Baron Ismay (of Wormington), Hastings Lionel Ismay Biography (1887–1965) (nickname Pug)
- Baron James (of Rusholme), Eric John Francis James Biography (1909–92)
- Baron Jeffreys (of Wem), George Jeffreys Biography (1648–89) (known as Judge Jeffreys)
- Baron Jenkins (of Hillhead), Roy (Harris) Jenkins Biography (1920–2003)
- Baron Joseph (of Portsoken), Keith (Sinjohn) Joseph Biography (1918–94)
- Baron Kaldor (of Newnham), Nicholas Kaldor Biography (1908–86)
- Baron Keyes (of Zeebrugge And Of Dover), Roger John Brownlow Keyes Biography (1872–1945)
- Baron Keynes (of Tilton), John Maynard Keynes Biography (1883–1946)
- Baron Kinnock (of Bedwellty), Neil (Gordon) Kinnock Biography (1942– )
- Baron Lamont (of Lerwick), Norman Lamont Biography (1942– )
- Baron Lane (of St Ippollitts), Geoffrey Dawson Lane Biography (1918–2005)
- Baron Lang (of Lambeth), (William) Cosmo Gordon Lang Biography (1864–1945)
- Baron Lawson (of Blaby), Nigel Biography (1932– )
- Baron Leigh-Pemberton, Robert (Robin) Leigh-Pemberton Biography (1927– )
- Baron Leighton (of Stretton), Frederic Leighton Biography (1830–96)
- Baron Lejeune, Louis-François Biography (1775–1848)
- Baron Lister (of Lyme Regis), Joseph Lister Biography (1827–1912)
- Baron Lloyd-Webber, Andrew Lloyd Webber Biography (1948– )
- Baron Lugard (of Abinger), Frederick John Dealtry Biography (1858–1945)
- Baron Lytton (of Knebworth), Edward George Earle Bulwer-Lytton Biography (1803–73)
- Baron Macaulay (of Rothley), Thomas Babington Macaulay Biography (1800–59)
- Baron Mackay (of Clashfern), James Peter Hymers Mackay Biography (1927– )
- Baron Mackenzie Stuart (of Dean), Alexander John Mackenzie Stuart Biography (1924– )
- Baron MacLeod (of Fuinary), George (Fielden) MacLeod Biography (1895–1991)
- Baron Marks (of Broughton), Simon Marks Biography (1888–1964)
- Baron Melchett Mond, Alfred Moritz Biography (1868–1930)
- Baron Menuhin, Yehudi Menuhin Biography (1916–99)
- Baron Miles, Bernard (James) Miles Biography (1907–91)
- Baron Morrison (of Lambeth), Herbert Stanley Morrison Biography (1888–1965)
- Baron Mountevans, Edward (Ratcliffe Garth Russell) Evans Biography (1881–1957)
- Baron Moynihan (of Leeds), Berkeley George Andrew Moynihan Biography (1865–1936)
- Baron Mueller, Sir Ferdinand (Jakob Heinrich) Von Biography (1825–96)
- Baron Noel-Baker (of The City Of Derby), Philip (John) Noel-Baker Biography (1889–1982)
- Baron Nordenskjöld, Nils (Adolf Erik) Biography (1832–1901)
- Baron O'Neill (of The Maine), Terence (Marne) O'Neill Biography (1914–90)
- Baron Of Amsberg Claus Biography (1926–2002) (in full Claus Georg Wilhelm Otto Friedrich Gerd Von Amsberg)
- Baron Olivier (of Brighton), Laurence (Kerr) Olivier Biography (1907–89)
- Baron Owen (of The City Of Plymouth), David (Anthony Llewellyn) Biography (1938– )
- Baron Parkinson (of Carnforth), Cecil (Edward) Biography (1932– )
- Baron Penney, William (George) Penney Biography (1909–91)
- Baron Porter, (of Luddenham), Sir George Porter Biography (1920–2002)
- Baron Pym (of Sandy), Francis (Leslie) Pym Biography (1922– )
- Baron Quirk, (Charles) Randolph Biography (1920– )
- Baron Raglan (of Raglan), Lord Fitzroy James Henry Somerset Biography (1788–1855)
- Baron Ramsey (of Canterbury), (Arthur) Michael Ramsey Biography (1904–88)
- Baron Rank (of Sutton Scotney), J(oseph) Arthur Rank Biography (1888–1972)
- Baron Rawlinson, Henry Seymour Rawlinson Biography (1864–1925)
- Baron Rees-Mogg (of Hinton Blewitt), William Rees-Mogg Biography (1928– )
- Baron Reith (of Stonehaven), John (Charles Walsham) Reith Biography (1889–1971)
- Baron Renfrew (of Kaimsthorn), (Andrew) Colin Renfrew Biography (1937– )
- Baron Ricasoli, Bettino Biography (1809–80)
- Baron Ridley (of Liddesdale), Nicholas Ridley Biography (1929–93)
- Baron Rippon (of Hexham), (Aubrey) Geoffrey (Frederick) Rippon Biography (1924–96)
- Baron Ritchie-Calder Of Balmashannar Calder, (Peter) Ritchie Biography (1906–82)
- Baron Robbins (of Clare Market), Lionel Charles Robbins Biography (1898–1984)
- Baron Robens (of Woldingham), Alfred Robens Biography (1910–99)
- Baron Robertson (of Port Ellen), George (Islay MacNeill) Robertson Biography (1946– )
- Baron Rodney, George Brydges Rodney Biography (1718–92)
- Baron Roëll, Willem Frederik Biography (1767–1835)
- Baron Runcie (of Cuddesdon), Robert (Alexander Kennedy) Runcie Biography (1921–2000)
- Baron Russell (of Thornhaugh), William Russell Biography (c.1558–1613)
- Baron Sainsbury (of Drury Lane), Alan John Sainsbury Biography (1902–98)
- Baron Selwyn-Lloyd, (John) Selwyn (Brooke) Lloyd Biography (1904–78)
- Baron Seymour (of Sudeley), Thomas Seymour Biography (c.1508–1549)
- Baron Shawcross (of Friston), Hartley William Shawcross Biography (1902–2003)
- Baron Sheppard (of Liverpool), David (Stuart) Biography (1929–2005)
- Baron Shinwell, Emmanuel Shinwell Biography (1884–1986) (popularly known as Manny Shinwell)
- Baron Shore (of Stepney), Peter (David) Biography (1924–2001)
- Baron Sieff (of Brimpton), Israel Moses Sieff Biography (1889–1972)
- Baron Snow, C(harles) P(ercy) Snow Biography (1905–80)
- Baron Soames (of Fletching), (Arthur) Christopher (John) Soames Biography (1920–87)
- Baron Somers (of Evesham), John Somers Biography (1651–1716)
- Baron Soper, Donald (Oliver) Soper Biography (1903–98)
- Baron Stamp (of Shortlands), Josiah Charles Stamp Biography (1880–1941)
- Baron Stewart, (Robert) Michael (Maitland) Stewart Biography (1906–90)
- Baron Steyn (of Swafield), Johan Steyn Biography (1932– )
- Baron Strathcona (of Mount Royal And Of Glencoe), Donald Alexander Smith Biography (1820–1914)
- Baron Taylor (of Gosforth), Sir Peter Murray Taylor Biography (1930–97)
- Baron Tebbit (of Chingford), Norman (Beresford) Tebbit Biography (1931– )
- Baron Tedder (of Glenguin), Arthur William Tedder Biography (1890–1967)
- Baron Thomson (of Fleet), Roy (Herbert) Thomson Biography (1894–1976)
- Baron Thorneycroft (of Dunston), (George Edward) Peter Thorneycroft Biography (1909–94)
- Baron Todd (of Trumpington), Alexander Robertus Todd Biography (1907–97)
- Baron Tovey, John Cronyn Tovey Biography (1885–1971)
- Baron Trent Boot, Sir Jesse Biography (1850–1931)
- Baron Tweedsmuir Buchan, John Biography (1875–1940)
- Baron Van Der Capellen, Godert Alexander Gerard Philip Biography (1778–1848)
- Baron Van Ripperda, Johan Willem Biography (1680–1737)
- Baron Vansittart (of Denham), Robert Gilbert Vansittart Biography (1881–1957)
- Baron Von Ardenne, Manfred Biography (1907–97)
- Baron Von Richthofen, Ferdinand (Paul Wilhelm) Biography (1833–1905)
- Baron Von Wrangel, Ferdinand Petrovich Biography (1794–1870)
- Baron Waddington (of Read), David Charles Waddington Biography (1929– )
- Baron Walker (of Worcester), Peter (Edward) Biography (1932– )
- Baron Weinstock (of Bowden), Arnold Biography (1924–2002)
- Baron Widgery, John Passmore Widgery Biography (1911–81)
- Baron Wilson (of Libya And Of Stowlangtoft), Henry Maitland Wilson Biography (1881–1964)
- Baron Wilson (of Rievaulx), (James) Harold Wilson Biography (1916–95)
- Baron Winston, Robert (Maurice Lipson) Biography (1940– )
- Baron Wolfenden, John (Frederick) Wolfenden Biography (1906–85)
- Baron Woolton, Frederick James Marquis Biography (1883–1964)
- Baron Wrangel, Pyotr Nikolayevich Biography (1878–1928)
- Baron Young (of Dartington), Michael Dunlop Young Biography (1915–2002)
- Baron Young (of Graffham), David (Ivor) Biography (1932– )
- Baron Zuckerman (of Burnham Thorpe), Solly Zuckerman Biography (1904–93)
- Barone (Baron) Sonnino, (Giorgio) Sidney Biography (1847–1922)
- Baroness Amos (of Brondesbury), Valerie Ann Amos Biography (1954– )
- Baroness Asquith Of Yarnbury Bonham-Carter, Lady Violet Biography (1887–1969)
- Baroness Blixen, Karen Biography (1885–1962) (pseudonym Isak Dinesennée Karen Christentze Dinesen)
- Baroness Burdett-Coutts, Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts Biography (1814–1906)
- Baroness Castle (of Blackburn), Barbara (Anne) Castle Biography (1911–2002) (née Betts)
- Baroness Falkender, Marcia Matilda Falkender Biography (1932– )
- Baroness Hart (of South Lanark), Judith (Constance Mary) Hart Biography (1924–91)
- Baroness Jackson Of Lodsworth Ward, Dame Barbara (Mary) Biography (1914–81)
- Baroness Lee (of Ashridge), Jennie Lee Biography (1904–88)
- Baroness Orczy, Emma (Magdalena Rosalia Marie Josepha Barbara) Biography (1865–1947)
- Baroness Rendell (of Babergh), Ruth Rendell Biography (1930– ) (originally Ruth Barbara Grasemannoccasional pseudonym Barbara Vine)
- Baroness Ryder (of Warsaw), Sue Ryder Biography (1923–2000)
- Baroness Summerskill, Edith Summerskill Biography (1901–80)
- Baroness Thatcher (of Kesteven), Margaret (Hilda) Thatcher Biography (1925– ) (née Roberts)
- Baroness Warnock (of Weeke), (Helen) Mary Warnock Biography (1924– ) (née Wilson)
- Baroness Williams (of Crosby), Shirley (Vivien Teresa Brittain) Williams Biography (1930– ) (née Catlin)
- Baroness Wootton (of Abinger), Barbara Frances Wootton Biography (1897–1988)
- Baronet ((abbreviation bart))
- Baronne De (Baroness Of) Feuchères Dawes, Sophie Biography (1790–1840)
- Baronne De (Baroness) Staal, Marguerite Jeanne Biography (1684–1750) (née Cordierpseudonym Marguerite Delaunay)
- Barons' War (1215–17)
- Barons' War (1264–7)
- Baroque (art And Architecture)
- Baroque (literature)
- Baroque (music)
- Barossa
- Barque
- Barraca, La
- Barracuda
- Barranquilla
- Barrel
- Barrel Organ
- Barren Grounds
- Barrier Islands
- Barrington Pheloung Biography (1954– )
- Barrister
- Barrière (Eng Barrier)
- Barry (Emmanuel) Tuckwell Biography (1931– )
- Barry (Forster) Unsworth Biography (1930– )
- Barry (Lamar) Bonds Biography (1964– )
- Barry (Leslie) Norman Biography (1933– )
- Barry (Stephen Frank) Sheene Biography (1950–2003)
- Barry Briggs Biography (1934– )
- Barry Commoner Biography (1917– )
- Barry Cunliffe Biography (1939– ) (popular name of Barrington Windsor Cunliffe)
- Barry Ernest Conyngham Biography (1944– )
- Barry Fitzgerald Biography (1888–1961) (pseudonym of William Joseph Shields)
- Barry Flanagan Biography (1941– )
- Barry John Biography (1945– ) (nicknamed King John)
- Barry K Sharpless Biography (1941– )
- Barry Levinson Biography (1942– )
- Barry M(orris) Goldwater Biography (1909–98)
- Barry Marshall Biography (1951– )
- Barry N(orman) Taylor Biography (1936– )
- Barry Neil Kaufman Biography (1942– )
- Barry Saint Leger Biography (1737–89)
- Bart Bok Biography (1906–83)
- Bart Graham, Sir James Robert George Biography (1792–1861)
- Bartel Leendert Waerden, Van Der Biography (1903–96)
- Barter
- Barthold Georg Niebuhr Biography (1776–1831)
- Bartholomaeus Van Der Helst Biography (1613–70)
- Bartholomew Augustine Santamaria Biography (1915–98)
- Bartholomew Gosnold Biography (?1572–1607)
- Bartolomeo Colleoni Biography (1400–76)
- Bartolomeo Cristofori Biography (1655–1731)
- Bartolomeo D' Alviano Biography (1455–1515)
- Bartolomeo Montagna Biography (c.1450–1523)
- Bartolomeu Diaz Or Dias Biography (c.1450–1500)
- Bartolommeo Ammanati Biography (1511–92)
- Bartolommeo Eustachio Biography (1520–74)
- Bartolommeo Vivarini Biography (c.1432–c.1499)
- Bartolomé De Las Casas Biography (1474–1566) (known as the Apostle of the Indians)
- Bartolomé Esteban Murillo Biography (1618–82)
- Bartolomé Ponce Biography (d.c.1595) (known as Fray Bartolomé)
- Bartolomé Soler Biography (1894– )
- Bartolozzi Sounds
- Bartolus Biography (c.1314–57) (Latin name of Bartolo di Sassoferrato)
- Bartomeu Rosselló-Pòrcel Biography (1913–38)
- Barton W(arren) Stone Biography (1772–1844)
- Baruch Biography (7th–6th-c BC)
- Baruch Or Benedictus De Spinoza Biography (1632–77)
- Baruch S(amuel) Blumberg Biography (1925– )
- Baruj Benacerraf Biography (1920– )
- Barycentre
- Baryon
- Baryton
- Bas De Gaay Fortman Biography (1937– )
- Bas-relief
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- Bascom Lamar Lunsford Biography (1882–1973)
- Bascove Biography (1946– ) (in full Anne Bascove)
- Base (chemistry)
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- Baseball
- Basel (Eng Basle [bahl]Fr Bâle)
- Basel, Council Of (Ger Konzil von Basel)
- Basenji
- Bashir Gemayel Biography (1947–82)
- BASIC
- Basidiomycetes
- Basil
- Basil (Lanneau) Gildersleeve Biography (1831–1924)
- Basil (Lewis) D'Oliveira Biography (1934– )
- Basil (Philip St John) Rathbone Biography (1892–1967)
- Basil Bunting Biography (1900–85)
- Basil I Biography (c.812–86) (known as Basil the Macedonian)
- Basil II Biography (c.958–1025) (known as Basil Bulgaroctonus (‘slayer of the Bulgars’))
- Basilica
- Basilides Biography (2nd-c)
- Basiliensis, Regio
- Basilio Martín Patino Biography (1930– )
- Basilio Ponce De León Biography (1560–1629) (known as Fray Basilio)
- Basilisk (mythology)
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- Basingstoke
- Basketball
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- Basque Provinces (Span País Vasco or Provincias VascongadasBasque Euskadi)
- Basques
- Basra (Arabic al-Basrah)
- Bass
- Bass Otis Biography (1784–1861)
- Bass Strait
- Bassae
- Basse Taille Enamel
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- Bastia
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- Bat
- Batak
- Batalha, Monastery Of
- Batavia
- Batavian Republic
- Batavians
- Batch Processing
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- Bates Lowry Biography (1923– )
- Batfish
- Bath (Lat Aquae CalidaeOld English Akermanceaster)
- Bath, Most Honourable Order Of The
- Batholith
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- Bathymetry
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- Bathyscaphe
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- Batig Slot-politiek (Eng credit balance policy)
- Batik
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- Battery (electricity)
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- Battista Farina Biography (1893–1966) (nickname Pinin)
- Battle Cruiser
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- Bauchi
- Baud
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- Baudouin I Biography (1930–93)
- Bauernbefreiung
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- Bavaria (Ger Bayern)
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- Bavarian Succession, War Of The
- Bay Of Pigs
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- Bayard Rustin Biography (1910–87)
- Bayard Taylor Biography (1825–78)
- Bayerische Volkspartei (BVP)
- Bayernpartei (BP)
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- Bayezit I Biography (c.1354–1403) (also spelled Bajazet or Bayazidnickname Yildrim (‘Thunderbolt’))
- Bayonet
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- BBC
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- BCG
- BCS Theory
- Beach
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- Beaker Culture
- Bean
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- Bear Bryant Biography (1913–83) (popular name of Paul William Bryant)
- Bear Market
- Bear's Breech
- Bearbaiting
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- Bearded Lizard
- Beardsley Ruml Biography (1894–1960)
- Beardworm
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- Beat Generation
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- Beatitudes
- Beatrice (Gladys) Lillie Biography (1898–1989)
- Beatrice (Stein) Mintz Biography (1921– )
- Beatrice Cenci Biography (1577–99)
- Beatrice Wood Biography (1893–1998)
- Beatrix Biography (1938– ) (in full Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard)
- Beatrix Farrand Biography (1872–1959) (originally Beatrix Jones)
- Beatrix Lehmann Biography (1903–79)
- Beatriz Galindo Biography (c.1474–1534) (known as la Latina)
- Beats
- Beaufort Scale
- Beaufort Sea
- Beaufort West
- Beaujolais
- Beaumaris
- Beaumont Newhall Biography (1908–93)
- Beauvais
- Beaux-Arts
- Beaux-Arts, Ecole Des
- Beaver
- Bebop
- Becquerel
- Bed Bug
- Bed Sore
- Bedchamber Crisis
- Bedford
- Bedfordshire
- Bedlington Terrier
- Bedouin
- Bedstraw
- Bedřich Smetana Biography (1824–84)
- Bee
- Bee Dancing
- Bee Orchid
- Bee-eater
- Beech
- Beelzebub ((Gr Beelzebul))
- Beer
- Beersheba
- Beeston
- Beeswax
- Beet
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- Begonia
- Behaviour / Behavior Modification
- Behaviour / Behavior Therapy
- Behaviourism / Behaviorism
- Beijing (or Pekingformerly Beiping (Pei-p'ing))
- Beira
- Beirut (Arabic BayrutFr Beyrouthancient Berytus)
- Bekennende Kirche
- Bel And The Dragon
- Bela Lugosi Biography (1884–1956) (originally Bela Ferenc Denzso Blasko)
- Bela Schick Biography (1877–1967)
- Belarus
- Belau
- Belcampo Biography (1902–90) (pseudonym of Herman Pieter Schönfeld Wichers)
- Belemnite
- Belfast (Ir Beal Feirste)
- Belgian Revolution
- Belgium
- Belgrade (Serbo-Croatian Beogradancient Singidunum)
- Belisarius Biography (505–65)
- Belize (formerly British Honduras (to 1973))
- Belize City
- Bell
- Bell's Palsy
- Bell-flower
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- Bella Abzug Biography (1920–98) (née Savitzkynickname Battling Bella)
- Belladonna ((Ital ‘fair lady’))
- Belladonna Lily
- Belle Boyd Biography (1843–1900)
- Belle Case La Follette Biography (1859–1931)
- Belle Lindner (Israels) Moskowitz Biography (1877–1933)
- Belle Van Zuylen Biography (1740–1805) (also known as Madame de Charrièrenée Isabella Agneta Elisabeth van Tuyl van Serooskerken)
- Bellefonte
- Bellerophon
- Bellini
- Belmopan
- Belo Horizonte
- Beloit
- Belshazzar Biography (?–539 BC) (Gr Balt(h)asar)
- Beltane
- Beluga (fish)
- Beluga (mammal)
- Belukha, Mount
- Belva (Ann) Lockwood Biography (1830–1917) (née Bennett)
- Belém (also called Pará)
- Belém Monastery
- Bemis Heights, Battle Of
- Ben (Walter) Heineman Biography (1914– )
- Ben Duffy Biography (1902–72) (popular name of Bernard Cornelius Duffy)
- Ben Gold Biography (1898–1985)
- Ben Hecht Biography (1894–1964)
- Ben Holladay Biography (1819–87)
- Ben Macdhui (Gaelic Ben Muich-Dhui)
- Ben Nevis
- Ben Nicholson Biography (1894–1982)
- Ben Okri Biography (1959– )
- Ben Pollack Biography (1903–71)
- Ben R(oy) Mottelson Biography (1926– )
- Ben S(halom) Bernanke Biography (1953– )
- Ben(jamin Francis) Webster Biography (1909–73)
- Ben(jamin Geza) Affleck Biography (1972– )
- Ben(jamin Robertson) Harney Biography (1872–1938)
- Ben(jamin Sinclair) Johnson Biography (1961– )
- Ben(jamin Wabura) Jipcho Biography (1943– )
- Ben(jamin William) Hogan Biography (1912–97) (nickname The Hawk)
- Ben(jamin) Hall Biography (1837–65)
- Ben(jamin) Jonson Biography (1572–1637)
- Ben(jamin) Shahn Biography (1898–1969)
- Ben(jamin) Tillett Biography (1860–1943)
- Ben(jamin) Travers Biography (1886–1980)
- Benares Or Banares (also Varanasiancient Kasi)
- Benazir Bhutto Biography (1953– )
- Benchmark
- Bendigo
- Benedetto Cairoli Biography (1825–89)
- Benedetto Croce Biography (1866–1952)
- Benedetto Marcello Biography (1686–1739)
- Benedetto Musolino Biography (1809–85)
- Benedetto Varchi Biography (1503–65)
- Benedict (Joseph) Flaget Biography (1763–1850)
- Benedict Arnold Biography (1741–1801)
- Benedict XIII Biography c.1328–c.1423 (originally Pedro de Luna)
- Benedict XV Biography (1854–1922) (originally Giacomo della Chiesa)
- Benedict XVI Biography (1927– ) (originally Joseph Ratzinger)
- Benedictines
- Benelux
- Bengal, Bay Of
- Benghazi Or Banghazi
- Bengt (Ingemar) Samuelsson Biography (1934– )
- Benguela
- Beniamino Gigli Biography (1890–1957)
- Benidorm
- Benild Biography (1805–62) (originally Pierre Romençon)
- Benin (former Kingdom)
- Benin (republic) (formerly Dahomey (to 1975))
- Benito (Amilcare Andrea) Mussolini Biography (1883–1945) (known as il Duce (‘the Leader’))
- Benito Arias Montano Biography (1527–98)
- Benito Pablo Juárez Biography (1806–72)
- Benito Pérez Galdós Biography (1843–1920)
- Benito Vicetto Biography (1824–78)
- Benjamin (Apthorp) Gould Biography (1824–96)
- Benjamin (Berkeley) Hotchkiss Biography (1826–85)
- Benjamin (Crowninshield) Bradlee Biography (1921– )
- Benjamin (Franklin) Isherwood Biography (1822–1915)
- Benjamin (Franklin) Sturtevant Biography (1833–90)
- Benjamin (Garver) Lamme Biography (1864–1924)
- Benjamin (Henry) Latrobe Biography (1764–1820)
- Benjamin (Ide) Wheeler Biography (1854–1927)
- Benjamin (Lawson) Hooks Biography (1925– )
- Benjamin (McLane) Spock Biography (1903–98) (popular name Dr Spock)
- Benjamin (Nathan) Cardozo Biography (1870–1938)
- Benjamin (Obadiah Iqbal) Zephaniah Biography (1958– )
- Benjamin (Ricketson) Tucker Biography (1854–1939)
- Benjamin Allyn Jones Biography (1882–1961) (known as Plain Ben)
- Benjamin Altman Biography (1840–1913)
- Benjamin Banneker Biography (1731–1806)
- Benjamin Barr Lindsey Biography (1869–1943)
- Benjamin Boyd Biography (c.1796–1851)
- Benjamin Carr Biography (1768–1831)
- Benjamin Champney Biography (1817–1907)
- Benjamin Church Biography (1639–1718)
- Benjamin Colman Biography (1673–1747)
- Benjamin Crémieux Biography (1888–1944)
- Benjamin D(elahauf) Foulois Biography (1879–1967)
- Benjamin Dean Meritt Biography (1899–1989)
- Benjamin Edes Biography (1732–1803)
- Benjamin F(ranklin) Butler Biography (1818–93)
- Benjamin F(ranklin) Fairless Biography (1890–1962) (originally Benjamin Franklin Williams)
- Benjamin F(ranklin) Goodrich Biography (1841–88)
- Benjamin F(ranklin) Tracy Biography (1830–1915)
- Benjamin Franklin Biography (1706–90)
- Benjamin Franklin Bache Biography (1769–98)
- Benjamin Franklin Wade Biography (1800–78)
- Benjamin Goodhue Biography (1748–1814)
- Be