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Bilal Saeed Musician b. 1988 Bill Gallagher Inventor 1911–1990 Bill Gates Entrepreneur · Investor b. 1955 Bill Murray Comedian · Actor b. 1950 Bill Shankly Coach 1913–1981 Bill Vukovich Athlete 1918–1955 Billie Eilish Musician · Singer b. 2001 Billy Connolly Comedian · Actor b. 1942 Billy Joel Musician · Singer b. 1949 Bina Gupta Philosopher b. 1947 Bindu Puri Philosopher Biswa Kalyan Rath Comedian b. 1990 Bjarke Ingels Entertainer b. 1974 Bjarne Stroustrup Inventor b. 1950 Blanca Varela Poet · Author 1926–2009 Bland Holt Director 1851–1942 Bliss Carman Poet · Author 1861–1929 Bo Sanchez Motivational Speaker b. 1966 Bob Brown Activist · Politician b. 1944 Bob Dylan Entertainer · Actor b. 1941 Bob Hughes Politician 1932–2022 Bob Iger CEO · Entrepreneur b. 1951 Bob Marley Entertainer · Musician 1945–1981 Bob Woodward Journalist b. 1943